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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-06-13
How Things Were Fixed by Gen
tlemen's Agreement" at Atlanta
l(Tho1nas Gamble, Jr., in Savannah
Press.)

Official fear, political cow
ardice, political concession
these were all prominent
characteristics OF the State
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-03
STATE TRADE SCHOOL
 ROSTER OPEN TOMORROW
Applicants For Enrolment ehouId Present Themselves Without Delay New Phases of Work For
 Coming Year

The State Trade School at 222 John street will be open at 7:S0 o'clock un- til 10 tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. for the enroiIrnenf of evening school trade students fn the following trades: Machine shofs practice, toolnaking, die making. car pentry, cabinet making, pattern nair- ing, prin ting, plumbing. drafting Una chine and architecturaD, dressmakiaR and millinery.
 Special courses will be opened in such other trades for which a. special demand may arise. Any person wish ing other than the above mentioned tion for same and it will be taken care of later. The classes this com ing year will be arranged in a. similar way as those of last year
 The total enrolment of last year amounted to something over 75O stu dents The courses were planned so that each student had from two to three evenuings a week of training according to the class which ne was attending During the coming year all classes will be arranged for two evenings week only. The students enrolling in the machine department will attend Monday and Wednesday evening class, Tuesday and Friday. Thursday and Saturday evening That is each class is to be grouped so that each student will attend two evenings a week. In carpentry the cIaas win attend two evenings a week shop work, one evening a week archftsc- tural drawing. Special mathematics will be applied in connection Wtah this and tn epattern making traee- An opportunity will be given for those following the machine and draGtlng trade also during these special svan- ings in mathematics. In the drsmn- making department special couruem will be arranged for lay out pattern designing or costume illustrating. If a sufficient demand for these lines arises a special course will be opened for the dressmaking evening school.
 A Strikingly new feature in counec- tion with the evening instruction dur ing the coming year will be the open ing of the department of steam en- gineering instruction. This will con sist of one to three evenings a week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-03
ARMED FORGE
 GUARDING THE
 R0CKEFELLERS
Oil King, His Son and Grand children in Grave Danger From BIackmailerS Who De- mand an Enormous Price

Tarrytown, Sept. 3-That John D. his son, John D., Jr., and his grand children are really in grave danger and that this fact is the real reason for the presence of an armed force Of regular guards at the Pocantico Hills estate and also of the magnate'S hlr- ing of a force of detectives to pro- tect him. was practically admitted here today.
 Although doing their best to allay an outward feeling of alarm and denying that threats had been made, the persons charged with guarding the property here privately admitted today that an organized attempt to black mail Rockefeller has been made. He has received letters or at least they have reached his secretaries, demand ing that an enormous sum of money be paid for immunity from molesta- ton. It is likely that the post office inspectors may be brought into the case as the sending of threatening let ters through the mails is a federal offenSe.
 While it has been impossible to get complete details of the character of the demands. it was known it was a very 1age sum. The fact that his grandchildren were specifically men tioned has troubled the oil king more than anything else. He has felt that both himself and son were more or less able to care for themselves but the babies are the apples of the old mans eyes. He delights to spend hours with them and he has given specific orders to the guards who watch the house that anyone seen in terfering with the children is to bd dealt with without mercy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-03
PRESIDENT WOOD PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO CHARGE
 OF PLANTING DYNAMITE
One of Biggest WOOen Manufacturers in World Answers to
 indictment in Boston Superior Court Today
President Aeaux of Company That Furnished Supplies For Lawrence Mills During Textile Strike Proves to be Third
 Man indicted and He Also Enters Plea of Not Guilty

with conspiring with the other two defendants and with John J. Breen, to have dynamite planted to injure the cause of the Lawrence strikers. Atteaux was released in $5,000 bail.
 Dennis J. Collins indicted with Wood, on a, similar charge, may not plead until later. He is a Cambridge dog fancier.
 United States District Attorney Asa P. French, today, began a federal probe of the dynamite planting at Lawrence which has already resulted in the suicide of E. W. Pitman, mill man, and mill factory builder and the
 United States District Attorney French. today, made it plain that he will conduct his investigation of aI- leged dynamite planting wholly inde- pendent from that of the county au- thorfties. He will confine himself to the planting of dynamite on freight train from Bellows Falls, Vt, which stopped in Lawrence during last win : ter's great textile strike, on its way to Philadelphia. As soon as federal department of justice secret service agents have discovered enough evil dence, District Attorney French will summon a special federal grand jury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-03
ALL EYES ON
 VERMONT STATE
 ELECTION TODAY

Montpelier. Vt, Sept @Despite in element weather and overcast skies in many sections of the state Vermont voters went to the polls in great mum bers, today, when the polls opened at 6 o'clock. Reports reaching here from every section are to the effect that a record vote may be expected by the heavy early voting. The polls will close at 4 o'clock but a count-giVing decision can hardly be expected until near midnight
 Campaign managers for Allen M Fletcher, Republican candidate for governor, announced early today that they are confident of success. Demo cratic and progressive claims were that, while Fletcher would get a, 1arg- CT vote than either HarIand P. Howe, Democrat, and Rev. Francis Metz gar, progressive, he would not receive a majority of all votes cast This of could, would necessitate an election by the legislature which Democrats and progressives declare they will con- trof by a coalition Of forces. name a compromise candidate and beat the G. O. P candidate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-03

what am about to say of the sftz,n ton Tn Iowa, for state frankly fhaf my cnlef concern in the present cam this State and the election Of fhe candidates who were nominated in f5e primary held in June
 FoIloW1ng the primary, the TzepsIb- hcans of Iowa met in convention and announced a platform. The FapUb- l1can candidates who were nornfnafea Tn the primary were honestly and fair- ly nominated and while Sorne or them may stot agree with us in all ta4irnr they were all selected by the peoric m primary established by the pro gressfve Republicans and they are noVr entitled to the support and confIdence or all Republicans, and especially Of all Republicans who desire to main tain the principle of Domination Ev popular vote We ought not to make Ine attitude Of our candidate for State, Congressional, district or rot1n- ty offices, towards any fcandfdafe for President a test of faith"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-03
BECKER MUST STAND TRIAL FOR ROSENTHAL
 MURDER SEPTEMBER F
Justice Golf Sweeps Aside All Motions of Prisoners Counsel Orders Clerk to Enter Plea of NOt Guilty and Even Fixes Earlier Dae Which He Changes When Put Wise By Dis. trCt Attorney

New York, Sept. 3.-Peremptorily sweeping aside all of the motions by John H. Mcintyre. counsel for Police for the murder of Gambler Herman Rosenthal, Justice Golf, in the extra ordinary criminal term of the supreme court, today, ordered a plea of not guilty entered for Becker and fixed the trial for September 12.
 Mcintyre first attacked the indict- n1ent as invalid, insisting that it, was improperly presented. Justice Golf listened to the argument quietly and promptly overru1ed 1t. Then Me- Intyre insisted that the entire matter was illegally before the court. He attorney in trying to force the &C., cused to trial while public opinion was a it's present high stage" was illegal and unseemly but Justice Golf replied that the case was properly in court and called on Mcintyre to enter his plea
 ''The defendant refuses to plead at this time," replied the counsel for the defense.
 s'Mr Clerk" began Golf, "you will enter a plea of not guilty to the in- dictn1ent against Charles Becker, degree.
 District Attorney Whitman then moved that the trial be fixed for Sep tember II. -I will fix the date at September 1O,'' answered Golf.
 "But we simply cannot get ready in Mcintyre. September TO-" an- swered the white haired justice and indicated by his attitude that the pro- ceedings were at an end.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-03
MARTIAL LAW IN
 WEST VIRGINIA
 FOR FIRST TIME

Charlestown, W. Va, Sept. 3-The regular mine guard was suspended. at least temporarily. today, when Gov ernor GlasScock proclaimed martial law in the Paint and Cabin Creek dis tricts.
 It was the first time that martial law was ever a14 U Y 4l19a. The governor decided upon this action after a conference in which the des- truction of railroad tracks, yesterday, was discussed. It was reported that the tracks were torn up in many places along Cabin Creek
 Great quantities of ammunition, rifles and machine guns were confis- cated by the state soldiers. today, and many were arrested for carrying arms.
 The territory embraced in the proc lamation is mountainous. It is 20 miles long. extending from the Kanawha river to the Fayette County line and about 8 miles in width. It includes all the. territory between Paint and Cabin Creeks and extending a mile on each side of either strea n-
 At least 50 mining operations are in cluded. Since last April a reign of teror has prevailed there, marked by many clashes between striking miners and mine guards.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-03
GOV, WILSON HAS
 OVATION ON HIS
 NEW YORK TRIP

New York, Sept. 3-"T was entire 7y satisfied More than that I was deeply gratified at the reception re- <eived in Buffalo, yesterday" said Governor Woodrow Wilson, today, up on his arrival here enroute from Buff faIo to Trenton N. J. Ut was espe- sciaIIv gratifying to me to learn that in both my large audiences, in the af- reruoon and evening, prominent men of all political beliefs were present. ',uI the evening, in particular, they sToId me after the meeting that many rprorainert Republicans. several third Darty men including the sleader m western New York, and Democrats rv1o have not been active in public affairs for years, were present..
 AS to his future plans, Governor Wilson said:
 ssT do not care at this time to de- ,,oI1nce any details as to the subjects n shall speak upon or the places dr lv,~ir- shall take up the various sDhases of the questions now oefore rha country
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-03

Boston, Sept 3.-Willian M Wood, president of the American Woolen Company, one of the biggest manu- facturers in the worlds woolen indus try, today, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging conspiracy to plant dynamite to injure the cause of fbe textile strikers at Lawrence, last winter. The indictment was in six counts Judge Raymond of the su- perior court at the request of Assist ant District Attorney Thomas Lavelle, continued the cash bail of $5.0O0 which Wood himself put up when he was arrested, last week. Wood was represented by ex-Congressman Sam l1el w. Powers. No time for the trial was mentioned
 All doubt as to the identity of the third man indicted by the Essex Coun- ty grand jury, when Wood and Col Iins also were indicted on conspiracy charges. was dispel1ed today, when Frederick Atteaux, president of the company, who furnished practically all of the Lawrence mills with ac- cessories and supplies, went before Judge Raymond and pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-03
STORMS HEAVY
 TOLL OF DEATH
TODAY's REPORTS PUT NISBER OF VICTIMS UP TO 50 IN WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYL
 VANIA.

Wheeling, W. Va, Sept eThe toll of death from yesterdays storm in West Virginia, and western Pennsyl- Va-nia will run from 40 to SO Be lated returns from isolated corlrnuri- ties which were cut off from wire con nection with the world. yesterday. are coming in today and all tell of addi- tional deaths.
 several sections are yet to hear from and 1t is fealsef their condition fs worse. than those that have been re- ported, so far. There are 31 known dead in the storm zone and from 20 to 30 have not as yet been accounted for At Golfers, Holidays Cove, Avela, Cherry Hill Valley and some other districts, many miners are re-
 Twelve known dead and 10 rnissin 2 was the total, today, of the flood casualties in the collfers district. The missing were foreign miners who lived in the lower section of the val ley and right in the path of the fall of water.
 Though the roads were we'll nigh impossible, every available wagon started, today, for WeIlsburg, Wheel ing Junction and New Cum berland to aid in caring for refugees.
 The loss in the flood district easily will total $2,0OO,OoO and the property loss is estimated at $5,OO0,O00.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-03
CICERO LOSES HIS
 POLICE BADGE
Not the Great Orator-Just a Special Cop Who
 Got Tn Bad

Joe Cicero is Joe Cicero and none other. So said Superintendent of Po- lice Birmingham today when ques- toned by reporter of the Farm Ter as to a supposed nix-up in badges taken from a special policeman for alleged misuse of his shield.
 There. is much ado about nothing'' said the Superintendent, referring to a report that in taking away badge 249 from Cicero mistake had been made and that the wrong shield had been turned in.
 The badge in question was found to have been in use in connection with the collection of arrears for a local installnent house. Investiga- ton of the acts were made by the police, and it appearing that Cicero was the possessor of the official em- blem it was revoked and he will no longer be officially connected with the department.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-03
THOMAS ). BLEWETT MAKES STATEMENT
Replies to Challenge of Alder man Walker and Invites Him to Sue For
 Sander

Thomas J. BIewett in a signed statement issued today, invites Alder man Daniel Walker to sue him for islander, and promises to tell on the witness stand the substance of a con versation that MT. BIewett says took place between Alderman Walker and Mir DeVer H. Warner. BIeWett's statement is as follows:
 t!it Ine pnty dtl. di.tTL 1T. sst xz1a ,e, a AT derman Walker, or in their political affairs was that of citizen who de- sires fair play py in elections: at the relations between these two gen. tlemen, that the voters of my party might be informed, and act accord ingIy + , - r+ of thing that MT. Walker represented in politics has been terminated by the overthrow of his machine.
 Neither MT. Warner, nor MT. Walker spoke when what they had to say would be of avlue in informing speak, but they evade the issue.
 MT. Warner says that there was no meeting with Walker before the November election I never said there. The meeting I told of took place after the election
 MT. Walker offers to bet upon a long statement of something he says
 T did not say what he says I said. He knows I did not He tries to evade the question.
 My statements during the primary contest were confined to two main points.
 s'After the November election, MT. Walker and MT. Warner met. I saw them. MT. Walker was talking in his usual fashion, which is not softly. could not help hearing part of what he said.
 .'The second part of my statement was, that MT Walker assisted in throwing down Mayor Buckingham, and that he (Walker1 received help trict to secure his election as alder man. I said that evidence, partly direct and partly circunstantia1. shows that there must have been an understanding between himself and Repu blican leaders.
 1T have no further interest in the election in my party. felt it my duty to tell what I knew to Demo crats. I did so. They took the course they deemed for the best interest of Walkers machine.
 Since did not speak from malice t9ward sngbedg 9T M fES a1d 1 Warner, but solely for the good of. my party and my city, haze 1aething with which to reproach myself.
 'I do consider it strange that the gentlemen concerned have waited un- til the Urinary election was over to speak and that they. state proposi- tionS that never were involved.
 'tMr.S Walker talks of islander: If there is any islander in what. I have said, and he is really anxious to have the public know exactly what took place between himself and MT. War ner, he can bring an action for islander.
 'I will cooperate with him for an imm ediate hearing.
 "I will come into court, he can come in, MT. Warner can come in, other gentlemen who know of these facts may come in, and we all can testify, under oath and subject to the pains and penalties of perjury, to what we know.
 This is MT. Walkers road to vim dication if he wants to take it. If he wants to know what I heard him say to MT. Warner, that is a good way to find out.
 .'I promise him, if he will take that way, an interesting and instructive ex- perience.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-03
Mother of Well-to-do Machinist Fears Foul Play MARITAL ENTANGL LEMENTS ADD TO THE CONFUSION Rid of First Wife Who Proved to Have Been Married Be- fore, He Was to Marry BridgepOrter--PoIice
 Seek Trace of
 Him

With realty holdings in Indiana, marital entanglements that read like a romance in fiction, destitute mother who is unable to secure money for a loaf of bread and a fiancee somewhere in the city of Bridgeport, Hubert B. Smith, of South Bend, Ind, Newark, N. J., and White Plains, N. Y, is being searched for in Bridge port today. Peculiar circumstances surrounding his disappearance and subsequent marriage leads his rela- tives to fear that foul play may have been committed.
 Smith who was last heard from in White Plains on June 29, is described as being tall with reddish hair, light complexion, small hazel eyes, of gen. tlemanly appearance and probably ern- ployed as a machinist in some of the larger factories. The police have been informed that he was engaged to a young lady in Bridgeport, 22 years old, whose father is the superintendent in one of the big shops. She also has two brothers The name of the giri Or the father has not as yet been as- certained, although in his last letter to aged and grieving mother, Mrs Emma Smith, HIS South Eafayette coming here to marry her were dis closed.
 According to the mother, Smith with another brother were. WeH-to-do in their home town, being possessed at the present time of property valued at S2O, 900 there. Thirteen years ago he married his former wife, Ethel, in St. Louis, believing her then to be sin gle The couple moved to Newark, N. J. where several thousand dollars in savings were accumulated and placed to their joint account in a local bank ing institution. Later Hubert is said to have discovered that his wife was not only a bigamist, having marreo him when another husband was living, but that =slle had also withdrawn and spent the money which had been amassed by him. A boy IS years oid, the son Of her other husband was also found Divorce under the New Jersey stat utes being hard to procure, the police are informed Smith agreed not to prosecute the woman for her pecula- tion provided she would move to a divorce This the mother says was secured on June 29, 1912, after which all communication with her son ceas- ed. it being understo ood that he was to come to Bridgeport and marry ms second choice here. All letters ad- dressed to him here have been return ed by the postal authorities stamped Not Known
 In an appealing letter to Superin- tendent Birmingham Mrs. Emma smith asks that every effort be made to To- cate her son. as she is confident that foul play Or sudden death must nave overtaken him, as he has never before failed to communicate regularly ana to remit taxes upon the property part destitute of funds and starving The police hope that someone knowing Smith may come forward and disclose his last whereabouts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-03
OF LATE CHARLES B. READ
 IS $290,804.06
Principal Item Is Interest
 in The D. M. Read Go.
Property Is Left In Trust for Widow and Daughter
 of Late Merchant

Charles B. Read, prominent business man of this city, whose tragic death on the Fourth of July is still pain fully fresh in the memories Of hun dreds of friends, was possessed of an estate valued at s1s7oO in real prop erty and $271, ,104. 06 in personal prop erty. An inventory of the estate was this forenoon by the appraisers, De- Yer H. Warner and Charles G. San ford, setting forth every item of value in the name of MT. Read at the time of his death.
 MT. Read owned seven shares of stock in the New York, New Haven amounting to an aggregate value of S938; 7S5 shares in the Read Carpet Go, at s25 a share, aggrega ting in value, s15,70o; 562 1-2 shares in the amounting to s225, ,00o; 30 shares in the Bridgeport Hydraulic Co.,, par value $1oo, amounting to $6,3oo; four shares in Masonic Temple association s25 per share. amounting to $80; seven shares, Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steam boat, $1Oo per share, amounting to poration $1O0 par value, amounting to s1, GOO; and 50 shares stock in The First Bridgeport National bank, $10o per share, amounting to $10700.
 His personal property reported as including s1.4z8.25 on deposit at the Bridgeport Savings bank; $500 on de- S95-57 on deposit at the First National bank; aside from two automobiles, g. Locomobile and a Packard, both val ued at $1,000 each There were also two Chicago Sante Fe & California railroad company bonds, at $1 600 each valued at $2.10O and one Lake Erie & Western railroad bond for S1, 900, val ued at S1 ,0So.
 The estate was left in trust of Da- Vid F. Read, brother, for the testa tors widow, Eleanor A., and daughter, MurieI A. Reid
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-03
Weather Indications

New Haven, Sept B. rForecasI;- ~-1-a++1ad weather with 1owers TO- might or Wednesday. Moderate east fo southeast winds.
 ' ITnsetfIed showery weather with ,1oxV fenneratures for the season of fhe wear prevails, this morning, in the eastern portion of the lake region and tSD New England. Pleasant weather xrfff1 high temperatures prevails in fl7e southern and western sections. A Hong trough of low pressure extend1ng g ifro1 IJtah northeastward to North inskota is producing unsettled wealth CT in the Rocky Mountain districts
 A secondary disturbance central this morning, near Pittsburgh, VIII pToo- laI1Iv move eastward and produce
 cloudy and unsettled weather with probable showers and higher tenn tperatures in this vicinity tonight, fol- flowed by fair Wednesday,.