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VOL. 55 NO 236 EST.
Wilson's Condition Is
"Ler2 Favorable" Say
His Physicians All
Official Business to Be
Kept from Patient
Tumulty to Act.
Washington, Oct. President
TVilson said to bo "a very sick man"
y bis physician, Dr. Cary T. Gray
son, today entered on a period of ab
solute rest which it is said will be
necessary for some time fox bis re
covery from the attack of nervous
exhaustion which a week ago inter
rupted his speaking tour.
This course of treatment was an
nounced last night by X)r Gray eon
after consultation with Br. F. X. Der
cum, a Philadelphia neurologist, and
two Washington physicians. In his
bulletin Dr. Grayson reiterated his
statement earlier in the day that the
President's condition was "less fa
vorable. Although no official statement was
made by Dr. Cary T. Grayson, it was
understood at the White House that
there was little if any change in
President Wilson's condition early
this morning-.
Orders of the physicians that the
President be kept absolutely quiet
will be strictly enforced. Secretary
Tumulty said today. No official bus
iness will be brought to the executives
attention, no master how pressing,
Mr. Tumulty said, and no one ex
cept members of the Immediate fam
ily will be permitted to see him.
The president was Informed late
yesterday of the defeat in the Senate
of the Fall amendments to the peaoo
treaty and of the ratification of the
treaty by the French Chamber of
deputies and this news appaiently
cheered him considerably, Mr. Tu
multy said
It was announced officially that the
turn in the president's condition would;
not interfere with the industrial con
ference next week. If the president js
ot able on Monday to address a, com
munication to the conference. Secre
tary Tumulty will notify them of the
president's desires regarding the se
lection of & permanent presiding offi
cer. (Continued on Page Ten.)
FIGHT FOB
SPEECH Mil
strikers in Pittsburgh Say
Eights cf Men Are
Abused.
WttsTmrgli, Oct 3 The fight of
smlon leaders for the "right of free
speech end free assemblage" In Al
legheny county, continues to be the
most Interesting feature of the steel
workers' strike In the Pittsburgh dis
trict. According to strike leaders,
county officials and authorities of mu
ni olpalftiee are avoiding responsibil
ity for prohibiting mass meetings and,
as a. result, they say, the workers'
lawful right to assemble and hear
Speeches Is being abused.
The union workers declare that
Sheriff Wm. S. Haddock recently
granted them permission to hold in
Soor meetings In McKeespor-. while
afficials of that 4!y say sucb. sessions
cannot be conducted. On the oth-ar
(Land, they say it Is the sheriff's ord-rs
hat strikers most not assemble in
tHassport, while locals of Glassport
bare notified union leaders that
(neetings may be held there.
Strike leaders announced today that
they had sent evidence concerning
ihe conflict of authority on the hold
ing of meetings to William Z. Foster,
pecretary of the strikers national
fommlttee, who is In "Washington. He
prill foring the matter to the attention
f the Senate committee investigating
Jie strike.
There were no new developments in
e strike situation here today. Union
eaders-a.nd representatives of the em-
loyers made their usual conflicting
.tements, the former claiming that
he strike was spreading while the
tter aaiid1 additional men had re-
turned-to their places) In th mills.
FREE
mblaoe
th
1790
Entered an second class matter
at Bridgeport, Conn., under
French Opposition Expec,
ed 100 Votes, Got
Only 53.
ONLY ONE RADICAL
SOCIALIST AGAINST
Many Deputies Dodged the
Vote By Remaining
Away.
Paris, Oct. 8 Opponents of the
ratification of the treaty of peace
with Germany, who have boasted
openly in the Chamber of, Deputies
for weeka past that they were able
to line up 100 votes against the pact,
showed keen disappointment when a
total of 53 against the treaty was pro
claimed yesterday afternoon. Pre
eminent in the ranks of the minority
were Marcel Cachin, Jean Longuet,
Alier Brlzon, M. Mayeras and M.
Raffln-Dugens, extremist socialists,
and M. Sembat, who heretofore was
regarded as a moderate. Several
deputies who were considered as be
ing certain to be against the treaty
faltered at the last moment and de
clined to assume the responsibility
on the eve of the coming elections,
among them being Jean Ron and M.
Renaudel, two of the irreconcilable
adversaries to the treaty during the
discussions which have taken place in
the chamber.
Deflections in the socialist party
alone amounted to 33, Including Al
bert Thomas, the labor leader. Seven
deputies were recorded as being "ab
sent on leave," and M. Pranklin
BouiMon failed to make good his
twice repeated assertion that "he and
his friends would vote against the
treaty." He alone of the radical so
cialists opposed it, while 18 abstain
ed fromvoting and the remainder vot
ed for the pact. Aristide Brand,
Rene Viviani, Louis Barthou and
Pau 1 Pai nle ve, f o rm er prem iers,
voted in favor of ratification.
all
iUITS
FOR $15,000 AS
ILT OF FALL
Husband and Wife Want
Redress From Land
lord. As a.- result of a fall of Grace M.
Faye from the porch of premises at
711 Lafayette street, two suit3 for
damages aggregating ?15,000, have
been started against Abraham Shelin
sky, the landlord. One action is
brought by Mrs. Faye and calls for
$10,000 damages. Her husband, O.
F. Faye, brings the other suit in
which $5,000 damages are claimed.
He says his wife was so badly In
jured by the fall that he was depriv
ed of the benefit of her household
services.
The allegations are that on April 16
last, the day of the accident, Mrs.
Faye was standing near the railing of
the porch when the barrier broke ana
she felt to the ground. Her left foot
was so severely injured by the fall
that she may be crippled, she says.
It Is claimed that the porch was in a
dangerous condition before the acci
dent and that the landlord's attention
had been called to the fact. Both
suits are returnable to the October
term of court.
Treaty Are
Chagrined
at the post office
the act of 1879
JUDGE GAR Y INSIS
RIGHT
More Than 75 Are Under
Arrest Negro
Released.
GENERAL WOOD TO
LEAVE FOR CHICAGO
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 3. Governor Mc
Kelvle, assisted by state agents, today
continued his Investigation into -he:
cause of the riots last Sunday which
resulted in the lynching of a ne'r:, a
attack by the mob on the mayor of
Omaha, the killing of two white men
and the burning of the county court
house.
More than 75 men and iboys are un
der arrest, charged with partijU-atindr-in
the riots and the police say mai,y
others will be taken into custodv.
Maor General Leonard Wood, who
is in personal command since Mon
day of the federal troops sent here to
preserve order, planned to leave for
Chicago tonight. He said conditions
were such that the troops now on
duty would be gradually relieved, al
though forces stationed at Forts
Omaha and Crook would be strength
ened and trained for riot duty.
The negro suspect ' arrested after
the attack on a white woman Wed
nesday on the border of the Black
belt, was released by order of the
military forces.
150 RIFLE
DCTAECM EDftfi
ni. EfiftE..? muni
RK. NEGROE
Troops Also Gather in 285
Prisoners Troops
Shoot Two.
Helena, Ark., Oct. 3 Federal
troops from Camp Pike and local
posse men and state officers on riot
duty a.t Elaine ,a small town near
here where race disturbances have
occurred intermittently since Tuesday,
resulting dn 16 known deaths, today
prepared to resume a search for arms
and ammunition secreted by negroes
in that locality.
Helena, Ark., Oct. 3 With military
control established at Elaine, 18 miles
south of this city, center of the negro
disorders which for 48 houi - have,
thrown Helena and Ph'illips ounty
into turmoil, the task, of pacification
was well under way today.
Two negroes who failed to obey a
command of a military patrol early
today were shot and killed by the
soldiers near Elaine, and another
was wounded. A fourth member of
the party was arrested. Otherwise
comparative quiet prevailed in the
county districts.
The white casualties as a result of
the clashes which occurred at inter
vals since the first outbreak Tuesday
night stood today at five dead and
five wounded. Excepting Ira Proctor,
deputy sheriff, seriously wounded
The race trouble, late reports indi
cated, was fomented by agitators who
bad aroused the negroes to partici
pate in an organized uprising.
The authorities sent parties of men
through the negro quarter searching
houses and outbuildings when gun
caches were suspected. An announce
ment made at military headquarters
in Elaine said tha tabout 150 rifles
had been taken from negroes who had
been arrested or at the home of neg
roes searched by troops.
Wholesale arrests of negroes have
been made, according to officials Tvho
announced today that 185 prisoners
had 'been taken up to date. Of that
number 225 were under guard iby fed
eral troops at Elaine, and 60 had been
brought here.
The feeling, prevailed among .offi
cials here today that the worst of rhe
f trouble wa over.
Governor Is
Probing The
Omaha Hot
AND EVENING FARMER
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1919
TO
UNION LABO
SAYS STRIKERS
COMPOSE 3 CLASSES
Tells the Senate Committee
Only Fifteen Per Cent.
Favor Strike.
The twelfth day of the steel strike
opened today with virtually no change
in the situation at the steel
producing districts. Both employers
and strikers were apparently holding
firm, pending the result of the in
vestigation being conducted by the
Senate Labor Committee in Wash
ington. Employers in the Chicago and
Toungstown districts reported more
men returning to work, but strike
leaders disputed these claims and in
sisted that the strikers were remain
ing loyal. The only change in the
situation at Bethlehem was, the an
nouncement, by steel union officials
that bricklayers and plasterers had
walked out in sympathy with the
steel workers.
From the Pittsburgh district, came
reports of plans of employers to at
tempt to open shops, now closed down
beginning Monday, in an effort to
cause a break in the strikers' ranks.
The chief interest there was the
union leaders' battle to obtain what
they termed "the right of free speech
and free" assemblage' Conflict of
authority between county and muni
cipal authorities they said, has pre
vented them from holding meetings
of strikers In various localities.
At Washington the Senate Commit
tee was hearing the testimony of
(Union leaders. Michael F. Tighe, presi-
den of the Iron, Steel and Tin Work
ers union, testified that the unions
were fighting for the "union shop" not
the "closed shop as alleged by Mr.
Gary. He denied that the effect was
the same in each case. William Z. Fos
ter, secretary of the Strikers National
Committee, was expected to be the next
witness. Senators were prepared to
question him on radical views ex
pressed in a book called "Syndical
ism," which he published several years
ago.
Senator McKellar, Democrat, Ten
nessee, asked Judge Gary at the
hearing today if the corporation be
fore the war, had imported foreign
ers under contract. Mr. Gary said It
had not, but that before the contract
labor law became effective it was
possible, but not probable, that for
eigners had been Imported.
Game Finished Ten Min
utes Before Other
Services.
"Better and faster than any service
in this city.' This was the verdict of
baseball fans who followed the second
big world series game play by play
as it was given on the Standard Play
ers at The Times building yesterday
afternoon.
Despite a cold rain that at times
assumed the proportions of a down
pour, the enthusiastic followers of the
contest between the White Sox and
Reds for the world's championship
held fast while The Times gave them
a detailed performance of the game
as it was being played at Redland j
field. Every move the ball made on j
'me iiiuiiiiiitLi u-ifcLiiiunu was snuwii
on The Times player and the last man
was out ten minutes ahead of the
same play anywhere else. The Times
service was further elaborated by
ti mely anno u n c em en ts of the sensa
rlons of the game.
The supejrior sporting service of
this paper is recognized by those in
terested in all realms as evidenced by
the crowds who followed the game on
The Times board and further by the
constant telephone demands for news
of the game's progress. The sendee
will be continued for the series.
FAILS TO FORM CABINET.
Belgrade, Oct. 3 Stoyan Protitch.
premier of Jugoslavia, has failed. in
his effort to form a new cabinet to
take the place of the one which- re
signed a short time ago.
REGARDLESS GF
DOWNPOUR FANS
WATCH BOARD
ts on . MAMf nc on. ms:D kmc
NON-
IN MILLS
Must Not Provoke
ians To Point of
Wax.
Ital-
Paris, Oct. 3 Complying with sug
gestions made by various members of
the supreme council, the Jugo-Slav
government, it 5s learned, has given
special instructions to all Jugo-Slav
officers to avoid clashes with the
Italians. This precaution was advis
ed because there appears to be gen
eral belief among the peace confer
ence delegates that certain elements
among the Italians are seeking trou
ble with theJugo-Slavs as an excuse
for the seizure of additional territory
along the Dalmatian coast.
WANTS
IAN0 GIVEN
HO If m UED
Nbrwalk Woman Asks
Court To Reopen
Judgment.
Stating that she had paid $247 on
the purchase price of a piano and the
M. Sonnenberg Piano Co. of this city
hadfe. promised to give her a chance
10 redeeni the Instrument, Mrs. Wm.
H. Tristman of Norwalk, appeared
in the Common Pleas Court today to
ask that a judgment which the com
pany obtained agaiinst her be reopen
ed.
She said the company sent a truck
to her home and had the piano re
moved in November, 1918, but after a
talk with the manager of the store
in this city, she was assured she
would have a chance to recover the
piano. She declared she did not
know of the court proceedings in
which tha company obtained judg
ment against her until the hearing
was finished. The company claims
Mr. Tristman was warned several
times that she was behind in the pay
ments and that she must make a set
tlement or give up the piano. Judge
Walsh reserved decision in the ca3e,
OF $19,000 FOR
iL INJURY
Connecticut Company Being
Sued By Executors
of- Estate.
To recover damages for the death
of Anne McMenamey, who was struck
and fatally injured by a trolley car
March 1 last, suit was started against
the Connecticut Co. in the Superior
court today for $10,000. 'The action
was brought by John Coyne and John
J. Curran, executors on the woman's
estate.
It is alleged thhat the woman was
trying to cross Pequonnock street at
the corner of Vine street when she
sv-as struck. The complaint states that
there Is a down grade on Pequonnock
street at this point and that the car
was being operated at reckless speed.
It was found ithat the skull of the
deceased was fractured and she died'
in St. Vincent's hospital shortly after
the accident.
WELI KXOW.V LAW1EK DIES
Middletown, Conn., Oct. 3. William
J. DeMauriac, well known "as; a law
yer in this city for the past 25 years,
died at his home toda.y He was 72
years old.
Jugo-Slavs
Ordered To
Be Cautious
MONEY
Subscription rates by mall: Dally KM per year. One
month. Dally 60 cants. 179 Fairfield Ave.. Bridgeport
Kirk Out
For Party
Harmony
In Interview States He Is
For Solid Democratic
Party.
HIS FOLLOWING
IS VERY LARGE
Declaration Shows He Will
Not Back Vin
cent. The Democratic city convention
has been set for tomorrow evening
and will be held in. Masonic hall. At
this time decision will be made as
the nominee for mayor and other
places on the city and town ticket for
the election of November 4.
It was impossible today to get from
reliable sources a forecast of the con
vention's probable action or the name
of the most likely man to be nomi
nated. All efforts were bent on unit
ing the various factions within the
party and some of the leaders in
cluding Town Chairman Hugh J. La
very declared that progress was be
ing made.
One of the most significant develop
ments of the day was the declaration
of William P. Kirk, who is said to
have been a Vincent backer, that he
was for party harmony and solidity.
"You can say that T am for a har
monious and solid Democratic party.
I am not a candidate and would not
accept any compromise nomination.
Two years ago I said that I was out
of the race and I meant it. If the
election could- be assured and the
nomination was tendered to me on
a silver platter, I would decline It."
The positive declaration of Kirk
that he is working for the whole
party disposes of any idea that he wfll
back Vincent when the convention
meets tomorrow night. .Kirk has a
big party following and his stand is
practically the indicator of what stand
a number of delegates will, take.
CORONER FINDS
BARTER DEATH
WASMCIDENT
Says Shop Employes Cross
Tracks Despite
Warnings.
That crews of freight trains have
been unable to stop employes of the
Columbia Graphophone Co. from
boarding cars which are being switch
ed near the plant. Is the statement
of Coroner Phelan today in his find
ing in the case of Harry Barter, the
16 year old boy who was killed by a
train near the plant September 29.
The coroner states, that the shop
employes persist in crossing between
the cars despite warnings and despite
the fact that no switching has been
done, during the noon 'lunch hour.
Barter jumped on the platform of a
slowly moving freight car and fell
under the wheels. He .was so badly
crushed that he died shortly after
ward. Coroner Phelan finds that the
boy's death was due to accidental
causes.
PRESIDENT SFCALXitTM.
Northampton, Mass., Oct. 3. Alex
ander MeCallum of this city, presi
dent of the MeCallum Hosiery Co.,
which has mills here and in Provi
dence and Philadelphia, died today
at a hotel In Albany, N. Y. He was
taken ill there three weeks ago while
on his way home from the Adiron
dack. . -
Sun Tiem .'. . ...... 6:50 a. in. ;
Sun set ....... n:34 p."m.
Jllfrh wntor. .4 .... :! p. m.
Moon sets ... 12:20 a. in.
liow water '12:03 a. in. :
PRICE TWO CENTS
Brilliant Ceremony on
the Steps of Historic
City Hall Populace
Gives Mighty Cheert '
As King's Auto An-'Nr
pears Monarch
Is
Touched.
Xew York, Oct. 3 The name of
King Albert of the Belgians was add
ed today to the long roll of famous
men who have been made honorary
citizens of the city of Xew York. The
ceremony on the steps of the historic
city hall and the brilliant scenes
which preceded it were a practical du
plication of the picture that was pre
sented only a few weeks ago when
America's own great soldier, Oenera!
Pershing, was similarly honored by
the nation's metropolis.
From the moment when the king
and his consort. Queen Elizabeth,
landed at the Battery, until his arrival
at the City Hall he was the. center of
an ovation which rivalled the welcome
given to the victorious American com
mander in chief. In one case New
York was welcoming her very own,
and in the other case the great city
was endeavoring to express its ad
miration for a king who had proved
himself more than a king a soldier
and a man.
The lowering clouds which had
thrown a dark pall over the city
since early morning were pierced by
the rays of the sun shortly before the
royal party left their hotel to take a
half hours cruise in the bay before
landing at the Battery. Whe- the
cortege began its procession upi
Broadway the clouds had vanished
and brilliant sunshine. streamed from
an unbroken blue sky.
In the City Hall plaza the crowd,
was so dense that the large force of
police and soldiers had "ifflculty in -keeping
the roadway clear for ths
royal procession. As the king's auto
mobile swept up to the City Hall steps
a m'ighty volume of cheering arose
pierced by the shrill screams of fac
tory whistles and motor horns. i
TO MAINTAIN
GARRISONS AT
TWO PORTS ONLY b
War Dept; Announces That
Brest and Paris Are
Selected.
Washington, Oct. 3 Brest, antf
Paris will be' the only sectors "in.
which active American garrisons ;.will
be maintained after October 10, the
War Department announced today.
Small detachments ' of railway and
signal corps troops will be busy for
some time in outlying districts and
a contingent of about 55 officers and '
men will remain in England,' attend
ing to liquidation matters.
Commissioned personnel servlnff
with the American forces in Ger
many will be limited to 400 men here
after, the shortage of officers neces
sitating this reduction. - ' ;
CONCILIATORS
HANDLE PHONE
DIFFICULTIES
Conciliators L. K. Thomas and ChaL ;
J. Fury of the Department of Labor
who were in this city a short, time
ago adjusting differences between the
management of several local factories
and their employes are today "in
Stamford attempting to adjust the
differences between the Telephone
company and the operators who wert
on strike yesterday following the dis
missal of several girls whom the
strikers claim were discharged for
their activity. in forming a union. '
Yesterday afternoon the company
brought a number of operators to
Stamford In automobiles from Bridge
port and other exchanges io take the '
places of the strikers.
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