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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-06

OF the committees and the committee
charmen by the Assembly instead OF the
speaker. The Speaker is eliminated from
the Committee on Rules altogether, be-
cause Assemblyuan Schaap says the
Speaker should be an executive. not u
dictator of legislation but this makes no
difference II the other amended rules are
adopted, because they permit the regula,
committees to handle all legislation right
through the session until the Legislature
adtourns leaving TO the Rules Committee
only the consideration OF changes In the
rules.
While the Democrats have been In con-
troll Of the Assembly the Speaker has
called the House to order when he got
ready. without regarde to the hour set for
Its converting. and one OF the new rules
provides that when the Speaker does not
convene the Assembly on time the senior
member may do so
The rules also provide that the House
shall elect the majority leader instead OF
having the Speaker designate him.
Sill another change provides for the
daily printing Of the House journal and
the placing Of II on the members desks
half an hour before the succeeding scs-
sion.
Other important changes In the rules
prohibit the introduction Of any private
bill after March or general bills after
March 81. The introduction OF private
bills mus, be accompanied by the sigma.
lures Of the members Offering them. All
bills must have attached a statement ex-
planning their purposes.
Upon the petition OF ten members a bill
must be reported favorably or unfavor-
ably within twenty days and minority re
ports from committees are permitted. To
each committee report on bill shall DO
attached roll call showing how each
member voted on the hill In committee.
An additional standing committee on
special welfare is provided.
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sci for the company. went Into confer
ence with the commissioners. State SEN
ator James A. Foley, chairman OF the
joint Legislative committee which has
been investigating telephone rates, Judge
Luce. the committees counsel, and II. IL.
Winkler and II. Il. Well, representing
bodies of petitioners, were also present.
Before Chairman Decker. following the
conference. announced an adjournment
until to-day to give the telephone com
pany time to call the meeting Of directors
l.. II. Hahlo Of the Corporation Counsers
office asked that an appearance be noted
for the counsel who desired permission
to cross-exHmine witnesses In case the
city decided to take an active part in the
proceedings.
As 10 the results OF the conference
Chairman Decker made the following an
nouncement:
I'VE have conferred with reference to
determining the method Of proceeding with
the inventory and appraisal OF the prop
erty OF the company and the examination
Of the books and records necessary to
show the original cost Of the property
to the company and the companys
methods Of apportioning its expenses.
The present understa nding IL that this
shall be ascertained at the earliest possible
moment consistent with the obtaining OF
funds to defray tho expenses Of the valu-
alton"
Those who took part IN the conference
said that they were pledged to secrecy
for the present but It was admitted that
some form OF compromise on the rate
question was expected pending the vaiu-
alton OF the company's plant. which may
not be completed within year or more.
Mr. Sway1e. the companys general at
torney, said:
ut IL fair to assume that some form
of adjustment will be reached"
This was taken to mean that unless
there 10 decided friction In the directors
meeting the company will announce to-
day certain notifications OF rates
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WILSON HAS RESTFUL DAY,
Passes Most OF IL ~ Sleeping and
Reading.

PASS CHRISTIAN. Miss. Jan. 6.-This
was President Wilson's real day Of rest.
Most Of II was passed either asleep In
bed or reclining OH a couch and reading.
For two hours in the morning he played
golf. Twice around the nine hole course
he followed the ball. and at the close ne
admitted that his game was very good.
He played rings around his companion.
Or. Cary T. Grayson.
A big package Of Executive mail
reached the Herndon cottage tonight.
There was . belief that part OF the mail
consisted OF documents dealing with the
trust problem. which will be Incorporated
by the Executive In his message to Con-
gress on the trusts.
The President will not 60 to New Or.
leans tomorrow. He had been consider
Ing the question OF attending the carnival
spectacle In the French opera House to-.
morrow night, but yielded to the wishes
OF his advisers and decided not to take
the trip.
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DECISION IN WHEELING CASE.
Judge Day Cpholds Claims 81 Cen
trail Trase Compaay.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Jan. 5.-Federai Judge
Day handed down his decision to-day ter
minating the five and a half years OF liti-
CATION that has involved the Wheeling
and Lake Erie since that road was thrown
into the hands OF a receiver In June, 1908.
The decision paves the way for the indie
pendent reorganization Of the Wheeling,
unless the decision In contested In an
appeal by the Mercantile Trust Company
of New York, representing the bondholders
Of the Wabash Pittsburg Terminal
Judge Day upheld the validity Of the
claims Of the Central Trust Company OF
New York. representing the $4,000. 900
Wheeling notes, plus interest. default upon
Which precipitated the receiSership. He
held that unless the road is reorganized
and Its debts paid the property shall be
sold Al foreclosure
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MALONE ON THE DEMOCRACY
Collector Of Port Not In ON R~or.
sanitation scheme.

Dudley Field Malone, Collector OF tao
Port. said yesterday at the Custol
House:
The statement printed In . mornur
Newspaper that I have Interested myself
in certain specific plans for the rcorgani
xstion Of the Democratic party IL entirely
without foundation. I knew Of no such
scheme until read II in this newspaper
Since the scheme of reorganization al.
tributed to me is not true. the inference
drawn that Independent Democrats do
not favor the scheme loses it's force and
effect
Leaders Of all elements OF the Demo
cratic party have been discussing party
AFFAIRS with me for weeks past The sit
uation Ia crystallising. but to my know
edge no definite plans hsye been adopted &"
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Smythe. special assistant to the Attorney
General. in cross-examination OF w. l.
Sweet, assistant chief inspector Of the
bureau Of telephone and telegraph inspec-
tlon OF the Public Service c 'mmission.
IN direct examination Sweet gave testi-
mony favorable to the Bell Telephone
Company as regards service and efficiency,
asserting at the same time that its sub
sidiares were superior in this respect to
the independent concerns.
Had worked for the Bell.
Under cross-examination by Mr..
Smythe the witness admitted that he had
no figures showing the relative efficiency
OF Bell subsidiaries and competing COM
pancs. He also admitted that he him
self, the chief of his division, r. n.
Rogers. and the two men and two women
inspectors under him were all former EN-
ployees OF the New York Telephone and
Telegraph Company.
Sweet said that all OF them were in the
employ of the Bell company until shortly
before the Public Service Commission es-
tablshed the telephone and telegraph bu-
reau in 1911 They received their ap-
pontments under competitive civil service
examinations. for which there were more
than $50 candidates.
Previous to their assumption Of their
present duties Sweet was manager Of an
exchange for The Bell company in New
York, while Rogers was In charge OF sew
eral exchanges. The inspectors are Miss
Connolly and Miss Vofuri-Mr. Sweet did
not remember their given names--whose
employment consists chiefly In skipg con.
nection tests, and W. +. Brown and j. C,
Vecelius. whose duties relate to general
equipment.
Commenting upon the testimony Of the
day Mr.. Smythe said that the tactics OF
the bell company In throttling competition
were fully corroborated by It's own en-
ployees. The new and interesting phase
OF. the hearings was the action of the
Bell company In presenting efficiency rec
ords compiled by friendly inspectors. At
the same time, he declared. the futility
of public service commissions as a safe
guard against monopoly WAS brought out
Although the Bell company has offered
to sever Its connections with the Western
Union and to cease acquiring additional
telephone property. Mr. Smythe said that
the suit would continue. az the proposition
mad" does not AFFECT the prosecution
started by the independents on the Pacific
coast.
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MRS. TRAVIS TO MARRY AGAIN.
Will Evade Divorce Decree ana Wed
walter >. Andrews.

CoLoRApo SPRINGS, Col. Jan. 5.--Mrs
Doris Fitch Travis. who was granted a
divorce last week from Albert c. Travis
the New York lawyer. will be married In
Providence. r. l.. on next Thursday to
Walter Scott Andrews. Jr.. q brother OF
Mira Chester Alan Arthur OF Colorado
Springs, and interested in the Trnchera
Estates Company with Mr. Arthur. He
came here from New York two years
ago.
In winning the Colorado tennis cham
pionship AT Denver In 1911 he frequently
met the Travises Mrs. Travis was for
hidden to marry within one year She
evades the decree by leaving Colorado
The honeymoon will be spent In Europe.
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TRAINED IN BELLS EMPLOY.
Hearing Discloses where p. >. In.
spectors Learned Th~ir Trade,

PHiLADELPHIA, Jan. 5.--That telephone
and telegraph inspectors employed by
the Public Service Commission OF New
York state for the Second district were
former employees of the Bell company
was part Of the testimony at a hear
Ing In the Government suit against the
American Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany. resumed here to-day.
The fact was brought out by c. J.
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Makes MFR. Decker LAT n,

Martin s. Decker. chairman OF the
Public Service Commission of the Second
district, which has charge of the tele-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-21
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Besides the pleasure of seeing tne game itself there is this year the add ed attraction of sitting in the famous Yale bowl for the hundreds of people from this city who have been fortu-: nate in obtaining seats for the annual CrImson-Blue contest
 Most of the local people Tnotorea to New Haven for the game. Many prominent guests are being enter tained in this city over the g9Ine days, among whom are Baron ana Baroness von Eckhardt of Germany, Dr Schmidt, a prominent hnaneier or Berlin, Germany, ATE- and Mrs Ed ward D. Adams. and daughter. Miss Ruth Adams of New York. MT and Mrs Ralph Mathewson of Irvtngton' N Baron von Eckhardt is German minister to Mexico. The party Is De- ing entertained by MT. and Mrs. sam uel c Shaw.
 iMr and Mrs. James Augur or SEQ F. .airfield avenue are entertaining MT and Mrs Ralph Hunter of Mount yer non. N Y, for the game. Other Bridgeporters who attended are MT. and Mrs. William H. Griffith and Miss ;Marearet Griffith, MT. and Mrs. Percy J. BartraIn, General and Mrs l. Watson. MT. and Mrs. Alvin c. bruel. Mr. and Mrs. George F. IatneWay, Miss Constance Ha theway, Mrs. Mer- cer D. Blondel, MT. and Mrs Fred At water, MT. and Mrs. EAdr1dge treene.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-21
.THE FARMER: NOVEMBER 21, lel4

vaccine virus afflicted cattle how children veins it thrust have afflicted
 the medical superstition with respect to vaccination that the doctors in each upon seeing the foot and the child probably attributed it. perfect good faith to and every cause except the vaccination.
 have the physician attended the Waters boy tetanus but | won't vaccination brought it Many things might cause tetanls
 which that doctor only thing could bring tetanus and that one thing must be the specific germ of the disease
 that germ about stables and that doc- that for this etanus is caly feared a in the virus of
 Also he can learn multitude of in which tetanus closely to move all doubt to the
 Farmer the evidence increases finds occasion to change it's wholesale vaccination of children preventive measure, is dangerous and unWisezs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-21
HOW VACCINATION CAUSES DISEASES OF
 CATTLE IN MEN DISEASES OF MEN IN CATTLE

ROM TIME to time printed about beings.
 Thatis what recently happened when years .vaecfnated The vaccine virus communicated the germ teanus the boy died in agony from Iockjaw. But the animal industry States gov discovered that the disease, malady which terribly afcs cattle and swine in a smallpox virus. Says the bureau speaking of foot md disease
 
 
  calve yaccn deveIop foot and rnouth dsease
 
  latter in
    nofth taken the This but Of instances in which conclusive proof of the spread of epidemic disease through inoeu1ate against 1t. mouth disease is to cattle man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-21
ZEPPELIN

Count Ferdinand Zeppelin, the in ventor of the German airships which have played so important a part in the war. is now in his seventy-seventh year, but according to Berlin reports he is still as energetic and active as
 most men of sixty. A few weeks ago it was reported that Count ZeppeIin was personally directing the opera tions of the great dirigibles and super-- vising the construction of larger and improved aerial war craft The in sventor had a long struggle for recog- milton by the Kaiser and the German army staff, and his efforts were at first viewed as huge joke. The Zeppelin l., IT,. and w were all wrecked on their trial Flights, and many other rlishaps to later airships seemed to confirm the views Of the Counts critics. He kept on. however, gradually improving and strengthen ing the weak points, until at last he perfected a dirigibIe balloon which was generally recognized as being the superior of all others. It was not until 1906, when Count Zeppelin built an airship which flew across Europe, that the name of Zeppelin became a. synonym for terror in other countries, but notably England. The London press then began seriously to discuss the possibility of a German aerial in- vasion, and the authorities to make
 preparations to resist such an inva- sion. In the meantime Count Zeppe- lin had won the praise of Emperor William and the applause of the whole German people. and the Elm peror publicly proclaimed that "the
 Kaiser and the empire are proud od the dauntless sovereign of the air. 1 Count Zeppelin is said to have lost | more than a million dollars in his ex- periments before his craft received
 the approval of the German army au- | thorities The inventor holds the
 rank of general in the German army
 Long before he began his experiments with aerial craft he served with the
 Prussian army in the field, and tool
 part in the Franco -Prussian war 0,
 187o..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-21
PRESBYTERIANS TO JOIN IN THANKS
 GIVING SERVICES


 For several years, the First Pres byterian church has ernphasized the custom, which was first established in this state, of having an annual Tbank ksgiviny Day service. Increasing audiences have shown their apprecia- ton of the idea, and this year as usual the doors of the church will be open ed wide to welcome all who may de- sire to worship. The service will be largely one of praise under the leader ship Of a chorus choir, while this year MT, Joyce will add a. brief organ re- citaI from 1os15 to 10:S0.
 The service has been arranged to begin promptly at 1O:3o and close as promptly at I1:30 so that the social and athletic engagements of the day may be accepted as well as the ser vice itself.
 The pastor. John MacLaren Rich ardson, will speak briefly of the working out of Gods will in this conn- tr.yysS life
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-21
CLARK GRIFFITH
 AND GEORGE MCBRIDE
 TO CELEBRATE TODAY

Y By a queer coincidence the two men who have. been most largely instru-. mental in relieving Washington from the stigma of being the goat and the joke city of baseball celebrate their birthdays on the same day Clark Griffith. the pilot of the Senators. will slip past his forty fifth nile- stone to-day and George B. Mcbride. who does the shortstopping and no, small part of the heavy thinking Of the Washington aggregation, is thirty three to-day.
 we are glad for Clark Grffath's salSe,'' recently remarked a New ork scribe, s.that he has signed George Mo Bride for another year. Ifa Clark were to fire George it would Be like blowing out his brains.p Most fans aggerated view sor Grif1th is general 1y credited with being a regsIar old fox in baseball cunning. McBride is also there with the gray matter, and the exudations from his think tank have been of great assistance in pull ing Washington out Of the cel1er. Griffith has been managing Ameri- can League clubs ever since there was an American League. He start ed with Chicago in 1901 and annexed the flag for Comiskey's club. The next year the team sIumped to fourth
 
 Iun of the New ork club, which made it's debut in the American League hhat year. The Tanks finished fourth that annum, second in 1904, sixth in 1905, second again in 1908, and fifth in 190 The next year they took an awful slump, and Grffhth was replaced by Norman Elberfeld.
 When Griffith took charge of the Washingtons in 1912, that club had never finished better than sixth, and that was long ago. The cellar was their customary position, although in several seasons they had finished sew enth The first year under Clark s management the Senators ceased to be a joke, for. they climbed into sec ond place. and repeated again last year This year they did not do so well, but finished in the first division. Griffith doesn't deserve all the praise for this feat, however. for the building up of the Senators was conn menced away back in the days when Joe CanhIIon now pilot Of the Min EIneapoIIs team, was manager of the lowly Capital City club. It was Joe who started the Senators on their 1p- ward way by landing such stars as McBrfde, Johnson and Milan Jimmy McAleer continued the good work and Griffith had the generalship and ability to reap where they had sovvn.
 Griffith has been branded a traitor by some of the other American Lea que managers because of his alleged sympathy for the Braves in the worlds in the worlds series It was declared that he advised StaIlings as to the best way to put the Athletics l in a hole, and for this the old fox is threatened with court martial
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-21
3s59 GERMAN RAILWAYS


 The first railway line in Germany was the Ludwig road between Nuren- burg and Furth. and was opened to traffic seventy-nine years ago to- day, Nov. 21, 1885. The road is less than four miles in length, but it is still in operation, and rnaintains it's identity, having never been extended nor made a. part of any other system. the trip in twelve minutes, or at the rate of about a mile in three minutes. The locomotive. a tiny affair. was yet one of the best and speediest built up to that time It drew five cars. and nealy a hundred people were carried as passengers on the initial trip. sJo- names Scharrer, a famous merchant of shat period. was the builder of the pioneer German railway. When the German states entered upon the era of real railroad building about ten years later, all the lines were con structed with the possible needs of the military organization in view. ThiSsha especially been the case since 1870. While the railway system of Germany is far froms being the best in the world from the commercial viewpoint, it has no equal as a nih- tary transportation system. The transportation of troops. armament and supplies was worked out to the minutest detail long before the be- ginning of the present. war, and the great transportation machine worked with the utmost precision when the long Iooked-for war was at last de- clared.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-21
OBITUARY
JOHN KELLY. sR.


 In the death Of John Kelly, Whiea occurred yesterady afternoon at his home, 424 Grand street. the North End loses one of it's most widely known residents. For years, adr. Kelly con ducted grocery and confectionery store at 424 Grand street The de- ceased was 75 years of age and had enjoyed excellent health until a few months ago. He possessed a genial and kind disposition. Besides his widow he is survived by two daugh= ters, Miss Anna Kelly and Mrs. James Dooley, and two sons. Martin .. and John J.. both connected with the pos lice department. MT Kelly was one of the best known members of st Patrick's R. c. church, in the North End.
 John Armstrong Cha1oner, who ts le- gally sane in Virginia and insane in New York. was prevented by his New York attorney from giving $500 to the Belgian Relief Fund.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-21

Major AdoIphe Messimy, at one time Minister of War in the French Cab ient and recently decorated with the Legion of Honor for bravery. was pro- noted to the rank of ieteunant coll onel
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-21
FOOTBALL TICKET
 SELLER IS FINED

New Haven. Nov. 21-Carlos Greeley, who claimed he was from Brooklyn N. Y. was fined $1o and costs in the city court today, charged with offering football tickets for sale contrary to a city ordinance. A city detective said that Greeley offered him two tickets for s25 and he had one other ticket to sell.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-21

There is to be an extensive meeting of the Parent-Teachers' association at 3:45 o'clock T aesay dafternoonl in the principals office at Maplewood school. Important business will come before the meeting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-21
NHY THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION INTO
 ELECTION EXPENSE IN THE FOURTH DISTRICT
INHE HARTFoRD -GoURANT. in lirectne attention

 HARTFORD coURANT in directing attention to the has community. opened mAtfsr ieh hss long needed and which The service which Gonrant performed open ing the question political Donovan reports expenditure sa,ia7 o4. apparently his
 MT Eis capagn fund was largely collected by Arthur heeera treasurer of political committee This fund county To Bridgeport alone the of s2,eoo number of connected industrial enterprises generally officers ed with the financial status of the who made them made bg the individuals whose names are set down and that they did make the donations private and not of considered some very interesting ques iens eonneeted with the of the ballot box te Here is which strictly limits the expenses for so per voters for primary election This amount be somewhat exceeded by expend money may be hurled into the election Which apparently the the damage done, and the law futile
 MT ponogan had eampasgn fund of 0 which he which constituted perhaps technical violation.
 The political committee which sought elect Hill con district to Worse yet this fund to been obtained from who though they their donations E private capacity, are officers of corporations
 statutes make ofense to solicit eontributons fayors kind from privae corporation pr0ots any political candidacy party principle
  undoubtedly has mind when he that the spirit reported by 
 In one notabe instance the of Sfto9 reported in officers of man corporation which suspected special wha an men wealthy the right large money influence the of election? would appear that the statute needs pre- this sort of thing Perhaps the the cost of election entirely public charge and to forbid contributionss This is the states.
 collected and expended state in the last political purposes enormous
 
 the meantime 1t would if the expenditures having been Heaion.
 There is why this investigation should be sources house congress and by suitable officer in Connecticut
 furnish opportunity compare congress fund used for Mr. Donovan with promote Hill ought much getting facts Donovan Mr. Hill will aid solicited contributions and which they gave and the they were asked give