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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
FIRE" WORKERS
WHO FAILED TO
QUIT WITH UNION
Warner Bros. Officials Drop
Girls Who Violated Rules
of Organization.
LAUNDRY DEPT.
EMPLOYEES STOP WORK
Refuse to Keep Jobs While
Faint Hearted Ones Are
In Their Room.

The strength of the clamps that
bind the parties in the agreement
made between the Warner Bros. Co.,
and the union girl workers in the fac
tory, following the strike last summer,
became apparent today when five girls
who wouldn't quit work yesterday
with the other girls, were discharg-
ed.
morning when the As laundry depart
ment workers, who quit Wednesday
and returned to work yesterday, after
a settlement.
They found that seven girls who
hadn't quit with them, even though
they were union members, were still
at work. The whole room stopped
work, and then the committee called
superintendent John Field.
The powerful arguments of the
committee convinced the superinten-
dent that something had to be done.
He made an offer to shift four of the
girls to some other departmen This
wasn't accepted. The girls insisted
all had to go. After a conference
with D. H. Warner, Mr.. Field attempt
ed to place the seven girls in other
departments. The workers in the
other rooms wouldn't work with
them.
After operations had been held up
from 1880 o'clock to $50 O'Clock, the
matter was settled by the discharge
of five girls, the quitting of one and
the transfer of another. Work was
resuned at 10 o'clock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
Reported Activities
of Mexican Shippers
Is Yet Unconfirmed

Ell Paso, March 17.-Reports that
American troops under CONNIE no %
Brig. General John ]. Pershing ha0
been fired upon by snipers as they
continued their hunt for Francisco
Villa remained unconfrmed today.
Such an incident, however, would not
be considered here, as indicating that
the American army march into Mex
leo up to date was regarded otherwise
than as a peaceful expedition so far
as the majority of the Mexican people
are concerned.
A few definite facts facts about the
American expedition today stood out
with considerable clearness as the re-
suit of official published reports and
the news brought here by Americans
who have been in touch with some
portion of the American movement =
1t seemed certain that of the two
columns which are sonneWhere- in
Mexico one was constituted for speed
while the other apparently was NOV
ing more slowly. The swift-footed COLI
urnn was the auxiliary army, SEEM I
ingly most cavalry, which went into
Mexico so miles west of the main army {
of General Pershing, when his forces
crossed at Columbus, N. M.
The secrecy which has surrounded {
the movements of the main column
has been slight compared with the
record of this western force. There Is
reason to believe, from the official an
nouncements, that the western column
may have gone into Mexico earlier
than the main body. Every report ar
irving here asserts that the western,
wing has Travelled the farthest. By
these same reports the two columns
will form a junction near the threat
ened Mormon colonistsy possibly IN the
Casas Grandes- region.
It is estimated here that the cost OF
the ViIal pursuit at present is upward
of $40, 900 a day.
Water was running through the irri-
cation bitches back of the Juarez
racetrack and thereby was explained
a sensational report widely published
that the Juarez SSUrison was digging
military trenches.
From he racetrack brown clad men
were seen who seemed ito be digging
in the bitches and the trench story
spread. They were workmen cleaning 4
rubbish out of irrigation bitches so
that the water might enter.
Daniel Hurst, son of Bishop P. H.
Hurst of the Mormon church, who
reached here yesterday from the Nor
mon cololies With important news
considered his chances of getting
through safely uncertain that he
made part of his trip in hiding be-
meath some cover arranged by the
train conductor under one OF the
coach seats. Hurst left -Casas Grandes
Wednesday.
Andras Garcia, the Carranza consul l
here, who is recognized as the closest
man~to the first chief on the border,
refused to make any definite state
ment as to what cooperation tha
American officers might expect from
the Mexican authorities. It was sug-
gested to him that the Carranza forces
could render valuable aid in sup
olying guides, aiding in obtaining
sorage, etc.
THE Americans have guides OF
heir own.'' he said, who, lam sure,
Continued on Page %
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
u. S. DESTROYER
GUARDS HARB0R
OF BRIDCEP0 P0RT'
Mystery in Presence And
Contraband Shipping Is
Hinted At Here.

The U. s. Burroughs, fleet torpedo
boat destroyer, capable of stt.arning at
netarly 80 knots per hour. lies off
Bridgeport. Her presence here at this
time is q. matter of keen speculation
among shipping men for it is known
that she is one of a feet of torpedo
boat destr oyers that have guarded
New York against violations of neu-
trality.
Heretofore the Burroughs hits been
stationed off Fort Hamilton, Nsw York
city, but on Wednesday orders were
said to have been received by wireless
which sent her quickly u the coast
and into the sound.
That an attempt was made at ship
ping munitions Of war against United
States regulations, from the ports of
Bridgeport seems improbable at this
time as no ocean-go4ng boats of the
typo heretofore used IN running con-
traband to cuba during the Spanish
fnsurrection have been noted near this
port.
sailer which made the venturesome
passage across the Sound from the
anchorage ground of the Burroughs,
it was learned that the destination OF
tile destroyer is not known, although
word was passed among the crew that
torpedo practice might be ordered
while hare.
That such course will be pursued
seems questionable in circles familiar
with navy customs, for the waters are
extremely rough and great difficulty
would be experienced in finding f1fed
torpedoess which are of great value at
this time. The Burroughs, however,
yelled by the distance, guards the port
today and is capable of overtaking
nearly any craft that might attempt
to run the ganntlet against govern
ment regulations.
incidentally the feat of an open 35-
foot power boat in crossing the Sound
yesterday in the face Of winter wealth
er is one that has opened the eyes of
local Shipping enthusiasts to the dar-
ing of sailors in the United States
navy acting under orders.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
DAUGHTER GETS
ONLY ST FROM
$780, ESTATE
Mrs. Bridget DeLaney's Tes-
lament Provides for Trust
Fund For Her Son.

By the terms of the will of Mrs.
Bridget Delaney, widow of Stephen
Delaney, of 1851 Park avenue, her
daughter, Margaret Mcdonald receiv-
ed 81 as her share in the estate. The
will, filed today in the probate court,
disposes of an estate estimated at ST.
500. Included in the estate is the
homestead in Park avenue, valued at
$4,000.
In addition to the bequest of a1 to
her daughter Mrs. Delaney leaves
500 to a nephew, Stephen Brannigan.
The remainder of her property is di-
vided as follows:
To a daughter, Mary Mead, one
third of the residue; to four grand
children, Jennie, Rober-, Mildred and
Edith Casey, in equal shares one
third of the residue; to Mary Mead,
in trust for a son, Edward Delaney,
the income of one-third of the resi-
due. On the death of Edward De-
Ianey. the trust fund is to be divided
among Mary Mead and the four
grandchildren aforementioned.
The will nominates Lawrence S.
F'inkelstone as executor. --- 1t was
drawn Sept, Z, 1912.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
CAPITAL PLEASED BY
CARRANZA'S ATTITUDE
TOWARD u. S. TROOPS

American troops in pursuit. of Villa
and his band of outlaws.
The censorships surrounding the
movement of the expedition was so
strict that up to early hour today
not single despatch from the Ameri-
can columns had been made public
by the war department since the an
nouncement of Wednesday night that
they bad crossed the international
border line.
A long code message from General
Funston came to the department late
last night but Secretary Baker declar-
ed it contained no news of Importance
and would not make it public.
Unofficial adviceS from the border
said that Villa and his men are far to
the south of the American force. Army
officials believe that it probably will
take several days for the American
pursuers, aided by the Carranza SOL
diers, to cross the desert and overtake
the bandits. They do not expect a
clash for several days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
.HAINES' SONS IN
TEARS AS PARENT
GOES TO PRISON
Trumbu11 Murderer Off at
Noon To Serve Life Sen
tence in Wethersield.

After an effecting parting with his
two sons. Jason, Jr., and Willie Haines,
who were brought from Trumbun to-
day by their guardians for the pur-
pose of bidding the convicted MUIR
derer farewell before he begins a life
sentence in the Connecticut state
prison, Jason S. Haines left for Weth-
ersfield today on the 1918 train.
He was handcuffed to deputy
sheriff and also to three other prison
ers who will spend from six to IL
years in the penitentiary. The pris-
oners were Ernest Ruffan. Theodore
Hayes and George Faber. High Sheriff
Simeon E. Pease took personal super
vision of the trip, acting as a special
guard to the three other, deputies, and
accompanied the party.
During the night Haines was kept
apart from the other prisoners and a.
jailer was commanded to watch over
his every action. Haines slept. Though
at first somewhat unnerved by the
verdict which he had been led to hope
by the long disagreement of the jury
might be manslaughter with the
chance of his being paroled from an
insane asylum upon bonds, he later
seemed to become reconci1ed to his
fate.
At the Ga1en hospital Juryman
James Toohey, of 563 Warren street,
Bridgeport, who collapsed yesterday
after the ordeal, was reported in a
serious condition due to several long
standing maladies.
#. i hihiI Is
Jason, Jr., and Willie Haines were
taken into their fathers presence
shortly after1O o'clock this morning
They. were embraced by their father
and the few parting words of each
brought tears to the eyes of the en-
tire party. The affection displayed
between father and sons seems recip-
rocal. The smallest boy, Willie, was
greatly overcome.
Continued on Page 81
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17

Because injuries he received in the
performance of his duty have inca
pacitated him, Assistant Chief Jacob
A. Horkheimer of the fire department
will retire.< Three on1cers in the de-
partment are after his job.
Horkh eimer's resignation is being
prepared for the fire commissioners.
1t is understood that it will be read
at the next meeting of the board,
Wednesday evening, and that it will
be accepted. The change was PLAN
ned for last Monday night, but the
meeting was postponed.
Both Horkheimer's own physician
and the department surgeon, DR.. VIII.
Curley, have examined the fire fighter
and certify that he is no longer fit for
such active work. Horkheimer may
go into BUSINESS for himself.
He will receive a pension of $500
a year. Horkheimer is connected
with Engine Co. No. 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
MILLION AIRESS'
SUIT is SETTLED
OUTSIDE COURTS
Publicity Found Unpleasant
For Carstairs and Fergu-
son Families.

In order to AVOID further publicity
in the affairs of the millionaire Car
stairs family of Philadelphia and the
equally wealthy. Ferguson family Of
Stamford, the alimony suit brought by
Emile Carstairs Ferguson against
Walton Ferguson, Jr., has been settled
out of court. The case has been on
the superior court .triah list for over a
month but counsel for Ferguson ad-
mitted this morning that the suit
would not go to trial He refused to
state what the terms of settlement
were.
This suit resulted from /the divorce
which Ferguson obtained after a SEN
sational trial in 1911. He claimed his
wife had become, infatuated with
half Breed guide employed at the Fer
guson summer camp in Maine. AS
part of the divorce agreement Fergu-
son agreed to pay his wife $500 a
month alimony. She charged the pay
ments were not made and brought the
present action for $4,000 damages.
In their cross-compBai counsel for
Ferguson said the reason the alimony
was not paid ,was~because Mrs. Fer
guson had taken her daughter Frances
out of the state and refused to allow
the child to visit her father as agreed.
Ferguson claimed his wife poisoned
the childs mind against him so that
she threatened to run away and kill
herself. The child also wrote a letter
to her father expressing 1oathfng and
hatred of him.
Because Abercrombie & Fitch, th-
New York sporting equipment firm,
had brought suit against Mrs. F'ergu-
son, she assigned her claim against
Ferguson to her mother, Mary White
Carstairs of Philadelphia. Mrs. Car
stairs died last October and her exec
utors, Daniel H. J. Haseltine, and
James Carstairs, Jr., of philadelphia,
were named as Plaintiffs in the suit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
ASST. CHIEF HORKHElMER
WILL QUIT DEP PARTMENT;
3 CAPTAINS SEEK BERTH

While working at a severe tenem ent
house fire, at Helen street and Berz-
shire avenue, several months ago,
Horkheimer's right leg slipped into a
nnudho1e and his knee was renched.
He was incapacitated, but recovered
after a long convalescence. enough to
report for duty. At the Farist Steel
works fire the same knee was hurt
when a falling timber struck it. The
injuries~are of permanent nature.
Three are after the position, but SO
far it is nip and tuck, according to the
dope. Captains George Wilson Of
Steamer No. 8, C. w. Holden of No. 1
Chemical, and Thomas Burns Of
Steamer No. 4, all have chance.
- From a source close to the admins
tration of the fire department, it is
learned that Maurice Reilly, driver Of
Hose Company No. 5, has been picked
for the 1ieutenancy at No. Engine
house This position has been open
long and was much sought after.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
Especial to The Farmer.)

Especial to The Farmer-)
Washington, March 17-Represen-
totive E. j. Hills committee expend-
ed more money in the Fourth Con-
District, in the 1914 CAM
paign, than the Dem ocratic state CEN
trail committee expended in the entire
state of Connecticut. Such is the
sharp accusation made in the final
brief filed today by Homer s. Cum
n1ingss for former Representative
Donovan, in his contest to unseat Mr..
HILL ~
The brief concludes with a striking
summary of the claims of Mr.. Dono-
van, as follows: =
Let us not lose sight of the
most conspicuous question involv-
ed in this contest. Mr. Hill
sought to evade existing law by
ablishing between himself and
the law, committee which, un-
der his guidance and with his
full knowledge, consent and ap-
provaI. and. with his active and
persistent cooperation, collected
and expended to promote his efec-
ition the sum of about $1,000 If
Mr.. Hill had not been the cam
didate there would have been no
such committee. There had never
been such a committee in this
(the Fourth) congressional dis
trict before. It was the product
of Mr.. Hills brain.
THAT committee collected con-
trfbutions. right and left, from all
sources, state and Interstate, cor
porate and otherwise, and ex-
pended in this one district more
money than the Democratic state
central committee expended in
the entire state of Connecticut
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
HILL COMMITTEE SPENT
MORE MONEY THAN ALL
DEMOCRATS OF STATE

was spent in behalf of all, the five
Democratic candidates for Con-
gress in the entire state of Con
necticut, and more than the law
permitted all ten candidates for
congress, both Republican and
Democratic, to disburse.
''Mr. Hills committee spent
more than seven times as much as
the Republican committee in the
first congressional district, ex-
pended.
t'Mr. Hills committee disburs-
ed more than twelve times as
much as the law allowed Mr..
Hill to spend.
Elf such conduct was permissi-
BILE under existing laws, then
there has been successfully intro
duced into our political life a, new
and corruphng influence of appal-
ing significance.
'"The issue in this case Is far
more important than the personal
or political fortunes of either Mr..
Hill or Mr.. Donovan. It is a
question with which all good citi-
Zens are vita11y concerned.
'"The laws, state and national,
that have been enacted to pro-
tect the ballot, eliminate cor
ruption and reduce all Improper
influence to a minimum. repre-
sent political progress and COM
mon decency.
IF Mr.. Hill and his committee
acted within the law, then the
law should be changed forthwith,
lest a repetition of such conduct
be- invited.
'If Mr.. Hill and his commit
tee violated the law, as we conf
IDENTIFY claim they did, then no
course, in common justice is
open,= except to unseat the con-
fASfee''
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17

May Order Night Marches
San Antonio, March IL
Night marches will probably be-
made by General John J. Perish
ing's expeditionary forces in
search for Francisco Villa, itI
was indicated today at Fort
Sam Houston. Night marches,
it was pointed out, would help
to puzzle Villa as to the move
ments of the American columns
and would keep the men and
horses fresher. Days could be
used for reconnoitering. Des-
patches today stated that C. D.
Williams, American consul
who quit Torreon when trouble
with Villa broke out, is on his
way here from Laredo, where
he arrived yesterday. t was
said he had not been asked to
make any report to army Off
Gals.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
BACK PRATT CAUSES FIRE

A back draft in the chimney in the
home OF John NorIenks at "a Lesbia
street ca@sed no little alarm to the
inmates Of the home at 1901 this morn
ing when clouds of smoke escaping e
from the stove pipe filled the ktchen.i
Firemen from Engine Company No.
extinguished the small blaze with the
use or chemicals.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
CHANCELLOR
MAY FOLLOW
Won TIRPITZ

London, March I7-Dr. Won Beth
mann-H -Ho1lweg, the Imperial chancel-
1or, may follow Admiral Won Tirpitz
into retirement, according to a de-
spatch from Geneva to the Daily EX-
press, quoting Berlin reports. which
also state that Prince Won Buelow,
the former chancellor, will soon leave
Lucerne for Berlin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
FATHER AND HIS SIX
CHILDREN DIE IN FIRE

Keyser, w. Va, March 17.-E1ls-
worth E. Fout, a farmer of Claysville,
near here, and his six children, rang
ing in age from to IS years, were
burned to death early today in fire
that destroyed the Fout homestead.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
U. s. TO INVESTIGATE.

Washington, March 17-American
CUnsuls in Holland have been in
structed to investigate the sinking of
the Dutch liner Lubantia with Ameri-
cans aboard, said to have been tor
pedoed.
Consular agents at Gibraltar and
Lisbon have been instructed to inves-
tigate the reported unsuccessful at
tempt to torpedo the French liner
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
PRESIDENT
SIGNS BIG
ARMY BILL

Washington, March 17-President
Wilson today signed the joint Con-
gressionaI resolution authorizing the
increase of the standing army to it's
full strength of approximately 10000
men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
HOT ASHES CAUSE FIRE

Dumping a pan of hot ashes into
wooden ash box in the rear of 276
State street caused the box to take fire
at 9:O1 this morning. The flames
were extineuished by chemicals
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17

All the dead and injured were Mex
leans. Immediately after the expto-
sion a mountainous cloud of smoke
spread over the city and cries of 1.-THE
Americans have arrived rang out
through the poorer section.
If the disaster was caused by the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17

carelessness of any smoker among the
military guard about the car, it will
remain unknown, as everybody in the
immediate vicinity was killed.
The Carranza, authorities suppressed
publication of the news as it was
feared the peon class would rise
against the Americans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
HARBOR HAPPENINGS.

The barge Empire arrived today
from Hoboken with steel and other
supplies for the Remington Arms &
Ammunition Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
THE WEATHER.

Fair and colder tonight Satur-
day fair, continued cold; fresh north
west to north winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
CARLOAD OF AMMUNITION
FOR CARRANzA ExPLODES;
TWENTY-FOUR ARE KILLED

Laredo, Tex March 17-Fourteen soldiers and
40 civilians killed in explosion of carload grenades
artillery ammunition in the the National Railroad
Lines Monterey, Mex Tuesday, according passengers
who arrived here today from Monterey.
The suppressed by the Garranza authorities be-
tension existing between the United States and
Mexico.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
Whole Oountry stirred.

The Hague, Netherlands. March IT
The loss of one of Hollands finest
steamships has stirred the country
deeply. The sinking of the Tuban-
tia, valued at $1,60O,OOO and insured
for 100000, means loss of valua-
bIec argo space not easily rep1acea-
BILE The opinion accredited to the
captain that the Tubantia was tor
pedoed adds to the feeling of resent
ment aroused by the disaster.
The Vaderland calls attention to the
fact that the vessel was sunk at al
most the same time that announce
lrpent was ade of the resignation of
AdiraI Won Tirpitz and the staten ent
that his successor would continue sub
marine warfare without abatement.
This newspaper refers to the cases of
the Dutch steamships Katawyk, Arte-
mis- and Bandoeng. sunk or damaged
as a result of German ttnnistakes'' and
says that if the Tubantia was sunk by
a German submarine there will be in
creasing danger that Germany,
against her wishes, may find herself in
a. conflict with neutral states on ac-
count of the conduct of her submar-
inc commanders.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17
BOSSES BALK
.ATTHOROUGH
UNIONIZATION.

Master Builders Informally
Decide to Offer Cornprom-
ise Settlement to Bridge
port Union Men Who
Want All Work With
Which They Are Identi-
fed to Bear the Label.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-17

San Antonio, March 17-The
American expeditionary force
has had no casualties and no
clashes with VilIistas to date,
according to reports received
today at Fort Sam Houston.
There had been no instances os
sniping reported.