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ft- - 1 .?nSVS(iMftrC)e4 fflK ( CENT A WORD WEATHER FORECAST )) t For Wants, To-Re- For Sale. Etc., su ii m o ii vi ii u sr m ui ii hi ki w II root tba BK8T ANI MOST S& Fair tonight and tomor vv ft al- Try v "jr var ji row. VOL. 45 NO. 234 BRIDGEPORT, CONN., MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1909 PRICE ONE CENT COL. N. B. HEFT THROWN FROM COURT AVENGES THE WRONGS OF SPECIAL TRAINS BEAR GUESTS TO WILBUR WRIGHT FLIES UP THE HUDSON TODAY ANTILEE TICKET AUTOMOBILE AND MUCH INJURED CIRCLES AND RETURNS Machine Collides With Truck Loaded With Telegraph Poles j Upon One of Which Former Railway Mag- nate Narrowly Escapes Impalement Considered One of His Greatest Aeronautic Triumphs and Cheered By Countless Thousands Chauffeur George Johnson Escapes Unhurt and Drives ' Car Back tp Garage Pole of Heavy Vehicle, Owned . by Lattin Company, Is Splintered. Distance About TweAty Miles and Flight from Govern or's Island and Back Lasted Just Thirty-thre- e Min utes and Thirty-thre- e Seconds. Col, N. H. Heft, former chief of the New,' Haven road's electrical depart- ment, was seriously Injured this morn-ta- g in. a collision between his automo- bile and one of the trucks of the Lat- tin' Storage & Trucking Co., at Strat- ford avenue and Kossuth street.- The rehicles met in almost a head-o- n col- lision and Colonel Heft, who sat beside bis driver, Charles Johnson, narrowly Escaped being impaled upon the heavy 'pole of the truck, to be' swept, seal Uid all; into the street. The colonel, who is a. heavy man, fell with great force .upon,, the Belgian block pave- ment.. ' Several people rushed to his assist- ance and found him covered ' with blood which flowed from a wound in bis headT" He was also suffering from nausea, as though injured internally. Although severely shocked he did not fully lose consciousness. The ambu- - lance was summoned and he was taken ,' to the emergency hospital where Dr. Krause closed the scalp wound with tour stitches. The colonel was also found to be suffering with a severe contusion at the side of 'his head and 'complained' of iains in his back. Af-:t- er be.ing treated for his wounds the patient was hurried to his home at Park .and Black Rock avenues, in the imbulance in charge of his physician, Dr. B. W. White, who will make an examination for internal injuries- - It drill be 24 hours before the internal any. exist, will be manifest. Friends of-th- e injured man are fearful that the injuries may prove fatal. . The corner of Stratford avenue and Kossuth street has been the scene of more collisions and accidents to vehi- cles of all kinds than any place .in the eity. . - .:-. L BURGLAR BROKE AWAY AFTER - TWO TUSSLES - f -- - ' f - t-as- t End Man Figured In -- . Sabbath Morn -- Thriller ' LADDER LED TO HOUbE A small American flag fluttered at the front of Wright's aeroplane and this patriotic display ' increased the enthusiasm of the crowdshat watch- ed the flight' and they cheered the aviator madly. Wright did not wear his cork belt but contented himself with hanging two to the front of the machine. Asi the machine neared. Governor'a Island on the return trip wrlght flew downward until he was only a few feet over the heads cf those on the island. The machine settled as gracefully as a bird on a limb, and Wright stepped out. the happiest man on the island. "It was a good flight and I am glad the people liked it," he said. "Their cheers were music to me and even the, shrieking of the whistles along the river sounded sweet." Wright will make an official flight between 2 and 4 o'clock this afternoon if conditions are f avorable He must remain aloft, an hour and cover ten miles in any direction he chooses; in or.der to win the JJudson-FuHo- n prize. . He was confident after his imorning's flight that he would have no trouble in meeting the requirements. Wright's flight was. witnessseid by thousands of spectators who. crowded the decks of the warships in the river and sent up rousing cheers. " The flight took in all the foreign ships and he was in plain view of the Jackies on the American men of war.. Following are the official figures of Wilbur Wright's flight: ' Time in the air 33 minutes and 33 seconds. i r Distance (as the crow flies' 18 3-- 10 miles. Actual ' distance traveled About 41 miles. Average speed 45 miles an hour. 6tarted 9:53. - i , Landed 40:2:34. ? Average altitude during flight 209 feet. ' - , W. J. Hammer, secretary of the aeronautical commdttee of the Hudson-Fulto- n Celebration- - this afternoon de- clared there was little likelihood that Glenn Ourtiss would make any flights in New York-- - , "Mr. Ourtiss told me to-d- ay he in- tended having- - his machine packed up this afternoon, and send it to St. Louis where he is scheduled to make flights. . (UNCLASSIFIED.) . FOUND. A lady's watch. Aipply T. J. Higgins, 991 Central Ave. . ap TICKLE THAT LAZY - LTVKK with Casca Laxine Tablets for consti- pation. FOR SALE Poultry house, second: hand, windows and red cedar posts. Inquire 169 Carroll Ave. a p REMEMBER that It is dangerous to all kinds of cheap corn remedies. 4fc"ll on Dr. Mansfield. 201 Meigs TJldg. Afternoon or Sunday. a FOR (SALE. $350 upright piano for $140. ' Must be sold at once. 844 Noble avenue. ' G 4 uo . FOR SALEL Ford runabout, search- light and lamp: also new portable garage. First class. $350.00. 1522 Fairfield Ave. a p KEANEfS-AUCTIO- EVERY NIGHT , 882 Main St: Unredeemed pledges . jewelry. Oriental goods and rugs. ' - - G 4 ap TO RENT. New apartments, ' Just completed, 6 rooms, all improve- ments, 1476-148- 2 East Main St. Q4 ap TO RENT. 6 room flat, Improvements 544 Fairfield avenue. L. S. Catlin & Co., 107 Wall St. Q 2 apo BRIDGEPORT Housecleaning Bureau. Ashes, rubbish removed. 483' New-fie- ld avenue. Telephone 1316-- 5. Ralph L. Miller, Prop. G 2 . tf o . OPPORTUNITY. Meat market and grocery for sale or rent on easy terms, good location, reasonable rent. Enquire 1205 Stratford Ave. I 21 tf o TO RENT. Desk room with roll top desk. 416 Warner Building. - I 2 tf o TYPEWRITING Mimeographing, Notary Public. Sears, 108 Meigs Bldg. , P 17 tfo GYPSY VIOLINIST Kukanski,Who Struck Wan dering Musician, Had Record NEWS OFCITY COURT Music no longer calms the savage breast, said John Kotla, a wandering Gypsy minstrel, in .the city court, this morning, when he told .before Judge Foster the story of the assault upon him in an East Side saloon by John Kukansky of Pembroke street, Satur- day night. Kotla is a real Gypsy and earns hie living by playing on an old violin which he prizes more than any- thing else in the world. He said Ku-wans- ki struck him in the face and tried to take away his violin. Kuwan-s- ki said that .he minstrel wanted him to buy him a drink for- - his playing and that upon his refusal the Gypsy spoke profanely of all Poles of whom Kuwaneki is one. Kuwanski denied striking him. but he was fined $10 and costs for breach of the peace. Ku wanski has a police record, which went against him. John Collins, aged 15, son of Joseph Collins of 19 Clinton avenue, was sent to the reform school for using abusive language to Patrolman Gottechalk las' night. Collins was also charged with loitering around street corners. Col- lins has been a sort of a terror about the West End according to the patrol- man. He -- recently hit Special Police man Rahn on the head with a stone. Robert Chambers, colored, had 20 days added to his jail sentence of 4 months for non-suppo- rt, for the theft of a bicycle. . Alexander Norkus of Columbia street was fined $10 and costs, for an assault and breach of the peace committed at his home. Saturday night. He was charged, with pounding up some of his relatives, all of whom seemed to be in deadly fear of him. Charles Mason and Thomas Brophy, who have spent most of their time hanging around the water front, ac- cording to Patrolman Glennon. were-give- jai! sentences. . Mason was found guilty of vagrancy and was fined $5 and costs and 60 days. Brophy was sent up for 30 days for drunken ness. They were arrested Saturday afternoon while enjoying a growler party at the foot of Wall street. Both were drunk. James Buckley and John Driecoll. small boys who broke into and rob'Aed the gas meter of R. A. Lewis at 4 Le&bia street. Labor day, were dis- charged. They admitted their guilt and judgment was suspended. The probation officer will keep his weather eye on them. PARSONS MUST PRODUCE PROOF Congressman Will Be Called Upon to Substantiate Sen- sational Charges REGARDING TAMMANY DEAL (Special from United' Press.) Washington, Oct. 4. Congressman Herbert Parsons of New York, who is also chairman of the New Tprk Coun ty Republican committee and leader in the Mayoralty fight now on there, will probably be called uponi to substan- tiate before ah investigating commit- tee of Congress the sensational charges which he has made regarding an al leged deal between Tammany Hall and the men in control of the National House of Representatives. In brief these charges! are to the ef fect that those Democrats who bolted their party, last- - March and assisted Speaker Cannon and- his lieutenants to defeat the plan to amend the rules. did so because prominent New York up-Sta- te Republicans promised that the Legislature at Albany would kill a pending bill for ' the perfection of the registration laws which was bitterly opposed by Tammany Hall. This brings up a question of honor and good faith and it is said the men involved'-wil- l demand an investigation and insist that Parsons shall produce a proof of his charges or publicly re- pudiate them. - It is also accepted as certain-tha- t the publication of Parsons' statements will cause a renewal of the fight to change the rules of the House when Congress reassembles in December. Republican insurgents as well as Democrats will take hold of the Parsons story and ask embarrassing questions of those who were parties to the alleged deal, and it will stimulate them to make another effort to amend the rules so as to re duce the power of the Speaker and the committee on Rules. There were 23 Democrats who went to the aid of the Republican organiza- tion on the rules question after it had been beaten on two previous votes. Eight of these came from New York as follows: Lindsay, Fitzgerald, Rior- - dan, Goldfogle, Fornes, Conroy, Har rison and. Goulden. They were joined by the following from Georgia: Brant- ley, Edwards, Griggs, Howard. Lee and1 Livingston, and- by the following from other sections: Keliher, Mass., McDermott, 111., Moon, Tenn.. O'Con.-nel- l, Mass., Peters, Miss., and Spark-ma- n, Fla.. Bartlett, Nev., Broussand and Estophinal of Louisiana. - Well Digger Buried In Eighty Foot Hole New York, Oct. 4. With a big crowd- watching their frantic efforts. 40 men took turns during the night and this morning, working like mad in the hope that they may rescue alive John Coffen, buried at the bottom of an eighty foot well. The chance that Coffen will survive is the possibility that the shoring of the well protected him from tons of sand when the earth collapsed, upon him. Coffen. who is 22. and his father, had been working in the well at the farm near Central Islip. L. I. They had reached a depth of SO feet and yester- day while Coffen was at work in the well' and his father was drawing up the earth he loosened the shoring and the sides gave way. Rescuers began their work when faint taippings were heard on the timbers b "ath the sands, indicating that the young man was alive. During the night more sand was loosened and it is "feared the victim will not survive. . . WEDDING SCENE t Robert Wright Read Mar- ries Miss.Rossiter at Coun- try Home of Bride's Father GROWN SON OF F.B. READ Miss Marjorie Rossiter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Laurence Ros siter, was married' Robert Wright Read at Old Field Acres the Rossiter country place at Setauket, Long Isl and Saturday at noon. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Clel-lan- d B. McAfee, pastor of the Lafay- ette Avenue Presbyterian Church, as- sisted by the Rev. Dr. Edward A. George, of Ithaca, N. X., an uncle of the bride. Masses of pink and white cosmos against a back ground of autumn fo- liage and Southern smilax made an exceedingly attractive setting for the bridal party. Miss Rossiter s gown was of white satin, with garnitures of duchess lace, and she carried lilies of the valley and orchids. : Her sister, Miss Elizabeth Rossiter, wearing em- broidered net over pink satin, attend- ed as maid of honor,- and Miss Althea Jaggar, Miss Minnie EL Read, MSss Ada L. Read, sisters of the bride groom, in pink chiffon over pink satin, were the bridesmaids. Their bou-qeu- ts were showers of pink and, white cosmos. x The bridegroom, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Read, of this city, and a member of the class of Yale, '03, had as his best man his brother, Harry ,H. Read, and Minton Goodrich Rossiter, R. Clifford Merwin, Charles H. Turkington and W. Logan MaoOoy served as ushers. Acting as ribbon girls were the deb- utantes of three seasons ago, when the cards for Miss Rossi ter's coming out reception werp recalled because of the death of her grand father. Justice William. Wtoton Goodrich. The group included Miss Ethel James Adams, Miss Jean Dunbar Adams, Miss Mary Richardson Babbott, Miss Mary White Childs, Miss Katherihe Dauchy, Miss Olga Doughty, Miss Mary Buchannan Jennings and Miss Orlena Zabriskie. They were frockedr in sheer white. Mrs. Rossiter received in a gown of lavendar moire, with a corsage bou- quet of orchids, and Mrs. Read, moth- er of the bridegroom, was attired in blue satin and wore violets. The guests were brought down by special trains leaving Long Island City and Flat bush avenue station at 10:30 and returning from Setauket at 5 o'clock. Among those present from this city in addition to the family - of the groom were Mr.' and Mrs Charles-B- .- Read and 'Mr. 'David F. Read. Mr. and Mrs. Rossiter gave a din ner of thirty covers on Friday even- - ng. - The guests were the members of the bridal party and a few extra men friends of Mr. Read. The Ros- siter home in New York )a ' at No. 48 Montgomery Place. Mr. and Mrs. Read will reside in Ardmore, near Philadelphia, where they are building a handsome resi- dence which is expected to be ready in about six weeks. For the past six years Mr. Read has held a respon sible place with the Pennsylvania Steel Company. . . GRAVE FEARS FOR POPE PIUS (Special from United Press.) Rome. Oct. 4. Grave fears are caus ed by physical- condition of Pope Pius X despite authoritative statements that the ailment which keeps the Pon- tiff in seclusion is not of a serious na- ture. The Pope to-d- ay is receiving only his secretary and his close ac- quaintances among the "Vatican of- ficials because his physicians insist that he must have absolute rest. The fact that the Pope's present ill ness is not serious jwhich is being used by the Vatican authorities to dispel a'l doubt as to his condition, is misleadi- ng'. His age and the general condi- tion of his health make even the most trifling indisposition ' serious in his case. The frequent attacks of illness to which the Pope is subject are very likely at any time to develop into per manent sickness. The Pontiff's present breakdown is due to gout and a gen eral rundown condition of the system. CAMP flELD BLAMELESS FOR DEATH OF WOMAN ' Word has been received here that Frank H. Camp, the Bridgeporter whose automobile ran into a woman in the streets of Minneapolis, Minn., a few weeks ago has been exonerated by a grand jury of all blame in con- nection with the death of the woman. All of the witnesses who appeared be- fore the granr jury produced evidence that was favorable to the former Bridgeport young man. The eye wit- nesses placed the blame upon the wo- man, Mrs. D. W. Thompson. They said that she alighted from: a trolley car .between crossings and then went back to reboard the car. In doing so she ran in front ' of the automobile. Mr. Campt stopped his car to allow her to pass. The woman changed her mind about boarding the car and step ped toward the middle of the road just as Mr. Camp's car gave a lurch forward when he put on the power. A fender of the car struck a dress suit case the woman was carrying and she was thrown to the pavement. In the fall she struck on the pave ment and fractured her skull. Mr. Camp who is a son of 'Mr. and Mrs. James E. Camp, of 186 Harriet street, of this city suffered a great deal from shock as a result of the woman's death, but felt somewhat relieved when the eye witnesses declared his blame- less. ' LUSITANIA BROKE HER OWN RECORD (Special from United Press.) Queenstown, Oct. 4. The Cunarder Lusitania broke her own record for the east bound trans-Atlant- ic passage to-d- ay when she arrived here two hours ahead of her best previous time. The time for the trip was 4 days, 15 hours and 52 minutes. CUNARD OFFICIAL, WM. WATSON, DEAD (Special from United Press.) London. Oct. 4. William r Watson, chairman of the Cunard Steamship Company, died to-da- y. Watson was 66 years old and had been identified with the Cunard Company from early manhood. IN NINTH Oliver R. Beers, Stephen Er hardt and William R. Ab-ercrom- Named to Lead Fight MUIRHEAD TO BE ALDERMANIC CHOICE Republican Anger Culmin ates Over Harbor-Ca- r Barn Grab," High Taxes, and Nothing to Show for the MOney-Republica- discontent with the ad ministration of Mayor Lee, and with the little group of corporation law-yea- rs and long time office holders who have dictated the policies of the ad ministration, is focusing in a storm of protest which promises to drive the Lee tickets fromi the field, in an over- whelming defeat at the primaries. The latest expre.ssion of Republican de termination to have a new manage ment of their party is expressed in a consultation : of many of the leading Republicans of the Ninth district who have decided to put into the field a delegate ticket, which will be opposed to the administration of Mayor Lee, to his renomination, and to the nomina- tion of any man who is known to have the machine collar about nis neck. After careful consideration . three of th6 strongest iepuoiicans in me dis trict have .been, selected to oppose tne Lee forces. They are Oliver R. Beers, Stephen Erhardt, and William R. -- This ticket will be known as the an ticket. It will be apposed to any program In the city convention which calls Tor a continu- ance of the harbor-gra- b and car-bar- n programs. ' The delegates are pledg ed' to vote in the convention of their party, it is sadd. for somebody who will be free from machine taint, and who will .agree to "dlscontinu those form of municipal extravagance which have plunged the city into the greatest tax rate, levied against the greatest list m Its History. , r The candidate for Alderman will be William R. Muir- - head, the well known builder and contractor. ' who has entered the race at the solicitation of Republicans who are said to believe that he will be against further domination of the Re- publican side of the council and Re publican party by privilege seeking corporations. Practically the entire Republican vote, of the Ninth district is register ed for the primaries. - The contest there will be exceedingly warm. The balance of opinion inclines to the view that the ticket will win. A large number of Repub lican home owners live in the Ninth. They have for sometime been restless under a burden of high taxes, and the little in - the way of improvements in the district to show for the money that they .pay into the " city treasury. Much dissatisfaction also' exists over the jockeying that has been done in connection with the 'garbage nuisance. for which corporation laVyers close to the administration are held in a measure responsible. : Welcome, to Gompers - - j Washington. Oct. 4. An enthusiastic welcome home is being arranged by local organized labor , for President Samuel Gomoers. of tne American Federation of Labor, who will return here from his European trip October 12. It is estimated that 20.000 union men from out3ide points will partici- pate in the parade being gotten up in his honor following which a bigmass meeting is to be held in Convention Hall. ' William J. Bryan has been ed to be the chief orator of the occasion and will probably aceept. Judge Alton J3. Parker and several members of Congress will be among the speakers. Lives With Ballet In His Brain Washington. Oct. 4 With a. bullet in his brain. Nichol Lewis, aged 57, walked tohis home to-d- ay from the Casualty Hospital where he has been undergoing treatment since receiving the injury a week ago. The physicians declared that no. operation was neces sary and that Lewis will suffer no 111 effects from the presence of the mis- sile in his thinking apparatus. Lewis was cleaning an old revolver when the weapon was accidentally discharged. Although supposed to be mortally wounded and having actual- ly suffered the loss of ar small portion of his brain, Lewis never lost con- sciousness. An .y photograph shows that the braincells have knitted around the bullet forming a sack for it. VALUABLE HORSE BITTEN BY DOG (Special from United Press.) Norwalk. Oct. 4. A valuable horse ovned by Miss Agnes Golden, daugh-H- er of- Editor James Golden of the South Norwalk Sentinel, was attacked by a savage bull-do- g owned, by LTtfTs Udleman yesterday afternoon and bad- ly bitten. The dog was suspected of having rabies and was clubbed to death after a vicious fight. Irish Language Society Elects Officers and . Arranges Entertainment XJie following officers were elected at- - a ' meeting of the Irish Language society, held yesterday: J.J. McCarthy, president; J. Granville, vice president; Timothy O'Shea. secretary: James Carton, treasurer. It was decided to open the school exercises with an .... Johnston Might Have Killed Intruder Had He Cared to. "Tad" Johnston, 321 Connecticut ave- - ' ' hue, assistant sporting editor on the Standard had almost thrilling adven- - ture Sunday morning about 3:30 o'clock bX his home' with, a second story" thief who had entered .Mr. Johnston's apart- -' ments by using a, painter's j ladder, .which had been , left standing against the aide of the house. . "Tad" was awakened by his wife who told him she thought, there was some one in the house. She said she heard a noise in the kitchen. . "Tad" "after donning his trousers started on a search. He looked in all the rooms i but saw no one. He did notice that The Heft automobile was traveling west oiy Stratford avenue and Lattin's irucK, driven Dy iTanfc Farrell, was traveling in an easterly direction in the same street. Stratford avenue is narrow and, having a heavy load on the truck, the driver took the east bound trolley tracks. At Kossuth street he took a sharp turn toward Kossuth street, swinging his horses around in order to pull the wheels of the truck out of the tracks. Chauffeur Johnson found the truck team in front of him before he knew it and before he could shut off the power the collision came. The motor car struck the end of the truck pole a glancing blow, knocking down one of the horses and splitting the Stout piece of timber nearly in twain. Johnson, who kept his hold on the steering wheel, managed to keep his position although the seat was torn from beneath him. He shuoff the power, and was able to run the car home and inform Mrs. Heft of the ac- cident. Mrs. Heft lost no time in call- ing Dr. White on the telephone and sending him to look after the welfare of Colonel Heft. ' Col. Heft was formerly president of the Bridgeport Traction Co., he was the builder of the first third rail5 sys- tem in America, and for several years was at the head' of the electrical de- partment of the Consolidated railroad. He settled' in Bridgeport about 18 years ago and built the handsome stone res- idence in Park avenue which he still occupies. . Dr. White said this afternoon that Col. Heft has apparently sustained a slight concussion of the brain, but no other internal injuries. His memory seems to be returning, and Dr. White is inclined to the belief that Col. Heft will make an early recovery unless Complications not now foreseen inter- vene. ' TAYLOR SUICIDES State Official .Ends Life In .Capitol Building at Hart- ford. ' .. (Special from United Press.) Hartford, Oct. 4. John CI Taylor.for many years secretary ,of 'the Connec- ticut Prison Association, committed suicide in his office at the capital to- day by firing, a bullet through his head. ; Taylor was 64 years old. It Is be- lieved by a number of his friends that the fear of losing his mind prompted his act. " According to C. M. Thompson, his assistant, who was in the office at the time, Mr. Taylor was sitting in the chair and appeared to be perfectly normal. . Thompson turned his back to look over some records when he heard a shot and turning around saw his employer lying on the floor and the blood flowing from a hole in his right temple. Help wiiiUjediately sum- moned and the body was removed to an undertaking establishment and was taken to his home from there. Mr. Taylor is survived by a wife and daughter. i - President Osborne Calls Meeting of ; Democratic Assoc. May. Be Candidate of Dem- ocracy for Member Board of Education. Dr, 3eo. W. Osborne, president of the Democratic Association, has call- ed a meeting of the association for Wednesday, Sept. 6, on which date the association rooms will be opened ,and in charge of Thos. F. White, who will receive applications and give any in- formation required as to. the coming election. President Osborne is , prominently mentioned as a candidate of the Dem- ocratic party for . member of the Board of Education. Several prominent' party leaders believe that he would give- valuable service on the aboard, snd that his candidacy would also strengthen the ticket, because of his fitnets for the office. Gunboat to Lay ' ' Outside' ' v Next Week Naval Militia to Be In . Charge of Machias The gunboat "Machias" which is now stationed at New Haven, having on board a number of the New Haven Naval Reserves will leave that city on Saturday afternoon and will come to this city, where it is expected it will remain for a week. During that time the members of the local naval militia under command of Lieut. Albert J. Merritt will be on board. Their friends can visit them at any time during the week. The local company will leave this city on the 1:50 p. m. train Satur- day for New Haven where they will board the "Machias" preparatory to its proceeding to this city. Arrange- ments will be furthered for the visit at a meeting of the Reserves to be held Wednesday evening at the Ar- mory. BRISTOL BARBER ARRESTED ON CRIMINAL CHARGE (Special from United Press.) Bristol, Oct. 4. Joe Kalwasin-ki- , a barber, who the police say is wanted in St,. Louis on a"V;riniinal charge, was arrested here this morning and left for that city in company with his bonds- man. Samuel Mareov.ick.i According to the police Kalwasinski was arrestad about 4 months ago in St. Louis and released in bonds of $1,000. He skipped his bonds and has been living here for the past three months. ' .(Special ?from United Press.) , New York, Oct. 4. Cheered by countless thousands that crowded the Battery and lined both sidea of the Hudson and receiving a whistle salute from the hundreds of craft in the riv er, Wilbur Wright to-d- ay flew in his aeroplane from Governor's Island up the Hud-so- to 125th street, circled, and returned to Governor s ilslandk achieving one of his ' greatest aero nautic triumphs. The distance was about 20 miles and the flight which began at 9:53 lasted exactly 33 minutes and 35 seconds, ac- cording to W. J. Hammer, the secre- tary of the Areonautical Committee of the Hudson-Fulto- n Celebration. The trip up the river was made along the New York side where Wright said he found the wind strong and unexpectedly gusty. It was this fact that prevented him from circling Grant's Tomb. Instead, he circled above the river and headed on the re- turn trip along the New Jersey side. The wind on this side of the nver was much more to his liking and Wright thinks his speed on the ;fray back .was easily at the rate of 40 miles an hour. The height varied from 40 to 400 feet. At the outset Wright flew at a low height as the tall buildings along the Battery and in the downtown section of the city created strong air currents and uncertain drafts that ' made it dangerous- to fly' at a great height un- less he went at .too great a height for the - people to see him to advantage. 'And I wanted the people to get a good view of the machine," he said. Quitting the downtown section, How ever, Wright pointed the machine up ward and quickly attained a neignt or between 300 and 400 feet. The wind was much stronger at the extreme height than I anticipated and, in addition, was very fitful. Consid ering the unfavorable winds I think theSflight was one of the most success- ful I ever made. - ' 'I avoided flying low over tne steamers and tugs as the blasts from their whistles affected the air and re- tarded the flight. I kept a good line on ttiv height by watching "the Metro politan tower. I was never even with the top of this." NEW HAVEN VOTES BY MACHINE TODAY Mayoralty Contest Hottest Ever Waged and Both Sides Confident STATE SHOWS HEAVY VOTE New Haven. Oct. 4. This city is us ing its voting ' machines today for the first time in tne election' oi a mayor and other city officers and an unueua'ly large vote is being polled. The mayor- alty contest is the hottest that has been waged here in a aiumber of years and both sides are extremely confident of electing their candidates. James B. Martin, the present incumb- ent, is the candidate for on the Democratic ticket, and Frank J. Rice, a real estate man and hitherto almost unknown politically, is heading the Republican ticket. Earnest ef- forts are being made by both parties to get out a large vote. The Republi- cans will have to overcome Mayor Martin's plurality of 1,167 of two years ago and declare they will do this with a majority of 1,000. while the Martin adherents count on electing their can- didate by at least 1,000. Reports coming in from all over the state show that an unusually heavy vote is being polled. In some towns where the license question is an issue it exceeds the vote polled at last year's election. Packed Trolley Car Jumps Track, Scaring. Women and Children The trolley car that leaves this city at 10:30 o'clock Sunday morning, for New Haven, ran off the tracks at Stratford, at the junction with the Shelton line. The car was much overcrowded and people were thrown heavily against each other. Nobody was seriously injured but many wo- men were frightened to the verge of hysterics. Traffic was delayed for some time. The overcrowding of the cars on the New Haven line was great throughout a large part of the day. The cars were insufficient for the per- sons who desired) to use them. TO RENT. Five rooms, all Improve- -' ments. Enquire 8fil Wood Ave. G 4 s p o LOST. Lady's gold watch. Initials M. B. Reward at 235 Park avenue. G 4 u p o FURNISHED ROOM WANTED for 2 gentlemen with 2 single beds. Will pay $12 per month, near center city. Address P. O. Box 529, City. ap DRESSMAKING AND MILLINERY Learn dressmaking and millinery at McDowell's. "The kind that pays," Individual instruction in dress-cutting- ,; dressmaking, designing, ladies' .tailoring and millinery, by the fa- mous McDowell .method. Expert teachers, best schools in America. Payments easy, positions free. Come register. Patterns cut to measure make dressmaking easy. Day and evening classes. McDowell's School 46 Cannon street.. i G 4 sp NOTICE There will be a meeting of the Second District Democratic Club. Tues- day, Oct. 6th, at 8 p. m.. 521 Lafayette street and corner Radlroad avenu?. All Democrats of Second District are invited to attend. : JOHN H. McMURRAY. G4b Pres. " a window in his child's bedroom was. THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL, 836 Fairfield avenue, September 29th. 1 j eighteenth year. The course of study includes all subjects required for ' J admission to the leading universities and technical schools. Individual i ' work. Office hours, af ternoon ' and . evening, I J o (open and he knew that it had been tehut when he retired. " While 'looking in the kitchen pantry "Tad" was startled by a figure rush-- v 4ng from a small closet on the other ' ; side of the room. Turning quickly ' around he ran - straight into a small ' lightly built man who wore a cap which was pulled down over his eyes. The- two men grappled and had it all over the floor. The burglar was very wiry although he was small and final- ly slipped out of . "Tad's" clutches. He started for the open window to escape and "Tad" was close after. The burg- lar slipped on the threshold of the . door in the room where he-- , had- enter- ed through the window and fell against the foot of the bed. striking, his shoulder and the side of his face hard enough to draw blood. Another strug- gle followed and again the little man eluded "Tad." . One bolt and he was on the window sill , and on his way down the ladder. "Tad" grabbed the ladder and threat -- ened to hurl St backwards if the burg- - ... Jar did not stop but the man kept on poing and "Tad" did not want to risk killing the fellow by throwing him off the ladder and so did not carry out liis threat. The man was last seen ' ' tearing down the avenue. The in- -. truder got no swag. .'. . ENFORCE MOVING ' PICTURE LAW tate Police Formulate Drastic v Regulations for Little Theatres. ". v ' Proprietors of the moving picture theatres are " doing some lively work this week to comply with the statute made by ' the last legislature for the , pontrol of such places and the rules J Jormula.ted by the state police depart- - - nent. These rules demand compliance , with laws . relating to fire escapes, wide aisles, chairs fastened to the doors, aisles kept free of spectators, exits marked with red letters five in- ches high, doors opening outward and a supply of accessible fire extinguish- -' ers. In addition to these rules are others regulating the construction of the booth in which the picture ma- chine is located and operated. The operator of such machines are requir- ed have a license from the state. ' - ' No such machine can be operated for more than 20 minutes without a stop of five minutes. State Officer Frank . "Virilli has received copies- of the new . 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VOL. 45 NO. 234 BRIDGEPORT, CONN., MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1909 PRICE ONE CENT

COL. N. B. HEFT THROWN FROM COURT AVENGES

THE WRONGS OF

SPECIAL TRAINS

BEAR GUESTS TOWILBUR WRIGHT FLIES

UP THE HUDSON TODAY

ANTILEE

TICKETAUTOMOBILE AND MUCH INJURED

CIRCLES AND RETURNSMachine Collides With Truck Loaded With Telegraph

Poles j Upon One of Which Former Railway Mag-nate Narrowly Escapes Impalement

Considered One of His Greatest Aeronautic Triumphsand Cheered By Countless ThousandsChauffeur George Johnson Escapes Unhurt and Drives

'Car Back tp Garage Pole of Heavy Vehicle, Owned

. by Lattin Company, Is Splintered. Distance About TweAty Miles and Flight from Governor's Island and Back Lasted Just Thirty-thre- e Minutes and Thirty-thre- e Seconds.

Col, N. H. Heft, former chief of theNew,' Haven road's electrical depart-ment, was seriously Injured this morn-ta- g

in. a collision between his automo-bile and one of the trucks of the Lat-tin' Storage & Trucking Co., at Strat-ford avenue and Kossuth street.- Therehicles met in almost a head-o- n col-

lision and Colonel Heft, who sat besidebis driver, Charles Johnson, narrowlyEscaped being impaled upon the heavy'pole of the truck, to be' swept, sealUid all; into the street. The colonel,who is a. heavy man, fell with greatforce .upon,, the Belgian block pave-ment.. '

Several people rushed to his assist-ance and found him covered ' withblood which flowed from a wound inbis headT" He was also suffering fromnausea, as though injured internally.Although severely shocked he did notfully lose consciousness. The ambu- -lance was summoned and he was taken

,' to the emergency hospital where Dr.Krause closed the scalp wound withtour stitches. The colonel was alsofound to be suffering with a severecontusion at the side of 'his head and'complained' of iains in his back. Af-:t- er

be.ing treated for his wounds thepatient was hurried to his home atPark .and Black Rock avenues, in theimbulance in charge of his physician,Dr. B. W. White, who will make anexamination for internal injuries-- Itdrill be 24 hours before the internal

any. exist, will be manifest.Friends of-th- e injured man are fearfulthat the injuries may prove fatal.. The corner of Stratford avenue andKossuth street has been the scene ofmore collisions and accidents to vehi-cles of all kinds than any place .in theeity. . - .:-. L

BURGLAR BROKE

AWAY AFTER

- TWO TUSSLES- f --- ' f -

t-as-t End Man Figured In-- . Sabbath Morn --

Thriller '

LADDER LED TO HOUbE

A small American flag fluttered atthe front of Wright's aeroplane andthis patriotic display ' increased theenthusiasm of the crowdshat watch-ed the flight' and they cheered theaviator madly.

Wright did not wear his cork beltbut contented himself with hangingtwo to the front of themachine. Asi the machine neared.Governor'a Island on the return tripwrlght flew downward until he wasonly a few feet over the heads cfthose on the island.

The machine settled as gracefully asa bird on a limb, and Wright steppedout. the happiest man on the island.

"It was a good flight and I am gladthe people liked it," he said. "Theircheers were music to me and even the,shrieking of the whistles along theriver sounded sweet."

Wright will make an official flightbetween 2 and 4 o'clock this afternoonif conditions are favorable He mustremain aloft, an hour and cover tenmiles in any direction he chooses; inor.der to win the JJudson-FuHo- n

prize. . He was confident after hisimorning's flight that he would have no

trouble in meeting the requirements.Wright's flight was. witnessseid bythousands of spectators who. crowdedthe decks of the warships in the riverand sent up rousing cheers. " Theflight took in all the foreign ships andhe was in plain view of the Jackieson the American men of war..

Following are the official figures ofWilbur Wright's flight: '

Time in the air 33 minutes and 33seconds. i r

Distance (as the crow flies' 18 3-- 10

miles.Actual ' distance traveled About 41

miles.Average speed 45 miles an hour.

6tarted 9:53. - i ,

Landed 40:2:34. ?

Average altitude during flight 209feet. '

-,

W. J. Hammer, secretary of theaeronautical commdttee of the Hudson-Fulto- n

Celebration- - this afternoon de-clared there was little likelihood thatGlenn Ourtiss would make any flightsin New York-- - ,

"Mr. Ourtiss told me to-d- ay he in-tended having- - his machine packed upthis afternoon, and send it to St. Louiswhere he is scheduled to make flights.

. (UNCLASSIFIED.) .

FOUND. A lady's watch. Aipply T. J.Higgins, 991 Central Ave. . ap

TICKLE THAT LAZY - LTVKK withCasca Laxine Tablets for consti-pation.

FOR SALE Poultry house, second:hand, windows and red cedar posts.Inquire 169 Carroll Ave. a p

REMEMBER that It is dangerous toall kinds of cheap corn remedies.

4fc"ll on Dr. Mansfield. 201 MeigsTJldg. Afternoon or Sunday. a

FOR (SALE. $350 upright piano for$140. ' Must be sold at once. 844Noble avenue. ' G 4 uo .

FOR SALEL Ford runabout, search-light and lamp: also new portablegarage. First class. $350.00. 1522Fairfield Ave. a p

KEANEfS-AUCTIO- EVERY NIGHT, 882 Main St: Unredeemed pledges. jewelry. Oriental goods and rugs.' - - G 4 apTO RENT. New apartments, ' Just

completed, 6 rooms, all improve-ments, 1476-148- 2 East Main St.

Q 4 apTO RENT. 6 room flat, Improvements

544 Fairfield avenue. L. S. Catlin &Co., 107 Wall St. Q 2 apo

BRIDGEPORT Housecleaning Bureau.Ashes, rubbish removed. 483' New-fie- ld

avenue. Telephone 1316-- 5. RalphL. Miller, Prop. G 2 . tfo .

OPPORTUNITY. Meat market andgrocery for sale or rent on easyterms, good location, reasonable rent.Enquire 1205 Stratford Ave.

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TO RENT. Desk room with roll topdesk. 416 Warner Building. -

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TYPEWRITING Mimeographing,Notary Public. Sears, 108 Meigs Bldg.

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GYPSY VIOLINIST

Kukanski,Who Struck Wandering Musician, Had

Record

NEWS OFCITY COURT

Music no longer calms the savagebreast, said John Kotla, a wanderingGypsy minstrel, in .the city court, thismorning, when he told .before JudgeFoster the story of the assault uponhim in an East Side saloon by JohnKukansky of Pembroke street, Satur-day night. Kotla is a real Gypsy andearns hie living by playing on an oldviolin which he prizes more than any-thing else in the world. He said Ku-wans- ki

struck him in the face andtried to take away his violin. Kuwan-s- ki

said that .he minstrel wanted himto buy him a drink for-- his playingand that upon his refusal the Gypsyspoke profanely of all Poles of whomKuwaneki is one. Kuwanski deniedstriking him. but he was fined $10 andcosts for breach of the peace. Kuwanski has a police record, whichwent against him.

John Collins, aged 15, son of JosephCollins of 19 Clinton avenue, was sentto the reform school for using abusivelanguage to Patrolman Gottechalk las'night. Collins was also charged withloitering around street corners. Col-lins has been a sort of a terror aboutthe West End according to the patrol-man. He -- recently hit Special Policeman Rahn on the head with a stone.

Robert Chambers, colored, had 20days added to his jail sentence of 4months for non-suppo- rt, for the theftof a bicycle. .

Alexander Norkus of Columbia streetwas fined $10 and costs, for an assaultand breach of the peace committed athis home. Saturday night. He wascharged, with pounding up some of hisrelatives, all of whom seemed to be indeadly fear of him.

Charles Mason and Thomas Brophy,who have spent most of their timehanging around the water front, ac-cording to Patrolman Glennon. were-give-

jai! sentences. . Mason wasfound guilty of vagrancy and wasfined $5 and costs and 60 days. Brophywas sent up for 30 days for drunkenness. They were arrested Saturdayafternoon while enjoying a growlerparty at the foot of Wall street. Bothwere drunk.

James Buckley and John Driecoll.small boys who broke into and rob'Aedthe gas meter of R. A. Lewis at 4Le&bia street. Labor day, were dis-charged. They admitted their guiltand judgment was suspended. Theprobation officer will keep his weathereye on them.

PARSONS MUST

PRODUCE PROOF

Congressman Will Be CalledUpon to Substantiate Sen-

sational Charges

REGARDING TAMMANY DEAL

(Special from United' Press.)Washington, Oct. 4. Congressman

Herbert Parsons of New York, who isalso chairman of the New Tprk County Republican committee and leader inthe Mayoralty fight now on there, willprobably be called uponi to substan-tiate before ah investigating commit-tee of Congress the sensational chargeswhich he has made regarding an alleged deal between Tammany Hall andthe men in control of the NationalHouse of Representatives.In brief these charges! are to the effect that those Democrats who boltedtheir party, last- - March and assistedSpeaker Cannon and- his lieutenants todefeat the plan to amend the rules.did so because prominent New Yorkup-Sta- te Republicans promised thatthe Legislature at Albany would killa pending bill for ' the perfection of theregistration laws which was bitterlyopposed by Tammany Hall.

This brings up a question of honorand good faith and it is said the meninvolved'-wil- l demand an investigationand insist that Parsons shall producea proof of his charges or publicly re-pudiate them. -

It is also accepted as certain-tha-t thepublication of Parsons' statements willcause a renewal of the fight to changethe rules of the House when Congressreassembles in December. Republicaninsurgents as well as Democrats willtake hold of the Parsons story and askembarrassing questions of those whowere parties to the alleged deal, and itwill stimulate them to make anothereffort to amend the rules so as to reduce the power of the Speaker and thecommittee on Rules.

There were 23 Democrats who wentto the aid of the Republican organiza-tion on the rules question after it hadbeen beaten on two previous votes.Eight of these came from New Yorkas follows: Lindsay, Fitzgerald, Rior--dan, Goldfogle, Fornes, Conroy, Harrison and. Goulden. They were joinedby the following from Georgia: Brant-ley, Edwards, Griggs, Howard. Leeand1 Livingston, and- by the followingfrom other sections: Keliher, Mass.,McDermott, 111., Moon, Tenn.. O'Con.-nel- l,

Mass., Peters, Miss., and Spark-ma- n,

Fla.. Bartlett, Nev., Broussandand Estophinal of Louisiana. -

Well Digger Buried

In Eighty Foot Hole

New York, Oct. 4. With a big crowd-watching their frantic efforts. 40 mentook turns during the night and thismorning, working like mad in thehope that they may rescue alive JohnCoffen, buried at the bottom of aneighty foot well. The chance thatCoffen will survive is the possibilitythat the shoring of the well protectedhim from tons of sand when the earthcollapsed, upon him.

Coffen. who is 22. and his father, hadbeen working in the well at the farmnear Central Islip. L. I. They hadreached a depth of SO feet and yester-day while Coffen was at work in thewell' and his father was drawing upthe earth he loosened the shoring andthe sides gave way. Rescuers begantheir work when faint taippings wereheard on the timbers b "ath thesands, indicating that the young manwas alive.

During the night more sand wasloosened and it is "feared the victimwill not survive. . .

WEDDING SCENEt

Robert Wright Read Mar-ries Miss.Rossiter at Coun-

try Home of Bride'sFather

GROWN SON OF F.B. READ

Miss Marjorie Rossiter, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Clinton Laurence Rossiter, was married' Robert WrightRead at Old Field Acres the Rossitercountry place at Setauket, Long Island Saturday at noon. The ceremonywas performed by the Rev. Dr. Clel-lan- d

B. McAfee, pastor of the Lafay-ette Avenue Presbyterian Church, as-

sisted by the Rev. Dr. Edward A.George, of Ithaca, N. X., an uncle ofthe bride.

Masses of pink and white cosmosagainst a back ground of autumn fo-

liage and Southern smilax made anexceedingly attractive setting for thebridal party. Miss Rossiter s gownwas of white satin, with garnitures ofduchess lace, and she carried lilies ofthe valley and orchids. : Her sister,Miss Elizabeth Rossiter, wearing em-broidered net over pink satin, attend-ed as maid of honor,- and Miss AltheaJaggar, Miss Minnie EL Read, MSssAda L. Read, sisters of the bridegroom, in pink chiffon over pink satin,were the bridesmaids. Their bou-qeu- ts

were showers of pink and, whitecosmos. x

The bridegroom, who is the son ofMr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Read, ofthis city, and a member of the classof Yale, '03, had as his best man hisbrother, Harry ,H. Read, and MintonGoodrich Rossiter, R. Clifford Merwin,Charles H. Turkington and W. LoganMaoOoy served as ushers.

Acting as ribbon girls were the deb-utantes of three seasons ago, when thecards for Miss Rossi ter's coming outreception werp recalled because of thedeath of her grand father. JusticeWilliam. Wtoton Goodrich. The groupincluded Miss Ethel James Adams,Miss Jean Dunbar Adams, Miss MaryRichardson Babbott, Miss Mary WhiteChilds, Miss Katherihe Dauchy, MissOlga Doughty, Miss Mary BuchannanJennings and Miss Orlena Zabriskie.They were frockedr in sheer white.Mrs. Rossiter received in a gown oflavendar moire, with a corsage bou-quet of orchids, and Mrs. Read, moth-er of the bridegroom, was attired inblue satin and wore violets. Theguests were brought down by specialtrains leaving Long Island City andFlat bush avenue station at 10:30 andreturning from Setauket at 5 o'clock.Among those present from this city inaddition to the family - of the groomwere Mr.' and Mrs Charles-B- .- Readand 'Mr. 'David F. Read.

Mr. and Mrs. Rossiter gave a dinner of thirty covers on Friday even- -ng. - The guests were the members

of the bridal party and a few extramen friends of Mr. Read. The Ros-siter home in New York )a

' at No. 48Montgomery Place.

Mr. and Mrs. Read will reside inArdmore, near Philadelphia, wherethey are building a handsome resi-dence which is expected to be readyin about six weeks. For the past sixyears Mr. Read has held a responsible place with the Pennsylvania SteelCompany. . .

GRAVE FEARSFOR POPE PIUS

(Special from United Press.)Rome. Oct. 4. Grave fears are caus

ed by physical- condition of Pope PiusX despite authoritative statementsthat the ailment which keeps the Pon-tiff in seclusion is not of a serious na-ture. The Pope to-d- ay is receivingonly his secretary and his close ac-quaintances among the "Vatican of-ficials because his physicians insistthat he must have absolute rest.

The fact that the Pope's present illness is not serious jwhich is being usedby the Vatican authorities to dispel a'ldoubt as to his condition, is misleadi-ng'. His age and the general condi-tion of his health make even the mosttrifling indisposition

' serious in hiscase. The frequent attacks of illnessto which the Pope is subject are verylikely at any time to develop into permanent sickness. The Pontiff's presentbreakdown is due to gout and a general rundown condition of the system.

CAMP flELD BLAMELESS

FOR DEATH OF WOMAN

' Word has been received here thatFrank H. Camp, the Bridgeporterwhose automobile ran into a womanin the streets of Minneapolis, Minn.,a few weeks ago has been exoneratedby a grand jury of all blame in con-nection with the death of the woman.All of the witnesses who appeared be-fore the granr jury produced evidencethat was favorable to the formerBridgeport young man. The eye wit-nesses placed the blame upon the wo-man, Mrs. D. W. Thompson. Theysaid that she alighted from: a trolleycar .between crossings and then wentback to reboard the car. In doing soshe ran in front ' of the automobile.Mr. Campt stopped his car to allowher to pass. The woman changed hermind about boarding the car and stepped toward the middle of the roadjust as Mr. Camp's car gave a lurchforward when he put on the power.A fender of the car struck a dresssuit case the woman was carryingand she was thrown to the pavement.In the fall she struck on the pavement and fractured her skull. Mr.Camp who is a son of 'Mr. and Mrs.James E. Camp, of 186 Harriet street,of this city suffered a great deal fromshock as a result of the woman'sdeath, but felt somewhat relieved whenthe eye witnesses declared his blame-less. '

LUSITANIA BROKEHER OWN RECORD

(Special from United Press.)Queenstown, Oct. 4. The Cunarder

Lusitania broke her own record forthe east bound trans-Atlant- ic passageto-d- ay when she arrived here twohours ahead of her best previous time.The time for the trip was 4 days, 15hours and 52 minutes.

CUNARD OFFICIAL,WM. WATSON, DEAD(Special from United Press.)

London. Oct. 4. William r Watson,chairman of the Cunard SteamshipCompany, died to-da- y. Watson was66 years old and had been identifiedwith the Cunard Company from earlymanhood.

IN NINTH

Oliver R. Beers, Stephen Erhardt and William R. Ab-ercrom-

Named to

Lead Fight

MUIRHEAD TO BE

ALDERMANIC CHOICE

Republican Anger Culminates Over Harbor-Ca- r

Barn Grab," High Taxes,and Nothing to Show forthe MOney-Republica-

discontent with the administration of Mayor Lee, and withthe little group of corporation law-yea- rs

and long time office holders whohave dictated the policies of the administration, is focusing in a storm ofprotest which promises to drive theLee tickets fromi the field, in an over-

whelming defeat at the primaries. Thelatest expre.ssion of Republican determination to have a new management of their party is expressed in aconsultation : of many of the leadingRepublicans of the Ninth district whohave decided to put into the field adelegate ticket, which will be opposedto the administration of Mayor Lee, tohis renomination, and to the nomina-tion of any man who is known tohave the machine collar about nisneck.

After careful consideration . three ofth6 strongest iepuoiicans in me district have .been, selected to oppose tneLee forces. They are Oliver R. Beers,Stephen Erhardt, and William R.

--

This ticket will be known as the anticket. It will be

apposed to any program In the cityconvention which calls Tor a continu-ance of the harbor-gra-b and car-bar-n

programs. ' The delegates are pledged' to vote in the convention of theirparty, it is sadd. for somebody whowill be free from machine taint, andwho will .agree to "dlscontinu thoseform of municipal extravagancewhich have plunged the city into thegreatest tax rate, levied against thegreatest list m Its History. , r

The candidatefor Alderman will be William R. Muir- -head, the well known builder andcontractor. ' who has entered the raceat the solicitation of Republicans whoare said to believe that he will beagainst further domination of the Re-

publican side of the council and Republican party by privilege seekingcorporations.

Practically the entire Republicanvote, of the Ninth district is registered for the primaries. - The contestthere will be exceedingly warm. Thebalance of opinion inclines to the viewthat the ticketwill win. A large number of Republican home owners live in the Ninth.They have for sometime been restlessunder a burden of high taxes, and thelittle in - the way of improvements inthe district to show for the moneythat they .pay into the " city treasury.Much dissatisfaction also' exists overthe jockeying that has been done inconnection with the 'garbage nuisance.for which corporation laVyers closeto the administration are held in ameasure responsible. :

Welcome, to Gompers- - jWashington. Oct. 4. An enthusiastic

welcome home is being arranged bylocal organized labor , for PresidentSamuel Gomoers. of tne AmericanFederation of Labor, who will returnhere from his European trip October12. It is estimated that 20.000 unionmen from out3ide points will partici-pate in the parade being gotten up inhis honor following which a bigmassmeeting is to be held in ConventionHall. ' William J. Bryan has been ed

to be the chief orator of theoccasion and will probably aceept.Judge Alton J3. Parker and severalmembers of Congress will be amongthe speakers.

Lives With BalletIn His Brain

Washington. Oct. 4 With a. bulletin his brain. Nichol Lewis, aged 57,walked tohis home to-d- ay from theCasualty Hospital where he has beenundergoing treatment since receivingthe injury a week ago. The physiciansdeclared that no. operation was necessary and that Lewis will suffer no 111

effects from the presence of the mis-sile in his thinking apparatus.

Lewis was cleaning an old revolverwhen the weapon was accidentallydischarged. Although supposed to bemortally wounded and having actual-ly suffered the loss of ar small portionof his brain, Lewis never lost con-sciousness.

An .y photograph shows thatthe braincells have knitted around thebullet forming a sack for it.

VALUABLE HORSEBITTEN BY DOG

(Special from United Press.)Norwalk. Oct. 4. A valuable horse

ovned by Miss Agnes Golden, daugh-H- er

of- Editor James Golden of theSouth Norwalk Sentinel, was attackedby a savage bull-do- g owned, by LTtfTsUdleman yesterday afternoon and bad-

ly bitten. The dog was suspected ofhaving rabies and was clubbed todeath after a vicious fight.

Irish Language SocietyElects Officers and .

Arranges EntertainmentXJie following officers were elected

at- - a ' meeting of the Irish Languagesociety, held yesterday: J.J. McCarthy,president; J. Granville, vice president;Timothy O'Shea. secretary: JamesCarton, treasurer. It was decided toopen the school exercises with an

....

Johnston Might Have KilledIntruder Had He Cared

to."Tad" Johnston, 321 Connecticut ave- -

' ' hue, assistant sporting editor on theStandard had almost thrilling adven- -ture Sunday morning about 3:30 o'clockbX his home' with, a second story" thiefwho had entered .Mr. Johnston's apart- -'

ments by using a, painter's j ladder,.which had been , left standing againstthe aide of the house.

. "Tad" was awakened by his wifewho told him she thought, there wassome one in the house. She said sheheard a noise in the kitchen. . "Tad""after donning his trousers started ona search. He looked in all the rooms

i but saw no one. He did notice that

The Heft automobile was travelingwest oiy Stratford avenue and Lattin'sirucK, driven Dy iTanfc Farrell, wastraveling in an easterly direction inthe same street. Stratford avenue isnarrow and, having a heavy load on thetruck, the driver took the east boundtrolley tracks. At Kossuth street hetook a sharp turn toward Kossuthstreet, swinging his horses around inorder to pull the wheels of the truckout of the tracks.

Chauffeur Johnson found the truckteam in front of him before he knewit and before he could shut off thepower the collision came. The motorcar struck the end of the truck polea glancing blow, knocking down oneof the horses and splitting the Stoutpiece of timber nearly in twain.

Johnson, who kept his hold on thesteering wheel, managed to keep hisposition although the seat was tornfrom beneath him. He shuoff thepower, and was able to run the carhome and inform Mrs. Heft of the ac-cident. Mrs. Heft lost no time in call-ing Dr. White on the telephone andsending him to look after the welfareof Colonel Heft. '

Col. Heft was formerly president ofthe Bridgeport Traction Co., he wasthe builder of the first third rail5 sys-tem in America, and for several yearswas at the head' of the electrical de-

partment of the Consolidated railroad.He settled' in Bridgeport about 18 yearsago and built the handsome stone res-idence in Park avenue which he stilloccupies. .

Dr. White said this afternoon thatCol. Heft has apparently sustained aslight concussion of the brain, but noother internal injuries. His memoryseems to be returning, and Dr. Whiteis inclined to the belief that Col. Heftwill make an early recovery unlessComplications not now foreseen inter-vene. '

TAYLOR

SUICIDESState Official .Ends Life In

.Capitol Building at Hart-ford. '

..

(Special from United Press.)Hartford, Oct. 4. John CI Taylor.for

many years secretary ,of 'the Connec-ticut Prison Association, committedsuicide in his office at the capital to-

day by firing, a bullet through hishead. ;

Taylor was 64 years old. It Is be-lieved by a number of his friends thatthe fear of losing his mind promptedhis act." According to C. M. Thompson, hisassistant, who was in the office at thetime, Mr. Taylor was sitting in thechair and appeared to be perfectlynormal. . Thompson turned his back tolook over some records when he hearda shot and turning around saw hisemployer lying on the floor and theblood flowing from a hole in his righttemple. Help wiiiUjediately sum-moned and the body was removed toan undertaking establishment and wastaken to his home from there.Mr. Taylor is survived by a wife anddaughter. i -

President OsborneCalls Meeting of ;

Democratic Assoc.

May. Be Candidate of Dem-

ocracy for Member Boardof Education.

Dr, 3eo. W. Osborne, president ofthe Democratic Association, has call-ed a meeting of the association forWednesday, Sept. 6, on which date theassociation rooms will be opened ,andin charge of Thos. F. White, who willreceive applications and give any in-formation required as to. the comingelection.

President Osborne is , prominentlymentioned as a candidate of the Dem-ocratic party for . member of the Boardof Education. Several prominent'party leaders believe that he wouldgive- valuable service on the aboard,snd that his candidacy would alsostrengthen the ticket, because of hisfitnets for the office.

Gunboat to Lay' ' Outside' 'v Next Week

Naval Militia to Be In. Charge of MachiasThe gunboat "Machias" which is

now stationed at New Haven, havingon board a number of the New HavenNaval Reserves will leave that city onSaturday afternoon and will come tothis city, where it is expected it willremain for a week. During that timethe members of the local naval militiaunder command of Lieut. Albert J.Merritt will be on board. Their friendscan visit them at any time during theweek. The local company will leavethis city on the 1:50 p. m. train Satur-day for New Haven where they willboard the "Machias" preparatory toits proceeding to this city. Arrange-ments will be furthered for the visitat a meeting of the Reserves to beheld Wednesday evening at the Ar-mory.

BRISTOL BARBERARRESTED ON

CRIMINAL CHARGE

(Special from United Press.)Bristol, Oct. 4. Joe Kalwasin-ki- , a

barber, who the police say is wantedin St,. Louis on a"V;riniinal charge, wasarrested here this morning and left forthat city in company with his bonds-man. Samuel Mareov.ick.i According tothe police Kalwasinski was arrestadabout 4 months ago in St. Louis andreleased in bonds of $1,000. He skippedhis bonds and has been living here forthe past three months. '

.(Special ?from United Press.) ,

New York, Oct. 4. Cheered bycountless thousands that crowded theBattery and lined both sidea of theHudson and receiving a whistle salutefrom the hundreds of craft in the river, Wilbur Wright to-d- ay flew in hisaeroplane from Governor's Island upthe Hud-so- to 125th street, circled, andreturned to Governor s ilslandkachieving one of his ' greatest aeronautic triumphs.

The distance was about 20 miles andthe flight which began at 9:53 lastedexactly 33 minutes and 35 seconds, ac-cording to W. J. Hammer, the secre-tary of the Areonautical Committee ofthe Hudson-Fulto- n Celebration.

The trip up the river was madealong the New York side whereWright said he found the wind strongand unexpectedly gusty. It was thisfact that prevented him from circlingGrant's Tomb. Instead, he circledabove the river and headed on the re-turn trip along the New Jersey side.The wind on this side of the nverwas much more to his liking andWright thinks his speed on the ;frayback .was easily at the rate of 40 milesan hour.

The height varied from 40 to 400 feet.At the outset Wright flew at a lowheight as the tall buildings along theBattery and in the downtown sectionof the city created strong air currentsand uncertain drafts that ' made itdangerous- to fly' at a great height un-less he went at .too great a height forthe - people to see him to advantage.

'And I wanted the people to get agood view of the machine," he said.

Quitting the downtown section, However, Wright pointed the machine upward and quickly attained a neignt orbetween 300 and 400 feet.

The wind was much stronger at theextreme height than I anticipated and,in addition, was very fitful. Considering the unfavorable winds I thinktheSflight was one of the most success-ful I ever made. - '

'I avoided flying low over tnesteamers and tugs as the blasts fromtheir whistles affected the air and re-tarded the flight. I kept a good lineon ttiv height by watching "the Metropolitan tower. I was never even withthe top of this."

NEW HAVEN VOTES

BY MACHINE TODAY

Mayoralty Contest HottestEver Waged and Both

Sides Confident

STATE SHOWS HEAVY VOTE

New Haven. Oct. 4. This city is using its voting

' machines today for thefirst time in tne election' oi a mayorand other city officers and an unueua'lylarge vote is being polled. The mayor-alty contest is the hottest that hasbeen waged here in a aiumber ofyears and both sides are extremelyconfident of electing their candidates.James B. Martin, the present incumb-ent, is the candidate for onthe Democratic ticket, and Frank J.Rice, a real estate man and hithertoalmost unknown politically, is headingthe Republican ticket. Earnest ef-

forts are being made by both partiesto get out a large vote. The Republi-cans will have to overcome MayorMartin's plurality of 1,167 of two yearsago and declare they will do this witha majority of 1,000. while the Martinadherents count on electing their can-didate by at least 1,000.

Reports coming in from all over thestate show that an unusually heavyvote is being polled. In some townswhere the license question is an issueit exceeds the vote polled at last year'selection.

Packed Trolley CarJumps Track, Scaring.

Women and ChildrenThe trolley car that leaves this city

at 10:30 o'clock Sunday morning, forNew Haven, ran off the tracks atStratford, at the junction with theShelton line. The car was muchovercrowded and people were thrownheavily against each other. Nobodywas seriously injured but many wo-men were frightened to the verge ofhysterics. Traffic was delayed forsome time. The overcrowding of thecars on the New Haven line was greatthroughout a large part of the day.The cars were insufficient for the per-sons who desired) to use them.

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DRESSMAKING AND MILLINERYLearn dressmaking and millinery atMcDowell's. "The kind that pays,"Individual instruction in dress-cutting- ,;

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NOTICEThere will be a meeting of the

Second District Democratic Club. Tues-day, Oct. 6th, at 8 p. m.. 521 Lafayettestreet and corner Radlroad avenu?.All Democrats of Second District areinvited to attend. :

JOHN H. McMURRAY.G4b Pres.

" a window in his child's bedroom was.

THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL, 836Fairfield avenue, September 29th. 1 jeighteenth year. The course of studyincludes all subjects required for ' Jadmission to the leading universitiesand technical schools. Individual i 'work. Office hours, af ternoon ' and .

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(open and he knew that it had beentehut when he retired.

" While 'looking in the kitchen pantry"Tad" was startled by a figure rush-- v

4ng from a small closet on the other' ; side of the room. Turning quickly' around he ran - straight into a small

' lightly built man who wore a capwhich was pulled down over his eyes.The- two men grappled and had it allover the floor. The burglar was verywiry although he was small and final-ly slipped out of . "Tad's" clutches. Hestarted for the open window to escapeand "Tad" was close after. The burg-lar slipped on the threshold of the

. door in the room where he-- , had- enter-ed through the window and fell againstthe foot of the bed. striking, hisshoulder and the side of his face hardenough to draw blood. Another strug-gle followed and again the little maneluded "Tad."

. One bolt and he was on the windowsill , and on his way down the ladder."Tad" grabbed the ladder and threat --

ened to hurl St backwards if the burg- -... Jar did not stop but the man kept on

poing and "Tad" did not want to riskkilling the fellow by throwing him offthe ladder and so did not carry outliis threat. The man was last seen

' ' tearing down the avenue. The in- -.

truder got no swag. .'. .

ENFORCE MOVING'

PICTURE LAW

tate Police FormulateDrastic v Regulations forLittle Theatres.

".v ' Proprietors of the moving picturetheatres are

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doing some lively workthis week to comply with the statutemade by ' the last legislature for the

, pontrol of such places and the rulesJ Jormula.ted by the state police depart- -- nent. These rules demand compliance

, with laws . relating to fire escapes,wide aisles, chairs fastened to thedoors, aisles kept free of spectators,exits marked with red letters five in-

ches high, doors opening outward anda supply of accessible fire extinguish- -'

ers. In addition to these rules areothers regulating the construction ofthe booth in which the picture ma-chine is located and operated. Theoperator of such machines are requir-ed have a license from the state.

' - ' No such machine can be operated formore than 20 minutes without a stopof five minutes. State Officer Frank

. "Virilli has received copies- of the new.

' rules with instructions to see that' they, are rigidly enforced. -

PRATT'S CAFE. 137 Fairfield Ave., is,sure to have what you want In ales.wines and liquors. Do not forget'the fine free lunch served daily.G28136o

WHEN YOU WANT a good Derby or T

soft hat. see Jim at 974 East Main j

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COVER YOUR PrPES. Boilers andr uruiw.es nuw xuiu nave me cost incoal. J. Welsh, 114 Kossuth St.

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COUNTRY PORK, home made Brat-- jwurst and Sauerkraut at Nagel's '

Market, 652 East Main St.I 10 tf o 1 S 5

BILTZ'S Home Made Sausage. Firstof the season Bommos ABiltz. State St. I J 1 3 5 o

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