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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26
MISCELLANEOUS RIGHTS.
MINING

5000 y Y Cen, rights = j., Il p
J. $50 Texas OIL rights 81 s., "a.
The Press., 1915-06-16

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The Press., 1915-06-16
ELLINGTON. N,,xxe%oI T.a%a

School closes this week for the sum mer vacation. MT. and Mrs. Bert Richardson visited in Soitico early in the week.
 Mrs A. U. Charter visited MT. and Mrs. E. A. Ludurg in Manchester last Thursday.
 The ladies of the church will hold their annual strawberry supper next week Thursday evening, at the usual place. It is hoped for good attend ance.
 Next Sunday will be observed as Ohildren's day. There will be sing ing and exercises by the children, and will take the place of the regular church service.
 A Sunday school has been organized recently with the following officers: Superintendent, Miss Ora Charter; ; Miss Bernice Dimock, assistant; sec retary. Miss Gladys Dimook; trea- surer, Lucy Greeley; organist, Bernice Dimock. There has been a good at- tendance and the outlook is encourag- ing
The Press., 1915-06-16
UNION.

Miss Elsie Scranton of Westford visited her parents, MT. and Mrs. Chas. Scranton, the first of the week.
 The Lindsay family including Mrs. w. Y. Brown are all at their summer camp at Mashapaug. Miss Flora Lindsay of Wellesley college has one of her college friends for a guest.
 Messrs. Roberts and Horsman, with a force of men repaired the Stafordville or Bald Hill road last week, and this week are working some of the roads that were untouched last year.
 The Ladies Benevolent society will hold social at the hall Friday evening at o'clock to which all are invited. Ladies are requested to bring cake. Wm. Beeching will give pictures with lecture. Supper, 10 cents; children under 12, 5 cents.
 The box manufactory of Eugene G. Walker of Southbridge was destroyed by fire last Friday night. MT. Walker was making fine success in his business and was running extra hours to fiIi orders. His friends here are sorry to hear of his loss and hope he will soon be able to resume work in his chosen line.
 Invitations are out for the wedding of Miss Sigred Grace Lawton to Engene Whitman Jones. The ceremony, fol- lowed by reception, is to take place at the M. E. Church at Eastford on June P. Miss Lawton will be remem bered as teacher of the Center school, and made many friends during her stay in Union.
 The following "personals'' may be of Interest to Union friends: Rev. Hugh F. Graham and family are now located in Pitcher, New York where Mr. Grah- am has thriving pastorate. Rev. Her. bert K. Job, whose bird lecture in Un- ion was so much enjoyed, is in Florida this month, taking photographs of bird life for the Audubon society-He has Theodore Roosevelt for a companion part of the time and will take numerous Roosevelt photographs. Miss Isabella Roger of New Jersey is spending the summer in Maine with her school, as us- ual-Miss Roger has been very success full in her line of work and made steady advancement-Her sister Alice is plan ming to take up something of the same kind of work, and will be with Miss Roger this summer.
The Press., 1915-06-16
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Mrs. Annie O. Butler of Danbury was at the Baker home on EdgewooC over Sunday.
 Miss Emily S. Brown has returned to Naugatuck after brief visit witt relatives in town.
 The Cyril Johnson woolen company is adding a new machine for drying cloth to it's equipment.
 Miss Maud Chapman entertained her scholars with a June party at Hyde Park last Friday afternoon.
 Mrs. Phillip Barton of willsboro, N. T., is spending a week with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Fred Wildey.
 The members of the Ministerial association will hold picnic on the hill above Hyde Park Monday after noon.
 A number of local people are plan- ming to attend the Ringling Bros circus at Springfield this afternoon and evening.
 MT. and Mrs. Fayette Bennett of Newton are guests of MT. and Mrs. O. R. Newton at the Allen bungalow at Crystal lake.
 Miss Catherine Mitchell, who has been at school in Pittsburg, Pa. has returned to her home here for the summer vacation.
 There will be an auction sale of the furniture of the late Mrs. Annie Weeks at the Prospect street home Saturday at I p. m.
 Oscar Irons and family have re- moved to Bristol. MT. Irons was for a term of years employed at the Warren plant and is now employed at Bristol as a machinist.
 There will be meeting of the girls of the Red Mems Minstrels at Miss Angeline Sena's at 8 o'clock Thurs day, the 17th. Important meeting. Every member is requested to be present.
 The Emeralds of Manchester played fast game of ball on the fair grounds Sunday afternoon with the local second team. It was an exciting game, as the score was tied several times up to the 7th inning, after which the visitors won out by making it : to 5. The attendance was large and enthusiastic.
 Miss Marjorie Morse, Miss Nan Mo- Culloch, Miss Lucy Alden, Miss Ruth Alden and Miss Louise Griffith have returned from Northfield seminary for the summer vacation. Miss Griffith is a graduate of the institution, Miss Morse has completed a musical course and Miss McCulloch has finished a special course.
 The Central Vermont railroad will run an excursion to New London, Friday, June 25th for the Harvard Yale boat race. Fare for the round trip will be s1. 25 from Stafford and Wilmington. The tickets include a sail up the harbor on the steamer Adirondack from which good nearby view of the race can be obtained. The free boat trip is an invitation, and the remarkably low price of tickets will insure a larger attendance than usual.
The Press., 1915-06-16

There will be a Children's day concert in the Methodist church next Sunday morning at 1O.45. There will be children baptized.
 MT. and Mrs Willis Belcher and two sons, Wilfred and Norman, MT. and Mrs. Frank Belcher visited friends in South Coventry last Sunday mak- ing the trip in Willis Belcher's auto mobile.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the M. B. church will serve their annual salad supper Thursday evening. There will be plenty of other food for those who don't like salads. Price for adults, 15 cents; children, 10 cents
 Congregational Church Notes: Rev. Chas. G. Fogg will occupy the pulpit at the Congregational church next Sunday morning and will also conduct the evening service. Rev. O. O. Lyon is invited to give the address at the 50th anniversary of Burning Bush Masonic Chapter, Essex, on the even- ing of the 18th. He will also attend the 1O7th anniversary of Andover theological seminary, Gam bridge, and the reunion of his class in Boston on the 21st
 West Stafford.
 Mrs. G. B. Marble has been visiting her daughter in Hartford.
 A daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. M. Spusta on June a.
 Dimock Glazier is home from Dean academy for the summer vacation.
 Fred Newell and family returned to the Blodgett place from Westford
 Mrs. John O Usher has returned from a visit with relatives in Willi- mantle.
 Mrs. Francelia Gold is spending few weeks with her brother, P. M. Harwood, in Waterford. Mrs. G. M. Barlow and Master Milton were guests of friends in Ellington last week.
 Miss Margaret Ballantine has re- turned from a threedays' stay at Smith college, where she was in attendance at her class reunion.
 Albert N Davis of Clark's uni versity, Worcester, who has been spending few days with his parents, MT. and Mrs Myron Davis, has gone to Milford, N. H., where he has se- cured employment for the summer.
 Church Notes: Subject for prayer service on Thursday evening will be, Present Day Obstacles to Christian Service,' Heb. 3. 1-19. Next Sun- day morning at 1O.45 exercises ap. for Children's day will be given by members of the Sunday | school assisted by the young people. | The recitations will be by the primary department and the music by eighteen 1 young voices will be especially pleas ing.
 Crystal Lake District.)
 Robert Greeley was in Springfield 
 Leon Parker and family were in Somers over Sunday
 E. B. Smith has sold number of | his fine herd of COWS to Wilbur Wiers.
 Mrs. Robert Greeley spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives in Spring field.
 MT. and Mrs. F. W. Hack made a | week end visit with relatives in w indsor.
 Miss Florence Nutting of Worcester spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs. S. H. Smith.
 Mrs. $. H. Smith returned home last Thursday after weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs. H. A. Glazier of West Stafford.
The Press., 1915-06-16
SHOES OF WORTH

Real worth $3.5O, offer Gun metal and Patent Colt Colonial Pumps with low heels, $500 pair Gaiter Pumps of Patent and Gun metal calf with fawn and grey cloth tops $500 kind, $3 98 pair. Rubber Soled White canvas Oxfords, all sizes, $2 % kind, 1855 White Canvas Coloni- als and Pumps, white heels $2.50 and $500 values, offered for $2. .0O pair.
The Press., 1915-06-16
GOOD SILK GLOVES

White Silk Net Gloves, two clasp style, were $l.00 priced 49c pair to close. Mianese Silk Gloves of extra heavy quality, 16 button length, with double finger tips, White, $i.50 value, $1 %. Milanese Silk Gloves, white ones, with double fin. ger tips, and 12 button length. Good dollar value very special for 79c pair.
The Press., 1915-06-16
CAMPO BROTHERS.
HOME NEWS.
Local Notices.

(Matter under this head 10 cents a lIne.l
 Special, while they last, one package of nabls co given away with eaeh cash pur- chase of one quart of ice cream. Give this a trial-one trial will mean another another will mean more. Eli Parizeau. Doaife DOSt office
The Press., 1915-06-16

The day of harsh physics is gone. People want mild, easy laxatlves. Doan's Regu- lets have satisfied thousands. 25c at all drug stores.
The Press., 1915-06-16
Half-P rice Sale of Millinery Big Savings for the Economical

We are closing Season and want to clean out all Spring goods, so when fall comes we will have nothing but new goods to show you and lots of room to show them in, we have been doing nice steady business and have made small legitimate profit. So now we feel we can offer to lose little in order to ef- feet quick Clearance.
 Every won an in this Section of the County is familiar with our stock. The goods are in good shape, clean and desii able. Included in this Sale is every trimmed hat untrimmed ~ shapes flowers and feathers, all just at half price. The Sale is for week only, from June 17t1 to B.
 $ Hats $780, $4 Hats $2 $35O Hats $75 5 Hats $5O
 COME EARLY
 RU@SELL,S R
The Press., 1915-06-16

Miss Louise Beck with has returned from Simmons for the long vacation.
 O. H Moore visited the coal mines ill Pennsylvania last week with a party of 3UO New England coal dealers. Mrs. M. G. Moore accompanied him to New York.
The Press., 1915-06-16

StauOfQV1lle.
 A son was born to MT and Mrs. Lewis Festi last Friday.
 Emory B. Phelps of Talcottville was home with his parents over Sun- day.
 Mrs. Sarah B. Belcher was callt d to Monson to attend the funeral cf her brother, George Needham. last Thursday. She las been spendi g the week with relatives there. sd 1s.
 Among those who have been afflicted with the measles are Ernest Smith, Alice Pagan, Merle and Floyd Phelps, Edgar and Florence White and Herbie Bosworth and Francis Pagan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-17
U. s. LAWS STOP BEST
BILLIARDIST In FRANCE
Champion CassignOl and Sons
Fiancee Are Halted as Snug
glers of BlOuseS.

Francois Efrmin Cassignol. tie French
billiard champion. and his sons fiancec,
Mile. Mary Louis Bailhus. were ar
raigned before United states Commits
sioner H%oughton yesterday on "A charge
of smuggling about $500 worth Of
women's blouses when they arrived here
Wednesday on the French liner Is.
payne. Cassignol tried 10 explain in
French that he had been unjustly ac-
cused by Assistant United States Attor-
ney Carstarphen.
Cassignol came here to play the
American champion, Willie Hoppe. and
the Japanese cue expert, Kogi Yamada.
His son a at the front lighting. so TO
console Mile. Bailhus he brought her
along for a tour Of this country. Be-
fore leaving Paris. Assistant United
States Attorney Carstarphen says, they
bought over $1,000 worth of blOuses and
divided them up on the steamer so that
$500 worth were in Mile. Bailhus's trunk
when they arrived,
Cass,gnol declared all the goods in his
trunk. but neglected to list the blouses
in his companions baggage. The GUS
toms inspector invited them to return 10
see Collector Malone. who after examin-
lug them turned the Ease over to Mr..
Carstarphen. He believes that the
blouses were to be sold here. Cassignol
was held in $1,000 bail and Mile, Ball
hus in $500. They furnished bonds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-17
IGNORE
$4,000 IN JEWELS
Rob Home Of Herbert l..
Bridgman. but Overlook
His Wife's Gems.

Burglars in the home OF Herbert L.
Brldglnan at 604 Carlton avenue. Brook
Ign. last nisht cast aside as worthless
$4,000 worth OF gems belonging TO Mrs.
Helen Bartlett Bridgrnan. who Is the au-
Thor Of a book on gems. They took a
gold watch. a pair of opera glasses and
325. hut they overlooked a $500 pair OF
diamond studs in Mr. Bridyman's shirt,
which they pulled from a drawer and
threw on the floor.
Mr.. Bridgman. who ia business man
ager OF the STANDARD rrion and secretary
Of the Pcaiy Arctic Club. returned from
a funeral about 10 O'Clock last night,to
and that his front door had been opened.
THE library was in disorder n his
wire's bedroom had been ransacked. on
top Of the bureau. pushed to one side lay
his wife's 800 collection OF gems Mrs
Brtdgman has been collecting these gems
for many years. sac had them mounted
on card board covered with silk. and the
police believe that the thieves did not
recognize the value Of the stones because
they were unset.
Mrs. Bridg7nan was at the opera in
Manhattan and did not return until mid
night. BY that time Mr.. Brldgman had
notified the police Of tho Bergen street
station. The police believe that the
burglars were amateurs. A skeleton key
had been used to open the front door,
but the inner door had been forced with
a jimmy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-17
WHITMAN DENIES URGING TAX.
Never said s8.OOO,OOO direct Levy
Would he Needed Next Year.

ALBANY, Dec. 16.-Gov. whitman de.
MED to-day that he ever said that the
next Legislature would be called upon
TO levy a direct tax of from So, o00, 900
to $40, 900 900, The Governor was cred
tied with "A statement to this effect and
tho letter sent to him last night by
Comptroller Travis. in which the latter
predicted that there would be only a
small direct tax leyied and perhaps nor
at all. prompted the Governor to deny
the statements attributed to him. lie
said such reports were absolutely
without foundation" and added
For the past months ] have devoted
a great deal OF time and effort In the
endeavor TO bring about retrenchment
In the cost OF State government. with the
idea II possible Of reducing the expenses
of the State to a point where "a direct
tax next ear could he avoided.
81 regard the effort to increase the
revenues Of the State as secondary in
Importance to the effort TO reduce the
expenses to a minimum with proper ad-
ministration. ! shall look with favor
on any proposed increases Of revenue
by indirect taxation when we are salts
fled hat these increases Of revenue are
required by the Urgent needs Of row.
m aud to avoid direct taxation.
and only them
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-17
HUNGRY 800 CHEERED
WITH FREE L0AVES
Tom Merry Gives HcartenimY
Words With the Bread
He Distributes.

When the doors OF THE SUNS free
bread depot at . Prince street next to
Foley, the nor!st) opened yesterday
afternoon and revealed the smiling
features OF Tom Merry and Dick Bright
there were seventy-five miserable and
detected men standing In line m SILVER
ing. ,
Some of them had stood there trying
TO warm ny TO an u~nresponsive shaft OF
sunlight for more than an hour. Others
had been there less time, but looked, no
less forlorn as a rowdy sort of person.
Jack Frost. went dancing over their toes.
Now said Mr.. Merry, working as
usual on the principle that cheer and
charity 20 together. "step lively. boys
Here's "a smile with every loaf and
good uck thrown in"
They trooped In m AZ a time. ZACH
getting his loaf and sone o. them re-
spending. almost against their wills Il
seemed, with a laugh for the duips. and
jokes ann general -chserfulness OF Messrs.
Merry and Bright. . , s.
And after the firs, seveity-hve had
been supplied with q loaf apiece and a
pat on the back M Il "Buck UP. old
man % others filed In and filed in and
fled In until when the doors OF the bread
depot wore closed at s o'clock more than
400 had uttered In their hearts, IL they
had a heart left. a THANK YOU" TO the
generously disposed readers OF THE SUN
who by their contributions maze tine tree
bread depot possible, q. ..I
Wien the days business was over Mr..
Merry turned TO his account book and
made the following entry: Mrs, Simon
Krankel, 81. md Mr.. Anonymous. So,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-17

IL is the Annual custom Of Selwyn q
Co.. a. was told truthfully and exclu-
siveiy a week ago last Monday morning,
to accept a notification from Roi Cooper
Megrue and other ofice hands connected
with the selwyn offices hat President
Arch selwyn Of seiwyn 4 Co. 10 to
give g party to all Broadway. whether
he likes Il or not.
Mr.. Megrue and q committee consist
ing Of himself announced through TIE
srS. as per annual custom, that he was
about 10 to Mr.. Selwyn that
about this time Of the year. as the al
manacs say. IL was President Selwyn's
move to act like a host. since the day
Mr.. Selwyn learned that he was to give
the party. which will explode al the
Hudson Theatre Sunday night from 10
O'Clock on. his Office force has been
doing little else than sending to abou;
1000 Broadwayites q crinkly paper an
nouncement which tries to convey the
information that the only reason Sew yn
Z Co. are giving the party is because
they couldn't help themselves. The in
vttation reads
'seiwyn 4 Co. regret that q sense Of duty
compeis .hem to Give . party at the Hud.
;on meats SUNDAY. Dsssmo,r ~; ,pnoo
clinations they reluctantly urge you 20 b.
present. Lot us know " you are coming
"Modernist for X. &. V. r."
Any doubt which Broadway might
have had that President Seiwyn wasn't
going to make good at tho Hudson next
Sunday night was dispeiled when per-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-17
FREE BIRD EXHIBIT TO-DAY.
WIN he Opened ny Miss Mtnshwu
NJ the NcAIpin.

II folks who are Interested in AIneri-
can BIRDS and the conservation thereof
but lack instruction as 10 the best ways
of increasing u bird supply really
want TO learn about such things. they
should drop into the Hotel McAlp,n and
visit Miss Katherine Minahan'a ~,ird
sanctuary, which will be opened free TO
the public to-day on the second mezza-
u.ne floor.
There the visitor may sec hotel rooms
changed 70 woodland scenes by the deco.
rating firm of Bobbink & Atkins of
rutherford, y. j., with two score or
moro song birds, mostly ana ric-.
chortlinG among the eyergreens. And
along the aisles will he exhibited the
kinds OF trees, shrubs and vines that
should be planted IL the BIRDS are to be
encouraged, the right kinds OF bird
houses, bird baths, bird fountains and
similar items witch have been thought
out carefully with the sole idea Of fur
thering bird propagation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-17
2 KILLED, / DYING IN
MAINE BANDIT CHASE
Safe Blowers Tackle Railroad
Safe and One of Pair Is
Fatally Shot.
AGENT HALTS ROBBERY

f~uRTlhSD, Me. Dec. 1s.--The station
agent Of the Maine Central Railroad at
West Falmouth, where things seldom
happen. n two burglars trying to
blow open the safe there To-day. lie
gave chase. and in the pursuit which
followed both he and a Portland police.
man were shot and killed and the two
fugitives were filled with buckshot be-
fore they were captured. one of them
probably will die.
Winslow, the station agent. discovered
the two burglars when he entered the
station after having gone home FOR lunch.
The men had everything in readiness for
blowing the safe when he walked in.
They made good their escape, but VIM
slow telegraphed to Portland for assist
ance and started in pursuit, both of the
men heading this way
Policeman Charles $. Mcintosh. who
was sent from Portland TO intercep, the
men. ran Into them, with Winsiow close
upon their heels. At North Decring. A
pistol battle ensured In which the station
1geht hrcd Two shots and then topped
over dead.
Mcintosh oinpiied the contents OF his
gun at the W men. but only one car
trldge OF the fiVc exploded. He was shot
twice through the shoulder and breast.
but threw himself upon the pair and
stunned ono OF them with a blow of his
'Iup' Inc other closed with tho Iolice-
man. II they fought desperately for
several minutes until the man drove his
dirk Into Mcintosh, stabbins the officer
in the abdomen.
The men then ran into a nearby wood.
but "A posse. which had been modified at
short notice. took up the chase with
Deputy sheriff Lewis in charge. They
caught up with the fugitiyes in n nina
grove a mile from the spot where Wins
low and Mcintosh had been killed.
and opened fire. The deputy and his
men, though armed chiefly with shot
guns. did their work well. nllinx the pair
With shot and gripping them against
further resistance.
TIL" posse thnn took the two into
custody. ono Of the prisoners. vino
said he was Louis FulouH, was so badly
shot that he is not expected to live. The
other gave the name Of Peter Petropolus.
Both were Gre ks from Biddeford. and.
according To the police, admitted the at
tempted burglary al West Falmouth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-17
ORIGINAL UNCLE TOM DEAD.
DnUi"i Worcester Created the Par,
In 1892.

BENNiNGroN, VI. Dec. i6.-Daniel
worcester, who too. The part Of Uncle
Tom in the FIRST production of Uncle
Toms Cabin died at the Vermont
soldiers Home IN this Village tonight.
He was 81 years old.
Mr. Worcester was a native of YER
mont, born in "A log cabin in the town
OF Warren. II was while learning the
painters trade in Lowell that he became
a member OF "A company organized by
George Aitkin, who wrote the first
dranntization OF the novel. During the
fall ana winter of 1929 this company
toured Massachusetts and Western New
York. At the end of six months Aitkin
went To Troy. where he organized a COM
pany OF professionals me where Uncle
Toms Cabin" was produced for the first
time by n stock company on the night OF
June Is. lNa3.
Mr. Worcester served in the civil a
with tho Twenty-seveuth Connection,
Regiment, When he returned TO the
stag most ot his engagements were In
the capacity OF stage manager, a position
he held with Laura Kecne during IN.
last two years preceding her retirement.