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VOL. 51 NO. 211
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., TUESDAY, SEPT. 7, 1915
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prerman .Undersea Boat U-27
Missing Since Attack on
" Small Cruiser War Of-
fice Believes It To Be
" Lost; v ; : 'i
Petrograd in Panic at Re
y ' ports That Germans Cap
. ture Riga Czar Personal-
ly Takes Command of Rus-
1 sian Armies, j
Berlin; Sept 7 The Admir
alty announced today that the
German submarine U-27 sank a
small British S cruiser several
weeks ago. The U-27 .has not
been he,ard from;' since August
10, the-' Admiralty ' also says,
and probably- is lost. - -
' The announcement 'follows: "Ac
cording to the report of one of our
submarines, It met the U-27 on the
high-seas after the latter, about Aug.
20, had sunk . a small British cruiser
f an old -type west of the Hebrides
Islands. The U-27 has not" since-returned
and must be regarded as lost."
The submarine U-27 had not fig
ured conspieuouslyln the records of
German naval operations. She was
built- in-1912-13. She was equipped
with three torpedo tubes. v
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Czar in Command
of Russian Armies
Paris Sept. , 7 rln a. message to
president Poincaro, Emperor Nicholas
announces that he has placed himself
in- command, of ." all ;- the Russian
armies. -
PETROGSAD IN PANIC
FOLLOWING REPORTS
OF RIGAS CAPTURE
...... Berlin. Sept.. 7, The Overseas ews
"A sencj says that -aaiiewi'ea4ised
Tin Petrograd yesterday by -ranters that
the ' Russian Baltic port of Riga has
been captured.
- "The LokaJ Anzieger, publishes pri
vate telegrams from. Stockholm,", says
th news agency, "statins that the
Russian capital was thrown into' con
fusion by reports that the positions
6f the. Dvina line had been captured,
.'.-that Russian armies had been destroy
ed, that Riga had been taken. and that
. the German advance upon the capi
tal would be no longer hanspered. Im-
1 meztse crowds gathered in front of the
newspaper offices. - There . was great
.excitement .and many arrests -Were
. made. " v .
. "Towards evening ; the newspapers
published extra seditions containing of
ficial denials of these rumors and say
ing the -Russian defensive positions
were still intact However, the spread
of panic was checked in the capital
and reports of Emperor Nicholas trip
to the front are only a pretense to veil
the removal of the Emperor's resi
dence to the interior."
TEUTONS WANT REG A
AS WINTER QUARTERS
London,. Sept 7--The immediate
objective., of the Austro-German cam
paign, in Russia becomes clearer with
the. growing indications that the in
vaders' need the Baltic port of Riga
not Tjnly as a base for preseat opera
tions in the direction of .Petrograd
Continued on Page 2
EIGHTY MILLIONS
MORE OF BRITISH
; M01IEY SENT HERE
". Portland; Me., Sept. 7. The value
f the gold and securities brought to
Halifax yesterday on 'the fast cruiser
Argyle and which , passed through
"Maine early today on the way to New
York to strengthen British credit, exceeds-
$80,000,000. - .'
- The gold consists of 11,650,000 Eng-.
lish sovereigns, equivalent to about
$58,250,000, and $7,850,000 in United
(States coin. The value of the bonus
I $14,000,000. V
This Is $30,000,000 in excess of the
Value'of each of the two previous con
signment of gold and collateial secu
rities.', - - -
- A different ' route from this city to
New .York than that followed by the
two previous shipments of gold from
England by. way of Halifax, was tak
en today by the treasure train of seven
eteel express cars.
. The train, guarded by two score
armed . men, and -protected by a pilot
train, reached here at 8:57 a. m., and
1 minutes- later, after changing en
gines, was sent out over the Worces
ter, Nashua and. Portland division of
the Boston 6c Maine. -It should reach
New- York late this afternoon. The
other trains went by way of South
Lawrence and Lowell and Worcester.
FatheirPlunkett 111
With Throat Trouble
Rev." Edward J. Plunkett, pastor of
fit. ' Anthony's R. C. ehurch of Col
orado .avenue has gone to Twin. Lakes
for a reBt," following a severe attack
of throat s trouble. During his ab
sence Rev.sHenry Callahan of St. Ste
phen's church will - officiate at the
regular Tuesday evening services.'
IME IS LOST
CAPITAL AWAITS
OFFICIAL REPORT
ON HESPERIAN
Not Known Yet Whether
Mine or ' Torpedo Sunk
Steamer of Allan Line.
Washington, Sept. ' 7. Commaiidinjr
officers of the ; sunken; liner Hesperian
iia a jolrft affidavit forwarded to the
state department today declared from
the fragments of steel which fell on
the. deck it was indubitably" shown
that die ship, was struck by- a tor
pcdov ' i
.Washington, Sept. 7. To-day's - of
ficial despatches still left " in doubt
whether the Allan Liner Hesperian
was sunk by a torpedo or a mine. The
state ; : department L and 1 ' the White
House continued to deny any action
or decision. t - . -'
Secretary Lansing says his reports
were inconclusive and failed to estab
lish exactly how the ship' was destroy
ed. Qne despatch . from Consul
Frost referred to the , Hesperian as
having sunf"near where she was tor
pedoed." Ambassador Page trans-
mitted information he had received
from the British- Admiralty f which .
disclaimed ' that the ship ' had, ' been
used in- military service at all since
the beginning of the war. .
The official reports from both Ger
man and British, sources. The con
sul officers in - England, meanwhile,
will,, gather ' statements - from Ameri
cans who were on- board. ' " V
Consul Front's message said:
ij "The Allan line believe there were
no American passengers,- Two "Ameri
can stewards were saved, Franjiis ; J.
Dullas, of 'Buffalo; and "f Barney Mc
Millen, oil drand -Rapids. . .- Both- were
below when the torpedo struck. - To
tal 1os3 of life is perhaps 20t" J -
There is a strong possibility that
the United -Stated -may change, its at-,
titude toward' what constitutes arm
ing a merchant vessel and, in the light
of the development of submarine warU
fare, may hold that the . mounting of
small defense guns only, heretofore
considered as not arming a, ship, may
be considered armament which will
remove jfhe vessel from the non-com -'
batant class.
State department officials" pointed
out that a 4.7 gun such as is reported
to have been mounted- on the Hespe
rian is of sufficient size to sink a sub
marine.- Proof of this fact, officials
thmk. might be construed as a pur
pose to challenge the German block -
aders." ,; ,
It - was pointed out in' the same
connection that the British ship Wal-
mana, mounting a small gun, has been
held up for some - time at Newport
News while the state department has
been deciding-her case. '
ALBANY TROLLEY
TRAFFIC TIED UP
AS i, 600 STRIKE
" Albany, Sept. 7. All street car
traffic in Albany,' Troy, Cohoes, Wa
tervliet and Creep Island is tied up
to-day because of a strike of conduc
tors and motormen over the method
of., suspending employes for alleged
rule infractions. About 1,600 men are
involved. The -lines are owned by
the United Traction Company.
The? 800 conductors and motormen
on the local lines walked out yester
day and this morning a similar num
ber from the Troy local- struck in
keeping with their working agreement
with the Albany local. The Troy men
onerate the cars in Watervliet, Green
xsiana. ana uonoes, cities near Troy.
Fear is -expressed that the Schenec
tady local may walk out to-day or
to-morrow, although this morning its
rrtfembers had taken no offipial action
looking to a strike.
No serious trouble has been experi
enced in any of the cities where the
strike is in effect, In all cars are
locked in the barns and there is no
intention to break the strike with im
ported workers, company officials say
Later. in the day 200 trackwalkers.,
on the Albany - line struck The
men, who are unorganized, demand
an increase in wages from $1.75 to $2
a day. ' x ' -. -
Troy, N. Y., Sept. 7.- The Troy di
vision, involving between 300 and 350
men, was tied up. this morning at the
end of the regular night runs about
4:30 o'clock. Travel is being car
ried on by various conveyances.
BANK CALL FOR SEPT. 2.
Washington, Sept.- 7. The comp
troller of the currency to-day issued
a call to all national banks, requiring
them to report to him the condition
at the close of business Thursday,
Sept. 2,.
WEATHER FORECAST
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednes
days Moderate south winds.
BO WEN EXPOSES
MAYOR WILSON'S
LABOR DAY SHAM
Gives the Lie Direct to Chief
Executive 's " Explana
tion" to Labor.
MAYOR'S OWN WORDS '
SHOW HIS HYPOCRISY
Seeking to Dodge Responsi
bility of His Acts, He Fur
nishes Amusement.
' The sleep of Clifford B. Wilson,
mayor of Bridgeport and lieutnant
governor of Connecticut, was . a calm
and unruffled one last night. He
slept the sleep of the just Labor's
wrath had been appeased, he felt, be
cause he "explained" and labor .men
believed. ,
Overlooking the point that he
hadn't been Invited and in fact had
been the object of a special blackball
session. Mayor Wilson seized the op
portunity yesterday afternoon to pal
liate the enormity of his idiscrimina
tions against labor and ti cloak by
explanations what had aroused the
ire of the thousands of Labor union
members in the state.
Election time is drawing "near and
Mayor Wilson went to the biggest city
In ' the state to-recover some of the
votes he lost by his tyrannical atti
tude toward unions.. 1
His "explanation" was laughed at
by labor leaders in this city, although
many in New Haven took it seriously.
' "Capital combines," said Mayor
Wilson, "Why should not labor? I
believe too, that labr should partici
pate in the success- of capital, for the
success of capital is, due to the intelli
gence and faithfulness of labor."
Some of the Bridgeporters in the
crowd, watching their mayor address-
ing- the Central Uabor union of New
Haven, remembered the flouting re
ceived by the Central Labor union of
Bridgeport when that body protested
to the common council against the
action of the mayor in restraining
speakers, and the protest was rele
gated instantly to the administration
junk heap. r
The mayor's sorry effort to explain
the Cederholm, Bowen and Nelson in
cident had somewhat of the desired
effect on strangers, but in this city to
day the opinion -was advanced that his
statements wet boomerangs. ;'-V
The quoted , statrenta-. if Mayor
Wilson were shown George J. Bowen,
business agent of the International
Association of Machinists, this, morn
ing. "That isn't so," was the almost
invariable answer as he read each of
them. .: . -' '-
Here is : the "explanation," as re
ported in an Elm City journal:
"Now, we have had some questions,
some disputes, some' misunderstand
ings in Bridgeport, and I want to tell
you, very - briefly," what-' -happened
there. Frederick Cederholm, , wrho- is
a former alderman and a member of
socialist party, and the machinists'
union, and George Bowein.v also, a
member of the machinists' union, and
a man who gave his name as Nelson,
sought a permit to speak in Bridge?
port a few : weeks ago. Permission
was given to Frederick Cederholm to
address the people where he chose.
The suggestion was made, and agreed
to, that before he or the others spoke,
they should seek a permit. The next
day Nelson spoke with a permit; the
second day he spoke without a per
(Continued on Page 2)
Wilson Unwelcome
.Guest of Labor At
New Haven Jubilee
- How. Mayor Clifford B. Wilson at
tended a party to which he hadn't
been , invited, and where he wasn,'t
very popular became known, today.
Mayor Wilson went to the Labor
ray celebration in Savin Rock, after
the big parade in New Haven", yester
day ' and.- he . addressed the meeting.
His appearance caused a sensation
because it was known that the Trades
Council in the Elm City had voted
not to invite .him because of his at
tempts to deny the right- 'of free
speech in Bridgeport. . '
Ira M. Ornburn, organizer of ' the
State Federation of Labor, said this
morning - that the secretary of the
council or one of the clerks had
neglected to . send an official notice to
the mayor that his invitation was re
voked. ,. .'",- '
According to Mr. Ornburn, Mayor
Wilson went to New Haven yesterday
and met the officials of the council.
He told them that heyhad read in the
newspapers of the revocation xbut as
he didn't receive any notification, he
thought he" would attend anyway.
They couldn't -very well send 'him
away so . they let him speak hiss lit
tle piece, which is .printed in another,
column V '
Some action on the attitude of
Mayor Wilson toward labor is likely
to be taken at -the convention of the
State Federation, which began today
in' New Haven. Despite the honeyed
words he distributed yesterday, the
officials of the unions are undeceived
as they have evidence of what he has
done in Bridgeport. -
v The convention is the greatest one
ever held by the State Federation. It
will last until Friday evening, and
possibly until Saturday.
Vice Commission
Will Meet Tonight
In Public Library
. There will be a meeting of the vice
commission in the public library at S
o'clock tonight when plans for pro
cedure will .be discussed. Attorney
Chapman expects to have the report
of the Hartford commission . so that
the local commissioners may fa
iliarize themselves with the proceed
ure followed there.
MANY AGENCIES
ON KING'S TRACK
SAYS CUMMINGS
Fairfield Lawyerl's Arrest
Nay Be Brought About on
Brench Warrant.
"Unless a warrant is issued by some
other official in the meantime, when
the superior court comes in at Bridge
port next Tuesday, I shall ask the
court for a bench warrant for the ar
rest of Atty. Clitus H. King on the
charge of forgery," said States Attor
ney Homer'S. Cummings today. ;Mr.
Cummings said' that he had not asked
for a warrant 'before because such
warrants' can only be granted when,
the superior court is in session. A
warrant for the arrest of King be
issued- by a grand Juror of a town or
by the prosecuting attorney of a city.
Mr. Cumings said he has 'been away
for a week and just returned to his
office today. He does not know
whether there is. a warrant out for
King. But if there isn't he will ask
for one from a judge of the superior
court. ,
None of the grand jurors of Fair
field have had specific complaints of
misconduct against King and Conse
quently no Warrant isi out in that
town. -
"Tou may say ac coming from me,"
said Mr. Cummings today, "that since
complaint about Mr. King was made
to nre I have taken every means to
see that the public was safeguarded
and that the ends of justice should
not be defeated. Immediately after
receiving the "complaints against Mr.
King I set certain agencies at work
investigating the complaints and try
ing to locate' King. What -they have
accomplished I do not yet know. I
decline to say at this time what these
agencies were."
' Up to today no tidings of the miss
ing Fairfield lawyer and politician
who is alleged to have forged mort
gage, deeds and ralsed'money on other
fraudulentpajSers have been obtained.
Since he parted company with his
law partner, John P. Gray in the Ho
tel Garde, Hartford, two weeks ago
Saturday King ' has completely
dropped out of sight,
- There seems to be no confirmation
of the story that King's friends are
raising a fund to try and aid him out
of his difficulties. F. Sherwood Burr,
of Southport, is probably the last per
son who saw King in Fairfield. He
met him at 4:30 on the morning of
Saturday, August 28th. . Mr: King was
walking, toward , Bridgeport. ;-
BURNS &BASSICK
GIRLS SAY THEY
HAVEN'T 8 HOURS
Committee Calls on Manage
ment to Have Promised
Schedule Instituted.
A ' committee of girl employes of
the Burns & Bassick Co. called on
the officials of the plant this after
noon, asking for increased wages, the
institution of the eight hour day,
which was promised, and pvertime
adjustments. . .
". James E. Roche, chairman of the
executive committee of the A. F. of
L. said this afternoon: "The girls are
not getting the eight hour dav in the
Burns Bassick shop. They are
asking for it. and they want time and
a half for overtime after eight hours."
Think Bridgeport
Girls Should Have
Been' Given Prizes
James E. Roche, chairman of the
executive committee and Mrs. Mary
Scully, organizer of the A. F. of L.,
were indignant today because the
Bridgeport girls didn't win a prize in
the Labor Day parade yesterday in
New Haven.
"The girls were entitled to it," said
Mr. Roche. "They made the best
showing, I think of any marchers."
Judge Walsh Opens
Common Pleas Court
The first sign of activity in the"
courts was seen- this morning when
the criminal common pleas court be
gan the September term with Judge
Walsh on i the . bench.' Albert Whit
taker, a Waterbury boy who went to
Detroit to seek his fortune and started
for home on freight trains, was fined
$25 for stealing a ride. He was ar
rested in Newtown last month. The
court suspended sentence and placed
Whittaker on probation. Several oth
er minor cases were settled.
G. C. Edwards Sues
W. H. Maby For $525
George C. Edwards of this city has
brought suit against William H. Maby
of this city to recover $5 25 for money
alleged to be due for rent. - Edwards
recently got judgment against Maby
for $50 in a justice court. Maby was
a short time ago adjudged to be men
tajly unbalanced. The present action
is returnable to the September term
of the common pleas -court.
Myra Walshe Higgins
, -A Brings Divorce Suit
Myra K." Higgins of this city has
brought divoree proceedings against
George Higgins of this city on the
ground' of intolerable cruelty. The
couple were married September 20,
1606. Mrs. Higgins' maiden name was
Myra Walshe. Sh was a popular resi
dent of. Fairfield before her marriage.
BIG CHANGES GO
INTO EFFECT IN
SCHOOLSYSTEM
Greatest Number of Trans
fers In History Here In
stituted By Slawson
FOUR SHIFTS MADE
AMONG- PRINCIPALS
Appoint First Male Teacher
in Grades to Inculcate
"Education."
The largest number of transfers
and changes ever made In the teach
ing force in the public schools of this
city will be recorded tomorrow when
the schools open for the autumn term
Three district supervisors have been
named, several principals have been
transferred and a large number of
teachers were changed.
The changes among the principals
are: Miss Carrie Wooster from Ster
ling street school to Garfield school.
Miss Luella Callahan from Garfield to
the new Read school. Miss Grace
Van Wyck from Bryant school to
Sterling street school. 4
The first male teacher ever intro
duced into the Bridgeport - grade
schools will be George H. Shafer, who
has been appointed at a large salary
to teach "Education" to the girls at
the Clinton avenue school.
According to reports, Harrison
Streeter, principal of Maplewood
school. B. E. Cortwriglt, principal of
Shelton school, and Robert L. Zink,
principal of Lincoln school, have been
made district supervisors for the
schools.
Many of the teachers are dissatis
fied with their new assignments but
Superintendent Samuel J. Slawson of
the school system said today that the
assignments are tentative ones and
during the week, as the term .gets un
der way, changes will yirobably be
made until the system is working
smoothly. Superintendent Slawson
called one by one today, every princi
pal, supervisor and special instructor
for a few minutes' consultation at his
office. He- was also kept 'busy receiv
ing' new teachers and arranging' for
their assignments. - v .
This afternoon at 3 o'clock there
was a meeting of ail teachers in the
assembly room of the Bridgeport
High school when Dr. Slawson made
an address outlining what he expects
ed of the teachers during thercoiriing.
term. H. D. Simonds, principal of
the High School also spoke.
Although various estimates of the
increase in the number of school chil
dren have been made Dr. Slawson
! said to-day that no good estimate
could be made before Thursday. It
is the belief of some school ( officials
that the increase in the number of
new pupils to-morrow will not reach
the estimate that has been made- but
that it will Increase greatly as fast as
new houses are built in the East End
and more families move here.
For several years the increase has
been about 2,000 pupils per year. The
average monthly attendance last year
was 17,000. Eight rooms in the Read
school in North avenue are finished
and ready for occupancy. The re
maining eight will be finished as
L rapidly as possible and it is expected
they will be ready about November 1
It is expected the new Clermont
school will be ready at that time also.
Miss Bessie E. Howes will be prin
cipal of both the Bryant and Clinton
avenue schools. The critics have been
transferred from the Clinton avenue to
the -Bryant school. y
Four new rooms have been added In
the Whittier school. New chimneys
have been placed on the Barnum
school and repairs have been made to
the roof. All schools will open tomor
row on full, time schedule and if it is
necessary half time schedules will be
aranged at the schools which are
(Continued on Page 12.)
. T. & S. HOT
ROLLING DEPT.
MEN ON STRIKE
Quit Jobs This Afternoon
More Expected Among
Night Gang.
One hundred men employed in the
hot rolling mill department of the
American Tube & Stamping Co. walk
ed out this afternoon, according to a
police report at the third precinct sta
tion. More were to leave at 5, according
to the report of the policemen- on the
beat, A special detail of policemen
will be sent to the factory.
Violators of Game
Laws, Punished, May
Have Killed Judge
Providence, R. I., Sept. 7 Ef
forts were made by the authorities
today to trace the movements of per
sons alleged to have shown unfriend
liness toward Justice Willis S.
Knowles, of the 8 th ' district court.
who was murdered at North Scituate
yesterday.
. The theory to which the police inti
mated they were most inclined to at
tach importance was that the justce
was shot by some one who was in
fear of prosecution as a result of Jus
tice Knowles' activities in trying to
secure the punishment of violatbrs
of the fish and game laws.
A search for one suspect during the
night was without result. It was an
nounced today that the body of Jus
tice Knowles would be taker! to his
former home at Hockingport, O., for
burial.
LOCAL IWOUIM
Roche, Head of Labor Movement Here, Promises
Most Thorough Investigation, And Says If
What Leaders Suspect Proves To Be True Cer
tain City Officials Must Go No Money Will
Be Spared, He Says. ' Z - ' -
GRAPHOPHONE EMPLOYES REFUSE
COMPANY OFFER; MEET TONIGHT
Crane Company's Chicago Plant May Become In-
volved in Local Trouble If Matter is Not Set--;
tied, Say Leaders of Strike Here Roche
Warns Strikers Against Plot to Incite Them (
To Violence.
That, the American Federation of Labor will bringthe whole
power of its tremendous nation-wide organization to rempve
from office any, official or officials who are found to be dis
criminating against labor, was the substance of statements made
this morning by James E. Roche, chairman of the executive
committee of the A. F. of L. , in assuring the .Crane Co. strikers
that the vast federation will look after their interests.
Mr. Roche tried many times yesterday and today to get
Samuel Qompers on the longj distance telephone to explain in
person-, the situation in Bridgeport, particularly the manner in
which alleged rioters from the Crane Co. plant were deprived of
their liberty for a year, Gompers is in Illinois at a.convention,
but Mr. Roche said this morning that distance and money are
small matters compared with the urgency of the need of imme
diate investigation of the court proceedings.
"Tni-aV rrnino- lr Vip a fi-:;i invpstio-ation-of the trmihlft that
1 HVl V. .J Jllf iv. ' V-
-occurred last week," Mr. Roche
, i: i l
Uo. men at a mass meeting neiu m iiHgica na.ii.
"We won't stop until we investigate the records of every-
nnn,r r,oi.cnn invnlvoH in -this mnttpr and if we find
fWTfat'w'S suspect is true, we will
eryone wno had a nana in me wrung-uumg.
Mr. Roche urged the necessity of peaceful methods. "We
have been peaceful," he said, "and the only trouble occurred
when it was provoked by others. Use peaceful methods. Go
down and do your picket duty and if a policeman interferes
tell riim about your picket rights. .
. "There are strike breaking agencies here in. Bridgeport and
they are sending men among you to foment trouble and cause
disturbances."
Mr. Roche said this morning that a legal representative of
the A. F. of L. will be here nere
Harry Sipos, organizer or me a. r .
of who is acting as speaker for
the Crane Co., strikers, said this af
ternoon that the Chicago plant of the
company will be pulled out on strike.
"The local organizers in Chicago will
be notified and a strike will be call
ed," said Sipos.
The American Federation of Labor
issued an order Saturday that every
man employed in the Crane Co., West
End plant quit his job. At the meet
ing this morning it was reported that
only 14 men are in the plant,- outside
the offices, and that the patternma
kers quit Saturday at noon. All the
moulders, machinists and patternma
kers have quit, .it was reported.
Mrs. Mary Scully addressed the
morning. She said that from what
the organizers understood the trouble
was forced on the Crane strikers.
The American Graphophone Co.
situation appears to be the most seri
ous of those in factories where strikes
are threatened. , A committee called
on the officials of the plant Satur
day and the eight hour day was of
fered. It was refused because the
WATERBU
:Y
BY STRIK
OLIG
Waterbury. Sept. 7. The entire plant
of the Randolph-Clowes company had,
to shut down this morning when 100
laborers employed in different parts of
tv.o factory left their place of employ
ment on a demand for . an 8-hour day
and an increase in pay. ine men nave
been Daid $1.65 per day, but want $2.
They simply walked out this morning
and it was said at the factory that no
formal request for an increase had
been made. After the laborers had
left, the machinists, rollers and others
had to quit
The factory officials refused to give
out any statement, except to say that
theentire plant was practically closed.
Two men, Carmel Xovelle ana tra'.va-
ore Barnabo, were arrested this morn
ing, following a strike of laborers em
ployed by the Sperry Construction Co.,
contractors on the new factory build
ings being erected by the Scovllle
Manufacturing company. These man,
100 -in-all, " went out- after filin-' a re
quest for $2.50 per day. Their present
rate of pay is $2 per day.
The men arrested, it Is charged, re
fused to disperse when told to do so -by
Policeman Overton and a small sized
riot followed. Policeman Tanguey
went to Overton's assistance, and the
two men were soon in the middle of
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asserted in addressing the Crane
j T7 1 -Ull
try to remove from office ev-
tomorrow or xnur&uay.
company didn't offer the increases in
wages asked. - -. -
The company asked the committee
to grant a--continuance of the time
allowed for an answer. It was to have
been given today, but the officials
asked the several more days be giv
en in which they would consider the
20 per cent increase concession.
The machinists and toolmakers aro
holding out for the abolition of piece
work. Two-years ago .the ; company
gave up 'ple'cBworkj-and went -back
to it later.
A meeting of the Graphophone em
ployes will be- held .this evening at
Eagles' hall at Which" the question of
strike will be considered. The men
are getting impatient and don't want
to wait longer for an answer.
The Canfleld Rubber Co. employes
met this morning and renewed their
vote not to approach the company of
ficials until the latter adopt the
initiative. Some of the older men, of
the factory have obtained , jobs in
other places.
The Siemon Hard Rubber Co. em
ployes met. The situation there is the
same as last, week.
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OF LAM)
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the fight. Overton's club was seized
and Tanguey was knocked to the
ground and it is claimed was bitten by
one of the crowd. After it was all
over, in a few minutes, the polica made
the arrests of the' men mentioned
above. They are charged with breach
of the peace.
Present F. W. Smith
With Loving Cup As
8 Hour Dgy Begin5
Friend W. Smith, president of the
Smith & Egge Co., was presented with
a silver loving cup this afternoon by
his employes In appreciation of th
eight hour day, which goes into ef
fect at the factory to-day., '
A committee called on Mr Smith
at 4:30 o'clock and he was greatly
pleased at the token of friendship.
The whole-hearted support of the em
ployes in building up the factory was
promised by the committee.
Mr. Smith is probably the oldest
manufacturer In Connecticut, taking
part in the active Work of the con
cern with which he Is connected. ITe
was postmaster in Bridgeport wb5i
Abraham Lincoln was presidejai.