New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 8, 1915, Page 6

NG COMPANT. pted) at 4:10 p. m. . 67 Church St Omce at_New Britaln Mail Matter. part of the city l:?’oen- & Month. per to be sent by mail ce. 60 Cents & 17.00 & year. ‘agvertising medium 1n tion books and press n advertisers. be_round t Hota- 74304 8¢ ‘ana Brosd. rk. City; Board Walk, .and_ Hartford depot. tes ‘government and c}qhim'y have some- | ut today concern- | jflur ‘and the at- “in the conflict, that \ before, | e question naturally i ‘will be done on ac- of the passenger Lusitania, yesterday g;logs of some 1,500 imber of whom were and in a fl.mer owned ny,manned by an-| ng the British flag American ' and It was ‘sent to the from a German it any warning, ex- b in anonymous fash- Boat sailed, and the ! ,uld helpless people jt everything goes in a b ~'u * absolutely no h‘ds for the ‘tor- pger steamer which “in action connected was a }:G'wa.!;dly at- - Germany, but lessened. its sym- close its eves to the e almost 200 Amer- but the dig- now at stake n anything by the un- » United States “of its mean- “the rights and ; _are beginning to | reguiations be- d be possible to in the particular s being operated » would be more ym. The accidents simply an exten- by the automo- be expected ract some atten- that of the auto- for that is the in with less regard for ‘automobile he will ry citizen, while if jitney it will be for passengers he car- | 1l be his revenue. itions he will go with greater speed i ‘be greater sumably accident; ney will be treated the same as those caused by automobiles,. that where neglect i shown on ‘the part of the drivers they will'be punished the same as'any ‘chauffeur and that the Jlicense will be revoked where such 'a course is.deemed necessary for the protec- tion' of the public. Under those con- ditions it does not seem as if the jit- ney can do any harm and get away with it. The state law.is broad enough and strong enough to prevent that. AN UNFORTUNATE REMARK. As for our own country, no doubt dGiplomatic correspondence will take place in abundance, but it is hard to s¢e what we’ could do if we got into .the ‘war; except, perhaps, to develop an argument for continuing the ad- ministration at the next election— Hartford Courant. That is a most regrettable sentiment at this time, it is' not American, it is not in keeping with'-the ' spirit of ‘American ‘institutions’ and 1t is the narrqwest of political. doctrine. The i sticcess of Woodrow Wilson is not an issue in this case, neither is the demo- cratic or republican party an issue, A German submarine has sent a large number of Americans.to the bottom of the sea in violation of all law and the question is what is the United Statés going to do about it. It is not a question of politics but of govern- mental dignity and right and every persomought to be big ehoughto hope at least that these two requisites will be ' propetly upheld regatdless of political results. 4 ‘Someone appears to be making a specialty of murdering ' children in New York; and so far has succeeded in eluding the police. It is believed, however, that he will be caught, and when he is the question will be raised as to his sanity, and there is already soime discussion of that point now. It the parents of children in the vicinity, of ‘'his operations get him first there will not be much attention paid to the matter of his sanity. His methods are those of a butcher. 1t looks as if China will accede to the demands of Japan and that there will be no war in the far east. Un- der . the- circumstances, however,. it must be a bitter dose for China. When it gets into condition for war and it will some time it will probably take, up this matter with Japan again when' an agreement may- not be so easily and so peacefully reached. . FAOTS. AND FAN®IES, “Why is it that we see fewer blondes than formerly?” asks'the New York Sun. Why, haven't you heard, neigh- bor, about the supply of German per- oxide being cut off?—Providence Journal. Jess Willard is beginning to make good and will soon be in the regular pugilistic class. A constable had to break into his private car in order.to serve a notice of suit on him for break- ing a contract.—Middletown Penny Press. | 3 That the jitneys add to the dangers alonog the crowded thoroughfares is an indisputable fact. The danger to pedestrians: is increasing as this meth- od if transportation grows in popu- ¢ larity and the -number of cars is in- creased.—Hartford Post. Morals do not seem to be much on the mend in Chicago. A citizen whose personal property is valued at $60,000 made a sworn statement for the in- come tax collector placing the value at. $2500. And they fined him. only $250.—Norwich "Record. The originel jitney 'bus company is advertising that it will sell twenty- five tickets for a dollar, which pre- sumably indicates that the era of com- .petition in the jitney business has set in. It suggests an interesting ques- tion. If an auto ride which cost five cents is a jitney ride, will a four- cent trip be called a bitney ?—Water- bury Republican. When a man is held up and robbed by a highwayman on land, or when his vessel is sunk under him by a pirate on the seas; it is not the sus- tom of nations that he be réquired to go into court and prove that. he suffered an injury. The party whom he accuses, niot the accuser, is on the defensive. There is no more sense in come tax collectar placing the value to a prize court than there would be in impaneling a jury to decide whether highway robbery is a crime.—New Haven Register. Much is being made at present of the use of asphyxiating gases in the warfare on the western front. It must . be confessed that there is something abhorrent in the use of this method of warfare that condemns the wounded, who came into contact with this agency of destruction, to a lingering death. It has been pointed out that those in the path of the gas who sur- vive do so only as crippled shadows of the strong men they once were. Their lungs have been permanently weak- ened and the end to which they are destined, in the event of a temporary recovery from the effects of the flames, is comparatively certaln.—Ansonia Sentinel. * The impression which certain re- publican interests have endeavored to make, to the effect that the posi- tion of special internal revenue col- lector of which former 'Congressman Thomas L. Reilly has been appoint- ed wae created for him, was subtle in aim and treacherousin intent. An administration that was in the busi- ness of manufacturing positions for men of congressional caliber would be abe to provide 'something better than a $6-a-day job, which, with an alllowance of $3 for expenses, is ftated to be the enormous ) amount ‘that will be allowed Mr. Reilly as a matter of fact, he has had nothing created for him. Work ¢f the kind required of him in the Connectlcut district, which includes this state and Rhode Island, is not new, and he will be but one of forty or more employed in it throughout the country.—Hartford Times. Erasing the Scars of War. (Cleveland Plain Dealer.) Last September the German army, driving toward Paris, advanced as far as the Marne. Nearly every furlong of the way was hotly .contested. The advance was really - one continuous struggle and it culminated in the vio- lent battle along the Marne. When the Germans retired and the tide of war ebbed back to the Aisne, a zone of devastation many miles in width remained. Farmhouses were in ruins, villages were destroyed. The autumn fields were rutted and riven. Throughout the winter the region was a wilderness. Now, a little more than half a year since its devastation, the land is turn- ing green again. The scars of war are being obliterated. The old men of the peasant class, assisted by wom- en, and young girls, have cultivated every available square foot of the fire_ swept region. Crops are already showing. Spring wheat, an inch or two high, covers thousands of acres. The very trenches are filled in anil plowed over. Temporary farm struc- tures are being built. From the area of devastation will come. abundance ‘of food, both for the soldiers further north and east, and for the men and women who have stayed at home to do the necessary work. With the exception of East Prussia, no part of Germany has actually suf- fered from the ravages of war. Yet Germany has set the example of utiliz- ing every idlé bit of ground. The railroad right of way will bring”forth abundant crops; the hitherto waste places by the roadsides will add their little to' the harvester’s total. France has merely been foMowing Germany’s lead, but the French work is being done on'a larger scale, for France has her war:made desert to. work upon. The'spring of 1915 will perhaps be remembered as the evilest season of Europe’s” history. . In such a season the old men and girls who are aiding Nature to erasg, the marks of war's horror make an agreedble picture, ver: bright by violent coritrast. : : Licensing Clubs, .- (Norwich. Bulletin.) ‘When it came to.the consideration of the’bill before the legislature rela- tivée to the licensing of clubs, the house was not guided entirely by the agtion of the senate, In both the gen- eral bélief that the state should re- céive a license from ‘such organiza- tions where liguors “is dispensed pre- veils, but while thé senate considered that $50 would be a' proper amount, it is ‘the ‘ided of the majority 'in the lower body ‘that that fée should be $100, a figure which is not at all un- reasonable, in view. of the fact that there are 1,000 such clubs in the state today and there is no telling to what number they will go as the result of the increase in the amount which is to be required in the future for the reg- ular liquor.licenses. Especially important was the agtion of the house in eliminating that -see- tion of the bill which provides for such licenses ‘in no - license’ towns. That question would appear to have been definitely determined by the re- spective towns and when the question of license was voted: upon. Inasmuch as local option prevails’ the voice against license -should be upheld wherever it predominates and such iz apparently the belief of the legis- lators. It is well that the house saw fit to let the judgment of the towns- people stand as to whether it favored liquor sold in the community or not, and not convey the power to somse cother authority to override it. The need’ of. placing a state license upon such clubs has long prevailed:and it is believed that the $100 fee is a wise one, and one that will meet with the approval of the people. Snake Rings for Drinks. (New York Sun.) The varmint known as a Mexican blue snake, which came from Texas in a perforated box as a present to Raymond Hitchcock a few days ago is not making much of a hit around the house with the star-eyed Arme- nian known to theatergoers as Miss Flora Zabelle and to the home folk as Mrs. Raymond Hitchcock, nar does Miss Zabelle’s sister, Miss Christine Mangasarian, try to teach Ermentrude (Ermentrude is the seven-foot snake) to follow her about the house either. But when Ermentrude and her mas- ter are away from home—which means when in the Lambs club—Ermentrude makes a terrific hit with Mr. Hitch- cock. While everybady scatters wild- Iy Ermentrude is brought to a table by her boss and dumped out upon the furniture. Step by step the Lambs are induced by the softly voluminous voice of Raymond Hitchcock ta come nearer. As soon as a good spender has over- come hig fear sufficiently to approach to the table next to the 'one wholly oc. cupied by Brmentrude the snake darts like a flash ‘of blue lghtning at the bell on the:spender’s table and taps the bell smartly with her, snout., The hest part of the stunt is that Mr. Hitcheock has trained Hrmentrude to dart right back into her box after tapping ‘the’ bell. ' ‘THerefore" by the time the waiter answers the bell Er- mentrude is locked out of sight,’ the waiter takes the arder and the spender, picking himself off the shoulder blade he landed on when Ermentrude shot her beady eves toward his table, ad- mits that his bell was the one that was tapped, and, therefore, buys. . TOWN T4LK.| HE defeat of Dr. Crow- i ley as milk inspector in a pecullar way this week recalls his firsc clection eleven years ago. There had been numerous complaints that meat and fruits were being sold on the streets, and from stands in front of stores under such conditions as rendered them un- fit for use. The fruit in many in- stances was in the last stages of de- cay while meats and vegetables were exposed to dust and germs that caused them to be unfit for consumption use. There was not so much talk of im- pure milk at the time, that coming later. The discussion occupied a long period of time before the council agreed to the appointment of an in- spector, a great deal of extraneous matter having been introduced into the debate and while it was a pretty thoroughly understood as to the need of some such official there was a nat- ural hesitancy about making an ap- pointment because it was new. The late Samuel Bassett was then' mayor and there was considerable talk of consolidation. The council finally de- cided that an official should be ap- pointed, the motion being .made by E. N. Humphrey, who was then an alderman. The first appointment was made by Mayor Bassett and it was Dr. Crowley who was named, the appointment being confirmed by the common council. The appointment ‘was made annually by the mayor and confirmed by the council until last year when as a result of charter amendments the power was vested in the board of health without any de- finite term being specified. The of- fice has had an interesting history and some very interesting debates have been heard in the common coun- cil in the city building on Commer- cial street on the work, none of it was in criticism of the occupant of the office but as to the extent of the work which the council thought should be done. The office was named “milk inspector” K at. first, then the word “food” was added and finally the word “meat” was included and the official had a great deal to do. He started with a salary of $200, after a yvear or so another hundred dollars was added ‘to it and later it was raised to $500, from that to 3800 and finally to $1,000, the present figures. A peculiar feature about the office was that the doctor was obliged to furnish: his own apparatus up to two years ago when the city paid for some few artjeles and he is now left With ‘all this property on his hands. He has also been obliged to pay for a}l the chemicals used and for the mo- tive power employed in making his tests. ‘The work done by this official hf;s been of great importance to the city and to the purchasers of milk. Before the office was instituted milk of every kind and description was sold and it was a most’ difficult task to induce the peddlers and those who dealt in milk to understand that cer- tain rules. had. to, he ,observed :-and that the milk had to be purer and cleaner. In the light of developments it is interesting to contrast the con- ditions existing eleven years ago and the present . Milk sold today is of the best and it is clean. Meat is not suspended outside of markets and sold with dirt upon it as it used to be.” These improvements have been worth a great deal to the people of this community. ! The manner employed in the elac- tion of another milk inspector always has a bad effect be- cause in the first place it sets a bud example to the entire city, There is hardly any question but that the re- moval of Dr. Crowley was illegal be- cause he had been elected for an in. definite period and his term was sup- posed to continue during good ° be. havior. There was no good reason why this should not be so either. It there was any truth to the innuendoes since heard that some milk dealers were being persecuted it would have been an easy matter to have notified the inspector, have him appear before the board and ascertain if the accusn- tions were correct. That would have been the Pproper course to have pur- sued and the fact that theincumbent of the office had a long and good record in office was an additional reason why it should have been done. Nothing is to be gained by violating the spirit of the charter as was evidently done in this case when the law is - broad enough in its scope to permit of the management creating a vacancy if the work is not dome properly. Good work is being performed by the su- | perintendent. of health and it seems to be a pleasure for every one to say a good word for him. There does not appear to be any disposition just now, however, to extend this good feeling to the members of the board proper. It is a great mistake for a board with executive power to do its work in such & way as to cause comment as to its legality. The board will undoubtedly pass rules concerning certain matters in the future and desire to invoke the aid of the law if they 'are not obeyed and yet it would not obey it them- selves when it was put up to the mein- bers. The question may be asked in this case as it has in some others as to why the courts should not be ap- pealed to remedy this situation and the answer is that if such proceedings were resorted to and the city depart- ment was defeated it could then do what it had neglected to do in the first place and out would go the offi- cial who incurred its displeasure. Were it not for this there would have been appeals to the courts before now. It would seem as if there should be sufficient fairness in the city govern- ment to see that justice was done every official and that if their services were no longer required that their re- moval would at least be done accord- ing to law. We all make up a little community here, officers are elected to run the government -and there ought to be some one or some body to see that the work is done properly and legally. There is nothing unfair about this, on the contrary'it is some- thing that should be insisted upon and there would be none of that peculiar friction ti:at mlkeu it.so unpleasant I nien may be u all around. ¥ The Lyceum: Stcck company will close its season. 'in -New Britain this evening and the audience will not only take up evéry available seat but the indications are that many will stand up so as to be present at the fare- well. Manager Lynch has not said whether there will. be a stock com- pany at the Lyceum' mext season or not and it is” prébably too early for him to say just what he proposes to do anyhow. Stock has been run. ning there for several seasons now and though many predicted that the first one would not last during the winter ‘it did and so-have its succes- sors, each starting in early in the fall and continuing until the - following spring. Many plays - have been given, some of them being the best obtainable and a large number of people have enjoyed them immense- ly. 1t has been statéd that a new crop of theatergoers appears about every seven years, but it seems as if it was oftener in New Brjtain. No one ever thought a few years ago that this city would support so many theaters, the majority of theém giving three performances a day. The picture houses have an advantage with the foreign pepulation because they go to see the pictures while they do not care to dttend an entertain- ment where ‘it consists of spoken lan- guage in dramatic or vaudeville parts as they do'not "understand them, yet there seems to be'‘enough for ail and it frequently Happens during the week that all the playhouses are packed to the doors on certain even- ings. This is much différent from what it used ' to be when a week's repertoire of an occasional company at the old New .Britain opera house consisted of “Fanchon the Cricket,” “Ths Danites” and “The Two Or. phans,” good enough in their day but not sufficiently popular now to draw well enough to pay for their presen- tation. © The stock company at the Lyceum has brought into prominence a large number of people who had ngt been in the habit of attending the theater. Poputar “pricés has enabled them to go mow 24nd- many of them have not misséd-a~week since the company began its productions. They have their likes and dislikes, however, and it has been noted that they prefer musical comedy for the reason that there is more fun in them and they prefer that to the drama with its seriousness and heavier ma- terial. Some of the musical com- edies have drawn packed houses dur- ing the entire week. ‘Wisconsin's 1ili Factory. (Milwaukee Journal.) The assembly judi¢iary committee has unanimously voted to kill the bill abolishing the state legislative refer- " ence library, but the state administra- t10n, it is announced, has a plan up its sleeve to kill this institution. The “bill factory” has been . the object of violent attacks wnich would long ago have destroyed it, were its merit not so obvious. For the refer- ence library, almost more than any branch of the govérnment, is serving the interests of the people. It is the agency which gives the people’s repre- #entatives the information which they nced in considering the various pieces of legislation which come before them. It assists legislators to embody their ideas on legislation in bills which adequately cover the subject and which are not nearly so likely to be npset- because of technical errors or unconstitutionality ‘as they would be if inexpertly drawn. The. “bill factory” has done its work so well that twenty-eight have copied its organization and methods. The national government in considering the advisability of a federal ‘‘bill fac- tory,” ctudied and commended Wis- consin’s institution President Taft consulted with the head of the Wis- consin’s institution in regard to a na- tional bureau. Such conservative or- ganizations as the American iy as- sociation and the national association of chambers of commerce have urged the national government to adopt this Wisconsin idea. In fact, the “bill factory” has done its work too well to suit the special interests of the state. It has made possible. the drafting of too many jokerproef laws not.to be a menace to* the interests which get what they want through the manipulation of iegislation, Charges have been circu- lated that the library introduces bills, that it has increased freak iegislation and that it has usurped the function of the legislator in formulating legis- lation. It has done none of these things. 1t cannot cause a bill to be intro- duced; it does not even draft a bill without a written request from a legislator. It is not displacing the legislator; it is helping him to do his work more effectively. Few legisla- turs are capable of drafting important Hills. Th‘e legielative reference library gives them aid that they plainly need and that public interests demand. The Cure for War. (Washington Post.) The argument is frequently made that if women fad the ballot war would soon become,a thing of the past. It may be admitted, without question, that the influence of women is for good; but the fact that male voters have no voice in the making of war or the preservation of peace disposes of the argument that woman in politics could bring any change. Possibly the.best,.if not the only, cure for war would be to bring an end to the secrecy that characterizes diplo- macy. - The very men who are most animated in praising the common sense of the people, who shout from the stump that the peéople must rule, and that they can always be trusted to do the level-headéd thing, are usually the ones who argue that diplomacy must be shrouded'in secrecy. If the “white light. of publicity” can’be shed upon-the activities of cor- porations with good results, there is no reason why it cannot be shed upon diplomacy with thé same results. Di- plemacy, aftér all, merely consists of deals and negotiations among the leaders of various nations. There is nething sacred about it. It is wholly pessible that the motives of states- I of business men. T The cost of one year's war to Great Britain, according to the latest esti- mates of Mr. Lloyd George, will ag- gregate about $4,000,000,000. This is the price to be paid by the taxpayers of England as a result of deals and negotiations about which they knew nothing. Perhaps if the people had known, a different story might be told, It is true true that the people some- times seem to agitate for war, even when their statesmen are piilling back, but it is because they do not know the whole truth. If the statesmen of all countries were frank with their own people, if the vell of secrecy were lifted, those who inevitably pay the price could be trusted to use better judgment, with higher and better mo- tives, than the cligues of ambitious statesmen who, sometimes through envy, sometimes through selfish anger or false pride, dig the diplomatic pitg of destruction, . Disgrace to Massachusetts. (New York Evening Post.) A debate in the Massachusetts legis- iature last week brought out sharply kind of question which is only too fa- miliar in other states, inciuding our own., The public institufions com- mittee had reported bills for improve- ments needed at five state hospitais for the insane, and the statement was inade that overcrowding in those in- stitutions was so bad that in many in- stances the mmates were sleeping on tables and in chairs. But the ways and means committee referred to pledges of economy, urged the necessity of keeping the state tax down, and pointed out that tthe same bills were vetoed last year by the governor. As a result, three of the proposed bills were defeated, and one postponed. Now, such a treatment of such a question ought to be regarded as absolutely out of the question. If we look the matter squarely in the face, it simply means that the state deliberately. makes itself responsible for gross inhumanity for the sake of saving a certain number of dollars—a number of dollars which, although it is very desirable to save them, it is preposterous to assert that the people of the state cannot afford to furnish if it is their duty to do so. The per- petuation of conditions like those at €ing Sing, and many other places in this and other wealthy states, is ab- soluttely inexcusable and to ‘plead poverty as an excuse for it is disgrace- ful. COMMENT OF LONDON PAPERS ON DISASTER Action of Unted _States Eagery Rwai'ed Dy Great Britain. London, May 8, 2:24 a. m.—Most of the morning newspapers print edito- rials today concerning the sinking of the Lusitania. The “Times” says it is not for Great Britain to speculate upon the course to be adopted by the United States government, now that they are con- fronted with a situation which con- cerns that country as closely as it does Great Britin. 3 U. S.'dias Respbnsibility. “The membags of Mr. Wilson’s min- istry,” says the “Times, “‘are the guardians of their natfhnal honor aha the lives of their own people. Upon them resls 2 ueavy responsibility which we shall not seek to aceentu- ate; but the destruction of the Lusi- tania must agsuredly hasten the day when every civilized power will feel constrained to join us. The “Times” adds that if no Jife had Veen lost the character of the sinl:ing of the Lusitania and the .in- tentions which prompted it would have remained wunaltered. The ship received no special naval protection because of the principles that ap- parently have been laid down that when so many large passenger steam- ers are constantly approaching or leaving the coast of Great Britain, no single steamer can be singled out for exceptional protection unless na- tional interests make such a step im- perative. ” Details MuellBo Awaited. “This, however,” the “Times” con- cludes; “is a subject upon which fur- ther enlighteriment must be awaited. For the moment, attention is concen- trated with horror upon the appalling nature of the deed thus wrought after due advertisement.” The “Graphic” says that the exact details of the Lusitania in one sense are unimportant, but the broad fact is that a ship containing twe thusand non-combatants and neutrals was sent to her destruction with every prospect of an appalling loss of life. Affront to Neutrals. The “Daily Telegraph” declares that the sinking of this “floating hotel” af- fects “‘not only ourselves, but the English thinking people on the other side of the Atlantic,” MRS. CARMAN DENIES MAID’S TESTIMONY Freeport Woman Only Appears Con- fused Once—Story Practically Same As at First Trial. Mineola, N. Y., May 8.—Mrs. Flor- ence Conklin Carman téstified in her own defense yesterday at her tria] on the charge of murder in confiéction with shooting of Mrs. Bouise D. Bajley in the office of her husband, Dr. Ed l Carman returned to her the case would smmtu-—;«‘:u;'nor.m Saturday at 9:30 P, M., Other Days at 6 P. M. b e Yoile and French Linen - . Dresses $1.98 10$5.98 - each Women'’s and Misses' sizes renge of very pretty styles. COLORED SILK DRESSES $5.98 10 $10.00 each WEDDING DRESSES AND EVEN: ING GOWNS $12.98 to $20.00 each in & +WHITE LINGERIE DRESSES $2.98 to $15.00 each CHILDREN'S WHITE DRESSES For confirmation, 98¢ &« $5.00 each CHILDREN'S WASH DRESSES 49c, 98¢, $1.49 each LINGERIE BLOUSES 9%¢, $1.49, $1.98 each CREPE DE CHINE BLOUSES $1.98 to $4.98 each MIDDY BLOUSES 98¢ and $1.49 each Mercerized Poplin Middy Blouses in all white, pink and light blue, with white collars and cuffs, Speclal at $1.49 each. CREPE NIGHT GOWNS White and colors, at 98¢ each, SATURDAY AT OUR MEN'S DEPT. SALE OF MEN’S COLLARS 5c. each, 6 for 25¢ Regular 2 for 26c kind. SHIRT SALE Saturday 39c cach For men's 60c Giant Shirts. MEN'S “ONYX” SILK SOX 25¢ palr All colors, WOMEN'S EXTRA ‘SIZE VESTS saturday 10c Value 15e. h WOMEN'S SILK HOSE The latest in fancy Silk striped boot with plain tops, plain boot with colored tops. at $1.00 pair, Hose, others Special SILK GLOVES FOR OCONFIRMA- TION LONG WHITE SILK GLOVES Special 50¢ pair Women's and Children’s, WOMEN’'S LONG SILK GLOVES Special at 75c¢ pair Valve 89c. Full 16-bufton length. WHITE RIBBONS For confirmation, Sash and Hair bow widthe, Special 19¢ and 25¢ yard, SALE OF LACE COLLARS AND SETS 49¢ cach Values to $1.00, WIDE $HADCW LACE FLOUNOC- INGS Saturday at 20c, 89c yard Values to 7be. . McMILLAN 199-201-20% MAIN STREET win Carman, in Freeport, June 30 last. Her testimony was almost jden- tical with that related by her at the first trial last fall, which resulicd in a disagreement, On direct examination, Mrs. Care man denied everything to which Celia Coleman, her former engro maid, had testified. Ehe denied that she had ever used any firearm, but admitted that there was a pistol in hep réom at the time of the shooting. A small automatic pistol was produced by her counsel, and placed in evidence., The bullet tiat killed Mrs. Bailey was of larger caliber. Only once did Mrs. Carman appear confused during her cross-examin- ation and that was when District At- torney Lewis J. Smith piocduced an outline of the Carman house and asked her to point ouy which window the rapped on when Mrs. Varrance, & nurse, was in the doctor's office. “Which time?” asked Mrs. Carman. “You know which time Mrs, Car- man,” snapped Mr. Smith. “Did you g0 more than once?” “No,” she replied, and then quickly recovered her composure, and said: “You asked me which window; be-, lieve me, if T had done it (mcaning the shooting) | wouldn't have gone to the same window.” After her cross-examization Mrs. eat at the counsel table and burst info tears Counsel for hoth sides helieved that, 80.10 the jury this R s s - ternoon.