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Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
BRASKETT HELD;
 IS ACCUSED OF
 FORGING CHECKS

Alleged to have signed the name of Louis Goldberg to a number of checks. Roy Rraskett was arrested last night and arraigned in the City court this morning. His case was continued until Saturday.
 Braskett was first brought to the attention of the police after his wife had cashcd one of the checks. The woman gave a check for S34 to Al fred Edwards, of 451 State street. and he cashed it for her after she had assured him that she had seen MT. Goldberg and he had vouched for the check. It now appears that Mrs. Braskett did not see MT. Goldberg himself, but was introduced to an- other man by her husband, who stat cd that he was Goldberg.
 After getting rid of this check, Braskett passed another one on a local grocer, for s33. At the time of his arrest two other checks bear ing MT. Goldbergs signature were found on his persons. One of these was for s23 and the other for $34. All of the checks were drawn on the First Bridgeport National bank, which held up the first one on ac- count of a mistake which appeared in the signature.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
SOLD MOTORS
 AT LESS THAN
 MARKET VALUE

Declaring that two automobiles were sold for a total of s75 during his absence from the country and without his authority, William Peatt of Ridgef1e1d, has brought suit against w. R. Humphrey of Ridgefield for $500. Papers were filed today in the Common Pleas Court and are return able to the September term.
 It is claimed that on May 20, 1918, Peatt went away and turned over his automobile business and, garage to Humphrey He said Humphrey sold the cars at much less than their market value, although he had no au- thority to sell them at all. It is also alleged that Humphrey failed to ac- count for $200 worth of tires which he sold.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
Criminal Prosecution Will Be
 Instituted Against Big Five
FOUR HUNDRED BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY AS CONDUCTED BY PACKERS ARE NOW
 BEING INVESTIGATED.

Washington, Aug. 7-The govern ment's case against the five big packers will be placed before the federal grand jury which meets at Chicago three weeks hence. This means that criminal persecution will be instituted.
 Charles F. Clyne. federal district attorney at Chicago. said today that besides asking indictments under the criminal sections of the Sherman antitrust law. civil suits would be brought under that statute and that in addition the packers would te prosecuted under the food control act on charges of hoard!ng.
 MT. Clyns has been in Washington for several days comforting with At tornsy General Palmer and George R. Williams, who prosecuted the oil trust cases. The three oMc.als have been siftinE the evidence gathered against tho packers by the federal trade ,eornm1aslon.
 Four hunArsd different branches e the. lnAHnesy a6 conducted by the packsrA 1gs. Clyne sald. arc bsing deaM with by tAs DspartmenG ce Jus- 8&ruN
Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
 Shoots
 Y0lltth
Boy Fatally Injured As Policeman Fires At
 Fleeing Tickets. SHOTS AND RIOTS MARK CAR STRIKE

New York, Aug. -Rioting and the firing of shots at 8 wrecking crew early today marked the beginning of the second day of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit strike. Max Kaufman, a 12 year old Brook lyn boy, was shot in the back and probably fatally injured today by a stray bullet fired by policeman.
 The officer was pursuing three strike pickets after the latter had at tackled and beaten a guard on a. Can arsie-Broadway L tram. The pickets escaped.
 At a. m. the company reported 187 surface cars, or approximately 15 per cent. of the maximum to be in oper- ation. From one to three policemen were stationed on each car. On the subway and L lines, the company stated, the service was 15 to F per cent. of normal.
 Louis Fridiger. attorney for the Amalgamated Association, in a state ment today, protested against the 'outrageous'' action of Mayor Hylan in ordering policemen placed aboard
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Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
DIR. YOvANOvITCH
 DEFENDS CLAIM
 JUC0SlAvS MAKE

Washington, Aug. 5.-Dr. voyslav M. Yovanovitch, chief of the Jugoslav Bureau in Washington, issued a state ment tonight in reply to declarations made in the Senate yesterday by Sem ator Sherman of Illinois regarding the Plume question. The statement which said that Senator Sherman had doubt less been misled as to facts, contin- ues:
 From incorrect, imaginary, forged, and misQuoted documents and facts t was not difficult to draw such con- clusions as Senator Sherman gave ut- terance to. 'Ffume is Italian in blood language, and traditions, said he in spite of the fact that an overwhelm- ing majority of Plume people (of Italian and S1av origin) has sent pe- titions to the Peace Conference at Paris declaring themselves against the annexation of their city by Italy. The Jugoslav State is an experiment. he said, in spite of the fact that such a State existed successfully in the past and was recreated recently not by the Peace Commissions but by the free will of the people
 He calls the Jugoslav people g polygiot people in spite of the fact tIldl tHe oSTDo, lAiC VI OdSc oAAu e~~~ slovenes are a people. of the same race, speaking the same language, and having the same national Char acter as the American people from Illinois. Indiana and Nebraska He calls their country another Mexico with no more right than one would have to style in such manner the Australian Commonwealth. and with less right than one has to style in such a manner Italy herself And he forgets the most essential fact Ca fact admitted now in history that the last war was largely provoked by German ambition to open her road to the East through the Balkans. and that tSRe only way to preserve the peace In the Balkans and in Europe is to set aside Italy from the Balkans and to forbid Italian Imperialistz in their cnlioAsn ambition. to initiate the derH'.s 2 2
Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
SYSTEMATlz'ED
 LAUNDERING OF TRANSPORTATION

Washington, Aug. 7-Leading di- rectly from Wall Street, and from the banking house controlled directly by the Morgan and Rockefeller groups" information which has come into the possession of the railroad brotherhoods shows that there has proceeded a systematized p1undering of virtually all of the public trans portation highways in the United States" the House Interstate Com merce Commission ewas told today by Glenn E. Plumb, of Chicago.
 . Plumb, who appeared in support of the Fso-called Plumb plan for the reorganization of the railroads, said the information tended to show that the "wrecking and loottng'' of the New Haven, Chicago & Alton, Rock Island and Frisco lines were mot sporadic examples of the highway robbery to which the American na- tion has been subjected as to it's public transportation highways"
Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
lslaltbie's Ruling Vitally
 Important To Union Men
NO PURPOSE TO COERCE R. & w. SHOP TO OR GANIZE-INTENT TO GIVE FULL
 TIME EMPLOYMENT

decision of great importance to union labor is the ruling of Judge Maltbie of the Superior court today that it was legally justifiable for off cials of the United IIatters of North America to inform George Mcdach of Danbury that he shouuld give union shops preference over nom union shops in deliveries of hat bodies
 randum written by Judge Maltbie in the injuntion proceedings brought by the R. & w. Hat Shop Co. of Norwalk against Jeremiah Scully and other union officials.
 The Norwalk company had secured union officials to restrain them from interfering with George McLachlan n, who had a contract to deliver hat bodies to the Norwalk shop, which is non-union. The present memoran- dunn explains why the court dissolved the injunction upon motion of the unions counsel
 The court says that when the union officials informed McLachlan he should give preference to union shops in making deliveries their pur- pose was to obtain full time employ ment fog union men who had been partly idle because of lack of raw material.
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Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
Stocks Of Food In Storage 20
 Percent Bigger Than Year Ago
JAS PRICES ARE HIGHER FACT APPARENTLY MEANS THEY ARE WITHHELD SPECULA-
 FINELY FOR WORLD DEMAND

Washington. Aug. 7.---Although prices of practically ail importan. foods have shown a substantial in- crease during the last year, stocks of food hea3 in storage on June 1 this year were approximately 20 per cent. greater than those held in June 1. 1918. according to memorandum showing the relation between storage figures and prices issued today by the Federal Trade Commission Govern ment stocks were excluded from the comparison.
 The fact that stocks of many inn poriant foods were much larger on June 1 this year than on the same date last year." said the commissions statement. while prices were as high or higher. apparently means that they are being withheld speculatively for e world demand which is not now here but which is expected when hum ger-impelled strikes secure hixher wages with which higher food price. can be paid"
 The commission lts:ed elxht stanIe foods which on June l showed an sn- crease in stocks withhold ffcm ehe nrnumrIXKmG-
Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
TRUCK DRIVERS OF ICE C0MP ANY
 OUT ON STRIKE
Pickets Still on Duty at % Shops and No Settlements
 Reached.

The truck drivers of the City Ice and Coal company struck this morning for a A hour week and an increase of pay. Those out say that all the truck drivers in the city will be out in short time.
 The management of the City Ice & Coal company say they increased the wages of the men from $4.0O to $4.25 a day but after the increase was granted the men demanded another raise of 25 cents.
 Leo Callahan, chairman of the strik- CTS committee at the Graphophone factory, stated that there was no truth in the report that 300 strikers had returned to work yesterday. He said that there was no one working in the factory but the office force ana the foremen. The foremen kept the powe on and the press and plates changing so as to give the impression to passersby that the shop was run ming.
 The committee of the strikers from the Graphophone Company with Superintendent Roberts of the Com pany and Commissioner of Concillia- tion Charles J. Fury and Conciliator L. R. Thomas with Samuel Lavit as adviser of the strikers held a confer ence this morning but arrived at no result.
 Tickets are still on duty at the p shops in the city which are still affected by strikes and committees of the different shops are meeting each day and reviewing the general situation throughout the city.
 All of the corset workers of the city will meet tonight at Colonial hall where shop committees will be ap pointed and a report will be made by the executive committed
 The employees of the Bridgeport Screw Machine company will meet at Machinists hall Saturday night to or saui<e and -formulate- demands.
 The Locomobfle employees will meet tonight at Eagles hall when they expect to receive the sanction of the Grand Lodge for the strike that was voted early In the week,
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Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
BRIDGEPORT, BOSTON, NEW LONDON AND NEW
 HAVEN SHOPS CLOSED
SIXTY QUIT IN THIS CITY AND 500 STRUCK IN NEW HAVEN AT THIS MORNING. WATERBURY SHOPMEN ALSO
 HEED STRIKE ORDER.

Serious curtailment, if not a complete tie-up threatens the passenger and freight service of the New York, New Haven and Hartford road. This was forecasted this morning by the management of the company. in a statement issued from their New Haven offices fol- lowing a walkout of the shop men employed in practically everey repair center on the lines of the road between New York and Boston.
 Throughout Connecticut. Rhode Island and Massachusetts. the shon- men In all cities simultaneously laid down their tools in response to na- t1on-wide strike orders In Bridge port this morning, the night and day shifts, totalling 75 workers served mo- tice that they had struck In Stam- lord 40 men employed walked out. These shopmen repair electric loco motives and a protracted strike AAAA6Ahe AAACdAA d CoIIIpIeI6 l1o-uD or tn lines in the energized zone between Stamford and New York
 One hundred men went on strike from the East Hartford shops of the N. Y., N. H. and Hartford railroad, They included machinists, boilermak- CTS and helpers. They quit without giving any notice to the master me- chanic in charge of the shops. Five hundred men are employed in these shops.
 An estimate of the number who have stopped work on the Connect cut end of the system is 2,20O of 1,80o are in the so-called New Haven shops
 The New Haven office of the road issued the following official state , ment this noon:
 At nine a. m. today, employees of the mechanical department of the New York, New Haven and Hartford engaged in the maintenance of loco motives and cars and the inspection i of trains at terminals at practically all points on the New Haven road, walked out. No demands have been made upon the officials and no cause given for the withdrawal from service, which we are advised is unauth orf8sd by the executives of the organizations and therefor illegal.
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Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
ALLECE SCENE OBTAINED GOODS
 WORTH $1o,0OO

Bridgeport police are searching for 6 man by the name of H. Schtne, who recently occupied offices at 1S Fair neld avenue, and who is alleged to have beaten various wholesale houses out of $10.oo0 through false orders
 / When tho man came to Bridgeport he opened ofnces in tho FairAeld ave- nue building and adopted the nazas of 1T. schine. presumably to oonfuss himself with Hymen 6chine, who conducts q shoe store at 1175 StFat- ford avenue. He then ordasNA 0oods from various wholssAle h1usaA, Ana wnen they arrived ae the ezDraN of dce slgned for thsm ana @oSy4o4 than or. In thia uanner he Hoce11s
Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
PEIDELL DVERTHR0WN:: RUMAn1AN hRMY R0BS
 HOMES TAXING FOODS
HUNGARIAN POLICE SURROUND PALACE ARREST SOCIALISTS LEADERS AND ARCHDUKE PROMPTLY TAKES CON-
 TROL OF GOVERNMENT.

Paris, Aug. 7-The peace conference was advised today that the Hungarian cabinet headed by Jules Peidll had been overthrown and that Archduke Joseph had estab- Ilished a ministry in Budapest. The following official state ment regarding the change in Hungary was made by the French government this after noon:
 Hungarian gendarmes sur
 rounded the palace in Budapest
 and arrested the government at
 o'clock yesterday evening".
 Archduke Joseph assumed power,
 with the title of Governor of
 the State. and announced he
 would organize a coalition cabi-
 net"
 The Budapest advices declare the Rumanian general in command mad refused to permit the publication in tnc pitSo Oh Ciemcnceau's telegram of August 10 the Hungarian government.
 Archdukc Joseph was a commander of Austro- Hungarian forces on the routhern section of the eastern bat tie front during the first two years of the great war. In 1918 he headed movement looking to the securing of Independence for Hungary from Aus itria.
 { Advices to the Conference stated that Ruuanian forces had crossed the Dlnubc into the busincss section of 1,udapest and were seizinE supplies. hprer airing to ship them to Rumania.
 Tho Ententc Mission in Budapest ,eierated governmental authority to lNrchGuke Joseph when the Peidll <-oyernr,ent resigned. The Social nemocrata of Hungary still hope that E.c Allied and Associated Government 1viil not tolerate either Ruman'an rontrol of the country or that of a Government by the Renctionary Grand Dukcr. additional despatchcs reaching shc conference from Budapest state.
 Authority was delegated by the I.nteute Mission to Archduke Joseph who appointed stephen Friedrich. for mcr chief of a department in the War Ministry, to he Premier.
 The Foreign Ministry was trans 1crred to General Psnozos. and the War Ministry to General Schnitzer- woikcnbers
 Accounts of the Eumnnian proceed. ings report that they notified the Hum garians yesterday that because the
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Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
Inspection. Of Food For
 Bridgeport Has Started
SHIPMENT OF CANNED VEGETABLES WILL
 PROBABLY FOLLOW DISPOSAL OF HAM
 COMPANY OFFERS EQUIPMENT.

With John O'Conne11, local butcher, the government meat products which are to be brought here by the Muni- cipa1 Food Committee, in New York today, 1t can be said that the first step in the movement of the food to- wards Bridgeport has been taken.
 Accompanied by James A. Turner, chairman of the committee, O'Connell went to New York today and when the purchase of 3O,OOO pounds of hams had been ratified by the gov- ernment officials, the inspection start ed. This. will take a few days and for the sake of economy no move ment will be made until almost the entire lot can be brought to the local firehouses.
 T. H. Coonan, president of the Bridgeport Transportation ,Associa- ton, waited upon Mayor Wilson to- equipment to move the foodstuffs from New York to this city. The of fer was accepted and the company will be called upon the first of next week to send it's trucks to New York to be loaded.
 A shipment of canned vegetables will probably follow the disposal of the shipment of hams, it was stated after the committee conference with Mayor Wilson this morning. It was pointed out, however, that nothing could be too definitely stated, the committee desiring to keep all plans open so that the best opportunitie es may be taken advantage of as they arise.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
INCOME TAX IS NOT VALID LAW
 COURT DECIDES

New York, Aug. 7.-Federal Judge Knox, in a decision filed chis after noon, declared that the state income tax, which became effective on May fl and imposes taxes on the citizens of other states, is unconstitutional.
 The decision was rendered in the test suit / brought by the Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company. of Stamford, Conn, in the interest of certain of It's employees who at times work in this state as well as in the state of Connecticut-
 The action wae brought aen1nsE State comptrular Dugeue IT. Ttav1n.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
SEEK FREEDOM ! FR0M HUSBANDS
 WHO DESERTED

Descrtion Is the ground Tn three di- vorce suits filed today in the Superior Court by residents of this city. Evelyn b. Meyers of this city wants n decree from Ernest A. Meyers of Vernon l She alleges her husband left her Aug ust 1. 1911. The couple were mar ried October 22, 1906. the wife's maiden name having been Evelyn Herbert.
 Nable Jenniags of this city seeks a separation from Walter H. Jennings !. of this city. The wife. whose maid en name vas Anble Miner. married JomninGk August I5. 19l4- Sh- 2 N1n1mG JenutnSx dcserted her August
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Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
ARCHDUkE BECOMES RULER OF HUNGARY
SCHOONER GALLlA
 ! SUNK AT SEA-; ' RESCUED

Halifax, Aug. 7-Twenty per- sons are believed to have lost their lives when the schooner Gallie was sunk last night in a collision with the British steam CT War Witch. The collision oc- cured close to St. Pierre and is supposed to have been due to the heavy fog which prevailed.
 The WaE Witch was bound for North Sydney from Wabana, N. F., while the Gallia was on her way to St. Pierre from France.
 The collision occurred fin lati- tude -46.22 and longitude 55.35. The Gallia was from France.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
K. OF C. PASSES HOME RULE
 RESOLVE

Buffalo, Aug. 7--Elarly today, af- ter session extending from last night the peace convention here, of the Knights of Columbus, unanimously adopted a resolution calling for Ireland's independence.
 Resolved, That the supreme council of the Knights of Colum- bus endorsing the vote of the Senate of the United States ex- pressing its sympathy with the aspirations of the Irish people for a government of its own, hereby urge the recognition of the na- tiOnal independence of Ireland by the nations of the world.'
Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
CASES CONTINUED

Albert Montanaro and John Prince. who were arrested some time eago in connection with the theft of an auto mobile appeared in the City court this morning but their cases were con- tinued until August 13. Bonds were fixed at s1,oo0 for Montanaro and $500 for Prince. Montanaro is charg- ed with having received stolen goods, and Prince with theft
Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
PICTURE : OVERLAND ROUTE

Motion picture films. when prepared in accordance with the instructions appearing in the Postal Guide, will be accepted by parcel post when des- tined for Mexico. provided the pack ages arc dispatched by an overland route.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-08

ALLIES POOL FORK BUYING.
 Paris, Aug. 7-The Allied govern ments have agreed to undertake the Joint purchase of pork products through a common buying agency in the United States.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-08
AIMEIDA ELECTED,

Lisbon, Wednesday. Aug. 6-An. tonic Almeida- former premier and minister of colonies. was elected president of Portugal today by Par liamepf
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-27

Wantsd--Position on farm by month
or year by married man. . family O.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-27
MRS. TOM THUMB DEAD,
Famous Dwarf Was Known WorI,
Over as Physical Freak.

Middleboro. Mass. Nov. 27.-Coun.
tess Primo Magri, known to the gen.
eral public as Mrs. Tom Thumb and
one of the best-known Liliputians in
the world, died at her home here after
a long illness. She was II years old
and had Travelled around the world
several times under the management
Of the late p. T. Barnum.
One Of the worlds most famous
dwarfs, Mrs. Tom Thumb, who was
correctly but less popularity known as
the Countess Magri. measured only 81
inches in height. She weighed only 29
pounds. The parents were Of large
stature and numerous children born to
them. with but two exceptions, were
Of normal size.
Her first public appearance was al
the age of II. She met P. T. Barnupl
in 1852. Then began her great career
under his management. It was a tour
-of triumph thru the camps OF the civil
war and In foreign capitals. It IS said
that her photographs are in more fam
lily albums than any other person In
the worlds history.
Accommodating large fortune, Mrs
Thumb made her farewell tour In 1912
Her second husband. Count Magrl cl
Italy, 10 also a dwarf. He became q
naturalised citizen Of the United
States shortly after his marriage t.
Mrs. Thumb.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-27
THINKS MURDER WAS DONE.
Father Of Woman Found Dead witt
Children Starts Investigation.


Special. to Times Republican.
Kewanee. ILL.,, Nov. 26.-That it was
murder which brought his daughter
and her three children to death is the
firm conviction of 8. A. Swanson
rural route No. 4. Kewanee. HIS
daughter. Mrs, Carl Carlson. ana
three children were found dead year
ago at Webster City. Iowa. Mr.. swan
son went to the place as soon as ne
was notified of her death but "hen
he arrived the inquest was alreaoy
over. A verdict Of suicide had been
returned but Mr.. Swanson thinks the
evidence that has developed points TO
murder.
He desired to examine the wounds
but was not given opportunity. he
found, however. that she had seVerai
stabs and cuts on her body and throat
and a cash between her fingers ana
that there were finger prints on aer
chin. Mr.. Swanson thinks that suff1-
Client evidence is being accumulated
to start a case and Is taking the
matter up with the county attorney
Mr.. Swanson thinks that the bodies
will be exhumed in order to cor
roborate some OF the evidence. MIS-.
Carlson's clothes were burned. which
was a mistake, he thinks. Mr.. swan
son has not been resting in the mat
ter since his daughters dead BODY
was found, but has encountered oo--
stacles that have prevented decisive
action up to this time. He has very
strong suspicious and will urge the
county attorney Of the county IN
which the bodies were found to PROBE
the case to the limit. as the father
refuses to consider that the verdict
~ suicide settled the matter.