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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
GENERAL STRIKE
OF GOTHAM HOTEL
WATERS CALLED

New York, Jan 24EThe long threat-
ened general strike of the hotel and
today. Marching bodies of walters
who have been on strike for sever al
weeks paraded past the principal ho-
tells and urged their fellows to walk
out.
At the Victoria Hotel, Follies Ber-
gore Resta aurant and Rectors, several
hundred responded In the other
large hotels and restaurants the men
were prevailed upon to waitzunti1 the
proprietors had a chance to argue
thefr grievances.
The strike so far has not affected
the service in any of the principal ho-
tells but the union leaders and I. w.
w. organizers called mass meetings,
today, at Bryant Hall, at which plans
Pfckets were organized and posted
and the proprietors Immediately ap-
pealed to the police for permanent
The parading strikers assembled in
front Of the hotel Knickerbocker, the
manager of which, James B. Regan,
charging all his walters and omnibus
boys in body, the night before, and
several windows were broken by
bricks. The police chased the strik-
another demonstration against the
Hotel Astor. From there the march
ers moved to the Hotel Belmont where
several more windows were broken.
Nearly 200 walters, comprising prac-
tica1lyi the entire force of Louis Mar
tins restaurant, walked out at noon
The men made no disturbance The
management said they would be un-
able to do more than supply their
guests with liquids and sandwiches.
More of the walters at Rectors join
ed the strikers. today, and Manager
Farley said he would be unable to
take care of dinner or after-theatre
guests. L. c. Wallick, restaurant man
ager at the Cadillac said the strike
had effected his service seriously but
that he would close entirely rather
than recognize the walters union.
We just granted all the demands
the men had made and now they have
struck for still more. I'll never let an
other union man work in the place.
he declared
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
BERGER WANTS
FEDERAL PROBE
OF BIC STRIKE
Congressman Bitter In Denounc-
ing New York Police Treat
ment of Girls Striking
for Living Wages

Washington, Jan. 24-Declaring that
the reported brutality of New York
police toward striking, women gar
ment workers made even more essen
tial a. probe of the economic condi-
tions which led to the labor troubles,
Representative Victor Berger, Social
ist, Wfs.), today found a, federal angle
to the strike which he said he believed
would give Congress jurisdiction to in
vestigate.
IF garments are produced under un-
sanitary conditions and then shipped
to another State it seems to me that
Congress had power of regulation
said he. tHT1e matter concerns the
public health. I am endeavoring to
Berger was bitter in his denuncia-
tion of New York police methods as
reported to him
The fact is" he said, "big employ
ers countenance criminal crookedness
of the police SO that they in turn may
be served by the police against their
striking employees It is q deplorable
condition that thieves houses of ILL
repute and gambling establishments
on poor little girls striking for living
wages and working conditions.
Il have written to New York for
af1davits as to conditions the garment
workers have been forced to work un-
der, their hours of labor and the pay
their receive. AS soon as I receive
this information will bring the whole
strike situation to the attention of
Congress and I think we will have
some Information as remarkable as
that adduced in the Lawrence strike
hearings
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
SUSPECT MERCHANT
OF STORE BURGLARY
Barking of Neighbours Dog
Prevents Wholesale Loot
ing of Wooster's Store

A robbery involving the breaking of
a rear window in the dry goods. store
of J. s. Wooster & Co, 919 East Main
street, the packing of between $50 and
$40 worth Of shoes in two telescope
cases, discovery of the burglar while
at work through the barking of a dog,
and q, wild chase after the fugitive
on Kossuth street was this morning
reported to the police. An arrest of a
we'll known East Side merchant may
result according to the story in po-
lice circles today.
A well advertised shoe sale at the
burglarized store has attracted con-
siderable attention and large crowds
visited the store during the day, un-
til the closing hour of six. It was
shortly after 8 o'clock when a fox
MacMonagle who resides in an ad-
joining building. attracted attention to
the broken window by his insistent
barking Looking in Mrs MacMonag1e
screamed for the police as she saw a
man packing up the shoes in haste.
TIE burglar taking alarm climbed
through the window ard brushing past
the frightened woman, threw one of
the telescope bags aside as he ran
toward KoSSuth Stret Some crowd
followed him but ne gained and fled
g To detectives Mr.. Wooster this
morning stated his belief that some
local storekeeper mad instigated the
burglary and description of the man
furnished by Mrs. MacMonagIe is be-
ing closely tailed in the hopes that
identification and recovery of the
stolen goods may follow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
WOMEN IN FEAR OF
PURSE SNATCHER
Several Report Bold Attacks
While Others Shrink From
Publicity

Jack the Snatcher'' is abroad in
Bridgeport. His presence has already
alarmed many women on the streets
and several reports have already been
made at headquarters. So scared
have his victims been that as yet a
good description of the individual has
not been given to the police although
they are working upon clues given by
Mrs. L. H Lyons, % Sherwood ave-
nue., a witness to one hold-up.
The hrst victim to report the snatch
who while passing Laurel and Sher-
wood avenues at about O'Clock last
night was grabbed by the unknown
and her silver mesh bag containing
$3.50 violently torn from her grasp.
Although she cried Justify for aid the
ened was she that it was 5eme time
before she could be prevailed upon to
report the incident
At an earlier hour Grace Murray.
Lewis street was passing through
Ware street, when a, man believed
to be the same one. grabbed her vi0-
lent1y from behind and attempted to
and her aSsailant with brutal force
held one hand over her mouth while
he attempted TO. drag her into a. near
by a1ley-Way-- Her resistance and re-
peated cries finally won victory as he
released her and fled through the mar
and it was with difficulty she made
her way home and related the story.
It is believed that there are other
victims of this purse snatcher whose
experiences are kept from record
through fear of publicity.
The police are on the alert and are
bending every effort toward the cap
ture of Miss Murray's assailant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
YOUNG TURKS RAMPANT.

Berlin, Jan. 24-An unconfirmed dis
patch today said that the Young Turks
were in possession of the Palace at
ConstantinopIe and that rioting and
pillaging were threatened throughout
added that all messages from Con-
stantinopIe were rigidly censored.
Enver Bey, held responsible for the
killing of Nazirn Pasha, has been
made military commander lof Constan-
tfnople on his own demand, by Sultan
Mohammed v. The Young Turks,
headed by Ehver Bey, are those who
led the revolutions of 1908 and 1909
which drove Abdul Hamid from the
throne and set up his brother, Moham-
med as Sultan.
NGohammed is said to be under the
complete domination of EnVer Bey and
his followers. The new ministry
named by the Sultan was dictated by
Enver Bey, the man of the hour in the
Ottoman empire. He was military
attache of the Turkish embassy at
Berlin, up to the outbreak of the Turk
ish- Italian war in TripoIi, when he
was recalled to command a part OF
the army in Africa
With Shefket Pasha, the new grand
vizier, Enver Bey was instrumental in
the organization of the committee of
union and progress CYoung Turks)
who deposed Abdul Hamid and drove
him into Asiatic territory. 1t is be-
lieVed that. the porte will refuse to
hand over Adrianople and that inter
ventfon by the powers is bound to re-
suit. Even then, with the Turkish
military party dominant Bulgaria will
the Ottoman without recourse to
orr
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
THREE HEADED
COMMISSIONS TO
STOP CALDWELL
Senator Welch Introduces
Highway Commission
Speaker Webster Says He
Appointed Democrats
From List of Mr..
ThOms
Especial to The Farmerl


Hartford. Jan. z4-The purpose OF
some Democrats in the Senate to op-
pose the confirmation of William H.
Caldwell to succeed James H. Mao
Donald as highway commissioner was
shown, yesterday. when Senator Mer-
ritt WEIGH of the 29th district, intro
duced bill for q public act to create
a highway commission of three MEM
bers.
delay action upon the confirmation of
Mr.. Caldwell, when Governor Baldwin
shall send in his name, to the Sem
ate
the old highway commission, which
had three members, and was discarded
partly because the present incumbent
of the office desired to reign alone and
single headed commission !would be
more efficient
The general opinion at present seems
. to be that there are votes enough in
choice though it is admitted that the
condition is critical.
Speaker webster, last evening made
a statement in which he said that in
he had departed in but two instances
from the recommendations of minority
leader, Mr. Thoms of Waterbury
This amounted to little SO far as
name members to places is concerned
since Mr.. Thoms felt obliged to lay
before Mr.. Webster the name OF eV-
cry Democrat who made applica ton
pie, for the committee on roads, rfv-
ers and bridges he gave the speaker 13
names for excise II, for cities and
boroughs, finance and judiciary, IL
and incor portions each and for ap-
preparations 7.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
GORMAN
GETS DIVORCE
FROM BIGAMIST
Other DEGREES Granted by
Judge Burpee in Civil
Superior Court

Claiming that 5her husband bad
three wives, Lille German OF 2T6 Gre
CORY street obtained a divorce f1l1
afternoon in the superior court from
Joseph L. German, who is now serT-
ing a term in states prison on q biE-
azay char ge.>A4 Gorman Was aentsuced
in therCrimtnal superior court in tfl9
city I'm September, 1917.
The plaintiff told Judge Burpee this
morning that she married CfoEl1a1l
March 10, 1911 She had known him
seven years and never learned ne had
any other wives Mrs German vac
wife living in Brooklyn. n. z. under
the name of Mary German. He had a
third wife whose name was not
brought into the proceedings The
PLAINTIFFS maiden name was Lille
Shell She is a handsome brunette
Detective Sergt. Hall testified that
he knew German and was present
when the defendant was sentences 1or
bigany.
Another divorce granted by Judge
sBurpee was Joseph Knowlton Of Dan
bury against Maud D. KnoWiton Cc
his wife ran away with Arnold Pen
ney of South NorWalk- The couple
were located in Brooklyn, n Y, by
a Danbury policeman EzuoWltou
claimed that his wife took $50 from
his pocket at the time Of the elops-
ment. The wife's maiden name was
Maud Ducher The couple were mar
ried Jan. %, 1911.
Rose Toogander of Stamford waa
freed from Samuel Toogander upon
the ground of intolerable cruelty. The
plaintiff said her husband struck her
because she bought lace or becausa
she spent money to buy shoes I1e
couple were married April IA 1904
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
Weather Indications.

New Haven, jan 2-F'orecast: I'm
settled weather, with local rains or
SHOWS tonight or Saturday. Some
what colder tonight. Moderate north
and northeast winds.
The storm, which was central over
Michigan yesterday morning has NOV
ed rapidly eastward and is now cen
tral over the maritime provinces 1t
caused light rain with high winds from
the western portion of the lake region
eastward to the coast. A disturbance
central this, morning over the lakes is
causing unsettled weather.
Conditions favor for this vicinity fair
weather with slightly lower temper
ature, followed by increasing cloudi-
uess on Saturday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24

Europe.
Rechid Pasha and his Ottoman col
leagues refused to admit that they had
been recalled to Constantinople by the
new cabinet but they wept in seclusion
of their Carleton apartments and sent
and received many cipher dispatches
to and from their capital.
The Balkan delegates were COM
p1cse1y at sea They had no insfruc-
tions either 70 go or stay but they ad-
ruitted that it woktld be folly to re-
main In London after the Turks went
away.
The Balkan peace delegates, called
together in informal conference by DR..
Danen, this afternoon, decided to ask
their respective governments for au-
t1aority to formally break off the peace
negotiations as soon as they see fit.
AS the Turks have already been order
ed to quit London, it is considered
probable that the Balkan envoys will
receive the same commands.
In the meantime the ambassadors
were in consultation at the foreign
office and it was believed they would
announce some plan of action before
morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
RESERVES DECISION
IN MISS KIRK'S CASE
City Attorney Pullman Asks
Judge Burpee to Set
Aside Verdict

City Attorney Pullman appeared be-
fore Judge Burpee in the superior
court this morning to ask the court
to set aside the jury's verdict in the
suit of Carrie 2. Kirk against the
city of Bridgeport The city attorney
claimed Miss Kirk didn't try very
hard to get q new position after she
was dismissed by Tax Collector Coo
ney.
Judge Burpee said he would reserve
decision He aske1 court stenograph-
er HawIey for copy of Miss Kinks
cross examination when she was ask
ed about her efforts to secure a posi-
tion. A jury awarded Miss Kirk 81
600 damages against the city last
week. She sued for 81, 900 claiming she
had a two year contrac ct.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
JOSH BILLINGS
SECURES LICENSE.
Hotel Against Which Mayor
Wilson demonstrated
May Now Sell Liquor

Joseph, better known as Josh
Billings who is the proprietor Of the
Hotel Billings at rs Water St. WaI
granted a renewal of a. liquor Hcenst
by the county commissioners thfn
morning. This hostelry was one OF
the places against which Mayor Wiz
son filed renonstrances.
Billings alleged, however, that this
action was taken before he took poe
session 1t was claimed that the re-
insurance was filed against the place
and not Billings. The hotel proprie-
tor was a visitor at the court housa
this morning and was very much slat-
ed when he learned Of the commission
ers' decision. It was stated that the
remonStrance had been Withdrawn
There were two others Of the may
or's remonStrances scheduled TO be-
heard today but they were POSTPONED +
The commissioners annOunceT that
the hearing in William II. Hsrt's case
would be held next Thursday moruiurrI I
Harris saloon is in Union square. Ia
co Mar r-snano, IS Bank ST. WI also
have a hearing Thursday. eebzetiarr
Scale, who conducts a place on Lex.
ington avenue will come before Err
commissioners next Friday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
FORCED 70 RESUME WAR.

London, Jan. 24-The Balkan war
situation was complicated here today
by the fact that all dispatches from
Con nstantinople were under strfctest
tain that the rneagre Information they
were able to get was authentic The
pessirnists believed the worst and op-
tfmists had little on which to- base
hope for peace
OmcialIy, it was admitted dhat 1.-THE
situation was the gravest. From Il
semi official source, it was learned
that the foreign office believed that
the Kiamil Pasha ministry was vio-
IentIy elected by the Young Turks and
not allowed to resign in an orderly
manner. The killing of Nazim Pasha
chief of staff, by Enver Bey, a, high
military officer and one of the Young
Turk leaders, confirmed this view
of Minister of the Interior, accompan-
led Enver Bey when the shots were
fired which killed Nazim Pasha.
The Balkan peace delegates, called
Bulgarian, were in session ali night
and still were comforting today regard
ing the alarming situation. 1t was
said that they probably would defer
bassadors of the powers was held at
the foreign Office.
Apparently our only recourse will
be to resume the war; DR.. Danef
said. I'VE will have to acquire by
force what we had hoped to get
through peaceaibIe negotiations. I re-
fer to Adrianople and the Aegean is
lands.
"In view of conditions prevailing to-
day it is a serious question whether
ment now could be depended upon to
carry out treaty obIiga tions, should
any be undertaken
The fareiEn office today received Of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
SUSPECT PRISONER
IS PROFESSIONAL
HOTEL SWINDl- -ER
Man Arrested BY Sergeant
Cronan Held for New
Haven Authorities

Albert Webster, aristocratfc in bear
ing and dressed in the height of fash
don, is held by the local police await
ing the arrival of officers from New
Haven. who asked for his arrest. He
is suspected of being one of the best
hknown hotel beats in the East
Specific charges of beating a bill
have been preferred by the Hotel Taft
in New Haven and it is admitted by
the management of the Hotel STRAIT
field that Webster is well known here,
having stopped at the local hostelry,
and in fact having left there recently
without first. observing the customary
formality of rendering payment for his
room and board.
Webster, when interviewed today.
said he travels around the country in
the interests of rapidly growing
five and ten cent store corporation in
Philadelplnia and has been a regular
patron at the Taft. He was short of
money some two or three weeks ago
when stopping there and in the hurry
of getting to his offices in Philadelphia
left the bill unpaid. He asserted that
he believed himself so well known as
q. patron that he would not have to
notify them of his intentions, and ex-
pressed great surprise at his arrest.
He produced a. check, just received by
him and averred he was merely wait
ing for q train to return to New Ha-
by Detective Edward Cronan, passing
through the lobby prior to taking train
for New York.
The detective tapped him on the
shoulder and assuring himself that
Webster answered the description cent
out by the New Haven police, turned
his man over to PatroInan John Hal
pin, who brought him to the station
house
It would not be definitely stated by
the Stratfield mana cement today that
prosecution would follow here, as it is
believed Webster may yet intend pay
nent. Their claims are now in the
hands of local attorneys
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
WEALTHY men
INDICTED ON
ARSON CHARGE

Chicago, Jan. 24-Indietments chars-
ing arson were returned, todsgs
against Joseph Clarke. a, wealthy in-
surance adjuster OF social standing,
here, Samuel Ro1lenburg, John KapG-
can, charged with firing buildings Or
hiring agents to have it done. ana
Harry Brown. Additional indictmeutC
were expected to be voted by th@
grand jury in the next few days.
The men were indicted after con-
fessions had been obtained by th@
state attorneys assistants from mem
who are said to have profited b.
fraudulent fires.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
DEVER H. WARNER
SUCCEEDS FATHER
IN GAS COMP ANY
Frank M. Travis, Gas Expert Be-
comes New Vice President
of Local Corporation

At the quarterly meeting of the di-
rectors of the Bridgeport Gas Light
Co. held late yesterday Dever H.
Warner, vice. president of the com
pany. was elected president to fill
the vacancy caused by his fathers
death.
Frank M. Travis, who has been the
consulting engineer OF the Bridgeport
Gas Light Co. for several years, was
elected president of the company
to succeed DeVer II. Warner Mr.
Travis has interests in the gas and
electric lighting and water companies
of ToFrfngton and Winsted and is ac-
counted among the leading experts on
gas manufacture.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
CAN'T COLLECT
EVEN A CENT
FROM HATTERS
Report of Deputy Marshal Who
Had Execution of $252, 13O
go Judgment in Noted
Boycott Case

Danbury, Jan 24-Not a cent of the
1852, go judgm ent against 1877 mem
bers of the Hatters' Unions in Bethel,
Danbury and South NorwaIk secured
by D. e. Loewe & Co., in the United
States circuit court for alleged boy
cott of the firms goods, has been col
lected. The deputy marshal given an
execution under the decision has re-
turned the execution under the court,
with the endorse 'nent that he has been
unable to collect even a cent from the
hatters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
Want Local MilIiner
Declared a Bankrupt

Creditors of Jennie Reich Packtor a
local mfllfner have petft1oned the Uni
ted States court, in Hartford. to de-
clare her a bankrupt. Mrs Packtor,
according to the petition of the cred
TORS, recently allowed her mother
Rosa Reich, to take judgment against
her and they seek to have the bank
rupfcy court adjust her affairs. The
petttioning creditors and the amounts
are Rothschild & Klinman, $94.97; Pal
estire & SiegeI 1924. .38; Bloom and
Iauseu S299 27
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
URGES INTERVENTION.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 24-It was re-
ported that the Russian gOyernme eue
already had made Representations to
both the Triple Alliance and the Triple
Entente that the great powers should
forget all minor difficulties and al once
intervene in Turkey. The Russian
note was said to have stated that fc
was necessary to sunmarily coerce the
Turkish government to make terms
with the Balkan allies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
CHICAGO PRESIDENT HAS
LEASE ON PHIIlLIES' GROUNDS

Cincinnati. Jan 24-Oharles w
Murphy, president of the Chicago
Cubs, today. bought half interest in
the Philadelphia National League
baseball grounds from Charles p Taft
of Cincinnati, brother of the Presi-
dent When VIII Locke, of Pitts
burgh, and others bought the Phila-
delphia club, Taft retained his lease
on the park.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
MCCORMICK AND BARRY
HAVE NOT SOLD RINK

George Mccormick and Joseph Barry
wish to announce that they have not
sold the Brook lawn rink but have
merely leased it to an athletic club for
the winter. Mccormick and Barry say
they will hold dances in the rink next
summer in accordance with their
usual CUSTOM
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24

Vienna, Jan. 24-The proposed de-
mobilization of Austria -E7ungarySg
military reservists has been abandon
ed. Austrian diplomats regard the
Ottoman situation as Tnost alarming.
There was free prediction today that
such a situation, if not quickly check
ed, might precipitate general BUrop-
can war.
There was an undercurrent Of hope
that the. 2 great poWerss might act
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
ARDEN Z. JUDD LECTURES.

Arden L Judd, of Stratford Iectured
last evening before the Mems League
OF the Park Street Congreg gationaI
church. Mr. Judd's subject was
Nathan Hale. His discourse was
1zlasterfuI and highly entertaining to
sA-s 1@nma aaaamblaEe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24
YOUNG TURKS IN CONTROL
BENT ONRESUNHNG WAR PUT
END TO PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
AusTRIA ALARarED.

fetal confirmation of the killing bT
Enver Bey of Nazim Pasha.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24

EVENING FARMER
q CENTS THE COPY
BEGINNING JAN. 1, 1913
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-06-10
a New Steel Process.

London.--The Daily Mail says that great interest has been aroused in Sheffield in a method of producing superior high-speed steel by the introduction of CO., bait. The process has been pat ented throughout the world by a continental firm, but there are in- dications that at Sheffield, the center of the English high-speed steel industry, the manufacturers will, fight for the privilege of making the new steel without having to pay royalties under a foreign patent.
 The new material, it is said, marks a great advance on the best qualities of steel at present obtainable for boring and cut ting tools.
 The Daily Mail recalls the fact that few years ago, when the discovery of high-speed steel caused a revolution in steel mak- ing, American inventors sought a monopoly by means of patents. The case was taken to the courts, and the Americans lost it.