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' THE FARMER! OCTOBER 31, 1917
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"VICTORY IS IN THE AIR," KIRK
ASSERTS, FOLLOWING A ROUSING
RECEPTION IN TWELFTH DISTRICT
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NEW PLAN TO RELIEVE FREIGHT
SITUATION IN CONNECTICUT IS
EXPECTED TO WORK SUCCESSFULLY
Hartford, i Oct 81--A scheme that
promises to do much toward relieving
the freight situation in Connecticut
Is to is tried out, soon by the Trans
' . portation Committee of the Connecti
cut State Council of Defense, with
which JR. B. Stoeckel, State pommls
ioner of Motor Vehicles Is co-operating.
The plan calls for the use of
'.f motor trucks in carrying what are
- called "back loads." or load on re
turn trips when trucks ordinarily
i travel 'empty. For , example, trucks
are now being used to carry freight
from New Britain to Hartford for
New Britain concerns, returning each
. time empty. Under the new plan
freight held in Harfford for delivery
in New Britain which the railroad Is
' unable to .transport would be carried
to New , Britain by these ' trucks ori
their ' return trips. The owners of
the trucks would be compensated by
the shippers for whom the deliveries
would be made. . t,
The project : will not only relieve
LuiisD3Liuit vu iuo njiroms ana put
more railroad facilities at the dis
posal of the government but would
v make the motor truck service of the
truck, owners more efficient. The
.plan also calls for the general utlliza
, Uon of trucks which are Idle part of
, each day or week.
There are 11,500 motor 'trucks In
the state according to registration flg
nres,on file in the office of the Com
missioner of Motor Vehicles, and in
order to reach all the owners of these
cars, Commissioner Stoeckel has sent
to each truck owner In Connecticut a
return post card asking him If he Is
willing to co-operate in making the
v plan successful. The appeal is head-
ed by the legend "Connecticut, Must
Have More Transportation Facilities."
IMMEDIATE AID NEEDED F0R
20,000 FATHERLESS SYRIAN
REFUGEES IN THE CAUCASUS
, Desperate Conditions of Armenians and Syrians Driven
" From Homes by the, Turks Described by the Rev P
W. Macallum of Foreign Mission Bord.
tfew York, Oct 30--Twenty thous
and fatherless children of Armenian
and Syrian refugees in the Caucasus
are la need of immediate aid to save
them from demoralization and starva-
. Uon. It was declared '.here' today by
the Rev. F. W. Macallum.' missionary
In Turkey for the American Board of
Commissioners for . Foreign Missions,
Just returned front relief work at Tif
lis "and "vicinity. In the Caucasus',
which he described as mountainous
with severe winters, he said, there are
300,000 Armenian and Syrian refugees
from Turkey, mostly women and chil
dren, as the men were massacred - by
the Turks!
, "The Turks made three drives
'-against Russia, which brought Into
the Caucasus, which is Russian, large
. numbers of refugees," Irs said. "In
1914 more than 60,000 Armenians fled
before the1 Turkish advance. The
next year 20,000 more migrated.
. "The third drive is known as the
Alashgert campaign of Ally, 1916. The
"Armenians of the district of Alash
gert In Turkey were by It compelled to
flee to the Caucasus. . It also caused
the evacuation of the city of Van by
the Russians, This city had been
defended in 'April and May by the
Armenian population against a strong
Turkish army. Russian aid had ar
rived Just In time to save it and the
( Turks ran away, but when 'the Rus-
' slant heard of the Turkish advance to
ward .Alashgert, fearing their line of
retreat might be cut off, they evacuat
ed Van and retreated to the Caucasus,
, taking with them all the Armenians
and Syrians there. . .
"This was by far the largest Influx
of refugees. They were attacked by
Kurds on the way and 7,000 were
killed.. Aout 20,000 died of cholera,
-typhoid and typhus after reaching
Russia. ' The total number of refu
gees from Van and vicinity was about
$00,000, In these ways some SOO.0OC
eopts came to the Caucasus In great
destitution, after losing large numbers,
especially of men, and all their pos
sessions. "-
"Relief, work ' by the American
Committee for Armenian and. Syrian'
Relief began In January,' HI t, and is
still going on and growing In extent
and importance. The Russian gov
ernment has helped the refugees gen
erously; having given them up to the
present 'nearly 610,000,00- This sup
plied them with food, paid their rent
. and made it possible to provide for 6,
000 orphans, but owing to the financial
difficulties of the government this aid
Is now cut off,
1 "The American committee has giv
en clothfag and-bedding to 60,000 of
the most needy refugees and has also
provided large quantities of tea, u
sar, kerosene and fuel where most
nestled. During the summer of 1916,
(he work of repatriation was under
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. $2.98 j
It continues: 1 .-'
i "Are your trucks carrying v back,
loads? ..If not, we can provide them.
Are they ever idle If so we can find
employment for them. Are they 100
per cent efficient? If not we can
make them so. .This means profit to
you, helps relieve freight congestion
and speeds up transportation. 1
.'. "You can 'do your bit', render Im
portant service, improve your business
methods, take over short hauls which
the railroads cannot handle, prevent
delays and help win the war."
: The return section of the card con
tains space for information as to tha
number and capacity of trucks owned
by the person to whom it is addessed
and asks the following questions:
"Will ' you carry 'back loads' for a
reasonable compensation? Will you
rent your truck at full or" part ca
paeity?- How many hours, or days a
week, can your trucks be had for this
planv Have you any established de
livery routes?" i
Some details of the plan have yet
to be arranged. It will be necessary
to establish a . number of agencies
which will act as connecting links be
tween shippers and truck owners so
that the latter can be directed from
time to time " to the placed where
freight is awaiting their trucks.. Two
organizations plans are now being
considered: (1) To have the bureaus
that will be established in various
cities and .towns to act as clearing
houses organized by the shippers
themselves. (2) To have the bu
reaus organized as sub-committees of
the Council of Defense. It is possible
that a combination of the two plans
will be worked outbut no tdecision has
-et been reached In regard to this
phase of the project. ;f
taken andjhundreds of farmers were
returned to their homes in the prov
ince of Van and supplied with oxen.
accu ana so rorth. This most
promising work, however, was inter
rupted by the evacuation of that re
gion by the Russians In August, 1916
and the cnmmitt.. ,. u., '
. - r ueiuuea in at
the time for repatriation on a large
IU u omy aner final victory
over the Turks has been won.
Among the refugees are compara
tively few men as more of them than
of women and children fell in the
massacre. As a result there are in
the Caucasus today 20,000 fatherless
children In need of immediate aid. Of
these the American committee is al
ready helping 5,000 by giving them a
small monthly grant for food in their
homes. . .
"Fifteen thousand more appeal for
similar help but no funds are available
at present The committee is now
organizing an orphanage for 300 boys
in Brivan. Boys of good Intelligence
and sound physique will be taken in
with a view to quick training in
trades, farming and education. These
boys will be prepared to act as leaders
along these lines and fitted to take
the place, f the artisans, industrial
leaders and teachers who were kill
ed. ... v
"Of the 300,000" refugees in the Cau
casus and the conquered provinces of
Turkey, 260,000 are without employ
ment and dependent on charitv. Th
committee has begun work in spinning
and Weaving, giving employment to
about 4,000, mostly women and girls.
The moral effects of work are very
uuutcuuie. ine me or a rerugee with
nothing to do but stretch out his hand
for charity is extremely demoralizing
and discouraging" Many of the
women to whom the committee is giv
ing work come on foot from places
as distant as 10 to 13 miles and say
what they value most is not the
money they-earn but the mental and
spiritual relief employment brings
them. . .
.. "Great gratitude Is expressed for the
aid sent from America. It seems to
them' vary wonderful that a country
so far away and so entirely without
any political aspirations in those re
gions should make strch ' large, contri
butions to relieve their sufferings. The
prestige -of America has been enor
mously increased by this disinterested
philanthropy.
"The American committee has at
no time taken up the question of the
political future of Armenia, but if the
statesmen who have to deal with this
question after the war secure for the
Armenians and Syrians and other
small nations such a degree of liberty
as.will insure safety to life, honor and
property, they will have done no more
than simple Justlcepmands."
With unbounded enthusiasm
Twelfth district Democratic workers
and citizens gave William P. Kirk,
candidate for mayor, a rousing recep
tion at the Athletic Club on Sixth
street last eVening."
The candidate spoke "for about a
half hour, driving home one telling
truth after another, as he exposed
the inefficiency of the present admin
istration and' gave his reasons for be
lieving a change was necessary and
that It was coming.
"Victory is in the air," he said," with
great emphasis,' and he was cheered
heartily. ' . -
The particular point he emphasized
was the burdensome ' load . of debt
which had been placed upon the
backs of the Bridgeport people, and
how deeply this affected each and
every rent ppjer.
"Don't thir that because you pay
only rent, and do not pay taxes that
the Increased expenditure of public
money does not cost yoir anything," he
said. "If the landlord's taxes ara
raised he passes the increase along to
you. ' You can't pass It along, so ym
must pay it. If you move, the land
lord will charge the new tenant more
than' he did you."
- The effect was very telling when
ths candidate drew a picture of how
Bridgeport homes are being ' turned
into rooming houses by high rents.
"Where is the homelife, with roomers
and boarders in the home?" he ask
ed. .. - , .."
' Among fhe other speakers at the
meeting were Town Chairman Lavery,
George F. Mara, Garry Paddock,
Livermore, candidate for alderman,
and Owen Burns, who presided..
Mr. Paddock said "It Is a long time
since I have been in the political
game but I a . mdolng all I can for
William P.. Kirk, who I know well
enough to odll 'Bill.' . . ,
Mr. Lavery in speaking of the legis
lative committee that reported favor
ably on the bill taking he power of
approval of bond issues from the peo
ple of Bridgeport, said: ,, "'And it Is
a significant fact that not one of-the
gentlemen on this committee was a
Bridgeport , man, or would ever have
to pay a dollar of the expenses for
which t!:.ose bonds, have been is
sued." , .
For the first time in many years the
Depocrats of the Twelfth district are
putting up 'a united iront against me
THREE RECORDS
OF MAJORS MADE
IN PAST SEASON
Sisler, E. Collins and Sten
gel Tied Mark for Starting
' Double Plays Maranville
Started 58 in 1914r In
jury Alone Prevented Sis
ter From Equalling Mcln
nis' Mark. N
FASTEST FIELDING TEAM tS MA
JORS LAST SEASON.
: Double
Plays
- - , - - - Started
Shaw. Wash. Am., p. ..... .
Alnemlth, Wash., Am. c. . . . .
Sisler, St, Ixxuis Am., lb. : . . .
Collins, Chicago Am. 2b ... .
Baird, Pitts.-St Ij. Nat, Sb.
Fletcher, N, V., Nat, ss. . , . .
Peckinpaugh, N. Y. Ani..ss.
liodio, .Phija. Am., If .
Carey, Pitts. Nat., cf . ..... , .
Stengel, Brooklyn Nat., rf
....... 7
c 9
16
SS
23
42
42
7
8
8
FASTEST FTEliDING TEAM IN MA
JORS FOB Alii TIME. , -
; Double
- . ' ' . ' Plays
' Started
, ...v 8
...... 14
Cieotte, Chicago Am.' p. ,
Klllifer. Phlla. Nat, p, , ,
Gowdy, Boston Nat. o 14
Mclnnis, Phlla. Am., lb. 16
Sisler, St. Ixmis Am., lb ,. 16
Doyle, New York" Nat, 2b. ...... . 85
Collins, Chicago "Am., 2b. . : . SS
Groh, Cincinnati Nat , Sb ......... , ,87
Maranville, Boston Nut, ss.. ..... 58
Carey, Pitts.' Nat., If. 9
KViottrm. St. Louis Am. cf ...... . 13
Sehulte. Chicago Nat, rf 8
'Mitchell. Cincinnati Nat., rt. . . . 4 , 8
Hooper, Boston Ana., ; rf ........ , 8
Moeller, Wash. Am., rf '8
Stengel, Brooklyn Nat, rf 8
Three " records for starting double
plays were equalled on the major
league circuits last season. George
Harold Sisler ot the Browns, first
baseman; Edward Trowbridge Collins
of the White Sox, second baseman,
and Charles D. Stengel of the Super
bas, right fielder, coming through and
tying previous high water marks made
by Stuffy Mclnnis, Larry Doyle, Frank
Sehulte, Mike Mitchell, Harry Hooper
and Dan Moeller. The record of Mc
lnnis undoubtedly would have gone by
the boards if the Ty Cobb of Fielder
Jones' team had been able to do as
Eddie Collins did avoid injury arid
take part in all- the games played by
his club.
During 1917 Jim Shaw of the Sen
ators showed the way to pitch in
putting' duplex killings in motion and
his catcher Eddie Ainsmith led the
backstops. First basemen, second
basemen and right " fielders, as pre
viously related, had the pace set for
them by George Sisler of the Browns,
Eddie Collins of the White Sox and
Charley Stengel of the Superbas. The
third basemen .who led in instituting
two-ply .i.ilHhgs was Doug Baird who
started the year' a Pirate and finished
' U a Cardinal; the left fielder was Ping
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enemy. One of the significant things
about last night's meeting was the
presence of representatives ot both
factions, in the same room, and both
enthusiastic over supporting the same
candidate for mayor.
There were Garry Paddock, Wil
liam' Callan, Frank Anderson, James
Hennlgan. James Donnelly, William
McKenna and Samuel Grinrod. all
thinking as one 'man for the success
of the ticket.
From now on the former opposing I
factions will be one organization wth I
headquarters in the Athletic club." The j
district workers are Very much pleas- I
ed with the candidate for mayor and i
with the platform upon which he is
running. That Mr. Kirk Is a business
man, that he has never forgotten the
time when he was a working man,
that, he has always treated labor with
the utmost fairness since he became
an employer -are things that xount
greatly in this district where so great
a percentage of the voters are men
who work In the factories.
The substitution of a district com
mittee for a one man leadership is
another thing' that has pleased the
workers a great deal. In such a huge
district as this is, a committee of five
roen seems more fitting than a single,
individual head. The committee of
f ivve . comprises some of the best
known and most , active party men in
the district: Peter Umstatters Frank
Anderson, William Callan, Herbert
Finch, and Peter Clark, jr. -
This is the only district in Bridge
port that has ever sent a socialist
over to the city hall, and the social
ists this year are anticipating a heavy
vote, up to a week ago, but the tide
has been turning. The socialist can
didate has been losing votes dally as
the Democratic workers made their
personal appeals to voters and show
to the voters how their' votes can
count best for the city by voting the
Democratic ticket
Friday evening there will be a rally
of the Twelfth district In the' first
precinct at which George F. Mara
will preside. Weather permitting the
rally will be an open-air gathering at
Barnum and Seavlew avenues.
- At the Walnut club, South and Myr
tle avenues," this evening candidates
on the Democratic ticket will address
a rally , of the First and Second dis
trict Democrats.
This will be the first speech of the
campaign to be delivered in the South
End by Mr. Kirk since he campaign
began.
Bodle of the Athletics, and the center
fielder was Max Carey of the Pirates..
New York's two shortstops Arthur
Fletcher of the Giants and Roger
Peckinpaugh of the Yankees started
more double plays than anyone else,
tying at forty-two.
Maranville Starts Fifty-eight
That is far from being a major
league record. Rat bit Maranville of
the Braves inaugurated fifty-eight
two-ply killings in 1914, other records
superior tp the dual Fletcher-Peckin-paugh
performance being fifty, by.
Charley Herzog of the Reds 'in 1915;
forty-seven by Johnny Lavan of the
Browns the same year and forty-five
by Rabbit Maranville of the Braves In
19 It. Fletcher uses a freak glove
in fielding, which is made for him. by
the Draper Maynard people of Ply
mouth, N.' H. Whether said freak
glove had anything to do with Ar
thur's success In starting double plays
last season deponent knoweth not.
The greatest number of double
plays ever made in a nine inning
game is five, the record being equalled
by the Phillies against Boston ou
April 19 last , season In a contest
which they lost by a score of 7 to 3.
Left'Handers Rixey and Fittery were
the Quaker gunners in this contro
versy. , The Cardinals,' behind the
hurling, of Right Handers Meadows
and Ames, on August 13 uncovered
five 'double plays against the Reds,
but they had twelve frames In which
to produce them, St. Louis won this
game, 6 to 6, . .
Unassisted Idouble plays were of
course, made, by first, second and
third .basemen and 'by shertstops last
season and ty pitchers, catchers and
outfielders as well, The boxman who
made a two-ply killing without aid
was Noyes of the Athletics. In the
fourth Inning on July 26 Young and
Hellman of Detroit attempted to pull
the squeeze. Pep bunted a pop "by to
Noyes, who dashed over to third and
doubled the Soldier Boy. Stay Schalk
of the Whote Sox, on July SI against
Boston, and Steve O'Neill of the ' In
of the ; White Sox on ' July 81 against
Washington, made double plays with
out 'aid, the formula being the same'
a man trying to steal home just as
, the fcatter -whiffed. The suburbanites
who figured in unassisted 'double
plays both were Braves. -" George
TwoirAley turned the trick on April
24 against the Giants and Eddie Fits
patrick duplicated it against the earns
combination on June 26, They made
these unassisted double plays from
the righe pasture.
Outfielders who set three ' double
plays in motion in games last year
were Shortstop Larry Kopf of the
Reds, against Philadelphia, on June
17 and. against Pittsburgh on June
26; Shortstop 'Ray Chapman of the
Indians against St. Louis on June 25;
Third Baseman Oscar Vitt of the Ti
gers, against Boston on August 10:
Second Baseman Bill Wambganss of
the Indians, against Chicago on Aug.
15, and Shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh
of the Yankese, against Chicago on
September 29.
Outfielders making two double plays
In one contest were Left Fielder (Duf
fy Lewis of the Red Sox, against Chi
cago on June 18; Center Fielder. Har
ry Hallman of the Tigers against
Washington on May 14, (Right Fielder
Elmer Smith of the Indians, against
Boston on August 17, Left Fielder
1 Sherwood Magce of the Braves,
against. Cincinnati on July 9, and
Left Fielder Joe Kelly of the" Braves,
against Cincinnati on August 28.
Leaders in Doable Plays
. The best men at starting double
plays in ' the American and National
leagues last season were as follows:
Pitchers Seven: Shaw of Senators.
Five, Sallee of Giants, Shawkey and
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Fisher of Yankees, Shore of Red Sox
Catchers Nine: Ainsmith of Sena
tors. Eight: Gonzales of Cardinals.
Seven: O'Nell of Indians, Wingo of
Reds. Klllifer of Phillies, Schmidt of
Pirates. y
First Basemen Sixteen, Sisler of
Browns. Twelve, Pipp of Tankees.
Eight, Daubert of Superbas, Holke of
Giants. ' -
Second Basemen Thirty-five: Col
lins of White Sox. Thirty-two,
Wambsganns of Indians. Twenty
five: Shean of Reds.
Third Basemen Twenty-three:
Baird of Pirates and Cardinals. Twenty-two:
Deal of Cubs. Twenty: Aus
tin of Browns. Nineteen: Groh of
Reds. Zimmerman of Giants. Eigh
teen: Baker of Yankees. -v.
Shortstops Forty-two: Fletcher of
Giants. Peckijapaugh of Yankees.
Thirty-nine: Hornsby of Cardinals.
Thirty-seven: Kopf of Reds. Thirty
slxi Maranville of Braves, t Thirty
three: Chapman of Indians. Thirty:
Lavan of .Browns, Scott of Red Sox.
Left Fielders Seven: Bodle of Ath
letics. Six: Kelly of Braves, Shotton
ofBrowna, Lewis of Red Sox.
Center Flelders-7-Eight: Carey of
Pirates. Seven: Cobb of Tigers. ' Six
Speaker of Indians, Strunk . of Athr
letlos, Williams of Cubs. . I
Right Fieldersi Eight: Stengel of
Superbas. Seven: Jacobson of
Browns. Roth of Indians. Six: Rice
of Senators, Jamieson of Athletics.
ANNIVERSARY OF WEIR'S
FIRST IMPORTANT BATTLE
Thirty-one years ago tonight Ike
Weir, the Belfast Spider, fought his
first important bout in America, and
commenced the ring career that even
tually made him the featherweight
champion of the world. The Irish lad,
after taking part in a number of ama
teur bouts in his native land, sailed
for America and landed in Boston
early In 1886,
A' He was only eighteen years old,
had none of the earmarks of a fight
er and the Boston promoters didn't
look upon him with any great enthu
siasm, He tried for a long time to
get a match, .but .the "boxing club
managers "shooed" him away. Ike,
however, continued to "pester" the
managers until finally, more to get
rid of him than anything else, he' was
given a chance to fight Jim Fuhry,
the match being staged on Oct. 2,
1M, -'
' Fuhry was a fairly good boxer, and
he was expected to just play with the
little Irishman, Things turned out
differently, however, and Weir had
the best of the argument and in the
fifth chapter sent Fuhry sprawling tp
the floor for the count. The Belfast
Boy's stock took an immediate jump,
and he - was matched with : Martin
Burns, and defeated him after six
grilling rounds. Wir then went
ahead and cleaned up all the talent of
his class In Boston and then went to
Hoboken, N. J., to take on Jack Far
rell, a New Yorker of near-championship
calibre. '
The bout . was with -skin-tight
gloves, and was pulled off in secret
to avoid the unwelcome attention of
the authorities. Weir knocked out
Farrell In the seventh round and
cleaned up $500, this being the first
"big money" he had ever received in
the fighting game, and it made him 1
all the more eager to fight. Villie
Clarke of Philadelphia was then look
ed upon as a topnotehr among the
little men and Weir tira matched to
fight him " in Hoboken. Clarke was
game and clever aifd stuck it out until
the twenty-first round, when his
handlers had to throw up the sponge.
ARMED GUARDS FOR
RUSSIAN RAILROADS
Petrograd, Oct. SI. The ministry of
war has been authorize to provide
armed guards for passamger and
freight trains, ;M. Liverevsky, minis
ter of ways WkI communications, hav
ing ' reported anarchical conditions on
the railroads. The report showed that
stations and freight trains had been
looted and passengers robbed.
Jesus Martinez, Mexican vice-consul
In New York, was indicted, charg
;1 with falling o report fo the draft
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E. P. Ripley, Santa Fe
Head, Begins His
v 73rd Year Today
Edward Peyson Ripley, president
of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railway system, and undisputed ruler
over "more than 10,000 miles of steel,
was born in Dorchester, Mass., Oct.
30, 1845, and will begin his seventy
third year ,tOday, Mr. Ripley is of
the opinion that sooner or later the
government will take over all the
railroads in the United States, "be
cause,", he says, '"the legislatures
hamper the railroads 'and cut their
profits, and labor unions take what
i.-j' left." At the same time he be
lieve that government ownership will
fail. He has declared that ' most of
the government owned public utilities
are failures, and has pointed out the
Fanaml Canal as an example. This,
he declares, could have been built by
private enterprise at much less cost.
However, it should be remembered
that Mr. Ripley is more or less of a
pessimist. Despite this he is one of
the most efficient railroaders . that
America- has ever - produced. Mr.
Ripley began his railway service as a
clerk in the Pennsylvania railway of
fices in Boston forty-eight years ago.
Four years later he was made New
England agent of the C. B. & Q., and
later became' the, general eastern
agent, and finally the general man"
age,r of that railway. He left the
service of the Burlington in 1880 to
become third vice president of the
Chicago, Milwaukee &" St. Paul, and
on the first day of 1896 he occupied
the president's chair of the Santa Fe.
In that capacity he has made a repu
tation as one of. America's ablest
railway executives. He has helped
to make the Santa Fe a great system,
but declares that there is still much
to be done , in America in the way
of railroad development.
Japan's preparation for improving
her railway systems were discussed
at Washington between the visiting
Japanese - Railway Commission . and
Secretary Redfleld and Daniel Wll
lard! chairman of the Council of Na
tional Defense Transportation . Com
mittee. Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word'
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SMELTER'S CASEi
' Paul Smelter of Harral avenue, arJ;
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for '
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warrant by Charles H. Lane, Depart-j
ment of Justice agent. - was carged ;
with breach of the' peace in the city I'
court today, the case continued until ,
Smelter will probably be Interned as'
an alien enemy without perinrfc'' i
SPANISH CABINET
REMAINS UNFORMED
Madrid, Oct. , XI. Joaquin . Banches
Toca, former president of the aeaate,
aibandoned last night his attempt to i
form a new Spanish cabinet. He was
charged with the task early la the
day by. King Alfonso.
BROCK WICKY tTOEa, .
John Brocbwiekv of 111 Wll'
street was fined $10 in the city court
today for breaking several windows -and
doors last night at the raflro4
restaurant. He was displeased with
a meal served to him.
THE WEATHER
Now Haven, Oct. " 51 -For
Bridgeport and vicinity: Fair
tonight and Thursday. " v .
Connecticut: Fair tonight. Con
tinued cold tonight and Tbnra
day; fresh northwest winds. -
Pleasant weather prevails gear,
orally this morning in all districts
east of the Rocky mcnntalns. The
pressure is high over the soubera
districts and low along the north
ern border east of MlnnesoW
There has been, a decldett fall la
'temperature in the- eastern dis
tricts during the last 244 hoars.
It was four degrees colder last .
might in Atlanta than in Bridge
port Frosts were reported as far
south as Florida. ; .
Conditions favor, for thfc vicin
ity generally . fair ..wofrfher aadt
not much change in teimperatura,
. ADVERTISE IN THR l'AEKZ3
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