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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02

place of this meeting has not yet been decided. The members of the execu- tive board consist of the following cf- flcers of the union. President Wilfred Hawkesworth, Winsted; first vice president Walter Brammer, Thomas ton; second vice-president, Walter Didsbury. Bridgeport; and treasurer. George w. Crossley. Winsted.
 About 35 men in Bridgeport and sew verdi hundred in the state will be effected by the change. Members of the union are rather loath to discuss the matter. Letters have been ad- dressed to each member of the branches of the union in the towns mentioned.
 The local branch of the union has had an agreement with the Challenge and hours of labor, made four years ago, and which expired on July I, 1911- At that time the management of the concern made a proposition for rejected by the members and an arr rangement was made whereby the old agreement was to continue until Jan l. This agreement has since
 Some time ago an attempt was made to bring the other departme ments of the Challenge Cutlery Corporation was never carried out and the Grind CTS and F,inishers' union Is the only organized branch in the industry During the early winter months when the concerns mentioned above were pushed to get out their Christmas or ders. the members Of the union cheer fully suspended theiF rule and worked iovertime to get out the orders. a; AR-Fhe grinders and, finigherss labor is all piece work, under the new arr ran ngennent Of work which has been offered, the members of the union will be able to earn more wages unless the wage scale is to be cut. The tend- ency of all organized labor is toward Q. shorter work day so this matter and sIdered at the meeting of the execu- tive board. At present the officers of the union refuse to make any statement.
 When asked why his company had sent out the letters Clemens Kloef- korn, treasurer of the Challenge Cut Iery Corporation said it was a small matter which neither he nor any oth- CT officer of the company cared to dtscuss.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
Especial from United press.,

New York, Jan. 2-Scenes that may rival and even surpass the noted strike of the shirtwaist workers, when thousands of young women and girls faced hunger and death rather than submit to the frightful conditions un- der which they were forced to worK are expected in the strike of 10000 women and girls in the hand and steam laundries of New York
 Between 13, 900 and 15,000 workers will go out. tonight. Eighty percent of the hand steam laundries of New York already have been closed by the strikers and there is a Likelihood that every such laundry in New York will be closed before tomorrow night.
 Probably more than 1000. 900 persons in New York will be affected by the strike. failing to obtain personal and flat laundry. Conditions under which laundry workers are emPloyed are said by the workers themselves to have been in some respects worse even than those described by Upton Sin. clair in his terrible exposure of the stockyards in Chicago.
 The workers demand a. ten hour day with an average wage increase of IS percent. The Ns-omen workers demand
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
IODINE NAMES
 HIS FOREMEN
New Superintendent of Streets Picks DimOnd, Hackett
 and GrOSShamS

Superintendent of Streets Albert J Bodine, announced his street foremen today These positions pay SIS per week, and there were dozens seeking them. The appointments are:
 A. J. Dimond. employed with the Singer Mfg. Co., and living at 65 Beach street; to succeed J. H. Cassidy as foreman for East Bridgeport.
 Joseph Hackett, employed with N. Buckingham & Co, furniture dealers, and living in Shelton street, foreman for the center of the city, succeeding A. A. Tibbals.
 George Groa3hans, employed with the Singer Mfg Co. and living at 96 French street, to succeed John Clan
 The three men will take hold of the city work Thursday. Tomorrow Is the pay day, and the present foremen win receive their last checks from the city auditor for the week ending tomot . row.
 The places of street foremen are re- garded as annual appointments. All other places under the street depart ment are regarded as merely places for which the men may be hired or discharged. at will. This is true of the tenders of the various drawbridges- so, who considered that through them the administration should recognize the Italian Republican vote, got a bad jolt late yesterday.
 They expected employment in the public works or street department, and the least they anticipated was a street sforemanship. Late yesterday they were told that they could have a drawbridge apiece. These are worth about SIP per week. They didn't re- gard the places as commensurate with the debt the administration owed them. and refused to accept. They are still waiting for something bet
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
STRIKE OF 2O,O(OO WOMEN
 AND GIRLS IN NEW YORK
Workers Demand 10 Hour Day, With Wage Increase of IS Per
 Gent and Better Sanitary Conditions
Two Million People in Gotham Will be Affected by Action of
 Laundry Workers

sanitary conditions. protected dress ing rooms, in which they may change their garments without being seen by all the male employees, as Ut present. toilet rooms, protected machinery and strict observance of the state child labor law which they claim is now being flagrantly violated.
 That the strike will be a protracte5 one is conceded by both sides The laundrymen, it is declared, have i'm mense financial backing from the western fnaneiers who were about to merge the larger New York laundries into laundry trust"
 The. unionists admit their strike fund is small buH they point to the heroic attitude of the poverty-strick- en shirtwaist makers and their long fight. and declare they can hold out just as long.
 There was little need for the pres ence of pickets for it is admitted there are no laundry strikebreaksrs in New York tosf1I the positions made vacant by strikers. Every expert hand already was at work and nearly all have joined the strike. The sta tionary engineers employed in 80 per cent. of the laundries, though not af= hliated with the laundry workers. have gone out, forcing the laundries to shut down.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
Commissioner Waldo Makes Bitter Reply
 To Accusing Judge
Special from United Press1

New York, Jan. 2-Poice Commis- sioner Rhinelander Waldo. the work ing millionaire, who reigns over New Yorks police department, declined to become involved in a controversy with Magistrate Joseph E. CorRgan, who, renewing his attack, declared the city was swept by crime and that the police department was inefficient.
 But what Waldo did say, in declin- ing to scrap with Corrigan, was tGtter:
 Why" he wanted to know. should I bandy words with a man of Corri- gan's character? It is admitted he should have intimate and personal knowledge of tenderloln conditions.
 His residence, until recently, was the home of the keeper of the Hay rnar--st, a tenderloin resort. His pal, Boston Charley. the optum seller and Chinatown ex-dive keeper, was sent to prison a few weeks ago, car rying with him Corrigan's pistol per- nit
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
Dayton Police
 Tel! Why They
 Gave Up Fuller

Detective Captain George Arnold. this morning received a letter from explaining why they were obliged to release J. M. Fuller, who is wanted in this city on the charge of having defaulted with $50 belonging to the local agency of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co, for which Fuller work ed here for a time.
 On complaint of the local depart ment, Fuller was arrested in Dayton after being traced to that city through his trunk checks He was held for a few days but obtained a lawyer and secured his release through a writ of habeaS corpus.
 The Dayton police say that they could not hold a fugitive writ'' against Fuller because of lack of evil dence and so were reluctantly obliged to part with him when. Tuller's attor- ney stepped into the case
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
ILL IMPERIAL TROOPS
 DESERT AT THE CAPITAL
oIdierS, With Foreign Line Officers and SpIend. diy Equip
 ped, Join the Rebels Today Announcement Made That Forces
 Will Begin Ma. oh Toward
 Pekin, Tomorrow
Especial from United Press.) )

Especial from United Press-) TIen Tsin. China, Jan. 2-The train sf powder lighted several months ago. " pr. Sun Yat Sen and his associates . the Southern part of the empire bread to the northern part for the f=t time, today, blazing into fury at Chow. where all of the imperial
 9s under the leadership of Wang
 Tze. a deputy of Premier Yuan h. Kai, tore down the dragon crest
 lag and hoisted the white banner
 ne revolution.
 4aouncemeat was made, immedi-
 that a movement against Pekin
 d begin at daybreak, tomorrow.
 troops are offfcered by foreign ss who have seen service in many 5nfiicts and are splendidly equipped The start of their expedition to Pe- in will in all probability. be the sig al for wholesa1 Assertions in other f the northern provinces .Lan Chow is a city of 100000 and Is Inc capital of Rang Su. which has always been noted for it's loyalty to Ei1e Manchu dynasty.
 Reports from Shen Si and Shan St to the east of Rang Su, tell of dissatisfaction among the InI- periaI soldiers and 1t is likely that Wang Wei Tze's command will be greatly augmented on his way to Pe- kin
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
Wilson Pleased
 With Handling
 Of Sinking Fund

Mayor Wilson congratulated the Sinking Fund Commissioners today when they were able to deliver enough cash to redeem promptly upon it's rs- suapce a three year serial note for $17. 600 for permanent paving funds. one quarter per cent. The Sinking Fund Commission had enough on de- posit drawing interest at per cent. deposits. to take up the note promptly on it's issuance, the transaction result ing in effect in the transfer of the city's money from one account to the other.
 The Mayor said the commissioners had conducted the sinking fund busi- ness so wisely that they had secured a considerable amount of reserve cash.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
WITNESSES WENT TO RAILROAD STATION
 INSTEAD OF COURT

Because they confused the railroad station with the police station and went to the former place instead Of appearing as witnesses in the city court, yesterday morning. Mary Vein ick Annie Weinick. Winct Weiaiek and John Koch were arrested on cA- pias writs and summoned Into court this morning.
 the wrong trolley car bye mistake. Their excuse was accepted and the charge against them nolled
 The cases Of David Fehrer and Joe .Tomka, in which they were witnesses were then called and the accused were fined $25 and costs each for breaking windows and raising a general rough house. in MT Weinick's restaurant on Sunday night
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
Quake Shock Al
 Madison Today
espreiaI fron UnIted Press.l

Madison. wis. Jan. 2.-Erie R. Miller. local forecaster Of the weather |feft, today, at the university While There is no seismograph here, Miller |fs confident that the shock was due 'tc a quake Several other people in 'thA city felt the shock. The first
 shock was felt at 10:25 and lasted for |2 minutes.
 Milwaukee, Jan. 2.-Thes seis9no O. |zfaph at Marquette University regis .tered a sharp disturbance of the |earth's surface shortly before 1O:3o |a- FIn-, today
 New York, Jan 2-The seismo- graph at Brooklyn College recorded blight disturbance, this morning. shortly after 10 o'clock. The shock was of no great magnitude.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
Swore, Not Wisely, But Too Fluently, and So
 Gets a Long Sentence

James O'DonneIl. a professional va grant with a long record in police court under various aliases, was sent to jail this morning for a term of 90 days by Judge Foster, for drunken ness and using abusive language. O'Donnell was arrested yesterday by Officers GIennon and Cody and told his captors what he thought of them. He did not mince matters and dis played an intimate knowledge of the choicest explosives in the English lan- guage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
FRANCE RESENTS
 IRRIGATION OF
 RUSSIAN TREATY
Especial from United Press )

Paris, Jan. 2.--I4a Intransigeant, in ed statement. tonight declared ths absence of French Ambassador Jus serand from Washington is some thing in the nature of an official re- bulke from France for President Taft because of his attitude toward Russia in the abrogation of the treaty of 1892. France and Russia are closely allied by treaty and 1t Is said the French government resentS America s action.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
MuIti-MiIIiOnaire CIubman Sued By
 Prominent Widow

New York. Jan. 2.-Chester w. Chapip. multi-millionaire and dis tinguished clubman. today. was Serv- ed with d summons to appear in a suit brought against him by Mrs. Janet Fl Philips, a widow, who lives in a fashionable uptown apartment house.
 The nature of the suit was my stery, Chapin said, but attorneys for Mrs. Philips intimated it was for breach of promise, though refusing all details.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
U. s. WARSHIP
 ON TO ECUADOR
Especial from United Press. )

Washington, Jan. 2.-The Navy De- town to sail at once from Panama City to Ecuador to protect American interests which may he threatened by
 Gables to the department, today. indicate that the situation in Ecua dor is critical. Railroad bridges are be- ing burned by the revolutionists The government is concentrating troops at Rio Bannba and serious fighting is ex- pected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
BURNING BED IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
 AN ALARM OF FIRE

An alarm of fire from Box I71 at Park and Johnson street called the department. this morning. to the home of Mrs. Catherine Carroll at 3s2 Park avenue, where a feather bed had cuaght ablaze in some unknown man. ner.
 The burning bed was thrown out the window and the blaze extinguisl- ed. There was no other damage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
Barge Captain Drops
 Pump Upon His Ankle

William Rehor, aged fl. who is mar ried and has three children. had a painfully confused and sprained lief, ankle dressed at the Emergency hos pital this morning.
 Rehor, who is captain of canal boat plying in the Sound service. drop- ped d heavy pump yesterday upon his ankle. which was just knitting from a recent break. The surgeons told him he was mighty lucky that it wash [ broken again.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
.Diphtheria Causes
 Students Suicide
Especial from United Press.)

New York, Jan. 2.-Because he 2eared he would not recover from an attack of diphtherfa or that he would fail to secure his diploma, if he did not get well, Bernett Waller, IT, a AopI1 omore of the city college, today shot himself through the right tenn aole and died before a physician could be summoned
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
LOST s3o GOOD CASH

complained to the police today that somebody spoiled the New Year foI him by stealing $50 from his clothes while he was sleeping. The authorf- ties are Investigating.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
BRIBERY CASE AGAINST EX-CTTY CHAMBERLAIN
 GOES OFF CALENDAR.
Especial from united F

--- T New York Jan. 2-When the trial of Charles IT. Hyde, former city cham soerlaiu, charged with accepting bribea Afor depositing city money in favored
 banks was called, today, before Justice
 F. NJ. Davis, it developed that Justice
 Stapleton, of Brooklyn yesterday
 snjoined District Attorney Whitman n Rrom proceeding with the case until Justice Lehman had handed down his decision upon Hyde's application for change of venue. The case there fore, went off the calendar
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
DowAGER EMPRESS AND
 BOY EMPEROR IN PLIGHT
 FOR RUSSIAN PROTECTION

St Petersburg. Jan. 2--The dowager Empress and the year old Emperor of China are fleeing towards Zhikhe. on the MongoIians frontier, according 10 despatches from Pekin. today. Both are I'm disguise. It is believed here that they intend to place themselves under Rdssian protection.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
HUSBAND IN ANGER
 THROWS KNIFE STRIKING
 WIFE IN THE ABDOMEN.
(epecial from united Press. )

- -1H1H
 New Canaan. Jan. 2-During a fami- ,fy quarrel, last night. Irving Parken- ton, 30. threw down angrily on the kitchen table a carving knife. The knife slid across the table and struck point first, in his wife's abdomen Mrs ParkentOn was removed today in serious condition, to Stamford hos pital She refused to cause her Husbands arrest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
CUTLERY MANUFACTURERS TO INSTALL "OPEN SHOP"
 AND LONGER WORK DAY
Local Concern Notifies Union Men It Will Longer Recognize the Union But Will Treat With Men
 Individually

Affiliated With Organized Labor that Hereafter the Work Day Will Be Ten Hours Instead of Nine Similar Action Taken By Like Concerns Ia Other Parts of Connecticut = Neither Officers of Union Nor Officials of Company Will Discuss Case
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02

Constantinople-Tu govern ment is being run without a Cabinet, the Grand Vizier having, as vet, been unable to select ministers to succeed those who resigned, recently.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02

London f'Seagumite,' prepared from seaweed and said to have high electrical resistance, is being used as a substitute for vulcanite.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02

Even the aviator may have some dinfculty in keeping up appearances
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
THE FARMER

can be ObtaincI by NEWS BOYS. DEALERS AND OTHERS. after 6 Stand. 140 FAIII FIELD AVENUE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-23
He Picked Her Up.

In her deirIum she has been able to
moan only: Don't let that negro
throw me out OF the window. Don't
let him throw me out"
Had It not been for the fire Mrs.
Thompson might have lain for hours
undiscovered In the rear OF the tea
shop, which is favorite meeting
place for the fashionable women OF
this town. The fire was giving out
much smoke when one OF the french
going 10 the rear Of the building,
stumbled over Mrs. Thompson's nm
conscious form.
When she was revived she was too
hyste::cnl and deI!rlous 90 tell what
had happened. She kept shriekins
that she had been thrown out or 4
window by 4 negro. but could tell
nothing else of what had occurred
She appeared TO have n1 bruises or
other marks OF violence aside iroEl Il
Confusion OF the head.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-23

Like a sort OF benevolent Satan, he
laid the ground for his abduction:
You'll leave me. then. to spend three
years without you-out among those
Manila women"
She shook her head in terror at
this vision. 1T would be too horrible
for words to have you marry one OF
those mahogany sirens"
He held out the apple Better come
along, then"
But how can I? We're not mar
He answered airily: "Oh. I'm sure
there's a minister on BOARD"
! But It would be too awful to be
married with all the passengers gawk.
ing. No. l couldn't face 1t. Good
bye, honey"
-: She turned away, but he caught her
arm: Don't you love me?"
ITO distraction. I'll wait for you,
TOO"
Three years is a long wait" j.,
"But I'll wait, II you will"
=. 49, 10 haout,fr, m risl,
60 pna.nsar ~ hesmirch Win any
danger of scandal. He gave up his
- h;a arnns crowded esr into h,s very
so,,I 90 no yowed. Jpn watt Yor vol,
$500 o,d syer and .ver"
uar ar,ns swent around his neck,
ma sbs .:sva "hareelr I'm as an eyiIe
fr,m: h. nnir,ass a prisoner or q far.
~ 1oyo..
.cood.hvs nv husbaod.to.be,
"cond.hva nv wife.that.was.to. have.
hsan.and.willbe-maybe
Goodbye"
"Cood.bye."
Goodbye"
.con6.bva"
.I must 90"
..yes ,ron must- +.
"One last kiss"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-23
HURLs WOMAN FROM WINDOW
Woman Found DeIirious by firemen Ia
Thought to Have Been Az
tackled by Negro.

South Orange, N. Found dellri'
GUS in the rear Of her tea shop. me
Kopper Kettle" in South Orange aV-
enue the other day by firemen. Mrs.
L. Thompson has been unable 10 tell
the police how she got there.
It Is believed that she went to the
tea shop from her home, a few doors
away, TO see that some valuable new
silver she had just received was SAFE
aud that she was attacked by negro.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-23
CHAPTER TX.
All AboaedI

The starting Of the train surprised
Ehe ironical decorators IL the last
stages OF their work. Their sntles
died out In a sudden shame, as II
came over them that the joke had re,
cooled on their own heads. They hae
done Gheir best to carry out the time
henesed rite OF making a newly, uasp'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-23

You can say good bye to constlpa-
ton with clear conscience If you use
Chamberlain's Tablets. Many have
been permanently cured by their use
For sale by all dealers, adv.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-09-13
AMERICAN BEET SUGAR co.
Makes Deserved PROMOTION
Noble Is Appointed General
Manager in the Arkansas Valley
BEET HARVEST BEGINS SEPT. l6
And Factory Campaign Will Likely Commence
on Sept. 26-Prospects Are Excellent
for Very Successful Run

Gratifying his host of Rocky Ford friends made
yesterday it announced that the American Beet
Sugar Co. had appointed Frederick Noble to the position of general
of the companys interests in the Arkansas Valley
resignation of FIR Wietze the affairs of the
valley been looked after by the local factory superntend
only after thorough yout that Superintendent
Noble promoted to this responsible position fact that
the pleasing to his friends it ss Mr. Mobiles
will fill the position with the ability he
displayed head of the Rocky Ford factory assured
he will always be the aable Fred
humblest beet for solution of
trouble.
Manager Noble will have his headquarters in this city,
assistant a. Gerecke who for the past
eighteen has been with the first agrculturst
and later the Lamar factory where he
will continue n charge.
Under the orders of the general harvesting of the
the Rocky Ford district will commence next
Tuesday, Sept and the campaign the big factory will begin
about ten days later.
According to the agricuurs and the them
the outlook favorable that this will be record breaking
the Rocky Ford factory The tonnage said to exceed
bes have been this vicinity the beets
testing high content and weather conditions continue
favorable the 1912 beet will most profitable to the
factory will than guaranteeing long
and successful campaign.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-09-13
Our Festival Beats 'Em All

Amongst the visitors to Rocky Ford on
Watermelon Day was A. P. Handke
representative Of the Rumford Chemical
Co. of Providence. R. l., manufacturers Of
Rumford Baking Powder and other prep
arations. amongst them a product for
clarifying beet juices. that causes him to
make periodical visits to the different beet
sugar factories Of the country.
The visitor was much impressed with
the magnifioence and extent Of our big
festival and enthusiastically declared
that he would use his best efforts to have
his company hereafter make an exhibit of
their products at the Arkansas Valley
Fair. such as thew make at the lnterna-
tional Dry Farm Congress. big land shows
and the like.