Putnam patriot., 1917-02-16
T0NNErTrrTIT
STATE BRIEFS


was he'd in Ha1uord at the hotel
Garde and DR.. G. w. Loyeland, OF
1orrington, was chosen president; G.
L. Cotton, OF Hartford, vice-pressdent.
Another debate similar to that
which aroused interest in New
haven was held by the Connecticut
Association Opposed to Woman Sut-
frage before the Hartford Council of
the Knights of Columbus with Miss
Marjorie Lorman presenting the case
against" Mrs. Thomas Hepburn
spoke for suffrage.
Willard II. Wadhams. buyer for
Meigs and Company OF Bridgeport.
has been elected first vice-president
of the Connecticut Shoe Retailers AS
soc alton. The convention was held
in New Haven at the Hotel Garde.
That Bridgeport's proposed new city
charter embodying the city manager
plan OF city government, will not be
submitted to the legislature, but will
be submitted to the people.
: In the Senate the unfavorable re-
port of the judiciary committee on
! the bill to establish a mounted state
constabulary was accepted. Senator
/ klett explained that no one appeared
either for or against it, and it was
evidently not wanted.
Believed to be one of a number OF
men who have committed petty thefts
On boats moored in the harbor. James
TooheY, of sos Water street, was ar.
rested at Bridgeport by Detective
Serg> ant Dooley and Special Police
man William A. Lamond, the harbor-
master.
Authorized by its members. to the
number of 1000 the Syrian Friend
ship Association of Bridgeport, sent a
telegram to President Wilson pledging
its united support in case of necessi-
ty.
An involuntary petition in bank.
ruptcy was filed in the United States
! District Court in Hartford by VIII.
lam H. Marigold, Jr., of Bridgeport.
Marigold states that he has not the
money to pay the filing fee. Seized
ules filed by him show that his liza.
bilities amount to $3,11712.
! The license OF Carl Schmidt OF
pended for 80 days. On January -,
while attempting to go from one street
into another in Greenwich he turned
his auto to the left, and struck a coal
wagon, injuring the horse and ore OF
the drivers.
| When the news was received in the
] city court that Harold Barnet of 126
Leete street, West Haven, charged
with non-support, had become the
father of a boy, his case was placed
in the care of a probation officer by
Judge Booth.
An offer of composition of 80 Is
per cent. has been made to the credi
tors of the Stamford Fruit and Pro
duce Company, and the creditors hav
ing approved of the offer the terms
have been forwarded to the United
States District court at Hartford fol
! confirmation.
| An exceptional event in the house
was the report of the special com
m.ttee on neurology relative to the
death of Representative Peck OF Derby
/ The report was adopted by unani
nous vote to give his salary OF $500
to his mother, with whom he lived
Federal authorities will try Michael
Candelo. 33 years old, who was ar
rested charged with selling habit
forming drugs. Candelo, or kid
Hyda" as he is better known to his
friends, left Bridgeport on his way
to Hartford in charge of United States
Marshal Hall.
A rush for first citizenship papers
at the naturalization office at Bridge
port. has broken all records for any
previous entire month. A total oil
1873 applications had been made, TWO
thirds of the applicants being Germans
and Hungarians.
In an attempt to get an expression
of opinion from its members regard
ing the issuance of $6,400,000 oil city
bonds without referendum to the
voters. the Bridgeport Chamber OF
Commerce sent post cards 10 those
affiliated with the organization.
Bridgeport's first automobile court
held at the court house proved OF
sufficient interest to attract large
number of spectators. Secretary OF
State Frederick L. Perry mounted the
bench and lost no time in getting
down to business.
Improper overtures are ailegeo ~
have been made by a salesman giving
his name as A. Seskin and ms au
dress as 68 Arch street, when ne wait
odd nnon Mrs. Charles Wise, OF FAR
field avenue, in a Main street store
New Haven.
THAT the Charities Department
should be removed from politics was
the plea presented at the good gov.
eminent mass meeting at the nan OF
the First Presbyterian Church, Bridge
port. by superintendent SpenYer X
Gordon, who lately res .gned from the
department
In happy ignorance of the fact that
he is an orphan, evidenced by an al
most perpetual smile that radiates
his sunny disposition little blue-eyed
baby with locks of gold awaits a kind
hearted foster parent willing to adopt
him. The little fellow is in the care
OF Mrs. Mabel Goldman, Of the Bridge
mort Charities board, and she decided
TO keep him for adoption.
The judiciary committee has set
hearing upon John 7. Kings famous
omnibus bill at Hartford. 1t was trans
ferred to day when Bridgeport bills
will be heard to regulate jitneys and
N amend rhe charter of the city OF