1th 151 M were :15 MONDAY sermon EVENINGS AND N our Ladies Department we are showing 11118 spring a grand 'assnrt'ment 7“ of the very latest wearing aH'Hare 1101' were. men; A line that far surpasses ” 1 5 ’ 1 ,we have shown before. Any woman who wishes to be stylishly dressed 11119 least possible cost cannot effordt overlook this greet collec- tie 5~Th Ei'eat amount of business done lest week in our ladies? Hep at 1 we conclusively that we have the right stVles ' 11 prices. Now is the time to '11 our 1mm sizes is 51111 complete and you have a full line 19 select - epoyments each week will 1111' Made to $1111 your pocket-beck We intoyour familyhistory You don’t 111111111. through any cross exam- 3 life have private booths forladiesend» 1119 111111951 secrecyiemaintained In all the latest and most fhehionable modele—Z-yietm Suite. smart . tailor-made suits 353111999 Suits in new French Serges. plain or duped Rrunella Worsted and Pomona, handenmely embroid- ’1 With 1 king semi-titted coat and new not. gored shirt, in ell the latest shades- $1w 15-55-510 14 isses’ Suits Showing all .models in navy, reseda. mulberry, champagne and mixtures w tiny Mm... 1918c Aesop... by lhe General: Aseembly ' iii Hartlord HIARTFORD, Aprilfii —Hope for an eprly adjournment of the General As~ fiembly is disappear g, and members ‘ 9 now wondering i the sitting can 0 coxnpieted before September 1. 0 present trouble is that while com- . ittees are working 1111111 on blue in '9 hearing stage they are behind in making reportsr, Pr: ticaliy no portmt measures bays 1) n reporb ' The excise committee which was msiow two" years ago is almost as behind band this year. Many oi: bilis before it will be subject to de- in the house wbelbyithey are re- mil. A great light is irredlcted on bill no limit the number of saloons the basis of population. it seems b11111 most of June and July will devoted to debate on excise mat. Was the case last session. 1- zeoliéeabie that the house is 5 to be an inharnionipus body. 011- made to a committee report E for brought on a debate in 5 there has seemed to be little on The favorable report ‘ ration oIbEhcfllliil‘ard yrsnfilma alto so on as do ”It i .ed‘thie ’5 plaoeied' be the argument that «swarm and lilaino road 511.1191 be psi-mum to pass away Menswear control 11mins» m1m5 house Joint res eiiecnrpointe the town of old or been several times "‘il ‘lnery 5 believed that or definite date will be fixed for the bearing. Attorney Par on estlmi‘i‘led tlia't abb‘ut 1.00 acres of‘ 5 the Monet obitepreeenj ,5 tative 'Buruos until the committee . his become a. trifle impatient. it is now dec's’ bill to divide the town at New Haven into fourteen towns is also booked for alhearing this week, but one more postponement is likely and then the matter will beheard. A sur- prising amount of support for this bill is predicted. It is expected that next week Sena- tor Biakesice, who has assumed virtual leadership of the senate, will canvass the chairman of committees to ascer- tain their view on expediting busiv ness.- Mr. Biakeslee believes that ad- journment on July 1 is possible it com- mittees will only report important measures on which hearings have been held. The illness of Governor Liliey may mean Weeks of delay in reporting on some measures, but "his recovery is expected to be extremely slow this may tend to make the legislators hurry their work and get through for this. session. CASTOR lA . lor- Infants snddhlldm llll list in liiii 1111111 blight Burs the .1 more“ 5 . FOREST LAND BURNED OVER. H CANAAN. A ril 1141.—~lt is land has already been burned over by a woods tire that started on Rattle- snake Mountain near here Sunday The lire. instill Spreading, having burned over the east, side of tho moun- l tuin. going in the direction of 15311:... Ca 11.5 An effort. in cheek tin ila aria being made. am St. Beautiful new shapes, elaborately trim- med, imported feathers and flowers. A magnificent assortment to select from 1111111111 11111 nits 11111111 Exploding Gasoliné Tank Rendered Destruction Complete—Loss Will Be $75,000 SOUTH MANCHESTER, April 14.— Starting from a bonfire in the rear 01 the building, the House and Hale block' in Main street, was totally destroyed by are late Monday with a loss that‘- will approximate 375. 000. 5 Sparks from the boniire ignited a; steep in the rear of the block the fire; communicating to a twestory brickl- ‘ Specim'ns From “Wild Trlbsi addition and from that to the main building. which was three stories highi also of brick. Owing to a high wind the local lire; men were unable to do other than con line the are to the one building Chico Krug. oi the Hartford fire department, . was sent for and on arriving in blag automobile, directed the attention oh the firemen to saving the suriounding property. A tank of gasoiene which had been removed from the rear of a building near the tire, fell from the wagon on which it was being carried and burst; the gasoline catching fire from the sparks from the burning block The names from the gasoline ignited the burnings on the Orton} and Warsnoke hotels. but ey were extinguished Without settin lire to the two buiid‘o ings. Blob!1a——“\Vbat does he do?" stools—wuss a suburbanlte." . ‘55 Blobbew‘i know, but what is his walk in life?" Llohbsw' "1‘0 and 116m tile stntion.‘ 1~Philudclpbia Record. MURDER OF DR. JONES. oi Philippines to be sent to Chicaodt’ MANILA, April 14.——The party re- cently sent out by the government to investigate the circumstances connect on with the murder by liengote tribes- man of Dr. William Jones. the anthro- polngist connected with the Columbian ‘ Museum in Chicago. has recovered the valuable collection made by the scien- tist during his two years' stay among 5 the wild men of the interior. The spool mans will be sent to the institution in Chicago immediately It appeals that Dr. Jones had been warned of danger and had started to leave the country where he had been studying the natives at close range. li’é returned to the head waters of the Cngnyan River to obtain boats in which to (Barry hit collection down the iter hnd uliwittingiy 9111st the dead line that. had been established by hos- tlle Ilongetea. He’ Was met by a party of warriors who odered him a dish of lish as a token of defiance in accordance with ri-bai custom Not suspecting that he 'waa accepting their challenge by so do- ing, he ate the an: and he was attack- ad immediately. The warriors wound- on him many times with their spears. out he managed to iikbi. them off wit. his revolver until he reach .1 a boat lit which he escaped. ‘ 111‘. Jones was so sevéiely w‘oune 11, however that he died live hours i and his body was rescued from the river by friendly 1101159 A ll ye servant also was‘iitiecke at the 113111111! tibia. but once uninjured 11111; the scientist’s r voive‘r; ‘ a W 1 "it is true" began the aged suitor “that l'm considerably older thhn you. but a man is as young as he tools, you known and-n" interrupted the maiden. that (ioennhi. matter. . What i want toiknow is if you are as rich as you iuoi:."——Loudon News. $313-594-210 $21.09 New Spring Models in" season's moat approved leathers. stylish and sensibly shaped lasts. high and low styles in patent leather. tan and kid. ALTERATIONS FREE 1031b SOUTH NORWALK .. a 5 ‘ 1-0? 5 “Republican County chairman Was In- ”dictsd on charges 91‘ Forgery ‘ and Grand Larceny. BINGHAMTON. N. Y.. ll.—-On the eve of his seconde trial on. a charge of stealing Brooms county funds, which was scheduled to open in Cooperstown yesterday. and as a. tragic climax oi the investigation of county afl‘airs in Brooms county which began in 1907. Arthur W. T. Back, former clerk of the Broom: county baud of super- visors,- former custodian of county buildings. and former chairman of the Brooms county hand "can commit- tee. committed suicide only yesterday. by shooting himself through the head. 'Arthur w. T. Back was indicted by the Brooms county grand Jury in Aug: April net, 1907. on eight charges or forgery 5 and grand larceny growing out of his conduct or the oillcos of clerk of the board of supervisors and custodian or public buildings and grounds. His oc~ cupaacy‘ or those offices gave him can not or the work or building roads on which Brooms county embarked on a. generous scale in 19113.net! as a re suit Back built up a powerful political i-wa‘c‘bine and is alleged to have at tempted to overthrow George W Dunn as member of the state Republican committee. District Attorney Clerk and State Comptroler Glynn. howaver, investigated Beck's chadtict of his of- fires, and as 11‘ result Mt. Glynn re- pm- ted that Back lied "dumped the per- bgatives of the board of supervisors. gene with the sin or a complement 'NIW YDRK POLITICIAN SUICIDES. 1. .' “o‘rwffi 135-: kggr'v them Beck eubsequently resigned as clerk at the board or supervisors. David E. King. the former county ‘ treasurer, was also indicted on a charge of misappropriating the countv lands; and resigned two days before he was to'hppear before Goternor Hugh- es for a hearing. in the bitter iisht which eusued mo of the editors or a Binghamton paper were indicted for making charges against the district attorney. The suicide occurred shortly after 7: 30 o‘clock yesterday morning. but the body was not ‘tOund until two hours later. when a clerk in Mr. Beck's oihcc round the dead man sitting at a table. clutch- ing a rero var. Two shots were fired, one thi‘ou a pace of glass. presume-5 my to red if the revolver was in work ing condition and the second through the back of the head. While the shots were. heard in the buildiiig, they attracted no attention. and bit Back was supposed to be on his way to Copperetowlt, having an- nuanced Monday night that he would leave at O'clock yesterday morning. The all cine closes a long series of 011ch111 investigations of Broome coun- t‘v roads ailairs by the state and coimty odiciale which until lately has resulted in the returning oi’ twenty-one indictments. the resignetiou or Mr. 5 Back groin his oilices as clerk of the board (if supervisors. custodian of the county buildings, and chairman of the Bro‘om'e county Republican committee; the resignation of County Treasurer David R. King, and the resignation or .i‘aspei' Smith as county superintendent of the poor. The amount involved in enmity treasurer 1.1“" absolute controh the nine indictments against men ag- oi' the county 1r bury. 1" l gregatsd" 813. 489 and5 tour charged ' Mr. Glynn also Qtated that 1500.0110- grand larceny and tile forgery. ‘bed been dispersed i‘ro‘rh the Brooms] couuiv trcae‘ur upon the stile order and audit or aok‘. and that of this amount slot. 801: was paid directly to' rack. and $1711 388 was paid too clerk in Beck's employ and dispersed by Only 9111‘: (it the series or cases has been tried and the second was naked nice to begin in Cooperstown today. The first rial, on a charge of lean propriation of £660 of the count funds took place in January and Februmy.‘ 1908.1abd‘resuttedin the can the defendant Mr. Back wad beatencéd to 5.1.1.1."; prison rm- ii. term 015 not Methlin three and one-half not less than one year. The mung or a certificate of reasonable” doubt by Justice Clark served as a stay oi sentence. and the appeal is still pending before the ap- pelatc division. ’5 Mr. Back died announced that he would conduct his own Mouse ut the second trial. MURDBHED‘ 3Y5 A CHINAMAN. winst 1.1,: and» Oflyd‘. Georgia Has a «Row in‘Pbiisdcinbie Best-sums WINBTED, WI 1.6. —-—_ln a is her re- ceived non: Ospteia F. M. Potts, or the 11mm $11119: 119111921119 contain. he states that Michael 3111.111 this place. a first class new oil the Georgia, was murdered by 1: China- man In Philadelphia last week The parents at it bad 1999111111! a tale- gram troln‘ tatlhg tutelage r son was dead. bdi‘m no 9rd 1201:. on. Help! a a “yet i ii fiblelma 61.111? Wgél ‘5; low WNW-'31 on the Georsin.‘ slid bile in th 911m be 9111119 11:13ng in it row in a 0 new restaurant. emit was hit on: the head with a botple. receiving injuries from which he (11 ed. M MinoLeroWN Me‘f‘on DEAD. MIDDIMOWN. Aptil lt.--ilev. Genige F. Whittemore‘. sings Sapient» ber,1906 ester of stile First Blptlflt church in his city. died at the local hospital, ylttcrdily. 1,1011owing an op- eration for kidney trouble. He Was 42 years old and is survived by a widow and two children. 8911.111. Whittcmoro was a entire or ’Fltchburi! Mai-1:51, 21nd bcicrc coming here had held a nuclei-stein Schencctady, N. Y. ‘ 1 15" ' Sentinel ads. bring returns.
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