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VOL. 49 NO. 306
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.,MONDAY,DECEMBER 29, 1913
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OUTLOOK BRIGHT
FOR NEW YEAR
G. 0. P. ACCUSED
ouse
ysiery
OF PLAYING UPON
VOTERS' PURSES
omicide
C6H6
SAYS DUNNING
Of M
NINE ARRESTS. FOLLOW STRIKE
RIOT IN SHELTON EARLY TODAY
Murdered Man Had Recently Been
Released From Bridgeport Jail
Shot Gun Used By Care Taker
Who, Found Hiding After The
Killing, , Is Locked UpPolice
Skeptical Of Hils Story
(Special to Til Farmer.)
Wilton,' Conn., Dec. 29 Another
gruesome tragedy has been added to
the list of tragic happenings in the
town of Wilton and "The House of
Mystery" on Belden Hill, in a remote
section of the town again attains
notoriety. John Carrieri, a resident of
South Norwalk was there shot to
death by a shot-gun in the hands of
Augustin Bebaldi, a .caretaker ap
pointed by Its new owner. The wound
ed man was apparently shot at close
range as the charge of shot tore a
gaping hole, two inches in circumfer
ence tbwugh his entire side. Though
he managed to walk 150 yards to a
neighboring house and survived his in
juries over two hours, he died with
out recovering speech.
The scene of the shooting is a. lonely
spot upon the outskirts of Wilton, and
was the scene of a spectacular raid by
secret service agents about five years
ago when a band of counterfeiters
supposed to have been working in
league with the notorious "Lupo The
Wolf -were apprehended. Since that
time the house has 'been occupied but
short periods at a time and hears a
had reputation. '
According to information received
by Detective Sergeant Thomas Leath
erland and Deputy Sheriff John H.
Blake, -who arrested Bebali whom they
found hiding in one of the out-buildings,
the shot-grin was discharged
within three feet of the dead . man.
The shooting- occurred at about 8
o'clock last night, and was either the
result of & card game or mistaken
identity of the victim. -'-
It is asserted that Carrieri- has "been
living on the premises for the past
-week, and according to Be-ball had
ibJSfi.A.told J eave the house Tester- j
day afternoon, lie is believed td have
r.lOYER SAID TO
BE ON HIGHWAY
TO RECOVERY
Bullet , In Shoulder Small
Menace to Life of
Labor Chief
MINERS ARE KEEN
FOR EARLY TRIAL
Probe of Disaster Will Be
Launched to Locate Pres
ident's Assailants
Chicago, 'Dec. 2 9 Charles BE. Moy
er, president of the Western Federa
tion of Miners, who came to a hos
pital here after having been sKot and
escorted out of Calumet, Mich., was
said this morning to be out of danger.
The surgeons attending the wounded
chief of the miners' organization ex
pect to decide late today whether the
bullet should be removed from his
shoulder.
Calumet,- Mich., Dec. 29 With most
of its dead buried. Calumet today
- turned its attention to the coroner's
Inquest into the Christmas Eve panic
which cost the lives of 72 persons and
to the Houghton County grand jury
Investigation of the forcible ejection
from the copper country of Charles H.
Mover, president of the Western Fed
eration of Miners.
The coroner's inquest began here
today and the grand jury investigation
is expected to begin tomorrow at Han
cock, where Moyer was put aboard a
Chicago bound train. John B. Dens
more, solicitor for the department of
labor, is expected here today to make
an investigation for the government
of the strike of the copper miners.
Before reaching here he will consult
with Governor Ferris at Big Rapids.
Gathering of evidence as to the
identity of the men who escorted
President Moyer out of Hancock Fri
day night was continued by strike
leaders.
Several witnesses who expected to
testify at the coroner's inquest were
prepared to say that the cry "Fire"
which started ' the panic came from
near the center of the hall instead
of from the door way as was related
in first accounts.
. Only nine of those who were killed
remained to be buried. Fifty-nine
bodies, including those of 44 children,
were given a public funeral yesterday.
Thousands of miners with their wives
marched in the funeral procession.
MOYER'S ARBITRATION
PLAN IS SUBMITTED
, TO MINE OPERATORS
Calumet. Mich., Dec. 29 Moyer's let
ter proposing a method of settlement
of the strike follows: "On the eve
of the burial of the victims of the
terrible disaster Tvhich occuftred in
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done so, but may have returned. Be
bali, claims that for several days he
has found a kitchen window open and
fearing that someone might wish to
injure him, he hid behind a tree last
night and watched. Seeing a light
move m the kitchen he came up to
the window and without seeing the
person at whom he. aimed,' fired at
the light.'
The police are inclined to scoff at
this version of the affair, claimini
mat , Tne nature of the wounds are
such as indicate the shooting was at
much closer range than asserted. Be
ball has been held by the Norwalk
police awaiting the result of an in
quiry winch, iwill be begun by Coroner
John J. Fhelan. "who will return from
New York late tonight. Medical Ex
aminer S. H. Huntington, who today
performed an autopsy upon the vie
tim, will submit his report to Coroner
Fhelan tonight. The police allege
they have much new and incriminat
ing evidence that the affair was a de
liberate murder. '
Bebali is little known in the com
inunity, having 'been sent to Wilton
on December 19th toy Salberino Vec
chione, of Brooklyn, N. "X".,. to take
care of the property. '- i
State 'Policeman Frank VireHI. who
was upon the scene of the shooting,
was responsible for identifying the
victim, who likewise waa practically
unknown In the - section. A blood
stained letter was found upon his per
son addressed to Mrs. John Carrieri,
40 Oak street. South Norwalk. The
woman later acknowledged the - dead
man was her husband.-' He had been
sent to Jail for, heating her .and is
eaidi to have been released from the
Bridgeport jail a week ; ago. -1 His
whereabouts had been- unknown, al
though' he "was threatened ,wrth"-fur-theit
arrest -byf'nls wife.
COURT DECIDES
- JENNINGS VS. CITY
Judge Bennett of the superior court
handed down a decision, today dissolv
ing the temporary injunction obtained
toy Edward A- Jennings against the
City of Bridgeport. This .action was
brought to restrain the city from
changing the grade of Elm street ad
joining Jennings Bros.' factory.
It was claimed mat the change
would damage the factory property
and that the property owners were
entitled to compensation.
In his memorandum Judge Bennett
says: "The prepayment of damages
which may be caused by the chang
ing of the grade of a highway are not
required here either by general law
or by the charter of . the defendant.
Neither the taking or appropriation' of
property is contemplated and ths
damages which may toe assessed are
not payable ae compensation."
Eld ward A Jennings obtained the
temporary Injunction several weeks
ago and, 'former City Attorney Pull
man made a motion to have it dis
solved. WILL USE POWDER
TO CHECK FLAMES
IN MONTREAL CITY
Montreal, Dec. 29 Fire hroke out
here this afternoon in a block of
stores and houses at the corner of St.
Hubert and Ontario streets and, on
account of tne break in the city water
mam,, the Are department was unable
to check it.
At 2:30 o'clock,' 20 small buildings
had been destroyed and the firemen
were preparing to use dynamite.
Two Deaths In Westport
(Special to the Farmer.
Westport, Dec. 29 Two deaths oc
curred in this town yesterday. Thom
as Gregory of Cranbu-ry Plains dis
trict, died at his home last evening
after a short illness. Mr. Gregory
was 5 years of age and is survived
by a number of grown up" children.
The death of Anna Marie Morris oc
curred at her home in Greens Farms
early yesterday morning at the age oi
71 years.
HEALTH BOARDS
WOBtiD ESTABLISH TWO
INCINERATING PLANT.0
At a special meeting held yesterday
the health board voted to ask the
board of apportionment for the estab
lishment of two incinerating plants
for the reduction of garbage, one to
be located jn the West Elnd, the other
on the East Side.
The present boat-cf of health be
lieves that the only practical solution
of the, garbage reduction question is
the complete destruction of the refuse.
CONGRESSMAN DONOVAN HERE.
Representative Jeremiah Donovan
of the 4th Congressional district of
Connecticut, was in this city today and
renewed many acquaintances. 1
Head of Bradstreet's Agency-
Feels the Pulse of Local
Activities.
MANUFACTURERS, ARE
OPTOMISTIC FOR 1914
Building Operations Here As
Compared With the Rest
' of the Country.
A good outlook for manufacturin;
in ' Bridgeport is predicted by ,E. W.
Dunning, local manager of the Brad
street company, who is today quoted
ae saying that "while manufacturers
here express the opinion that business
may be &fow for the first "few months
of the new year, 1914 will probably
gain in business volume as it pro
gTeeehe. He was of the opinion that
the outlook was bright.
Bradstreet's monthly publication,
which gathers information concern
ing business conditions in every part
of the United States and Canada, and
which is undoubtedly very impartial,
eh ow the gtneral business outlook
throughout North America to he good,
although it has ' been set back in some
sections by three eauseir the failure
of the corn crop in three states, :- the
holding back of money by the bank
ers of the country, and the failure of
some big houses to buy heavily pend
ing the passage of - the currency bill
Bat the loss of the corn crop Is made
up 'by the huge wheat crop. Manufac
turers of goods for wear in cotton and
wool have found that their markets
have remained quite active with some
changes in the grades of goods or
dered, the tendency being toward the
manufacture of more high grade goods
and less of the cheaper lines.
No line of activity was so affected
by the clam-ljke attitude:, of the mon
ey lending banks during the time the
currency bill was before Congress as
the building trades. Bradstreet's made
a canvass of all of the largo cities of
the country, and it found that, despite
the holding" up of the money, compar
ing November 1913 with ' November
1912 that there was a falling off of 18
per cent. This is an indication ' that
the country is how too large to tx& af
fected - ve-y. the so-calie r,Ta -y
interests. A few yuars ago" it -- -would
have been possible for the same in
terests to have held up over 50 per
cent, of the building operations - of the
country.
But despite this falling off of 18 per
cent, in the country at large, Bridge
port, one of the seven , fastest grow
ing cities" in America, did not show a
falling off. . The 'figures Showed' that
her building' permits In November,
1913. were 28 per "cent, higher than in
1912, or 46 per cent, greater than the
average of- the country at large.
JAMES SPARGO'S
WILL IS PROBATED
Mrs. Elizabeth . H. Spargo is the
largest beneficiary named under the
will of her late husband, James Spar-
, which was filed in the probate
court today. " She is to receive $20,000
and all the furniture and personal ef
fects of the deceased. Other bequests
are: $100 to the Lakeview Cemetery
association for the care of his burial
lot; $500 to the Washington Park M.
E. church; $2 50 to the Women's Visi
tation association of the Washington
Park M. E. Sunday school to be. used
in supplying clothing, etc., to needy
children of the Sunday School; $100
each to his brothers and- sisters; $5,000
for a trust fund, the income to be paid
cruarterly to Mary A. Treweek, his
widow's mother; $2,000 to b invested
as a trust fund for his grandson, Ed
ward C. Spargo, Jr.; : $500 to Lila A.
Snarzo. his son's wife; all the re
maindir and residue of the estate to
his son, Edward C. Spargo absolutely
He names his son, Edward C. Spar
go as executor to serve without bonds
and Morris B. Beardsley and i. A.
Chaffee were named as appraisers.
FOUND MAN
FROZEN TO GROUND
' (Special to The Farmer.)
Westport, Dec. 29 Thomas Hill,
colored, was discovered in Willow
Brook at an early hour this morning
frozen to the ground. When Hill was
found It was thought that he was
dead. He was paced in a wagon and
taken to the office of a doctor, where
it was found that he was very much
alive. After a shorj: rest Hill was
taken to his home. It was stated by
those . who found Hill that his body
was so x badly frozen to the ground
that a bar had to be used to remove
it. He is being attended to by physi
cians .today. HiU did not know how
he came to get to the place.
MANGLED CORPSE IS
FOUND IN GUTTER
New York, Dec. 29 The body of a
man mangled almost beyond possi
bility of recognition and tied up in a
sack was found in the gutter today
near the corner of Clinton and Broome
streets on the East Side. Residents
of the neighborhood said it had been
left there by two men who dumped it
out of a pushcart.
Hartford, Dec. 2 9 Cattle Commis
sioner Jeffrey O. Phelps said today
that he had called upon the Connec
ticut Humane Society to co-operate
with his department in an effort to
stamp out glanders among horses in
the state, local health officers in towns
and cities - having failed to give the
assistance which he considers the sit
uation warrants.
Washington Correspondent De
clares Republicans Ready
To Jump Either Way.
MINORITY PLANS FOR
ATTACK ON DEMOCRATS
Prosperity, However, Will Lead
Them To Say Paty Sup
ported Tariff Bill.
Guileful play upon the purse strings
of voters of the country is seen by
the Washington correspondent of the
most conservative New England news
paper in the attitude of the Republi
can minority towards the tariff and
currency bill.
He says: v
"Republican masters in the game of
politics at the federal capital are Bhov
ing" their stack into the center of the
table and staking everything on the
showdown for the next two or three
months. The contention is over our
old Republican friend 'Prosperity,' It
is a desperate chance, but the best
Republican leaders see ahead. They
are playing that prosperity has fled.
that the Democratic party has driven
industry into a corner, and calamity is
to roam the broad land accordingly.
- "Watch congressional developments
during the next month or two and
this play will become more apparent.
In the House there will be much gen
eral debate, aft of yore, on the appro
priation bills. Many a Republican
orator is'loading: himself down to the
water line -iith calamity data. Every
time a factory lays off a few hands.
for one cause or another, the news
paper clippings go into a . score of
congressional scrapbooks. .
"The country will be hearing about
it all in the aggregate, just as soon as
the floodgates of oratory open in the
House. If business does not revive,
the speeches will be sent out by hun
dreds of thousands, to bo followed by
complaisant Republican candidates
for Congress, reminding the voters
that conditions were Just what were
to . have been expected. Indeed, the
Republican patriots had given warn
ing of this long ago, tout the only thing
to do- nojw-, ijr to vote the jMttriots back
into office again- and bwutlie;'e'oujitr3c
run right. - .-"i- "
"If business rights itself, after the
cold and. stagnating months of winter
have passed, these self -same orators
will forget all about their holiday ef
forts - to compile calamity literature.
The Republican masters will have to
turn to . some other alternative for. a
fighting; Issue in , the congressional
campaign of 1914 and will glibly as
severate that it was known- all along
the tariff law would be satisfactory
and that the currency law would give
the -country a business boom. That
was why so many Republicans voted
with the Democrats for both meas
ures. "Democrats in Washington for the
holidays are not worrying much about
party prospects. They do not believe
hard times are ahead, and even if
there should be some recession toward
the opposition they think it will . do
the Republicans little, good. The Pro
gressive party seerns yet to he fairly !
robust, so much so that Republican I
leaders have ceased for the moment 1
to declare that it is oozing out. The
Progressives will he sufficiently ram
pant in the congressional campaign.
apparently, to put candidate afield .
That alone would spell Republican de
feat . in efforts to control the next
House."
$40,000 IS ASKED
OF NEW HAVEN AS
RESOLT OF WRECK
Winsted, Conn., Dec. 29 Four suits
for damages of $10,000 each were filed
here today against the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.,
as a result of the wreck at Canaan last
June in which several persons were
Injured, one fatally. The suits are
brought by Dr. Francis H. Olin, of
Southbridge,, Mass., Son of Mrs. Caro
line S. Olin, of Falls Village, who died
of injuries received in the wreck;
Francis -u.. Olin, her husband: Mrs.
Eva M. Morrison, of Salisbury, one
of the injured, and George E. Mprri
son, her husband.
The accident occurred when a New
Haven train backed over a crossover
on the Central New ' England line and
crashed into a freight train of that
company; The coroner in his finding
held Patrick F. O'Brien, a New Ha-
en road - brakeman, responsible for
the accident.
SUES RICH WOMAN
FOR UNPAID BILL
Emille Carstairs Ferguson, the weal
thy Philadelphia woman who was the
defendant in startling divorce proceed
ings brought in the superior -court
ere by Walton Ferguson, Jr., of
Stamford, about a year ago, has been
sued for $3,000 ty . the Abercrombie &
Fitch Co., of New York. They ob
tained a judgment of $2,277 against
Mrs. Ferguson in the. New York courts
which they cannot collect. In the
divorce proceedings Ferguson named
half breed Maine guide as co-re
spondent. .
FIRE IN RUBBER PLANT
CAUSES SERIOUS DAMAGE
Fire in the plant of the Housatonlc
Rubber Works, Knowlton and Still
man streets, destroyed rubber scrap at
o'clock this morning, valued at S,-00.
DAVIS SUCCEEDS
AMBLER; CLANCY
GETS CLERKSHIP
Collector of Internal Reve
nue Announces Partial
List of Appointments
OFFICIALS TAKE
- OFFICE JANUARY 1
D anbury Man Is Made Dep
uty Collector for Fair-
neld County
i . 1 .-'
Hartford, Dec. 29Internal Revenue
Collector James J. Walsh officially an
nounced today the following appoint
ments of deputy collectors, each ap
pointee displacing a person now in the
service :
Charles W. Bagley (field),, headquar
ters JVaterbury, salary $1,200.
Edward T. Mullen, (Held), Headquar
ters New Haven, salary $1,200.
James J. Devlne, (stamp), New Ha
ven, salary $1,200. -
J. P. Wfiitaker, (office), New Haven,
salary $800. . ; '
William I. Davis of Trumbull, (field),
headquarters Bridgeport, salary $1,
200. .
Williaim H. Farrell, (field), head
quarters New London, salary $1,20Q.
John F. Clancy, (stamp), Bridgeport,
salary $720. '
Edward J.- Glides, in charge of de
natured alcohol plant, Danbury, sal
ary $1,200.
With the exception of Messrs. Whit-
aker and Clancy, the deputy collectors
are, each allqwed from $300 to J450
yearly for traveling and other ex
penses. Mr. Bagley succeeds Frank C. Hill,
first appointed to the service In 1903.
Mr. Mullen succeeds E. B, Brown, ap
pointed in 1904 E. L. Pryant, fho is
ucceededby Mr.-: lyevix. has been
deputy sines 2898, A. E. Beardsley,
who must make way for Mr. Whltaker,'
was appointed . in . 1899. The same Is
true of J. Wi Ambler, whoso successor
Is Mr. Davis; of Frank I. Royce, who
s to be followed by - Mr. Farrell and
of Nellie E. Judd, , whose place is
taken by Mr. Clancy.- Mr. 3ildea suc
ceeds J.; D. -Williamson, first appoint
ed - in 1910.
By the new appointments there is a
change in the headquarters of the firGt
division from Norwich to New Lon
don. No change has yet been mads
in the second or Hartford division,
nor in the third division with head
quarters at Avon.
Collector Walsh has gone to Wash
ington for a conference concerning the
appointment of special deputies for the
collection of the income tax. There
may be as many as 10 of tnse "ap
pointed.
William, I. Davis, the new deputy
collector, is now a deputy sheriff and
is very well known in this city. He
held the - position of deputy internal
revenue - collector under a previous
Democratic administration ( and is
thoroughly conversant with the duties
of the office.
John F. Clancy, who becomes stamp'
clerk, was recently clerk of the Board
of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages
and was assistant tax collector under
the late Frank G. .Mooney. He is a
native of this city , and is the son
of John Clancy, a veteran of the Civil
War. He is unmarried and resides
with his widowed mother at 541 Housa
tonic avenue. He modestly received
the congratulations of his many
friends today. v
DIVORCED HERE;
WEALTHY MERCHANT
WEDS HOUSEKEEPER
Warren E. Smith, member of the
big New York clothing firm of Smith
Gray & Co., who recently obtained a
divorce in the superior court here,
was married last Saturday to hie
housekeeper, pretty Grace Alger, who
was named as co-respondent in Mrs.
Smith's cross-complaint. Mies Alger,
a statuesque 'blonde, was a spectator
during the divorce trial, which was
very exciting. .
Smith, who has a country home in
South Norwalk, charged Isabelle Rob
erts Smith with infidelity and based
the action on letters -written 25 years
ago by hie wife to ner nephew. He
also accused her of wrong doing with
another man at a later date. Mrs.
Smith said her husband was infatu
ated with Miss Alger, who posed as
his housekeeper. and that he had tak
en the young woman to New Orleans
and had made othei- trips with the
girl. After hearing the evidence Judge
.Bennett found there was no truth in
the charges against Miss Alger.
BONDS OF $500
IN SEERY'S CASE
Hartford, Dec. 29. William J. Seery,
clerk In the Bast Bridgeport branch
post office, was brought before Judge
Edwin S. Thomas in the United States
district court today on a bench war
rant charged with secreting mail mat
ter. He was placed under $500 bonds.
No date was set for the hearing.
EXPLOSION KILLS 3
Bicknell, Ind., Dec. 29 Three men
were killed and four injured today
at the Indian Creek Mine, four miles
south of here when a gas explosion
occurred.
Chief Robbing Calls Upon High Sheriff Vollmer, Who
Sends Score of Deputies Plant of Sidney Blumen-
thai Co. Like Armed Camp I. W. W. Representa
tive Address the Strikers Special Agents Protect
ing the Strike Breakers Blamed for Belligerency.
(By Our Staff Correspondent)
Shelton, Dec. 29 In a riot precipi
tated by the brutal conduct of special
agents employed as' aids to strike
breakers, several were injured here at
6:30 this morning and nine persons
were arrested, as an incident in Che
strike that has been some weeks in
progress in the mills of the Sidney
Blumenthal Company.
The mills employ 1,000 hands, some
300 of whom are weavers. The strike
is among the weavers. Strikebreakers
have been imported, some of whom
are housed in tse factory, protected by
Winchesters, and other go to and
from work accompanied by a special
agent, one agentfor each strikebreak
er. At 6:30 this morning Special-Agent
Light' reached the neighborhood of
one of the bridges crossing the cnal
that bounds the mill property, when
he -jostled Alexander Filipcak from
the sidewalk. Filipcak resented this
treatment, words ensued. Presently
somebody threw a stone.
At the conclusion Of the melee
Stephen Micklosz, said to have been
an innocent bystander, had his head
cut open with a club, and sustained a
fracture of the left shoulder.
He claims that he was pushed from
an automobile. The special agents
assert that he fell from the automo
bile. Special Agent Patterson, head
of the secret service force in charge
of the strike breakers, received a se
vere scalp wound. Others were lees
severely injured. -
A call Was sent to High Sheriff Wil
liam Vollmer of Bridgeport, for help.
and he sent in a score or more of ad
ditional deputies.
In the meantime nine pereoiw were
arrested, as follows: Alexander F'll
ipcalc, Andrew MAwltl, Anton Villl
g.er, William Pavlowski, John Rob
chineki, Anton Grabonski, Stephen
Micklosz and Stephen I'levey.
The technical charge of breach of
the peare. t"sault and using abusive
language'w-& placed .'against .each per
eoiu l, . .-
The little lockup, ' which im the only
place of detention 'the town affords,
will iiot hold all the prisoners, so it
was determined to put the accused to
trial.
Alexander Filipcak was placed on
trial before Judge , Dillon, Attorney
Joseph Shapiro of Bridgeport acting
as prosecutor, and Attorney P. B. Sul
livan of Derby for the defense. The
hearing was long drawn out and may
INVESTIGATION INTO
DEATH OF. WOMAN
KILLEDBY AUTO
Mrs. Fierabend.Well known
As Costumer, Killed Near
Baird Machine Works
Louis Harvard, employed in the of
fice of S. Loewith & Co., is under
bonds of $1,000 to make an appear
ance In the Stratford Justice court
pending . investigation of the death of
Mrs. Rosa Fierabend, killed by his
automqblle on Stratford avenue near
the Baird Machine Tool Company.
Investigation by Allan Judson, of
the Stratford police, to whom Mr.
Harvard surrendered after the affair,
is said today to disclose that the ac
cident was unavoidable . and due to
the jglarlng of headlights used on car
and automobile.
According to the statement of Mr.
Harvard, he was . proceeding towards
Stratford while the car was destined
for Bridgeport. Mrs. Fierabend ac
companied by Mrs. A. G. Doty, a sis
ter of Police Captain George Arnold
of this city, was awaiting the car
which passed them. Harvard sudden
ly transferred from the blinding light
to intense darkness was unable to per
ceive the victim who was knocked
down by thee ar. So sudden and dark
was the scene of the accident that
Mrs. Doty did not know her rnena
had been struck. The ambulance was
sent to the scene and carried the un
conscious woman to Bridgeport hos
pital where she died. Medical Exam
iner Garlick ordered an investigation.
Although it was rumored this morn
ing that there were survivors friends
of the family today declare that there
are no immediate relatives living,
though there was an adopted daugh
ter who recently displeased her foater
parent. That a contest over her es
tate 'may ensue is persistently rumor
ed today, and was tacitly confirmed
by Attorney Cohen, of the firm of
Bartlett, Keeler & Cohen.
For many years Mrs. Fierabend was
Bridgeport's foremost costumer. She !
conducted a place of business in Main
street at the head of Cannon street,
Here from her stock, many customers
fitted themselves for theatrical on-
tertainments in which they took part
and many Bridgeporters now famous
on the professional stage were her pa-
trons. In the days when the old
German residents held masquerade
balls, Mrs. Fierabend's services were
in much demand and most of the cos
tumes worn at such balls as those of
Concordia, Germania and Arion socie
ties were furnished by her.
On one occasion when the late Thos.
Q. Seabrooke was appearing at the
old Park City theater, now Poll's
Plaza, in a famous comic opera, "The
Isle of Champagne," an attachment tuary chapel of Henry Bishop on Fair
which she had placed on the box of- j field avenue, where Rev. Mr. Ely oRi
flce kept the performance waiting more j elated. Interment was made in Park
than an hour. Some years before cemetery.
consume the larger part of the day.
There were really two riots ciurin?
the morning, but only one was seriouw.
The Weapons used by the strikers wen
stones, which weighed about a pound
each, and which had been gathered
that they might be used as weapons.
Most people here believe that the
violence is invited and stimulated by
the conduct of the special agents, who
are said to insult and aggravate the
strikers in many ways.
The latter, it is believed, desire to
conduct themselves peaceably.
The condition is further aggravated
by the presence of I. W. W. leaders,
who counsel meeting violence, with
violence. Last night, thero wcr maw
meetings, addressed by I. W. W. lead- .
rs, in which the assaults of the- special
agents were Considered, and the mon
advised that they were not obliged to
endure aggressions or assault upon
their persons.
Some 200 persons were present whn
the rioting began. The air for a few
moments was thick with stonea.
Tho authorities, as a precautionary
measure, will probably see to It that
the special agents employed by the
company conduct themaeJv in a le
belligerent maimer. It U elievd
that the strike can be handled with
out calling in the mll.tu.
The strikers ar employed on piece
work. Recently new work was given .
them, and their wages greatly dimin
ished. After demanding day work, or
an increased rate per piece, the oper
atives -went on strike.
There is a dbsput as to the wasr-
paid. The company claims the strf
era earn $22 a week. Tne striker a1
mit that an operative once did earn
$22 in a week, but assert he ws
thereafter pointed to Ty fellow op
erators as a curiosity. The strikers
ay that wages are lar below the liv
ing point, especially since the new
work went to the loom.
Among the I. W. W. leaders -who
have ibeen'ln town was Matilda Ita
binowitz, once well known in Bridge
port. - -.-'- - - r - g
" "A" request f or ' IV rnore min ? -
sworn in as special deputy r.heri.-.
for strike-riot duty at Shelton -was
made to Superintendent or Police Eu
gene Birmingham by Sheriff William
Vollmer today. Special policemen ar.'i
not regulars were desired. The r
auest could not be complied with on
account of there being practically no
special officer excepting those em
ployed at theatre, as -watchmen and
at various factories.
Mr.- Seabrooke had rented a pair of
velvet pantaloons which he failed to
return. Mrs. Fierabend collected the
rental, cost of the breeches and in
terest. She is said to have acquired a frn?
sum in her business but changing cus
toms of late decreased the demand
for her services and she left Main
street to make her home Just over the
city line Tn Stratford.
BIG INCREASE IN
POSTAL BUSINESS
Local - P. O,' Force Handled
400,000 Pieces of Mail
In March
Over 100 per "cent increase in pos
tal business . for the first 25 days of
December is the" record shown at the
local post office today where the anti-holiday
clean-up is now being made.
Although everybody is tired but de
cidedly happy over the result shown
by the-' office, all are Jubilant tnat
w-rorf tfikM ever
imposed upon postal clerks here has
m.-. saccessruiiy nanaieu wunout
delay or loss. It is shown by statistics
that 400,000 pieces of mail were
handled last month in excess of the
same month in the year 1912.
In the regular mail delivery 5.5 S
sacks were handled up to December
26, as against 2,993 last year. Out
going sacks lor the same period were
2,354 as gainst 4,720 in 1912. This
is 100 per cent increase. It is said
that the general business for the year
will average about 30 per cent In
crease. This Is taken as a" clear indication
that the volume of business done dur
ing the year will be found to be far
In excess of 1912 and pointing to con
tinued prosperity rathar than the de
pression which had been predicted tn
some circles.
Funeral services were held at 2:20
this afternoon over the remains of
Georgoula Malley, who died of blood
poisoning yesterday in St. Vincent's
hospital. In the Gannon undertak
ing parlors, a number of friend.-? as
sembled, including delegations from tii
Greek societies here and the pastor of
the Greek church officiated.
The funeral of Frances L. Burt, wid-
ow of Richard Cheeseman, was held
from the residence 90 Portland street.
. at 2 o'clock today. Many frier?
j ;.tt"nded. Interment was in. Parte
; cemetery.
!
Jane M. Standish, 75 years old, di"1
in the Grace hospital. New Haven.
'on Saturday night after an illiess of
! but a few days. She is survived by
oive brother, J. M. Standish of this
city and Joseph T. of Chicago. The
body will be brought to this city for
burial. '
The funeral of Josephine lonsor.
who died on Saturday was held at
o'clock this afternoon from the mor-