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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-09-24
AUTO BANDITS ARE
AGAIN OPERATING
Hold Up Manufacturer on Streets Of
New York and Rob Him of $1,000 in
Cash.

New York, Sept 23.-Two highway
men in a large touring car held up
John Pepper, a manufacturer, oppo-
site his place OF business today and
robbed him of a valise containing
$4,000 in cash and $1,000 in checks.
Half a. dozen pedestrians and a po-
liceman no witnessed the hold-up,
pursued the automobile and were
fired upon three times by the high
waymen, who escaped.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-09-24
LEVEE CONVENTION
MEETS IN MEMPHIS
Delegates Began to Arrive Yesterday
to Attend Sessions Which Convene
Today.

Memphis, Tenn, Sept 23.-Dele-
gates began to arrive here today from
every state touched by the Missis-
sippi river to attend the interstate
levee convention, which meets tomor-
row for three days session
Means Of lettering the levee condi-
tons will be discussed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-09-24
$50 Persons are Drowned in
River Following a Collision

Paris, Sept 23.-One hundred and
fifteen persons were drowned today on
the northern Divina river near Arch
angel, after collision between two
steamers, according to dispatch from
St Petersburg.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-09-24
WERE TO
MAKE ARREST
DURING NIGHT.
These Failed for Reason
That More Evidence
Is Wanted.
MONEY rs FOUND
AT DOOR OF BANK

ORIGINAL PACKAGE, WRAPPED iN
A COPY OF THE JOURNAL, was
LEFT AT REAR DOOR EARLY
YESTERDAY MORNING - LONG
CONFERENCE or OFFICIALS
LAST NIGHT. WHICH WAS FOL
LOWED BY WOMEN BEING
SUMMONED TO THE POLICE
STATION.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-09-24

The steamer Obnovlra, with $50 pas
senge~u aboard. collided with another
steamer. he Obnovka nIled rapidly
and sank, only thirty -nve OF tboae on
board being saved
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-09-24
POSTMASTERS
WILL BE TAKEN
OUT OF POLITICS
Taft to Issue an Order
Placing 36,038 in the
Classified Service.

THIS NUMBER OF FOURTH CLASS
PosTMAsTERs TO BE REMOVED
FROM UNCERTAINTY OF PoLITI-
CAL APPoINTMENT-WILL BE
ONE or THE MOST FAR REACH
ING ORDERS EVER ISSUED AS
AFFECTING CIVIL SERVICE.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-09-24
Joint PRIMARIES
IN MASSACHUSETTS
Republicans and Democrats Are Only
Parties Recognized by State, But
Others Can Get on Ballot by Petition.

Boston, Sept 23.-The Republicans
and Democrats of Massachusetts will
hold joint primaries tomorrow to Sc
lect candidates for the November cleo
ton. These are the only two parties
officially recognized by the state, but
other parties can obtain places on the
ballot by petition.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-09-24
THINKS HAO[EY
WILL JOIN THE
Bull MOOSERS
Col. Roosevelt Says He Be
lieves the Governor Will
So Announce.

HE SAW NOTHING OF HIM, HOW
EVER, DURING TOUR THROUGH
ACKNOWLEDGMENT cRlTi-
clzEs REPUBLICANS AND SAYS
CLARK HAD WILSON BEATEN
SO FAR AS PRIMARIES ARE CON-
CERNED.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-09-24

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-09-24

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-09-24
Official Weather Forecast

Showers in peninsula, fair in northwest
portion Tuesday and probably Wed
nesday; moderate variable winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
SEVERE SCORING OF LABOR LEADERS
 BY LAWYER NOEL


 Indianapolis Dec. 18-Arguing in fa- vor of long prison terms for the 40 ironworkers charged, with conspiracy and unlawful shipments of explosives, Special District Attorney Noel opened for the government today
 'Iies'' and .explanations that don't explain he termed the defendants deniaIs of testimony and their inter pretations of ambiguous or openly in eliminating passages in official cor respondence. The fact that some of the indicted men were not called in their own behalf was sarcastically commented upon by Noel
 '"The defense feared to add perjury to their other offenses,'' declared the specail prosecutor. Perjury was his common qualification of the defend ants on the stand. Noel pointed out the testimony of a dozen governm ent witnesses against the unsupported de- nials of the indicted labor leaders.
 Ridicule was heaped on the defend ants who swore they did not see in their audits of the unions books the S1, ,000 items paid to J. J. McNamara and confessedly used by him in his dynamitings.
 ''McNamara could not have been alone in this diabolical plot to win the unfonship at any cost of human life or private property declared Noel, emphasizing the governments claim that the executive committee at least was in the conspircy.
 Detailed elaborations of these points were expected to take up the govern ments four days of argument.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
CUNNINGHAM FOR
 COUNTY SEALER

Former Deputy sherin Thomas J. Cunningham has been appointed county seaIer of weights and meas ures. The county commissj toner's au- nounced the appointment this morn ing. This is a new office and MT Cunningham is it's first incum bent
 At the last session of the general assembly the position was created but it was never filled in this county.
 The office carries with 1t a salary of $1,000 a year with no allowance for expenses This feature has made it difficult heretofore to get a good man for an official could not make a living if he had to pay his own e1- penses about the county. Chief Egau of the State police was anxious, how eyer, that somebody should be ap- pointed because he will have to make a report upon the conditions Of weights and measures.
 It Is probable that when the next legislature convenes a change will be made to the present law allowing the sealer his expenses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
Capone and Ricco Become Separated From Other Two and by Back Roads
 Pass by Guards
Pistol With Which Murdered Woman Was Shot Produced in Court Room With Other GnesOme Exhibits
 of StrdtfOrd Tragedy

son, Huntington, farmer; Nathaniel H. Jones, Bridgeport, real estate agent; John F. Garter, Bridgeport, contractor; Thomas 'Bloomer, Ridge field, farmer; David Hickey, Trumbui1, farmer.
 presiding judge, warned the jurors to keep out of converse tions~ relating Go the cases, and to refrain from reading newspaper reports of the trial.
 The witnesses heard before the noon recess were Dr. William F. Cogswell. the Stratford medical examiner: Allen D. Judson, chief of the Stratford fire department and a constable of the town who took Buonomo from fhe custody of Stratford residents shortly after the shooting; and Coroner John J. Phelan.
 The testimony of Dr. CogsweH con cerned anew the ground of the nature of the woTnan's wounds. He said he believed that one shot, which entered the body again at the back of the neck and again left the body, and a third time entered the body on the opposite shoulder and finally left the fired, and that the woman fell after this was fired, and the four others were discharged at her as she lay on the ground.
 Among the exhibits introduced were the bullet rfddled green jacket worn by the dead woman, four bullets ideu- tified as taken from her body dia- gram of the body with Identification marks showing the courses of the va rious bullets introduced in evidence and Buonomo's pistol; empty shells found on the scene; and bullets found in the pistol when Chief Judson took it from Buonomo.
 An audible gasp went through the court room when States Attorney Judson introduced in evidence the .38 caIibre pistol of blued steel taken from BuonOnnO.
 The testimony of pr. Cogswel1 was made very explicit that States At torney Judson might prepare a hyDo- tactical question which was submit ted to Thomas H. RyIands. an expert on firearms, a foreman with the U- M c. Co.,, when the trial was resum- ed at 2 o'clock.
 Continued on Page Two)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18

How Big Andrew Capone and Hart ford Jimmy Ricco managed to escape from the pursuit of the whole country side the night of the staying of Jennie CavaIieri, in Stratford, became known today when the four member of the party of five men accused of the .wo- mans murder were arraigned for trial
 The murder took place a little after o'clock In less than an hour Chf- eago Joe Buonomo, who is alleged to have fired all five shots, was under arrest; as were Frank Pezzicherni and Joe Motti Yesterday forenoon Hart ford Jimmy gave himself up, walking into the county court house to await the appearance of Attorney Salvador DEscpo of Hartford, whom his friends had retained to meet the fugitive.
 Ficco has told that he and Big An drew became separated from the oth- dered through the back roads until they finally came out in Derby, sev- eraI miles north. There they boarded a trolley car and went to New Ha- arated is not known, but Hartford Jimmy declares he has not been out of the State.
 Following the shooting the whole country was aroused. Telephone mes sages notifying the authorities of all neighboring towns and cities to be on the watch were sent DrOaOcaSL, put IL is apparent that the two fugitives kept clear of the points where guards had been established, and doubtless board ed the New Haven bound car. at point beyond that guarded by the au- thortiies of that city.
 k With the selection of David Hickey, a farmer of Trumbu11, as the 18th juror, the trial of the four men was begun this forenoon, shortly before Il O clock.
 Following is the jury that will pass on the cases of the four men, all of whom are being tried together:
 William J. Moran, Darien, black smith: Thomas P. Platt, Newtown, farmer: John H. DeWaters, Norwalk, oysterman; Horace Johnson, New Ca naan, machinist; Louis C.. Mead, Ridgefeld, merchant; William J. Wood Westport, farmer; Charles Hud-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
NOON CAN'T GET RENEWAL OF HIS
 LIQUOR LICENSE

It is now stated on good authority that Thomas Noon has no chance to get a renewal of his liquor license in Fairfield. According to the law. each applicant must swear that he is the houa hde owner of the business. At the recent hearing before the commis- sioners when the rernonstrance against Noon was heard, Noon testified that he had no financial interest in the bus- iness This eliminates him from the 1ist of eligibles-
 william c. Kinse1la and Christian Rist are also applying for the license formerly held by Noon and the com plications have been due to the fact that Noon sold his place to both I4ist and Kinsel1a- The county conamiSsi on- CTS think the court should decide which is legally entitled to ownership and 1t Is believed that the court will be asked to pass upon the matter.
 According to population, Fairfield is entitled to one more license David A Burr. a former deputy sheriff, has applied for one and the hearing upon the remonstrance against him was baId last week The commissioners have not decided his case yet
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
BRANDEIS AND INCOMES
 LAUD WILSON'S SPEECH,

New York. Dec. Ex-Governor Will sons speech before the Southern So- ciety means simply that he will carry out his promises to the American peo- ple He made this meaning so clear that it is not susceptible to miscon- struction, said Louis D. Brandeis, of Boston, who is prominently talked of as likely to become attorney general in the new cabinet, when seen today.
 "It means, continued Brandeis that Governor Wilson meant what he said when he made his promises to the people He was not afraid when he made his pre-e1ection statements and he is not afraid of anything now He will cary out his program
 This speech is the announcement that President Wilson will follow a direct, straight line-that he wiII 20 through with his fight regardless of all opposition that nothing can swerve him from the path of duty as he sees it. He made his statements so clearly that there can be no nisunderstand- ing. It is now perfectly clear to ev- eryone that President Wilson's admin
 tContinued or Page 2.J
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
ASKS $57,O0 FOR
 BUILDING OFFICE
Commissioners File Annual Budget For Coming Year With City Auditor
 Heating

The building commissioners want $5.700 with which to run their office next year, according to requisition filed with the city auditor to-day by D. M Rowland as clerk. The item ized requisition follows:
 Salaries-Inspector, $1,600; assist $1,2O0; stenographer, $7OO.
 Office xpenses-Stauonery and in- cidentals, $500; telephone, $6O; trans portatfon, $240.
 Stable and garage-Storage, s12O: oil and gasoline. $10O; tires and tubes, $12o; repair and overhau1ing, $50; painting, $50; insurance, $50.
 The budget this year is less than the amount asked last year. A year ago $6,175 was asked and $6,0OO granted. This included, however, the cost of purchasing a new automobile runabout.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18

Trust companies together have:
 One hundred and eighteen directors resources of s2, ,679, ,o0o, GOO and deposits of I, ,9S3, ,0O0 900.
 Thirty directors in 10 insurance conn panies with assets of $2, 293, 100000.
 One hundred and five directors in 32 Tansporta ton lines capitalized at s11,- 784. 000, 600. with mileage of 150, 200 miles.
 Sixty-three directors in "A industrial corporations having a. total capitaliza- tion of s. 939, 900, 900.
 Twenty-six directors in 12 public utility corporations capitalized at $2,- 150, O00. 900.
 Total financial control of these five companies was stated to be 341 direc- tors in 122 corporations with aggre- gate resources of $22, ,245, ,0o0, ,000.
 Details of the concentration of money interest of all of the other IT giants were also known.
 Lawrence Scudder, chief statistician for the committee, introduced statis- of the largest life insurance conpan- ies a foundation for the 'interlock- ing directorates He showed that at the present rate of increase in 1891 have assets of $1 ,5o1. 900. 900. the Mutual Life sl, ,O56, coo 600, the Equitable Life $s52. 0Oo. GOO, and the Metropolitan Life sSos, ooo. 900. or a total for the four com paniee Of $4. .43S. GOO. 900.
 Scudder also presented figures show ing sales of Anaigamated Copper stock.
 The witness also told of the large balances credited to the companies in the large banks of New York
 Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Newman. of the House. testified that he wasted three days searching for William Rockefeller, last October. He said he searched Rockefeller's Fifth avenue residence and also his Tarrytown home
 Did you search all of the rooms?'' he was asked.
 fAn at Fifth avenue. but not at Tarrytown.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
Guard Timbers on Bridges Not in Condition
 to Perform Their Functions if Train Should be Derailed
Bridge Guard TmberS Should be Renewed Because Of Decay and Bridge Guard Angle Irons Are Badly Worn Loose
 Public Utilities Commission Reports Conditions

mend that many new -ies be put in during the present month.
 Station 1887 to 1e47, track No 3 (cufve just west of Milford), contains a large number of badly decayed ties which should be renewed at once The section foreman's attention was called to this.
 Station 2148, east of WoodmontA sec ton of track about 200 feet long has many ties quite badly cut. Would suggest that few ties be renewed this month and the remainder in the early spring.
 An accurate count was made of all ties which were found to be absolute ly worthless, in the total distance of about AT miles of four tracks or 188 miles of single track there were found 357 such ties or approximately two per mile of track, but as they are scattered along the entire line their presence does not materially affect the stability of the track.
 The reason for there being places where all the ties apparently poor is that some section foremen instead of replacing defective ties, thus hav> ing uniform track, follow the meth cd know nanong trackmen as 're- newing out Of face", which means the renewal of all ties regardless of their condition when they have been in ser vice six or seven years (the average life of chestnut ties ).
 Wherever this custom is followed closely there is danger of having un- even track and sections with many unSOund ties grouped together.
 Attention is called to two main line frogs which from general appearances require some attention. One is To- cated at Station 19-82, near East Portohester, and the other at Station 231-75, near Riverside. Both are in track No. 4.
 Quite 8 large ~urnber of the bridge guard timbefs should be renewed on account of decay and nearly all of the bridge guard angle irons are badly worn or loose These defects are not such as to cause accident, but if call- ed upon suddenly to stand the tesr O. ir4 condition uo peI1orm their required functions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18

Hartford Dec. 1S-The inspection Of the tracks and roadbed of New Haven Railroad from the New York State line to New Haven, 8 distance of AT miles, made by engineers under the direction of Chief Engineer Elwell, of the Public Utilities Commission, was made public today.
 In the total distance of about 47 miles of four tracks, 1SS miles of single track, 357 absolutely worthless ties were found Guard timbers in to be decayed and nearly all of the bridge guard angle irons are badly worn or Ioose'' These defects, the chief engineer says. are not such as suddenly to stand the test of de- railment. guard tfnlbers should be in condition to perform their required functions
 The report of the work of the in spectors who walked the tracks of the New Haven road from the New York State line to New Haven, under the direction of Chief Engineer c. c. FL we'll is follows:
 Station 257. east of Riverside, track No & stretch of track 900 feet long has old ties badly spaced. Foreman of section ganga was on the, spot ana promised to replace all poor ties with new ones immediately
 Section 273, east Of RlVersade. track No. 4, several hundred feet of track with old ties badly spaced; new ties are distributed here showing that re- pairs are contemplated.
 Station 437, east of Stamford, track No f, one thousand feet of track with poor ties. new ones distributed by the side Of the railroad evidently for mak-- ing necessary repairs
 Station 4sO-5o. Tracks Nos. and A. between GIenbrook and Noroton- several hundred feet of track with poor ties. Although not unsafe l would suggest that large number be removed immediately e
 Station 943-50. West of Westport station. B successive ties badly torn ky a recent deraflTnent-
 Station 1425, east of Ash Creek, about L 5OO feet of track supported by poor quality ties, many being over four years old, evidently no tie renew aIs have been made in several years. TT~hts, place should have attention
 The ties in many places between Naugatuck Junction and Milford are quite badly cut and many small ties show signs of decay. Although there are new ties interspersed which hold the track quite firmly. I would recom-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
LONG TERM SING SING PRISONER
 ESCAPES TODAY

Ossining. N. Y, Dec. 1s-Preston w. Yates, alias "Cy'' Yates, alias "Kid' Yates, serving a sentence of 21 years in Sing Sing prison for the sensa tionaI robbery of Broker Aaron Bancroft, in the vaults of the Produce Exchange more than a year ago, is missing to- day from his cell in the prison. Yates, who was brought to the prison on August IS. 1912, was a second termer with a reputation as desperate character.
 Consequently he was the object of especial watchfulness. He was lock ed in his cell as usual, last night, ac- cording to the keeper in charge of the prison section where he is locked At 7:S0 this morning the roll call showed that he was not in the ranks. The night guards insisted that he had not scaled the walls, but a general alarm was sent out and the surrounding country searched. Daniel O'Reilly, former Tha-w attorney, is now serving term in the New York penitentiary for having acted as a receiver of the securities Yates stole.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
THEY SPLIT PROFITS
 HUSBAND NOT GUILTY

When husband and wife jointly con- duct a restaurant, where they eat and sleep, the bills for which they jointly pay, and a division of profits are. split 50-50, can the wife prove a case of nOn-support against her husband?
 This is the predicament in which Ernest Kaszas of 227 Spruce street an erstwhile resident of Fairfield found himself in this morning when arraigned before Judge Carl Foster in the city court It was undecided up- on the technical points involved ow- ing to conflicting testimony offered upon the witness stand by the com plainant, Mrs. Margaret Kaszas which resulted in the prisoner being found not guilty, without defense
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
POLL DINNER TO
 HAVE MAGNIFICENT
 CABARET FEATURE

Five acts have been engaged for the opening of the New PoH Theatre. They are The Bell Family, five people, Mexican musicians of wonderful abil- ity Wilson Brothers, cabaret singers, Davis and Macauley, Hyden, Dunbar and Hyden, in their famous rathske1- Ter act: Muir Brothers, Japanese Jug zIers, and Max's circus.
 The local management has decided +o send all of these acts over to the PoIi dinner which the business men If Bridgeport are arranging in honor of MT Polis new venture, and as a mark Of appreciation to him.
 Tn addition the banqueters will be favored by two acts from. Polls New Haven theatre and two special acts from New york
 Ticket sale for the new PoIi theatre opens tomorrow
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
BAGGAGE CAR ON FIRE. Bremen Lay 1000 Feet of Hose To
 Reach Scene of Blaze

A baggage car, owned by the New York New Haven & Hartford Rail- road was wrecked at the freight yards early this morning-by a portion of the Bridgeport fire department. A blaze was discovered in the car which was on a siding at o'clock this morning, and an alarm was sounded from private box 194 at Whiting street.
 The firemen had a hard job getting at the blaze and more than 1,000 feet of hose were laid under cars, plat forms and tracks. It was necessary to chop away most of the roof of the car before the fire was under control. Two other baggage cars coupled to the burning car were slightly dam aged.
 Chief Edward Mooney believes the fire was due to spontaneous combus- ton. There was no baggage in any of the cars.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
GEORGE EFFORD
 ARRESTED ON BENCH WARRANT; GETSB BAIL

George Enord. the young man for whom a bench warrant was sworn out yesterday, was arrested today by Dep uty Sheriff John W. Vollmer It is charged that Efford was implica ted in that Sunday prize fight in Stratford on August 25, 1912 Eford was brought before Judge Case in the criminal su- perior court this morning and was re- leased under bonds of $1 900.
 4 bench warrant was also issued yesterday for Kid Murphy, alleged to have been an active participant in the fight. Sheriff Vollmer reported that he was unable to locate Murphy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
INJURED IN RUINS.

Cincinnati, Dec. 1S-Five men were severely injured, two fatally, by the collapse of a wall in the Gibson House fire ruins, early today The men were GOO fire which swept half a city block, last week The victims were at work in the ruins when fire escape tore from its fastenings and dropped part of the wall on them. They were dug from the debris and rushed to hos raifa1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
DEFECTIVE FROG THE CAUSE

Elwell, of the Public Utilities Com mission finds that the wreck of the Portland Express at Milford, on Nov: 18th, was due to a osI eCtive frog. He urges more careful and frequent in spections of frogs and switches. One person was slightly injured in the de- rai1ment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
ATTACHMENTS AGAINST TWO
 LICENSES EXPLAINED

It was said today by repre presentatives of Christian Feigenspan, the brewer, +La+ the attachments against the li- .arses of Maurice O'Donne1l and Tboras Burns, are not for unpaid debts but formal and mutually sat ;s factory arrangement to protect iasns which have been made for the iTnnrovernent of the business of the two defendants
 r. was said that these attachments s,, m way reflect upon the credit of their owners