New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 31, 1916, Page 1

NEW-BRITAIN HERALD = ESTABLISE UTO MAKERS TO PRODUCE GASOLINEIEI]M G“ ' ATTAGKS DN Demonstrate { HERAD BEST OF ALL HCA NEWSPAPERS I PRICE 'HREE CENTS. SUBMARIN: ISSUE I§ BZFOR: CABINET No Decision Reshed—Still Wait for acts NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1916 —SIXTEEN PAGES. VILLA FORGES MEET [c=muas ruaxor Gor INSTRUCTIONS | Report of Battle at San Geronimo Youth Too Tender Hearted—Cap- 3 London, March 31, 2:25 p. m.-—"\e! New —Carranza Garrison Beaten (e German soverments tured Vessel Alone text of the German government's an- e tomablia Charier of | - GENERAL FERNANDEZ KILLED R. H. SMITH RESIGNS “ AT STANLEY WORKS Will Go Into Automobile Business Aft- Organize Company to ;Raps Mayor on Fire Bscapes @ Commerce, announced today their de cision to incorporate a company with THE TOWN Ho That Fluid May Be Pro- cr Seventeen Years With Lo- —*“Principles Are Not Al- cal Concern. ccred i win York, March 1.—Manufac- Radcliffe H. Smith, connectea wita of automobiles connected with | the steel department at the Stanley Works office for the past seventeen vears, has resigned his position and | will leave the concern on April 1. M | Smith will enter the automobile bt ness as an associate of the A, C. Hine nouncement to the government of the | Netherlands regarding submarine war fare, as given out by tho Duich m istry of foreign affairs, i¢ forwarded | by Reuter's at The “an ultimatte capital of from $5,000.- 000 to $10,000,000,” to produce gaso- i LANSING METS OFFIGIALS Automobile company in Hartford. Sceretary of Stat«hairman of House Committee an¢ Stone of Senate Committee Mt By Accident’— Ambassador (vard is Still Silent. Washington, Arch 31.—Following today's cabinet eeting officials said complete eviderr had not been re- ceived in the cas of vessels carrying Americans attaed recently, that no action would bitaken by the Amer- ican governmenuntil such facts had been received, al that no action lead- ing to serious msequences would be taken at all unks conclusive evidence was establishe that an attack had b made bya German submarine contrary to intmational law. \s the cabiit assembled it v plain that whi all the members r ognized the gwity of the submarine Eituation they id not regard it as im- minent. All th secretaries except Mc- Adoo Lane an Daniels were present, None of thosewho attended were in- clined to viev the situation as criti- cal Stone, Jood and Lansing. Chairman ione of the senate 1 relation: committee, and n Flood othe house foreign a fairs commitle went over the subma- rine situatior fully with Secretary Lansing toda at an early confererce. Aside froi the slowness of com- munication etween Washington and Berlin, it ws ponted out today that for- Chair- | f | The heads of the various depart- ments at the Stanley Works tendered { Mr. Smith a farewell dinner at the { Hotel Bond in Hartford last evening. Forty four of his friends and a ates at the factory w 5 cluding among the official Moore, vice president; Walter H. Hart, mechanical superintendent and as- sistant secretary; Ernest W. Pelton, superintendent of power; and Irnest W.Christ, purchasing agent. Mr. Christ acted as toastmaster and those who responded With after-din- ner speeches were E. Allen Moore, E. T. Glas i of the department with which Mr, Smith has been associated, William S. Rowland, Walter H. Hart, Patrick T, King, William T. Coholan, A. H. Dessau, B. W. Irving, George H. Hick, L. S. Howe, A. C. McKinnie, F. W. Parson, A. Zimmerman, Robert W. Poteet and E, R. Swift and Ired Me- Swan, both of Chicago. M Smith was presented with a handsome stickpin by his associates and responded with a neat speech of acceptance. HOT STRATFORD GAUCUS GAPTURED BY PEGK Judge of Probate Will Run the America ambassador may not have carriechis request to the foreign office while it was engaged in the dclicate sitation in the German Reichstag ver the submarine policy, which hasbeen likened to the vation in ie American congress over the armedship controver: Chairma Stone said that nc com- plications n the situation inspired b call uponSecretary Lansing. “The fet that Chairman Flood of the housy committee was also af the departmdt was a mere coincidence,” said he, :xplaining that he had gone to the dpartment only to secure any ndditiond information on the situa- tion. . “T fomd that the secre: of state had noning more than I already had,” he said Chaiman Stone there way nothing involvi nresen’, and that Secretary Lansing referred 10 question ‘o ine foreign re- latiors cmmittee, but arranged to keep both chairman in elosz totch with dewlopments. Officials declared worried /because they from Anbassador Gerard, who was Instructed to make inquiries of the German foreign office whether a sub- marine torpedoed the steamers Sus- sex and Englishman. They added they would not be surprised if they did not hear from the ambassador for another day or two. American Ambassador Page, at London cabled the depdrtment today that he was forwarding by mail ad- ditional affidavits of Americans 1n- volved in the Sussex disaster. ated emphatically congress they were not had not heard Know Nothing in Berlin. Berlin, Tuesda March London, March 31, 1:25 p- guiries in government cir oped the statement that nothing known here concerning the explosion which damaged ‘the cross-channel steamer Sussex beyond the newspaper reports from abroad. Officials are re- fraining from comment in the ab- sence of definite information. DRESS UP W. 28, via m.—In- les devel- is Title of Display Project to Be Held by Merchants, With the end in view of showing the loecal trading public that variety and material may be secured in the vari- ous stores about the city, the commit- tee of the Mercantile bureau of the Chamber of Commerce has completed ientative arrangements for the dis- play to be held during the week of April 10. At a meeting of the com- mittee this morning it was decided to term the display: “Dress Up Week.” pecial pains will be taken by the gtorekeepers to make their windows most attractive. The general committe event.is as follow jand, D, McMillan, Howard Wilson, J. Robert Sloan, E. J. Porter, G. H. Dyson, J. A, Erickson, J. W. ltand, Louis Raphael, A, J. Littman, W. A. House and A, P, Abbe. A sub- committee will be named by the gen- eral committee to assist in the carry- ing out of the plan, and more definite arrangements will be made at a meet- ing to be held tomorrow, in charge of W. W. Le- David Segal, M. Halloran, the MCCRANN NDIDATE, The unanimous opinion of the democrats of the fifth ward favors he selection of Peter McCrann as a andidate for the counci] at the com- Ing election. mer member from the down in the landslide in councilman he made record, and the voters of the ward vealize now the valuable acquisition Lo the ward that was lost at the last ward, going 1914, As a a splendid Mars- | Mr. McCrann was a for- | for Assembly — Near Fight at Meeting. Stratford, March 31.—Charles H. Peck, judge of probate for over twen- ty years, and for several terms a mem- ber of the general assembly, was in control of the republican town caucus last night, and by a vote of 194 to 76 he was able to determine the make-up of the delegation to the state conven- tion. Judge Peck announced that he would be a candidate for the party nomination to the general assembly mext fall and for renomination as judge of probate. By Judge Peck’s victory last night 7e heads the delegation of four to the state convention at Hartford, April 11 and 12. The other delegates will be amuel C. Lew Roland A. Curtis and Julius Haa The caucus was largely attended and the canvas for votes was spirit- During the count of the ballots ed. representative as well Ivan Morehouse, ! as prosecuting attorney, asked for in- formation but was told to keep away from the counters by Clifford Kerney. An exchange of words came close to physical contact but cooler heads near-by interfered. Judge Peck in 1914 was debarred from practice as an attorney after be- ing found guilty of unethical conduct through charging a fee for services as an attorney in a will case in which he also sat as judge of probate. He re- turned tae fee but Judge Bennett held that this did not itigate the offence. AURORA HELPLESS Damage to Jury Rudder Incapacitates Ship of Shackleton Expedition— Tug Is Sent to Attempt Rescue. Wellington, N. Z., via London, March 31, 8:30 a. m.—A wireless des- patch just received from the Aurora E “We are setting toward Snares Islands under the influence of wind and sea. We are unable to maneuver the ship, owing to damage to the jury rudder to the assistance of the Aurora. A wireless despatch from the Aurora, the auxiliary ship of the Shaekleton Antarctic expedition, dated March 80, reported the vessel 250 miles southwest of Port Chalmers, N. Z. A further wireless message from {he Aurora received at 8 o’clock this evening said: “We are now sailing at the rate of three knots. All well.” CHINESE REVOLUTION. Declare Independence—Mis- onaries Called In. Shanghai, China, March 31.—The troops at Swatow and Chao-Chow-Fu, in the Province of Kwang-Tung, de- clared their independence of the cen- tral government on March The United States gunboat Wil- mington is at Swatow. The United States cruiser Brooklyn, with Admiral Albert G. Winterhalter on board, is due at Shanghai on April 3. Troops March 31.—Lester Maynard, United States consul as Amoy, has notified the Mennonite missionaries in his district, the south- portion of Fo-Kien Province, to Amoy, China, ern ment's notice. | DECREE OF SALE. $t, Louis, Mo., March 31— for the sale of the St. Loul: Francisco Railroad at fore signed by Circuit judge the United States district today. The upset price was § A decree and San Sanbhorn rt here 5,700,- in e slection. 000. Thirty Mexicans Die From American Bullets—Several Troopers Wounded —Villa Beats Carranza ( ison at Guerrero—Reported to he Wounded. The authorities are sending a tug | | tailed | the be ready to come to Amoy at a mo- | the sure was | Bl Paso, Tex., March 3i.- consul Garcia announced toc gz#:fi been informed Ly Gen. za commander at J that | the latter had received word that the | American troops had been engaged in battle with Villa’s forces. According to General Gavirws :g;‘el':r'(‘un:f}\'hl(:h.\\'.’!n supplied in s D;\r'?h xom"l,i.e\\ftlcflnba‘l'lt‘ Col. Refu- fook oyas, 8t Casas Srandes the fight Place yesterday at san Geronimo, between the Seventh Cavalry and 500 Villa forces, the- latter losine. th commander, Eladeo Forngudey ot emandon ,T(;den Fernandez and : 5 he Americans suffer several wounded. 4L rding to Consul Garcia, that confirmation had been reccived the Villa had been w. : oL 1 ounded in the leg in the last fight with the Carranza forces and is hiding north of Guerrero, Villa Gains in Sirength. a has recruited his forces to formidable nuinbers in his flight be- fore the pursuing columns of Ameri- can cavalry, it is reported, and if cor- nered, will be in a position to give stout resistance. Advices received here tod by Mexican officials stated that Villa and his men had soundly whipped the Car- ranza garrison at Guerrero, under the command of Gen. Cavazos, whose forces were said to number only fifry soldiers. Villa, according to the in- formation obtained by Mexican con- sul Garcia, still occupied Guerrero, Killed 172 Men, Information in the haais of Major General Funston at San Antonio and made public last night, was that Vilia had killed 172 men—every one in the Guerrero garrison—and that the ban- dit was now nedr the head waters of the Santa ifaria river. Since passing southward of Namiquipa, havine tem- porarily eluded his pursuers, Villg is reported to have adopted avery means to strengthen ‘nis command, which earlier in his flight he had :c 1 in small bunds because the American cav ry were hot on his trai Reports that Villa was he ward tov his old he San Andres were current the bandit has turned east or north the American troops may be able to encircle him and cut off a further re- treat to the south, while CGicr. Gutier- ez, operating toward the the west with the Carranza toops from Chihuahua, would be in a position ta confront Vil- la and force him to give battle. Murders Two. Bl Paso, Tex., March 31.—A man named Herman Blankenburg and two other foreigners were murdered yes- terday at Minaca, Chihuahua, by Francisco Villa and his followers, ac- cording to private but authentic sources here. Details of the killing are lacking. To Start Supplics. Washington, Mar. 31.—Gen. Funs ton has instructions to make the first test today of Gen. Carranza’s plan for the commercial use of the Mexican Northwestern Railroad for shipping suppliees to the American troops pur- suing Villa. By entering his first cor signment to the railroad Funston will begin the fair trial that is to be given the de facto government’s concession In the meantime the United State will not press for an extension of the arrangement, although doubt regard- ing its adequacy is expressed in offic- ial quarters. Additional $36,700. To the expense of the expedition cn- by the purch: of eight bi- planes and 2,000 cavalry horses, rangements for which are under today was added the extra pay foreign service to troops actually in Mexico. It was the first pay day “or the American force: nce they cros- sed the border. Ioreign service calls | for 20 per cent. additional for en- | listed men and 10 per cent. for ofli- | At the quartermaster genera it was estimated that the addi- tional pay would amount to about $36,700 monthly. General Scott, chief of staff, said official despatches from Major Gene- ral Funston indicated that supplies would begin to move into Mexico hy ailroad today,or as soon as General Gavira, commanding the de facto | government troops at Juarez, has rc- | ceived instructions from Gen. Carran- za. General Scott added that no ob- stacle had been raised by Carranza officlals against the use of the road: and neither was there any urgent ne- | cessity for immediate transportation of supplies by railroads. “When Gen. Carranza rec instructions the movement will beg General Scott said. “That explain situation”. Fight At G The s department got an official and unconfirmed report that | the Villa fight at Guerrera, in which | the bandit chieftain is reported to | have killed 172 men of a Carranz garrison, had to do with a revolt in the garrison in which some 300 men Mexican 1y that Gavira in- ed ded enst- dquar at today. If Pay rrero. ate un- | aeroplanc corresponde Hague under date of Ma 29, as follows: “The principles :aid down by imperial government wi regard the th to to neutral governments, are in no way altered, except that instructions re- specting the treatment of armed mer- chantmen have been more clearly de- fined. “‘German naval forces stii! have the stri t orders to refrain from attacks on neutral vessels unless they try to avoid or resist examination.’ WAITE INDIGTED FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER Detectives Search Sands for $9,000 Bribe to Em- balmer. New York, March Jury today returned an indictment charging” murder in the first degree against Arthur Warren Waite, accus- ing him of poisoning his father-in-law, John E. Peck, a millionaire drug manufacturer of Grand Rapids, Mich. The indictment contains two counts, one that Waite administered arsenic to his father-in-law on March 12 “in- tending wilfully to kill and murder” him; the second that on the same day he administered to Peck “a certain deadly poison to the said grand jury unknown.” ‘Waite's indictment is the result of ten days investigation of the by District Attorney Swann and his rep- resentatives here and in Grand Rapids, where Peck’s body was sent 1 £ -in-law’s home here. The investi- gation w started in Grand Rapids k3 Perey Peck. the drug manufac- turer's son, after his suspicions as to the cause of death had been aroused by the receipt of a warning telegram from New York, The identity me is one 31.—The grand a is of of the the clearcd denfist, sender of the Az mysteries of the vet Lo be Waite, Iy confe trict attc the arsenic, young ed. according ney, that he Peck's death has virt to the dis mated. The dentist’s w heir in part to the dr er's fortune, the possessio alleged to 'hav= been Waite the crime. Meanwhile from men the digging for buried treasure the body of John E. Peck, night he received from Dr. Warren Waite, Peck’s alleged oner. The money was ‘“forced” upon him, Iane said, as a bribe to induce him to swear that the embalming fluid contained arsenic, the poison from which Peck died, and to place the poison in a s the district attorney had asked for. After Kane had told where he had buried the money, Assistant District Attorney Dooling and several detec- tive, armed with spades, started late last night for the scene in automo- biles to verify the stor) Accompanied by a detective, himself left for the scene today on an early train. District Attorney Swann ing to hear from them keeping Kine under surveillance. Kane says he did not intend to swear as Waite desired him to and that he did not put arsenic in the fluid. It was expected that he would be called as a witness before the grand jury to testify as to efforts made by the young dentist to cover his tr aid was wait- meanwhile AVIATORS DUCKED. Bridgeport Sees Hydro Acroplane Dive Into sound. Bridgeport, March 31.— feet above the outer ing a few harbor, hydro John D. Cooper and carrying one other occupant, col- a ariven by lapsed when it collided with a floating this and his passenger thrown into the sound, and the craft quickly sank. The men rescued by a rowboat launched the Bridgeport lighthouse. piece of driftwood afte Cooper noon. were ai were from BRITISH CASU: London, March 31, 1 British casualties in March, piled from the published lists, ed to 1,017 officers nd 19,317 men. Hartford, March Hartford and vicinity: Fair to- night. Saturday increasing were involved. ome of them are re- ported to have joined Villa. { cloudiness. e i submarine warfare, as communicated | burial following his death at his | administeved followed that of his wife whose body was cre- ife hecame the manufactur- of which 1s s motive for | district attorney’s office were supposed to be some- | where in the sands at the end of Long Island—the $9,000 in bills which Eu- | gene O. Kane, the man who embalmed last Arthur | pois- imple of the fluid which | Kane | 15 A SELF CONFESSED SPY | Captains Plea For Wife And Daughter | Caused Schiller To Bring Matoppo To Port—Member Of Germans Operating Tn British Navy. Lewes, Del, March 31—The young { German who captured the British i steamer Matoppo and terrorized her crew of 56 men on Wednesday night shortly after the ship had sailed out of New York harbor for Wladivos- tock witth railread supplies for the Russian government declared today that he was a spy for the Germa government, Ernest Schiller, the prisoner, wea from all the excitement he had under- gone in his efforts to escape from the steamer yesterday after he had held the crew in his power with pistols all of Wednesday night, threw him- self upon a cot in the Lewes jail early today and sought sleep. Got Instructions From Germany. “Yes, I am a spy for the German government”, he said. “You can be- lieve it or not — it makes no differ- ence to me. T got my instructions from the German government to go aboard the ship and blow her up to prevent her cargo from reaching Russia. - I could have blown her up, but the captain’s plea for his wife and daughter was too much for me and T hadn't the heart to do it. I am ready to take the consequences, but I ask that they keep me ashore in- stead of sending me back to the ship for the captain to take chaarge of me”. Schiller had been told that his dar- ing exploit occurred outside the three mile limit he would in all likelihood be taken to British possessions in the West Indies for trial for piracy. Fed- eral authorities and representati from the British government came | here today to examine Schiller and to decide what to do with him. May Be Sent To England. If the United States finds it has Jine and other products of petroleum, | | with the purpose of gasoline that told at lewer than that now prevailing, and within the means of all user motor boats.” manufacturers mobiles and Conferences of sutomobiles and men engaged in oil production have been held here dur- and have been | general | manager of the National Automobile | Chamber of ranaged Chicago Automobile Shows, and John Royal, an oil man. ing the attende A be DI pric can a profit at past few days d by Alfred Ree Commerce, of the New ““demons roduced e ves, S. A, York AUTHORITIES SEARCH FOR ADDITIONAL SPIES - ::: Tauscher Arrested—One is in New England Plot of Wast ment of justice officials announced to- day that two alleged conspirators with Von Pape iington, March n. 31.—Depart- Capt. Hans Tauscher in the plot blow up the Welland canal were un- der arrest in New York, that a third was under surveillance in New Eng- land, and that they expected to arrest a fourth in a few days. According to the story told depart- ment agents Goltz, brought Yard detectives 1a up the Welland Von Papen, military 1o no - jurisdiction under international maritime law he will be turned over to the representatives of Great Britain. An examination into Schiller's mental condition will be made. Those who have talked with him believe he irresponsible and that his story of arcer trie. British reluctant to tell born in Germany he said. “Never mind the town or my parents name. [ have been in this count one year, in New York three weeks. 1 was sent by the Ger- man government to England soon af ter the war started, and at Germany's t 1 enlisted in the British na 3 gned to the training ship at Liverpool. “I want to say right now that there are several thousand Germans in the British Navy. “l1 know what this means to me. 1t’s the tower of London if they gct me back to the Matoppo. But 1 won't go, just bear that in mind.” Captain Richard Bergner of the Matoppo said he is convinced that Schiller is a former naval officer. is his is not Was In Schiller was history. I wa Navy. | INCENDIARISM SUSPL.CTED. ! S uthorities Investigating $800 Fire at Leo Datro’s Store. | That the authorities are not entirely | convinced that the fira which gutted Leo Datro’s store on Soutn Main street | early this week, dolng damages of | $800 was accidental is known. The | police are conducting an investigation | people living the neighbor- declare some grounds | for suspicion. One of Datro’s neigh ited with making the stiten the storekeeper had not boen doing 2 good business of late and was think- ing of selling out. Anoiler tells a story that Datro removed some of his stock from the store the night before the fire. Tt is also said trary to his custom Datro toc count hook home with him night of the fire. in is and bood there ot or | Gerard and German Chancellor Talked i About “Nothing in Particular.” | i 1 | | Bewin, March 28, via London, March 30, 1 p. m. (Delayed)—"“An in- definite conversation about nothing in particular,” was all there was to the | recenttaik between Chancellor Von | Bethmann-Hollweg and Ambassador Gerard, the ambassador declared to- day. Tt was this conversation which led to veports in the United States that the chancellor had broached the sub- | ject of peace negotiations to the Am- n ambassador. he question of peace was ed, or even mentioned, not dis- said Mr. i ALL MAILL. rch 12:50 p. m.—The 1 of all the mail on | London, M seizure at Kirkws the Scandinavian-American ste; | Hellig-Olav, consisting of 800 sacks, is reported in a wireless despatch from | Berlin. This is the first time that all | the mail on a Scandinavian-American | steamer, including letter: been | seized. The Hellig Olav sailed from | New York March 17, for Christian- me has Von. been { dition | state: say Von States The p Goltz tion w ¢ay here a crs Henr voung und ins terday. tral officers Jeff F a neph and Ch mine in gation of the compan and sev Al cept was bel shaft. BUC Wash tornes sub-con chanan be & ommen the afto | sand, Norway. will be blow known to withdrawn who furnished money for the work. Golig, was guoted as say ‘ng that Voh Papen had endorsed the Wellana Canal proposal after it had im- expe- United Goltz had sought to enlist Germans in Baltimore, Hoboken and New York, and department agents he declared he wag acting with the knowledge of Von Papen. Goltz came to the United Mexico, where he had been on General Villa's staff, and reported Von Papen’s Von Papen’: join him. Man Known as so-called announced Charles Harrison Investigation Baltimore and Ohio train n which s ° | signed Orleans. INVESN Johnstown, cost the the that by alleged York the to New Captain German ~ e decided that it possible to lead large into Canada from Von De Der in July, 1914, to lan to invade Ca endorsem said, Horst German from Von by Canal would be armed 1 the Von nada, he ent, Von HAVE TRAIN ROBBER Jim Charles Harrison—seelk Others—Left Before inspectors here, who for we “Har ith several that train th nd known as Jim one ler arrest. Grady of Webb Birnung ry man of the r tion, W. Va., Oc cveral thousand bank not: from Grand 1t resulited in ison at San Ant on’ m he ew of Harr arles Harri Loss of Life in Seward Mine Was Raypiids Bohannan, for ireached, Atlanta, Ga., March 31.—Pos: office have been trying to arrest members of the son gang,” in connec- s robberi e man in j EBohannan, of tliree broth- a well and know han:, bhers ar of Cer ot dolars in u s were soolen, led the | to N the s onio, Rich Harrison at Grand Ranids, Car{ Rents 2% Cine re. LOSION, —Bodies Recovered, Pa.; Marc spectors today be of the explosion Conemaught at Seward, wh lives of Supt, en other miners. bodies were r Thomas Hc to have bee v of feved HANAN IMI ington, March Marshall's recent iniitee investigati impeachment « tbmitted to the hous: jation and a resol rney in contempt offered John 31, an inve the ch gan in Sta Smokeless ich vesterd covered whic blown Yover, :n CACHMENT, t ; At the leiter to ng Rep. ha S, wit ution of the B1 wi to fi ating | and somewhat of auto- of | Miles, and Der spy Scotland st Tuesday, the plan W the attache, Papen. told department agents, had been his, not After he had obtained Der he went to Baltimore to induce Germans of the crews of Ger- man merchant vessels tied up there to He also tried to obtain re- cruits from German sailors at Hobo- ken and New York. Two to- At- ! lanta, left Birmingham just before the | pectors expected to arscst him yes- A= rest of ight | mine Waddell ex- ‘h into a \\':l(xl'—!l_lhll pit at the foot of the out rec- Councilman Also Cha With Act of Rank | Quigley Now Fearss | ¢ Are In League {08 Councilman O. hour talk at this noon, pol noon 28 factory of discourtesy that lesed of the office- of mayor fact any person whd letter from one o ents, when he refused swer the second letter § the councilman for a del The speaker said thats talk of his opponent Ward ; 204 letter proposing a pull the mayor ieph definite subjects to b @i answered I man in which he propé hall to be divided equl their friends. “To Lhis '@ ter has never been ans by letter or through the president of the United & have his secretary answel letter within three days’® said. in of a They Got Water T Speaking of the clai mayor that he is respon decrease in water rates Curtis said: “Mayor Quigley water rates. It was do the work of J. L. Doyled drews, F. W. Miner, J. M M. C. Webster and othe through the 1911 session @ lature, a charter amend management of the Wam ment in which water raj be revised. This was adg people at the spring elecH The water commissiones Quigley, Lawyer and {submittea separa water rates to the for approval and that of | with a slight amendment, 3 ed and is the schedule ¥ we are paying today. ly doubled the cust for consumers and cut in half small user under ordinary far as the city government concerned E. W. Christ s the main share of the ered How About Fire e On fire escapes for fast report of the committes & capes, of which George 4. chairman, and which he s not show or claim they did| or recommended anything off. On fire escapes for same committee reported mendations for improvement] buildings and that certain off ings were alright. Tha also made recommendatio escapes to be put on seve etc., in the center of the @ common council adopted and for the recommendatid carried out. From that I do not know of one fire ing put up on this order, jeorge A. Quigley as chairm man and mayor to my know does anything show that he any effort to have thess org forced. State Secured Fire E: In regard to fire escapes o at the 1913 session of the sta ture, a bill was passed, see P 1913, page 21, chapter 44, for bill No. 23, approved Ma ordering the state board of to have all school building state inspected in regard to exits and fire escapes, and any orders they issued comp by the school authorities, Acting upon this law, board sent an inspector to to go over the school buildin: he did with the Chief of thd partment. Under his orders j Were ordered and fire escapes on nearly every school buildi city, among them several Quigley and his committee ha as alright. Mr. Quigley had to do witth he State law, Tducation State inspector, or board’s action, theref is groundless. The committee of nent was chairman investigation of fire { reported several buildings as te | where afterward the state § s- | ordered the work done Quigley not entitled of credit for the school the speaker said to did nof as is il is vn a n- in | 1 school | claim which at the tir escapes of over. to fire is Al Town Home Fiasco. Curtis said thd vears in rq in the ranks, b heard so fr speaker spokd house inves Councilman said two party harmony lar talks this year. The gard to the alm where his opponent, who wi { time an alderman, accused tendent Kibbe of selling good at the town home in Tolland i1- | (he secured a private deteetivy 1l | vestigate) also that he accw | superintendent the home 0 | treatment toward the inmates | was ago not (Continued On ifteenth Iy