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Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
BRASS WORKERS
 TO REMAIN OUT Company Will Not Arbi-
 trate-Mass Meeting Peaceful.

Ansonia, Conn.,, April 6-The American Brass Co. strikers at over flow mass meeting this morning again voted to remain out until they had received concessions in increases in wages. The committee which con ferred with the company yesterday re- ported that the company refused to arbitrate and refused to give a nickel in increases. The company officials, it was stated, announced that it stood with it's back to the wall and it made no difference whether the employees fI it's mills in Waterbury, Torrington Buffalo, N. Y, and Kenosha, Wis., joined in the strike Its attitude to- ward them was unchanged.
 Two representatives of the Amer ican Federation of Labor who ad- dressed the strikers declared that a thousand employees would go out in Waterbury at ten o'clock this morn ing and the employees in the com- panys mills in TOrrington would join in the strike tomorrow.
 The mass meeting was a peaceful one. The employees dispersed, quiet ly after the meeting. The mills of the company are still silent, the ma- chinists and tool makers who re- turned to work Monday making no real change in the situation. The announcement of the company that ii had nothing to arbitrate makes it a fight to a finish.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
BROTHER HOOD MEMBERS (JNION STRIKE BREAKERS

Cleveland, O., April 6-W. G. Lee, president of of the Brotherhood of Railway -Trainmen, today issued the following statement regarding the ern- p1oyment of Brotherhood members as union strike breakers in the Chicago Switchmen's strike:
 F'Regardless of reports issued by John Grunau, leader of the strike of illegal and members of the Brother CTS, will be fully protected in accept tenders made vacant by such illegal strike
 '+The Brotherhood will cooperate to the fullest extent with operating officers of the railroads and with the government in performing the usual and regular work covered by con mittees of the Brotherhood.
 ''The question of increased wages had nothing to do with the present GTunau from a position as yard con- ductor was the cause of few switch men in the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad yard who were mem bers of a renegade organization head ed by Grunau, quitting work. The question of increased wages was later injected for the purpose of playing upon the sympathies of other train and yardmen who naturally feel that the federal railroad administration did not grant fair and equitable wages during government control.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
116 HELPERS
 60 ON STRIKE

Torrington, April 6-Part of the 11e helpers in the casting shop of the Coe Brass branch of the American Brass Company went on a strike this morning. The exact number of strik- CTS could not be learned. The shop was being operated however, with a prospect of increased capacity oy to- morrow. The men ask wage 1h- crease of about 30 per cent. On basis of 50 pots day the helpers now receive $7.35. For the same days work if their demands were granted they would receive $9.9O.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
APPORTIONMENT
 OF GERMAN SHIPS
France Only Power Allowed To Use Captured Sub
 marines.

Paris April 6-Particulars of the distribution of enemy warships among the Allies have just been published here. Frances share which is 10 per cent. of the total tonnage of all the captured enemy ships, with the ex- ception of submarines, represents 92, 900 tons, half of which is in Ger man ships and the remainder in Aus trian vessels.
 Five cruisers and ten destroyers are allotted to France and the same number of cruisers and destroyers to Italy. Each of these two powers also will receive a light cruiser and three destroyers which may be used for a year for experimental purposes but must be destroyed when that time has elapsed. France will receive the cruiser Emden. Forty submarines now in French ports are also allotted to France and of these ten may be put in service. France is the only mower to which the privilege of using ca.ptured submarines has been grant ed.
 Paul Bigtnor, Under Secretary of State for the Mercantile Marine, en- phasizes the cordial relations between Great Britain and France. He declares that Great Britain is abandoning her claims to the 200,OO( tons of shipping which the French government urgently requested fol France, showed great consideration and that France should be grateful to England in view of the fact thai Great Britain's interests were se' yerely affected by the various ar
 ransarnents which reduced the tota amount of tonnage available for dis tributiOn.''
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09

The city's supply of turpentine has been cut off by the strike. Although there are 5000 barrels on ships in the harbor there is no way of bring ing it ashore and the price has jump ed to $2-40 a gallon as compared to January's quotations of s1.70 to $1.97.
 Samuel Gonpers, president of the American Federation of Labor, and Frank Morrison, secretary, are ex- pected here today to confer with Will liam S. Brown, national presid ent of the Marine Workers organization, and local union leaders.
 All railroad ferries except those of the West Shore were running about normal today operators said. Rail road tugs and lighters are seriously affected however, according to union officials. Strike leaders said some in dependent companies are allowing their boats to be used by the rail- roads. If this is not stopped, they added. men on these craft will be called out.
 Union teamsters have agreed not to haul any loads from railroad ter1ni- na5ls and nachinists and boilermakeIs mot to repair vessels whose crews are on strike, according to Healy.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09

''Vice Presidents Whitney and Far Trainmen are on the ground and have loyal members of the brotherhood who believe in protecting agreements made by their organization and who believe in law and order should will ingly assist in making good the terms of our present contracts with railroad companies, especially since the ques- ton of increased wages for train, en- zine and yardmen now is being pre- pared for presentation to the federal labor board at Washington. recently treated by law"
 Chicago, April 6-Use of union strike breakers to put down the un- authorized walkout of members of the recently formed Chicago Yardmen' s association held forth a promise of restoration of nearly normal freight traffic to and through Chicago by Saturday.
 Some of the congestion in the Chi cago switching strike was relieved late yesterday by detouring through trains. Thousands of cars were di- verted.
 Chicago's supply of dairy and farm products was reduced yesterday be- cause of the strike and further cur tailment was threatened today.
 Strike leaders said 16, 300 switch and yardmen were out in the district and financially were able to remain on strike for a month. Railroad man. agers said not more than 2,500 men had quit.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
FRENCH OCCUPY
 2 GERMAN CITIES
GERMAN TROOPS NOW
 FIGHTING IN ESSEN

Essen, April e-(By the A. P.)- Reichswehr forces marched into Els sen from two sides of the town this morning.
 Fighting began early Monday morn ing near Essen between Reichswehr forces and the Workmen, the Reich swehr throwing several scores of mines without great effect. At about II o'clock the Reds replied with rifles and machine guns and the troops threw more mines. A number of houses in the outskirts of Alten Els sen, north of the town itself were de- molished.
 The Reds tried to blow up a bridge over the canal but succeeded only in badly damaging it and preventing the transportation of the Reichswehr can non. After the heavy firing in the forenoon there was a Hull and many units of the Reds, in good military order, retired upon Alten Essen. About o'clock in the afternoon there was resumption of the fighting but without decisive result Today Essen is quiet.
 The Reichswehr were hourly ex- pected to enter Essen yesterday but they did not appear. Early in the evening the Reds withdrew and the firing ceased but the Reichswehr re- mained overnight north of the Herne canal, about five miles distant. Dur
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
Contests EnliVen
 New York Primaries

New York, April 6.---Repub1ican contests in r congressional districts and one in the state at large for del egates to the national convention fur nished the principal interest in to- days statewide primaries.
 With the exception of the 17th dis trct in Manhattan where two inde- pendent delegates are pledged to sup port Herbert Hoover for the presi dential nomination, all the contests were made by candidates favoring thT nomination of Senator Hiram W Johnson of California. The regular Republican delegates named by the unofficial state convention last Feb ruary will go to the convention un- instructed.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
MANY ATTEND BISHOP FUNERAL Delegations Were Present From Numbers of Or
 ganizations.

Business and professional men and friends in all walks of life of Ma thaniel w. Bishop attended the fu- neral services this afternoon at three o'clock from his late residence, So1 Park avenue. The attendance was occupied a prominent place in the various activities of the city.
 Delegations were present from the Board of Education and other civic, social, financial and industrial bodies with which the deceased was connect ed during his active life in this city.
 The deceased was a director in the Connecticut Bank, The Morris Plan Bank, The Bridgeport Gas company and the Hydraulic company and was a trustee of the Bridgeport Savings Bank.
 Most of the financial institutions and municiaI buildings had their flags at half mast as a token of respect for the deceased.
 The services at the house were con- ducted by Rev. Alexander Alison, Jr, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, of which MT. Bishop was a member. Rev. pr. William Horace Day of the United Congregational church, who was a close personal friend, assisted
 The honorary pail bearers were Charles G. Sanford, Thomas B. De- Forest, pr. Henry Blodget, Justice George w. Wheeler, F. F. Small of Hartford, H. H. DeLoss, William T. | Hincks and James Gamble Rogers of l New York.
 1 The Board of Education was repre- sented by Owen Burns, Howard g. ! Challenger, Dr. George W. Osborn
 and A. William Bell. President Ha-
 vens designated William R. Webster
 Dr. A. C. Zones and Attorney Samuel
 B. Plotkin to draft suitable resolu' tions on behalf of the board. A fora
 piece was sent. This action was taker
 at a special meeting of the Board o1 1 Education last night.
 The inter1nent which was private
 was in the family plot in Mountain Grove cemetery.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
SPECIAL AVIATION
 MEDICAL SERVICE

Washington, April 6.-Creation of a special aviation medical service" in the army corps is expected to re- duce materially the fatalities among flyers on active service, according to an official announcement. Sta- tistics compiled by British military authorities were quoted as showing that during the first year of the war 90 per cent of the deaths among British aviators were recorded as due to physical defects of pilots, eight Iter cent to defective planes and two percent to enemy activity. After the establishment of the air medical ser vice. which made a special duty of the qualifications necessary in an avia- tor, the percentage of deaths due to the faults of the pilots was reduced to twelve.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
Johnson Leads Wood
 By GOOd1y Margin

agers claimed as one of their strong holds, were slow in arriving. Figures from 125 of the 257 precincts in that peninsula, however, showed Wood 1O,742;, Johnson 8,011.
 Herbert Hoover, whose name ap- peared on both ballots, was leading the Democratic ticket with II, 469 against 1O,250 for Gov. Edward I. Edwards of New Jersey. William G. McAdoo had 9,258 and w. J. Bryan 7,267. The Democratic vote seem ingly was much lighter than had been anticipated.
 Reports from the western part of the state were that returns in the rural districts might not become available for AS hours owing to dis rupted wire communication and i'm passable roads caused by Sunday snow storm.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09

The only contest for places on either the Republican or Democratic '+big four" delegations was that made by former State Senator w M. Bonnet who is pledged to support Johnson. Thirteen of the contests were waged in Manhattan and Brooklyn Congress sional districts
 Except for two tests of strength for assembly district leaders there were no contests among the Demo- crats in this city. Owing to the large number of women who registered last October party leaders predicted thai a good sized vote would be boiled.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
Will Get Men Back
 To Work
President Lewis Prom ises Speedy Settle
 ment.

New York, April 6-The sit uatiOn in the bituminous coal fields of Kansas, Illinois and other states, brought about by the dissatisfaction of the min- CTS with the new wage con- tract, twill be satisfactorily adjusted within a few days" Jonn L. Lewis, International President of the United Mine Workers, declared here today.
 As soon as official reports are receiv- ed from the affected districts, he said, prompt steps would be taken to get the men back to work and carry out the terms of the new agreement
 Until he has received reports from the various districts MT. Lewis de- clined to make further comment ex- cept to state that the did not believe the situation serious.
 Other union officials, however, de- clared the trouble was due to an in- adequate award made by President Wilson's bituminous coal commission to the day men employed in the soft
 
 pointed out, were given only a s1 a day increase, or S5 cents less than the 27 per cent advance awarded other workers.
 Both miners and operators realize that a mistake has been made" said one official. ''but they are powerless to correct the situation in the face of the commissions award.''
 Philip Murray, International vice president of the Mine Workers. said that this matter may be adjusted when the operators and miners get together in the various districts to make district scale agreement.
 Until the matter is adjusted there will be dissatisfaction among the men," he added, land the shortage of labor at the mines will continue to grow more acute. Men are not going to work at day labor when they can get better jobs in other occupations in the mines or elsewhere"
 Pittsburgh, Kas-, April 6-Twenty- four miners of Cherokee and Craw- ford counties were under summons today to appear before the Kansas In- dustria1 Relations Court, sitting here, and explain a sudden strike yester- day of between 1,500 and 2,000 miners of the two counties
 ACcOTO1nS union OII1C1alS Ine strike is in protest against the recent wage award of President Wilson 3 coal commission Union leaders as- serted the strike was voluntary and had not been called by them.
 Springfield, H., April 6-Produc- ton in at least 20 bituminous coal mines in Illinois was affected seriously today by miners refusing to work be- cause of dissatisfaction with the wags scale agreement signed at New York March 31.
 Frank Harrington, district president of the Mine Workers and chairman oi the general wage scale committee said he would call a state convention at Peoria, April 20, and explain step, that led to the present agreement
 A minimum Wage of SETS a day and maximum of $6 was given tht men under the March 31 contract
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09

Detroit, April 6-With approxi- mateEy half the precincts voting in yesterdays presidential preference primary tabulated this morning, U. s. Senator Hiram w. Johnson held lead of 44,657 votes over Major Gen. Leonard Wood for the Republican endorsement. The figures from 1900 precincts gave:
 Johnson 106,5 ,556; Wood 61,S99.
 Included in the figures was the complete vote of Detroit, practically complete from Grand Rapids and more than half the precincts in other industrial centers of the state. John son was running behind in the state outside of Detroit The complete Detroit vote, however, gave him 69,' GOA against 16, ,143 for Wood.
 Returns from the northern >penin- sula, which the Wood campaign man.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
EGGS WERE SO
 CHEAP IN 1916

A case of eggs worth only $7 in the dear old days of 1916 was one of the items of damage claimed by Simon Zalinger of this city when he ap- peared before a jury in the Common Pleas court today to testify in his suit against Henry Cartesen of this city. ZalIinger wants $500 damages, alleg- ing that his automobile was smashed in several places.
 It is claimed that on December 29, 1916. the two cars collided at Park and HarraI avenues. Zallinger de- clares the Cartesen car was negligent ly operated but this is denied by the defendant. The trial was resumed this afternoon.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
Force of Occupation From 15,0OO to 18,0OO -FOch and MilIerand COnfer-Italy Decides to Extend Her Moral Support to France.


 Frankfort, April 6-CBy the A. R.)-FrankfOrt was occu- pied without incident by French troops early today and with the cavalry in the lead, followed by the infantry and the artillery, the occupying forces pressed rapidly beyond the city. They met with no opposition. By 10 o'clock in the morning the cavalry had reached Eckens [three miles north of Frankfort). The en- tire operation was expected to be completed during the day.
 The occupation takes the form of an extension of the French lines around the bridgehead of Mayence, distance of about 18 miles The extreme limits of the advance form a semi-circle similar to but larger than that of the original zone of occupa- ton.
 The only German troops encoun- tered in Frankfort by the French were Sich erheitswehr. or volunteers, who surrendered They probably will be simply disarmed and released.
 The French occupying force is es- timated to number from 1000 to 1S,- 900 men. It is composed largely of cavalry with attachments of infantry for occupation of the various centers and artillery merely as a precaution- ary measure. The neutral zone occu- pied presents no interest whatever i from the point of view of military strategy and hence the force has been 1 limited to the number necessary foE occupation alone.
 Arrival of French troops here this morning which was antictpa,eu since 1 last night, found the streets of Frankfort deserted, as is usual at l such an early hour. The few people in the streets contemplated the spec 1 tacle of passing French uniforms in- i differently.
 l Soon after daylight the procIanaa- i tion issued by General Degoutte made 1 its appearance on the principal bill- | boards of the city around which gath4 l cred groups of people on their way to 1 their usual occupations. German reg. 1 ular troops, the presence of whom in 1 the neutral zone had been tolera ted l by the allies, withdrew yesterday af- l ternoon and last evening. Occupa- | tion of the neutral zone between Frankfort and Darmstadt was pro- i ceeding quietly this nornfng, French 1 troops occupied the station here at 4:45 o'clock.
 | Darn1StaGt, April 6.---This city was occupied Lby French troops at 7 o'clock this morning. The occupation was ef- | fected without incident.
 Rome, April 6-The Popofo Ro- mano says today that at a cabinet
 meeting Monday the government de- cided to extend to France ItalyS moral support in the French occupa-
 ton of Frankfort and other German
 cities. The cabinet agreed, however, that under no circumstances would
 Italy be a party to any military meas ! ures against Germany, the newspaper
 states.
 Paris, April 6.---AfarshaI Foch had
 a conference this morning with Pre-
 mier MiHerand. Later the premier
 received Hugh c. Wallace, the Amerd- can ambassador.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
TWO ARE SHOT
 IN LABOR ROW

Cleveland, O., April 6-John Hen ty, Acting Business Agent of the Van Drivers Union, was shot through the leg, and Walter C1em, President of the local Federation of Labor was cIubbed while doing picket duty at @ contracting teamst CTS stables this morning, in a disturbance growing out of a strike of van drivers. The injured men were removed tc hos pitals The attacking party number ing nearly a score, escaped in auto mobiles.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
FIRE DAMAGE
 AMOUNTS TO S75

Damage amounting to S75 was created by fire which broke out about 1 o'clock this afternoon in a clothes closet in the apartment of Tony Lizto, on. the second floor of 596 Pembroke street. Bremen were summoned by an alarm turned in from Box No. SIS, and soon had the flames under control. It is believed that the blaze was caused by matches which may have been in the pockets of clothes which were hanging in the closet
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
GASOLINE IS FEED FOR AUTOMOBILES

Huntington ". Va, April 6-Gas- o1ine is as necessary for an autono- bile as feed for a horse, ruled Magis- trate Samuel Wright, in discharging two Huntington garage owners who were charged with having violated the Sunday closing law.
 The defendants were arrested Sun day on orders of Mayor c. W. Campbell, who charged that they had sold gasoline to autoists in vio- la,tion of the 'bIue law
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
STORM WARNING

New York April 6-The weather bureau here today issued the follow ing storm warning:
 Continue northwest storm warning noon. Sandy Hook to Portsmouth, strong westerly winds and gales this afternoon and tonight, diminishing late tonight.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
PRICE INCREASE
 1,GOO PER GENT.

Washington. April 6-Increases of 1,SG0 per cerf- have been noted in the cost of mems clothing in France slnce 1914. according to the current issue of the Labor Review issued by the department of labor. A suit which could be purchased for s5 prior to the war, now costs S90. The same publication reports a general increase Of 135 per cent in food prices in England during the same period.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
TO MEET WITH
 JOHN I. KING

Republican aldermen and the Re- publican town committee are to :meet tonight at the Algonquin club with John T. King, recently elected dele gate to the National convention in Chicago. Efforts to ascertain the reason for the meeting tonight were without success.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
MOM!EN BACK
 AT PICKETINC

Washington, April 6-Disregarding warnings of the federal government that they would be prosecuted un- der federal penal statutes, two wom- en favorable to an Irish republic, re- stunned today the picketing of the British embassy which led yesterday to two arrests.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
COMPASSION ON
 BOXING EXHIBITS

New Haven, Conn, April 6.--An or dinance to create a board of athletic commissioners in New Haven, report ed by a committee to the board of al- dermen last night, and ordered print ed, provides for control of boxing ex- hIbitions. It would take from the chief of police the authority to license boxing bouts and place it jointly with him and four citizens.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09
poP1n,AI1oN sTATIsTICs

washin gton, April 6-Logan, Utah, e.439, increase of 1917 or 25-5 per cent. crease 911 or 11.7 per cent
 Vinita. Okla, 4,961, increase S79 Or 21.5 percent.
 Albany, Ga, 11,555, increase of B. 365 or All percent
 Carrick, Pa. 1o,5O4, an increase of 4,3s7 or T1-7 percent.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-09

People who contemplate getting up picnic parties in poetic but inacces- sib1e places, are reminded that 6T32 varieties of ants are known to the scientists.