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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18
DEWEY
WILL BE BURIED
WITH HIGH HONOR

Washington, Jan. 18A great pub
lie demonstration to honor Admiral
Dewey at his funeral here on aStur
day was planned today by various
government departments Public
services will be held in the capitol
rotunda at II O'Clock and the body
will be carried at the head of a long
funeral cortege up Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. from the Dewey home, where
private services will be held earlier.
High officials, midshipmen from An
napolis, sailors and marines and 9TH
err army and navy units will be in the
procession.
Congress will be adjourned for the
day and all government departments
will close. At noon all senior ships
Of the navy, wherever they are sta
toned in the world, will fire a salute
OF 10 guns in> honor of the dead ad-
miraI. Flags are to be at half mast
and the navy building will be draped
in black.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18
CLASH EXPECTED !
IN End DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN CLUB
Double Crossing" Charge
Follows Losing Out Of
Older Faction.

When the members Of the Second
District Republican club gather at
their rooms in Gregory street next
Sunday morning explanations will
probably be- demanded from the Nor
they-Doerr faction of the club as to
why William Durkin failed to land the
appointment on the police force when
the last 81 patrolmen were named.
James e. English, of COG Broad
street, candidate Of the Kelly-Stone
faction, got the appointment His en-
dorsers were James P. Kelly, assist
ant city clerk; James Stone former
charity commissioner; Patrick Grace,
Walter EIwood and, David Gibson.
They are all members of the Kelly
Stone faction that has steadfastly
been opposing the Northey regime in
Republican politics in the Second dis
trict.
The fact that they landed their man
on the force, when Durkin was being
boosted by the older faction in the
club, is taken to indicate their great
err strength with the administration.
1t is also taken as rebuke to Dur
kin. The latter is accused of having
worked against Stone at the last
election when Stone was the Repub-
lican candidate for alderman, but was
defeated byyJohn J. Ford, Demo-
crat.
The Kellyites, as mum as oysters
when the matter is mentioned by an
outsider, among themselves are very
jubilant at the outcome. On the
other hand the Northey followers
are very glum and they denounce
the action Of the Republican admin
istration in lending its endorsement
to a faction, whom they consider as
Republicans for opportunity only.
Every Sunday morning sees a good
ly gathering of the clans at the club
rooms and next Sunday morning is
likely to develop some interesting ex-
changes Of compliments on both
sides.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18
Sees German Chance
to Starve Her Enemy

London, Jan. 18-Dr. Roesicke
president of the German Farmers
union, is quoted in an Amsterdam,
dispatch to Reuters as saying in an
address to the Schleswig -Holsteain
union
GOD has given us hint. He
caused the harvests Of the world to
be SO bad that Great Britain finds it
difficult to feed herself. Therefore.
If we do not prevent the wheat laden
ships from Australia and India from
reaching England it is doub
whether God will again give US such
an opportunity, because He demands
that the hand shall be seized which
He stretches out to u.s."
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18
FATHERS TOO BUSY
FOR SONS BANQUET

Gee whiz! My father cannot Gomez
is the answer the secretary "Pa" Cona
of the Y. NJ. G. a. received fro-. z
number of the boys when asking If
they are coming to tho Father and
Son banquet, at 7 Friday evening,
Jan. 10.
Here is your chance to be a real
companion for one evening. Let your
clubs and business go for one night.
1t will repay yon when you have the
opportunity to sit and talk over many
of the things that interest your boy.
About 1850 places have already been
reserved for fathers and sons and q
splendid program has been arranged.
Mrs. Waters is taking care of the
leafs" and DR.. L. L. Doggett, OF
Springfield Y. M. G. A. college ~-,''
be the speaker FOR the evening"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18
Never Agent, Says Burns.

New York, Jan. 1s-Further light
was shed yesterday upon the career
in New York Of Mrs. Ruth Thomason
Visconti, who has become a leading
figure in the leak inquiry. While here
she lived with relatives at No. 81 Lin
den avenue. Brooklyn, and for nearly
three months was in the employ of
William J. Burns. All the while, ac-
cord1ng to Burns, she was acting as a
detective for West Virginia politicians
when Burns was investigating the
Senatorial election in that state.
On Nov. "a, 1912, Mrs. Visconti
went to work for Burns. She was
known at his office as Mrs. Ruth
Thomson. Her duties were suppos-
ed by Burns and his force to be merely
those OF stenographer.
When Burns was seen in the Wool
worth Building yesterday he said:
From what learned afterward
the men who employed this woman
were not at all satisfied with her
work. Letters she sent them told that
she was our chief stengorapher and
was in a position to tip them off on
every move we made. That we were
not frustrated by her in our investi-
cation is shown by the fact that sew
en- members Of the West Virginia Leg
islature went to prison as the result
of convictions based upon our evid-
ence.
Mrs. Thomson was employed by
US simply as a stenographer and for
no detective work. We did not give
her any confidential work, but she
did learn few things regarding some
Of our operatives in the West Vir-
ginia case. For a time she interfered
with the work of a negro operative
and on or two others, but only to
such an extent that we became posi-
tive there was a leak in our office"
He added that Mrs. Visconti left
his employ when she found she was
of trying to learn secrets
Of the office
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,

Friends of Dennis p. Tobin, chief
clerk at the First-Brigeport National
bank, gathered at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Fipton J. Kelly, EOS Seeley
street, last evening to help him cele-
brate his tWenty-second birthday. The
house was prettily decorated with
tobinolias and Skiff Mountain laurel
There was dancing until late in the
evening when an enjoyable supper was
served. Mr.. Tobin received many
handsome remembrances from his
guests.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

A very quiet wedding was solemn
lied at o'clock yesterday afternoon
at st. Josepf1's German r. c. church
when Miss Dorothy Kurpzenocker of
913 Stratford avenue became the bride
Of John Carr of 739 Seaview avenue,
Rev.Hubert Dahme, pastor, performed
the cemetery. Miss Elizabeth Carr,
sister Of the bridegroom, and Edward
Moriarity were the attendants. Both
persons are widely known in the East
End. Mr.. Carr is employed a clerk
at the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18
NAMED vICERoY OF POLAND.

London, Jan. 18-Prince Vaclaw
Won Niemoyovski has been appointed
viceroy Of Poland by the German En-
peror, according to a Warsaw dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Co.
He was recently elected crown mar
shall Of Poland. He is a grandson Of
the president Of the last Polish ma
tional government Of 1880.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18

Now that women are wearing over.
alls, will they take up smoking, the
physical difficulties that have pre-
vented them from lighting a match
being removed?
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18

1t is not known that many Of the
people who protested SO vehemently
that Harry Thaw should be set free,
have applied to have him for a near
neighbor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18

The White House is picketed by
suffragist sentries, who are perhaps
suffering less from the cold weather
than from the orders requiring them
to keep silence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18
REICHSTAG MEETS FEB. 10

London, Jan. 1S.-The Reichstag
will not assemble this month but will
meet on Feb. 10, according to all Am
sterdam dispatch to the Central News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18

Articles of Incorporation were filed
at Albany by the Cobb Shock1ess
Crossing Corporation, Of New York.
with capital stock Of $1,25O,0OO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18

Gen. Beliaeff, who is 81 years old,
received his military education in the
artillery school and the academy OF
the general staff, from which he was
graduated with high honors. During
the Russo-Japanese war, Gen. Be
liaeff was chief of staff to the First
Manchurian army and acting chief of
staff to the commander in chief. For
his services in the war he received
a number of special distinctions in
addition to the regular military dec
orationS.
He is the fourth minister of war
Russia has had since the outbreak
of the war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18
Gen. Belief Named
AS Minister Of War

London, Jan. 18-Gen M. A. Be-
Iiaeff has been appointed minister OF
war in place of Gen. Chouvav1eff,
who has been made member OF
the council Of the empire, according
to a Petrograd dispatch to Reuters.
Gen. Beliaeff was formerly assistant
minister of war and chief of the gen.
eraI staff.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18

Georgia are concerned, the employ
.ment as, counsel fer this committee of
either Samuel Untermeyer or Mr..
Hughes would be an act Of such
gross improprietay that it will not be
considered for a moment by the COM
mittee."
IT do not favor the limitation of the
amount which this committee may ex-
pend on counsel or expert fees. /
hope and believe that a thorough in
vestigation of this matter will show
that no public official has been guilty
of what would be treason to the coun-
try and the people.
"But there is suspicion in the air.
There are rumors Of all kinds in this
city, and doubtless throughout the
country Not only ourselves, but
these officials ought to have a thor
ough investigation. When this COM
mittee proceeds, with 30 days in
which to make an investigation and
employ counsel, they ought to have
the right, when the trail apparently
leads to some place to have a lawyer
follow it up and bring the testimony
before the committee. They may
need a dozen counsel or a dozen ex-
perts They should have every IA
cility which can be afforded to them.
Not Partisan Matter.
''This is not a partisan matter, and
you cannot injure this country or our
government by proof that a Demo-
crat in high Office is guilty without
injuring us all. I want to see an
investigation, if there be no truth in
these charges, which will show to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-13
School Teachers Will
 Pledge Their Loyalty


 Portland, Ore. July 12.-Resolutions pledglng the support of Americas school teachers to the government in it's con- dVct of the war were being framed to- night by the resolutions committee of the National Education association, for sub mission tomorrow to the 1917 convention of the association now in session here.
 There Will be but few resolutions passed by the educators this year, it is said, and these few will be brief, concerning prob ably only the support of the teachers to the war and the food conservation pro- gramme.
 By noon tomorrow the convention will be very close to its end. Mary C.. C.. Bradford, Denver Col, state superintend- ent Of public instruction of Colorado, who was nominated for president today, prob ably will be elected unanimously tomor- row. Robert J. Alley, president of the University of Maine, who is president of the association, will automatically be- come first vice president of the associa- ton at the election tomorrow.
 Mrs. Josephine Corliss Preston, Olympia, Wash, state superintendent of public in- struction of Washington, was nominated as second vice president, and Miss Charl Williams of Memphis, Tenn, as third vice president. Other vice presidents nomi- hated today included W. N. Sheats, Tal- lahasee, Fla, state superintendent of schools.
 A. J. Matthews, president of the State Normal school of Arizona, was nominated as treasurer. It is expected the board of trustees will re-elect Durand w. Springer. Ann Arbor. Mich. secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-13
GOVERNMENT AND STEEL MEN REACH
 UNDERSTANDING
Product Is to Be Furnished at Prices to Be Fixed After Cost Inquiry
 Is Completed

Washington, July 12-Conferences be- tween government officials and represen- tatives of the steel industry concerning the nations steel requirements during the war and prices to be paid by the govern ment, ended today in an understanding announced by Secretary Baker that the country's entire steel output will be made available at reasonable costs to be de- termined after completion of the steel in- vestigation now being made by the fed eral trade commission.
 Prices will be fixed, it was announced. to insure reasonable profits and with re- gard for expanding needs of the steel industry. The government representatives made it clear that orders will be dis tributed over the entire iron and steel industry so that no group may receive an unfair share.
 The agreement coming immediately after a statement by President Wilson, his views on the price question, was taken as indicating the policy the government will pursue toward business during the war Government officials generally, it is known, favor a system in- suring the fullest cooperation of industry and desire that arrangements may be made whereby 1t will become unnecessary to commander reduction. Every effort will be made, 1t is declared, to arrive at price agreements which will give the gov ernment supplies at costs reasonable for both the seller and purchaser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-13
W. ). HAYWOOD, ONE.
 OF l. W. W. LEADERS, ISSUES STATEMENT.
Says Deportation From Bis bee Is Outrage-Denies German Money Behind
 Activity in West

Chicago, July 12.-W. D: Haywood, secretary treasurer of the Industrial Workers of the World, tonight de- clared that the attorney general of the United States is Investigating what he terms "a series of outrages against the l. W. w. and branded as false the rumors that German influence and German money Is behind the copper mine strikes at Bisbee, Ariz., Butte, Mont, and elsewhere in the west.
 Deportation of Industrial Workers of the World members from Bisbee to. day was an outrage" said Mr. Hay wood, "and will not affect the general situation. They cannot mine cope CT with machine guns or dig it with bayonets.
 Senator Thomas of Colorado re- gently made the absurd statement that German influences were behind our movement. It is not German influence but simply an effort to get living wages and right working conditions for our miners that Is behind the strikes
 The strike at Bisbee is. of course, in sympathy with the strike at Butte, Mont. Both were called by the Metal Miners Industrial union. component part of the Industrial Workers of the World.
 There is no attempt, however, to tie up the copper mines of the United States just because we are at war And there is no connection between the Industrial Workers of the World effort in the harvest field situation and the mine strikes so far as know. The mine strikes would have come at this time, war or no war. The cost of living has gone up and the de- mands were necessary.
 "As far as today's outrage at Bis bee is concerned. the men who were deported were citizens of Bisbee a well as those who deported them. In fact. they were the men on whom the life of the town depended. The mob there simply formed and went from house to house and rounded up all men who refused to go to work, method by which the business men of the town evidently had determined upon to end the strike
 This is but continuation of a se- ries of outrages that have continued the copper strike on the Mesaba range in Minnesota
 MT. Haywood called attention to de- portations and attacks upon the In- dustrial Workers of the World at Kan sas City, Detroit, Duluth and Everett, Wash.
 .These cases" he said. "have been taken up before the attorney general and are now being investigated"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-13
Birmingham Loses to
 Chattanooga Offices
 of Christian EndeavOl

Chattanooga, July 12.-This city was to- night selected over Birmingham as the headquarters of the extension committee of the aIl-southern Christian Endeavor The southern states secretary will be re- moved here as well as the official organ of the body, The Dixie Endeavorer. The following officers were elected by the committee; D. B. Curry, Jacksonville, Fla. chairman John M. Gore. Knoxville, and the Rev. Claude E. Hill, Chattanooga, vice presidents; A. Roy Gregg, Dallas, Tex, treasurer; Karl Lehman, Birming- ham, secretary and editor of Dixie En- deavorer; Charles F. Evans, Lexington, Ky, Wyatt Taylor, Columbia, S. C., A. A. Hyde, Sherman, Tex, and the Rev. Hill of Chattanooga, field secretaries
 The activities of the main convention was confined to business as was the case of the meeting of the Universalists, be- ing held here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-13
|. W. W. ACTIVITY IS NOT ALARMING
 NATIONAL CAPITAL

Washington July 12.-The federal gov ernment is watching closely the disorders caused by Industrial Workers of the
 World in Arizona and other western states, but no official here expects any far-reaching consequences. Department commanders of the army have been in- structed to take all steps necessary and there is entire confidence here that they will speedily do so.
 Secret service agents are known to have gathered much information regarding h. dustrial Workers of the World activities. but apparently little credence had been given reports that concerted uprising by the organization was to be attempted The general inclination here is to regard the present outbreak as sporadic and without national significance.
 The first official word reaching the fed eral government from the disturbed sec tions came tonight in a request from Governor Campbell of Arizona, asking for the assistance of federal troops in maintaining order. The request was re- ferred back to Brigadier General Parker. commander of the southern division. The steps to be taken will be left entirely to his discretion
 Late tonight General Parker had not reported any troop movement but press reports of a military censorship of tele- graph lines were generally accepted as indicating that such movements may be in progress.
 Officials to whom the Associated Press protested regarding the censorship were unable to explain upon what authority the step was taken So far as could be learned. however, no effort was made to with the action of local off cials. Pending receipt of an official re- port from military authorities in Arizona the war department declined to issue any order resembling the censorship regula- ton.
 Seizure of telegraph lines. 1t was de- clared by officials who were asked for an explanation of the censorship, can be legally undertaken by military authorities only when martial law has been declared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-13
First Operation Under Plan Will Absolutely Fix Posi-
 ti0n in Line of Call
EVERY NUMBER WILL
 REPRESENT OVER 4OOO
Details of System to Ascertain Who Will Come First, Will Not Be Made Until
 Eve of Date

Washington, July 12.-Draw- ing of lots for the selective draft not only will determine what men are to be called to the colors in the first war army, but will show in what order the others registered will be liable for service when later armies are organized.
 It was revealed tonight that plan of drawing will be followed under which definite place in the waiting lists will be given every one of the millions who registered. Those stand ing at the head of the list in each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-13
PRESIDENT WILSON
 ENDS CONTROVERSY ON SHIP PROGRAMME
Goethals to Build Vessels and Board Is to Operate Them When Completed.
 Powers Divided

Washington, July t2.-The controversy over the governments shipping pro- granme was settled by President Wilson today by directing the emergency fleet corporation, of which Major General Goe- thals Is manager, to take charge of con- struction and by authorizing the shipping board to operate the vessels after they are built and to acquisition and operate tonnage now on the seas.
 The President, by dividing the powers conferred on him by Congress, cleared the way for an immediate speeding up Of construction. N
 General Goethals will commander at once the contracts for most of the 2,ooo,oe0', tons of shipping building in American yards and will put on double and triple labor shifts to hurry their completion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-13
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At the Lyric

The new programme for the last half of the week al the Lyric offers some good entertainment. The entire bill is well balanced and includes plasing comedy. tuneful music, we'll selected songs, dancing, sensational hand-balancing and equilibrism and sensational bicycle riding
 The Four Readings open the bill with sensat ton in hand-balancing and equilibrium.
 A pleasing team is Tracy and Me- Bride, the female member of the team possessing an abundance of pleasing personality. They are both clever sing CTS and dancers
 "At the Drug Store" is the title of comedy skit presented by Drew and Wallace. There is plenty of bright lines and good comedy in the act
 Palfrey. Hal and Brown, succeed iii furnishing entertainment that was easily one of the hits of the bill
 In "Bertie and Archie" the Ward Brothers present an act filled with droll comedy
 The Pathe news pictures present in- teresting scenes of important men and events and is a pleasing feature of the performance