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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20
U, S, SCRUT|N|zES
LLOYD GEORGES
SHIPPING POLICY
Naturalization of Merchant
Marine Has Interest for
This Country.

Washington, Dec. 20.-Nationaliza-
ton Of British shipping, mentioned
briefly iby Premier Lloyd George as
one of 1.-THE first acts Of the new war
ministry, commands more interest here
from. the strictly American point of
view than any other phase Of the
Premier's speech.
h What effect it would have on Amer
lean foreign trade and on the status
of British ships sunk by German SUBJ
marines has opened a new and unex-
pected' series Of questions, which Of
ficials regarded with much concern,
including the taking into the national
service of the whole mercantile ma
ririe following closely on England's an
nouncement that she would not guar
antee coal at any Of her coaling places,
the world over, except to ships servig
allied interests.
It is thought the effect on the sub
marine situation would be to remove
confusion between public vessels not
entitled to. any guarantee and private
vessels entitled to warning and provl-
sion for the safety of those on board.
Just where the point OF dlstlnctlon
would lie is a very complex question.
Lloyd Georges announcement of the
recognition of the Agents of Venizelos
raises the question of what should be
the attitude of this government if Ven-
izeAos should become the de facto
ruler of an appreciable part of Greece.
A similar question has not been faced
since England tork over from Turkey
the sovereignty of Egypt, but no dec1F
sion was reached.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20

Most important Of these points fore
shadowed by the Premier was the
general mobilization of labor for war
and the vital industries. Mr.. Lloyd
George indicated he meant to begin
with a voluntary plan and that If this.
failed he would ask parliament to-
give the government compulsory pow
ers to place all the labor Of the state
at its service. His proposal, therefore,
follows somewhat on the line OF the
German mass levy.
When Mr.. Lloyd George invited the
labor representatives to join his cab
met this scheme was put before them
but they deferred judgment until de-
tails were given to them. !,
While expressing the o. inion that
after compulsory military service, in
dustrial conscription is not impracti-
cable, the labor leaders are dubious
as to its success, feeling that the out
come depends entirely on how the
workmen take it,
The task allotted to Neville Cham
berlain, who has been appointed di-
rector-general of the national service.
regarding certain fndustrials as ind.s-
pensable and supplying them with the
necessary labor and mat rial and at
the same time ptesjHg tht l-SisnAnsa-
bic Industries on fixed allowances of
labor. raw material and man. power,
is considered a, stupendous cone, but
Mr.. Chamberlain,sl great experience in
business is expected to carry him
through. He will have a. military di-
rector under him to conduct recruiting
for the army, and a civil director in
charg of recruiting for industry.
Daa1in0 with f{o~e -
war cabinet with the general gov
ernment, he said that connection be
maintained by circulation Of reports
of the proceedings with the cabinet.
AS to Parliament, he hinted that the
French committee system might be
adopted.
Shipping and coal mines are to be
put under the same kind of control
as railways.
The fact that the Premier passed
straight from Ireland to the imperial
conference suggest that he hopes to,
find solution of the Irish problem.
in this, conference. It had been prom
ised previously that Ireland would ba
one of the subjects of discussion at
the next imperial conference and as
most of the dominions favor some
form, of home rule it is believed this
will be the best means of settling the
long disputed question. g..
The government probably will re-
quest the whole eight weeks of the
parliamentary recess to produce the
measures foreshadowed, which also
include more drastic dealing with ex-
cess profits and an increase in food
production by an extension of culti-
VatiOn, M, -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20
CITY VICTORIOUS
IN LONG SUIT ON
GARBAGE CO. BOND
Supreme Court Finds Error
in Decision Made By
Judge Gager.
LITIGATION GOING
ON FOR SIX YEARS
Action Grew Out of Failure
Of By-Products Go. to
Reduce Garbage.

The City of Bridgeport has emerg-
ed victorious from the long litigation
resulting from the failure of the
Bridgeport By-Products Co. to keep
it's contract for the reduction Of city
garbage. The supreme court today
gave a decision in which it finds err
ror in the ruling Of the superior court,
given by Judge Greene, who decided
in favor of the Aetna Indemnity Co.,
which had furnished bond for the
By-Products Co. The matter has
been in the courts since 1910.
On May n, 1904, the city entered into
a contract with George E. Winton for
the reduction Of the city's garbage for
a period of ten years. The following
January, the contract was assigned to
The Bridgeport By-Products company.
The By-Products Co. then gave the
city a bond in the amount Of 100000
for the faithful performance Of the
contract The Aetna Indemnity COM
pany was the surety on this bond.
Continued On Page LIZ
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20
IDENTIFY BODY
AS MRS, FAIRS
THROUGH TEETH
Dentist Sure Skeleton Now
in Superior Criminal
Court is Hers.
MAID CALLED TO
- > EXAMINE CLOTHES
Sure Garments Found With
Body Were Worn By Sup
posed Victim.

The state today in the criminal SUI
tablish as that of Mrs. Fair, the body
found in Darien in 1914. When the
trial of William Fair and Jack Deter-
aux, who are charged with having
killed Mrs. Fair. was resumed before
Judge Burpee and a jury, Nellie Hay
wood Of Albany, n. Y, was called to
the stand.
She testified she had been employ
ed as a maid in 1913 and 1914 in an
Albany house where Mrs. Fair lived
She knew Mrs. Fair we'll. States
Attorney Cummings showed the wit
ness various articles Of clothing found
at the time the body was discover ed
The witnes S identified a pair Of hoes.
a hat, corsets and some feathers as
things owned by Mrs. Fair. She was
very positive and could not be shaken
on cross exafination.
DR.. Alfred c.. Morgan Of Utica. N.
j., identified gold crown, exhibited
by the state, as one he had put on
for Mrs. Fair. He also identified
the teeth in the skeleton as Mrs
Fairs. He said he had done consl der
able dental work for her.
DR.. Morgan's Identification supple
ments the testimony Of DR.. J. M
Booth of Albany, N. Y, who yester-
day afternoon related how he had
treated Mrs. Fairs teeth. He said
the teeth shown to him by the state
were Mrs. Fairs.
The skeleton was taken apart today
so that the head could be examined
more closely when questions were ask
ed about the teeth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20
SUPREME COURT
DECIDES AGAINST
FIRST MRS. HEFT
Finds No Error in Decision
of Judge Webb in Su-
perior Court.

Frances Helene Heft, first wife of
the late Col. Nathan H. ,Heft of this
city, has lost in the highest state tri-
bunal her fight to get additional ali
mony from the Heft estate In de-
cision handed down today the su-
preme court finds no error in the rul-
ing Of Judge Webb of the superior
court Judge Webb granted aicotion
for non-suit when the action was tried
before him last spring in this city A:
that time Judge John S. Pullman, rep
resenting Mary Josephine M. Heft, ex-
ecutrix. declared the first Mrs. Heft
had not proven her case.
When Mrs. Heft got divorce from
Col Heft in 1901 she was allowed ali
mony of $4,000. Afterward she
claimed he deceived her regarding the
size of his estate and that he was
actually worth 100000 instead of
100000 as he told her. When her
claim was disallowed in the probate
court, Mrs. Heft appealed to the su-
perior court.
Another case of local interest de-
cided by the supreme court is the ac-
ton of Bertha B1anton of Scranton,
Pa, against Wheeler & Howes Of this
city. In this matter the court also
finds no error. Bertha Blanton said
she was a daughter of John H. Ger
ner, who died in 1914 after he had
been injured in the local coal yard
She claimed she was a dependent of
Gerner, but Acting Compensation
Commissioners George e. Beers, who
heard the testimony, ruled that she
was not a dependent because she wa S
married, and received support frclu
her husband. This opinion was also
confirmed by Judge eager in the su-
perior court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20
WANTS CITY
TO CONDEMN
BEACH TRACT
Mayor Wilson's Plan For
Wholesale Grab of Public
Funds Includes PROPOSE
tion to Conduct Public
Amusement Park.
Ills Bond Issues Of Nearly
Five Million to Be Rail
roaded Through Legisla-
ture, Plunging City Deep
Into Debt.

Condemnation proceedingsN to ac-
hiIire Pleasure Beach for municipal
park purposes will be undertaken if
Mayor Wilson's proposed s4,00O,0 300
bond issue is authorized by the Cen
eral Assembly.
The bonding measure will be pre-
scented to the Legislature Immediately
after 1t convenes and every effort will
be made to speed It through. If it is
passed, the court proceedings to ac-
duire Pleasure Beach will begun at
once. mayor, Wilson believes that
such procedures will result to the ad-
vantage Of the city.
The city will conduct the beach as
an amusement park, If the mayor s
program is carried out. While details
of its operation haven't been worked
out, thA mayor thinks that the park
ought tp be in operation next summer,
under municipal control It is prob
able thai amusement concessions will
be leased and that admission to the
park will be free. It is possible that
new piers will be built and the boat
run resumed.
s1All or Bridgep0rts representatives
| IN the General Assembly will bend
their energies to the passage OF the
bond issue measure. This will be the
only Big administration measure to
be offered, and Leader John T. Kings
machine viii guide 1t through the
Legislature. a&
,Thel measure viii contain no refer
enduna. This probably will cause
strenuous objection by taxpayers who
oppose the wholesale grab Of public
moneys, but that objection will prob
ably be crushed when the Republican
machine gets working. The General
Assembly has got to pay a lot Of at
tef1tion to John T. Ki1tgss x5shes, say
RepubficAn leaders, for 1t was bis ma
chine that saved the party from dis
aster in the state at the last cleo
tion.
Mayor Wilson is also working out
plans for the extension Of Broad street
which will. be authorized in the bond
ing measure According to his view.
Golden Hill street should bridge the
extended street by concrete arch.
Broad, street extended would have its
terminus near the corner OF Main and
Fulton streets.
Another matter to- be contained in
the bond measure will be the linking
up Of the sewer system SO that the
western part Of the city will be sew
cred to the disposal plant in Bostwick
avenue.
Half a million. possibly a million
dollars, Will be asked for Warreniting
4 any streets that may have been over
looked In the past few years.
The draft of the bonding measure
will be prepared In a few days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20
SCHOOL TEACHERS NOW LOOKING
FORWARD TO ATTAINMENT OF THEIR
LONG SOUGHT One MAXIMUM SCALE

Discussion among school principals
in the City today. indicates that the
long-sought one maximum for school
teachers is likely to be adopted.
superintendent Of Schools S. j.
Slawson addressed meeting of prin-
cipals Monday night, it has transpired,
and presented to them a schedule for
their consideration. The same sched-
ule is now being considered by the
committee on schools of the board OF
education.
It is reported that he suggests
maximum Of $1,000 for everybody,
but with strings attached to it. The
provisions will be, it is said, that the
teachers take prescribed courses for
advancement, probably Columbia
courses. It is said he suggests the
initial insult for teachers-someth1ng
about 5000 a year-be raised and
after a term of years, an increase be
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20

allowed provided certain courses be
taken. Teachers who have already
reached the maximum of $3.50 may
attain $1,10O, it is said, under this
arrangement, and $1,000 if they take
courses.
Superintendent Slawson would not
discuss the schedule today. "I can't
give any Details he said, until the
school committee acts on the matter.
l prefer not to discuss it."
The one maximum idea is said to
meet with the favor of the majority
of the teachers. Some have thought
1t strange that after spending at least
half dozen years apiece preparing
for their jobs, they must take more
courses to get half the salary Of a
janitor who hasn't had any expert
ence with boilers-but on the whole
the teachers are said to be glad to
get any kind of concession to meet
the increased cost of living.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20
Murder Charge Is
Outgrowth of Row
in I Lexington Ave

Thomas Jones. colored, who was
arrested about a month ago following
fight, in a house at Lexington ave-
nue., in the course of, which he stab
bed Walter Pedan, in the abdomen
with a knife, inflicting injuries from
which the latter died a few days ago,
was held without bonds on\a charge
of murder by Judge Frederic Bartlett
this morning.
This action was taken as a result
of the finding of Coroner j. j. Phelan,
who reported that in O quarrel over a
woman, Jones inflicted the fatal stab
wounds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20
DUTCH STEAMER
. is HELD UP BY
SHOT FROM SUB
U-Boat. Halted Vessel Of
Falmouth, Commander at
Boston Says.

BOSTON. Dec. 2O.-The Dutch steam
ship Maartensdyk was held up AVo
miles from Falmouth, Eng, on Dec. 4,
by a German submarine which fired
sbot acros her bow, but later allowed
her to proceed, Captain Rynk reported
when his vessel arrived here TO-DAY
fr.on Rotterdam. The submersible
apparently was of new and larger
type, he said. She bore no NUMBER
visible to Chief Officer Veldheer, who
went aboard with the papers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20
BONUS FOR OPERATIVES.

South Manchester, Conn, Dec. 20
A bonus Of 10 per cent. based Oh the
wages for the last three months is to
be given to it's 5000 employees by the
silk manufactury of Cheney Brothers
and subsidiary companies according
to an announcement made today by
the company. The bonus will agtre-
gate $4,000 and will be presented
after the first of next month
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20
STEP FORWARD
ACCOMPLISHED,
VIEW IN vienna
Austrian Paper Expects Re-
ply to Be AS .Equivocal :
as Speeches.

Amsterdam, Dec. 20-The Neu wie-
ner Journal published in Vienna,
says: q 5&. -
"The reply of the entente nations
to the peace proposals of the central
powers will certainly be as equivocaI
IS the speeches of Premier Lloyd
George, Premier BRAND and the Ital-
an foreign minister. Nevertheless.
he idea of peace has made a step
forward
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20
CL 0THINC STRIKE
COST EMPLOYERS
IN n. Y. MILLIONS
Union Leaders Say Manu-
facturers Lost Much in
Cancelled Contracts.

New York, Dec. 2O-A loss lof $780,
100000 in broken or forfeited con-
tracts represents the cost already
to the manufacturers from the cloth
ing strike going on here, it vas de-
clared today by Jacob Schlossberg.
general secretary of the strikers
union. The calling of the strike at
this time, he said, caused the loss of
contracts for war supplies and spring
apparel. Strike leaders declared they
were preparing for a long struggle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20
ALABAMA CLOTHING
STORE DESTROYED
IN $500, 900 FIRE

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 20-F'ire
believed to have been caused by de-
fective wiring in a womens clothing
store here early today destroyed the
establishment, valued at more than
100000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20
URGES UNIVERSAL TRAINING.

Washington, Dec. Chickering's on
Senator Chamberlain's universal mil
itary training bill were continued to-
day by the subcommittee of the Sem
ate military committee. Howard H.
Gross of Chicago, president of the
universal military training league,
was in thee ommittee's list of wit
neSSeS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20
Democrats Are Victors
In Meriden's Election

Meriden, Dec. 20-Democrats elect
ed a city treasurer, city auditor, two
sheriffs and ten out of fifteen mem
bers of the Common Council at the
off-year election yesterday. The
Democrats now control the Common
Council for the first time in eight
years The mayor. DR.. Joseph A.
Cooke, is Democrat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20
Scianna Death Was
Accident Declares
Medical Examiner

That Frank Scianna, aged Is, of
-Jew Jersey, who was yesterday found
dead from gas poisoning in his room
at 43O Bunnell street, came to his
death by accident was the finding of
Medical Examiner S. M. Garlick to-
day. It was thought yesterday that
Scianna committed suicide
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20

Washington, Dec. 2O-The 200
Americans, detained in Syria and
Palestine by the Turkish military au-
tn critics.. have been granted permis-
sion to leave by Birut on condition
that they interne at Beirut for a
month to make valueless any military
information they may have.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20

London, Dec 20-The British public today busted itself
with consideration of the governments domestic
Mr. Lloyd Georges answer to the proposals of Ber
n of overshadowed all else yesterday given
utmost in the late editions of yesterdays
The many striking policies advocated in the governments
domestic program not known until today and they
too vast and too briefly Indicated for immediate crysazaon
Of opinion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20
PAY For Condemned Cattle

Hartford, Dec. 2o-Cattle Commits
sioner j. O. Phelps was allowed s4,-
doc extra by the state board of con-
troll today to pay for cattle condemn
ed for tuberculosis This makes $1S,-
600 appropriated by the state for this
purpose since October. 1915.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20

Charles Burton, a brakeman Of
2181 Belmont avenue, New York, fell
off an engine tank last night in the
East End freight yards and his right
shoulder was dislocated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20
THE WEATHER

Connecticut: Increasing cloudiness
tonight. Thursday, snow: moderate
north and northeast winds, increasing
Thursday. ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20
SAFE CRACKERS
Get $4,000 IN
OKLAHOMA BANK
Escape With Small Fortune
From Village Near Town
of Tulsa.

Tulsa, Okla, Dec. 20-The Skiatook
from Tulsa, was robbed of $4,000
early today, by safe blowers who
made their escape.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-20
lloyd GEORGE ASKS
M0b|LIzING OF ALL
LABOR IN ENGLAND

Domestic Policies of New Government as Out
lined by Premier in Address to Parliament,
Contain Many Radical Moves to Aid in Prose-
cution of the War-Nationalization of Ship
ping Interests Considered Hope to Settle
Irish Question Immediately.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-28
STATE RESTS IN
WATERMAN CASE
Defense Puts on Civil Engineer to Show
Map of Road Concerned-Testi-
mony as to Girl s Veracity.

In the Windham county court this
morning the state rested its case in the
trial of L. W. Waterman, a driver of a
public automobile, on trial on a statutory
charge preferred by the state as a result
of disclosures by Dorothy Kendall of West
Dummerston
Yesterday afternoon the mother and
grandmother Of the girl testified and this
morning an uncle and an aunt of the girl
testified as to conditions F. d. F. Stowe.
clerk of the county court, testified as to
the road from the Austine Institution to
Elm Corners, where the offense charged
was alleged to have been committed
The defense opened by placing on the
stand Civil Engineer j. f. Helyar, who
produced a map of the section of the road
concerned in the testimony. He was fol
lowed by /. w Bingham of South New.
fame, who testified that the girls reputa.
tion for truth and veracty was below par
The case will not be finished today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-28
CLASS OFFICERS
IN HIGH SCHOOL
Dwight Fairman, Hayden Randall, Ed
ward Moran and Perry Maynard
Elected Presidents.

The various classes in the high school
have elected officers for the coming
year, of which the following is list:
The senior class election today re-
suited as follows: President, Dwight
Fairman; vice president, Charlotte Hill
dreth; secretary, Carl Johnson; treas.
urer, Susan GRAHAM; assistant treasur-
er, Hugh Houghton.
Today the junior class elected officers
as follows; President, Hayden Randall
vice president, Elizabeth Spencer; see
retary, Minnie Cooper; treasurer
Stewart Stearns; assistant treasurer
Gladys Holden.
The sophomore class elected these of
ficers yesterday: President, Edward
Moran; vice president, Eleanor Clay
secretary, Dorothy Schwenk; treasurer
Roger Sherman; assistant treasurer
Dorothy Hubbard; athletic director
Guy Betterley.
! The freshman class elected these of
ficers today: President, Perry Maynard
Twice president, Ruth Barker; secretary
Beatrice Crawford; treasurer, Arthur
Barrett; assistant treasurer, Irene
| Coombs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-28
Centre Congregational Church
Installation Program.

An ecclesiastical council will meet il
the church Thursday, sept, 2S, at 2.@0
TO examine Rev. Richard II. Clapp pre-
paratory to his installation in the
evening at $50, both of which ses-
sions will be open to the public. The
evening program win be especially in
tcrestiug, including, besides the organ
selections and hymns, the following
numbers:
Anthem, Festival TIE Deum, Buck
Scripture lesson, Rev. A. o. Peterson
of Brattlcboro.
Prayer, Rev. A. V. Woodwork of West
Brattleboro.
Sermon, Professor John Winthrop Plat.
ner, d. d., Of Andover Theological
Seminary, Cambridge, Mass.
Installing prayer, Rev. Arthur p. Pratt
d. D., of Greenfield, Mass
Charge to the pastor, Rev. Howard \
Lincoln Of Rochester, VI.
Charge TO the church, Rev. Roy NJ
lloughtou cf New Haven, Conn.
Right hand Of fellowship, Rev. Charlie
+. Chaplin of Saxtons River, Vt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-28
TODAY'SWA SUMMARY

While no new advances for the infantry
on the Somme front are reported by Paris
today the violent struggle is being kept
up without ceasing by the artillery. The
French have been thrusting out force
fully east of Rancourt into the Pierre
Vast wood, at which point they are in a
direct line north of Pcronne against which
the speedy development of their envelOp-
ing movement is now to be expected
Meanwhile activity has been resumed at
Nerdun.
The Russians also have resumed their
violent attacks on Southern Nolhynia and
Galicia, but report stubborn defense by
repeated counter attacks.
From Macedonia come additional reports
of determined resistance in the region
west of the Nardar.
The German reichstag meets today at
Berlin and interest in its opening centers
in the speech of Dr Won Bethmann- Holl.
veg, the imperial chancellor, particularly
as to what ailusion he might make to the
subject of peace.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-28
GREAT INTEREST IN
THE GAMES TODAY
Results to Have Important Bearing on
the Winning of the National
League Pennant.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-The four lead
ing clubs in the National league race play
here today and the local series may decide
the pennant. Brooklyn and Philadelphia.
occupants of first and second place, will
play the first of three games in Brooklyn.
If Brooklyn can beat Philadelphia two out
of the three games the National pennant
will wave probably over Ebbetts's field.
On the other hand, if Philadelphia takes
three straight Moran's men would have a
strong grip on the flag The fate of the
Braves pennant chances will be put to a
test in a series of five games with New
York, which begins at the Polo grounds
this afternoon. They realize that it will
require the best kind of baseball to stop
the winning streak of % straight games
which now stands to the record of the
New York club