The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-18
''NOTHING TO THIS EPISODE, l" HE SAYS John T. King Declines to Discuss Relations With
 Former Ally TOO LONG ON JOB TO
 PERFORM "KID'y ACT MT. Warner Tired of Being Visited By Every Man Who Wants to Be Policeman

That the political quarrel rgDuteG to exist between John T. King o6lcla1 head of the Republican party in Bridgeport, and De Yer IT. Warner. it's unofficial head, has fnhueuced Che course of the relations of those two influential men in their common Dusi- ness interests, is a story that fs cur rent in business and political circles in Bridgeport.
 Both MT King and Arr. warner de- cline to admit that any such thing has happened MT. W8Iuer very frankly denied a rumor that he had persona1Iy supervised putting new locks on a portion of the plant oc- cupied by the King Machine CO., gay- ing that this was too trivial r Erf1lr to occupy his personal attantion-
 MT. King also refused to say. or nct to say, that locks had been char9el or to discuss in any way his relaeisu1 with Mir. Werner.
 When visited at his factory, zodar- DeVer Fl Warner with his ellarac1af- istic courtesy. immediately granted au interview to the reporter. i'm Mis con suIta4ion-roou-
 -ef1Gr. WaTuersSs began Che r.s1rlsr. 'sthere 1s today mueh public InlaFs1t in the rumor that yourselG and son-in- law MT. Field went to the machizls shop of the King Machine CompanT on Cannon street last Friday and placed new loclra upon the door. 1t has even been minated tha4 oTders were issued by you to let none Dar1 lr- to the works without keys or zsuth1rirT from you to do so.''
 Seating himself near e window and gazing out upon the street the cor1lI magnate was wrapped in deep though for the space of 8 minute or moro when he replied: ''The rumor is made out of whole cloth, there is noGhfuE co it."
 Do you mean to deny that you and MT. Field had the new lock which ig in evidence upon the section Of tho building reported to be leased by your self put there recently ?"
 T do, for there is absolutely uu truth in any such report You lrnorT that the King Machine companT l1 MT. Kings pet project The n1acni1- cry section of the building. hcWsyers is operated by our engineers."
 Do you mean by 'our,' the Eiug company, or the Warner Brotnerc- engfneers2" asked the reporter L mean the warner Brothers' com pany.'' he replied
 sTt has been reported to me, today, by one of our men that there has re- gently been a change in the direc- torate of the King Machine ccupan1'. or that a change is about to take place. Are you aware of thisz@ Mr. Warner was asked
 That is a matter for ar. King tg make known hfnselG%
 "As it is usually understood that yourself and MT. King have had a. dlr- agreement this present rumor that Tou have locked MT. King from the sec- ton of the building leased by your- self, has great force2'' was the neIe interrogation made in Substance by the reporter
 ''You have reference to another War ner." said the chief naanufactursr cf this city. 4fIt Is true that MT RlnT and myself have had disasreensutl. We have often had them and win probably do so again in the future. q am man Of nasty temper and qui-lr to become angry I am also uufcr Co subside. When am angry ] am a man who needs elbow room some time ago gave up the detail of poll tics and am not nov attendlnH tn the details of politieR got tlreI of dealing with the petty poIieicall things, such as being seen by every force. But as to this episode you re- count there is nothing to fE and wish you to quote me exactly
 This statement was then given yer batim to the reporter who wrote ll down:
 sT know nothing Of ehe fars fu
 any way, shape or manner. My
 interests are as they have been im
 the King Company and win cu1~
 dnue to be, and any such pll-
 cedure as you mention would 8
 worthy of children fustead of
 men. have been on tlle 5Ob too
 long to perform any such Edd
 act"
 With a few other complfmentarT statements upon nezspaDerd0m and newspaper men in Bridgeport 1lr. Warner closed the interview
 William, aged IA, Dora, aged 1a- .1o