The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume], January 16, 1914, Image 1

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BRIDGEPORT, CONN., FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1914
PRICE TWO CHUTZ
y
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I0SP
MARS
LARGEST BEQUEST
EVER RECEIVED
BY INSTITUTION
After Friendly litigation
$125,000 Distributed to ;
Many Heirs - ?
BULK OF $600,000
ESTATE TO CHARITY
Institutions Will Receive
- Large Sums to Carry on
z ' Their Work ! :
- At least $125,000 will come to the
Bridgeport hospital from the will of
peacon Edward W. Marsh, the for
jrter president of the People's Savings
frttD.Sc and former chairman of the
toard of directors of the hospital.
I K-aeon Marsh left an estate of about
$609,000 about $100,00of which. was
distributed la bequests to relatives
End others. There was tome ques
t s on as to whether the trustee of the
state. The Bridgeport Trust Co.
should distribute these bequests at
-once. The matter was taken to the
u preme court on a friendly suit ad
was decided that the distribution
might be made. Through t this action
it has developed that the hospital will
soon be the beneficiary In the sum
mentioned. .' -
" "Mr. Marsh died on January 23s
1913. IT a bequeathed to his .widow
their home In Fairfield avenue and
all its contents and $50,009 outright;
Ka also directed the trustee of tha
e.nt ate to pay Mrs. Marsh $500 aeh
month until her death. - -, , -,
Other becnesta the Immediate !
t: i - ution of .which was questioned
were; JMreum xs. s.nt.LK i. r -e t msb jc a a. f
C. IS.COO; Edward Marsh Fisher, of
me town, f 5,000: Rev. E. B. Mat
thews. Lakewood, N- J., J 2. 0 0 0 : 11a r
xrt K. Srl.tthews. Lakewcod, N.
$3,800; Stella Hawley; $2,000; Nata
K. Ha. w ley, $6.000; -Frank Htfj
Itird. $1,000; Earl B Lewis, 81.001;
; i chard J. Wyncook. $1.0 (Mi William
. " Rockwell, $1,000; Arthur
ilarsb, $1,000; Irene I. Marsh, $1,003;
J'rbert Marsh, $1,000; Lucy Catling
Marsh, $1,000; Frances W Marsh.
So. 000; Mrs. Emma C Marsh, wife of
, yranee W. Marsh, 5,000; Violet S
Marsh, $5,000; Egbert S. Marsh, $5,
PS; Charlotte a Marsh, $5,000; Clif
ford W. Marsh, $5,000;' Edith C.
Kisrsh, $5,000; Edward Williams
Atarsh. for name, $5,000; Alvln H.
Hineock, $7,600; Mabel Marsh Han
'. $7,500; Protestant Widows so
c 1ity and Sterling Widows' Some,
$10,000; South Congregational: church
1 10,000; Mt. Herman School for Boys,
Kortfafleld, Mass., $10,000; Bridgeport
Protestant Orphan Asylum, $5,000;
X. W. C A., $5,000; Connecticut In
titute for the Blind at Hartford, $3.-
00; Boys Club of Bridgeport, $3,000.
' The majority of these bequests have
already been paid by the trustee. The
rest and residue of the estate beyond
that bequeathed - to the widow, was
l-ft to charitable Institutions and can
ft be distributed . until her death.
The $125,000 which the - Bridgeport
hospital will receive is the- largest be
quest the Institution has, ever receiv
ed from a single source.
Boys' Brigade Has
i-" " Its. Tenth Anniversary
The tenth anniversary of Co. IX,
N- B. S. A. connected with Trinity M.
church, was celebrated by a ban
,ift iatft nlgrht la the boys" drill room.
About T-5 were In attendance. The
principal speakers were Mayor Wil
son and Rev. WilHaan Swan son of the
East End Baptist church. Mayer
Wis son referred to h connection with
the Boys' Brigade some 20 years ago
In East Bridgeport, then connected
with the Baptist church. He said the
Boys Brigade was a. splendid thing in
making good citizens. He was hear
tUy applauded at tne end of his re-
-cnarks. '
Rev. Mr. Swmbob is an able and
forceable speaker. He spoke of the"
good object and motto or the brigade
in teaching the boys, obedience, rever
ence, elf-respect and discipline. Com
mandant Bradshaw. Ca.pt. Gilbert and
oi, Watson also spoke. Their remarks
rr to the point. Interspersed with
witty sayings which kept all in good
r-"m'-. Kv. Mr. Proper,- chaplain of
"o. X), acted as toastmaster in - an
able and efficient manner. . .
Acrobat Accused
Of Stealing and
- Changing Postal Order
Watebury, Jan. 16 Charles Ben
Jco, 28, was taken to Hartford this
afternoon by a United States Marshal
a the charge of forging a money or
Jler check.
The young man. who is an acrobat
out r f an engagement, gained pos
tes ,a of a money order calling- for
$1 1 Son ring to John Hall, an actor
In ? ew York, and after eraslnj all
the ink on the order by means of an
acid, wrote out an order for $25, pay
able to himself.
I la mailed the money order, re
civd tt when he arrived here Wed
nesiay and borrowed $10 on It Wed
ei ;y night from Senator John Hur
1TAL
h Will
TORN $1 -BILL
MAKES 1 ROUBLE
FOR HOWELL
The details connected with the trel-
ley car controversy on Main street
recently resulting In John Kxuzshak,
Jr., sending . In a communication to
the police : board, last anight, accusing
Special Policeman . Alexander Hcwell
of iunseemly v conduct were the Bfisia
of preliminary - tnyestigation . toaay
and the explanation of Superintendent
Charles H.-Chapman of the Connecti
cut; Co., and Policemen Howell ebed
an ' altogether different light on the
case. Supetontendenit Chapman said
that he received a written complaint
from Mr. Kruzahak concerning the In
cident, but. that a $1- bill Instead of a
$10 was the basis of contention then.
According to his information the con
ductor's refusal to 'accept, it was on
account of its being torn in two. . He
flays that Howell did not "butt in,"
but was called on ;by the conductor,
the ' same as any, special policeman
vould be called on In case-of trouble. -Howell
says that he has never rid
den on . the cars of the company ex
cepting when paying a nickel,. - the
eame as others, and simply did," this
time, what ' he considered to be his
duty. He says that Kiruzsbaifc, report
ed toy Saperintendent "V Chapman as
formerly being a trolley employe and
whose action's had, been reported a
number of times to him by conduc
torsv argued strenuously : about the
bill he , accepted, a To avoid ! further
trouble, Howell says he changed a $2
bill for ' Kruzshak, so that he would
have two $1 bills and be . enabled to.
give the" conductor oifce that wasn't
torn. He feels- that the, communica
tion was entirely unjust and intends
to have. the matter. (thoroughly probed.;
SAYS HUSBAND
:JBS!flTHE;FIEnD
Teclaring her .husband ' -i - an ab
sinthe fiend, Margaret Smith Crom
well of 'this" city appeared toef ore
Judge Curtis ia : the - superior . court
this afternoon to seek a divorce from
John Augustus William-: Cromwell of
Hyde Park, Mass. It is alleged that
while under the influence of 'absinthe,
Cromwell treated his ' wif e ' cruelly.
The couple were (married in 1896. The
case .had not beenr finished at press
hour. Attorney George F. Mara, rep
resented the wife- V :
Mildred Maude Stark of Stamford
was freed from Philip Henry Stark of
Stamford on the ground of desertion,
August 13, 1888. The wife's maiden
name was Mildred 'Severance.
William C. Ecutcher of Stamford ob
tained a divorce from Olive G. Dut
cher of New Haven on the ground of
desertion, 'August 26, 1906. The couple
were married November 23, 1903. Mrs.
IDutchers name was -Olive Hoffman.
TVEUTY MISSIHG
HUSBAHDS SOUGHT
TheireScre more than a score of hus
bands missing In Bridgeport, wOxose
whereabout are unknown and who
are feared to have met with ,a fatal
accident, - according to observations
made at CulUnan & Mulllns city
morgue of those calling to view the
body of the mnn- found, frpzen to
death Wednesday on Bishop avenue. :
No identification has been made and
the, body will probably be burled to
morrow. The scenes have been
patheticj. tre women weeping aad ap
proaching the body with apprehen
sion, fearing that it would (prove to
be that of the loved orife.
JUDGE CLEVELAND TO
ADDRESS CONCLAVE
Bridgeport Conclave, 355, Improved
Order Heptasophs, will hold a regu
lar meeting In the rooms, tonight.
when three candidates will be Initiated
and other applicants received. Judge
meveland of New Haven, will be
among tne prominent meiuuere iu un
dress the candidates. ,
Arrangements will be made for 15
delegates to attend the Past Arenon s
association annual meeting and ban-
auet at New Haven, tomorrow night.
Autos will be used in the transporta
tion. Arrangements will .also be made.
tonight, for the Installation of officers
here, Feb. 6, when Supreme Organ
izer Edward Sheffield, of Brooklyn, N.
Y., is expected.
Immediatelv sfter the regular meet
ing tonight the Heptasophs' Fraternal
a" ciation of: Bridgeport and vicinity
will hold their fourth series of de-
baes. .
Fairfield Avenue Folks
; Objecting to Saloon
Fairfield avenue residents have fil
ed a remonstrance with the county
commissioners against the application
of Henry Dworken, who wants to
transfer a liquor license from Water
street to 285 -.Fairfield avenue.- Wil
liam Walker heads the list of 16 re
monstrants. It Is claimed that the
location is unsuitable because it 13
too near the Board of Charities build
ing. The commissioners have assign
ed the hearing for next Thursday
morning. '
ACTIVITIES IN
PARISH OF THE
SACRED HEART
Mortgage on Parish Proper
ty Reduced $6,000
In Year '!
RENOVATION PLANS ,
NOW UNDER WAY
Spiritual Life of Congrega
tion Very Pleasing to New, j
Rector, Rev. Dr. . Moore ;
The. Rev. Dr. R. Fi- Moore, .. pastor
of Sacred Heart church, read the an
nual report of ' the pariah . Sunday at
all the masses. : It " was" a complete
statement of all the receipts' and ex
penditures and proved . very satisfac
tory to all who heard It." There was
$8,000 -'paid ' on the - mortgage , and In
addition, the sum of $3,000 .was . ex
pended2 for permanent improvements.
These two items made a net - amount
of $9,000 above . the runniqg expenses
of the parish. . -. :. ..'.
Dr. Moore stated that tentative plans
were being prepared for the renova
tion of the entire church . and .a be
ginning would be made sometime dur
ing the - year if - conditions warranted
it. ; He thanked the , trustees, the
members of the choir, the collectors
and , all the parishioners for- their gen
erous eo-operation during the year.
Speaking of the .spiritual and moral
status of the parish, he had reason to
congratulate : the people of, the parish
as a whole. He- mentioned one fact
which evidenced much their 7 spiritual
condition. Over thirteen . thousand
had received holy communion since
September 1st. "This is indeed re
markable," Dr. - Moore-'sald. "The fre
quent 'reception, of the Sacraments is
the best barometer and, I hope, that it
will continue and God's blessings will
be With every, family in the parish." -
Whenr" reading the regulations of the
parish he commented upon marriages
by quoting , the doctrine and disctp.
line respecting the sacramental - con'
trac.of a marriage. -: ' ,
Dr. Moore' is reviving., the league , of
the Sacred Heart and expects that In
numbers and spirit it will be. In time,
one of the largest leagues in the dio
cese.. This isv as- it should -be, lnce
the parish is that of the Sacred ..Heart,?
H Jjas 72 promoters appointed from
the , variousf seions,1wTidr'sTifeir?f
The class In "advanced. Christian
Doctrine and Bible -meets' every FrI
day evening and its members now
number ,70. The membership of the
Children " of Mary . has -been' increased
since the late retreat and -St Agnes'
Guild foir young girls froni .13 to 1
years has been established. There is
a society, The Knights of the Holy
Name ' that takes In ; all' the young
boys in the school, now v numbering
about 400 whose motto is "Clean Speech
against all blasphemy and indecency."
The Holy -Name society proper is pros
pering , and at present is arranging
for a , series of lectures that will be
given- by-' prominent-, laymen from all
iUparts of the country. , y .. . .
.Next Sunday evening At ,7:30 the
Holy Name societies of the west side
of the city will attend; Solemn Vespers
at Sacred Heart church. The Sanc
tuary J choir that ' has been rehearsing
for ; several months will sing for tho
first time.. The sermon will be preach
ed y the Rev. Ir. W. J. Shanley ' of
Danbuiry. , ' .. . . . . -
FLOOD SUBSIDES;
REFUGEES RETURN
TO THEIR HOMES
Cumberland, Md., Jan. 16 Reas
sured that- the worst of the flood
which swept down the Stony Creek
and upper Potomac, valleys yesterday
as . a result of the breaking of the
great dam of the West Virginia Pulp
& Paper Company at Dobbin, W. Va,
is over,;, the hundreds of refugees who
fled to -the -hills upon the first warn
ing;' began : to return to their homes
early today.
Although thousands of , persons were
Imperilled, it is 'believed . the prompt
action of the pulp and " paper com
pany's employes in sending out warn
ing of impending danger throughout
the valley enabled all r In the danger
zone to escape. ., -
. Officials here estimate the damage
at $200,000, the greater loss being to
railroad property. The ' .telegraph
operator at Schell stuck to his post,
flashing warnings in all -directions un
til he heard the noise of the on-rushing,
waters. . It was feared he - had
been lost but he turned . up safe at
Cumberland later in the day. -
No damage was done by rising wa
ters at Piedmont, W. Va, the largest
place in the line of the flood and the
people here who had fled to higher
ground returned to their homes early
in the night. -
' Hundreds of laborers are at . work
restoring the washed out tracks and
embankments of tho Western Mary
land Railroad which suffered severe
damage to its West - Virginia division.
It Is expected that traffic, will be re
sumed' tomorrow.
The Potomas at Cumberland did not
rise more than four feet.
JURY ACQUrrSEtOBINSON.
A Jury In the common pleas court
yesterday afternoon found Miles Rob
inson of Norwal'k nofe guilty on the
charge of assaulting iSchard J. Plun
kett of the same city. Robinson claims
he' was merely defending himself In a
saloon brawl.
San Diego, Jan. 16 General Ynez
Salazar, the commander of the, Mexi
can federal volunteers, who was driv
en out of Ojinaga.f MeX., by the reb
els, was arrested here today.. -
TODAY'S BUSINESS IN
v V NATIONAL CAPlTOIi
- SENATE
' Met at noon. v-
Debate resumed on the Alaska
railroad bill.
Interstate commerce commission
considered Senator Lane's resolu
tion to investigate alleged rebating
. by railroads to the , United States
Steel Corporation.
: Arguments for the seating of
Frank P. Glass, appointed a Sena-
i
tor from , Alabama by Governor
O'Neal heard by the elections com
mittee. ' i
, - HOUSE
Met at noon. i ;
. Debate resumed on the postofllce
appropriation bilL (-.:
Foreign, affairs committee . heard
New Yorkers on states' right to
control Niagara river for water.
Labor committee recommended
creation of a bureau of labor safe
ty. .'
PIERCE 17ILL
NOT SERVE ON
THE TAX BOARD
Oldest . Member of Appor-
V tionment Committee Re-:
signs-Today s
Pressure of Business Com
pels Him to Leave City's
Service i
Bradford D. Piercs, Jr., oldest mem
ter of ' the board of apportionment.
has decided not to accept a reappoint
ment, although he had consented. To
day Mr. PIercesent a letter of resig
nation to Mayor Clifford B. Wilson.
.He sald-that because of the pressure,
of business affaine, he is unable' to
serve the 'city and give the time and
attention necessary to the work of the
-m
her of ," the aboard Jn ' 1901; -; during the
first "term of "Denis 'alulvihlll assnayor;
As oldest member or the ' board, he
was In -line to be its; .president. An
drew;: M.Cooper the .former presi
dent, declined . reappointment.. Mayor
Wilson : today announced the resigna
tion of Mr. - Pierce. - The mayor will
call, a meeting of tho board of appor
tionment for. organization for Monday
afternoon.
Regarding - Mr-f Pierce's resignation
the mayor said , today ; ' . '.-.-'
- "Mr. Pierce very reluctantly ' accept
ed a reappointment to the board of
apportionment and I regret very much
that he cannot remain -as a. member.
I shall announce an appointment in
Mr. Pierce's place before the board
meets for organization Monday after
noon.
Republicans age urging the choice
of Albert E. Macdonald as president
of ' the board. - Mr. Macdonald's term.
expires January 1, 1915
Vorkingmen Of
Bridgepon Will
Fight Tuberculosis
Organization to Be Complet-ed-at
Meeting Next Tues
v day Night
' ..- . . - "'-X -.' -
In furthering the work of the Work
men's Club Tuberculosis Relief which
John F-" Gumshanan began in Bridge
port last night, another meetlng"will
be held, in the Board of Trade rooms
next Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. -At
that time some reports will probably
be forthcoming from the delegates of
the different factories. The prelim
inary work toward . perfecting a per
manent organization will then be tak
en up. On Sunday afternoon, January
25, a mass meeting will be held in one
of the theatres. Anyone who is Inter-'
ested may attend.
T. R. McClunle or Bartford, who is
assisting Mr. G-umshanan in the work,
will alA in organizing the movement
in Bridgeport. In New Haven where
the clubs were organized' about a year
ago 30 delegates ; were first secured.
The report of the organization from
December, 1S12, to June, 1913, showed
$9,000 in tho treasury and 20,000 men
enrolled, caring for 41 Persons, in san
itariums. The last report read In the Cham
ber of Commerce there cn October 12
shows $6,000 in the treasury, $6,000 ex
pended in the work, all bills -paid and
81 persons being cared for, 51 of whom
are in sanitariums. '
It Is expected that it will take about
two months to perfect the permanent
organization in Bridgeport.
FROZEN TO DEATH
ON HIS WAY HOME i
Manchester, Conn., " Jan. 16 James
Bryan, aged 57, was found in some
woods in the Parker yillage section
of the town today frozen to death.
He left his home in Parker Village
last Tuesday to go to Manchester Cen
ter. 1 On his return lt is believed,
while going up a hill, he sat down on
a stone to rest and was frozen ; to
death.- He was found there today by
a searching party. He Is survived bp
his widow.. ... f
POLICE SEARCH
UNSUCCESSFUL
FOR ASSAILANT
Ghuiro, Member of Ill-Fated
Family, Alive, But Dying
-at Hospital '
TENDERLOIN FEUD
SAID TO BE CAUSE
Authorities Believe Oielo
, Still in City and: Secreted
In Home of Countrymen
Lying upon, what St. "Vincent hospi
tal - surgeons believe to; be, his death
bed and - with, the ' end but a -brief
time distant, ' Orazio Ghiuro of 290
North Washington avenue, today re
tains hia non-communicative manner
and resists all attempts -to have him
divulge details desired of the shoot
ing last night. .'
ppsr-ite al , efforts of ' the local au
thorities and the police of neighboring ,
.au lowna,: saivatore cweio,
known in the underworld; as "Clams,"
and credited with living - over the., sa
loon at .232 North . Washington ave
nue, with a woman. "Big -Annie" of 447
Vvater street, is still -at large.
: All avenues of escape are being
watched, though. It is - -believed that
he is still in the city, hiding in the
home of some of his fellow country
men.,'. .-.iiV '
As far -as the police, can learn.' the
shooting is but another of tb ripples
occasionally coming to the- surface in-
uwuuug -. turuuient conaixions. ltt tne
underworld,
While last night's - shooting' , is. ' not
bel.eyed ito be directly , founded upon
trouble over a woman, there is inti
mation that some tizne -previous there
had been such disagreement with bad
blood5 existing' between : the two men
since-then. . - . '.
Another peculiar detail Of the shoot
ing Is that, the victim , is the ; second
brother, of the Ghuiro family to -stop
a murderously-sent bullet, the other
instance being . where . brother shot
brother 'as a result of a: Sunday card
game. ' The injured man died short
ly after being- admitted to the' hos
pital , and the - assailant - is now in
Wethersfield - serv.ing-,. term -on man
slaughter charges. . . V - . -
"According. , -to evidence gathered.
Ghuiro visited 3, Tripardelli's saloon7
who is a friend of his.,-.. Tripardellf,'.
Drotner-ln-lawr of the wanted man,
approached Crhulro, tol- him . that he
had heen warned, to keep out and ad
vised; him to leave.' He had started
to protest, when Salvatore: appeared.
Information has' been -.-gleaned W that
Ghuiro -either drew, a razor or threat
ened 'to- draw' one. This is being in
vestigated. : ' . ,-J...
i , Ghuiro -says that he, was going to
wards the1 - door-peaceably: when the
other drew a revolver and fired sev
eral, times,, also rthat others drew re
volvers. Some, who are reported to
have been in. the- saloon at the time,
say that -only, one shot was fired and
that by Salvatore after Ghuiro drew a
razor. .- -. , r t-. ., v
The Trlpardelll .saloon was in the
limelight .recently, being rone--of r the
places raided by the state and local
Police on charges pf illegal ljquor sell
ing. Salvatore' Is reported as. having
been one of those arrested as a 'fre
quenter. His name, "Clams," was giv
en him on account of his peddling the
bivalves in the old - "Red Light" sec
tion. He , Is well known ' about the
city. - - j..- - :.
Excited telephone calls for the am
bulance gave the police the first in
timation of the shooting. . Lieutenant
Charles H. Suekley, at police head
quarters, rushed half a dozen detec
tives -to the scene with Tr Wiiiie,
H. Curley in the ambulance. Ghuiro,
scarcely breathing, was taken to St.
Vincent's, while the detective took up
the chase. It was Continued all night,
several automobiles being pressed In
to service. .-, - .
Water street and "Big ' Annie's1'
noma were under ; close
watch
inrongnout the night Sergeant ,Ed- r
ward Wagner and Policemen Joseph.'
P. XJoughUn and Daniel. Poland, both
well acquainted with the wanted man,
. i f;1,?' olra-rora aM An-
-" er naix a dozen detectives Criticism of - Prosecutor Shapiro In
tSe" c , yestPort- where it was having failed to take action against
reported Salvatore has a boat used ln,tne officers cleared this morning when
clamming It was rpought that he; lt (became known that after listening
might make for there and try to es-1 to the striker's stories and dismissing
ice-bound and unoccupied.
Today Detective Sergeant George A.
Haux, in charge of the . Bertillon svs-
tem at police headquarters, sent a de-
01 ipuuii 01 Lue waniea man to JMew
York Police headquarters. There are
unverified reports that he has been
in trouble in New York previously and
it is thought that the information re
ceived may shed light on the shooting
last nignt.
It was some time ago that Police
?hoe arrested Ghuiro for a row
with Salvatore. A butcher knife was
used, but without - serious results.
Ghuiro was sentenced to five days In
Jail at that time upon assault charges.
NEW HAVEN BUTLER7
IS SENT TO PRISON
New Haven, Jan. 16 George Famy,
who was butler for Elford P. Trow
bridge, of this city, was sent to pris
on for one to three yoars today fcr
stealing. In moving for sentence the
date's attorney cited as S precedent
butler for C. F. Brooker, in 1908, for
robbery. , -
Waertown, Conn., Jan. lS--Charles
Watertown, Conn., Jan. 16 Charles
Taft, young son of former President
William Howard Taft, maintained the
highest scholarship average among the
150 students of the Taft school for the
term just closed, according to' the
scho'arship ratings ' which became
known . today. His average was
92 1-2. V
MARIN
Demonstration
Of Confidence
In Girl Leader
Miss Robinowitz Offers to
Resign If Workers
Desire
AFFIDAVITS SHOW
WOMAN MALTREATED
Strike Breakers Apply for
Work In Mills, But Few
Are Experienced
(By Our ". Staff Correspondent.)
Shelton.- Jan. ' 16 Information today
reached the textile workers at Sbeltoa
that arrangements had been completed
to" bring to Shelton" a large 'force of
strike -breakers secured : from recently
closed . mills In .Philadelphia. Imme
diate steps to checkvmate . this move
on the part, of the factory owners : was
taken by' Miss Matilda Rabinowitz.
leader of ' the strikers, who petitioned
Simon Kneber, ; an I,' W. W. worker
of that city.t to spread the news f -
strike broadcast. '' ;. - ' " ' ;-'
, A labor meeting is to be held in So
kol hall, Derby, tonight, at which 150
views of strike conditions in Fall Riv
er, Mass., and tittle Falls; N. will
be shown...; --' '''
' At a meeting of -i the strikers this
morning- Miss Rabinowlts delivered an
address,. In j which she made public the
innuendos end aspersions cast against
her. manarji-nent nCl tbe strike, pfterr
lng",: to resign unless brttreation was
cohsldered to' their besi interests." A
rousing . demonstration '. of - confidence
was offered- at the conclusion, f v
. New Haven. Local, No. 420, I. A.. O.
M - at' heir meeting last night made
formal protest to-y be forwarded' 4o
the Central - Xia-bor- union : of Boston
against the action of Harry- Junder
dale, superintendent of the free - em
ployment bureau- also secretary of the
Central ia-bor TJnlon In forwarding
a' number of strike -breakers to .Shel
ton. ; , . ' ;' .'- - . ;
A meeting is .scheduled for -Friday,
January 23;- of the Central Labors Union
of Sheltonj "Derby and "Ansonia; ;when
it - Is believed tho - same action will
be taken. ! Local 259 of Derby will , act
on -the matter Monday night.
It was - learned . this : morning that
four affidavits , were swornX to yesterday-
before-;.; Patrick.- B. O' Sullivan,
cdunsel for -individual - strikers - to be
given ; to Prosecutor Shapiro- in con
nection . with the recent- alleged , heat
ing t of ! Mrs. Joseph; -Glawacki, EH
Center- street, : by Deputy Sherlft Wil
liam - Donovan." They-' were signed by
Mrs. -Glowaekl, MrsJ; Annie Roska, Mrs.
Mary Krnszeska, 45 Iong Hill avenue,
and Willia? Pietrenlask, , of the same
address. . ' . - ;
:' One o' the affidavits alleges that on
Friday, January 9; after Donovan had
ordered the woman; on and she had
proceeded,7 he struck her 'three times.
-Another, aff davit said that the woman
would have' fallen into ' the street If
another woman had not caught her.
Still another alleged that Officer John
Donovan told the sheriff to "Give her
a good kick,, perhaps she will move
faster if''you do." The husband of
i the woman alleges that -when Willie
told him of the beating , he hastened
home and. found hs wife sick and that
Bhe remained in the same condition
from. Friday -until Wednesday, under
the care of Dr. M. A. Parlato.
prosecution, he had again reopened
the matter with Attorney O'Sulllvan
and had asked that witnesses be. sent
to - his office for. further questioning.
1 i.,- na,iiivm'.
fice by telephone to ascertain why the
witnesses had not been sent to him.
Fourteen strike-breakers arrived on
a trolley 1 car from Bridgeport last
night and went into the plant, accord
ing to the pickets. It . was later re-
Tane out 'again .d aS" not
go .to. work. Reports that - thirty oth
ers were taken into the factory with
out knowledge of the strikers is de
nied today at I. W. W. headquarters.
Practically io disturbance was rec
orded last night or today with the ex
ception of stone throwing last night at
strike-breakers' automobile, - and this
morning in the East End of Derby
where a number of strikers surround
ed the house in which it was believed
four strike-breakers were stopping.
Automobiles sent for their conveyance
were refused, . and though the jpolice
were " called to protect - the men on
their way to . work, when the police
arrived they declared they did not
want to go to work and the automo
bile was dismissed ' The strikers were
Jubilant over their victory. '
Inquiry among the strikers, by I. W.
W. emm.l3sa.ries, failed tQ disclose, i t
is declared, any evidences of extreme
privation among the striking workers,
contributions from outside cities as
well as those daily , toeing received
from merchants and r sympathizers In
the adjacent towns coming to relieve
I the wants of those holding out.
SUB
; NAVY TO MES
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17 LIVES ARE
IMPERILLED BY
THE DISASTEO
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English Ships Gather - to
Rescue Cre-w of
"A 7"
GRAPPLIITG- IROirS AT:H
used to cave m::r
Sister, Craft First ITctic-d
Disappearance cf Lct
' Vezsel '
Plymouth, Eng., Jan. 16 The fail
ure of the' British submarine "A 7"
with 17 officers and men on board
to rise to the surface after she had
dived to the bottom of Plymouth
Sound during maneuvers, caused In
tense anxiety for-several hours here
today.' '.',
After the exercises " were over, two
sister submarines composing the rest
of the flotilla, noticed 'that their
companion vessel - did not 1 come up
and Immediately 'signaled for assist
ance to Plymouth and Devon port.
Salvage vassels sped out to the
scene -and-, in an hour, or 'two' bubbles
were seen rising to the 1 surface ii
Cawsand Bay and grapplers were
thrown out to bring the wrecked ves
sel to the surface although the bub
bles indicated that her huil had been
penetrated and caused despair of th-s
salvation of the crew. A short time
afterward, however, the parent ves: el
Onyx got into communication v. i -h
the sailors, all of whom were
The vessels on the scene vied ia t ' .s ;r
efforts-to prevent the addition cf aa-other-eubn-.arlne
'disaster to the' many
which have afflicted the British oavy
of recent -years. .
At a quarter to ' 6 o'clock the crew
had not yet been rescued.
'" The "A 7"- is one of a class of nine
boats numbered "A 5" t o'A. 13". She
was built in 1904 and measured 150
feet in length. Her submerged dis
placement was 240 tons. Her engines
developed an indicated horsepower of
600, giving her a surface, speed of 16
knots and a submerged speed. of niu
knots.' . r . ..
Two other vessels. of exactly the
same -type have met with, disaster,
the "A ft" at Queenstown in 1905 with
a loss of four lives and the "A . " at
Plymouth In" l0ft with a death list
of fifteen." - r - - '--.
- The British navy- has also lost a
number of other- submarines within
recent years. ;The "A. 1" was wreck
ed in 1904 when 12 men: were drown
ed. 'Number 4 .was lost in 1905, but
all were saved and the. "C 8" in 1907,
when four went drowned,' the "C : 11"
In 19 09, when IS -were drowned, the:
A 13," in 1918,- with the loss of lav
en lives, and the "B 2," In the same
year with a death list of 16:
' : The submarine was- executing div
ing maneuvers with the rest of the
firsf flotilla stationed here, consisting
of the "7", "A S" and "A; 9." " When
the other boat , rose to the surface
the absence of the ' 1" was noticed.
Signals- were, at once faade to Ply
mouth . and , Devonport and - these
brought the depot ship Onyx and sev
eral salvation vessels at full speed.
--; " SIX MEN SAVED.
Pensacbla, Fla., Jan. 16 -Six men of
the motor fishing boat Lenore given
up for lost, wer landed ' here - today
by the schooner Ellen- C from Mobile.
Last Sunday night the engine of their
boat failed and they were blown to
sea. The men-lived on salt fish and
bait and, when picked im .toy-thV
schooner. Were 100 miles off shore,"
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TtXJSCUKS FISHERMEN. ;
New York,-Jan 16 The command
ed of the Cunard liner Lusltani-a,
which sailed from here Wednesday for
Liverpool, sent a wireless message to
the line today, saying that at 6:30
o'clock this morning in latitude 44.12.
longitude .50.30, the Lusltanla, had
rescued the crew of r eight- men from,
the Nova Scotian 'schooner Mayflower.
The schooner was. abandoned and set
on Aire. '
.The British schooner Mayflower left
Perth Amboy, Dec. . 80, for St. John,
N. B., and touched at Boothbay, Me,,
Jan. 10. She could not possibly hsve
been In the position indicated by: the
Lusitanla today. ' No other Mayflower
of the schooner type Is recorded. ,
NO VESSEL IN DISTRESS. .
Vineyard, Mass.,' Jan.: 1 6 No irte&m
or in trouble, as reported last night
by the revenue cutter Itasca, could be
seen between-Hedge Fence Shoal and
Edgartown today. The weather was
salm and clear throughout tho night
and no distress signals were; heard 'by
persons'on shore.
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DANIA IS SAFE. t- '
Havana, Jan.. 16 The Hamburg
American liner Dania, from Hamburg,
about which there had -been soma
anxiety on account tf her lateness.
will arrive here at 3 o clock this after
noon, according to a wireless despatch,
received by one of her consignees.
Leopold Stranzinger, '18 years - old,
was struck by an elevator and kills 1
in Philadelphia. . " -