The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume], August 14, 1915, Image 1

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VOL. 51 NO. 192
?AfHr.1ERICAN; v
;;PPEAh0rr.l7AT
TO THE CHIEFS
Text of Document Will Be
Published When it Reach
es Leaders.
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IS COUCHED IN .
.FRIENDLY . PHRASES
Telegraph, Cable and Wire
less,' Used to Transmit
-' TVTftRsa.jrV of Peace.
Washington," Aug. 14 The Pan
American appeal to all Mexican lead
ers and factions "tct-restore peace will
be' ptsfcUshedin the, United States In
tomorrow! mourning's, papers.. .. It swiil
be given, out tonight by. the stateV de
partment Then "will follow a period
of possibly 10 days or two weeks of
waiting C momentous importance to
, Mexico, for- it .-will determne if the
"country has among its lea-ders men
capable of restoring her -m sovereignty
jvithout outside., aid.
. Brief, ndconched . in 'terms of
friendship and helpfulness, the appeal
contains 1 nothing Which ' the' Pan
American conferees believe patriotic
Mexeans can resent. It is rather, ex
pected to reassure them of the disin
terested intentions of . the American
nations, and probably,' even soften the
attitude: of General Carranza. -y.
going-out today by :-telegraph, cabjin
and i wireless. Those .to be delivered
by, Ijatin-Americaii legations . and con-
ward last night. Toeay the copies for
Carrahza.i were going , "by wireless to
Vera Cruz to be- delivered by Ameri
can Consul Siluman. Through the
Various missions of the United States
and- the other - American - republics
scatterea mrougn jyiexicv me ajipem ia
expected to Teach all the- chiefs, lead
ers ani governors -;,in the various
states. ; '...-'' ' '
There, have been - no 'assurances
ftiat. its -transmission -.will not be in-
- terf ered 'with by chiefs hostile to - its
intent and neither have there "been
intimation that it may be. Officials
here are confident it will reach its
' destination. , . .!
- Informally, those European powers
interested n Mexico have in . one way
or another signified their approval of
the effort to restore, government. They
-fiave .not given their support .to., any
jSlari, but have previously signified
thejr willingness to follow the lead of
the United States. .
OUCAffsECnET :'v
ORDERS EIIDAIIGER
AMERICA!! LIFE
"Austin, Teat, Aug,. 14 Mexicans in
Gaudaloupe, Hays and Gonzales coun
ties, ' are in, -secret societies which, are
a menace to tho safety of Americans,
according to F. C Wetnert, manager
of. theT' State Cotton Warehouses, who
yesterday, returned from ibrief trip
to -SSeguin..'' where "he was called to
advise a. group of farmers who had
received - threatening letters. , ,
:. Receipt-of several " threatening let
ters by farmers recently caused, the
despatch, of a postoffice inspector to
Sesiii n where, after an . investi gati oii
no- further threats Trere received. The
agitators are ; organizing secret socie
ties for the "redemption" of jands w
Mexicans, i is said. - ( -
"EKICAIIS IHYADEr "
AMERICAN SOIL,
"LAUGHTER CATTLE
"V.
Mexican
- KogaleSi A- Aria., Aug. 14
soldiers entered American territory 15
m':?s west of Nogales today and began
sir. -j entering cattle, according .to a re
port from the Harrison ranch on the
border. Three automobiles loaded, with
rs---ed men vtarted for the scene after
- report reached here. - i i
TEN YEARS IN
FOR-; DYNAMITER OF THE
.CANADIAN' 6.M.C. "'PLANT
;-. . - --- - . "' . - .
. (Special to The Farmer.)
-"Vindsor, Ont.-, Aug. 14 William Lef
ier, a Detroit resident,- was sentenced
toi.10 years' imprisonment in the King
ston penitentiary yesterday .for at
tempting to blow up' the' Windsor
branch of the Remington Arms & Am
munition Co. of Bridgeport and for
causing air explosion in the Peabody
Overall factory here. f r
Xjefler placed a -bomb uider . one., of
the- buildmgsof the Windsor plant of
the Remington Arms' but t failed to
IISE.SCIUOTT
MSSPORTVHE'S
NOT A CITiZEf
-
Naturalization Officials , Ad
'vise Him to Steer Clears
. . of Canada. ,
. Lieut. -Johannes. Schiott,- son-in-law
of E. T. Bedford, th' Standard oij
millionaire, and president of the Blue
Ribbon Garage Co., was. this morning
refused a passport for Canada.' He isvj
a former lieutenant, in "the 'Austrian,
Kanny and , in response to questions by
Clerk Havilar.d of the superior court
admitted .he is not a naturalized citU
zen of this country. He wanted to
know what he coaild do and the clerk
adyised him to stay away-fron- , Can
ada. ' ' i '-"- '. -! '
4 Harry Toinlinson and Frank M. Clark,
the latter the son of former Mayor
Frank E. Clark, applied for: passports
to visit Canada, on a fishing trip.. - Jo
seph F. Baumeister of this city, Avhp.
wants to make a business trip to Can
ada, applied for a passport and George
H. Russell .of this city filed an appli
cation f or ' a passport to England. He
intends to study music there, he said.
ROB DWELLING OF
EGBERT MARSH HI
. FAMILY'S ABSENCE
Filverware ahd Jewelry St ol-
. en Whil House is Left
v Deserted. ,
The home or Egbert Marsh, , presi
dent of -the--. Bridgeport Land & Titlei
Company and vice president of the
Bridgeport Trust Company, at 348 Mill
Hill avenue, was entered last night
during the absence' of the Marsh fam
ily, who are enjoying an automobile
trip, tc Maine.-' The servant girl ; Was
also absent , from the premises spend
ing the night at-the home of Mrs, Lyr
man. S. -Catlin, mother-in-law of Mr.
Marsh, at 243 Mill Hill avenue.
Entrance- was gained by forcing 'a
window on the south side porch. ' Clos
ets and . bureau-;.' drawers, were ran-
sacked but the value of the loot cannot
yet' be ascertained. Silverware . and
jewelry were among the missing. val
uables. " The burglary ; was discovered
at 8 o'clock this morning ' when the
maid on entering the Marsh home dis
covered the' ' front door wide1 open, and
several nrtacles of household furniture
strewn about the floor, ;
CLAIMS BUIT3LVX CAXJfOT
! ; 'SELL tlXCIXNATI CLUB
Cmcinnat - Aug. '14. Charles "J3.
Buitinan, a broker of this city, has ab
solutely no authority to sell ,the Cin
cinnati Baseball club, .according' t a
statement from President August
Herrmann, the lub today. : ;
' AVEATHEn FOKECAST '
r .Generally fair tonigiit mid jundny;
gen Lie to moderate west winds Ixt om
ing variable. -
BRIDGEPORT,
PRISON :
act.- At the time it 'was planned to ex
plode; 300 men were in the building un
der which it -was vplaced. .,- .
Another attempt, -made at the-same
time,, two-months "ago, on the Peabody
Overall factory was successful. Part
of the building was; destroyed. . The
Peabody factory was turning out Sup
plies for British soldiers. '
After 'an investigation, - Lefler was
arrested : and he. was arraigned Friday
In .Windsor; '. He received the. Jail-.senr
tence then. . -. : V , . . ;' - -
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; iirio five tudRE t
NURSgJLECTED
Board of , Health Increases
Force At Special Meeting
Held Last Night.
At. a special meeting of the board of
health hel.d last .evening. Dr. Elizabeth
Beatty, a: dentist, ' was appointed as
dentist of fhe Bridgeport school linic.
Five" more dental nurses were ap
pointed. .They are: - Bessie ' E.Welles,
557 Ellsworth street Rose Cohen, 60$
Barnum avenue; Mabel McSCartiy, 733
Iranjstan avenue; Kitty E. Devlin,773
Norman street, and Elizabeth Nichoi
96TNstillman street, y'... ' k ' v
. The nine 'nurses ; who -.served last
year were reappointed V,
Dr. Beatty is a graduate of the Phil
adelphia Dental school,-class of 19i3
She has passed the Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Cpnuecticut examinations.
Her duties will be tp treat cases among
children too poor to pay or treatment.
SPENDING VACATION
WITH FRIEND; ROBS
HIM OF VALUABLES
Johnson Street Man Accuses
Guest of Having Stolen
. ' Jewelry.
Joseph ' Halton left last - night for
his home in the metropolis - rafter
spending two weeks vacation with
John F. lranley, 115 Johnson St. Up
on awakening this morning Hanely
discovered' the loss '. ot ,a valuable'
watch, one diamond ring, valued at
$35, one .woman's diamond ring, val
ued . at .$40, . one watrh f ob : and one
woman's, golod "ring with three stones.
Tne -total .valueof ' the missing arti
cles. aggVegates $150. -Halton. is 18
years of ageand has been- a personal
acquaintance of 'Hanley for- the last
year.;.;..;;.
'SUBS" SINK 2
BRITISH SHIPS;
CREWS SAVED
London, "Aug. 14r The' British
steamer Cairo,-and the, fishing smack
Amethyst have been sunk by subma
rines. . The crews were saved.
" There are two. British vessels named
Cairo, a brlgantine and a ketch. 'No
steamship Cairo, of British' registry is
mentioned in Maritime records.
, Emil IJannon, a machinist, employ
ed at the Stanilard Xtanuf acturirig dO.
on 1-lousatonlc avenue, reported' to the
police this morning the theft of .a case
of valuable tools, valued at $125. tak
n from the work shop last evening,
and jrhich he prized highly-
CONN., SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1915
1AY0R THROUGH
WITH HOLDING
PUBLIC OFFICE
Sorry Effort to Boast Gub
ernatorial , Boom at An
, nual Outing Today.
INVITATIONTO STATE
LABOR FETE RECALLED
State Federation of Labor
Won't Brook His Interfer-
- ence With Free Speech
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When Mayor Clifford B. Wilson- in
structed " Superintendent of : Police
Eugesae" Birmingham - tQ, - arSfc--any
spjeaker .-ofi ; labor conditions'" and
caused, through this order, the arrest
of Fred Cederholm, George J 'Bowen
and 'Louig Nelson, he wrote "flnis" for
his political career. 'i '., '
7 Beginning with "resolutions caning
for .his ; Impeachment adopted by the
Central , Labor union, , a , sentiment
against! May or . Wilson's further, hold
ing office has spread throughout -the
state sorapidly that the presen may
or, lieutenanit-governor, was a 1 sorry
figure . whenV the annual outing of the
Republican club was held; today at
Lordship park. '
Mayor. Wilson's pleasant manner in
social gatherings has made him a de
sirable speaker. The committee of
the State Federation o-f Labor invited
him, aiecestttly, to take part .in the
speaking program. for4he amnual cele
bration of Labor day, planned this
year for New Haven. x J , .
-But when- word got to the members
of the committee that .the mayor hail
been putting the gag' on speakers who
advocated better working . conditions
for Brid-geuort factory employes, "the
committee called a meeting. . .
This .was held In New Haven last
night, and the Jabor men promptly
voted unanimously to not press their
invitation to the mayor to speak. '
'The mayor had counted much on
the opportunity to speak to theiabor
gathering. Thousands' of "Niters will
be present' He hoped to make a-favorable
impression. .- . '-
;But all the funny stories he might
tell them from now to doomsday
wouldn't make the labor men forget
-his order to Superintendent BirmingV
ham to' arrest any one who attempted
to. speak "on labor conditions."
- .The Republican! club's outing,' at
Lordship park ' this . - afternoon, was
counted , on "-to give a 'boost to Mayor
Wilson's candidacy for the Republi
can nomination- for governor. The
afternoon the shrewd old party ad
visers dodged the question of the may
or's being possible gubernatorial tim
ber. . v . .1
- '.Mayor. .Rice has "accepted an irv
vitation to speak on Labor day, as rhas
Rabbi Loms L. Mann ; of the Mishkan"
Israel Temple. ; p. Cv Stremwaldt has
also accepted an invjtationto speak.
His topic will be '"Benefits of Organ
ized Labor." Rev. Father Kelly of
New Haven will speak on the subject,
"The Church "and .Labor."
- "If the New Haven committee has
decided that they do not want m. to
speak there on Labor day it is news to
me," said Mayor Wilson, today. "The
labor men took my cut for their pro
gram and- - since then I have heard
nothing from them." , '
7 It is understood also that the may
or's action in arresting the speakers
here ' will be brought to the attention
of. the annual meeting of the State
eaeratlon of Labor at New H;
iaven.
during the -week of September 5
MAYOR SORRY NOW
HE USED GAG ON -LABOR
ADVOCATES
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' Mayor Wilson has, apparently, been
taking a course in constitutional law.
.His - attitude toward labor -leaders to-
aay shows a trace of familiarity withj
the bill of rights, and- he has entirely
abandoned his claim that there shall
be no public speaking on labor ques
tion's in the open air.
He- ay?o has assumed what may be
termed a tentative attitude toward is-
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FRENCH REPORT
GREAT ADVANCE
IN DARDANELLES
Official ' Statement . Claims
" British Have Made Not-'
, able Progress. . .
... . . .-. .
TURKS' ATTACKS ARE
REPEATEDLY CHECKED
French Engagements of Ar-
tillery . Brings Allies'
'Arms Success.
:- London, Aug.' H An official- com
munication on th situation at . the
Dardaaelles; given .out by the French
war -officethis.afternoon as follows: ' "
"On "the Gallipoli. peninsula British
forces, sihce "August 6, have been de
barking ...successfully at a point near
tfe Bay of Suva, on the west side of
Jhe pennsula- -. They have made pro
gress at a pojnt farther to the south,
in the ..vicinity of Gaba Tepe. ( Here,
after ".some , severe fighting, the'se
forces were successful" -in . gainuig a
footing -on the slopes of the Hignt of
Sari Byir. They ' took more than
650 prisoners and captured nine ma-
chine guns. The-operations at the
point continue to progress.;
-"At .the south end of the peninsula
the efforts of the Turks to penetrate
our lines all resulted in-failure.
. " "On the 7th of" August . w made
some slight progress. rn this date
the activity bri fet5-'"Il"'rench front con
sisted mainly in artillery . fighting
with marked advantage for our bat
teries." ' . v ;" ' '" . " . ' v
News despatches from . Amsterdam
report that Germany is preparing for
eventualities by . transporting 40,000
troops -from Warsaw tp the Serbian
frontier. .' Reports ' , from the - east
coast, -say that the Zeppelins which
participated in the raid of Thursday,
werep lainly visible. Crowds gathered
on the balconies tft the hotels arid
Watched , the: aerial battle "in which
the dirigibles were driven off' by the
British airships after having first at
tacked by anti-air craft guns.. "
GERMANS MAKE
BIG ADVANCE IN
RUSSIAN PURSUIT
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Berlin, Aug. 14 -The'f orces of Field
Marshal Von Mackensen pursuing the
retreat of the Russians from the south
have Treached the line of the high road
leading from Radzyn to Widwloda
(Vladiva),- it was officially announced
by' German army headquarters today.
GERMANS MASSING
FOR BIG DRIVE AT.
RUSSIANS' CENTER
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London, Aug. 14 Steady - progressl
for ' the forces of Prince Leopold, of
Bavaria, eastward from , Warsaw is
taken hero to "Indicate that the Oer
mans are now. massing their main
movements on a. drive through the
Russian center afad continuance of Ithe
enveloping effort in the north, aloSlg
the'Dvina. .Both PetrogVad and Ber
lin agree that the Germans have oc
cupied the towns of Sokolow, Siedlce
and Lokow', forming a German' front
about 60 miles east of Warsaw and
50 miles wide. 1 ' -
This i3 more than half way to Brest
Litovsk, which Grand Duke Nicholas,
the Russian" commander-in-chief,'
hoped to make the new center of. .his.
defense. It is now regarded as prob
able that this point will be' abandoned,
owing to the speed of the German ad
Vance since the' fall of Warsaw and
the continued' pressure of the armies
of -Generals Gallwitz, Scholz, Eichorn
and i? leek, torming a semi-circle
closing in toward xne north.
.. Peti-ograd claims that the Germans
have been1 checked between Ponie
Wcisch and . Dvinslt. Berlin, howev
er, does not concede this, but in any
event it does iiot affect the advance
of the flanks, further north, where in
vading forces several days ago were
along the Dvina. the historic dividing
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The greatest victory for union labor that has come
upon the workers of Bridgeport was heralded todav in
"this announcement authorised by the press committee of
the Bridgeport Manufacturers' Association:
- A LARGELY ATTENDED MEETING OF EM
PLOl ER3, . HELD LAST (EVENING AT' THE R005IS
, TiW THE- MANUF.ACT t?RERS' ' AlSSOCIATION OF THE
, "CITY OF imiDGEPORT, PASSED BY AN ALMOST "'
; UNANIMOUS VOTE A RESOLUTION RECOMMEND-
I!G THE UNIVERSAL ADOPTION OF A 50 HOUR
WEEK FOR ALL SHOPS. " 'i.-
f This means that beginning Monday-praetically every
big factory in Bridgeport will begm "kkig?on a'SOhmirs
basis.-, This is regarded in labor union circles, today, as a
Ktep towards the eight hour day. ; s - ' "
' ' Jt means that the manufacturers, - realizthat vthey
can't hold their men now with the great demand for labor,
unless they give them the terms that have been granted
in such plants as the Remington Anns ir -Ammunition Co.
and vthe Locomobile Co. of America. ' ;
, Little hint of the good nqws in. store for the workers was
given out until Jnoon .today: Public .announcement of the
change was made, first, -in the big. plant of the Warner, Bfos.
Co.- the largest. corsetrnanufactory in the world. .
Th Warner- Bros. Go.'s announcement was made by DeVer
H, Warnery president tof the company. .The schedule of 50 hours
a' week -w 11 apply to the entire plant,' which includes besides
big corset factories, a large metal goods department and a big
paper box factory. : ..'
". The-workers in ythe Varner Bros. Go. hailed with delight
the -50 hojfirs announcement, pointed this noon. .
At the plant of the Bridgeport Bras Go.7 similar notices
were posted. , . H- ;" , . ' '
: V T'he general .scheme where .factoriesare -not woi'lviirg . day
and night, is to give the employes a nne hour day for five days
a week, and to give the employes-a half holiday on Saturday,
working from '7:30 to 12:30. -, '
The announcement pofeted by The-Warner Bros. Go. arul
the. formal announcem,ent'made by the Manufacturers' Associa
tion makes no reference . to the maintenance of the -10 hours
pay, as . now earned, under 'the 50 'hpur week schedule: It is
understood however that the manufacturers-plan to arrange
fheirNpayrolls so that.the workers will earn-under the new ar
rangement, the same pay as they are able; to earn' now.
. ' Recognition of the country-wide trend towards a shorter
working day is made in the Warner Bros.' Go. announcement:
Mr. Warner says: .J -
"Our. step in this movement is but. a part of the general
tendency throughout the country to improve the status of the
working people and by giving more time-, for recreation improve
the efficiency of the working hours,'; A, -
The nature of the meeting of the mamifacturerslast even
ing is 'not described by "the manufacturers It was. not a regu
lar meeting of the association. vEmployers" Avere present, ac
cording, to the statement, but this does not mean that they were
members &f the association. -
The manufacturers' press agent said that the, action taken
was not binding; but that the meeting merely recommended
that the employers -take the step
Among the factories which are re
ported at labor headquarters to, have
announced the 50 hour week are:
Harvey Hubbel, Inc., Bryant Elec
tric Co.. Connecticut Electric Co.,
HQRTERi
AYS
The announcement -of a'. 50 4iour
working week at the Warner Pros. Co.
was embodied in a ' statement issued
this noon by DeVer H. Warner," presi
et of the company. The statement
iOURS M
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PRICE TWO CENTS
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outlined
Baird Machine Tool Co., Columbia
Graphophone Co., Crane Co., 'Ameri
can & British Mfg. Co... Bridgeport
Brass Co., Warner Bros." Co., and oth
er email factories.
EANS
OE VER H. W ARIIEP
j follows:
Beginning Monday, August 16th,the
Warner Brothers company will change
their schedule' of working hours from
Continued from Pago l.