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La Junta tribune., 1913-12-06
O,"s" irrigation District Election

T. T. Tat. was elected to succeed
himself as director Of III. O,.ro Ir.
figation District last Tuesday. by a
very narrow margin-only thr..
votes The vote In the three pre-.
cincts was very lisht. and In detail
ia a. follows;
Precincts .....i , r
A. II, Edgerton . ~ i2-27
r. H. Tate. ~ go
The official canvass OF the vote
viii take place IN the local office Of
the district next Monday.
La Junta tribune., 1913-12-06

S~arxcant Of Company H., Second
Regiment. e, y. T.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
BUCKINGHAM OUT
 FOR PROTECTION
 FOR THE WORKERS
COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER SAYS ACCIDENT PREVENTION IS NEW MEASURE OF
 EFFICIENCY.
REMINDS FNORE;NIEN AND SUPER INTEENDENTS OF RESPONSE BII1TTES FOR WE'LL BE
 ING OF EMPLOYES.

Ex-Mayor Edward T. Buckingham, compensation commissioner, in speech delivered at Colonial Hall last night before a meeting of the fore men of the various factories identi- fed with the Manufacturers Associa- ton fearlessly and with a sincerity which leaves no question in the mind of factory owners that they are to be held responsible for contributory neg Iigence declared what his attitude will be in Fairfield county during the next year.
 'I am to speak" he said. upon Co operation and Accident Prevention You will pardon me if speak a word or two on the compensation law and explain onef or two points that seem to be confused in the minds of Bridgeporters; i. e., that anyone em- ploying anyone else comes under the, Compensation Act. There is no com plexity about the doctor, lawyer or other person who has an employe. In the case where a person employs less than five persons the privilege is granted them of refusing to accept the law and serving such notice upon the employees in which case they are in the same position they are today.
 ITO go back to the passing of the compensation act, it was not to be held as a club over the heads of any. It was passed rather to prevent ac- C1CenC. NO WOEkI1ans II III nlS senses, is going to deliberately inJure him self so that he may receive $5 or $1o per week.
 'I am speaking to the superintend ents and foremen of many of our. fac tories in Bridgeport, of which I un- derstand this meeting is composed. I will say to the owners of the factories, if they be here, that if they do not care to listen to- me they may leave the hall. To these superintendents and foremen I say, upon you, in my opinion, rests a great responsibility.
 Tn the future it is going to be said for a foreman or superintendent not that his part of the factory produced such a, quantity of goods, but that in his department there was less acc1- dent and fatalities than before That will be his future record. If that 1s true, then these records are going to count and this law is going to be a grand success.
 ''The compensation commission is not looking for accidents. We hope to see accidents prevented. Foremen and superintendents have a, responsI- bility they are paid for and it is up to them to see that proper machinery and methods to avoid accident are used; to see that if a part is cracked or damaged, or a nut loose, that the defect be remedied by efficient hands and not by a man asked to do some thing that he never heard of before.
 'Elevators in our local factories are not run as they should be at present. This will be reTnedied in many of our larger factories after the first of the year. I recently observed a man on the top-fIoor of Q factory lean over and pull the cable which sends the car upward and as it reached the floor he jumped upon it. I do not believe after January 1st any foreman is going to permit that practice. Co., | onaEa&1on and constant watchfulneSs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
SALESMAN KILLS WIFE
 OF ONLY NINE DAYS

Indianapolis, Dec. 18.-John F. Con nard, aged 31, salesman, shot and fla tally wounded Mrs. Catherine Connard, 19, his bride of nine days. at their apartment here" today. Connard fold the police he had shot his wife be- cause she had threatened to leave him. He bIamed the girls sister, Mrs. Will liam E. Aikens, this city, for the trou- ble. The sister said Catherine was go- ing to leave Connard because he had lied to her in little things and she feared he would not be true to her.
 Just before being taken to the po- lice station, Connard went to the bed where his wife lay and begged her for giveness.
 s+Go away exclaimed the girl ''If I am to die I never want to see you again. My love has turned to hate.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
HEAD OF N. A. M. IS. ENTHUSIASTIC OVER LARGE ATTENDANCE.
COL. GEORGE POPE DISCUSSES WORK OF ASSOCIATION IN IN- VESTTGATING FACTORY
 DANGERS.

Colonel George Pope, president of the National Association of Manufac- turers, highly commented the Bridge port Manufacturers Association upon the assenblage. The attendance, he believed, could not be exceeded in any city in the country. Accidents, he said, always had occurred and al- ways would occur. It was regretful that so little relief had been given the people, the benefits having for merIy accrued to lawyers, often leav- ing the beneficiary in doubt as to whether they were benefciaries or debtors. The agitation for something more substantial had matured into and the formation of a Work ingmen's Compensation Commission.
 While this act was destined to af- ford a relief it was merely a relief but what was needed more was pre- vention.
 2 Some years ago, the speaker said the National Association of Manufac- turers had foreseen this necessity and had appointed committees to investi- gate in this and various countries. In formation then secured had been pub nshed and was now the basis of text. books. They were still pursuing this search for means of prevention and investigators are still at work at causes. It is surprising to find the actual causes of accidents, and if manufacturers, foremen and employees will closely abide by the recommenda- tions of the association, Col. Pope be- Heved the results will be found bet ter to both men and employers than compensation to the injured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18

is going to mean a great deal not only to factory owners but to the men themselves.
 4F'oremen and superintendents. You must remember the factory is virtual ly in your charge and it is up to you to see that rules are carried out. It is yOur duty to report defects in ma chinery or other lurking danger to those above you, and to do so in no unmistakab1e terms. You must take care of the worknen under you. When you have made proper reports your resp ponsibility ceases and those above you become resp onsible.
 "I believe that the year 1914 will show less accidents than ever before in the history of Connecticut and in 1915 I can safely predict there will be 50 per cent. less than next year, and the credit for this will be directly at tributable to the men looking out for themselves and others
 "I serve warning that after the first of the year, though I have no author . ity to demand Improvements or changes in methods, I shall visit and become acquainted with factory con ditions in Fairfield county and shall make many recommendations.
 s'In the meantime I appeal to the men, the foremen and the superin- tendents to cooperate with each otf- CT and to prevent accidents by report ing any defects they find, thus making Fairfield county a bright example in the state under the Compensation Act g
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
Comfort attire for women.

When one wants to relax, apparel that combines loose ness with grace and beauty is a help.
 Here is such; in excellent variety and in much diver sity of pattern and quality.
 Blanket bath-robes, good patterns, nice weight, finish ed with cord,- -$3 to $5.75.
 Quilted dressing-robes of fine silk and satin with unique embroidery -$1O to $15.
 Quilted vests and jackets, donderfully warm $2 to $5.
 Flannelette kimonos, light and fleecy and durable ,pret- ty patterns and colors,-$1 to S2.5O.
 Kimonos of crepe in soft tones and in rich contrasts of color, -$1 to $2,5O. Beautiful silken kimonos, delightfully."- neglige in style and rich of color.-S5 to S1O
 Fine dressing jackets o1 French flannel, as good as one can imagine, ,-$5 tc $6.75.
 Serviceable and tasteful dressing jackets of flannel cite, ,-5Oc to $1.
 House dresses that may be laundered again and again -$1 to $3. Second floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
HAVE SPENT FORTUNES
 TO AVERT FIRE
GREAT PART MANUFACTURE FRS HAVE PLAYED.
PRIVATE EQUIPMENT OF FAC TORIES COST MORE THAN WHOLE FIRE DEPART
 MENT, HE SAYS.

A. H. Bu1lard, former fire commits sioner, and secretary of the Bul1ard Machine Tool Company of Bridgeport, spoke upon cooperation in fire pre- Vention. Fire loss he had found was increasing rather than decreasing. and was far in excess of the ratio of in creased population for the past ten years. He had found that the loss here was 10 times as great as it was in foreign countries where the fire fighting apparatus was more archaic. While America had the best fighting equipment it had the most fires and the greatest losses. This he attributed to careIessness and lack of prevention rather than efficiency in fighting after the conflagration had begun.
 Recalling the Baltimore fire he said that, with other cities, the National Board of Fire Underwriters had made recommendations in Bridgeport which mainly had been compiled with; like wise the Factory Mutual Fire Insur- ance Companies had made individual factory owners equip with sprinkIers, alarms and other precautions and as a result the rates had been reduced in the factory mutual companies from 54 cents to cents per risk or ap- proximately 90 per cent. To the fact that precaution was taken in Bridge port factories, rather than to eff1ci- ency in the fire department the speak CT aScribed the small fire loss in this city. Bridgeport manufacturers, he said, in the past few years had spent a vast deal of money privately in ex- cess of the $500,O00 which the city fire department fnventoried. Statistics throughout the country show that with the best equipped fire apparatus, getting out 1 5 seconds after the alarm, fire losses are enormous where pre-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
CITY COURT CASES

The, prospect of spending a quiet
 winter in a cottage at Fairfield beach
 did not appeal to Mrs. Ann Davies of
 64 Lee avenue, so She told Judge Coughlln in the city court today, when
 she asked him to compel her husband
 to contribute to her support.
 He said ned give me a home, and
 then he wanted to take me to 8 cot
 tage in Fairfield beach for the winter ,, said Mrs. Davies.
 Judge Coughlin ordered Davies to
 pay $6 per week for the support of his
 wife and. child. babe of 19 months, Iser in default thereof to go 70 Jail for | six months. Davies entered an appeal in bail of $500, but the court held that pending settlement of the appeal he l must either pay the weekly allowance CT be liable to. re-arrest.
 Another non-supporr case in the city
 court discloses an unusual situation VaSeIa Morozo of 30 Allen street was charged with non-support of his wife, Matilda, who, seven months ago, came from Austria, bringing to America two | children of Morozo by a, former mar -iage. The woman and children were | detained at Ellis Island likely to | become public charges, until Morozo married her, and then they were ad- | mitted. Now be claims the woman 1 has another husband abroad. Judge l
 week, under a bond of $500, or go te jail for six months. There being little | prospect Of his securing bondsman the court suspended judgment and 1 turned the tangled affairs of the Nor ] ozo family over tos Probation Officer l Simpson for adjustment.
 John SchIee, 204 Beechmont avenue, l was discharged when it was shown
 that he had settled for the destruction J of pane of glass in Cotter's cafe. 1,146 Main street.
 For striking 16 years old Mary Roo- ney of 724 Railroad avenue, John Fox, | 5 Clinton avenue, was sentenced to jail for 30 days for assault.
 Mary DonnelIy, zs5 Jones avenue | who has spent I'll days this year in | jail, was sentenced to 30 days for in- toxication.
 1 Frank Kundry, who was originally l under arrest for burglary, ana now ar raigned for truancy and raising dis | turbance in school was remanded to the care of the probation officer for 1 three months.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
.GLYNN SCORES OUR EDUCATIONAL WORK
 FOR INEFFICIENCY
QUOTES FIGURES TO SHOW THAT MANY LADS ARE IDLE FOR YEARS ON LEAVING
 SCHOOL.
TRADE SCHOOL EXPERT SAYS 72 PER CENT. OF CHILDREN LEAVE BRIDGEPORT SCHOOLS IN SIXTH
 GRADE

Frank L. GIynn, superintendent of the Boardman Apprentice shops, and an educator with academic, trade and continua ton school experience round
 ly scored the present educational sys-
 tenn of this and other Connecticut cit ieS which he said left the average
 school-boy between IA and 16 years of
 age become ''f1oater'' He also praised the work being done by the local
 Trade school and showed the neces- sity for an additional institution of
 that. kind.
 In accepting his subject, d'Industl'ia1
 Education MT. Glynn, touching upon
 statements of former speakers to the
 effect that 10 per cent. of all the peo=
 pie in the room, according to statis-
 tics, would be subject to accident of
 some kind before the end of a, year, said he hoped that the percentage might be reduced.
 He saids that in trade schools similar accident conditions were present but to even a greater extent, as the habn- ity of accident about machinery was intensified because of the nature of the operators-boys, many of them green. Demonstrating from figures that 272 children out of every 100 who attend public schools left before they, reached | the sixth grade, 35 per cent. of the re- mainder leaving before the eighth was attained and 60 per cent. Of the bal
 
 was, claimed that this was due to the fact that the present educational sys- tenn in this country has been built up from the first grade with the sole pur- pose of giving an academic training fitting the pupil to enter universities 1 whereas the average scholar is de- signed for commercial occupation. The speaker dwelt strongly upon the | necessity for schooling that would fiji | them for occupations which they could assume at once upon leaving school ] and which would permit the 72 per cent who left at the, age of IA of se- curing remunerative occupations at the | age of Is, rather than permitting them l to become vicious and tthoa ters'' in the community.
 l Commenting the trade and continual l ton schools as the only solution of the 1 problem at the present time. he point | ed with pride to the work being done 1 by the institution here which he said was crowded to it's doors and had over 1 1 GOO applicants who could not be ac- l conmodated. Advocacy of continua- l ton schools in various factories that l the trade school scholars might com p1ete their studies in applied mechan- 1 ics, draughting, etc., was made and 1 the manufacturers present were asked I to extend the privilege of their shops | for this purpose.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
DIED.

 PARSONs-In this city, Dec, 17th, 1918, Nellie A Whitney, widow of Alfred s. Parsons.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at her late home, No. 320 Maplewood avenue on Friday, 18th inst, at 2 o'clock p. m Burial in Mountain Grove cemetery.
 T 1T b p DOUGHEs8TY-InD Danbury, Dec/ 16, Rose, widow of Felix Dougherty. HONAN-In GayIordsvtl1e, Dec If, Mrs. Thomas Honan. JOHNSON-In Stamford, Dec. IA, Susan, wife of the late Robert Johnson
 WEIIBTAN-In Glenbrook, Dec A. Mary B. Northrop4 wife of the late Henry H. Wellman. BEACH-In Torringfen, Dec. 1s. Elias Ef,f.EGssfAN1A U HsaEai Ethel. Dec. 14, so- phie. wife of Gustave Ellerman,aged T9 years.
 HOYT-At New Canaan, Dec. 14. Sarah Jane, wife of the late Edwin Hoyt, aged 78 years. STORMS-In Shelton, Dec IA Mrs, Margaret Storms, aged 65 years. BECkWTTH-In Stevenson, Dec. IA George Beckwith,z aged 80 years. SLAUSON-In NorWalk, Dec. 14 Ursula Jane. widow of William slau- son. KIGGINS-In Rowayton, Dec. II, John Higgins. aged years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
Educational System Scored That Permits
 Children To Leave School In Sixth Grade, and Allow Them To Become "Foaters" With No Preparation For Life Work Buckingham Serves Notice He's Out For More Safety In Factories

Under the of the Manufacturers Association industrial bettermen meeting held Colonial hall last night at which 600 local oreen from the various industrial plants present
 For the Lewis CuPts president of the local socaon presented Colonel George Pope president of the ona Association of Manufacturers Philip Bird of the National Association Gyn superin endent of the Boardan Apprentice Shops H. Bulard ary of the Buard Machine Tool Company and Edward T. Buck ingham Compensation Commissioner all of whom dwet the subject of accident prevention
 The lectures illustrated with motion pictures showing the carelesness ories later buffet lunch brought spirit of fraternity among those present
 hoped to perpeuae these meetings during the winter in the belief that Bridgeport Brdgepors opportunities will be extended.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
MONEY FOR INJURED
 SMALL PART OF THE LOSS OF ACCIDENTS
GENERAL MANAGER BIRD OF N A, M. SHOWS HOW MANUFAC- TURERS SHOULD STRIFE
 TO AVERT MISHAPS.

J. Philip Bird, general manager ot the National Association of Manu-
 facturers, the second speaker of the evening, provoked much laughter when he drew an a,negory from the titles Iof the various motion pictures sched- uled to illustrate the talks of the various speakers. Calling attention to
 his illustrated title '"The Workman's Lesson,'' he said he had never worked in his life. He diverted to that of
 Frank L. G1ynn, t'The Man He Might Have Been,'' and caused uproarious laughter when he referred to A. H.
 Bullard, by his picture program title s+The Crime of Carelessness.
 Taking up his topic '"The Accident Prevention Movement the speaker said, ''The real sufferer from an in dustria1 accident is the man, but in
 reality he benefits more than his em- ployer." Taking the payroll of fac tories as a basis, the average wage would be found to run between 23-27 cents per hour including all classes of labor. But each man costs the em- | pIoyer double his wages in overhead charges, tools, waste, etc. While the
 man under the compensation act gets part of his wages the manufacturers overhead charges go on just the same. The manufacturers, when cost of sell 1 ing and other incidentals were inc1ud- | ed loses from three to five times what
 the workman loses according to the speaker.
 1 Statistics were evoked to show that
 10 per cent. of the entire factory
 would suffer some injury during the course of a year. Therefore it be-
 hooved every man not only to guard | against personal injury but to become his brothers keeper as well.
 | ''Compensation,' said MT. Bird, ''is | like locking the door after the horse l has been stolen, Furthermore. com
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
Best brushes

for men.
 Army man sawed the han dle of his hair brush off, so it would pack better in his kit
 Other army men saw how good a scheme it was. They adopted it. And thus came the military brush.
 Now military brushes are sold in pairs-and every man appreciates their space saving shape.
 Little special lot; a dealer received them late and was glad to sell to the store at special price.
 Ebony, 13 rows good bristles, $15O.
 Heavy ebony, II rows fine oI1SC C1cS 3D.
 Fine ebony of special weight, 10 rows of br1stles,- $2.5O. -z.-
 Large size, nice ebony, 13 rows bristles,- s,-$2.5 50.
 Small and heavy ebony back, especially good fos packing in travelling bag $2.5O
 Solid-back brushes, black or satinwood finish, a few of real ebony, concave or con vex shape $1
 Shaving-sets that men won t turn up their noses at: -Silverplated bowl with re- movable cup, Iather brush with ebony handle,- $1
 Center aisle, front
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
PRESIDENT AGAIN
 RECEIVES VISITORS

Washington, Dec. 1S.-President Will son will give his first cabinet dinner Sonight at the White House. A few in ~ited guests outside the cabinet will oe present, among them John Purroy Mitchell mayor-elect or New York.
 It will be the first function of the season and will be followed with din- ners by cabinet members to the Pres ident and the usual official receptions.
 The New Years reception will not be held this year, as the President goes away for the Christmas holidays. There is a possibility that the diplo- rnatic reception scheduIed for January 6 may be delayed a few days to give the President longer rest in a south ern climate. EFe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
Factory Foremen Hear Stirring Talks On Industrial Betterment At Great
 Conference Held By Manufacturers

caution is not taken by the property owner.
 He recommended that more atten- ton be paid throughout the city to the cleaning up of rubbish and suggested changes in the regulations as to the storage of con'bustibles, and in the building code.
 Showing that matches, and especial 1y the older kinds are used to the ex- tent of one million per minute during the 24 hours of the day, and to the use of which he attributed much loss of life and large fires he cautioned the public to use a safer kind and also to use more care in the handling of cleo tric lights in factories and the use of cigarette and cigars where liability of fire was apparent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
OBITUARY

The funeral of Thomas w. Condon, who died Tuesday in St. Vincent's hos pital, was held this morning from St. PatrtcI's church at o'clock. Miss Sa- rah Lee rendered the music for the re- ouiern high mass, which was ce1ebrat- ed by Rev. Father Curran. At the of fertory the De Profundfs was sung by Mrs. J. B. Casserly. Funeral Dt- rector John F. Gallagher accompanied the remains to Derby where interment was in the family plot. The bearers were w. B. Webb, J. Klopstock, A Johnson and G. Anderson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
Fine silks for work-bae.

Work-bag keeps one's em- broidery and floss and scis- sors and all such together in convenient way.
 It is something one de lights to carry too; it actual ly is an addition to the at tire.
 Pretty bags are to be cas- fly made from these special fancy silks. They need nc decorating, are sufficiently decorative themselves.
 Beautiful bright effects and quiet lowered patterns
 Slice colors and fine qual- ity,-$1 and $1.25 yard.
 Center aisle, rear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18

pensation does not compensate Real accident prevention is preventing men from getting an accident
 He further advocated the plan of having each department run on a unit "a ting, having the foremen and su- perintendents held responsible and the results of each department display ed for the benefit of all that they most negligence was shown and rem edy the extra hazard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18

Vienna.-Count von Berchtho1d, Aus tro-Hungarian minister Of foreign af- fairs replying to the suggestion that the powers take joint action for equa1t- ty of treatment for the Jews in Ru- mania, said he did not believe the powers could be induced to take such action.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
The store is open tonight till 9
'' Te11 your story and then stop Here 1t IS.

The store is ready for Christmas. It's stocks big and complete Plenty of essentially
 holiday things and plenty of staples well suited for
 gifts. J i It's service is good We'd like it to be betterare trying
 to better it every minute. It's prices right. We believe that Christmas dollar
 should do it's full duty It does it here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
DISABLED VESSEL
 IS DUE TOMORROW

New York, Dec. 1S-The disabled battIeship vermont, in tow of the battleship Delaware, both returning from a Mediterranean cruise, will prob ably reach Norfolk early tomorrow morning, according to wireless mess ages received today at Sandy Hook.