/ ' finasbar. 'A . "senator w E PUBLISHERS II OF HIGH MAlLlNG COSTS it Office Charges a .‘hird to Fifth More ' .‘han Railroad Bag- gage Rate lSTON. Aug l'e.——l'tepresente- of New England newspapers the Congressional special joint 5 I l . Saved Taft’s Life; Died Friendless CANANDAlGUA. N. Y., Aug. 2.-—Jamee Rodgers of [hit city has left for Harrisburg. Penn~ sylvanis. to claim from Potter's Field the body of his brother. John, who years ago saved for- mer President Taft from death. John Rodgers was drowned in- the Susquehanna river Saturday and his body buried in the aims- house cemetery. His heroic feet that saved .Mr. Taft was per- formed when the latter waa Gov- t-Inor General of the Philippines. Rodgers shot and killed a native who was about to tire on Mr. Taft. j :ommiitce on postal rates here it coat them from four to live i as much to deliver 100 copies Ielr newspapers to dealers out- of Boston by mail than it does lhcr methods. The opinion was used that more newspapers d get into the mails under the postal rates and that. the gov- Ient's revenue would be in- led by reverting to those rates. A. Muchling. representing the cheater. N. it. Union-Leader, . only, about one fourth of the r’s total circulation outside of c,liestr~r was sent through the " s. The cost of distributing 100 Aids of papers by mail. he said. 3 $1.84 while the same bundle of '-rs could be sent by other Iods for 45 cents. For the most other methods consisted of theme by baggage cars. Cost. Comparison. milar tlgures were presented by V. \Vorsley, circulation manager he Boston Publishing Company. isning the Boston Herald and on Traveler and by F. H. Presay he Boston Post. Mr. Worsley the mail charges for 100 pounds unted to $2.49 against 45 cents . )theo methods. Mr. Pressy gave I 3 as the Post's figure for mail- 31 and 4.5 cents for other methods. f, Herald. Mr. \Vorsley said. had a ‘Ilation outside of metropolitan " on of 31,741 of which about )0 copies were sent by mail. Post circulation outside of ter Boston was given by Mr. sy as 191.215 of which 45,000 I. i sent by mail. ‘ f the 43.000 copies of the Post is by mail Mr. Pressy said about ‘ III or cent. went direct to subscrib- '. while the others went to news« . ers. r. Worsley said the 45 cents 'ge of distribution by baggage did not include the expense of ling to the station. but pointed that the $2.49 spent for mailing not include the expense of the ’spaper's mailing room. the pplng. rent [on mail bags and .r incidentals. Elisha Hanson. ‘V lsel tor the American News- sr Publishers‘ Association. pro- ‘ed to give the mmmitiee a. com- son of costs that would show the elements entering into the methods of distribution. ther “‘lll'ifSSt‘S heard at. the ses- ' included Arthur T. Smith,’ at- .ey for the Expressmen‘s League £30ston, Who said many smallex- fismen had been torced out. of fines: by low parcel post rates. 3; Louis Shapiro. representing a it order shoe company. who urgv Ehat each state he put into a W._, l ; 9 i T is parcel post zone as a matter idiciency. ‘ :All. RATE ‘ “HEARING SET ' FOR AUG. 19 EW YORK. Aug. 12.-The Pub- Service Commission will conduct - caring August 19 in its offices at ‘ Jhurch street,'on the request filed Westchester County commuters a reconsideration of the 40 per t increase in commutation rates ‘ i he. New Haven Railroad. recently wroved by that body. If the re- st is granted the re-hearing will a place at once. udge Charles A, \‘an Auken. of v Rochelle. and Hugh M. Hew- . corporation counsel for Mount n‘On. will appear for the 00mmu- . a. Judge \‘an Auken will elucidate five allegations of error in the imission's verdict. which he al- dy has cued in his brief. Mr. vson yesterday tiled another brief h the commission, alleging addi- ‘: ial error in their opinion. which ‘ a arrived ‘at on July 15 and made .. tile on July 24. . ”he belief prevails that Judge Van ten, in carrying the fight for a bad hearing to the commission-— :‘ to the Supreme Court. if neces- y—will rest his agreement mainly ' the Harlem tolls agreement. by Ich the New Haven uses the New -k Central tracks between Wood. n Junction and Forty-third street, 1 reputed excessive cost. 1r Making Detour Badly Injures Man ’3 TAMFORD. Aug. 12.—I’aul , ‘ha. 31 Dore street. received pos- . is fatal injuries here early last. ht when knocked tremble bio!- by a. car driven by George Tur- ot this city. The accident occur. on the detour through the city are traffic is rerouted due to the irovements on the POW read. her. In his effort to avoid strik— Bacha, ditched his car. dioxin! melt and brother Welter out. ther was injured. ' it the Stamford Hospital it is stat- that Bacha has a fractured let i internal injuries. rges Break From American ‘Madness’ BER LIN, Aug. 12.—-—"Let us break any from the madness of this Am- canired life and return to the ll of Germany" was the plot Of ofessor Hermann Pints of Bonn / 5/ Ilch assembled in the Roland: t FOUND GUILTY FOR ASSAULTING ' PERKINS Gill She Is Serving 5 to 15- Year Sentence for Killing Her Suitor, Thomas Templeton NEW YORK. Michael Connors. a truck driver yesterday pleaded guilty to an in- dictment charging second dcgree criminal assault against Dorothy Perkins. 17 year old girl who was sentenced to serve from five to fit- teen years in prison for killing her suitor. Thomas Templeton. Connors was immediately sentenced to serve a year and a half in state prison. - The trial of Connors had been un- der way several days wlir-n he nbnm doned his defense and pleaded gull- ty. 12:— August HARVEST TO BE 200,000 BARRELS WAKEFIELD. Mus. Aug. 1:.— A wide variation in New England‘s apple crop is reported in it bulletin issued here yesterday by the New England Crop Reporting Service. On August. 1 the total commercial crop forecast was 1.765.000 barrels. about 66.2 per cent, normal. The Rhode Island crop on Aug. ust l was tit) per cent normal. Mas- sachusetts had 64 per cent. Connec- ticut. 63 per cent. Vermont. 66 per cent and Maine 70 per cent. The present forecast in barrels indicates that Massachusetts will harvest. this year 598,000 barrels. Maine 615,000: New Hampshire 203.000; Verm'ont 103.000; Rhode Island 53.000 and Connecticut 260.- 0th. All of these figures are lower than those of last year's state crops. In NEW IHIIcHs III HESIPIIHI‘ WESTPORT. Aug. 12.—Employes of the Connecticut company, are now laying Unporary trolley rails on the north side of the Post road in preparation for the work of tear- ing up the present pavement and rails. east of the town. Assurances were given yesterday that the new type of rail to be’laid here will eliminate much of the noise that Post road residents have complain- ed of whep trolley leaving the rails where the road curves will be eli- minated b ythe installation of a. specially constructed guard-rail. During the road building work the Bridgeport-Norwalk trolleys will mat on the switch at. Compo road instead of in the center of town as is customary. The switch in the center will be moved several feet to the north in the direction of the Y. M. C. A. building, so that when trolleys meet there east bound traf- l‘lc will not. be halted as it is now. Conn. Man Quizzed For New Dry Job WASHINGTON. Aug. 1‘3.——Gen- ersl Lincoln C. Andrews. assistant secretary of the treasury in charge of prohibition yesterday began giv- ing the "once over" to the various candidates for appointment as pro- hibition administrator for the new second district consisting of Con- necticut and the eastern and south— ern Judicial districts of New York. to become effective in September. At: his invitation Frank T. Putney of Hartford. Federal director for Connecticut and> Palmer Candeld, Federal director for New York state. came to Washington yester- day and were given a "third degree" quiz by Andrews. . POLAND [0 HELP. WARSAW. Aug. 12.——The Polish government has notiiied the German government that while it declines any responsibility for the illegal presence of Germans in Polish ter- ritory it is ready to give every ss- Ilsiance to the Ger-mu: authorities to bring their citizens out of Po- land into Germany with the least inconvenience to them. ITALIAN FESTIVAL. BRIDGEPORT. Aug. 12.-—-The San Rocco feut. an annual affair of the Italian residents of this city will be held this Saturday and Sunday under auspices of the Bovieta-Clrcolo Cu- telfranco In Mucuno, an organiza- tion of this place. Both days will be given over to feasting and merri- ment. Hr. and-Mrs. John ~ Fort: and daughters. Elisabeth and Ethel of Lexington avenue and Mr. and Mn Iv. .K, CONN. TO PARK AUTOS IN THE AIR EEHHISTHEH. 1' lDEA USED IN PARKlNG PLAN LAFAYETTE. Ind.. Aug. 12,- Tho cry for more and' yet more parking space which is arising from our cities may have an answer in an inlenllon of James E. Morton. Morton has completed a model for a machine which in a. space of so by the tent, 1764 autos can be parked. The advantages of this invention are: 1. Great. parking capacity on small areas of ground. 1’. Low cost of operation. .1. No permanent structure re- quired. gi. Speed in handling cars in and out of parking station. 5. l'rntu‘tion against car damage as the machine is not touched front the time it is parked until the own- cr drives it out. The invention uses great steel towers, carrying movable parking spaces or carriages. operated by motor or other power. The cmriages move up. around and down in endless fashion. The auto is parked in one of the carriages. It moves to the top of the tower. where it crosses on e. flat plane and starts downward. The plane of each carriage never changes and there is no chance for a car to tip off. . From a central room. one opera- tor ran handle from live to 10 park- ing towers. - Each tower will have an indicator in the central control room, which will be cperatlvely connected with It. This indicator will show at all N0 FUNDS. BUT HIII REPAlR cm STREETS BRIDGEPORT. Aug. 12.-—With funds lacking for repairs to roads damaged by severe rain storms, the Common t‘ouncll, at its next meet- ing. will take emergency action. or- dering Director or I‘ubllc Wol‘ks A. J. Northey to proceed with the work. notwithstanding the fact there is no money available. it was learn- ed last night. Director Wanted. Dlrcctor (urthey was warne'd yes» terday by Assistant City Attorney Henry Greenstein that he has no authority to exceed his appropria- tion for road repairs. in an opinion given at Norihey's request If the director exceeds his appropriation on his own initiative he can be held liable. In discussing the question yester— day Mr. tit/untein said that if the Common Council orders the work done as an emergency measure. it will be proper procedure to go ahead with the. work and the city will be liable for expenditures when funds are available. HIT BY FALLING BRICK; RUSHED TO HOSPITAL BRIDGEPOR'I’, Aug. 12.—Fred J. Brady. 36 Laurel avenue. received a fracture of the skull. which neces- sitated an Operation last night at St. Vincent's hospital. when he was struck on the head by a brick falling from the American Hardware com— pany building on Fairfield avenue at the corner of Middle street yes- terday about 1:30 o‘clock. Mr. Brady was walking up Fairficld avenue from the railroad station having Just. returned from New Haven and was struck by a brick which fell over the edge of the wooden tunnel which has been erected over the sidewalk for the protection of pedestrians. .The Middle street side of the build- ing is being cut back several feet, for the widening of the street. At the hospital at. a. late hour. it was said the operation was successful and that it was expected he recover. Mr. Brady is a. salesman for the P. T. Thompson company Jobbere of Philadelphia. RAIL MAGNATE’S ESTATE TOTALS ABOUT $2,000,000 NEW CANAAN, Aug. 12.—'rhe will of the late Julius Kruttschnltt. chairman of the board of directors of the Southern Pacific railroad. who died over a month ago. was filed with Probate Judge Henry W. Greg ory Monday in the probate court at Norwalk. Although no inventory of the .- iate has been tiled it is estimated that it will reach close to 83.000.000. The entire estate is buueathed to his widow. Mrs. Minna Kruttschnitt. and his four children. There were no public bequests made. The Kruttschnitt home in New Canaan 'ie one of the show pieces of that section and is valued at: 8250,- 000. . 185.000 WORKERS 001‘. BRADFORD. England, Aug. 13.— The prolonged negotiations to settle the wages dispute in the wool tex- tile lndustry broke down here. and the strike Will continue. A. shut- Jsutel Chichay of Woodward ave- ‘ iverslty. addressing the audience A opium net-day to celebrate C nus were visitors in Pas-sic. New user. Sunday. . . l~ down in the industry aaeoflng 155.- tlmes the location of all empty parking spaces. .000. worker-stock piece, pmdalx 1L General view of single unit of parking machine as worked otit by James E. Morton. inset. cars and BUT You SAID voo ,VWERE WILLING To DAV HALF ‘n-IE EXPENSES OF THE TRlP Sharing expenses of on automobile. trip sounds all right in theory, but in practice it. leaves the door wide open for old man “Trouble" to enter. The Gun and Tyto families try it on Ithcir \ncation automobile; X? «My . The towers can be built to house from 10 to 50 cars in each unit. YES; BUT I DIDN'T INTEND To am your: WEARING APPAREL FoR The COMING . veARI trip and the funny events are pictured in the comic strip “MOM'N POP." ' It starts on Aug. ‘15 in this pupcr. Don't miss it. Store Closes Saturday at 5 P. M. Also During Week Days Smart Sailor Suits With Long Trousers ForthclittleChepontoSYem Manly suits that every little boy will want to own. Oi fine wash materials. they come in two of the latest styles. Regu- lation middy suit combines white middy with blue sailor col— lar and long white trousers. English Sateen Petticoats Special '$l .89 Small group ‘of these very» fine-quality white sateen clips with elastic tops and hm hm 36- inch length. --Were $2.90. ‘ Fruit of the ham Petticoats with panel front and back and deep hip heme. In white only. with elastic tops. An exceptionally fineness- ing quality. Sizes 30-h 36. . 81 Ind-8115 ‘seeond‘noor. Japanese Table Covers With that quaint Japanese. influence in designs of blue ' and whibo—one simply can- not resist selecting many pieces for the various rooms in the home. Com 36 incite-square coma. Others varied in site at pro- portion-ta prices. Surfs. l8 1 54. .45 ch. Napkins; l2".'7S etc. doa. , Towellhg. ,l2'iu‘cli width. . 31190 pa “in! floor. Another very popular model has white sailor blouse and long blue trousers that: are fasten- ed to the blouse with large pearl button. Either style. $4 Second floor. Dotted Swiss Dressing Sacques 95 cts A very special value in these .white dotted Swiss “cones so comfortable to wardin- ing hot summer weather. In the group is a small collec- tion of regular W’ 38 to 44 that were $.50. also bolted. 3-4 sleeve style in extra sizes—46 to 52 that were ”.89. I Secondaooa Beach Toys For Tiny Girls Ind!” Rubber and sponge bells. numerous sizes and 001011 for active water. “unusual Shirl Pails with which to build ullesetleeordigdibch- es and rivers in the and. Pailliaecolored nurseryde- wk the kiddies will a ”munch. “Woof-Woof” ‘Degs, the newest toy novelty fora-chil- dren. don'tffsil tocee this bleak!) pet- JCOMPO' BEACH 'FOR WESTPORT RESIDE_Iil_S ONLY Present Plans Would .Restrict the Parking Privileges on Sun- days and Holidays WESTPORT. Aug. 12.-The Board of Selectmen yesterday issued a call for a. special totvn meeting to be held next Monday night to adopt. ordin- ances prohibiting dressing and un- dressing in automobiles. and also to regulate traffic and parking privi- leges at Compo Beach. ‘a town-owned shore resort. it is proposed in one of the ordinances to prohibit non- resident motorists frum parking on certain parts of the beach on Satur- days. Sunday and holidays. in order that resident motorists may tind ac- commodations in the reserved area. Because of the general interest. manifested in all problems relating to Combo Beach. and due to the need of adopting certain measures which would remedy some of the conditions now existing there, it is expected that the special town mech- ing will be largely attended. The decision to urge the adoption of or~ dlnances which would regulate traf- ed at following the Iirst meeting of the temporary beach committee. which was held in the selectmen‘s office Monday night. The session was a long one. last~ ing until nearly midnight. ConCcrn- ing the ordinance which is proposed to prohibit the use of automobiles as bathhouscs. a penalty of $25 for any violation was recommended by the c mmlttee. The ordinance. accord- i g to the call for the meeting. will not only be applicable to the beach. or roads leading to or adjacent to the beach. but also to any other public property in the town. The committee has him rel-om— Inended that the parking plums along the bench front he rcsrrved tic. parking and bathcrs. was arriv- ‘ on Saturdays. Sundays and holidays for the exclusive use of resident motorists. and that on tilt-so days all non-resident'motorists should be made to park on the other side of the road facing the eedgeland. Un- der the proposed ordinance parking on the road where it circles the cannon, and parking. on the bench alongside. of the breakwater which extends southeasteriy front the cannon will also be prohibited. Spinners Will Get 12 Per Cent. Increase WEBSTER .Meu., Aug. 2. Charles 1}. Jennings. superintendent at the Clinton Mills. formerly the Webster l.‘ye and Yum Company, announced here that the employee in the spinning dtpartment Will re- ceive an increase of 12 per cent. in wages to take effect. at once. Mr. Jennings says the employes in the other departments will not be grants 'ed an inert-Ilse (it this time $2.:itI0.ti(IIt N0 4 CHICAGO. Al.“ 1:.——!\iost of the $2,300,000 estate of Edward Rector. noted patent attorney. has been will- ed to Depuuw University. Green- castle. Ind. which he never' attend- ed. Annual scholarships at De Psuw for every high school in In- diana was included in the bequests. .— PAGE ELEVEN . i ux SITUATION I lN BRIDGEPORT, I BAD, HE SAYS I BRlDGEPORT. Aug. l:.'.-—-lnvesti- 0 gallons now being conducted by State I Tax Commissioner William 11. Illod- . golt into the method. of tax collec- ‘ tIon‘ in 40 towns and ciileu of UM State. were not inspired by tho revo- l lotions made by the commissioner's“ preheat the Bridgeport slluutiomI Mr. Blodgett said last night. “I “I have known for some time. that collections in many towns have“ not been satisfactory and so 1 mm trying to llnd out what the mat-I tor'is." he said. “i do not believe‘I there is tiny town whose. conditionI is no bad as that of Bridgeport." From his investigations thus far. Mr. Blodgett has seen no occasion for foisiing "ripper" boards on any. oiher municipalities and has no reason to believe that additional information which may be unearth» ed in these investigations will r00 suit in “ripper" hills. he said. I GRAHAM BROTHERS TRUCKS I CHASSIS $1,095 F. O. B. DETROIT I P. R. GREGORY, I Speed Passenger W REO REPAIRING AND OVERIUHIIIING PARTS AND ACCESSORIES HAYDEN AUTOMOBILE CO. 34 WEST AVE. NORWALK SERVICE s'rarton moss: 138! 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