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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
DESIRES UNBIASED AND
 FAIR INVESTIGATION

"Al1 I desire is a fair and unbiased investigation of the entire case" de- clared Prosecuting Attorney AleXan- der L. Delaney today while discuss ing the situation which has arisen over the alteration with Lieutena mt Fred A. Bozeman of the Burns squad. Such scandals as these if allowed to Icontinue will prevent. any honest man from desiring to attain public office
 That the request of the prosecutor will be fully recognized. is the state mert of Assistant Prosecuting Attor- ney F.. Earl Garlick, who is in. charge of the investigation. The assistant prosecutor said this morning that no warrant has been. issu~ ro- Prose cutor Delaney as yet, anu no acton along these lines will be taken until every angle of the situation las been carefully considered.
 ary committee Of thespc1.-e board, at it's. meeting Thursday night, toGn cv.- dence only in regard to actual happenings in the office of Su;,eTin- tendent Redgate, Monday morn -nsr. Charges made by Frank Cozza. a!leced white siaver. were not investigated icy the committee. and witnesses who were not present at the meeting iil tue superintendent office were not qCes- tioned. Witnesses are said to nave been questioned singly, so that roE: g could hear the evidenece presented by the others.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
COAL DEALERS REFUSE ORDERS Transportation Tie Up Said To Be Respon-
 sible.

Coal dealers in this city are not taking any orders these days owing to the transportation conditions which are badly mixed up and some of the dealers have shut down on any new contracts until they have their present orders filled. Coal is selling at $15 a ton and those dealers who have fuel on hand are disposing of 1t at that price. but they do not know when the prices may be changed and they are only filling the orders they have on hand at the present time.
 It will be impossible to tell when conditions will be better, according to one dealer this afternoon, because if the transportation difficulties are relieved coal will come into the city much faster than it has been in the past two or three weeks. He also said there is plenty of coal going abroad, but most of it is bituminous coal and not the kind used for household pur- noses
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
SAkO IMPLICATED IN
 PLOT TO KILL CAFARO?

That Carmelo Sako, of 8 Marlin ave-
 nue, Milford, who was arrested Thurs
 day night by State Policeman Frank
 tective bureau, was implicated in a
 plot to kill Joseph Cafaro, of 693 Bar
 mum avenue, and Mrs. John Roberti,
 wife of John Roberti, of 4O3 Pembroke street, was the report gained this
 morning from authoritative sources.
 The police today pursued the same course of silence, regarding this case as was manifested yesterday after Sako had been arraigned in the City court
 According to the story told this
 morning, it seems that Roberti, Sako.
 Andrew F>useo of B Sherman street and Thomas Caperoso of 104 Hallett street were taken into custody shortly
 after the police obtained informa tion on the alleged conspiracy, in which Roberti and Sako are said to be the principals
 Roberti is said to have bargained with Sako, who is reported to be a gunman, against the lives of his wife and Joseph 7Cafaro,- with whom he quarre1ed some time ago. It is un-
 derstood that Sakos was to perform the deed and be paid for his work by Roberti.
 On March 1, Cafaro and Roberti met on the East Side, and indulged 1 in a battle. Both men were arrested, charged with assault with dangerous tContinued on Page Six)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
SHAKE UP WILL COST
 CITY OVER $18,0OO

The shake-up in the police depart ment with the suspension of Superin- tendent Redgate and Captain Cronan will cost the City of Bridgeport more than $18,O00 and the end is not in sight, according to Chief Allen O. Myers of the Burns detective agency, who says Burns operatives will be in Bridgeport indefinitely as the work here ''is by no means finished"
 Some idea of what the city will be called upon to pay the Burns men was disclosed in the request of Mayor Wilson to the Board of Apportion- ment, asking that $15,000 be trans ferred from the unappropriated reve- nues of the city to the police depart ment for payment of the Burns detec- tive agency's bill in the recent vice raids. The request was given to the on police department and it will come Ap for consideration Tuesday.
 So far the vice investigation in this city has not warranted the expendi- ture of that sum, according to,several city officials, who denounce the may or's attitude of spending plenty of cash at a time when conservation ID should be the rule, they say. The original bills amounted to something over S3,00O. These were ordered paid by the common council after they had been approved by the finance commit tee of the police board and the alder manic finance committee.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
OF
 SUFFRAGE PLANK
Miss Ludington Emphatic on Conventions
 Action.

Hartford. June 12-Miss Katherine Ludington, president of the Connecti- c1t Woman's Suffrage Association, to- day expressed emphatic disapproba- ton of the suffrage plank in the Ma tiona1 Republican pl" tform relating to state legislatures which have not acted on ratification. She said the plank (which tries to say so little and advertently left out so much is very en1ightening. On the surface it's a solemn mockery of the legislatures of Connecticut and Vermont. It puts responsibility of them and earnestly hopes that will ratify.''
 "It says in effect to these poor men who are not allowed by the governors of their states to meet: Hurry up, why don't you ratify so that the women can vote in November ?" "Does the Republican party mean by this that it expects legislators to summon themselves? Either it means this or it is a classical instance of blunder- ing. It is we'll to know just where to locate responsibility in our own state.'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
KIRK TO GIVE . DELEGATE DINNER Is to Entertain Those Who Aided In His Elec-
 tion.

William P. Kirk, who was elected to serve as a delegate from the Fourth District to the Democrat. National Convention in San Francis co at the state convention in New Haven, on May 5, will be the host to- night at a dinner at the Bridgeport club, given to members of the party who supported MT. Kirk in his cleo tion to the National Convention. A few other specially invited guests will be present.
 MT Kirk will make the trip to San Francisco accompanied by his wife and son. Col. T. J. Murphy, one of the best known members of the Democratic party in this city and state, will attend the convention a, the special invitation of National Committeeman Homer s. Cummings Col. Murphy will be used as a me- dium to arbitrate any display of rad realism in regard to the handling of the Irish Freedom question, which was adopted part of the Demo- cratic platform at the convention in New Haven.
 There will be a meeting of the en- tire delegation of the state in New Haven on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting will be called to order by Mayor David E. Fitzgerald of New Haven.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
GENERALS
 FORMALLY HELD
Detained In Connection With Killing of
 CarranZa.

Mexico City, June 12-(By The A. PO-GeneraIs Francisco Murguia, Francisco L. Urquizo, F>rederico Mon tes and John Marrasan have been form ally detained in connection with the death of former President Venus tiano Carranza. This action was taken by the Third Federal District Court last night
 A committee of two military ex- perts reported to the court that Gen. erals Murguia, Urquizo, Barragan and Francisco Dep Mariel were chiefly responsible for the death of Carran- "a because among other reasons, "they did not die at his side as they should have done." General Marletl was not, however, held by the court ii. connection with the assassination of the former president, but with the other accused men is charged with the taking away of national funds at the time Carranzas flight from this city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
ASK FORECLOSURE
 ON MORTGAGE

An action to foreclose a mortgage of $3,000 on property on Boston ave nue has been returned to the June term of the Superior court. The plaintiff is Miriam F. Choate of Brooklyn, New York, who alleges that on June Is, 1919. Harry Berstein gave a mortgage on the property to the Ti- tie Guaranty & Trust Company of this city to secure a loan of s3,0o0 and that on July 19, 1919, the Title company sold the mortgage to. her and that eBrnstein has failed to make the last payment of interest due on the note.
 Ernest A. Dean, who has a mechan- ics' lien on the property, is also made a nartv defenCan mt.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
CAMPAIGN ON
 Q0DsSTUFFS

Ecftyswf6escampaf against adu1- 4erated and decomposed foodstuffs has Abeensopened by Health Officer pr. William H. Coon, according to an an n0unoeurenf he made at his office in the Welfare Bm1ding this morning. The laboratory division of the de- partnrent will be extended to cope wfth fhe situation and added appa- ratnyWiT1 besinstalled for the testing of foodstufs-
 -The campaign will be one of edu- cation rather than one of prosecu- tion,D+Said DE. Coon. ~'but v1olators will be esprosecuted if they do not heed the warning in regard to adulterated foodstuhsc" The three important fac tors of the, food situation to be met with are: 's
 Foodstuffs that contain bacteria germs or decomposed substances and which tend to create violent illness and which cause ptomaine poisoning
 (Continued on Page Six)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12

The vote of the states on the sixth ballot was as follows:
 Alabama IA votes---6 Lowden; 4 Wood; Johnson.
 Arizona votes---6 Wood.
 Arkansas 13 votes---1 1-2 Lowden; i; 1-2 Wood.
 California 26 votes---26 Johnson.
 Colorado F votes---3 Lowden; 8 Harding; Wood.
 Connecticut 14 votes---13 Lowden; 1 Johnson.
 Delaware votes---4 DulPont; 1 Harding; l Wood.
 Florida votes---1 1-2 Lowden; 1-2 Wood.
 Georgia IT votes-9 Lowden, s Wood; 1 absent.
 Idaho 8 votes-I Johnson, 2 Low den, 1 Harding, 4 Wood.
 Illinois 58 votes-17 Johnson, Al Lowden.
 Indiana 30 votes-5 Harding; 2 Johnson, Lowden, 16 Wood.
 Iowa 26 votes-26 Lowden.
 Kansas 20 votes - Lowden, 10 Wood, Harding. l. Kentucky 26 votes-26 Lowden. Louisiana 1z votes-7 Lowden, l Wood, 2 Harding.
 Maine 12 votes-12 Wood. Maryland 1 6 votes-16 Wood.
 Massachusetts 35 votes-12 Wood 23 Coolidge. Michigan 30 votes-1s Johnson; Il Wood; 1 Lowden. Minnesota. 24 votes-16 Wood; z Lowden; Johnson; 1 Kellogg. Mississippi 12 votes -,91s Wood; 1 F Lowden; Harding. Missouri 36 votes-2A Wood 1874 Iowden; 2 Sprou1; 1 3 Harding. Montana votes-S Johnson Nebraska 16 votes-12 sWood;g 4 Johnson. Nevada votes-2 Lowden, 2 Wood 2 Johnson.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
HOW THEY VOTED
 ON SIXTH BALLOT

New Jersey 2s votes-1 Harding. 10 Johnson, IT Wood.
 New Mexico votes-6 Wood.
 New York ss votes-1 Poindexter 2 W. L. Ward, Johnson, Hoover, Butler, 3 Coolidge, Harding, 23 Wood, A Lowden.
 North Carolina 22 votes-1 Wat son; 1 Johnson; 2 Wood; ? Harding; 16 Lowden.
 North Dakota 10 votes-1 Coolidge; Wood; Lowden; 8 Johnson.
 Ohio 4s votes-35 Harding; Is Wood.
 Oklahoma 20 votes-1s Lowden; 2 Wood.
 Oregon 10 votes-5 Johnson; 4 Wood; 1 Hoover.
 Penna. 76 votes-1 Knox, 75 Sproul.
 Rhode Island 10 votes-1O Wood.
 South Carolina Il votes-11 Low.
 South Dakota 10 votes-10 Wood.
 Tennessee 20 votes-3 Lowden, II Wood.
 Texas 23 votes-1 Johnson, 1-3 Wood, 8 1-2 Lowden, Harding.
 Utah votes-2 Harding, 2 Low den, Wood. Vermont votes-S Wood.
 Virginia Is votes-3 Wood, 12 Low den. Washington 14 votes-14 Poindex- ter.
 West Virginia 1s votes-s Wood, 2 Johnson, 1 Lowden, Harding. -.-z57 Wisconsin 26 votes-1 Wood, 1 Hoover, 24 LaFol1ette.
 Wyoming 6 votes-3 Lowden, z Wood, 1 Harding. Alaska ? votes-1 Wood, i Coo lidge. --
 District of Columbia votes-s Wood. Hawaii 3 votes-2 Lowden. Philippines 2 votes-2 Wood Porto Rico ? votes-1 Lowden, 1 Wood.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
MEXICO WILL
 SEND MISSION

Washington, June 12-Reports have reached the State Department through unofficial channels that the new Mexican government is about to send to the United States a mission to discuss the relations between the two countries in an entirely informal way. Miguel Cosorrubias, the dean of MeXican n diplomats. and Fernando Iglesias Calderon, a historian of note are mentioned as hea dingSStfles mission.
 The mission will not have pleaary powers but the Mexican government desires, according to the reports, that it determine a basis for the adjust ment of all the differences between the two countries. The members of tne mission intend to confer with iea ding mem kers of the Senate ard lIeuse and ofIiciais of the administra- tion and to discuss the forma ticn of ar international claims commission, as well as some of the leeis!ation of- Mexico against which the United States has made frequent formal pro- test.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
GET JURY FOR
 bERCD0LL CASE

Philadelphia, June 12.--A special federal grand jury to investigate the escape of Grover Cleveland Bergdo1l from his mothers home here May 21 and to consider the cases of all who had a hand in the escape was empan- nelled yesterday by Judge J. Whitaker Thompson in the United States Dis trict court.
 The grand jury was drawn at the request of II. S. District Attorney Me- Avoy. The investigation will begin June 21.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
YOUNG MURPHY
 VALEDICTORIAN

Thomas J. Vincent Murphy, son of Colonel T. J. Murphy of this city, re- turned yesterday from Notre Dame College in Indiana where he has been attending St Edwards grammar school and from which he was grad uated as valedictorian of his class at the end of the present term. The boy, who is but F years old, also was awarded two scholarships. Young Murphy was met in New York by his father and motored to this city. He made the long trip from Indiana to New York by himself. Captain Jim Murphy will not return to his home in this city this summer, having an- nounced his intention of taking the summer course to ----,-- jup in his studies what he lost while in the st\ vice.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
NO CLUE TO .ELWELL KILLER

New York. June 12-Twenty four hours after the murder of Joseph B. Elwell, wealthy sportsman and au- thority on whist, the police admitted today that they were virtually with out an important clue as to who .sh ot him in his home in this city.
 Examination of scores of friends and acquaintances convinced the po- lice that there was nothing to sub- stantiate a slight suspicion that he might have ended his own life. No weapon was found in the house.
 Detectives attached some import ance to the story told by Elwe1P : chauffeur, Edward B. Rhodes, that he knew a number of women friends had keys to E1welFs home. These women were wont to come and go at will Rhodes told the police.
 Mrs. Elwe1l, who had been legally separated from her husband since 1911, was questioned by the police last night. The police declined to make public anything regarding the nature of this interview.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
DEFER STRIKE DATE.

At a meeting of Lodge No. 30, Amalgamated Metal Workers of America held in their rooms on Broad street, last evening, the 16O members in attendance voted to defer the setting of date for the calling of a general strike until after the executive committee met this Tues day night The organization listened to an ad <ress by Sam Lavitt, who announced his intention of ,organizins and bringing into the union a large number of the Spanish laborers in the city,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
FEDERATION ASSERTS
 REPUBLICANS TURNED
 BACKS ON LAb0R'
A. FyofL>.Adopts ResO- lution Conforming the Chicago Convention Coal Operators Flag rantly Violating Law.

Montreal, ;. June 12-Amid tre- mendous applause the Amer ican Federation of Labor at it's annual convention here today adopted a report cOndemning the Republican convention in Chicago for Turning it's back on labOrsain adopting it's plat form.
 Speaking fn* defense of the resolu- ton, John IL Lewis, International President of, the FUnited Mine Workers of America, charged that the '1aws of the state of'Twest Virginia were being dagrantly violated'' by the coal oper- ators, despite protests of organized la bor.,
 Despite the demand of Samuel Gompers, president of the federation, Senator Kenyon and others, he said. the state authorities and coal inter- ests had succeeded in preventing such an investigation up to the present time He urged the federation to throw its modal support into the fight to force the-probe.
 The convention sadopted the resom- tion- without further debate and with out referring 1t to- committee.
 During reading of~the report pre- sented by Samuel Gompers and Matthew Won, president and vice president, of the Federation. various sections of Republican blanks criti- cized by~the @ labor leaders were hiss ed, while their critics received ap- plause-
 The report'was-ordered>p printed and distributed to~organized Iabor- It as-
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
WIRE SERVICE x
 BADLY CRIPPLED

graphic service throughout Cuba is
 seriously crippled by ,the strike of government operations which began
 this morning following a rejection of their demands for a salary increase
 amounting to 100 per cent. The gov
 ernment is attempting to maintain a semblance of service through it's in- spectors
 During his conference with leaders of the operators today President
 MenocaI declared Congress had failed to vote money enough to permit ad- vancing salaries and that the best he could do would be to guarantee them a minimum salary of $1O0 month until the necessary legislation could be enacted
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
TRUSTEES ESCAPE.

Auburn, June 12.---Amlorose Garry and Frank O'Brien. sergeant at arms and deputy respectively of the mutual welfare league in Auburn prison, es- capped from the prison some time last night and are still at large. Both of the men were trusties and enjoyed special privileges owing to their high positions in the convict honor sys- tenn They were cleaning the yard and corridors and managed to get a ladder that took them over 9 low part of the wall
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12

AL 1U.Z0 CLOCK Charm an Lodge called the fifth days session of the Republican National convention to order and for the fifth vallot.
 Nicholas Murray Butler released his delegates today and a caucus of the New York delegation showed this way:
 Lowden 41. Wood 24, Harding 6, Coolidge 5, Butler 4. Hoover 3, John son 3, Poindexter 1, and W. L. Ward, the Westchester county leader. 1.
 At 10:45 the fifth ballot vas order ed and the clerk called the roll.
 Wood had lost 141-2 votes when Missourfwas reached; Lowden had lost 11-2. Harding was making an occa- siona1 gain.
 = When New York. threw 42 to Low den a great roar swept the convention
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
RELEASED oN>BoND.

Because he was transporting g a load of wine from New York to New Ha- ven, without a proper permit, and also operating a motor truck without a registration certificate, Romeo Se- condi, of New York city, was arrested last night in Straford. The wine and permit were sent to New Haven for inspection and the driver was re- leased under $1o- bonds until Monday morning. when he will appear in the Stratford town court.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
L0WDEN SHOWS GAIN ON FIFTH BALLOT
STRAIN MAKES SEN. PENR0SE
 MUCH WORSE

Philadelphia, June 12-The prolonged strain of the Repubi- can convention has caused 8 sudden turn for the worse in the condition of Senator PenroSe.
 Reports to tl1iS effect werc spread throughout the city to- day. Color was given them by the announcement that two or the Senator's physicians were in attendance at his home early this morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
SILENT COP IS AN OBSTRUCTION

New Haven, Conn.,, June PA Supreme Court decision in the case of Aaronson,: Of Ansonia, vs. the City of New Haven, just handed down confirming a verdict for the plaintiff. includes a. ruling that a silent po- liceman" used in traffic handling at street functions is a traffic obstruc- ton. The plaintiffs machine .collided with one.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
SHELBY
 AND HOUSE SAIL

New York, June 12-Colonel E. M. House was a passenger on the steam ship Lapland sailing from here today for England. He said his trip abroad was purely for personal req sons and had no political signif1- canoe.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
DROPS BEHIND:
 JOHNSON ALSO LOSING
GAINS SLIGHTLY-BUTLER RE- LEASES HIS DELEGATES MOST OF WHOM VOTE FOR LOWDEN-NO
 NOMINATION ON 9TH BALLOT

Col1Seum CnlcagO, June Ex-Governor LOWQen pass. led General Wood the fifth ballot in heaRepublican convention today and the prediction of the Wood that they would gain votes the first ballot of the day was not fulfilled. Lowden up to 3O3 while Wood only touched 299. Johnson fell to l33h.
 Fifth Ballot official was follows
 Wood, 299; Lowden, 3O3; Johnson 1331a; Harding, 78 Sprou 82 Coolidge 29 Hoover, 6; Butler A. Knox, Ward of New York l. Kellogg Minn, l. Poindexter 15; Sutherland l: LaFolette, 24 Dupont 6.
 Wood and Lowden were tied at end of 9th ballot and breaks in the solid delegations Michigan broke and gave Johnson votes Wood and Ohio broke gave of the Harding votes to Wood On the sixth ballot Wood Iowden and Harding all made gains, taking them from the field.
 Sixth ballot official follows Wood, 3111a; Lowden, 311A Johnson, no; Harding 89; Sprou v; Coolidge 28 Hoover, B. Butler A. Knox, Kellogg of Minnesota, l. Poindexter 15 DuPont A. LaFollette 24 Watson, l; Ward of New York, 2. There nomination the fifth ballot. Wood lost 15 12 votes and Harding and Lowden both gains
 The sixth ballot ordered
 The calling of the roll jogged along the eventfuly until Georgia reached and poll ed Wood lost Georgia delegate alter absent.
 Mchigans solid thirty which had standing Johnson broke on the sixth ballot today Michigan called for poll.
 Eleven of the thirty broke to Wood to Lowden The remaining IS stood pat for Johnson the first in the solidly instructed delegations Harding got gain from Missouri raising his gain the sixth ballot to Wood had gained 12 time Nebraska reached In New York Lowden gained two mak- ing him A from the
 The lineup of the Ohio delegation poll during the sixth ballot of the Harding strength going Wood gained 4. The vote Harding 35: Wood i3.
 Gains for the Woed forces in Ohio sration the floor The word up from the managers that they intended pat fight out a little longer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12

hall and Lowden supporters went into a loud demonstration. That threw Lowden a, gain of 1-2 on the ballot ing so far.
 Ohio asked for poll. There was an echoing of Harding and some Wood through the hall as the roll was called. In the midst ofFthe Ohio poll one of the, Wood delegates started to say: Senator Harding last night, having refiled for the Senate---" but the up- roar in the delegations shut him of and the poll went on. The Ohio poll showed Harding 39, Wood g. No change Oregon also demanded a poll. Pennsylya mia stood pat with 75 for Sproul and one for
 Knox.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
THE WEATHER.

New Haven, June 1c-Fair to- night: Sunday partly cloudy, pos Sibly koEal showers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
THE WEATHER.

Bridgeport and vicinity E'air tonight; Sunday partly cloudy, possibly legal show era.