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New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
4,5OO ON STRIKE
AT WAR PLANT
Men Forced Out at Pistol
POint-Mayor FIees Vol
ley of Snowballs.
tBy Telegraph to Tie rribuneI

Ansonia, Conn, Feb. 17.-Every
branch Of the American Brass and Cop
per Company here was suddenly closed
down and millions of dollars worth of
war orders tied up to-day by the walk
out of 4,500 workmen.
The men were called out by strike
leaders, who marched through the plant
carrying revolvers. Anybody who
might have been unpersuaded by verbal
arguments Immediately yielded to the
more forceful blue steel arguments and
abandoned their machines.
The strike is one of the most re-
markable in the history of organized
labor, in that the workers, represent
ing at least a dozen European nation
alities. have been welded into one or
ganization with but a single demand
25 per cent increase in pay-within
the last few days.
The bad temper of the strikers was
mode manifest from the very hrst. An
offer OF % cents day increase TO men
making $3.50 a day and a flat 10 per
cent increase to all others was received
with boots of laughter from the
strikers.
Then Mayor Schumacher, appointing
himself as a committee of one 20 bring
about peace. attempted TO address a
crowd of strikers. They answered his
ple1s for peace with volley OF snow
balls that carried away his hat and
cooled his desire for such methods of
settlement.
Previous to the unsuccessful appear
ance of the Mayor. superintendent
Moody, in charge Of all the plants. had
made an effort to mollifv the strikers.
He was so roughly handled that he hur-
ried away from lis plant, from the
business district and to his home.
After those two incidents Mayor
Schumacher decided that the only way
to deal with the belligerent munlton
of war makers vas with the aid OF
clubs and firearms. lie Immediately
swore in seventy-ive firemen as poIce-
men. and sent to New Haven for n the
available men who could be hurrledly
called TO arms.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
PATROLMAN STUMBLES
INTO HALLWAY AMBUSH
Man Who Says He Was Waiting
to Slay Couple Taken in Duel.

Patrolman Coroprese, OF the Fifth
Street station, found a door TO the
tenement at 200 First Avenue partly
closed early this morning. He pushed
into the hallway, and was met by a
levelled revolver and the command,
Hands up"
The patrolman dropped to the floor
and pulled his revolver His and ,he
strangers guns blaZed at the same
time. Both kept firing until the weap-
ons were empty. The stranger darted
up the stairs. Coropreso overlook him
on the roof They battled for a few
minutes before the man surrendered.
At the station house he said he was
Navarro Baldassoro, twenty-tour, OF
500 East Thirteenth Street. He SAID
he was waiting to kill girl and her
sweetheart, and he thought the pa
trolman was the couple entering. He
said the girl and her sweetheart de-
serted him when he needed their aid.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
Detectives Think CrOneS
Still Is Hiding Here

4 score of detectives under Captain
Tunney, Of the Anarchist squad, are
working on tho theory than jean
Crones' who is alleged TO have poisoned
more than three hundred persons at a
dinner IN Chicago. is still in this city.
The belief that the letter signed win
his name and posted IN New YORK is
genuine was confirmed yesterday by
dispatches from the International Cor
rcspondence School of Scranton, Penn
where il was discovered that the writing
tailed with that in letters Crones sent
to the school.
The report from Boston that Crones
was seen there by Cambridge man
is not regarded seriously by Captain
Tunnev. who says that he has received
no such report from the Boston police.
Captain Tunney would not say whether
or not he had any promising elew on
which he was working. but it is known
that detectives have been posted in
Westchester County and The Bronx.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
Score of Market Men Who
knowingly Paid to Kill
Rival Named.
GUNMEN SILENCED
BY DEATH THREATS
Pleas of Wives and Mothers Fail
Girl Reveals Murder Gangs
Poison Raids.

Three poultry dealers of West Wash
ington Market yesterday gave the
names of twenty market men who
knowingly contributed to the fund Of
$4,000 paid to have Barnet Baf mur-
dered. This information was given TO
Assistant District Attorney Dooling.
The identity of the men Mr.. Dooling
would not divulge. but intimated that
several of the accused would be under
arrest in twenty-four hours.
The gangsters accused of the murder
of Baff had a side line, it developed
from information obtained at the Dis
trict Attorneys office. Killing was a
fine arr. but when jobs requiring the
expert handling of gun were scarce
the gang took flyer AZ poisoning or
stealing q horse or two.
A young woman confided to District
Attorney Swami yesterday that an at
tempt on her part TO compete with a
poultry trucking concern affiliated with
The interests that fought Baff was dis
astrous. After she had ignored re-
ueated threats ni0eteen of her horses
were poisoned and she was forced out
Of business. This job has been traced
90 members Of the murder gang that
got" Baf and is one of their several
pot boilers
The underwood tip to lie low and
act dumb has had its effect on those
behind the bars. and, despite repeated
crillings. mum is the word.
Carmelo Russo. or Charley Ross, as
he is known. who admits he was bired
to do the trick" but got "cold feet,
suddenly became dumb yesterday and
refused to talk.
Samuel Myerson. the killer of chick.
ems held as a witness in default OF
$4,000 bail. who knows many OF the
secrets i'm the market district that
would be especially valuable to the Dis'
trict Attorneys Office, refuses 20 talh'
James Moore, enjoying a briet yaca-
tion from Sing Sing TO tell what he
knows of the Baf murder. is also non
committtal. Even visit from his wife
Yesterday afternoon failed TO produce
conversation. Moore was afraid TO talk
and was not backward in saying so.
81 might as well sign a death war
rant as talk" he mumbled.
Your husband is big, strapping fel-
low What is he afraid Of" Mr. Swami
asked the young wife.
THE gangsters," answered the. girl
A visit from Russo's mother failed
20 do any good to either Russo or the
District Attorney. She was sent TO the
Tombs to see Russo.
Loosen him up" the boys mother
was told, but Russo refused to loosen.
1T is scaEdalous the conditions we
have found" said Mr. Swami. Il intend
to rid New York City Of every member
of these gangs. am surprised 10 ind
the alien law hasn't been enforced IN
many cases to run some Of these men
out Of the country
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
PLAN WAR TRAINING
IN N. Y. HIGH SCHOOLS
Governor, Gen. Organ and Fin
Law Confer on New Measure.

Albany. Feb. l7.-An administration
bill dealing with military training in
high schools was the subject of a con-
ference to-day by Governor Whitman
John II. Finley. State Commissioner OF
Education, and Major General John +.
Organ, of the State National Guard.
Details of the measure probably would
be announced next week, the Governor
said.
Legislation designed 10 provide for
compulsory military training in high
schools has been introduced by Assem-
blyman Welsh, of Albany. This measure
has been opposed by Dr. Finley, but
its general scope has been approved by
General Organ.
The new measure, it is understood,
will carry an appropriation OF 100000
20 make il effective.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
40 WOMEN MOOSE
SEEK 1916 LEADER
Progressive Veterans to Launch
Campaign When They Find
Right Man.
Wanted A Presidential candidate.

wanted "A PRESIDENTIAL candidate.
Forty good womer and true, who
assembled yesterday at the Hotel Man
haitian, ready 20 work hard for the
right man. couldn't lay any plans for
the campaign, because they don't know
what the Progressive party is going %
90.
The forty were mostly Progressive
veterans of 1912 and pride themselve8
that they did their share in causing
the complications of that delightfully."-
complicated campaign. Miss Alice
Carpenter. Dr.. Katharine b. Davis and
Mrs. Everett Colby were among those
who issued the call to the conference.
The forty women present represented
six states.
They agreed that the purpose OF the
organization they were about TO form
should be "to take part in the political
campaign as members OF a polltica'
party" The decisions as TO what party
and what methods would be used were
left for future action. The next meet
ing will be held in April. Most OF the
forty expect TO 20 10 Chicago IN June.
Mrs. Winston Churchill. wife OF the
reformer-novelist who ran for Govern
or of New Hampshire on the Progres-
sive ticket. was at the conference, ana
Il letter was read from Mrs. sumner
Bird. wife OF the Massachusetts Pro-
gressive leader.
Others present were Mrs. Jacob Riis.
Mrs. Clifford Pinchot. Mrs. Mary sim
khovitch. Mrs. Maud Nathan. Miss Mary
II. lngham. Miss Mary Dreier. Miss
Ruth Morgan, Mrs Arthur Scribnsr,
Mrs. W. r. Scott. Mrs. Emanuel Elm
stein, Mrs. Leonard Hand, Mrs. A.
Gordon Norrie, Mrs Mary Beard an
Mrs. Msude Howe Elliott. California.
Pennsylvania. Connecticut. New Jersey.
Rhode Island and New York were rep
resented.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
DYNAMITE POTTER
WROTE TO CONSUL
Suspect Held in Detroit Asked
if He Could Do More for
His Country.
H. Telesr.ph % The rrlbun. ]

Detroit, Feb. lin the arrest of two
supposed ex-employes of the American
Car and Foundry Company the police
think they have broken up plot to
blow up the company's Ferry Avenue
plant. where munitions are being manu-
featured for the British government
Superintendent of Police Ernest Mar
quardt received the original informa-
ton which resulted in the arrests. Bar
tholoma was picked up in Flint by De
tective Donovan under instructions. lie
is said TO have tried 70 purchase dyna-
mite IN Detroit. The police refuse TO
comment on the arrests or their cir
cumstances.
Joseph G.. Johnson, district manager
Of the American Car and Foundry Com
pany, admitted having heard numerous
rumors of plans 10 dynamite the NUM-
tions plant The factory has been
guarded closely as a result.
when detectives searched Barthol-
oma. they say they found in his pocket
a notebook containing a draft OF let
ter 70 a foreign consul IN America.
The letter was signed by Bartholoma
and asked if the writer could do any
lnluS more lVi HiN S"""N'''
could not make out the name OF the
consul. There were also notatlons IN
the notebook, it is said, stating that
Bartholoma's intentions were TO es-
cape TO Europe after succeeding in the
dynamiting plot. Bartholoma is said
10 have told fellow prisoners that he
did not know why he had been ar
rested.
Suppose they think | had some
thing 10 do with the dynamiting IN
Canada" it is alleged he said. Guess
they've got my pal. too
Canadian officials at Ottawa viii
watch the case, 1t is said.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18

in the Crones letter that the poisoned
soup contained barium chloride.
"rhc barium chloride furnished an
antidotc tor the arsenic. as II man'
those who ate the soup Vomlt ana t''
tho other poison out OF thcr slS-
tenn" said DR. Robertson.
"Of course. IN this case it is not cor,
rect to say that the victims escaped
because they got too much poison
said Dr. Robertson. "Our tests snow
that there was an average Of So grains
Of arsenic for every pint OF soup. lha'
would allow l-3 grains for each guesV
while the minimum dose TO be ta"'
would be . grains. The letter Is au'
thentic, all right
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
MAJOR BERRY URGED
FOR POSTMASTERSHlP
Bronx Democrat Favored as
Compromise Candidate.

Washington, Feb. IA compromise
candidate for the New York postmaster
ship was proposed TO President Wilson
to-day by former Representative Ste
nben B. Ayres, OF New York. His rec
oromendation was that Major Joseph |.
Berry. Of The Bronx, be appointed. Ma
ior Berry is a Tammany Democrat anu
it is said. would be acceptable TO the
organization.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
Explosion of GasOlene Singes Three
Workmen in Hold.

Gasolene fumes exploded yesterday
in the hold of the Jacob Stamler, which
since its abandonment as a women's
hotel has been lying in Whale Greek,
at the head Of North Henry Street,
Williamsburg.
Three men who had gone aboard with
gasolene lamp TO draw off water from
the hold had a narrow escape from suf-
location. They were singed By tho
flames. Three tireboats Seth Low,
George B. Mcclellan and William Is.
Strong-put out the fire, although the
boat was badly damaged and probably
will never be useful again.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
Air Bomb Fools Dispatcher.

Dan Hogan, the New YORK, West
chester & Boston train dispatcher at
the Pelham Parkway station, last night
found a bomb on the station stairs, 1t
was Ct the gas pipe variety, nine inches
loag. One of the three fuses was half
burned when Dan rushed into the sta.
tioa Office and threw it in pail Of
water. "Owney" Eagan, the bomb ex-
pert. was called. Very dangerous,
h's. Full of air. Damn those practl-
cal iokers," said he.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
13 Days TO Paw Income Tax.

are warned to pay them before March
or pay penalties amounting to an addi-
tional 30 per cent assessment, Is an an
nouncement issued yesterday from the
Office of the Internal Revenue Collector
mere. IL is explained in the warning
that the penalties cannot be avoided.
once they are incurred, any more than
the original tax. -
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
Faurot, Tired, Takes Leave

Inspector Faurot. worn out by his
duties as commander of the Detective
Bureau. has obtained a sick leave Of
fifteen days. The action was suggested
bv Deputy Commissioner Frank Lord.
II is the inspectors first leave in six
wears. lie departed yesterday on boat
trim to Jacksonville.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
FIRE WRECKS THE STAMLER

CURED settlement papers by noon to-.
day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-04
WOMAN so WEAK
COULD NOT SLEEP
Made Well by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
North Oxford, Mass had lost
three children and was all run down

and so weak l could
not sleep at night.
My eyesight would
leave me and every
thing l ate upset
my stomach. l was
very nervous and if
! would S tart to
sweep ] would have
to stop and lie down
before l could finish.
! was locking over
the paper one dey
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-04
How Vermont Hens
Won the Championship
Of America

All loyal Vernonters have noted
with considerable pride the high
place which Vermont poultry breed.
ers have always taken when their
fowls compete with those of other
States. c. A. Champion, Jr., Of st.
Adams, VT, one OF the prize winners
in the Storr's International Laying
Contest last year in a letter to c. S.
Page of Hyde Park gives a suggestion
as TO how he did; It,; He writes:---"I
feed Pages Green bone in moderate
quantities to breeding stock, layers
and young chickens and consider it
an Important item in developing and
improving my heavy laying strain
My pen won. second prize and cham.
pionship OF America (all breeds, 100
pens) at Storr's international Laying
Contest last year
Poultrymen desiring to emulate the
example OF Mr.. Csmpton will do well
to send $500 to Mr.. Page and procure
200.lb. barrel Of his Green Cut Bone
Meat. On receipt OF check. cash. OK
press, or postal money order the
goods will be sent freight paid to al
most any station
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-04

and read Of a woman who felt as / did
and took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, so l took it too. Now am
proud to tell you / am feeling fine and
have given birth to a boy baby. He is
my 'Pinkham baby. ! keep bottle
of Compound in my house always. -
Mrs. PETER MARCO, Box 81, North
Oxford, Mass.
Sleeplessness, Indigestion, weakness,
and nervousness are symptoms which
indicate lowered vitality of the female
organism, and the tonic, strengthening
properties of the good old fashioned
roots and herbs, contained in Lydia E.
Pinkhamf Vegetable Compound, are
just what ia needed BY every woman
who Is In Mrs.. Marcos condition.
For free, advice In regard to
any annoying symptom write to
Lydia Il. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(cOnfidential), Lynn. Mass.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-21
NeiShborhood News:
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
TERSELY TOLD FOR THE
BUSY READER

Alexandria will have no county fair
this year.
GAINESVILLE is going after auto
speeders and many arrests are being
made.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Schneider of Metre Grove
on Saturday, Sept. 9.
Mrs. Rochus Bartylla died at her
home near Browerville last week. She
had resided in Todd county since 1874
The Albany Cooperative Creamery,
recently organized, had 231 patrons on
it's books at the close of business last
week.
Contracts have been awarded for a
new school building at ST.. Anna to
cost $1,000. The building will be COM
pleted Oct. 1.
Calvin Fletcher, resident Of the
Long Prairie community for about 25~
years, died in that city last week. he:
was about rs years of age.
Miss Magdalena Jones and William
Dookendorf, popular young people OF
Luxembourg, were united in marriage
at St. Anthony last week.
Miss Margaret Cleary and Joseph H.
Schott were married at Holdingford.
The groom is one of the prOprietOrs
of the Holdingford Mercantile Co.
About fifty players participated in
IL. Of
H. Imdieke, Jr. won first prize. The
PLAYERS were from the entire sur
rounding region.
The twenty-ninth Pope county fair
will be held Sept. 27-30 at GlenwoOd.
A splendid program Of entertainment
has been prepared and the exhibits
will be better than ever before.
The children of Chris HalvorsOn, re-
siding on a farm west of Brooten,
after that all children presented for
have developed infantile paralysis. The
farm has been quarantined.
Sheriff Dan Mcdonald of Clay coun-
ty swooped down on the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern depOts at.
Glydon and siezed 400 pints of in
toxicants. No arrests were made.
Todd county had an excellent exhi-
bit at the state fair and secured fourth
place in the Central Division, scoring
973 points and winning prize money
of 5000. Wadena county won first
nrize and Morrison county third,
The roads in the town of Reynolds,
Todd county, for which $4,000 bonds
were recently voted, will not be start
ed until spring, but all engineering
work will be done this fall. Bids will
be asked for construction.
Bishop Joseph F. Busch of ST. Cloud
has made strong appeal to parents
of his diocese to have their children
learn the American language and, in
order to make the appeal more or :
less compulsory, he will insist here
confirmation must know their cate
ckism in English.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-21
THOMAS FRANKSON

Rumor has it that the Democrats
in this state will concentrate their
fight on Thomas Frankson, the Repub-
lican candidate for Lieutenant Cover
nor.
We presume that this rumOr is cor
rect because Tom is the kind of man
that the Democrats naturally fight.
He is a fighter himself and neither
asks or offers quarter. He is the kind
of man that does things. He will or
ganize the senate committees along
business lines and exert his influence,
which will be considerable, to secure
a Straightforward, economical, S1si-
ness administration such as the state
needs. He is fearless, Independent,
keen and up-to-date and no one can
put anything over on him.
The Democrats have no time for
their own gubernatorial candidate.
Julius THorson, their candidate for the
Lieutenant Governor, is really a man
of parts, well liked throughout the
state and the Democrats are going to
push him for all they are worth. Not
with any hope of his election but they
srz anxious that he niahS as good E
showing as possible, so they can uti-
lize his popularity as candidate for
Governor IN 1915, and the better the
showing he makes in this election, the
more valuable he will be as a future
fo~
We are glad the Democrats are
oc;np 10 put up a fight for julius;
thew must put up fight for some
one or the bottom would drop out OF
the campaign It will add gaietv to
the contest and it won't hurt Tom
Frankson in the least.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-21
HAROLD KNUTSON

The Herald did not support Harold
Knutson for the kepuDncan nomna.
ton for congress ana has no apologies
to oller tor lCs course.
After talr ana Tree contest, how
ever, the Republicans OF TINS o1sCrIct
deciueu, Dy all overwhelming MAORI
ty, that mr.. knuCsOn Was the man
they desired to represent them ana
their desires are enUICled to respect.
IL is true That Harold ls'a compare
lively young man and inexperienced IN
legislative affairs, Dut everybody is IN
experienced at some perloo In life ana
he mas pIenuy OF time to acquire eX-
perIence. Ii he were ola and mex
perienced it would be different mat
ter.
Harold made his primary campaign
Sngie-hanOed anu alone. His warm
est personal trends doubted the ex-
pediency OF his entering the race, but
with splendid optimism and unlimited
grit he made his fight and so thor
oughly did he impress his individual
ity upon the Republican voters of this
district that he received almost as ma
ny votes as both of his opponents put
together. This in itself is unanswer-
able proof Of high order of ability.
The Herald has nothing to say a.
galnst his opponent. He is a man OF
ability, experience and integrity. He
will make a strong and vigorous cam
paign, but it should be remembered
tina. ne is a Democrat and If elected
will support Democratic legislation
and policies. These policies and this
legislation are not in accord with the
majority sentiment of this district.
The only way the people can get the
legislation and policies they desire
to put into effect is to elect men who
believe along the same lines that they
do. 1t can be accomplished in no other
way.
There is no doubt but that Hughes
will be elected President, but there is
grave doubt as to whether he will
have a Republican congress and Re
publican senate to sustain him in his
Republican policies or not, and Pres
ident without the conductive and cor
relative support of the house and the
senate is powerless to put any policy
in force that they are opposed to and
in which he will not be sustained by
congress. Every Republican congress
man and senator that can be posi-
bly, secured will be needed to sustain
a Republican President in formulat-
ing and putting in force Republican
policies. A. vote for a Democratic
senator or a Democratic Representa-
tive is in fact vote against the Re-
ppblieah candidate for President.
There are many reasons why Har-
old Knutson should, and no good rea
son why he should not receive the
loyal support of every Republican in
the Sixth district.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-21

ed on a political grudge is not worth
much.
High prices when you have the
price are better than cheapness with
empty pockets.
What this country needs is saving
from the men who think it is their
mission to save it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-21
THE FIRST FROST

The first frost of sufficient intensi-
ty to injure even the tenderest of
vegetation fell in the Sank Valley on
the night of Sept. 16, and the Valley
was ready for and welcomed the
first frost.
1t means now that we can hope for
settled weather after long period
of frequent storms.
While this locality has been almost
entirely, if not entirely free from the
dread infantile paralysis, that has so
scourged so many parts of the COUNTRY
the haunting dread that it might at
tack our youngsters has hung like a
nightmare over our homes and nov
that dread has passed. The Frost
King is more deadly foe to the
germs of this child plague than any
medicine that has ever been discov-
cred and we start our children to the
school, let them attend the movies and
mix and mingle with their kind in
the joyous sports of kidhood without
fear of contagion.
The corn crop is. fully ripened and
is bounteous one and all the things
a frost might injure have fully ma
/ tured.
This locality rejoices under the best
conditions it has known for years and
all is well.
Welcome to the Frost; its coming
was opportune.