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Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11
His Forte.

Nearly every member of Tulsa mans family performs on some kind of an instrument.
 An old Iowa neighbor, who was wis iting at his home, remarked that It must be a source of great pleasure tc him. The father made nc reply.
 Really" continued the Iowa man, "it is remarkable. Your youngest son is a cornetist, both your daughters are planists, and your wife is violinist Now. what are youT
 "i." replied the old man--"I am pes simist."-Life.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11
DISTRICT OF CANAAN, ss,, Pro- D bate Court. January 9, 1917.

Estate of Sheridan W. Barnes, late of North Canaan, in said district, deceased. This Court of Probate for the District of Canaan hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neg. lect to present their accounts properly attested within said time, will be de- barred a recovery. All persons indebt- ed to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 Libbie A. Barnes, Executrix,
 Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11

Greatly improved in health and full of his old time punch and pep. Deputy Sheriff Thomas ]. Cunningham of Bridgeport returned to his desk at the county courthouse building after two weeks sojourn in Savannah, Ga.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11

Mrs. Iilllnn Austin. trained nur~s from New Canaan. died in the Norwalk hospital from burns received while lighting the gas heater at the residence of Garret Dyckman, where she was caring for Mrs. Dyckman.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11
No. I2I4.

DEPORT OF THE CONDITION of N THE NATIONAL IRON BANK, at Falls Village in the State of Connecticut, at the close of business, Dec. 27th, I9I6.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11

Barlow S. Honce. siXty-one, died sud- denly at his home in Rranford. He was captain of Battery A. Connecticut field artillery. for several years. and was in command of it while it was in Serv.ce during the Spanish-American war.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11

A building firm has purchased at u"tion aE old graystOne castle that stands on the crest of Il hill just out side of the village of Newtown. The castle cost $5OO.OO0 to build and for years was something of house of mystery
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11
NEWS BREWTIES
 OF CONNECTICUT
Happenings of Interest From
 Around the State.

Events of All Kinds Gathered From Various Points In the State and So Reduced In Size That They Will Ap- peal to All Classes of Readers.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11
No. S5II.

DEPORT OF THE CONDITION of NTHE CANAAN NATIONAL BANK, at Canaan, in the State of Connecticut, at the close of business, on Dec. 27, 1916.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11

Miss Annie Fitch, about fifty years of age, died at the Hartford hospital of burns received from her kitchen stove.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11

Frank T. Staples of Bridgeport was elected president of the Connecticut Good Roads association at its annual meeting.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11
RESOURCES

Loans and discounts (eXcept
 those shown on b and q $I4o.653.o9 U. s. bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value. ..... 5o,ooo.oo Securities, other than L. $.
 bonds (not including stocks)
 owned unpledged. ........ 55,433.I2 Stock of Federal Reserve
 Bank (5o per cent of sub-
 scription .................. 39oo.oo Value of banking house Gf
 unencumbered). ........... 6,ooo.oo Furniture and fixtures. ...... 100000 Net amount due from ap-
 proved reserve agents in
 New York, Chicago and St.
 Louis. ..................... 22,956.4o Net amount due from banks
 and bankers (other than in
 cluded in I2 or 2o) ......... I5,39o.3S Outside checks and other cash
 items, $93.oo;, fractional
 currency, nickels and cents,
 $Ioo.oS ;............. .... 193.oS Notes of other national banks 22o.oo Lawful Reserve in vault and
 net amount due from
 Federal Reserve Bank. " I4,3oI. .68 Redemption fund with U. 5.
 Treasurer and due from
 U. s. Treasurer. r........ 2,soo.oo
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11

|. Lloyd Hill of Naugatuck lost his life in the fire which destroyed the livery stable of John O'Brien. Hill went into the barn and probably fell asleep and nay have been asphyXiated before the flames reached him. He was sixty years of age.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11

Word has been received from Isa- dore Taraconi, one of the several Ital- ians from New Britain who left when Italy entered the war to join the Ital- ian military organization, that he is alive after the fierce fighting he has gone through.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11

John A. MOlin, fifty-fve, committed suicide at his boarding house in Bristol by strangulation with a cord attached to his bedpost.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11
LIABILITIES

 Capital stock paid in. ...... $Ioo,ooo.oo Surplus fund. 27,ooo.oo Undivided profits .... 5,332.96 Less current expenses, inter- est and taxes paid. 2,3to.oo
 --- 2,963.oo Circulating notes outstanding 49,42o.oo Net amount due to banks and bankers (other than included in 29or 3ol ................ II,93oI3 Demand deposits:
 Individual deposits subject to check. k............:... 119,91o.62 Certificates of deposit due in
 less than 30 days ..... 2,323.1o Total demand deposits, Items B, 34, B, 36, g, 38, 39 and4o ................$I $I22,242.72
 Total. otal....................$3I3,556.75
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11

State of Connecticut, County of Litch-
 field, ss:
 I, Dwight E. Dean, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
 DWIGHT E. DEAN, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of Jan., IoI7.
 J. LEE ENSIGN, Notary Public. CoRREcT-Attest: HENRY C. GAYLORD, VIM. R. HUBBELL, Directors. M. B. RICHARDSON, JR.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11

According to reports to the office of the state board of health, there are 136 cases of smallpox in Connecticut, of which 100 are in Waterbury.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11

Salaried employees of the Scoville Manufacturing company of Waterbury who have been in the employ of the company more than a year have been given a bonus of 9 per cent of their salaries on the rating of the month of January, 1916.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11

Frederick Simmons, aged thirty-nine years, son of MT. and Mrs. Philip Sim mons of Wallingford, was found shot through the head and breast in Nor walk hotel. Domestic difficulties are said to have been the cause of his at- tempt to kill himself. ."+
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11

Asserting that he was badly injured on Oct. 27, 1916, when his automobile was struck by trolley car of the Con- necticut company in Southport, Charles Everts of Fairfield entered suit against the company in the civil superior court for S2, ,999 damages.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11

The Rev. pr. James Goodwin, one of the most prominent Episcopal clergy men in Connecticut. died in hospital Tn Hartford after sickness of sev- rral weeks. He was born in Middle town fifty-one years ago and was of distinguished colonial ancestry. He also was q record cousin of the late J. Pierpon; Morgan.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11

To enable men of the ambitious ex- ecutive type to obtain greater results in business through the application of principles of efficiency the Bristol chamber of commerce announced the opening of an efficiency department in charge of experts.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11

Charles A. Goodwin, executive secre- tary to Governors Lilley and Frank E. Weeks and one time Republican can didate for governor, submitted to a sec ond transmission of blood to aid his brother, the Rev. pr. James Goodwin, at the Hartford hospital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-13
CITY OFFICIAL, INv0L WE'D
in POLITICAL FEUD, is BATTERED
BY MIDNIGHT VISITOR TO OFFICE

New Bedford, Mass, March 13-
Former City Solicitor Henry E..
was attacked and seriously
wounded in his law office late last
night. The police, responding early
today to a telephone call from the
lawyer, found him stretched on the
floor of his Office with his head in a
pool Of blood. Before he lapsed into
Inconsistencies he said he had been
assaulted bN some one whom he did
not recognize.
Woodward was to have appeared in
court today in a continuation of litiga-
ton involving Mayor Charles S. Ash
ley, former Mayor Edward r. Hatha.
way and William T. Caswell, the Ii
cense commissioner who recently was
removed by Ashley. A political
fight of much bitterness brought the
parties into court when Caswell filed
a petition for reinstatement alleging
that his removal was illegal. Hatha-
way, who had appointed Caswell, in
tervened asking the court for a writ of
prohi ibition against the hearing sought
by Caswell Subsequently, Hatha-
ways request for the writ was with
drawn and the hearing on Caswell's s
petition was set for today.
Woodward represented Caswel1 and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-13

was counsel for former Mayor Hath
away, who had instituted an action
against Mayor Ashley, looking to the
reno oval of the mayor under the cor
rupt practice act
At last midnight Woodward tele-
phoned police headquarters that he
had been assaulted and asked for help.
Two officers and an ambulance were
sent to the lawyers office. DR.. W.
K. Turner also was summoned. When
the party arrived at Woodward's office
they found he had fallen near the
telephone stand. An examination
released several wounds on the back
of the lawyers head and concussion
of the brain. DR.. Turner said the
wounds were serious, but how serious
it would not be known for "a hours.
On the Office floor were the pieces
of a tobacco jar that had been broken
apparently in TIM assault. A window
of the Office leading to a roof was
open. Woodward was conscious only
a few minutes after the police arrived
and could give no details of the act.
Woodward was wearing an overcoat
when assaulted, and the police theory
is that, appearing unexpectedly at his
Office at midnight, he surprised thief
that was ransacking his papers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-13
MORE ARRESTS
IN NAVY YARD
PLOT TO COME
Violation of Neutrality Law
Said To Have Been
Uncovered.

Philadelphia, March 13.-Further
developments in the alleged plot to
smuggle chronometers ashore from
the German commerce raiders Kron-
prinz Wilhelm and Prinz Eitel Fried
rich, interned at the Philadelphia
navy yard, were expected today. In
addition to the five persons, including
one woman, already under arrest on
the nominal charge Of smuggling as
the result Of the investigation con-
Quoted by agents of the department
of justice, it was reported that num-
ber Of others would be taken into GUS
tody within "a hours. 1t is said un-
officially that a violation Of the neu-
trality laws may be involved and that
the plot may have nationwide remif1-
cations.
The 10 chronometers said to have
beeen smuggled from the ships and
which are believed to be Of vital i'm
portance in the investigation, were
sent yesterday to an expert clock
maker for examination, to determine
whethed there had been an attempt to
tamper with the works and if SO, what
it indicated. Federal agents said the
chronometers could be used to explode
bombs which might be secreted in the
vessels for the purpose Of destroying
them in case Of war.
Orders authorizing a search Of the
fnterned raiders were expected from
Washington today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-13
HARRY THAW
AGAIN HELD
AS LUNAT|C
Special Commission Reports
That He Is Insane--Will
Be Incarcerated in Asy-
lum In Pennsylvania.
Decision Puts End to Ex-
tradition Proceedings
That Would Require Him
to Face Charge of Assault.

Philadelphia, March 13-Har-
ry X. Thaw was today adjudg-
ed a lunatic by the common
pleas court Of this city and un-
der the law cannot be taken to
New York on requisition to
stand trial on charges Of as
saulting Fred. Gump, Jr., a high
school student of Kansas City.
Thaw will be kept in st. Mary's
hospital here pending his re-
moval to a Pennsylvania asy-
lum.
The courts action was based
on the report presented today
by a lunacy commission which
yesterday took the testimony of
Thaw and his mother. =
In announcing the conclusion of the
lunacy commission, James Gay Cor
don, counsel for Mrs ThaW, on whose
behalf the lunacy proceedings were
begun, made this statement:
'"The inquisition which met yester-
day and heard the case of Harry K.
Thaw adjudged him to be a lunatic
and the finding was filed today in
the court of common pleas.
Judge Martin made the usual ap-
propriate order touching his person
and estate. Thaw is now in the GUS
tody of the sovereignty of the state
of Pennsylvania represented by its
court of chancery and under the con-
troll and protection of the court and
laws of the commonwealth. This
necessarily settles the question of his
extradition and rings down the cur
tain on that proceeding. Mrs. Thaw
and her family all desire, if possible,
that the matter may be dropped from
public exploitation. Thaw is now
safe from harm to himself or others,
and the court will hold control and
guard him. Anything with respect to
him hereafter can only be done with
the sanction of the court"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-13
four JURYMEN
SELECTED FOR
MURDER TRIAL
Welch and Slattery, Ac-
cused of Garon Killing,
May Plead Intoxication.

That intoxication will be the de-
Tense of Henry w. We1ch and Edward
Slattery, charged Eith the murder
Of Nathan Garon Of this city, was in
dicated this morning when the work
Of selecting jury began before Judge
Reed in the criminal superior court.
Each talesman was asked by counsel
for the accused, "If 1t were shown
these men were drunk would that In
f1uence you against them 2"
This question proved a STUN bling
block in many cases and when the
1 o'clock recess was called only four
jurors had been selected. Twenty
Of "a panel of 46 talesmen were ex-
amined. The four chosen were Chas.
B. Fitch, a builder of Darien; Chas.
b. Meeker farmer, Westport; Daniel
P. McKenna, farmer, Westport; Ben
jamin S. Sel1ec, farmer, Ridgefie1d.
When court opened Attorney James
A. Mari, counsel for Welch, made
motion for separate trials for the ac-
cused He said some testimony
might be introduced which would
concern only one of the prisoners.
The court denied the motion, saying
he could see no reason for granting
it.
A large crowd was on hand when
court opened, Inside the rail were
seated Weleh's mother and Slattery's
sister. The two young prisoners sat
behind their lawyers and maintained
the same f1ippant attitude that has
characterized them since their arrest.
Judge William H. Com1ey, Jr., is
counsel for Slattery.
There are three counts against each
of the accused. They are charged
with murder in the first degree, go
ing to Garon's store for the purpose
of robbing him and going to the store
to rob Sadie Garon, widow of the dead
man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-13
CuNARD LINE FRElGHTER
is SUNK; ONLY AMERICAN
ABOARD RESCUED, UNHURT

the vessel, which arrived here today
from Bergen, Norway. This is said
to be the first time that a ship flying
the American flag on the Atlantic has
been denied the privilege of transports
ing mail from a foreign country.
The John d. ArchboId took out of
Bergen SO sacks of mail from Nor
way, Denmark and Sweden. The vessel
followed the custom of other neutral
ships, by putting In at Halifax instead
of Kirkwall. There she was detain-
ed three days. according to the officers
and all the mail was taken off for ex-
animation. The tanker resumed her
voyage without it.
Since the German submarine
blockade began no malls have reached
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-13
LOADED SHELL FOUND In mail
CONSIGNED TO REMINGTON co.;
"M|STAKE" DECLARES OFFICIAL

That the loaded shell which was
mailed him by N. Stukalo, gauge de-
siger,. Of New York city, yesterday, was
mailed 10y mistake, is the opinion Of O..
p. Palmer, purchasing agent Of the
Remington Arms and Ammunition Co.
Mr.. Palmer said he knew nothing
about the matter except what he har
read in the newspaper. He said MIR.
Stuka,Io had promised him a polished
shell for a desk ornament He was
inclined to- think Stukalo got hold of a
loaded shell by mistake.
A nicke1-plated shell, about three
inches in diameter and nearly a foot
long was mailed las evening in a
wooden box at post office station s,
corner of Howard and Lafayette
streets. New York city, 1t broke out
of it's container In transit from the
mailing station to the Hudson Ter
mina1 post office and was turned over
to the police,
A test Of the cap at police head
quarters after it's removal from the
shell by Inspector Owen Eagan, Of the
bureau Of eembustib1es, resulted in the
explosion of the cap.
Fearing that the remaining contents
of the shell may consist Of explosives,
Eagan decided to postpone further
tests until this morning. He declared
the fact that the cap was exploded
made it certain the package contain
ing the shell never should have been
mailed.
The shell was addressed to O.P. Pal
mer, care of The Remington Arms Co..
Bridgeport, Conn. In the lower left
hand corner of the package appeared
the following: "a. M, T. Co.. 1872
Centre street,
When the package broke open in
the Hudson terminal station, the
clerk S, fearing it a bomb, hurriedly left
the Immediate vicinity and notified
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-13

The Lake Torpedo Boat Co.'s~plant
in Bridgeport, Conn.,, is equipped, at
present, for the manufacture of not
more than dozen submarines year,
working at highest efficiency, accord
ing to information obtained from we'll
informed sources. But through the
coordination Of other Bridgeport
plants, equipped with machinery
adaptable to the manufacture Of sub
marine parts, Commander Robinson
is confident that he will soon be ready
to meet the demands of the govern
ment upon Bridgeport.
The question addressed to Com
mander Robinson, boiled down, is
something like this:
"Can Bridgeport, with its pres
ent submarine building plant, and
other industrial plants that may
be linked with the Lake plant,
manufacture Al submarines with
in six months?"
Commander Robinson was inform
ed that the government program was
laid down along lines that would place
all the Industrial resources of Bridge
port at his disposal. The penal code
provides that any manufacturer must
give precedence to work of the United
States government over all work, if
the government deems it necessary to
call upon him. While it is not eX-
pected that any drastic steps will be
necessary, when it is shown to Bridge
port manufacturers that they will be
allowed a fair return for their work,
nevertheless, the whole machinery of
thh federal government will be be-
hind Commander Robinson in his ne
gotiations with other manufacturers
Of Bridgeport-and even beyond the
confines of Bridgeport if he deems it
ecessary to go beyond the city to &C
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-13

complish his work.
But the fact that they are in po-
sition to do the government pa
triotic service, the government Off
cials here believe, will suffice to enlist
the heartiest cooperation of the
Bridgeport manufacturers.
Development of the Lake Torpedo
Boat Co.'s plant, in East Bridgeport,
has been carried on during the last
two years upon a large scale. Sew
eral dozen acres of mud flats upon
Johnson's creek have been reclaimed,
through dredging and filling. While
blocks of property have been bought
up in the neighborhood Of the plant,
and it's buildings have mushroomed
over property that once was the
mooring place of the oysterboats of
the old settlers of ''The Point
In line with the new program, the
number of men in the Lake plant
will be largely increased, and more
men necessarily will be employed in
other industrial plants in Bridgeport,
number Of which will inaugurate
night shifts and will adopt other
means of producing the submarine
parts in connection with their regular
lines Of industry. :
The United States government has
given to the Lake company, con-
tracts for a number of years. The
latest and largest contract approxi-
mated seven million dollars, for one
cruising submarine and seven coast
defense submarines. This contract,
the largest ever given to the plant,
pales into insignificance as compared
to the latest requirement of the gov
ernment, for Al subs, the total cost Of
which will be based on fair percent
age Of. profit for the manufacturers
over the actual cost of production.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-13

the police. They found card bear
ing the name, .The Automatic Ma
chine & Tool Co., 1872 Centre street.
On a corner Of the card appeared:
IN. Stuhalo, designer of drawings for
machinery" On the reverse side had
been written in ink: Dear, ,Sir-This
is a souvenir for your desk. No dan
ger"
Mr. Palmer said today: "Stukalo is
as innocent Of any intention to do
harm as a babe unborn. I know him
we'll. He has been making some
gauges for these shells and he prom
1sed to send me a polished souvenir
for my desk. The shell which appears
to have been loaded was probably
picked out by mistake. 1t couldn't be
exploded unless thrown down very
heavily and then it couldn't do any
damage, 1t would have to he confined
In a gum In order tdo' oany. HARM
Mr.. Palmer said he had not yet been
consulted by postal or police authori-
ties in the mater but he is sure Stu
kalo had no intention of harnning him
or of doing damage to the Remington
Arms factory
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-13
MEETING AT CAPITAL

Washington, March 13-Loca1 rail-
road labor leaders from the southeast
met here today to discuss the renew
ed demand for an eight hour day to
be presented to the railroads on
Thursday by chiefs Of the four broth
erhoods and the advisability of calling
an immediate general railroad strike
if the demand is refused National
officials of the brotherhoods said the
question of strike would not be de-
termined until word came from other
sectional meetings Of railroad labor
men to be held in other cities today
and tomorrow.
About 200 men were expected to at
tend the meeting here today,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-13
Norwa1k Testator's
Mind Unsound, Is
Claim of Relatives

That He1fniha Jennings was not OF
unsound mind shen she decided a. Is
acre tract to Francis M. Jennings Of
Norwa1k, was the decision Of Judge
eager of the superior court today in
the suit brought. by John Paul. ad-
ministratof on the Jennings estate.
against Thomas j. Raymond, Francis
M, Jennings and others,
Mrs. Jennings died in 1902, 1t was
claimed that in 1860, while of unsound
mind and unable to properly transact
business, she decided the property to
Jennings The administrator asked
that ths deed abe declared veid, The
defendants said the woman was mem
tally competent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-13
NAVY Dept. SENDS OUT
SECRET INSTRuCTI0NTS
ON ARmING u. S. SHIPS

Washington, March 13.-Complete
and definite instructions to the armed
guards to he placed aboard American
merchant craft bound through the
German submarine zones have been
completed by the navy department
and approved by Secretary Lansing.
They will he forwarded to, the navy
personnel aboard the merchant craft
whenever the ships which are to be
armeid are ready to sail.
The nature of the instructions will
not be made public. They were care
fully prepared 10y navy officials and
then submitted to Secretary Lansing,
at whose suggestion some amendment
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-13

Washington March 13The railroad broherhoods Mar
President Wilson, it became known today formally
notifying him of the conference with the railroad representa-
ves scheduled for March 5 In this letter the brotherhood lead
declared they hopeful of making satisfactory ad
iustment of questions pending with the railroads
The brotherhood representatives also informed President
Wilson that it, while they negotiating with the railroads.
the would operate the
full extent with the government
President Wilson Secretary Wilson of the de-
labor had official information today regarding the
intention broherhoods to strike unless satisfactory
rangement reached Thursdays conference nves
begun through