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( VOL. 52 NO.; 303 BRIDGEPORT, CONN., SATURDAY, DEC. 23, 1916 PRICE TWO CENTS y ' . -.-f VV : .-...-.,..--1. '' ' "' " " ' ' ' " MOTORIST DIES AFTER STRANGE CRASH ON PIKE New Haven Man, Perform ing Act of1 Kindness, Meeths Death, y ' '. . l ' CAR, DRIVERLESS, UPSETS ANOTHER VILLA TAKES BURR AND KNAPP DEALINGS AGAIN TO BE REVIEWED Expect Hearing Next Week in Petition for Removal of Chamberlain. AFTER! mm .'.-BATTLE S K Ee at mmm urn v Arbitration Board Makes lis Awarii After Long Delib erationMen WiU Re ceive Part of Increase Asked. bemCd for Higher Pay is Cut to Raise of Five Cents an Hour Overtime Will ; Be on Pro Rata Basis " ; New' York, - Dec. 23. The eight-hour day, wiSi '. straight pro rata' time' for overtime, is granted to the switchmen's un- ' ion by the federal arbitration board, in a decision today in the ; Switchmen's controversy wih the' railroads. . Tjie award gives an increase of five cents per hour .for both foremen and helpers. s The switchmen had asked an "adv3rice of 10 to 12 cents. They t iliad demanded also time arid a' half pay for overtime work in stead of the pro rata basis fixed bv'ttie hoard. v ; j ; :.- While- ill" the'eix arbitrators stoned the award, James B. Connors arid W. iA. Titus. representing the switchmen, - - dissented -as to the five cent increase ': to the. denial of time ana , a nau wr overtime,: giving Overtime at the pro V-raUfratei.-' " - " ' i tr n TJna-nii Hi- Evans. UI8. '- k.A:nJUi vCiSi-uiArrtat1v0R' - dissented to the award of : the . eight - hour day. r-harVH to ITowrv. is chairman oi ma - coara ana . , Ja. i(cum(.w member. ' The kward affects 13 eastern " tai'roadsi . " "Much empnasis way-laid on the :. -fact that the r hours of work of 'the ; Bwitchmen are often long,'!, says a BtatemehlJ. by Arbitrators tiowryi auu ben terv liourkfrefliiently have worked from '11 ,to ,12-.arid :toie- iimM vn - Aome hoorsYlonge.' " -Bhorter workday," continues the, ; ' etatement, "is that men need more . T4fh ' fhnl'r fafniHes. to ' ; take recreation and to secure the pth- , cr advafltages of leisure. .. A . second i argument is that tne long nours re t ult ih physical exhaustion, often to. a ' ' degree; seriously injurious to . health. The evidence shows ' clearly that; ow- V ' :sir frequent opportunities for inter- Tals of rest and that , the long hours testified to .are due very largely al most': invarlahly . . indeed to " delays caused by; the Interference of . other trains and' to similar yeasons . oeyona the ; control of the railway . managers ; - or of the switchmen. , ; ;y -; ; .t; : ' -l "During thse A delays v the switch Tnen must -usually be. idle, so that;the jlong hUTS do not' always imply ex cessive physical labor., ; ',. "Although it has seemed wise to ' award an eight hour day as the stan , dard minimum, day, he overwhelming weieht of testimony shows that the conditions of . the various kinds of rail- ' way, work are bo different that only a i trial can determine just how. far eight hour -shifts - can -be workM without prohibitory costs to the roads and un- due disturbance of the 'work of their patrons. " ' ' , " : " ' ; ' ; 'It - seems to be clearly established that '.under existing conditions and probably even under conditions of . traffic j less strenuous.. than the pres erit. it will not be posrfble ' to make the actual .working eight hour day ef fective j in the case ' of. more than a FTriail, v percentage .of ; the switching crews,' ..not ; more; than ten per cent durfir the flrsf year. i . "While, therefojp e, it is urge that the eight-hWrday be established, ' its introduction must be . gradual. The percentage, therefore, of-' the switch .1g' crews that ;wlH be directly affect ed during the period - of this award must of necessity be smalL " Monsover, owing to the increase 1i pay awarded . to the switchmen, those who., seriously! desire to shorten ; their workday two hours for th& pur pose of employing the added hours of llsisurer in ways distinctly beneficial to themselves, wil be able to secure this leisure by the ' exercise of their Seniority, rights.. Those who prefer the- added.' wage will generally be eble to 'secure that. . The seniority ruies will Pliable the men longest in ; service to . 'take their choice. If the older men in, service, should all prefer the added daily - wageX coming, from Ithe long hours, the -feight-hour shifts must; be. taken ;, by:-. the younger" and .less ' experienced men . But with so large an element of ehoie'e. and so Fmajla number of. positions to be filled, "the 'award will friable em ployers einployesr-and the, public to determine ' the extent : to which the ewitchmen desire.'the shorter hours. "; Discussing the increase in wages, s. the statement says-: i , . "The increase in pay awarded to fiwitchmen imposes a heavy ' hurden on the railroads which, owing to the Interstate commerce law, they are unable; to, transfer to the shippers and thence to . the public. : Owing to, the peculiar lejfeal ' situation of the rail ways, the' board has ' thought that since ' it. is the duty of the properly , constituted , i governmental authori ties to protect the ;railway interests " In this regard so far as necessary, it has attempted to do justice as be tween the ; parties' without giving any detailed consideration to the added cost to the railroads. ' ' .- .. J "The Increase - in wages - has . beea . (CmUbuaA Page .2 J Nine Persons in Peculiar Mishap and All Except One Escapes. New , Haven, . Dec. 23 Harold Bergh, son of Rev. J. O. Bergh, pas tor, of the Seamen's Bethel here, lost his life last night in one of the most peculiar of automobile mishaps. More over, he was killed while doing an act of kindness. , His automobile, v swerving because of a muddy road on the Derby turn pike in Orange on Racebrook Country Club Hill, hit a telegraph pole, throw ing Bergh against this pole and frac turing .his head. He was taken to Griffin Hospital in Derby where death came m, half an hour. "v Although machines and nine other persons were involved, in the accident, none of them, ; so far as the' inquiry showed, was more servious hurt than being shaken up. ! The facts as explained to the coron er were as follows r .' , P. J. Lowry, of Derby, a friends of Miss Martha Coogan, had accompanied her on a shopping trip in this city and had met Miss Mollie Coogan, a sister of Martha, . who lives in . Williams street here, and had, talcen them - to -dinner at a local restaurant. .As. they left the place Harold Bergh, who was manager of the ' New . Haven ' Wall Paper . Company, passed them in "his large autornobile. BeiTKh knew" Lowrjit and he offered to tak'S' the .Jatter and the Misses Coo gan to Derby. The party started arid when approaching! the Racebrook Country club," Bergh, who had no ticed . a small car ahead, drove over to the extreme left hand side of the road to pass the. car ahead. .V Bergh s. ' car apparently hit- some thing and then .swerved a little" and slid off the crown' of the highway. The machine hit a telegraph pole, and in in ' instant ' Rerrh was thrown headforemost against the. pole, The machine without a driver swung about arid continuing its course h it ..squarely the ' small . car - which was ' abreast, overturning the latter. . .' There were six persons in the small car. Bergh' s machine was brought to a standstill. Those in it had not been hurt. . The accident . liappened so quickly that they . did not realize Bergh was out. until : they . 'saw1 him prostrate. , . ; - The' persons in: thXother car picked themselves up and assisted Jin lifting Bergh into his own car. Of the six persons upset only one whose name was given as Hayes, appeared to he in the least bit hurt. Physicians from Ansonia, Coroner-Mix and the Medi cal Examiner of Derby and Orange, later took part, in the. inquiry into the accident. Neither machine was damaged..'- --' , ... ' " TWO .PERISH AS FLAMES SWEEP. HOME IN NIGHT Two Others Badlyx Hurt in Disastrous Blaze at '. Grrantwood, N. J Grantwood, N. J.. , Dec. 23 Two persons were burned to death and two others badly hurt early today when the residence here of Dr. Margaret Brewster, was destroyed by fire. v The dead are Mrs. Brewster's brother, Harold Powell, and her nine year old daughter Margaret. The in jured were two employes of the estate. The building was wholly in , flames i before the firemen reached the scene. State and Federal f Boards Will Probe vt x uvxv. J.1 ecu W iliobCU Awinsted, Dec. 23. The joint hear ing of the; interstate commerce' com mission and the public utilities com mission into' the freight train wreck at Horseshoe Bend, New Hartford, yesterday, will be held in Hartford some time' next week, This was the statement of Chairman Higgins, of the utilities commission today, v It is ex pected that in accord with its recent practice, the railroad officials will sit with the commission in order to ex pedite t3 own inquiry into the wreck. Coroner S. A. Herrmann has not set a time for his inquest into the deaths of .the two railroad men. Conductors Buncee, and Snow who are at the county hospital, are report ed to be in- fairly comfortable condi tion. The body of .William Dengee, aged 31, willl be sent' to Oneida, N. Y., for burial. The body of E Bennett is still here. The tracks were cleared early today and through traffic re sumed. CITY GUTS TITJiK TO BEACH WOOD PARK. Deeds transferring the new Beach Wood Park tract to the city were filed today In the town clerk's office. The grantors are James E. Beach and Eliza H. Briggs. THE WEATHER ; V, Fair tonight ' and Sunday, witliout decided temperature change. El Paso,"Dec. 23.-Unconfirmed reports that Torreon had been captured by Francisco Villa's forces were forwarded to Washington byvgovernment agents early today. These reports stated that the fighting started early yesterday morning and continued until 1 o'clock in the afternoon, when the city capitu lated. ' Santa .Rosalia, 75 miles southeast of Chihuahua City, -was captured Dec. 12 by Villa forces, according to a mes sage received today by an El Paso man who owns property in Santa Rosalia. , ALLIES' REPLY TO GERMANY'S PROPOSALS FOR PEACE PLACES RESPONSIBILITY ON TEUTONS Paris, Dec. 23. The allies' answer to Germahyjs peace proposals is al most finished, according to the Petit Parisien. . The paper says it is a rather long document and sets forth the "grievances of the allies and the crushing . responsibilities of the cen tral powers." i . . ROME GETS U. S. NOTE. : Rome,' Dec- 23 Thomas Nelson Page, the. American ambassador a.t Rome,! today handed to Baron Son- CITY HEALTH OFFICER DECLARES AGAINST OPTIONAL VACCINATION ; HE WOULD MAKE IT COMPULSORY .' '. v:' "v. .. . i .-; '"'.'' ':';".: "' - That he will not attempt to convince , Dr. Brown was asked if he believed those who are opposed to vaccinal ion, fin the option whereby a person who that vaccination is an efficient pre ventative for disease, was the state ment today i of Dr. W. H. Brown, health officerf Bridgeport. ;. -. ; l . ;''No.; aropuntof .vargyment Con . roy i part, prblbably ! can or convipce:;hpso who, have .definite v ideas opposed 1 .life- is toward the optio,i baBeve. vacciilatjon thftt . thy.,;SJ "Wrotr; , Pacts show, however, that vaccination;, saidr pr Brown todajr, "Thv public !toiy compared to muzzling in Esig is entitled to its own ideas on the mat- ;iana. When either has been ge'toeral, ter. I will colnbat them only when the disease combatted has been suc their. ideas interfere with the inter- icessfully fought; when observance has ests of public health." - j been lax, the disease again became ' Dr. : Brown declared that ..typhoid 'prevalent.", raged in the days of the Hpanish war When asked if England had not had among the United States troops. "They more experience with vaccination than weren't .vaccinated then. Now, when any other, ' and therefore should be in there is compulsory vaecinationdis- better position to Judge of its merits, ease of that nature is .negligible among rr. Brown replied in the negative, the soldiers." vi. ' ,v . I He didn't believe this so DIES OF HURTS -CYCLE INFLICTED Otto 'Mayes, ' Remington Arms Employe Succumbs to Injuries. As a result of i injuries suffered when a motorcycle; operated by some unknown person, knocked him down at State and Courtland streets Dec. 17, Otto Mayes ,a. young man employ ed in the Remington Arms Co., and residing in State , street, died last night at St. Vincent's hospital. The police are searching- for rela tives of .the young man and -making every effort to learn the , identity ; of the person wlio ran him down.' Mayes was thrown to the ground with such violence that his gku'll was. fractured and he suffered internal injuries which proved fatal. , , : t-- ' President Receives Christmas Presents From All Over U. S. , Washington, '. Dee, 2 3 President Wilson' sf Christmas celebration began today. ' Turkeys were distributed to i . . all married White House employes while, by express and mail gifts for the President arrived from all parts of the United States. ; ' In addition to presents sent Mr. Wilson by personal friends, he re ceived remembrances, from 'admirers unknown to ' him personally. There was holly and mistletoe by the barrel and book of many descriptions. The President has no engagements before Tuesday and plans )o spend to morrow and -Mondayquietly with members of . his family, i The large Christmas tree for the children at the White House was put in place today. B. W. TERRY ESTATE VAIUED AT $19,169.89. The estate of the late Benjamin W. Terry has been inventoried at $19, 169.89, of which $10,330.27 is repre sented by cash banks. The ap praisers, Thomas C. Coughlln and Robert FitzRoy, filed their reports in the probate court today. NO FARMER MONDAY. In keepSnir with custom, there, ' will be no publication of The Parmer on - Monday, . Christmas : day. - S UNKNOWN MAN'S Three hundred Carrariza soldiers who had entrained there to go to Chiuhuahua City were captured and nearly all, including their commander, weret executed, the message said. No property was destroyed. inno, the Italian foreign minister, the note from President "Wilson "con taining a suggestion on the subject of a plan of action concerning the war." NOTE ARRIVES IN VIENNA. Vienna, Dec. --23 United State's Ambassador Penfield will hand Baron Burien this afternoon the note from the American government to - the belligerent powers suggesting an ex change of views as to peace condi tions. The, text of the note has not been made public here: has conscientious objection to.vaccri ation, . may be , exdused from it. He said he did not. . : Dr. Brown said: "I don't know off hand whether vaccination is compul sory. fOtheBiatish. soldiers and; saii- SCHULTZ' OFFICE PROVES COSTLY FOR TAXPAYERS Town Clerk's Requisition Far In Excess of All Previous, Budgets. Joseph Schultz, town . clerk, sent a Christmas card to City Auditor Ber nard Keating today. The card wasn't the ordinary tinseled and hollied af fair of the Xuletide season, butone of Mr. Schultz's neatly written epistles asking that he be allowed ?i8,904 to run his office' next year. -This requisition represents an in crease of nearly $7,000 v over the amount allowed the town clerk for the 'current year. The appropria tion toiy the town ciWk in 1916 was $12,205.25, but the distress signals from Mr. Schjultz have won him addi tional appropriations during the year. Last night the board of appor tionment granted him another $1,000. Mr, Sbhultz accounts for the high-eest-of-Aunning his office as due to increased business. He has got all sorts of help, and at the last common couneil meeting asked for two more copyists, The office is still far be hind in its work, , The requisition -asks $2,500, salary of town clerk; $1,500, salary for as sistant; $11,700, salary fer 13 copy ists; $1,300 fer recording books; $700 for stationery and supplies; $350 for typewriters and repairs; $28 for bond premiums; $3,600 for extra help; $226 for dog tags, -v The lamp committee, in its requi sition filed today asks $104,034.44 for 1917. Of this amount $86,338.71 is for fixed charges and te balance for proposed work. City Sealer of Weights and Meas ures Dennis Ivelley asks $3,801, of which $1,806 is for his own salary. The city attorney asks $6,500, of which $3',eeo is for strtary. Extra Post Office " Service Tomorrow For the greater accommodation of the public and in order to facilitate the handling of the Christmas mail, Postmaster Charles F. Greene has de cided to open the stamp and parcel post' windows in the main, East and West End post offices from 9 until 12 a. m. tomorrow. He has aso decided to make deliveries tomorrow of special delivery letters and of parcels. There will be no delivery of ordinary letters and post y"J MORE SENSATIONS MAY BE OUTCOME Efforts to Change Banking Laws Not Unlikely to Follow Decision. - Interest has been revived In the Burr & Knapp scandal with the an nouncement mCde in Hartford today that Carleton E. Hoadley, of New Ha ven, referee in bankruptcy for that district of the United States District court has been appointed special mas ter .to take testimony in the petition for the removal of John C. Chamber lain, of Bridgeport, as trustee of the estate. . . . Hearings are" expected to begin early next week and will be held in Bridgeport, because of the fact that Herbert M. ' Knapp, the convicted banker, now serving a year's term of imprisonment in the county jail for embezzlement probably will be, one of the star witnesses at the hearing. Upon the representation of Referee John W. Banks, the accredited referee of the United States district court in Fairfield county, that he felt himself . disqualified to sit on - this hearing, counsel for" the Burr v& Knapp cred itors and for Chamberlain, are.,eaid o have agreed upon Referee Hoadley kf New Haveri with the result that theappointment was announced today by Judge Edwin S. Thomas -at Hart ford. ' i. v Because of the big sums of money involved in the Burr & Knapp failure, the high" finance methods" alleged to have been practiced in partial .set-, tlemeht of .the estate and the prom inence of those persons and firms mentioned in the transactions that are recited in "the petition for the re moval .of Trustee Chamberlain, the case promises to be themost interest ing tried in Bridgeport legal and. banking circles for many years. As a result of disclosures , that are said to -be Imminent, a campaign for changing the banking . laws of Con necticut may be an outcome; Though the7 removal of Chamberlain is asked upon14 specific counts, filed last September, and' an answer has" been expected ' to "he filed! with, the; district court, it was said by counsel that this document has not as yet been fully "prepared. ' . r V ' ; v John' C.Piillman, who has been, re tained as attorney-to defend Trustee Chamberlain, and Spotswood D. Bow ers, attdrney for the petitioning cred itors, could not be located in Bridge port today. At their offices it was said that the matter would now un doubtedly come to an immediate hearr Ing. ; '"".;"" ' ' .. :' " .- Chamberlain has issued a statement that he intends to fight the matter to- a finish. . "I have not done one thing in my custody of Burr & Knapp's af-j fairs which is open to' criticism, and I do believe ' that I have' done more for thei?creditors than, any other man In the city, of s Bridgeport could have done. i. I dornot say. this? with egotism, but because, of my 'familiarity with their business," he said. Among iiie many wiinesses wuu win undoubtedly be called to testify in 'the case will be Knapp, former head of the defunct banking concern; Adolph Sherman, Signe Sherman, Lockwood & Nichols, Daniel M. Nichols, H. G. Ely. officials of the Title Guaranty & Trust l Co., the First-Bridgeport : National, bank, and City National bank, Law rence GPinkelstone, Elizabeth Faxon Knapp, officers of the Hungarian Sick Benefit society and others, including clerks formerly in the employ, of Burr & Knapp and the City Title Guaranty Trust and Safe Deposit Co. ' - Because of the big issues hat are said to hinge on the result of the de cision, deeper concern is felt by the creditors in the present hearings than upon the criminal trial of Her bert Knapp v f or x embezzlement. v Hun dreds of thousands of dollars are in volved ' in , the transactions alleged to have been participated in by the trus tee and disclosed in the 14 counts alleged. , A verdict against the trus tee would, it is said in legal circles, tend to upset present . disposition of the property and, return, it in great measure to the creditors. Among the concerns involved prominently in the case are the. Title Guaranty & Trust Co. of Bridgeport, the First-Bridgeport National bank, holder of over $100,000 worth of securities, the Watervliet Hydraulic Co, of Troy, N. Y., and the Georgia Loan & Trust Co., of Augusta, Ga. ' It is expected that the hearings will extend over a period of several weeks, much of the evidence appear ing in voluminous recprds which will require interpretation of expert aeeeuntants. Aeting in this capacity for the creditors it is expected the same persons employed in the Barnes Roosevelt trial, who have previously gene ever"""the Burr & Knapp books will appear. j Need $4,200 to Pay , For Voting Machines The. voting? machines committee shortly will file a requisition for $4,200 to pay for seven" voting machines. The machines were used at the last flection, but haven't been paid for. FRANCE TO HAVE LAND BILL Paris, lec. 2.3. The minister, of commerce has introduced a billl em powering the agricultural department to put into cultivation all unoccupied land. This is in line with similar ac tion taken in England. - BIG WIND STORM PARTS TUG FROM COUPLE OF TOWS I ..... Boston-Philadelphia Vessel Has Hard Time Trying to , Enter Harbor. "With one barge In her tow of three cast upon the beach near Point Ju- dith, R. I., and the two others beached on Steeplechase .Island, , the tug . John Chandler' of Philadelphia, en route to that city from Boston Is now in the local harbor awaiting . weather condi tions that will permit her to recover her barges and continue the voyage. The Chandler 'in command of Capt. John Summers, left Boston Wednes day, night with the barges, Albany, Ruth and Ruthanna, all light. Off Point Judith on Thursday night she ran into a storm which tossed her and her tow about so as to part the haw ser of the Albany and set it adrift. The. Chandier continued down the (Sound.. She -ran -out of coal off thia harbor and decided to put in here for that commodity.- Leaving Bridgeport harbor yesterday afternoon , she ran into a fierce gale of wind Just at its entrance, which tossed the tug and her tow with such force as to part the hawsers of the two barges. The: Ruth was driven ashore on Steeplechase Island outside the break water and the Ruthanna was beached The barges are not damaged. The tug: Robert McAllister, attempted to pull off the boats today but the sea. warf so rough that this was abandoned un til tomorrow morning." Captain". Sum mers .' received word' today that -the Albany beached near" where he lost it. TO APPEAL FINE FOR SKIMPING IN COAL DELIVERIES ,,l i. . - ' Will Take Case to Supreme Court, Greenwich Dealer ' i S : Declares. v After he had been fined $160 for selling short weight coal, - Timothy Loughlin, - a Greenwich dealer, an nounced today that-Ills counsel would take the case to the supreme court The fine was imposed by Judge Walsh In the criminal burt.v The; fine was imposed by Juoge Walsh in the crlm inal court-of common pleas yesterday afternoon after he had denied a mo tidn by Loughlin's lawyer' to set aside the verdict of the jury which found Loughlin guilty. The court fined the dealer' i$150 . on V. the ' short weight charge' and $10 for hot having a de livonr tilrAt. nn tViA lnari as thn Inw Lproves ' . . When his case was tried in the Greenwich borough court' Loughlin was fined $100. He appealed to the common pleas court. He was arrest ed after an official from the state de- partment - of weights and measures had. stopped a wagon loaded with coal which was leaving Loughlin's H yard last Fehruarv. The coal wasweicrhed and on a two ton load was 335 pounds short. , - Loughlin's excuse was that he didn't know the clerk had not given full weight. - ' EIGHT THOUSAND MORE LIABLE TO PERSONAL TAXES Collector Smith Estimates 40,000 Will Pay Assess ments.. ' Between 7,000 and 8,000 names have been, added to the personal tax lists in Bridgeport, during the last year, according to the estimates of Tax Collector Howard F. Smith. The number now liable to the personal tax is nearly 40,000. Immediately after the first year, the work of collecting the personal tax will be undertaken. To assist in sending out nearly 40,000 bills. Tax Collector Smith will have several temporary clerks assisting the rfegT ular clerical force of the office. sHigh Wind Unroofs School in Enfield Thorn psonville. Dec. 23 The high wind last night in playing pranks in this town, did Borne damage, notably the raising-of the roof of the Enfield street school. This roof, 40 by 50 feet in are, was lifted and sent through the air fof 150 feet. Then it dropped, on the trolley car tracks. Men had to be sent from the car barns to take the roof off the Iron so cars could run, It will cost about $3,000 to replace the roof. Scrutiny of the school walls shewed that the roof had never been fastened to the brick work. The brick bell tower at one end of the building was damaged I as welL Gathers Important Facts From Witnesses in Shoot ing Case of Albert Fucci Girl WhOuShot Him is Chief Witness, r . Police Learn Further Da tails of Activities of Fcse Alias Festa, Whom They Will Charge With Living on Profits of AotfA Vice. . . ;, In rderia gt ef fhs c3 , of the extensive" white ite3 system which is said to exist fcj this city Coroner John J. Phftfea ' held an executive session this morning when he started hfk, . investigation in the case of Aft bert Fuoci, who was shot at thi Royal hotel Thursday night by Lena Reck. The coroner intends to-' mkj a thorough investigation - which -wil make it .necessary to call numeroui witnesses. He fears If he made, pub lic the testimony of thdse he beard today the other witnesses might be Influenced or might modify their stor ies to conform with testimony, already given.; , ' '.: . .-' ' . .7.,- Dena Reck, still wearing the white furA and other shabby finery ehewere when arrested, was the principal, wit- ' ness todayl The coroner said she told . him practically the same story she , had . previously, related , to the police. ' She declared she shot Fucct because i she was afraid of him. When '-"they were in the hotel room she picked up the revolver from a chair and as Fucci ! attacked her she . fired. ; From her testimony the coroner said he had no doubt but "that Fucci had at least been partially supported by the earnings of the girl, whom he had sent out on the street. The coroner said he could not , give out anjrthing ; further v regarding the girl's '. statemrit.-Y - . John Hayjry, clerk at the hotc?.' . told how" the couple had register J. f H identified Lena .Reofc as fsi glrti, who had been .with Fuoci." Later' thY clerk heard the report of-a pistol shot. He was sleeping at the time -but; thf sound awoke him. - GoiAg to the rodnv occupied hy-. theoUple he saw: Fucci on the floor. The , clerk then tele- ; phoned for a physician. It'was the latter who summoned the police. ' Other witnesses at - the, hearing were Sergt. Jonn Barton and Police-. . man Tierney, Kelly and Weller. They related what they saw when they ar- - 'rived at the hotel. '-.'-' ; The coroner said .he would have no further information to give out until . . about the middle of next week.' ' Fucci, who Is known among his '; . ' countrymen as-Festa, a , name which ' . the police believe'to be the. Tight one,' - -is 'fast recovering from the effects jot. his wound. The bullet after pene- i :. trating his left shoulder, was split by , , contact with the shoulder bone, ' Part ; .'', of it lodged in the; bone and other half punctured( his left lung and lost y ' ; itself in the body, . s t ,The physicians state there is little chance of his dying, unless pneumonia develops.. They will hot: probe for the. '. V leaden pellet, and state they will allow it to remain in the 'body.- The in-, jured man has. stuck, to his story that , the was shot at State and Courtland ' V . streets, refusing to admit that the girl fired at him or that the affair took 1 place in the hotel. " '. The girl Im locked up On charges of ; assault with intent to kill , and thus far has been unable to obtain bail.' -It - f was brought to the attention of the ,' ' coroner, today th'at, about six months M ago Fucci had taken the Reck girl to " " -''':-'--Holyoke, going there weekly to collect her earnings. - -i L.' She tried to get away from him, but " he brought back to Bridgeport, after : f threatening her with, a revolver. ,-It was alleged that' about a month ago, " Fucci, when .he refused him money, slashed her , on the leg with a razor t and she bears the scars of the .wound ; ARABIA NEVER I -IN ENGLAND'S .: NAVY, iS CLAIM i ,. i London, Dec. 23 An official report - on the British liner Arabia sunk by ' , ' a, "submarine without warning in tjtie . Mediterranean, declares the' Arabia was not at that or any previous time ? In the service of the allies, ; 'f Germany declared in a note to the American government - that th Arabia was an "unarmed auxiliary:" The British report . was irfade in -answer to an inquiry from he stat department and further information probably will be asked to clear up ; doubtful points after that at hand has been forwarded to Germany. t . i JITNEY HIT, . HE SUES- leclaring that his jitney, "while dis charging passengers, was struck by another automobile. Anthony Coppola of Norwalk, has brought suit against Philip Harris of Norwalk, for ?20Q. In papers Plvi today in the ; com? , mon pleas co -'v. the plaintiff says the collision occurred last month. He declares Hai-ris was guilty of ' negli1- .gence for: his failure to top In time to avoid a crash. ... The Jitney, vu ibadljr -ed. the owner m ,,-,--..' 1 , - ; ... i ..." s