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EVENING FARMER
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BEGINNING- JAN. 1, 1913
THE WEATHEB
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YOL. 49 NO. 21
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1913
PRICE TWO CENTS
ADAMS EXPRESS
COMPANY AND
PARCEL POST
SUBSTITUTION
OF INFANT. FOR.
ONE BORN DEAD
Sensational Disclosures In
Father's Efforts to Get
Control of $500,000
Inheritance
CAN'T COLLECT
EVEN A CENT
FROM HATTERS
7 .
BERGER WANTS
FEDERAL PROBE
OF BIG STRIKE
... - -
Congressman Bitter In Denounc
ing New York Police Treat- .
ment of Girls' Striking
. for Living Wages
YOUNG TURKS IN CONT
RESUMING W
im PUT
TIATSONS
loca' Officials of
Teil of Increase In
Business
Government Enterprise Acting
As Stimulant Increase In
Efficiency
Contrary to the general belief that
, the inauguration o the parcel post
eyetem will tend to diminish the vol
ume of business done by express com
panies throughout jthe United JStates,
it to aaid officially at the AdEis ex
press office here that actually the op
eration of the new government ser
vice has acted as a stimulant to the
express business and opened new
fields which had heretofore been unde
veloped. -
In Bridgeport alone" It has- had the
e-ffect to require added equipment not
alone In the office but in tne delivery
system which has already been in
creased by several teams with the pos
sible addition of more motor-driven,
vehicles in the near future-
In an interview yesterday with a
reporter for the Farmer Agent F.
Driver, corroborated by local cashier
Morris F. "Wlnton, said: "Since Nov.
. last, when the first effecta of the new
Bparcel post system began to be felt
in mxvresa circles, there has been a
general tendency toward increase, in
i the amount of business done.
"Its effect has been peculiar In many
respects, but one of the most notice
- able is that observed in the financial
I department where the demand for a
i convenient form in which ; to send
j money from one city to another, and
in fact abroad, has caused the Adams
i Express Co., not only to fol IoyV the
! precedent established by other trans
' portation companies, but in tha case
5 of Bridgeport to establish 24. sub-eta-
tions. In various sectidia of the city,
where each drafts can be purchased.
: "Before the parcel post system be
f came a fact there was but little de
I rrrand for such means of money trans
! mission here, but sinae that time the
i demand has been great. This may be
1 ascribed to the host of small mail
i order houses which have come into be
f Ing with the new system. Their ltt
j erat-ore is flooding the New - England
; States, and i has created a business
,' heretofore unknown, much of which
i is transported , by " the express com-
panics. .
A the Ingersoll watch was first
looked upon as a serious competitor of
r tie more, expensive time-piece, but in
i reality created a demand for the more
; costly mechanism, so will the parcel
pest system. In my opinion, increase
the vciume of express business, rather
than diminish it."
- If not It has had a stimulating ef
. feet upon the personnel of the paroel--carrylng
organizations, . making them
more active in collection and deliveries
and Insuring a maximum service. Tak
ing Bridgeport as n example Mr.
Driver said that the Adams express
company began systematizing its eol
. lections and deliveries, shortly before
Christmas, with the result that many
innovations have resulted.
Principal among these may be -mentioned
the fact that In the business
district, a driver may now deliver a
dozen packages, and without holding
tip the next patrons delivery by wait
ing for settlement at the office of the
first leaves an exact duplicate "-checking-sheet
upon which payment is later
. secured.
Where merchants were heretofore
compelled to await the pleasure of the
collecting driver, specified times of
call are now adhered to, and it is
said that drivers are more alert,' rea
lizing that delay means loss of busi
ness in favor of the parcel post.
It was said by Cashier Winton that
thousands upon thousands of dollars
are weekly exchanged in Bridgeport
through the new. money order, trav
ellers' check and foreign draft system,
which has been forced upon the com
pany by the parcel post act, this means
of sending money being greatly fa-
. vored by the mall-order houses. Many
foreigners in Bridgeport send month
ly drafts to their homes abroad, and
under the new form of draft which
allows the transmission of $100 to any
country in the world at a. nominal coat
of 30 cents, It will readily be seen why
this method has come Into favor.-
RESERVES DECISION
IN MISS KIRK'S CASE
City Attorney Pullman Asks
; t Judge Burpee to Set
I Aside Verdict
i
City Attorney Pullman appeared be
fore Judge , Burpee In the superior
court this morning to ask the court
to set aside the jury's verdict in the
suit of Carrie E. Kirk against the
city of Bridgeport. The city attorney
claimed Mies Kirk didn't try very
hard to get a new position after she
was dismissed by Tax Collector Coo
ney. Judge Burpee said he would reserve
decision. He askel court stenograph
er Hawley for a copy of Miss Kirk's
cross examination when she was ask
ed about her efforts to secure a posi
tion. A Jury awarded Miss Kirk $1,
000 damages against the city last
week. She sued for $2,000 claiming she
had a two year contract.
Want IiOcal Milliner
Declared a Bankrupt
Creditors of Jennie Reich Packtor, a
local milliner, ha ve petitioned the Uni
ted States court, in Hartford, to de
clare her a bankrupt. Mrs. Packtor,
according to the petition of the cred
itors, recently allowed her mother
Rosa Reich, to take judgment against
her, and they seek to have the bank
ruptcy court adjust her affairs. The
petitioning creditors and the- amounts
are Rothschild & Klinman, $94.67; Pal
estine & Siegel $294.38; Bloom and
Hansen $299.27.
ARDEV I j. JCDD LECTURES.
Arden L. Judd, of Stratford lectured
last evening before the Men's League
of the Park Street Congregational
church, Mr. Judd's subject was
"Nathan Hale." His discourse was
masterful and highly entertaining to
jT-" lmm nwwmbiftite.
' Indianapolis, Jah. 24 The efforts of
Lieut. H. Charles Slingsby, of York
shire, Eng, to gain control of a $500,
000 inheritance brought to . light here,
today, a strange story of the substitu
tion of an Infant for one born dead.
According to Mrs. Fred, Certain, she
became the--mother of an illegitimate
son in Weaverville, Cal., in 1910 and
her child was substituted for the stillborn-
Infant of Mrs. Slingsby.
Mrs. Certain, who is now married
to a young workingrrsn who knows
her past and has forgl-en her, . was
then known as Lillian Anderson. She
said today, that she gaye up her child
to Dr. W. , W. -Frasler, of Weaverville.
"There was nothing crooked about
it," she said. "I could not take care
of the baby and the doctor, said he
would g've it a good home. Otherwise,
I wouldn't have let it go. I got no
money for it but I heard later that Dr.
Frazier got $75 for bringing my baby
to tMra. Slingsby and substituting it
for her dead infant. - Dr. Frailer' him
self told me about this substitution
several months later."
iieut. Slingsby's claims to the es
tate depend upon the legitimacy of his
supposed con and the disclosures made,
today, by Mrs Certain will have a
sensational effect.-upon the case. .
THREE HEADED
COMMISSIONS TO
rtSTOPJADWELb
Senator . Welch Introduces
Highway Commission V
Bill
Speaker Webster Says He
Appointed Democrats
Frbin List of Mr. Y
7A. Thorns" ,
Special to The , Farmer)
Hartford, Jan. 24 The purpose- of
some Democrats in the Senate to : op
pose the confirmation of William H.
Cadwell td succeed James H. ' Mao
Donald as. highway commissioner was
shown, yesterday, when Senator. Mer
ritt Welch of the 29th district, intro
duced a bill for a public act to create
a highway commission of three mem
bora. . .
The evident object of this bill 4s to
delay action upon the confirmation of
Mr. Cadwell, when-Governor. Baldwin
shall send in his - name, to the Sen
ate. - :. - .'"-.'
The bill would substantially restore
the old highway commission, which
had three members, and was discarded
partly because the present incumbent
of the office desired to reign alone and
partly because it was believed that a
single headed commifision 'would be
more ' ef f iicent.
The general opinion at present seems
to be that there are votes enough in
the Senate to confirm the governor's
choice, though, it is admitted that ,the
condition is critical.
- Speaker Webster, last evening made
a statement in wjilch he said that in
appointing Democrats to committees
he had departed in but two instances
from the recommendations of minority
leader, Mr. Thorns of Waterbury.
This amounted to little so far as
tne power of Mr. Thorns to definitely
name members to places Is concerned
since Mr. Thorns felt obliged to lay
before Mr. Webster the name of ev
ery Democrat who made application
for a particular position. For exam
ple, for the committee on roads, riv
ers and bridges he gave the speaker 13
names for excise 12, for ' cities and
boroughs, finance and judiciary, 11
each, for railroads 10, for agriculture
and incor portions 9 each and for ap
propriations 7. -
DEVER H. WARMER
SUCCEEDS FATHER
IN GAS COMPANY
Frank M. Travis, Gas Expert Be
comes New Vice President
of Local Corporation
At the quarterly meeting of the di
rectors of the Bridgeport Gas Light
Co. held late yesterday DeVer H.
Warner, vice-president of the com
pany, was' elected president to fill
the vacancy caused by his father's
death. -.
Frank M. Travis, who has been the
consulting engineer, of the Bridgeport
Gas Light Co. for several years, was
elected vice-president of the company
to succeed DeVer II. Warner. Mr.
Travis has interests in the gas and
electric lighting and water companies
of Torrington and Winsted and is ac
counted among the leading experts on
gas manufacture.
Weather Indications.
New 'Haven, Jan. 24 Forecast: Un
settled weather, with local rains or
snows 'tonight or Saturday. Some
what colder tonight. Moderate north
and northeast winds.
The storm, which was central over
Michigan yesterday morning has mov
ed rapidly- eastward, and is now cen
tral over . the maritime 'provinces.' It
caused light rain wit! high winds from
the western portion of the lake (region
eastward to the coast. A disturbance
central- this, morning over the lakes is
causing unsettled weather.
Conditions favor for this vicinity fair
weather with slightly lower temper
ature, followed by increasing cloudi
ness on Saturday.
Report of Efeputy Marshal Who
Had Execution of $252,130
.90 Judgment in Noted
Boycott Case .
Danbury, Jan. 24 Not. a cent of the
35!,130.90 Judgment against 19T mem
bers of, the Hatters' Unions in Bethel,
Danbury and South Norwaifc secured
by T. EX Loewe & Co., in the United
States circuit court for alleged boy
cott of the firm's goods, has been col
lected. The deputy marshal given an
execution under ; the decision has re
turned the -execution --under- the court,
with the endorse nent that ho has been
unable to collect even a cent from the
hatters. -
WOMEN IN FEAR OF
PURSE SNATCHER
Several Report Bold Attacks
While Others Shrink From
v Publicity
"Jack the Snateber" is abroad in
Bridgeport. His presence has already
alarmed 'many women on the streets
ahd several report, have already been
made '-at. headquarters.- So scared
have his victims been that as yet a
good description of the individual has
not been given to the police although
they are working upon clues given by
Mrs., L. H. Lyons, 29 Sherwood- ave
nue, a witness to one hold-up.
The first victim to. report the snatch
er was-Mrs. Hamlin, 456 'Norman St.,
who while passing Laurel and Sher
wood avenues at about 8 o'clock -Jest
night was grabbed by the unknown
and her silver mesh bag containing
(18.50 violently torn from her grasp.
Although she cried lustrly for aid the'
man made good his escape.. So fright
ened was she that it was Tome time
before she could be' prevailed upon to
report the incident-
At an earlier -hour Grace Murray,
the daughter ; of James , Murray of 84
Lewis street waa passing . through
Warren, street, when a man believed
to be the same one,; grabbed her- io--leirtly
from behind and attempted to
take her pocket-book. " She screamed
and her assailant with" brutal force
held one hand. over, her mouth .while
he attempted to. drag her into a-nearby
ally-way. .Her resistance and re
peated cries finally, won victory as' ke
released "her and fled through the nar
row way. She was almost overcome
and It was with difficulty ehe made
her way home and related the story.
It is believed that there are other
victims of this purse snatcher -whose
experiences are kept from record
through fear of publicity.
The police are on ' the alert and are
bending every effort " toward the cap
ture of Miss Murray's assailant.
GENERAL STRIKE
OF GOTHAM HOTEL
WAITERS CALLED
New York, Jan. 24 The long threat
ened general strike of the hotel and
restaurant waiters was called, early
today. Marchjng bodies, of waiters
who have been on strike for several
weeks .paraded past the principal ho
tels and urged their fellows to walk
out. ,
At the "Victoria Hotel;1 Follies Ber
gere Restaurant and Rectors, several
hundred responded. In the other
large hotels and restaurants the men
were prevailed upon to waitsuntil the
proprietors had a chance to argue
tapir grievances.
The strike so far. has not affected
the service In any of the principal ho
tels but the union leaders and I. - W.
W. organizers called mass meetings,
today, at Bryant Hall, at which plans
were discussed to spread the strike.
Pickets were organized ' and posted
and the proprietors immediately ap
pealed to the police for permanent
special guards.
The parading strikers assembled in
tront of the hotel Knickerbocker, the
manager of which, James B. Regan,
had precipitated the strike by dis
charging all his waiters and omnibus
boys in a body, the night before, and
several windows were broken by
bricks. The police chased the strik
ers -up the i street where they made
another demonstration against the,
Hotel Astor. From there the march
ers moved to the Hotel Belmont where
several more windows were broken.
Nearly 200 waiters, comprising" prac
ticallyi the entire force of Louis Mar
tin's restaurant, walked out at noon.
The men made no .disturbance. The
management said they would be un
able to do more than supply their
guests . with liquids and sandwiches.
More of the waiters at Rector's join
ed the -strikers, toda-y. and Manaerer
Farley said he would be unable to
take care of dinner or after-theatre
guests. L. C. Wallick, restaurant man
ager at the Cadillac said the strike
had effected his service seriously but
that he would close entirely rather
than recognize the waiters' union.
"We Just granted all the demands
the men had made and now-they have
struck for still more. I'll never let an
other union man work in the place,"
he declared.
Jl'CORMICK AND BARRY
HAVE NOT SOLD RINK
George McCormick and Joseph Barry
wish to announce that they have not
sold the Brook lawn rink but have
merely leased it to an athletic club for
the winter. McCormick and Barry say
they will hold dances in the rink next
summer in accordance with their
usual custom.
CHICAGO PRESIDENT HAS
LEASE OV PHILLIES GROUNDS
Cincinnati, Jan. 24. Charles W.
Murphy, president of the Chicago
Cubs, today, bought a half interest in'
the . Philadelphia National League
baseball grounds from Charles P. Taft,
of Cincinnati, brother of the Presi
dent.. When Will Locke, of Pitts
burgh, and others bought the Phila
delphia club, Taft retained his. lease
on the park.
Washington, Jan. 24 Declaring that
the reported brutality of New Xork
police toward striking, women gar
ment workers made ever! more essen
tial a probe of - the . economic condi
tions which Jed to the labor troubles.
Representative Victor Berger, (Social
ist, Wis.), today found a federal angle
to the strike which he said be believed
would give Congress jurisdiction t in
vestigate. "If garments are produced under un
sanitary -conditions and then shipped
to another -State it seems to me that
Congress had power of regulation'
said he. "The matter concerns , the
public health. I am endeavoring to
get full information on the matter."
Berger was bitter in hie denuncia
tion of New Xork 'police methods as
reported to him. -
"The fact is,'J he said, "big employ
ers countenance criminal- crookedness
of the police so that they in turn may
be served by- the police against ' their
striking employes. "It is a deplorable
condition that thieves; houses of Ill
repute and gambling establishments
are sxrotected and that war is waged
on 1 poor little girls striking for living
wages ''and working conditions. v ,
"I have written to New Xork for
affidavits as to conditions the garment
workers have been forced to work un
der, their hours of labor and the- pay
their receive.. As soon as I receive
this information I will bring the whole
strike situation to the attention of
Congress and I think we will have
some information as remarkable as
that adduced in the Lawrence strike
hearings."
SUSPECT PRISONER
IS PROFESSIONAL
" HOTELSWIHDLER
Mail Arrested By Sergeant
Cronan Held -for Newrr
HaTen Authorities
Albert-Webster aristocratic in bear -ing
and dressed In the height of fash-;
Hon,, is held by the local: police await
ing the -arrival- of officers, from New
Haven. wh asked for -his, arrest.- Hs
is suspected' of being: one of the "best
4 known hotel beats in the Bast.
Specific charges of beating- a bill
have been preferred by the Hotel Taft
in New . Haven, and it is admitted, by
the management of the Hotel St rat
field that- Webster is well known here,
having' stopped at the local hostelry,
and in fact having left there recently
-without first, observing the customary
formality of tendering payment for his
room and board. ,
Webster, when interviewed today,
said he travels around the country in
the interests . of a - rapidly growing
five, and ten cent jytore corporation in
Philadelphia and has been a regular
patron at the Taft. He was short of
money some two or . three weeks ago
when stopping, there- and in the Ivurry
of getting to his offices in Philadelphia
left the bill unpaid. Ha asserted that
he believed himself so well known as
a patron 'that he' would not have to
notify them of his intentions., and ex
pressed great surprise at his arrest.
He producjedV a check, just received' by
im and averred he was merely wait
ing for a train to return to New Ha
ven and make payment, when spotted
by Detective Edward Cro-nan, passing
through the lobby prio- to taking train
for Now. York.
The detective tapped him on the
shoulder and ". assuring himself that
Webster answered the description ent
out toy the New Haven police, turned
his man over to Patrolman John Hat
pin, who brought him to the station
house.
It would not be definitely stated by
the Stratf ield management today that
prosecution would follow here, as it is
believed Webster may yet intend pay
ment. , Their claims are now in tha
hands of local attorneys.
SUSPECT MERCHANT
OF STORE BURGLARY
Barking of Neighbor's Dog
Prevents Wholesale Loot
ing of Wooster's Store
A robbery involving the breaking of
a rear window in the dry goods, store
of J. S. Wposter & Co.. 919 East Main
street, the packing of between $30 and
$40 worth of shoes in two telescope
cases, discoyery of the burglar while
atvork through the barking of a dog,
0.nd ' a wild chase after the fugitive
on Kossuth . street was this morning
reported to the police. An arrest of a
well known' East' Side merchant' may
result, according to the story in - po
lice circles " today. . ;
A well advertised shoe sale at the
burglarized store' has attracted con
siderable attention and large crowds
visited the store during .the day, un
til the closing hour- of six. It was
shortly after 9 o'clock when a fox
.terrier .owned by Mrs. Wllllatn A.
MacMonagle who resides in an ad
joining building, attracted attention to
the broken window by his-, insistent
barking. Looking in Mrs. AfacMonagle
screamed for the police as she saw a
man packing up the shoes in haste.
Tr.e burglar taking alarm climbed
through the window and brushing past
the frightened woman, threw one of
the telescope bags aside as he ran
toward Kossuth stret. - Some crowd
followed him but he gained and fled
from Bright down an alleyway.
To detectives Mr. Wooster this
morning stated his belief that some
local storekeeper had instigated the
burglary and a description of the man
furnished by Mrs. MacMonagle is be
ing closely tallied in the hopes that
identification and recovery of ths
stolen roods may follow.
BENT ON B
END TO P
t -'
New Turkish Cabinet, Formed Fol
lowing Assassination of Nazim
Pasha, Decides to Recall Peace
Envoys From ' London at Once
Ambaosadprs at Vienna and St.
Petersburg Also Recalled for Court
: : aftial-v-;' --vv-
Sir Edward JBrey Gets Busy With Ambassa
dors of Gre at! PowerSv In London and
: toncertei Action; Will Be Taken to
c Avert Further Hostiiites Between Turks
and Balkan Allies ; h
Constantinople,. Jan. . 24. -The.
new Turkish canine, today, decid
ed to recall the Ottoman peace
plenipotentiaries - from - London -forthwith.
This will preclude a re
smnptloa of j peace - - negotiations
and eanbe constroed to mean only
tha toYoonfTiir&s; are; deter-
mined to carry, em the -war,-'
The first official act ' of the new
cabinet,' after recalling the London
plenipotentiaries, was to recall for
conrtmartial the Turkish ambassa
dors at Vienna and St. Petersburg.
These diplomats were : accused of
failing i to maintain strong . policies ;
In behalf of their home govern
ment as against the allies. .
Thousands of . . Ottoman troops
from Asia Minor'; were - moved -
across the . Bosphorus into Euro
pean Turkey, today and last night.
They have reinforced the troops on
the Chatalja lines and in, the pen
insula of Galapolis. ..'"'
In addltlonto the title of mili
tary commander of; Constantinople
which he forced the Sultan to con-''
f er. upon him, Enver Bey has as
sumed the title of Chief of Staff,
left vacant by the assassination) of
Nazim Pasha. andV in reality he is
the military director, of Turkey. "
Anarchy, stalking I close behind
revomtlon,was threatened through
out the Ottoman empire, , today.
Street fighting prevailed all over
the city following a nigh of con- ;
tinuous rioting and hospitals were
fitting up extra sections. ..
The police made a semblance of
attempting to keep, order and there
were wholesale arrests throughout
the night and , today but the pro
cess was much like pouring water "
Into a sieve. As soon as a prison
would be filled with rioters, a mob
would- storm the place and liberate
them.:... .
The new cabinet rfiet late this af
ternoon, to draft' another reply to the
joint note of the great powers. It was
learned that a larga" part of Turkey
in Europe including Albania, would
be offered, in the Interest of peace,
but there was an unalterable deter
mination not to give up Adrianople.
The new cabinet, as finally -com
pleted, this afternoon, is as follows:
Grand vizier and minister, of war,
Mahmud Shefket-Pasha: president of
the council of state. - Said Halim; -interior.
Had Ji Adil; foreign affairs.
Mukhtar Bey; Marine, Tschurkusula
Mahmud; justice. Ibrahim Pasha;
finance, Rifaat Bey. public works,
Ba.tza.ria Bffendi; Pius foundations,
Hairi Pasha; agriculture, Djeal Ef
fendi; posts, Oskian Bey; public in
struction, Shukri Pasha. '
The body of the -dead Turkish com
mander in chief, Nazim Pasha, as
sassinated by the bullet either of En
ver Bey or Talaat Bey, was buried,
this afternoon, with full military hon
ors. Mahmud Shefket -Pasha, the new
grand vizier, attended -the obsequies
accompanied by all the members of
the new cabinet." The ministers then
wenf to the sublime porte and took
their oaths of office.
London, Jan. 24.- The London am
bassadors of the great powers, today,
were summoned to the foreign office
by Sir Edward Grey, secretary of
state for foreign- affairs. He told
them that immediate. . and vigorous
concerted action by the powers was
imperative, if active hostilities involv
ing Turkey, the Balkan ' states and
possibly other nations were to be
avoided. .
It was understood-that all of the
ambassadors were in possession of in
structions from their governments to
use discretionary powers in any direc
tion the situation appeared to warrant.
The- diplomats expected within the
day to be clothed with authority to
resolve themselves into a formal am
bassadorial conference, to decide the
question of intervention.
The ambassadors were convinced
that revolution prevailed in Turkey
and that they faced the gravest situa
tion since the Balkan war began. A
European war, hitherto scoffed at, had
become a possibility and the diplo
mats felt that on their, actions within
thje 2 A hours hicurarl 'tha nou a. nf
EACE NEGO
Europe. " -
' Rechid Pasha and his Ottoman col
leagues refused to admit that they had
been recalled to Constantinople by tha
new cabinet but they wept in seclusion
of their Carleton apartments -and sent
and received many eipher despatches
to and from their capital.
The Balkan delegates were com-ple'.-rly'at
sea. - They had no instruc
tions either to go-or stay .but they ad
mitted -that' it -wotlld be folly to re
main in, London after the Turks went
away. , - .
The Balkan peace delegates, called
together in informal conference by Dr.
Daneff, this afternoon, decided to ask
their respective governments for au
thority to , formally break oft- the peace
negotiations as soon as they, see- tit.
As the Turks have already been order
ed to quit London, it- is considered
probable that the Balkan envoys will
receive the : same commands.-.
In the meantime, the ambassadors
wer in consultation at the foreign
offica and it was believed they would
announce some plan of action before
morning. .. ' . ..
TOTOG1 TURKS RAMPANT. ,
Berlin, Jan. 24 An -unconfirmed dis
patch today said that the Young Turks
were in possession of the Palace at
Constantinople and that rioting - and
pillaging were threatened throughout
the Ottoman , capital. The daspatch
added, that all messages from Con
stantinople were rigidly censored.
Enver Bey, held responsible for the
killing of Nazim Pasha, (has been
made military commander (of Constan
tinople on his-own demand, by Sultan
Mohammed V. - The Young Turks,
headed by Etiver Bey, are those who
led - the revolutions of ; 1908 and 1909
which drove Abdul Hamld , from ' the
throne and set up his brother, Monam
med, as Sultan. .
Mohammed is said to be under the
complete domination of Enver Bey and
his followers. The new ministry
named by the Sultan was dictated by
Enver Bey, the man of the hour In the
Ottoman empire. He was military
attache of the Turkish embassy at
Berlin, up to the outbreak of the Turkish-Italian
war in Tripoli, ? when he
was recalled to : command a part of
the army in Africa.
"With Shefket Pasha," the new grand
vizier, Enver Bey was instrumental in
the organization of the committee of
union and progress (Young Turks)
who deposed Abdul HamiS and drove
him into Asiatic territory. It is believed-that,
the porte will refuse to
hand over Adrlanople and that Inter
vention by the powers is bound to re
sult. Even then, with the Turkish
military party dominant Bulgaria will
find it difficult to force her demands on
the Ottoman without . recourse, to
arms. .. . - - - " .
FORCED TO RESUME WAR.
London, Jan. 24 The Balkan war
situation was complicated here today
by the fact that all dispatches frohi
Constantinople were, under strictest
censorship. Diplomats were not cer
tain that the meagre inform talon they
were able to get was authentic. The
pessimists believed the worst and op
timists had little on which to base
hope for peace. -
Officially, it was admitted- -that the
situation was the gravest. From a
seami-offtcial source, it was learned
that the foreign office, believed that
the Kia.mil Pasha ministry was vio
lently ejected by the Young Turks and
not allowea to resign in afl orderly
manner. The killing of Nazim Pasha,
chief of staff, by Enver Bey, a high
military officer and one .of the 'Young
Turk leaders, confirmed this view.
Talaat Bey, who seized the portfolio
of Minister of the Interior, accompan
ied Enver Bey when the 'shots were
fired which killed 'Nazim Pasha.
The Balkan peace delegates, called
together hastily by Dr. Daneff, the
Bulgarian, were in session all nisrht
and 'Still were conferring today regard
ing tne aiarmtng situation. It was
said that they probably would defe-r
action until a consultation of the am
bassadors of the powers was held at
the foreign office.
"Apparently our only recourse will
be to resume the war," Dr. Daneff
said. "We will have to acquire by
force what we had . hoped to get
through peaceable, negotiations. I re
fer to Adrianople and the Aegean is
lands. "In view of conditions prevaiMner to
day it is a serious question whether
any other part of the Turkish govern
ment now could be depended upon to
carry out treaty obligations, should
any be undertaken."
tii forown office today received of-
ficial confirmation of the killing by
Enver Bey of Nazim Pasha.
"AUSTRIA ALARMED.
Vienna, Jan. 24 The proposed de
mobilization ' of Austria-Hungary's
military reservists has been abandon
ed. Austrian diplomats regard the
Ottoman situation as moet alarming.
There was free prediction today that
such a situation, if not quickly check
ed, might precipitate a general Europ
ean war.
There was an undercurrent of bop
that the great powers, might act
quickly arid compel Turkey to restore
order. - ' ' -
TTRGES INTERVENTION.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 24 It was re
ported that the Russian government
already had made representations to
both the Triple Alliance and the Triple
Entente that the great powers shoul'
forget all minor difficulties and at otic
intervene in Turkey. The RiMntan
note was said to have stated that it
was necessary to summarily coerce thm
Turkish government to make term
with the Balkan allies.
LILLIE GODH
GETS DIVORCE
FROM BIGAMIST
Other Decrees Granted bj
Judge Burpee in Civil
Superior Court
Claiming that ,"her husband r. -f
three wives, Lillie Gorman of 275 Of
gory street obtained a divorce tv:
afternoon in the superior court from
Joseph L. Gorman, who Is now serv
ing, a term in state's prison on a b r-
4. stray charge.-- Gorman was Bfntun" 1
m vi .iiia TCiikytt vi. -tit, tit .-. 7,
city in September, 1812.
The plaintiff told Jud?e Burpe tH'.n
morning that she married friyrrr.n
March 104 1911. She had known him
seven years and never learned he bad
any other wives. Mrs. Gorman -3a
told by her sister that Gorman h&d a.
wife living in Brooklyn, N. Y-, un'i'-r
the name of Mary Gorman. He ha4 a
third wife whose name was nit
brought into the proceedings. T;e
plaintiff's maiden name was Liilio
Snell. She is a handsome brunette.
Detective Sergt. Hall testified that
he knew Gorman and was present,
when the defendant was sentenced tnr
bigamy.- -
Another divorce granted by Jn'! ?
Burpee was Joseph Knowiton of Dan
bury against Maud E. Know Hon of
Still River. Knowlton tewtiflf-d that
his wife ran away with Arnold Pen
ney -at South Norwalk. The coupi
were located in Brooklyn, N. T.. Ivy
a Danbury poliss'eian. Knowl'm
claimed that his wife took $'j(t from
his pocket at the time of the elope
ment. The wife's maiden name -was
Maud Ditcher. The couple were mar
ried Jan. 28, 1911.
Rose Toogander of Stamford was
freed from Samuel Toogander upon
the groundof intolerable cruelty. Th
plaintiff said her husband struck h-v
because1 she bought lace or bec'3
she spent money , to buy shoes. Tn
couple were married -April J4, WA.
WEALTHY L1E
?
i
1NDIQTED
Uii
ARSON CHARGE
Chicago, Jan. 24 Indietments charsr
ing arson were returned, today
against Joseph Clarke, a wealthy ia-
surance adjuster of Aoclal stanf nr'
here, Samuel RoIIenburg, John JCa
can, charged with firing Puildings or-J
iilrin-g agents to have it done, an?
Harry Brown. Additional indictmrtt.
were expected " to be voted by tr.t
grand jury in the next few days.
The men were Indicted after
fessions had been obtained by thu
state attorney's assistants from irxm
who are said to have profited br
fraudulent fires.-
JOSH BILLINGS
SECURES LIGE1ISE:
Hotel Against Which Mayor?
Wilson Remonstrated
May N ow Sell Liquor
Joseph, better known as "Joh
Billings, -who is the proprietor of th
Hotel Billings at 715 Water St.. wa
granted a renewal of a liquor license
by the county commissioners th'.
morning. This hostelry was on oC
the places against which Mayor Wil
son filed remonstrance.
Billings alleged, however, that" ih'.
action was taken before he took p
sessio.i. It was claimed that the re
monstrance was filed against the plc
and not Billings. The hotel pr'jwl
tor was a visitor at the court h-iij
this morning and was very much elat
ed when he learned of the commission
ers' decision. It was stated that ?h
remonstrance had bwn withdrawn.
There were two others of the may
or's remonstrances scheduled to h:
heard today but they were postponi. '
The commissioners announce-t that
the hearing in William H. Hert's cwfc,
vculd be held next Thursday ntorEirjt.'
Hart's saloon is in Union wiaar. Li-
co Marenano, 3 Sank St., wi;: .o.
have a hearing Thursday. ?r a : ss --t
Scalo, who conducts a place on t ' -.
ington avenue will come bezoro t:
commissioners next Friday.