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VOL. 48 NO. 75
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.,WEDNESDAY,MARCH 27, 1912
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SCEtlES OF SADNESS
at vviniiTU nc Mine
hi muuin ui mini.
AS BODIES CAME UP
16 Corpses Removed and 55
; More on the Way to
Earth's Surface
200 0RPI1MISJS RESULT
New Cemetery Opened as One
of Necessities of Tragedy
(Special from United Press.)
Welch. W. Va., March 27. Sixteen
bodies have been brought to the sur
face of the Jed Mine, two miles fram
here, which was wrecked by an ex-
plosion, yesterday, and 55 other bod
ies were located, early today. It Is
believed that these bodies will be
brought up before night As the bod
ies are recovered they are being
placed 'in plain coffins in the power
house of the Jed Coal & Coke Com
pany, today.
. Late last night, the rescue party
pave up hope of finding any more of
the miners alive. During the long
hours of the night the women and
children hung around the entrances
of the mine hoping that their loved
ones would be restored to "them. Many
' held sleeping babies, and others cud-
lled fatherless children, many of
whom had tasted the bitterness of
Wert Virginia mining life before.
With the rising of the sur hope fled
Rnd the faltering women settled down
with mute stoicism to await the in
evitable the Identification of the
mangled bodies of their dead.
Accumulation of coal dust and fail
tire to sprinkle the mine caused the
explosion, according to Mrs. William
Helton, whose husband's body was
one of the 16 so far recovered from
the wreck. Helton was a mine con
tractor employing a dozen miners.
' "My husband told me several times
la the ia-"t few days that he was afraid
something was going to happen," said
Mrs. Helton. "He said there had been
very little sprinkling since the state
Inspector was there, -several weeks
era, and the dust was piling up
thick."
Two children survive Helton.
The 16 bodies brought from the
mine were terribly mutiliated. The ex-
filosion was-so" terrific that the. mine
a complete wreck and rescuers
must dig their way through tons of
coal and dirt that block the entry
irsn It- la nnl Victlfoirert tVint nna r f
the men now entrapped will be taken
out alive. .
- All mines in this vicinity have
closed and the neighboring miners are
aiding in the work of rescue. The
victims of the explosion were mostly
Hungarians and Slava but some were
Americans. v
Deputy Mine Inspector ' William
Nicholson, " who was overcome, late
yesterday, by black damp, had re
covered, today sufficiently to make a
report tc Chief Lain?.
It is estimated that the explosion
made about 200 . orphans. The West
Virginia miners are unorganized and
receive less pay than the miners of
other states. . The death . of bread
winners has caused great destitution.
Fo far no efforts to relieve the dis
. tress of the survivors have been made.
A consignment of 85 coffins arriv
ed, today. Fifty graves have been
flag in the village graveyard and a
new cemetery is to be opened.
; Twenty additional bodies were re
moved from the Jed Mine, this after-
Paterson Silk
Workers' Strike
Nearly Complete
(Special from United Press.)
"Passaic, X. J., March 27 With
scores of deputy sheriffs on hand to
aid the regular police, further riot-
ing was imminent, today, as the re.
suit of the strike of the silk and
wool mill employes. The Industrial
Workers of the World, in charge ot
the strike, insist that before the end
of the week all of the North Jersey
mills ,will be tied up. They asserted,
today, that only 100 of the weavers
of the Botany Worsted mills remain
at work and that they have been held
virtual prisoners in the plant ever
since the trouble started.
The Botany company officials say
they are feeding and providing beds
for the faithful employes In the plant
because they fear they would be mur
dered if they attempted to go to their
homes. They also say that they will
import strikebreakers and keep them
In the mills until the strike is declar
ed off. The charge that they con
template violence was refuted by the
I. W. W. officials, today.
They declared that they can win
their strike without it and that the
mill owners will find, before long, that
It will be cheaper to pay the advances
demanded than to stand the damage
that will result from the efforts of
the Inexperienced strikebreakers.
The mill owners have formed an as
sociation and agreed . to stand to
gether la opposition to the demands
of their employes. They say to give
In now would bankrupt them as they
have contracted for most of their out
put at rates which promise only the
smallest margi nof profit.
Judge William S. Case
ilnishes Term Here Friday
Judge William S.Case ends his term
cm presiding official of the Fairfield
County Superior court Friday after
soon. He has been here for three
nonths. Judge Lucien F. Burpee of
Waterbury will preside over the next
term which convenes here next Tues
day. This morning Judge Case excused
the Jurors who were not in the panel
trying the suit of Margaret A. Caley
against the- city of Stamford. This
means that there will be no more jury
rases this month. The action now
n trial will not be finished before
tomorrow afternoon and Friday Is
short calendar day.
15,000 DAMAGES FROJt
NOTED RUSSIAN DANCER.
(Special from United Press.)
Hamilton.Ont, March 27. Michael
Mordkln, the noted Russian dancer,
will have to pay Edward Shiverick
15,000 for injuries, the latter received
by being struck with a sword that
' flew from Mordkin's hand while he
nil dancing in a locar theatre a year
J ro, Shiverick sued for $25,000 but
the jury deemed one-fifth of that
amount sufficient.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT TELLS
WEST OF RAW DEAL HANDED
HIM BY TAFT MEN IN N. Y.
Says Methods Used In New York City More
Outrageous Than Any Ever Employed
By Tammany
(Special from United Press.)
Fort Wayne, Ind., March 27 Indig
nant over his defeat In the New York
primaries by what he termed "out
rageous tactics," Colonel Roosevelt
arrived here today determined to "flay
the bosses" with redoubled vigor dur
ing his 'Western trip. '
Returns from" the primaries were re
ceived at Canton, O., and the report
filled the entire Roosevelt party with
gloom. Colonel Roosevelt said ,when
the figures were shown him:
"In New York State, as a whole,
there was no real vote of the Repub
lican party whatever. Outside of New
York city the primary law is a farce;
inside of New York city It has been
shown to be a criminal farce . Even
as it is. one-fourth of the delegates
are straight-out Roosevelt men, and
of the remaining three-fourths the
great majority of those elected from
'New York city have no more claim
to sit in a Republican convention than
if- they were sent to it by Tammany
Hall, for they were elected by meth
ods more outrageous than the worst
methods that Tammany Hall itself
ever employed In an election. In my
speech tonight at Chicago I shall, take
this matter up in detail and exp'.ain
why these men in no shape or . way
represent the Republican party and
why no action of theirs should be ac
cepted as representative of or binding
on the Republican party.". . . -
Med 111 McOormick denounced- the
conduct of the Taft organization as
"political grand larceny," and indicat
ed that a contesting delegation from
New York would be sent to .the na
tional convention. . .
Fifteen hundred . people greeted
Roosevelt today at Lima, O., where
Mayor's Message
To Departments
Outlines What Administra
! Hon Expects of Various
Branches'
v ;v ;i
Wants Civil Service Adopt
ed In Police and Fire,
; Departments
Stating that "a definite purpose and
plan is the. basis of the development
of any lnstitutlbn" Mayor Wilson sent
to all . departments of the City Gov
ernment today a lengthy outline of
what the admin istration Is ; trying to
accomplish.
Mayor Wilson regards the adminv.3
tration as divided into four, periods
The first is for laying out work. - The
second, through which the adminis
tration Is now passing, Is for the ap
plication of changes and develop
ments planned during the first period.
The third, -he says should be one of
enacting radical changes such as may
be necessary in the way of charter
amendments or changes in the ordi
nances. - Then the fourthperiod is for
the test or final try-out of the
schemes put into practice.
He urees each department, -in addi
tion to carrying out the general plans
or . tne aammistrauon, 10 aaopi some
ppecial feature. He urges, the Board
of Health to clean up yaras ana en
list the po'ice in their, work. The
Board of Charities, he . says, should
co-operate with private charities, and
incidentally should look up charges
of insane upon the city which should
be borne privately.
To the Police department he gives
this injunction: The keeping of the
city morally clean and seeing that the
laws are obeyed.
He suggests the creating of civil
service and a merit system through
which efficiency alone would 1 e the
basis for appointment and advance
ment. For the Fire department he says
the next big development is in motor
driven equipment.' Civil service and
a merit system should be put Into ef
fect here. too.
He ur:es the Park department to
develop new parks as soon as possi
ble. The work of the Library board
he ss.vs lies in the promotion of the
scheme for the development of the
hew library building.
He Issues this gentle reminder for
the board of education: "This board
is granted by statute unlimited power
in their finances, but it is due the city
that they show their public spirit and
co-operate with the Board of Con
tract and Supply along the lines of
the work of the latter board."
He urges the Street department to
make an extra effort at once to clean
up the muddy streets, clear the cross
walks daily, and insist with the help
of the police that all carts be prop
erly covered.
SUES TO CLEAR UP
APSTEIN'S AFFAIRS
To clear up the financial affairs of
David Apstein of Hanover street, At
torney William B. Boardman," trustee
of Apstein's bankrupt estate, has
Drought two . suits for $2,000 eacn
against Mary Apstein and Samuel
Noteck, both of this city. Mary I
David Apstein's wife and Noteck is a
brother-in-law of the bankrupt.
In 1907 Apstein was the defendant
In a suit brought by Louis Schwab
of East Orange, N- - J., Robert W.
Sampson of Westmont, Canada, and
F. M. Stevens of Rutherford, N. J.
They claimed Apstein had infringed
upon patents for talking machines
and tire plujs. The plaintiffs got a
judgment against Apstein for $5,287.29,
but this judgment has never been col
lected. Apstein went into bankruptcy
in December, 1911. It is alleged that
he previously assigned . his rights in
certain letters patent to Nojeck and
Mary Apstein.. Trustee Boardman
wants these assignments declared null
and void by the Superior court. He
asks that the rights be assigned back
to Apstein. Trustee Boardman re
ports that Apstein's assets are $1,575
ani his debts $7,000. I
he . spoke for . two minutes from the
rear of the train. He said:
"Friends, the principles for. which I
stand and upon which I am trying to
insist are that in , the long run . the
American people, can govern them
selves better than any other body can
govern them. , Now, all I want, is to
apply the same principle to us collec
tively, that each of us applies individ
ually. Every man who is fit 'to call
himself an American wants to boss
his own life. He wants to. lead 'his
own life.' . Now he wttT make mis
takes, any one of us will," you or I
will, but they will be my mistakes
I want to make them myself. I do
not want anyone else to make them
for me. ., I ..would like to stay and
talk to you. Good luck to you."
Judge O. N. Heaton and Austin W.
.Stults, two - of the chief - Roosevelt
boomers in Fort Wayne, boarded the
Colonel's train at . Lima and accom
panied him to this city.
In his speech here, Colonel Roosevelt
said. In part:
. "I- wish the people ; to decide for
themselves. If. in- such contests as
this In Indiana, they are against me,
all right, But if they are for me, I
object, . to the . bosses . taking them
away. . If., on a : fair . vote , they go
against me,, all right. But, If they
are for me and the bosses make the
contests go against me, I shall have
a great deal to say In New 'York,
the bosses jdld practically- the same
thing as In Indiana, By foul means
they turned a majority for me into a
majority for them. With all the pow
ers of money and of the organization
headed by Joe 'Keating against us we
won a clean majority of the delegates
in Indiana. They threw out close
onto 200 men. so as . to give them a
majority. ' That 'we won't stand for."
SCARLET FEVER
SITUATION WELL
UNDER CONTROL
Health Off icer McLellan Says
r There's no Occasion '.
For Alarm
Health Officer Edward A. McLellan
M. D.. said today '. there was no oc
casion to take alarm at the : recent
outbreak . of scarlet ' fever , in East
Bridgeport. The death of little Da
vid Lane, a pupil at St. Charles'
school, yesterday, is the only recent
fatal case-. . The, school has been thor
oughly fumigated by the Health de
partment, and the number of cases
on record with, the' department is on
the wane. Four new cases were re
ported this week, but five others were
crossed off the books. This leaves
nearly a score of cases on record, but
the situation is well in hand.
The outbreak of the disease among
pupils in St. Charles' school resulted
In ; prompt . measures by . the Health
department," and. the . closing of the
various - rooms for f umigation is be
lieved to have prevented a more ser
ious condition. The new cases this
week were from Arctic ; street. High
land, avenue and Lexington avenue.
Health Officer McLellan says this
is the time " of the year the depart
ment expects : cases of scarlet fever,
and that he doesn't believe the, pres
ent situation - is so serious as 'to
cause any alarm. '
Two children of 'Mrs. Rose M. Ivers,
widow of Patrolman Thomas A. Ivers,
are seriously ill of scarlet fever, at the
home of the mother, 504 Arctic street.
The patients are Catherine and Mar
garet, both school children.
Stephenson's
Money Stuck To
Managers Hands
Washington, March 27 Hinting that
most of the 5107,000 which Senator
Stephenson expended in the Wiscon
sin Senatorial primaries never left the
hands of campaign managers. Senator
Pomerene of Ohio, today, declared to
the Senate ; that he would vote to
seat the aged' solon. -
"Senator Stephenson has - said re
peatedly that when he started in this
campaign he cautioned his managers
to keep within the. law." Pomerene
asserted. "He . was . an old man of
great business cares. He paid little
attention to his camiign and in fail.
Ing- to do so- he, was at fault. We
would come near to the truth if we
said the greater part of this money
never left the hands of the manag
ers. Failure to properly account for
disbursements is ( referable rather to
the fact that they did not disburse it
than to the fact that it was disburs
ed illegally.
"The primary cost Senator Stephen
son $1.89 for every vote he received.
That this was an extravagant expen
diture of money and that the law
ought not to ' have permitted it no
one will deny.
I shall not hesitate to place re
sponsibility for the extravagant use
of money in elections in great part
where it belongs and that is here in
Congress and the Wisconsin , Legisla
ture, .where legislators, cognizant of
these evil practices, failed ' for so
many years to enact laws to prevent
them."
MAD DOG SCARE.
(Special from United Press.)
Putnam, March 27. A mad dog
scare -was occasioned, today, by the
announcement that a dog killed, here
recently had rabies.
Another mad dos, discovered, to
day, was killed. State Commissioner
of Domestic Animals H. O. Averill
stated that he would cause a notice
to be published, tomorrow, that all
owners either confin or muzzle their
dogs-
LEADING MAN'S
WIFE HAD LINE
ON BLONDE GIRL
Alice Fleming's Former Co
Star Is Sued for Divorce
and Alimony
Special from. United Press.)
New York," March 27 Because she
saw a "blonde girl" who sat next to
her in the Crescent theatre in Brook
lyn, read a "mash note" from her
husband, leading man in the play
house, Clsra Pryor Buchanan, of
Washington, D. C, today, filed a suit
for ,a separation and alimony against
Actor Arthur F. Buchanan. Mrs.
Buchanan says that she was married
10 years ago in Washington. Soon aN
terward her complaint reads, her hus.
band told her there was 'another
woman in his heart that he. could
riot get rid of." She said he per.
suaded her to return to her parents'
home in ' the national capital.
Two months ago, learning .that, he
was leading man in a Brooklyn thea
tre, Mrs. Buchanan says she came
back here and went to Brooklyn.
While watching the performance, she
alleges, '"an usher handed a young
blonde woman who sat alongside me
a note. I recognized my husband's
handwriting and looked over her
shoulder. It told her that, my hus
band loved her and ' was very sorry
he would not ' be able to meet "her
that night."
She says after the play she saw her
husband told him of the note and he
admitted being In love with, the
"blonde." She says he has since re
fused; to have; anything to do- with
her or to furnish, her -with a home.
Mr. Buchanan was co-star at th&
Crescent theatre for several seasons
with Miss Alice Fleming, formerlj
the leading woman at Poll's theatre,
Bridgeport, .Conn. !
Youthful Student
Says He's Engaged
' To Marry Actress
New York Broker's Son at Har
grove " School in Fair, ield
Creates Sensation , by An-
.. nouncement
Albert- H.-Oambs,? ni6a TT.-.aertudent
at" th Hargrove school in Fairfield
has announced- his engagement to Miss
Mildred Berger, ; a Milwaukee miss,
now living in New. York, where, for a
time, she has been on the stage.
According to interviews printed in
th.e New York papers this morning-,
Mrs. S. J. Wagner, of 48 Central Park
West,, New York city. Is reported' as
confirming the engagement of her
niece, - while the lad's father, H. . B,
Combs, head of a brokerage firm In
New York, Is reported as saying. that
the whole affair Is nonsense and that
he does not even' know the young lady
in question. . -
Young Combs is anxiously waiting
for word from his parents in regard
to' the matter, but feels confident that
they will: receive the news of his en
gagement with no outward signs of
dissatisfaction. "
Miss Berger . is expected - as a guest
of Combs at a dance to be held In
Fairfield next week. She is at pres
ent living at the Rltz-Carlton with an
aunt.
Edison Of Steel
Describes Union
Of Tube Plants
Washington,! March 27. The or
ganizing of the National Tube Com
pany ; and the raising of prices were
recounted, today, to the Stanley Steel
Committee by Julian Kennedy, Pitts
burgh millionaire ' structural engineer
known as the "Edison of steel.' Ken
nedy said he was J. Pierpont Mor
gan's agent, in appraising the steel
tube. plants of the country. He said
Morean's reorganization secured con
trol Qf practically all the : plants and
that prices were quickly . raised.
"Too high tariff resulted in demor
alization of the steel tube industry,"
Kennedy declared. "The tube tariff
was a 'Chinese wall' In protection of
the industry but the competition re
sulted In nobody making money."
Kennedy said . he would rather not
give the figures at what he appraised
the tube plants for Morgan.
"I could give you the figures," sug
gested Kennedy. "But Mr. Morgan
stays in Egypt or some other Inac
cessible place," Stanley complained.
"Mr. Morgan had nearly all .the tube
business In the reorganized company,"
said Kennedy. "I should say he con
trolled about 90 per cent, of the total
business."
Twelve large plants, the witness
said, were the nucleus of the National
Tube Company. Aked if he consid
ered the . "tube trust" economical in
dismantling some of the plants after
the combination, Kennedy declared
the combination "saved money. He
said, however, that over production
and financial losses were suffered by
independent tube manufacturers as a
result of the amalgamation. Chair
man Stanley plans to call other wit
nesses probably next week when it s
hoped to continue the public hearings.
BUNCOED INTO
BUYING STOCK
BUEK BELIEVES
Alleging that he was induced by
misrepresentations to purchase $3,500
worth of stock in the Norwalk Con
solidated Auto Co., Charles Buek, Jr.,
of Norwalk has brought suit against
Theodore S. Glover, John W. Bell,
Josephine Craw, all of Norwalk, and
George N. Philcox of Darien. He
wants $4,000 damages.
Buek says the defendants assured
him the company was making money
and that they induced him to pur
chase 35 shares at $100 each. Buek
declares -that the money he paid In
was not used for the pnrposo of con
ducting the business. .
ENGLAND'S GREAT STRIKE
CAN'T LAST MUCH LONGER
LEADERS OF THE MEN SUCCEED IN GETTING A
REFERENDUM VOTE ON MINIMUM
WAGE BILL
Bill Will Become a Law Tomorrow When Signed by the
King Mine Owners Finally Accept Provi-
sions of the Bill.
(Special from United Press.)
London, March 27. A final des
perate effort to end the coal strike,
which has absolutely blighted all
British industries and even threatens
bloodshed, was made, today. A
hastily called meeting of the miners'
federation was arranged at noon and
J. R. MacDonald, leader of the con
servative laborites in the House of
Commons.went before It and demand
ed that the miners accept the pend
ing minimum wage.
He pointed out to them that, if the
local wage committee created under
the measure failed to incorporate the
minimum wage scale already suggest
ed and which Premier Asquith has
characterized as reasonable, then the
miners could come to the Commons
an4 with justice demand that the fig
ure be fixed by an amendment to the
law. He pointed out that nearly ev
ery industry was ' facing the starva
tion of its members and begged that
the new law be given a fair trial.
MacDonald's efforts were crowned
with partial victory when the federa
tion decided to take a general refer
endum ballot of its members to see
whether they will accept the provis
ions of the bill. There is hope that
they will do so and if they will then
the strike will speedily be ended.
This bill will pass the House of
Lords, this evening, and be signed by
the King, tomorrow.
-The referendum vote ordered, to
day, will be complete on April. 3, when
it will be announced. The most
prominent labor leaders in -. England
will urge the miners to accept the bill
as it stands and declare the strike off.
If they do so, promises have been
made that should the local commit
tees created ' under the present law
fall to fix a proper minimum, the
present law would be amended.
The government expects to take
stern measures to prevent disorder if
the operators start their mines when
the new law. goes into effect provid
ing the miners referendum! rejects the
bill. Regular troops are to be sent
Into the mining districts and 't the
Parsons Denies
' ' - - ;
Conspiracy To
Tie Up Rival
New York, March 27 Positive and
emphatic denial was made on the
witness stand, today, by John E.
Parsons,: the , veteran, former head ot
the sugar trust's legal department,
that he ever conspired to get 'posses
sion of the plant of the Pennsylvania
Sugar Refining Company. He Insist
ed that every, charge made -by the
government against him was false
and that the transactions with Adolph
Segal were ordinary , business t ones,
money" being loaned on adequate, se
curity.
Parsons explained that In making
the loans through Kissel he acted be
cause he did not want Segal to go
to other sugar men and sell them his
plant,' which Parsons , insisted, was
built purely as a speculation on tho
assertion that the sugar trust was
anxious to . keep the Pennsylvania
Company out of the-market. Parsons
stated that he had tried to force Kis.
sel to include the minority . stockhold
ers of the . Pennsylvania company in
the .loan negotiations, but that both
Kissel .and Segal told him the minor
ity holders paid nothing for their
stock and were merely "dummy
shareholders." He said that, in, his
dealings in connection with the loan,
he acted simply -as the legal adviser
of H. O. Havemeyer, president of the
sugar trust and he insisted that there
had never been : any conspiracy to tie
up a rival concern as the government
alleges. . ' : .
ALLEN GANG "DEAD
OR ALIVE" THAT
IS ORDER NOW
Mlllsville, Va., March 27 The com
monwealth of Virginia will not com
promise with the Allen gang; either
the murderers will be taken alive and
brought before the bar of justice to
answer for the murders in Judge Mas
sie's courtroom or they will be taken
dead.
This was made clear here, today,
by Baldwin detectives and it was
stated that their orders were to get
the Allen alive, If possible, other
wise dead.
The posses have specific Instruc
tions to open fire on the fugitives,
should they meet them, unless the
Aliens make it plain that thay will
not offer resistance.
Meanwhile, preparations continue ;
herex indicating that the detectives
are preparing tor a long campaign m
the mountains. The main body of
the posse is making Its headquarters
at Tomsburg, near where Sidna Ed
wards was recently captured but a
cordon has been drawn about the en
tire mountain section. With every
avenue of escape cut off the pursuers
are taking their time about closing
in on the fugitives, feeling certain
that the Aliens are near at hand. "
Judge Staples convened court again,
today. The commonwealth is continu
ing arrangements for the trial of
Floyd Allen and his nephew Victor
and the others in custody.
PROBATE COURT.
Anna Koch qualified as administra
trix and Louis La Tour and Peter
Weltner, appraisers, of the estate of
William Koch, the late selectman, in
the Probate court, yesterday.
$750,000 SCHOOL
GOES VP IN SMOKE.
Buffalo, March 27. Fire, this af
ternoon, destroyed the Masten Park
Public School building, a $750,000
structure. All of the 1,000 pupils es-caoed.
depots manned with ' others. The
troops are expected to protect atrikc
breakers at all hazards and desperate
battles -with much accompanying
bloodshed are feared. To combat the
mine owners, the radical leaders are
talking of a general strike, Including
transport employes. When this sug
gestion was conveyed . to a general
meeting of labor leaders they laughed
at it. ,
"Whom have we left to call out in
a general strike?" they demanded.
"We have' all our men out now and
they are starving. Further strike talk
is foolish."
The mine owners openly asserted,
todaty, that there was no question but
that they would break up the miners'
federation and they were jubilant
over this probable 1 outcome of the
strike. The federation has been the
strongest and most feared labor or
ganization in all England and if it is
rendered impotent organized - labor
will receive a blow from which it will
take a long time to. recover. The
union leaders, however, insist their
men will remain firm and that, if the
owners try to operate with strike
breakers and inexperienced men the
outcome 'will be a series of mine dis
asters that will appall the country and
force the owners to give In to their
former employes.
SATISFACTORY TO WALES.
London, -March 27. The Exchange
Telegraph Company's Cardiff corres
pondent telegraphs that the sentiment
in South Wales generally 'is for ac
ceptance of. the proposed minimum
scale bill and returning to work.
OPERATORS ACCEPT WAGE BILL
London, March 27. -Responsibility
for the continuation of the coal strike
was shifted to the miners' federation,
late this afternoon, when the confer
ence of operators, representing every
big mine in the'eountry, unanimously
agreed to accept the term of the
minimum wage bill now before the
House of Lords. The miners'- union
has already used a referendum on the
subject. .
WATCH, AND RING
ON J. D. SULLIVAN
Fearing that John D. Sullivan and
James J.. Kelly, .the two young men
arrested "for attempting to pass bad
checkH in this city Saturday night se
cure their bonds of $1,000 each and
get away, the authorities today set the
wires busy between Peabody, Mass.,
and Bridgeport, arranging to have ex
tradition ready for at least one of the
pair in case the bonds were raised.
Sullivan is .wanted in Peabody for
ther theft of a gold watch and dia
mond ring; Today through the work
of the local detective department the
watch and ring were located. The
watch was found in Sullivan's effects
and the ring was found in a local
pawnshop. Its ticket was found on
Sullivan.
Su livan and ' Kelly were arraigned
in the city court this morning and
were remanded for trial before the
Superior court on the charge of forg
ery and attempting - to pass bad
checks. Bonds of $1,000 were fixed
in each instance.
IS WILSON
THE VICTIM
OF COMBINE?
(Special from United Press.
New York, March 27 The headquar
ters of Governor Woodrow Wilson' is
sued a statement oday, saying that
a "combination to defeat his candi
dacy" has divided the United States
so that, in each locality, the strongest
of the aspirants will be pitted against
the New Jersey Governor.
The following is the alleged lineup
given by the Wilson boomers:
Clark vs. Wilson in Iowa, Wilson
sin, Arkansas, - Kentucky, Oklahoma,
Kansas, Californit, etc.
Underwood vs. Wilson in Georgia,
Florida, -North and South Carolina,
Mississippi and Louisiana.
Harmon vs. Wilson in New York.
DeJavvare, Maine and other New Eng
land States and some Central States
contiguous to Ohio.
In conclusion the statement says:
"Is it not about time .for those ' re
sponsible for this agreement to make
some explanation , to the American
people?" .
WHJST AND PLNOCHLE given by
Catalp0. Circle, No. 14. Lady Fores
' ters, Wednesday evening, March 27,
at Arion Hall, 62 Cannon St. Score
cards 15c, ap
500 JAPANESE matting rugs on salo
at Elwood's, John St. commencing
Thursday, March 2tfth. 27 x 54 35
cents each, 18 x 36 15 cents each.
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WILL HAVE from now on fresn
Bockwurst also Bratwurst. Give
them a trial. Mark Nagel. 652 E.
Main St B 2 tf.o 13 5
STOVES REPAIRED, all kind sup
plies, all makes, pipe, grates, bricks,
etc. Charges reasonable. 1630 Mail
St I13aol3 5tf.
GUINEA HENS. ducks, roasting
chickens, broiler, fowl, liver pul
ding, sausage meat bologna. Bom
mo A BUt. 1151 SS"
XEVV YORK BOLOGNA and frank
f urters.' home n ade meat loaf, fresh
daily. Peter J Iron. 121C Stratford
Ave. U 25 tf X I o
THEFT
FASTENED
ROTHSCHILD IN
ROME CONFERS
WITH MORGAN
Two of the Richest Men or
Earth in Important :
Conference
WEALTH OF WORLD
. WITHIN THEIR GRASP
(Special from United Press.)
Home, March 27.--Control through
their personal and business connec
tions of a majority of the wealth of
the world was reported at a confer
ence here, ' today, . between Baron
Rothschild, head of the noted Euro
pean banking organization, and J. P.
Morgan, at the latter's hotel Here.
The Baron came here at the re
quest of the noted American banker
ana tney spent most of today togeth
er. Both remained inacppshu'an
all information regarding the nature
oi meir conierence was refused.
As a consequence, rumor was bu'nv,
one report having it that Rothschild
personally explained to Mnrnn th
steps that were taken to prevent re
cently, tnreatened trouble bttwecti
Germany and England and Germany
and France. New questions of world's
finance, it was also reported, were
discussed. -. '
UNCLASSIFIED
WANTED. Dressmakers apprentices.
67 Park Terrace. S 27 sp
9x9 JAPANESE matting rugs $2.48.
Elwood's, John St a-
ONE GREAT Japanese matting rug
sale at Elwood's, John tit. ' Hurry .
Hurry! a
27 x 5 JAPANESE matting rags 3?.
cents each. Elwood, John St. ' a
18 x 36 JAPANESE matting- rugs 15
cents each. Elwood's, John St . aa
TO RENT. 563 Fairfield Ave.,' "The
Schuyler," 2 furnished room With
steam heat, gas, hot and cold wa
ter. . " S 27 upo
CLANCY'S CAFE is the place for you
to. get the best of ales, wines, liquors
' and a line free lunch all .the time.
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FOR RENT. Furnished rooms with
use of kitchen. 338 Fifth St. exten
pion, near Seaview Ave. S27sp
FURNITURE FOR SALE. Family
I moving out of town. 548 J-HirneM
Ave. ' ' tm h'o
100 ' k ENGRAVED WEDDING an
nouncements with two seta of en
velopes. Southworth's. 10 Arcade,
. - ., ,P tf.
FURNISHED ROOM TO -RENT.
Suitable for two ladies, board if
wanted. " Call' 6 o'clock, evenings.
200 Coleman St S27bp
WANTED. First class . all around
machinists. American & British
, Mfg. Co., Bridgeport Conn.
S 21 b o
FOR SALE. Pigs, fix weeks old, $S
a pair. Park Gardens..' Phone
2076. - 818 go
WANTED. Experienced saleswomen
for cloak and suit department La
borde & Gelman, 1138-114 4 Main
St . i a 25 m o
FOR SALE OR RENT. 25 acre farm
2 miles from the village of Fair
field, 7 room house, large barn and
poultry house, in good condition.
Rent $300 per year. Phone 135-5.
S 25 s o
FOR SALE. One piano $125, and
240 folding chairs at $4.25 per doz
en,' formerly used In Lincoln Hall.
Apply The Thos. P. Taylor Co..
City. S 26 so
FOR SALE. $300 uprfght piano, wth
scarf, stool and tuning for $90.
Fotch, 844 Noble Ave. S 21 d
WANTED. Housewives to try Crouch
& Plassmauri's "Never - Enough"
pure milk bread. Ask your grocer
for.it. S 16 ta po
FOH SALE. Carload of horses. Wil
Ham Hickman has arrived from th
"West with a carload of horses and
is at Hickey Bros. Stable, 64 Kos
auth St. S 21 t o
FROM TACTORY to Crrsumer di
rect. Fine Hall, Dln'ng Rcom and
Living Room papers, ' 1 0c 'f.er roll.
Oatmeals i-.nd varnished t ies, " iOc
r-irr roll. Peetless 5 and IPc Well
Paper Co., 1005 Broad St., Room 2,
V.asonic Temple. S 20 tf
TRY A BOX of Casca Laxine tabtet
for coufetipationi. 2f cents.
AT B03IMOS & BILTZ J f RKET In
State St. Will have Bockwurst Frl
nay and Saturday. I 18 tf o
FOR SALE OR LEASE. Factory
with two floors 100x50 each. Ample
jower. Lot 00x167 with spur track.
Charles N. Choate, care of Bridge
port Deox. B. & M. Co., No. 429
lranistan Ave., City. 8 ao
LORDSHIP MANOR To those inter
ested in the development of this
teautiful :hore and i each property
will send booklets, maps, and ful
information. Dept. H, Lordship Of
fice. Newfleld Bldg., City.
8 19 tf. o
STORE TO RENT. By April 1st, line
large store and one" iurge connect
ing room at 300 Fairfield Ave.,
across from Blue Ribbon Garage.
Lease will be elven if wanted. H.
Beutelspacher, 235 Middle St
S 6 tf. c
HANDSOME UPRIGHT PIANO. New
September. Must . be sold at once,
beautiful mahogany case, newest
design, rich full tone, perfect con
dition. Leaving city to avoid ship
ping will sell at great sacrifice for
cash. Call 850 Lafayette St
S 26 b p o
AT THE METROPOLITAN CAR
BARNS, 317 E. 40th St., between
1st & 2nd Avs., 300 horsea 300.
Weight from 900 to 1,400 Jb.; all in
first class condition; among them
are several matched pairs, some,
little pavement sore, suitable farm
wor or any general business; price'
from $50 upwards; every horse and
mare will be sold with trial of IS
days; loo these over before buying
elsewhere. See Foreman, phona
1932 Murray Hill. B 28 tf. o