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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
STEEL TRUST HEAD FACES CHARGE AGAINST
 THE EIGHT HOUR LAW

Pittsburgh. Dec 5-A. C. Dinkey. president of the Carnegie Steel Com pany, today, faces the charge of viola ting the eight hour law in the armor plate department Of the Home stead Steel Works
 The new turn in the train mems strike situation at the Homestead and Braddock mills came when Harry Cussick. and Edgar Thompson mill worker. filed the Information against Dinkey.
 The deadlock between the company and the strikers over the reinstate- ment of three men discharged for circulating petitions continued, today, with the additional menace that sympathetic strike may be called at short notice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
DOUBLE SURPRISE AT
 BISHOPS BIRTHDAY

The annual birthday feast of Gen. rral Henry A. Bishop at his home in Washington avenue. last night, was ehe occasion of a two-foId surprise one for the host, and the other for Judge Alfred B. Beers, commander-in- thief of the c. A. R.
 The associates of General Bishop on The board of directors of the Bridge port Public Library were his guests at the birthday dinner at the conclu- stol1 of which Judge Beers presented Eo the host an electric chandelier in me form of a. vase. But General Risa7op recovered his equanimfty Suaclxiy enough to give to the spokes- gan of his guests most complete ar1-prise when he rendered Judge Beers < gold c. A. R. emblem. from the di- rra-torate of the library in recognition -sf the honor of Judge Beers recent election as the national head Of the R.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
MAN WALKS MILE
 AFTER GASHING HIS
 THE 0AT AND WRISTS

Bristol, Dec. 5-August Winberg, 35, a big; husky Swede who for the past few days has been imagining that a gang of cutthroats was after him for the purpose Of cutting out his tongue so he couldn't talk, attempted to take his own life, today, by cutting his throat and wrists. He was taken to St. Francis hospital Hartford, where he lies in a critical condition.
 Winberg went into the woods on South Mountain and with his pocket knife cut g jagged gash in his throat and similar gasnes in both wrists. He then butted his head against a. stone wall until it was cut and bleed ing, After. inf1icting the wounds upon himself he walked to the center of tde city distance of over mile and went to the home of Patrick Engle- wood where he was cared for until he could be taken to Hartford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
DECIDE HICKEY IS
 PERFECTLY SANE
So Reported of Medical, Experts Who Have Examined the :.
 Confessed Boy Slayer

Buffalo, Dec 5rThat medical experts
 who have examined J. Frank Hickey, confessed. slayer of little boys, have decided that he is perfectly sane and that his recent outbursts have been carefully planned in order to bolster up an insanity defense when he is tried for the brutal murder Of z years old Joseph Josephs, was reported here today Doctors J. W. Putnam and [ the accused, have submitted their re port 10 the district attorney. Dr. H. G. Matzinger. assigned by the court 10 exa mine the prisoner, visited Hickey for the first time today
 The prosecution is certain that it will be able to upset any plea, of insanity and show that Hickey was in full pos session of his faculties when he nnJ1r- dered the little Josephs boy at Lacka- wanna
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
FOR FEDERAL INDUSTRIAL
 COMMISSION

Washington, Dec. srSenator Poin- dexter. of Washington, today. declar- ed himself in favor, of the creation of a federal industrial commission which should be empowered by Congress to deal with industrial conditions such as those revealed in the Lawrence textile strike, in which Ae took an active in- terest, last winter. His plan is that such committee should establish rules governing both hours and wages and the conditions Of labor in plants operated by corporations engaged in Interstate industry and that it should enforce these rules which would be adapted to the circumstances of the place and the prevailing industrial conditions of the year.
 The same industrial commission should be empowered to enforce the federal law against these corporations in matters of special privileges and other conditions which tend to mon- opely.
 same manner as the interstate com meree. coum ssion and empowered to fix and change all tariff rates under limitations laid down by Congress.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
BIG NATIONAL
 IMPROVEMENTS FOR WATERWAYS

Washington, Dec. 5.-seereearv or War Stimson, by inference. today. scored the promiscuous granting Of valuable water rights to private fm- terests in an address before the Ma tionaf Rivers & Harhors Cougresa.
 The taxpayers of this country should get the benefits from these re- sources" he declared.
 am greatly intereated i'm ff7e question of building of IeBess on ff7e Mississippi river. am a thorough be- liever that this should be a national question. It was closely brought ro my attention by the recent f1codR down there, when the war deparfrsnt went to the, relief of hundreds ~ The control of the Mississippi comes near est to that than the work at Paun- ma"
 Representative Stephen Sparknan. chairman of the House Committee on rivers and harbors. predicted that within one or two more decAa@% the United States would have the great est number of fine hafboFs and nNSl- gable streams of any nation i'm the world.
 This country has spent Bomathsue like $700, 100000 for the ar1provr- ments of it's rivers and tarborT.'s Fse said We now have ,z5,00o miles of navigab1e waters"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
HOFFMAN KEPT
 THREE FAMILIES
 UNTIL DISCOVERED


 The late. Brigham Young who pre- sided sover large flock of children and wives in Utah some years ago had nothing on Joseph Hoffman of this, city, whose affairs were given at- tention in the common pleas court; civ I side, this morning.. Joseph ma1n- tained three different families and might have sbranched out more exten- siveIy if one of the wives had not started legal proceedings
 Rosie Kovacs- formerly of this city, but now of NorwaIk, brought suit against Hoffman to make him support her child. The lawyers in the case had Q conference and Joseph finally made a financial settlement with Rosie It was then learned that Hoff- man came to this country several years ago bringing 8 wife and four children.
 He met Rose Koyacs, became infat- uated with her and shipped his wife and children back to Hungary. Then Rcsie's charms began to pail on him and Hoffman although she presented him with two cflildren[he left her Then he took a fancy to another girl and was living with her according to. latest advices. There were two chil-. dren as result of this union.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
INSTRUCTIVE TALK TO MERCHANTS ON METHODS
 OF MODERN ADVERTISING

ssEmcfency in Advertising was the fop5c of Herbert N. Casson, an adver- tisfrg expert brought here by the Brfdgepwt Business Mems Association, last evening, in keeping with the plans of a number of it's members and oth- CTS to form Publicity Club. MT. Caseon spoke at the regular monthly dinner Of the Business Mems Associa- ton
 While MT Casson was eninent1y qualified to go into the technical side of advertising. he made his address so clear that it held the closest interest of the merchants. regardless of their advertising experience. He detailed interesting stories of advertising re- suits pointed out some of the pitt falls of advertising, and dwelt at length on its many advantages.
 Plans for the upbuiIding of Bridge port were discussed by both MT. Cas- son and Charles D. Davis. president of the Business Mems Association. and others took part in the general discus zion State President S. E. Vincent, Fire Commissioner w. G. Taylor and others spoke on the Publicity Clubs pbjects, and at the close of the meet BuE many indicated their wish to en- roll in itg membership.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05

Washing gtoI7 Dec. @Deniai Of the mails and prosecution under the Sher- man anti trust law as .sconspirac cies in restraint of trade" face the nations stock exchanges and bank clearins houses.
 This was the declaration today of Representative Arsine F. Pujo, of Lou kiana, chairman of the House bank ing committee, and head of the money trust'' investigation commit tee. In an exclusive authorized inter view to the United Press, PuJo out lined the revolutionary reforms which the money trust committee plans to force upon the tsbocF3 exchange and clearing houses and hinted at sensa- tional facts which the committees preliminary investigation has disclos- ed. s.
 sI believe t is t-early shown that the stock ana s:,ne of the produce exchanges as well as most of tf-e clearing houses are conspiracIes Tn restraint of trade, the Louisiana Con- gresSInan declared.
 ..As such, II .fl tfeir intarstat te business should be barred from the mails. The cornIaitsee, I feel certain, executive brlilsaa of he government. In listing sec lcities, il, limiting the size of their mem be4rsJ-ip and by var ioIis other rs.strteEiorsss the stock ex. changes and .:learng house ass ,cia- tioras have Gee 1me, I Relieve, gigantic If commerce that are amenable to the law.
 ''The New York stock exchange is a s striking example of this business dom ination
 The postal laws will be invoked to exclude the exchanges, associations or bankers and brokers from use of the mails in ipterstate commerce unless complete reorganization is made. If they are not reorganized, they will be treated exactly as the Louisiana iet- tery was treated.
 T do not believe federal incornora- ton of stock exchanges will be at tempted, but federal supervision NllI be demanded. 7
 PuJo said that bills to effect the drastic .renode cling Of business wilt be in Congress early in Jan. tary. Threat Of proseeufi ion twill be held over the organizations to force their reorgani zations.
 The money trust inquiry, wiaica will be resumed Monday, is to obtain fldci- tionaI information for the purpose of fraIning legislation along the reorga n- ization lines.
 Discussing specifically the make up of the clearing houses and the clear
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05

pie. So far as we know he was a young man of excellent habits. He did not take his meals here, but we understood that he visited the Star restaurant principally"
 At the Star restaurant. owing to the suicide from the description. The au- thorities communicated with the Ncrthport address and expected an an- swer before evening.
 In the search about the scene of the suicide Park Keeper Keegan discovered bottle that had contained whiskey.
 Keegan recognized the man as one he had seen shortly before he was called on to eject three people from the park The trio had been drinking and were crea ting 8 disturbance near tn eband stand. AS Keegan passed the young man who later shot himself. of the trio,, but received no response. So far as he could see, the young man, though silent, was normal
 Rese was clad in 8 dark suit, a brown overcoat, substantial under clothing and shoes and soft hat of cloth
 Patrelman Dan Reilly who answer ley took charge of the pistol. which was loaded in every chamber save the one chat the suicide had discharged.
 Mrs. Marfeflo said she had no idea Of the occupation of the suicide, nor of his family relations. She said that other than his unusual reserve he did not act un usually about the house. given to reading and spent much time in his room
 He Left the house at about o'clock this morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
ASK $I9,O0O FOR RETURNING OF BONDS Sinking Fund Commissioners Are Just to Submit Budget
 For Coming Year

The sinking fund commissioners to- day submitted to City Auditor Bernard Heating their budget for the coming year The budget totals s19,5o0 and Is for the retirement of the following bonds:
 $5,50o for the retirement of s280 900 4 per cent. bonds due 1924
 $3, 500 for the retirement of $125, GOO 1-2 per cent. bonds due 1915.
 S6,000 for the retirement of $400, GOO per cent bonds due 1919
 $4, 400 for the retirement of $22O,0O0 per cent. bonds due 1924
 The sinking fund commissioners whose terms expire this year are Da- v1d F. Read and DeVer H. Warner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
YALE STUDENTS FIRED FOR REGENT
 NORWALk RI0TING.

New Haven. Dec. @D4rector Russell H. chittenden, of the Yale Sheffield Scientific School, announced today that Joseph Zimmerman, Jr., of New York; William Ernst. of Covington, Ky, and Charles B. Forman, of New York, all member of the sophomore class had been dismissed from college because Of their actions in NorwaIk, last Saturday night. when they paint ed the town a bright red
 The three started 8 riot on 8 trolley car and the motorrnan and conductor were badly used up before the stu dents were placed under arrest. In court the three were charged with breach of the peace and other violations of the law, and were given fines which aggregated s53 A civil suit sfor damages has also been brought against the men by the con ductor and motorman.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
APPOINT DOCTORS
 TO DETERMINE IF
 KENNEDY IS SANE

TO determine the mental condition of John F. Kennedy, the Stratford resident who attempted to kill his father, commission of three local physicians was appointed this morning to examine Kennedy. Judge Case in the criminal superior court appointed Drs S. M Garlick, F. B. Downs and c. Lincoln Banks to make the exam ina ton. They went to the county jail where Kennedy is now confined A report regarding Kennedy's condition will be made later to the court.
 Kennedy is said to have shown signs of being mentally unbalanced. Several weeks ago he shot at his father, Pat rick Kennedy, retired New York po- Iicernan The victim, who is 30 years old, was seriously wounded but has a good chance for recovery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
CORONER TROBE
 LITTLE BOYS DEATH

Coroner, Phelan has arranged to hold an inquiry into the death of seven year-old Joseph Gerrity, an orphan, who was instantly killed at Park and Railroad avenues, yesterday afternoon, when a team owned by Henry Clam pet and driven by John Kea1y, ran over the child.
 The police have turned over to the coroner the names of number of witnesses whose stories indicate that the child, at play in the street, ran into danger, and that the driver was not responsible for the fatality
 Kealy surrendered himself at police headquarters following the accident, but he was quickly released when Clasnpett Vouched for his appearance if wanted
 The little fellow lived with his aunt, Mrs Elizabeth Ward. $50 Park ave-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
Weather Indications

New Haven. Dec. 5-Forecast: rain winds.
 The western disturbance now forms a long trough of low pressure exteTld- ing from Texas northeastward to up- per Michigan. It is causing unsettled weather with rain or snow in nearly all sections east of the Rocky oMun- tains Heavy rainfall was reported from several places in the southern districts The front edge of the rain area extended, this -1orning. as far east. as New York. Moderate temrera- lures continue east of the Mississippi river. Zero temperatures were report ed from the extreme northwest.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity ura- settled weather with light rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
WAR ON STOCK EXCHANGES
 AND BANK CLEARING HOUSES
 IS DECLARATION MADE TODAY
Statement Comes From Congressman Pujo, Chairman of Money Trust Probe Com mittee, Who Claims ''Conspiracies
 in Restraint of Trade"

ling house system. Representative Pujo said:
 hicle of exchange must and Twill be re-
 organized. As a result of the in vestigation thus far of the money that several clearing houses are voI- lIntaLily renewing restrictions upon membership and business1 methods. Some, hear, have agreed that their
 members may give exchange without charge to their customers, If they so desire. @
 .sB15t the clearing house m Inst change their methods-and radically. or face prosecution under the Sherman anti trust law as tconspiracies in restraint of trade They will also. face the
 stAs now organized and conducted, clearing houses force banks to join or refuse to clear their exchanges. In most cases, this coInpefs a bank either to join the association or go out of business. Being denied the clear ances and support of other banks, fnr st1tutIons Whic! refuse to 5o1n the as- sociations are business pa.riahs. E
 ITO my mind, this conditiSns of af- fairs has become intolerable..-un able. It is the purpose of bur fnves- figation to present these conditions to Congress and to the country% with de- mand for legislation and action. which will enforce the most revolutionary and beneficial reforms in the credit system of the nation
 Representative PuJo cited in amend ment to- the Sherman law bf 1890 as his authority for both criminal prose cution and debarment from the mail privileges of stock exchanges and houses. .assE t.t
 ..Proseclrtfon, both civil and crfnn- inal. may result from our Hnvestiga- tion," Pujo continued. s'Weiwill show the facts, call attention to tlie reforms we believe are needed and lurge new laws to cope with the situat son. .as
 AS C0TSnfracIAS fr7 zl Jf1f raf trade. both civil and criminal action is at the disposition of the govern ment.''
 Among tlhe new laws to be- urged by the committee Representatsve PuIo said, will be one to prohiEft linlita- siens upor ts1e lisfing Of se9rtiies on stock exchanges. prohibitioni Of mem bership limitations and one fnsfitutinga federal supervision. probably by the treasury. department to see that such are observed.
 Laws. affecting clearing houses. which Representative Pujo favors, will place them under the control Of the treasury department and prevent en- forced membership in them upon banks and other financial instit 1rtior1s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
W0MIN SHOPLIFTER TELLS JUDGE HER BABY
 NEEDED THE SHOES

Chicago, Dec. 5-'eJudge, it was the only way I had to get my baby a Christmas present, soobed Mrs. El- ton Ns- She stood before Judge scuIly charged with being a shoplifter. Sine had been caught hiding a tiny pair of shoes under her cape.
 My baby needed the shoes I would not have taken them if we had plenty at hoIne,'' she said
 Municipal Judge Sculiy was fmpos- ing severe sentences on women shop filters. He had just sentenced six of them to jail. The woman's face was buried in a torn handkerchief and her shoulders shook as she sobbed
 -ssYou stole the shoes, tlough,' said the judge, solennly. T will sentence you to one hours imprisonment in the ante-roona of the police station, down stairS''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
DIVORCEE DENIES SAYING SHE SHOT
 VEAL THY WlDNEY

San Francisco, Dec. 5--Despite her early admissions to. the police that she had shot and seriously injured Robert J. Widney, a wealthy Los Angeles man; Mrs. Frances Vernon Lyons. a divorcee.. today, denied that she had done so and denied that she had ever admitted the shooting. She is locked up in the city prison. Wfdney is in a local hospital with bullet in his ab- domen
 The police alleged that when Widney was parting from the woman he mad vertentIy mentioned his yvife's first name and that this aroused the Jeal- ousy of Mrs. Lyons and prompted her to shoot.
 Widney came from Los Angeles to tell the woman he intended to give her up and return to his wife. The quar- rel ensued. Widney is unable to make a statement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
POLICE SEEK JOY RIDERS
 WHOSE GAR WAS BURNED

Investigation by the police today is expected to quickly disclose the iden- tity of two young men and two wo- men who were riding in Henry C. Fairchfld,s car when the machine took fire and burned at Barnum- avenue and Pembroke street, late last night.
 MT. Fairchi1d, president of Fairchfld & Shelton. manufacturers of soap had the car put up for the winter in the Housatonie avenue soap factory The chauffeur was not implicated, accord ing to the police, in the joy ride of last night. The car was considerably damaged before a hose wagon arrived from No. 6 engine house
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
SPANISH WAR PENSION
 BILL PASSES HOUSE

Widows of Spanish War Veterans in this city are beneficiaTies of the first bill passed by the House in the present session of Congress. The bill, which was passed yesterday, provides for the payment of SIP monthly to the widows of honorably discharged soldiers or and g monthly to each child under Is years of age.
 More than 4,o0g widows will benefit by the bill if it becomes a law. There are about 20 Bridgeport women who would be eligible to pensions under the nroVisinEa of fha htaa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
WOMAN MAKES SEVERAL
 PUBLIC REQUESTS

Winsted, Dec. 5-By the g1ln. uR -fasm late Mrs. Sophie Camp, filed fDr rIFr- bate here, today, several public N.m.- quests are made Among them La Ff 900 to the New York Home ATlssionary Society, S10,600 to relatives and fh@ equal parts each amounting fo @F 900 is given as follows:
 Two parts to the EffchfeId CoWn4w ary society of Connecticut to be halN in trust, the income to be zsed sr re- pairing the Second CongreRationsf church building here, one part to tbe local Y. M-. c. A. and the last to the Missionary society of Connecticut for general state use
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
RETURNS TO FATHERS
 HOME ON FINDING DRUG
 CLERK HAS ANOTHER WIFE

New Britain. Dec. -Mrs. George Mckay. who supposed she was the wife of George Mckay, a local drug clerk until she opened a letter sad- which she found was from 8 wife he had left tt1ere was taken to her home in Clinton by her father today. Mo Kay left this city, Tuesday, leaving Mrs Mckay destitute and pennileSs
 It was while he was working in a drug store in Clinton that Mckay met and married the girl he brought to this city and deserted. But her father is a. WaIl-to-do farmer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
CLAIM OF WOMAN
 FOR RICE MILLIONS

Atchison,s Kas., Dec 5-A claimant to the millions of William Marsh Rice, for whose murder Attorney Albert T. Patrick was recently pardoned. ap- peared here today when Mrs. Ann Rice Partlow announced that she had re- tained counsel in an effort to prove that Rice was her brother.
 Mrs partIo1y declares that her fa- ther lved in Crav ford county, Pa.; William Marsh f,ico was the eldest child, she said, and he left home after 3, quarrel with his father and was not heard of again by members of the family
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
Use
 The Farmer Classified Want Page

Hundreds are making their wants known through the cof- ur1ns of The Farmer and ob- taining RESULTS tEaereTroEn- you will be no less successful
 At am expense of 15c fast Snf- urday one family who needed the services of servant secured enough applicants before eIghr o'clock from which a satIsfac- tory selection was n1ade-4hey say Farmer Classified ads. bring resuIts.7
 Try it 10 your own s@tisfac- ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
BRASS KNUCKLES USED
Row Over Right of Way on Sidewalk Results in Ambulance Call
 and Fines

Mike Zosla, 200 Pine street, ran afeuI Of Louis Tratar and Joe Pava- iak, both of 195 HalIam street, in Hal lett street, last night. Some argu- ment followed as to who had the right of way. Joe beaned Mike with a reg ulatdon set of brass knuckles and the ambulance was called. Mike was re- paired enough to appear in court to- day against his two assailants. Joe was taxed 1885 and costs and his part ner was let flown for &19 and. Both
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
CHANDLER FINED
 FOR VIOLATION OF AUTO LAW AT HOME

Hartford, Dee. -FNormer State Rep resentative George Chandler. of Rocky Hill, was in the tolls of the police, today, and in the city court paid fine and costs of SLIP for leaving his au-i tomobile stand on the streets before a fire hydrant longer than the law al- lows. Tn most cases of like nature the fine has been 8 and costs, but Judge Steele soaked MT. Chandler $5