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New Britain herald., 1914-05-09

and also prevocational school. Presi- } dent Gaffney asked about the pay of . the expert. w. l.. Hatch said they had a man in, view who received $1,50O a Iyear, and it is proposed to pay him at the same rate. He is a graduate of Pratt Institute, has been employed at Yale & Towne factory, Stamford, and \js now at the head of a day continual stion school.
 The matter Of medical inspection in &the schools was referred to the finance $ c1mmittee to rest until the funds are |Lbked into as it is planned to have three inspectors instead of one. & Dr. Catherine Travis has been em-
 pleyed by the committee on health
 and sanitation to fill out the unexpired { term of Dr. w. W. Bracket. Salary Increases. Submaster J. c. Moody of the High zsehool was voted raise of $50 in q salary. M. F. Davis and others re- ceived the usual raises. Although Ifcur had requested increases, the Erule of not paying female teachers in Llfe High school over $500 was adhered
 As he will have charge of a new
 school in the fall, Principal w. c. French of the Grammar school was
 voted salary of $2,40O. Four nteachers, the Misses Townson, Vile, I Mcintyre and Converse were raised
 over the $500 limit in recognition of
 fheir merit. A substantial raise was given w. L. Hagen, instructor in sfmanual training.
 Principal E. E. Weeks of the East
 Street school was given an increase
 of s1OO. Mrs. Grace M. Coholan, principal of the Smalley school, was recommended for a salary of $95O;
 s9OO each was recommended for Miss Campbell, principal of the Burritt (sehool, and Miss Tormay of the Smith school.
 Miss Elizabeth Clark was made Eand a salary of $500 was voted her. Miss Costello, assistant sewing in- #Btructor, was recommended for a sal &ary of $500, and a substantial in- Ecrease waSsgiven Joseph Wiseltier, in- Estructor in drawing. Chas. S. An Edrews was re-appointed truant officer. E Officers and Committees. @ The following officers and com Hn1ittees were elected:
 President-B. F. Gaffney. Secretary-W. L. Hatch. Ls Teachers-Presiden secretary and Superintendent, ex-officio. ! Finance-L. HI. Pease. George w.
 Fraut and pr. J. l.. Kelly.
 4ext books-Judge John Walsh,
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
SCHOOL BOARD PLANS
 FOR COMING YEAR
President B. F. Caff0ey Reelected W. 1. Hatch Secretary.

The election of teachers, officers and committees for the coming year was held at yesterdays meeting of the school board, President B. F. Gaff- ney presiding. The board voted to have an addition made to the open air school, on account of the present crowded conditions The Curtis Building company was the lowest bid Ger for this work, giving $62O as it's testimate.
 The board voted to provide a new entrance at the Rockwell school base
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09

inent at a cost Of $S5; also to pur- chase an adding machine for the High school commercial department at a cost of $125.
 The contract for the electrical work for the new prevocational school was awarded to G. K. Spring & Go. This firm was the lowest bidder, with $1,332 as it's figure. The school will be lSrown as the Prevocational school.
 :. The committee recommended that they be empowered to hire a mechani- cal expert in regard to the mechanical equipment and arrangement of the new vocational high school building
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
AUTO IS FOUND.
B. D. Pierce Company's Car Driven
 Over Stone Wall in Fairfield.

Bridgeport, Conn.,, May 9.-An au- tomobile stolen from the garage of B. D. Pierce company some time dur ing the night was driven over a stone wall in Fairfield supposedly by a party of joy riders early this morn- ing. The car after striking the wan hurtled about forty-two feet into a lot and rebounded twenty feet furth- CT. The car was discovered early to- day but as yet the police have not located those responsible for the theft or ascertained whether they were injured.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
D. OF I. DANCE.

A large crowd attended the semi annual whist and dance held last evening in Booths hall by the Daughters of Isabella. Ihe first ladies' prize, a pearl handled knife set, was won by Miss Mary McDon- ough and the ladies' second was awarded to Miss Dutton of Forest vile. The first gentlemen's prize, samovar, was won by Matthew Mes kill. M. F. Sexton won the second gentleman's prize, a nickel percolator.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Charles E. Chapman.

Charles E. Chapman, aged seventy eight years, and one of Newington's s oldest residents, passed away at his home last night after long illness. He has resided in Newington for about forty years. He leaves two sons, Elmer F.. Chapman, of Newing- ton, and Henry H. Chapman of Water bury. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Marian M. Bentley, of Mantle.
 Funeral services will be held Mon day afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Newington Congregational church. Interment will also be in Newington.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
SAVIN ROCK DISPUTE.

New Haven, May 9.-It was expect ed today that alleged violators of the Sunday observance law who were re- gently discharged in the Orange town court, will be summoned into the common pleas court next Tuesday. The amusement owners at Savin Rock say they will keep open tomorrow, in spite of the report that they will be arrested
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
LAKE CONGAMOND JR.

About forty boys attended the camp night meeting at the Y. M. c. A., last evening. A duplicate of the camp, from tents to eating table had been constructed in the boys depart ment and the members gathered there spent few hours back on the shores of the lake. Bugle calls were given by Charles Banner and other ex- campers added to the evenings pleas ure.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
TO ABATE ASSESSMENT.

The following abatements were passed at the meeting of the mayor and aldermen last night: G. A. Quig- ley on Allen street; c. Scanlon on AL len street; Dr. J. E. Martin on West Main street: S. H. Wood on West Main street; C. B. Parsons. on West Main street; M. T. Kerwin on Hartford avenue.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
Shock of Volcanic Nature.

Cambridge, Mass, May 9.-Scien- lists at Harvard university said today that the Sicilian earthquake was probably of volcanic origin, as no record of any disturbance during the past twenty-four hours was shown by the university seismograph. Shocks Of volcanic nature, it was explained, seldom extend far beyond the locality ir which they originate.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
BUFFALINO BOUND OVER.

Hartford, May 9.-Gaetano Buff falino, charged with assault with in tent to murder, was bound over to the criminal court today under $1O,O00 bonds. On April 29 he went into a Front street saloon fourishing two re- volvers, shot two men, and then took to the streets, shooting indiscriminate- ly, being captured after a long chase.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
ANXIOUS ABOUT SON.
Town Clerk of Branford Appeals to
 State Department.

Branford, Conn.,, May sc. A. Hoadley, town clerk of Branford, to- day asked the state department at Washington to ascertain, if possible, if his son, Barnes Hoadley, assistant engineer at Ell Favor mine, in the Histatipquillo district of Mexico, is alive. There were only five Ameri- cans at this mine at last accounts. Barnes Hoadley was graduated from the Scientific School at Yale in 1903 and had been at Ell Favor mine for four years.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
Hartford.

New Britain 0 Q 0 0 0 0 0-1 5 8 Hartford ..80 GOO O %-9 II i
 Two base hits, Cabelus, Griffin; hits, off Flanagan, in one inning, off Dudjack, six in eight innings; stolen bases, Swan 2, Tracey, Kir- wan, Fallon, Flanagan 2, Reynolds; sacrifice hits, Johnson, Kirwan, Tracy; bases on balls, off Flanagan 2, Goldberg 12, Dudjack |; struck out. by Dudjack 3, Goldberg 4; time, one hour and half umpire, Casey.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
HEARING POSTPONED.

Atlanta, Ga, May 9.-When the motion to annul the verdict which found Leo M. Frank guilty of the murder of Mary Phagan was present ed to Judge Ben H. Hill of the su- perior court today, the hearing was postponed for one week. The state had not had time to prepare its case.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
MOTHERS DAY.

Washington May 9.-President Will son today approved resolution, set ing apart tomorrow as Mothers Day, and issued a proclamation command ing that all flags be displayed in ob- servance of the occasion.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
MEMS SOCIETY CONCERT.
Swedish Lutheran Church Organization
 to Have Madame Sundelius Here.

Madame Marie Sundelius, a Boston soprano, will be present at the con- cert to be given by the Mems club of the Swedish Lutheran church cn May 21.
 Gunner Sunderberg on the violin, Herbert Anderson, another violinist, William Anderson, organist and the Arpi sextet will assist in providing an excellent program.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
IDEAL TO PRESIDENT

A resolution for the prohibition of the liquor traffic will be adopted at a meeting of the Swedish Temperance Federation of New Britain to be held at 3:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the Swedish Lutheran church. If will be submitted to President Wood row Wilson.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
TWO LIVES LOST.
Property of Birmingham Railway
 Light and Power Go. Destroyed.

Birmingham, Ala, May 9.-Two persons lost their lives in fire which destroyed business house and the general offices of the Birming- ham Railway Light and Power com- pany here last night. The property damage is estimated at $175,0OO.
 The dead are Moody Childers, meter department superintendent, and Henry H. Keyser, manager of the blue print department of the com pany.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
FUND FOR MRS. WAKEFIELD

New Haven, May 9.-Efforts were begun here today to raise a defense fund for Mrs. Bessie Wakefield, who soon will go on trial charged with murder. The equal suffragists are to be asked to subscribe liberally to the f11n6
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Charles w. Post, Millionaire Manufac-
 turer, Shoots Himself.

Santa Barbara, Cal, May D. Charles w. Post the millionaire man. ufacturer of Battle Creek, Mich, shot and killed himself early today.
 MT. Post was taken ill here sud- denly several months ago and hurried to Rochester, Minn., abroad special train for an operation. He returned here only recently, apparently recov- cred.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
ATE PARIS GREEN.

son-Her Condition Is Serious.
 Bridgeport, Conn.,, May 9.--Mrs. Bessie Wakeman, 29, accidentally ate paris green today. She had prepared a piece of meat for the destruction of rats and a piece was mixed with her dinner portion. She discovered the mistake shortly afterwards and went to the hospital in great pain. Her condition is serious
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
BACK TO GERMANY.

Washington May 9.-Munitions oe war on board the steamer Kronprin- Zessin Cecilie, now at Puerto Mex ico will be returned to Germany, Sec retary Bryan announced today.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-09

WANTED-Night clerk at Hotel
 Regal. 5-9-d3
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-09
SPORT.

Bull fighting will be barred in Vera
Cruz if the suggestion of the native
city council is approved by Civil Gov
ernor Kerr
Dick Gilbert was given a decision
over Denver jack Geyer at the end
of fifteen rounds of slow fighting a.
the Colorado Athletic Club in Dem
yer.
1t is announced at Colorado Springs
that the annual polo tournament of
the Cheyenne Mountain Country Club
will he staged at Broadmoor Septem-
ber PA.
The negotiations at Louisville, KY,
for the purchase of Old Rosebud, are
off. ]. F. Livingstone offered $4,000
for the three-year-old gelding but $40,-
600 was insisted upon.
Twenty California polo ponies will
be added to the string at Georgian
Court. The ponies have been in use
on the coast all winter and will arrive
at Lakewood, N. j., about the time
the polo players leave for Long ISL
and.
Anticipating that numerous boxing
clubs in Wisconsin might be planning
boxing shows in the open this sum-
mer, the State Boxing Commission
took this question up and decision
has been rendered which prevents
shows in the open.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-09
Gen. Chase Asks Investigation.

Denyer-Making the direct charge
that Maj. P. p. Lester, killed in the
battle at Walsenburg, was deliberate
ly murdered while wearing a Red
Cross brassard and attending the
wounded that he was shot from the
side on which the emblem appeared; !;
that the bullet was fired from a dis
eance of 200 yards, and that the strik-
ers stripped the body of coat, hat,
shoes, watch, sword and money which
might have been in the pockets, Gen
eral Chase has presented all his evi
dence in the case to Governor Am
mons with the request that the alleged
violation of all rules of civilized war
fare be called to the attention OF
President Wilson.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-09
GEN ERAL.

John Forest Dillon, eighty-three,
noted corporation counsel, died at his
home in New York
Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, veteran of
Gettysburg, died in his home, 23 Fifth
avenue, in New York.
George W. Germon, acting United
States consul at Progresb, Mexico,
with five other refugees, arrived at
New Orleans.
millionaire starch manufacturer and
Civil War veteran, was murdered at
his home in the Bay Ridge section of
Brooklyn, N. Y, by his son, Chester
Duryea.
Among the refugees who returned
to Mexico were Walter Douglas, gen
eral manager of the Phelps Dodge in
terests and Mrs. ]. Schumacher, pro-
prietress of hotel at Nacozari. They
were received quietly upon their ar
rival at Nacozari.
a telegram from Secretary of State
Bryan relayed from Consul Canada
at Vera Cruz to Mrs. Horace w. Hill
of Boulder, to the effect that every
effort would be made to locate her
husband was received at Trinidad,
Colo, from Washington.
The rumor which has thrilled Pasa-
dena, Cal, society by whispers of a
romance between Mrs. Monnie Wood
ward Duke, divorced wife of Brodie
Duke, and Frank May, member of the
Pasadena board of education, was con-
firmed by the bride-elect.
Coastitutionalist forces were sent to
Las Vacas Muzuquiz and otner rail
road towns south of Piedras Negras,
where repairs are being made on the
railroads in the direction of Conclova.
A constitutionaiist attack On Conclova
is expected within few days.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-09
FOREIGN,

Amedee Gasquet, the Byzantine his
torian, died in Paris, aged sixty-two.
Gen. Manuel Chao has been removed
as governor of chihuahua by Gen.
Francisco Villa.
There was steady demand for the
and Americans bought greasy cross
breeds and Merinos.
The arson squad of the militant suf-
fragettes resumed its campaign in
Ulster, burning the new grandstand
of the Cave Hill Tennis Club
The treaty between Colombia and
and the United States, settling the
long-standing dispute over Panama,
passed its first reading in the Colon
bian senate.
An explosion at the government Of
Panama dynamite magazine resulted
in the killing of eight persons. Nine
teen others were badly injured. The
property was destroyed.
Walter Hines Page, the American
am bassador, was the principal speak
er in London at the annual dinner Of
the Royal Literary fund. In his speech
he dealt with the lives or famous
writer's.
Queen Eleanore has definitely decid-
ed to postpone her contemplated visit
to the United States, owing to the
Mexican situation. Her majesty was
to have left for America the latter
part of May.
The British government will recon
slider it's decision not to participate in
the Panama-Pacific exposition at San
Francisco and it probably will decide
that Great Britain shall officially be
represented at the fair in a distinctly
modified form.
Miss Belle Willard of Madrid,
daughter of the American ambassa-
dor to Spain, Joseph E. Willard, has
received a telegram from Kermit
Roosevelt, to whom she is engaged to
be married, saying he will arrive at
Lisbon May 20.
The constitutionalists at Tampico
have notified Rear Admiral Mayo,
commander of the American warships
stationed there that if any vessels at
tempted to enter the Panuco river the
oil reservoirs above the city would be
emptied and the oil ignited, which
would mean certain destruction to the
town.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-09
LUDLOW FIRE HORROR
BLAMED ON MILITIA AND MINE
GUARDS BY coRoNER'S JURY.
Men Under Command of linderfelt
and Hamrock Fired Strikers Tent
Colony, Is Finding.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Trinidad Colo.-The jury conduct
ing the coroner's inquest into the
cause of the Ludlow disaster returned
verdict Saturday impIicating the
militia, mine guards, Mai Patrick
Hammock and Lieut.. X. E. Linderfelt.
The jury was out one hour and re-
turned two separate counts. the first
of which is as follows:
"Alfred Martin, member of the
militia; Fresno LARGE, Louis Tikas,
Frank Snyder, Frank Rubins, James
Tyler, Frank Bartalato and Charles
Costa came to their deaths by bullet
wounds in the battle between the
militiamen under Major Hamrock and
Lieutenant Linderfelt and mine
guards, on one side, and strikers on
the other; said battle held in or about
Ludlow on the twentieth day of April,
1914"
The second count reads:
"Cardelima Costa, Petra Valdez, Ro-
garo pedregone, Clovine Pedregone,
Lucy Costa, Oragio Costa, Elvira Val
dez, Mary Valdez, Eulalia Valdez, Ro-
dolso Valdez, Frank Petrucci, Lucy
Petrucci and Joseph Petrucci came to
their deaths by asphyxiation or fire,
or both, caused by the burning of the
tents of the Ludlow tent colony, and
that fire on the tents was started by
militiamen under Major Hamrock and
Lieutenant Linderfelt or mine guards,
or both, on the twentieth day of April,
1914
(Signed) "CASIMIRO CRUZ,
Foreman.
George Stracy, NJ. w Babcock, A.
w. Nash, F. j. Doveton, j. w. Bart
lett"
When asked if he would file COM
plants against Hamrock and Linder-
felt on the findings of the coroner's 8
inquest, ]. j. Hendrick, district attor-
ney, said he would do nothing until he
learned what the people most closely
interested in the outcome of the in
quest were going to do.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-09
Invents Wagon Road Drag.

Evans.-Albert Frye has perfected
a road drag that can be attached to
the rear axle of a common wagon and
used every time the owner of the
wagon desires. 1t is constructed OF
two Axe logs, with sheet steel points,
and is SO arranged that it can be
lifted up out of the way when not in
use, or can be regulated so as to
change the angle or make it cut deep
as a common ditching machine. The
thing is fastened by chains to the
wagon and operated by levers.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-09
WASHINGTON.

Charge O'Shaughnessy has arrived
in Washington from Vera Cruz.
Two of the sailors wounded at the
occupation of Vera Cruz have died.
They were Harry Pulliam, fireman,
and Clarence r. Hirshberger, seaman,
both of the battleship Utah.
The armored cruiser Washington. en-
route to Vera Cruz, was intercepted
at Key West and ordered to the north
ern coast of the Dominican republic,
where there is a panic among foreign
residents in consequence of President
Boras' bombardment of the insurgent
city Puerta Plata.
The three South American ENJOYS,
who have undertaken by diplomacy to
settle Mexico's civil strife as well as
her international difficulties, an
nounced that the first formal confer
ence with representatives or "the diff
ferent parties interested in mediation" F"
would be held at Niagara Falls, Ont,
Canada, on May Is.
The nations business, Mexican i'm
broglio and all, was moved into the
open air, when President Wilson left
the stuffy executive offices for the
cool shade of tent spread in the
White House grounds. Representa-
tive Oscar Underwood, majority
leader of the House, was the first
visitor to be shown to the open air
office.
Senator La Toilette told the Senate
he would lay before it "an organized
conspiracy to control, to compel and
10 intimidate the Interstate Commerce
Commission" in the increased freight
rate case that has been pending for
several months.
Forces under Leconte Vasquez,
which have been fighting m the en-
virons of La Vega, capital OF the state
of that name in the Dominican repub-
lie, have been routed and Vasquez was
wounded in the engagement, according
to report received at the Navy De-
partment.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-09
rwo Girls Drown in cIoudburst.

Lamar-The 1S-year and 5-year-old
daughters of Mrs. Carrie Bright, who
live 100 miles south of Lamar in Okla
homa, We're drowned in wall of wa
ter which swept down the Cimarron
river following cloudburst. All of
the buildings of Bright ranch, con-
sisting of several fine houses, corrals.
and full cattle and sheep equipment,
amounting to $4,000 in value, were
washed away. A large barn corrals
belonging to st. George Craig of La
mar vera also destroyed.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-09
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING The PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

The town of Melrose, N. M, 100
miles east of Albuquerque, was prac-
tically wiped out by fire.
The remaining Mexican Federal pris-
oners who have ben interned at Fort
Bliss were transferred to Fort Win
gate, N. NJ.
Police figures for the four months
ending April 80 show an increase in
crime in Chicago over any similar
period in history of the police depart
ment.
The Eleventh cavalry entrained at
Fort Ogelthorpe, Dodge. Ga, and
started on the trip to Colorado, where
the cavalrymen are to aid in pacify-
ing the mining districts.
Reclamation Day" is May in Cali
fornia, and it's purpose is to arouse
the interest of California in reclama-
tion as a result of the conference
held in Denver recently.
For beating their mother because
she wanted them to pay board, John
and Joseph Raab of Chicago were each
fined $500 and costs by Judge Caverly.
Their mother displayed ugly bruises.
Three lives were lost and nearly a
million dollars in property was swept
away as result of the floods on the
South Canadian and Cimarron rivers
in western and southern Oklahoma.
Two persons were killed and forty
injured, three probably fatally, at De
troit when two city street cars, both
overloaded with male passengers en-
route to work. crashed together on
Oakland avenue.
The Federal Circuit Court of Ap-
peals at Cincinnati ordered a new trial
for Charles A. Sandals and Albert S.
Griffin, Cleveland oil stock promoters,
sentenced to three years each in Jail
for using the mails to defraud.
Over 10000 barrels of oil have been
lost and the whole line will be tied
eight-inch main line of the Gulf Pipe
Line Company, caused by high water
in the Canadian river at Hanna, Okla
More than 400 California members
of the Ancient Arabic order Mobiles OF
the Mystic Shrine were entertained
by st. Louis members of the order in
st. Louis and many of the visitors took
part in a parade through the down
town streets.
The national executive board of the
United Mine Workers of America at
Indianapolis authorized the West Vir-
ginia miners to resume work pending
final settlement of difficulties in that
state. A committee from West Vir-
ginia appeared before the board for a
conference.
After hiding from the Mexican fed
erals in Monterey for several months,
Benjamin Madero, brother of the late
Francisco Madero, came out of Sc
clusion when the constitutionalists
captured the city and arrived with a
party of thirty-five American refugees
in Brownsville, Tex, with his family.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-09
woodmen select LoveIand.

Loveland.-The latest convention
secured for Loveland is the assembly
of the Northern district of the Wood
men OF the World camps. l. l. Boak,
head counsel of the Pacific jurisdic-
tion, has designated Loveland as the
place for the log rolling contests Of
the order May 27.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-09
Mine Guard Wounded at Valdez.

Trinidad.-H. Walker, a mine guard
at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
camp at Valdez, was seriously
wounded, in passing through the camp
A shot struck him, passing through
both of his hands.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-09
Strike Victim Dies.

Pueblo.-Michal Lenzini, who was
wounded in his store at Walsenburg
by a stray bullet during the fight be-
tween the strikers and mine guards,
died here. Lenzini was shot through
the stomach.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-09
Boy Poisoned by Eating Greens.

Lamar.-Floyd Castell, five-year-old
son of ]. S Castell, died at the A. T.
S. ranch, two miles from Lamar, as
result of accidental poisoning from
eating greens.