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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
MOTHER ROUTS JUDGE.
POLICEMAN and COURT
GUARDIAN TO GET GIRL,

Displaying the parental instinct OF
a maddened beast being shorn of its
young, Sophia Papi, 35 years old, of
242 Church street, battled for 80 min
utes and by superhuman strength tore
her nine-year-old child away from
Judge Paul L. Miller, attaches of the
probate court and a policeman, after
her offspring had by law been sep
arated from her in the probate court
this forenoon. After physical combat
the woman walked from the court
with her child in hand as the police
man, the judge, clerks and more than
100 others, dazed at her daring, look.
ed on.
Application for the commitment of
the woman's child Katie. had been
made by the Connecticut Humane So
ciety. Evidence was heard and the
child was ordered committed to st.
Francis home in New Haven. No
sooner had judgment been passed
than the woman took the child by the
hand and started walking away. She
was seized by Judge Miller, who met
with voiley of physical protest and
shrieking.
Thinking that Mrs. Mabel Goldman,
charities investigator, would do bet
ter, the Judge asked her to seize the
child. Mrs. Goldman was also pushed
back by the maddened mother, who
again took the child by the hand and
, walked to the elevator. David Con-
nor, superintendent of the city hall,
was ordered to keep b. ->cked in the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
VESSEL
IS LOST
At SEA
American Steamer Tex
an Believed to Have
Gone Down Immedi-
ately After Striking
Another Ship Or An
iceberg Sent S. O. S.

An Atlantic Port, Jan. AZ -
Agents Of the American
steamer Texan, of $4,000 tons,
received advices today from
naval authorities that she was
sinking at sea. The location of
the ship was not given. 1t was
learned that a steamer arriv-
ing today in another Atlantic
port reported that 4 a. m. she
picked up S.. 0. S. from the
Texan, reporting that she had
been struck amidships and was
sinking.
Lifeboats had been lowered. The
last message from the Texan said
Good bye-no more"
Meanwhile the crew of 43 had taken
to the boats.
The Texan left here recently with a
cargo of nitrate bound for a French
port, agents of the vessel said.
The Texans wireless operator re-
ported that the starboard boats had
ben lowered, that the aft boat was
lost and that an attempt was made to
lower the forward boat Oil from the
ships hold was poured on the star
board side in an effort to make sea
conditions better for launching the
lfeboats.
The ship that arrived at another
Atlantic port reported that she had
tried to get into touch with the Texan
direct, but had not been able to do so.
The vessel picked up a message to or
from the steamer Willamette, say
ing:
GO to assistance of Texan"
1t was impossible, it was said here,
to ascertain how the Texan had been
struck, as there was apparently no
message from a vessel with which she
might have been in collision.
In the absence of definite word re-
garding the accident shipping men
expressed the opinion that the. Texan
may have encountered an iceberg.
Efforts were made by government
wireless stations to communicate with
SHIPS Will WHICH LilO 4SfAelb lllASo IL
have been in collision. The fact that
the Texan apparently was sinking
soon after being rammed, without
word as to assistance by another in
saving the crew, made the accident
puzzling, naval authorities said.
Indirect information reaching the
navy department said the Texan had
been in collision with another ship,
which has gone to the rescue of the
Texans crew. As far as is known
no lives were lost in the collision. An
official report on the accident is ex>
pected at the navy department.
A government wireless station
picked up a message later from the
steamer Willamette, sent to an uni
Identified ship. saying:
will you escort me back to ---?"
The answer was not Ineligible.
Naval authorities who got the mes
sage said they were unable to deter
mine whether the Willamette had
been in collision with the Texan or
had been damaged by the same
agency that sent the Texan to the
bottom Nothing more had been
heard from the Texan at noon
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
COAL ENR0UTET TO
THIS City HAS
Been STOLEN
Siemon Demands That Mayor Hylan Prevent TAX
ing Of Fuel Ordered Here to Relieve Short
age-Suffering Intense, 900 Beg
for Coal at Fuel Headquarters.

Charging that York coal dealers delaying and
ually stealing shipments of coal ordered to this city, the
arrival of which threatens to actually BdgepOrers to
freeze DEATH Brdgepos fuel administrator Carl f. Siemon
today telegraphed Mayor John H. lan of New York. demand
ing that he aid in preventing the communicating Of fuel in
tended for consumption in Bridgeport
Since the arrival 6 carloads by rail week ago W
eray coal Of any sort has been received but shipments
promised mysterosly disappeared between the mines
and the Connecticut Iine
Here is Administrator SemOn's telegram TO the New York
mayor
at is reported to this committee that coal directed
by the National Fuel Administration to Bridgeport is
being delayed in rans-if not actually sezedby coal
dealers in New York city.
"Ths committee asks your cooperation and
sistance in expeditng coal shipments destined for this
city and furthermore asks that you take such steps i'm
mediately will prevent Communicating our supplies
by New York Dealers
situation has reached such serious stage that the Ad
minsrator threatens and soft coal in the
homes get coal into the hOmes said SiemOn today
seven we take coal from the factories While the
situation to be slightly releved he continued
hard coal situation is getting and more ACUTE
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14

elevator until a policeman arrived.
Tearing and shrieking like
delirium tremens victim the mother
fought to be released from the eleva-
tor cage. In a few minutes a police
man arrived and after a most strenu-
Gus battle he managed to get the child
into his arms. Immediately the
childs mother, shouting in hysteric
tones, dove into the policeman and
battling like a tiger tore her child
away.
Civilians intercepted, but were
knocked off like leaves in the wind.
Having conquered all her onlookers,
Mrs Papi took the child and walked
calmly from the building, the law and
its instruments being powerIess to
check her.
Katie, the woman's only child by
her husband, Frank, who, it is alleged.
deserted her eight years ago, cried
and carried on till several of the
crowd of spectators that had gathered
! in the city hall corridors were moved
to tears. The woman has two other
/ children. born since her husband dis.
appeared.
| Judge Paul L. Miller and his assist
ants having been conquered by force
are in qundary as to what means
shall be taken to get the child. 1t had
been testified that the home sur-
roundings were unfit for the child and
| by law it should now be in t; conn
| tvs charge.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
BOOSTING LENINE
TO take PLACE
At PEACE TABLE

London. Jan. 14-Warning of the
possibility of a final breach in the
Russo-German negotiations is the
outstanding feature of the current
news from Petrograd Meanwhile
according to the correspondent of the
Daily Mail in the Russian capital
the armistice had been extended un-
til February Is and the Russian dele
cation returns to Petrograd tomor-
row, but the peace negotiations win
be resumed after an interval in War
saw.
Premier Lenine has returned to
Petrograd and is reported to be taking,
an important hand in guiding the ne
gotiations with the Central Powers.
although avoiding the hmelight. The
correspondent of the Mail says some
extremists are dissatisfied with Pre-
mier Trotzky's conduct of the nego-
tiations, thinking he is too willing to
meet the German views. and thev
suggest that Lenine take his place at
future conferences
The Petrograd correspondent of
the Daily News reports that the Ger
mans are doing their utmost to stop
determination at the front
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
PRISONERS TURN
DOWN CHANCE To
Get into ARMY

Four men in the city court this
morning were heavily fined after they
had said that they did not care to
fight for the United States. The first
two. John Corras and James Geog-
bockas of Water street were arrested
Saturday night while trying to decide
who, was the strongest man. They
were wrestling and said that the tus-
sic was purely friendly. Judge Wilder
asked both if they were willing TO en-
ter the service of Uncle Sam and both
men said they were not.
The other two men who We're fined
were Nick Michcivicz and Paul Sacko-
kitz engaged in the burglary of a sa-
loon in East Main street, Saturday
night. The latter assisted the former
in escaping the police. Judge WildeJ
again asked the question as to whether
or not the prisoners were willing to
serve the United States and when in
formed that they were not he i'm
posed fines of 500 and costs.
In the eases of eight men who were
arrested in a gambling house in Gill
bert street yesterday Attorney Cough
lin for the defense objected to the
courts asking whether or not his
clients were willing to serve the
United States or whether or not they
were registered. The court took the
attorneys request into consideration
and held each of the men.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
4 ARMy'S
STORES
BURNED
Million Dollars Worth of
Food Goes Up in
Flames AS Quarter
masters Warehouse at
Washington Burns
Firebug Sought.

Washington, Jan. IL - A
quantity of army supplies, in
Guiding 100000 worth of
food, was destroyed, the quar-
Itermaster's warehouse was
ruined, and several other build
ings were damaged by a fire to-
day at Washington barracks:
occupied by engineer troops.
A large part Of the city fire
apparatus was called to fight
the flames, which were given
impetus by the explosion Of a
quantity of gasoline stored in
one part of the big warehouse.
After a hard fight of an hour
and a half the fire was eXtin-
guished.
An ordnance building containing a
quantity of small arm ammunition
was endangered but soldiers removed
what was stored there. The origin of
| the fire has not been disclosed by Of
ficials at the post. Some clothing and
shoes was destroyed.
The office buildings of the quarter
master department and the warehouse
were the first to catch fire. In the
warehouse, which occupied about a
| oil CT n1lontitU nf
gasoline. This soon exploded and in
tensif1ed and spread the blaze. The
fire burned fiercely and the firemen
had difficulty in keeping it from
spreading to nearby buildings. In
| the warehouse was stored clothing,
shoes and other supplies for the army
After almost an hour the firemen
were gaining headway against the
flames, but it appeared as if the ware
house was doomed. Soldiers station
ed at the barracks hastily removed
ammunition from the ordnance build
ing nearby and assisted the firemen in
fighting the flames.
Police sent to aid were barred from
the grounds by soldiers and no one
other than firemen and army officers
was allowed to go within the en-
closure.
The buildings are On the United
States arsenal grounds along the river
front at Four and a Half street, south
west. Buildings on the grounds in
clude the United States army war
college, far removed from the other
structures, barracks and officers quar-
ters occupied by men of the engineer
corps.
Points established in the chain OF
circumstances indicating that the fire
was started by enemies of the govern
ment include:
There was no fire yesterday in the
industrial building, which housed 23
manufacturing establishments, a ma
jority of which were engaged in war
work; the sprinkling system with
which the building was equipped had
been drained to prevent the pipes from
bursting; the flames started at a time
when the watchmen were being
changed and the men were in the of
fee; the flames seemed to burst forth
in more than one place at the same
time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
Income War
Tax Blanks
Are Received

Income tax collectors all over the
State and particularly in Bridgeport
are rejoicing today because the filing
blanks have at last arrived from
Washington and the actual work of
garnering the sheckles for Uncle Sam
will now begin in earnest.
The blanks which arrived from
Washington today are for those whose
income is up to three Thousand dol
lars and comprise four forms which
must ibe filed out regardless of
whether you are liable to taxation or
not.
The volume of work became so
great for the three collectors assigned
to Bridgeport by the Treasury De-
partment that they have been COM
PEELED to move into the larger quar-
ters in Room Number Eight in the
Post Office building, where all infor-
nation relative to the income tax can
be had for the asking. .
Volunteers in great numbers have
applied to the collectors to help out
in the huge rush which will COM
mence as soon as the forms are dis
tributed, but more are needed and
Collector Mitchell expressed himself
as being rather disappointed that
more bank clerks and auditors have
not volunteered for this very patriotic
and responsible work.
1t izexpected that the filing forms
for the larger incomes will arrive i'm
mediateIy and then the work of the
tax collectors will be almost trebled
because the largei Incomes will be
mostly associated with the huge plants
situated in tbs district and the rami-
fications of many of the big corpora
tions will give a great deal of compli.
Gated work to the government figure
experts
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14

Work was started todayputting the
heavy metal sashes in place on the
east side of the big government gun
works and largo force Of men en-
sployed by the Fenestra Steel Sash
}Co., a branch of the Detroit Steel Pro-
ducts Co, were busy when they were
Mortified to see the two men swaying
in a desperate effort to balance the
heavy piece of steel work which they
had been putting into position They
shouted to the two men to steady
themselves, but before they could
render assistance the heavy frame
slipped from its place and crashed
ITO earth, bringing the two wUrRmen
with It
No one else was injured on account
,4of' the fact that the east side of the
huge building waSpractically deserted
at the moment except for the men
working on the lights, but within a
very few seconds workmen from al
/ over the yards and armed guards
rushed to the spot and gave first aid
TO the injured men 1t was found
that Seigle was pinned under the
heavy framework and was suffering
from a broken leg and internal inJur-
,des and Gass had landed on his head
fracturfng his skull.
Both men were Immediately takeT
to the guard house in an unconscious
Hstate and made as comfortable as pos
sible until the arrival Of the ambu.
i1ances.
Wild rumors Instantly spread IN
rthe neighborhood of the big plant and
some of the stories told limited al
sabotage, the work of enemy plot
ters. CONSERVATION was caused
among the families of men working
in the plant when the rumor got
abroad that an entire building in the
works had collapsed, killing and
manning scores. Guards had har6
time convincing many anxious rela-
tives of men working in the plant thai
the accident was not more seriou:
than it really was.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
FIVE SOLDIERS
DEAD IN WRECK
IN TEXAS TOWN

Houston. Tex, Jan. 14.-Several
persons were killed and many others
were injured when a Houston & Texas
Central train, northbound, from Hous-
ton for Dallas, split a switch at Ham
mond early today.
Five soldiers, a woman and baby
were counted among the dead. accord
ing to word from Bemond, near the
scene of the wreck. Another man
died soon safterward-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
SMALL FIRE IN
LACQUER ROOM OF
ASHCROFT SHOPS

Fire, starting from some as yet
unknown cause, in the lacquer and
paint room at the factory of the Ash.
croft Manufacturing Co. in Kossuth
street called out the fire department
about 1:4O today by an alarm from
the private box of the company. The
fire was not dangerous although it
required the laying of couple Of
lines of hose and was extinguished
speedily. The damage, mostly from
water, will not exceed 5000 according
o Supt. Grasser.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
GARFIELD SAYS
HOMES MUST BE
KEPT HABITABLE

Washington, D. c., Jan. 14.-Homes
must be kept warm, DIR. Garfield de-
clared today, at all costs. Fuel ad-
ministration officials look for little in
crease in coal shipments during the
next 10 days and declare most COM
munities must get along with what
fuel supplies they have and what lit
tie the railroads can move on snow
bound lines.
State fuel administrators have power
now to cut supplies of any industry
and to requisition any coal they hold
in store.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14

With said, but hopeful counter
ances, and spurred by the renewed
cold spell, more than 900 men and
women, many with babes in their
arms, stormed the fuel committees
office early this morning and at 10
o'clock more than 500 had applied.
1t was vain attempt for the major
ity as only 200 persons were accommo-
dated. Despite the large number of
complaints of sickness and destitution
the committee was bound to keep to
its allotment of 200 quarter tons.
1t was the largest number of coal
applicants since the Office was estab-
Fshed. The applicants poured into
the Office all day, but were met by a
sign reading:
NO more orders taken today. Sup
ply exhausted"
Women glanced at the sign and
their eyes filled with tears as they
turned to strangers and exchanged
their tales of woe.
Confined on Page 2.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
SUSTAIN FINDING
in GOLDMAN AND
BERKMAN HEARING

Washington, Jan. 14-Conviction of
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berk-
man on charges of conspiring to pre-
vent the operation of the selective
service law by urging men of draft
age not to register was sustained to-
day by the supreme court.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
CLEVELAND THOUSANDS IDLE.

Cleveland, Jan. 14-Several thou.
sand men were out of work, hun
dreds of industrial plants and stores
were without light and motive power
and l ) 900 homes were deprived of
light today when three sub-stations
Of the Municipal lighting plant turned
Off the electric current, because of the
coal shortage.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
u. S. TRAWLER IN
WAR ZONE SINKS
NEAR ROCK IT HIT

Washington, Jan. 14.-An American
trawler, operating in European waters,
has been lost. Admiral Sims reported
the sinking of the little vessel to the
navy department today All members
of the crew were saved.
The trawler was lost, Admiral Sims
reported, by striking a rock
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
ENGLAND NEEDS
100000 TROOPS,
ASSERTS GEDDES

London. Jan. 14-Between APO, 900
and $50, 900 troops must be raised at
once in this country. Sir Auckland
Geddes, minister of national service,
told the house of Commons today.
The minister said this was the alb
solute minimum, and that it might be
necessary during the year to take
more men from civilian life for the
army.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
u. s. PLANS
seizure or
SCHO0NERS

Washington, Jan 14.-Requisitioning
of all American sailing vessels was
forecasted today when the shipping
board requested the department of
commerce to report the location of
such vessels. Secretary Redfeld re-
piled that IT'S sailing vessels with a
cargo capacity of 435,OOO tons now are
within or adjacent to American terri
torial waters.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
FUEL HEAD INTENDS TO TAKE COAL
FROM FACT T0RIES AND CLOSE Them:
THIS Will PROVIDE heat IN HOMES
metal WINDOW FRAME
In Factory FALLS; ONE
killed, ANOTHER Dying

Families of Workmen Alarmed by Wild Reports of
Collapse Of Building Rush to Scene Creating
Near Riot-Armed Guards Have Great Diff
Guilty in Keeping Back Relatives Who Would
Not be Convinced That Many Were Not Killed
in the Accident Workers Were Thrown
Through Window 80 Feet to Ground
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
ASK 1856 MILLION MORE

war appropriations of $1S5, 1000, 900 Of
which $3.50, 100000 is for barracks
and quarters, were submitted today to
congress.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14

George Cas aged p years. of Hartford is dead and j.
ge "a years. also of Hartford is lying in Bridgeport hospi
tai seriously injured result of falling 80 feet at the Buar
Steel Works this morning when large metal window
which they putting in place slipped work.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
Income Tax Return

A brief explanation of the
new war income tax, setting
forth the salient features of
the taxation and explaining
the return of blanks can be
found on Page 4.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-14
The Weather Report

For Bridgepor and vicinity:
Probably light snow or rain
late tonight or Tuesday;
warmer Tuesday.
Evening journal., 1918-09-14
CIDER MAN KEEPS
MARKET CROWD WET

Small boys are doing lively business
on market days, by being on hand with
express wagons and hiring out to haul
market purchases home for customers
The cider man was a great center OF
attraction on King street today thirsty
persons by the dozens exchanging nick
els for the delectable drink.
Celery is coming into market so aDun-
dantly that it suggests the approach Oh
THANKSGIVING Day. It sells from to ~
cents a bunch. Eggs were 90 cents
dozen: corn from 30 TO 10 cents a
dozen ears: lima beans averaged 80
cents a pint, though some sold at 40
cents a pint. Tomatoes were % 10 %
cents a basket; sweet potatoes 10
cents a quarter peck. The second crop
Of string beans is now on the Market
at 30 cents q quarter peck.
There was a bountiful display OF
poultry at the familiar 81 and up prices
for large birds. Grapes, pears and yel-
low tomatoes were selling for 70 cents
a box.
Evening journal., 1918-09-14
LICENSES FOR THE
MEAT PACKERS

WASHINGTON. Sept. i&-0perations
OF packers on live stock markets We're
made subject 20 Federal license in the
same manner as other stockyard deal
ers by a proclamation issued yesterday
by President Wilson under authority
the food control act. Licenses must be
obtained by September 70.
Regulatory powers under the procia-
nation will be administered by the
Secretary Of Agriculture through the
Bureau OF Markets as are those pre-
scribed by the Presidents proclamation
OF June IS. under which stockyard firms
and dealers were licensed
The proclamation issued today pro
vides that all individuals, partnerships,
associations and corporations, except
those exempted by the food control act
and those required to be licensed under
the former proclamation, engaged IN
the business Of handling buying. sell
ing or otherwise dealing in live or
dead cattle, sheep, swine or goats. IN or
i'm connection with places, establish
ments or facilities, commonly known
as stockyards, are now required to OBJ
tain licenses