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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
Railway Center
 Riots Continue

Chicago, Aug. 24.-With the New York peace conference still holding the center of the railroad strike stage today, situations at many railway cen- ters remained acute and disorders continued as the shopmen's strike en- tered it's ffty-ffth day.
 At Waco, Texas, R. T. Campbell. chairman of striking shopmen, and two other men were arrested by state rangers charged with violation of the Texas open port law in connectio@ with the flogging, W. T. Harris, sa1d he was taken from the Missouri. Kan sas and Texas railroad yards at Hills boro and beaten with wet ropes.
 A railroad guard at Roseburg, Ore gon, broke up a fight between guards and strikers by firing a shot over the heads of the combatants. One of the guards was beaten badly in the fight.
 Railroad officials at Fresno, Cali fornia, were Investigating clues which might throw light on the identity of the person who placed a fifty pound box of dynamite under a string of box cars on a siding at Berenda.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
Shapiro Threatened With Blindness Was Despondent
 And Suffered Breakdown

Nervous breakdown and anxiety over his fate, caused by i'll health and worry over his failing eyesight, caused Charles H. Shapiro to jump from his room on the tenth floor of the Hotel Commodore in New York yesterday morning, to instant death, is the be- lief of friends and acquaintances of the dead man, who scout the idea that his fatal plunge was accidental.
 Associates of the dead man say that it was evident for several weeks that Shapiro's eyesight was becoming poorer, and. .rthat for some time past he had faiied to recognize persons with whom he had been very familiar Activity in the Jewish relief work, in which he participated, kept him up all hours of the night. Coupled with this, he had been suffering from nerv- ousness. These facts are believed to have been the causes of his illness.
 During his life MT. Shapiro has been very active in all welfare move ments and the Jewish Relief work which was in existence a year ago caused MT. Shapiro great work. He put his whole heart and soul into the work and it is believed that this is the cause of his eyesight going back on him.
 It has been known that MT. Sha- piro was very near sighted during his life and it is now thought that he was on the verge of blindness. Un-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24

officially it was stated that a physi- sician told him a short while ago that he was on the verge of being blind and since that time he has been de- pressed and dejected.
 MT. Shapiros death has caused great sadness among his associates and workers. This morning Fred W. Tracy, clerk of the Superior court, sent out notices to members of the bar concerning MT. Shapiros death. bar meeting to take action upon his death will be held at the County Court House on a date to be an- nounced later.
 Attorney Shapiro was born March 5, 1881, and came to Bridgeport in 1888. In 1903 he graduated from Yale law school at the head of his class and received the mark of .tcum Iaude'' with the degree of bachelor of laws, and a gold medal in testi- money of his high cholarship. After belng graduated he financed his brother attorney, Joseph G. Shapiro through Yale law school. MT. Jos eph Shapiro was a partner of Chas- H. Shapiro and had offices at 322 Meigs building.
 He was married to Stella Ethel Rosen some years later and he is survived by his wife and five chil-4 dren. The funeral will be held from his home, 160 Washington ave- nue, tomorrow afternoon at o'clock Burial will be in Bnai Israel ceme-S tery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
Five Bullets Speed Past Young Girl
Salvatore Catende1le Re- turns Home fingered to Find His DeForest Ave. Store Closed, While Daughter Had Gone Calling on Rela- tiVeS.

Enraged because his daugh- ter, Mildred, had locked up his grocery store, and as he said let the business go to ruin 50 that she might visit her cousin, Salvatore Gatandelle, 94 De- Forest avenue, upon his return from New York this morning and his failure to find the girl at her home, went to the house
 of his nephews, Stephen and Frank at 103 Reservoir avenue, and after pounding on the door for over ten minutes and being refused admittance fired five shots all of which went wild.
 He was played under arrest on a charge of carrying concealed weapons and discharging firearms within the city limits.
 the police of establishing a small
 grocery business some time ago. and for whole he prospered, Later he said when the depression struck the
 and secure a job there. He left the store in charge of his daughter and on many occasions sent hon.c
 money with which she was to he;p defray the expenses of the store url- til times got better. This, he claims she has failed to 1o hat instead has been running around with her cous ins and spending the money. The | girl, who is but 19 years of age, is also believed to have floated two spurious cheeks bearing the father s | si gnature.
 When arraigned in the city court | his case was continued until tomor- l row morning and he was released un-
 der bonds of $500.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
Barrett Shoots Housekeeper.;;
 Kills Himself
Dead Man Recently In- herited $6O,OOO Paid Board Bill $1,0OO at a Time.

Edward L. Barrett. 42 years old, a carpenter, who recently fell heir to an estate of S6O, ,OOO, shot and killed himself tonight. after firing three shots at Mrs. John Furey, 33 years old, his boarding mistress, in the living room of her home. Two shots penetrated the left breast of the woman and the third glanced off a corset steel, inflicting an abrasion over the stomach. The woman will live.
 Barrett was a brother of Building Inspector Frederck W. Barrett of Hartford, according to Chief of Police ago at 435 Blue Hills avenue. that city. Another brother. Robert E.. Barrett. of Hartford, came here last night and claimed the body.
 Mrs. Furey Will Live.
 Dr. F. w. Houghton was summon ed and later Medical Examiner Thos. G. Alcorn was called. Both attend ed to Mrs. F'urey and found that her wounds were not fatal. She was taken to the home of her mother, and will be taken to a Springfield hospital today for the removal of the bullets. The bullet, which was warded off by her corset steel, was found by the doctors in her clothing.
 Paid $1,OOO for Back Board.
 It was learned from Mrs. Fureys husband that Barrett paid $1.ooo to Mrs. Furey a few days ago to cover a board bill that had been permitted to accumulate for a long time. but that there had apparently been nc unpleasantness about it.
 Barrett Lived On Inheritance.
 Barrett, it is said, has been living g. quiet life of leisure since inheritine the bulk of an estate left by his mother, Mrs. Harriett Barrett o1 Hartford, a few years ago. The es- tate was inherited by Mrs. Barrett from her husband, the late ex-Repre. sentative R. w. Barrett of Hartford who was a prosperous building con- tractor in that city, and prominent in Democratic politics of Hartford. (Continued on Page Seven.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
Dublin Will Pay Tribute To Collins
of Dead Statesman Arrives at Capital with Military Escort for Flu neral, Sunday - Sor- row-Stricken Populace Crowd Churches, in Prayer.

Dublin, Aug. 24-The Dail Eireann is expected to meet on Saturday, but to adjourn inn mediately out of respect to Col lins' memory. A second meet ing likely will be held some time next week to consider the domestic situation and appoint 6 successor to Collins. The outcome of the Dail's del;bera- tions will depend upon the course followed by the 27 mem bers who are vowedly opposed to the Anglo-Irish treaty. If they effect a bloc they might obstruct legislation indefinite ly.
 Collins Body in Dublin. Dublin, Aug. 24-Guarded by a death watch---a little handful of Irish Free State troops-the body of Michael Collins arrived here early to- day from Cork and was at once taken to St. Vincent hospital to be prepared to rest in state in the city hall until Sunday.
 The steamer Classic bearing the re- ! mains of the Irish patriot and former in-chief of the Irish Regu- | lar army, reached North Wall at 2 U ISnSIdl | who has succeeded Collins as com mander-in-chief, was waiting with two companies of troops. There were about 50 civilians on hand, also. They had waited all night to pay honors to l the fallen statesman and soldier. Tender hands lifted the coffin from | the deck and placed it upon a gun carriage. Irish pipers, playing a mournful dirge, preceded the process sion to St. Vincent Hospital where the embalming was done.
 | Entire City Mourns. Collins horse was led behind the coffin and in the procession were of ficers of the army and practically all the ministers and many members of | the Dail Eireann. The music and the lamentations of mourners drew large
 numbers of men and women into the streets where they watched witt streaming eyes, the funeral procession pass by.
 Hundreds of men and women filled the Catholic churches during the
 morning, praying for the late states. man.
 It is reported that Collins post as chief of the cabinet might be offered
 to Lord Mayor O'Nei1. The Lord Mayor is a Sim Feiner, but opposed
 the policy of the Republicans under
 Eamonn De Valera. He is noted fol
 his diplomatic qualities and has Ions
 been endeavoring to establish peac.
 between the Free Staters and the Re
 pub1icans.
 {Continued on Page Seven.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
45, 900 Miners
 Return To Mines

Altoona, Pa, Aug. 24-(By The A. P.)-Union leaders today were noti- lying their 45,00o miners in the cen traI Pennsylvania field, to return to work immediately, while opera tors were rushing plans that will mean production of 3o,000 OOO~tons of coal year. This activ- ity followed the signing of an agree ment last night
 Both sides today hera1ded the consider it a triumph because they retain the 'teheck off, and are to re- ce1ve the same wage scale as that in effect on March 31 The operators district agreem ent, a condition which has been strenuously opposed by.John l.. Lewis, president of the United Mine workers of America
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24

When J. A. H. Robinson. Repub- lican town chairman. called Repub- lican voters together in an assorted lot of places, he made a heap of trouble for himself and such as fol- low the fortunes of the old machine, which was displaced in the election of last fall.
 A gasp of anger went up this morning, especially in organizations where Republican women assemble.
 Said one woman: @fWe supposed 1t had been well settled in Bridgeport that the business of primaries and elections is to be carried on in school houses. and net in the holes and cor ners of the city,
 The women voters want to vote in suitable, central places. The ideal voting place is the school house. All departures from this prinGp1e of ac- ltion will be regarded by many wo- men, as the attempt of politicians to get an advantage, by making the task
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
Mother Out, Tots
 Set Fire to Bed,
 but Are Rescued

Stamford, Aug. 24-Taking ad- vantage of the absence of their mother who was visiting a neigh bor across the street, John Lil- lendah, ager four, and his IS months old brother, Radnor, last night got up from their bed, seized a lighted candle, and took it back to bed with them. In a short time the bedclothing caught fire. A pasaer-by noticed the smoke and sent in a fire alarm. When the firemen arrived they fund the children sitting up in bed laughing at the flaming bed clothing. The flames were quick ly extinguished and the children were found to be unhaImed. The youngsters are the children of a local dentist.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
17 Communists
 h Court, Today

St. Joseph, Mich, Aug. 24.-The Michigan statute against commercial syndicatism. passed by the 1egisla- ture in 1919, was to be invoked for the first time today. with 17 alleged communists, arrested near Bridge man. Tuesday, docketed for arraign- ment in justice court here.
 Coincident with the court proceed ings, Charles w. Gore. prosecuting attorney for Berrien county, announc- Wil1ian W z. Foster. former steel strike leader arrested in Chicago late yes- terday and with the other IT, charged with commercial syndicatisnl in a warrant issued by Justice R. w. Davis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
Republican Women Vexed Because Primaries Are Held In Club
 Houses And Not School Houses

of voting as difficult as possible for women.
 Inquiry was made at the office of the Republican Voters League, Guy Miller of the League said We sup posed. that according to the preced- ent established last year, the meet ings would be held in school houses. am sorry that such mistake has been made, by the town chairman. It is certainly a grave error not to use the school houses.
 There will be a meeting of the League. Friday night, to receive re- ports on petitions for charter cnange.
 Town Chairman Robinson said to- day: Ut is true that I have called the primaries in the Republican club houses. I did it to save expense. Last year it cost us $34 to hold a primary in the Ninth distpict school house. I have made one change in te list One polling place has been changed to the Branch Library on the Hast Side because the place ot l the original call was up stairs"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24

we were to be a family and the party business would be done by conference and mutual understanding.
 ''It is to resent the destruction of this happy condition that we are con- testing in the Fifth district. We want not only a Democratic admin istration of the city, but a democratic administration of the Democratic party"
 q have called our caucus in the Maplewood school" continued the al- derman, as I have called all other caucuses with which I have had ac- tive opp ortuf.ity. It has been my opinion for years that it is a positive
 (Oontinued on Page Twelve.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
Coal Industry
 Probe Measure
 Reaches Senate

Washington. Aug. 24-With the winslow bill proposing fact-finding investigation of the coal industry by a commission with out representation of operators and miners passed by the House. Chairman Borah of the Senate Labor Committee was prepar- ed to call up today his pending Senate bill which, although differing in some respects from the House measure, a1- so has been approved in the main by PresidentsHarding. Senator Borah said ho believed the senate would pass his bill and it would then be sent to conference for adjustm ent with the measure passed by the House
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24

Veness Goes Over Situation.
 "Mr. Veness said. the primary is the place in which matters of party pol icy are tried out and determdn Our complaint against the town chair man is that he has set up a lonesome hand, neither bringing the executive committee into official consultation, nor consulting with party leaders, nor with the advisory committee which played such an important part in the campaign, collecting funds and the like.
 I felt that a very good condition had been reached. Democrats were brought together. It appeared that
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
Try to Blow Up
 Trotsky's Train

Stockholm, Aug. 24-An attempt to assassinate Leon Trotzky, Peoples Commissar for War in the Moscow Soviet government, by removing rails on a railroad line over which Trot-s zky's train was to pass, was reported in a dispatch printed today by the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dag bladet The uptorn rails were discov- cred just in time to prevent the train being wrecked.
 The exact whereabouts of Trotzky are unknown. He was recently re- ported on the Polish frontier en route for Berlin.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
German, Marks,
 20 For A Cent

New York, Aug. 24 - German marks were quoted today at 5h cents hundred, or approximately 20 for a cent, as compared with 6 A cents hundred last night and 10 cents a week ago.
 French francs also sank to the lowest level, being quoted at 7.76 cents each, as compared with 7.SS1a cents yesterday. Slight reactions also took place in demand sterling.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24

Francisco newspaper artist has spreckes Wakefield
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
Fifth District Democratic Primary Bout NO Aspersion On Administration s Policy

we not against Mayor Atwater The administration is doing reducing operating charges, ing the peoples money and otherwise giving good account of itself. . administering the affairs of the party of which he is the head'
 Thus, A. E. Veness, president of the Board of Aldermen explained the position he has taken in the Fifth District U7hnr is to be ed
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
Finish Fight Predicted.

New York, Aug. 24 < There was tional strike of railway sholpmen had settled down into finish flight be tween the strikers and the ra1Iwe' executives. N-~
 Many of the heads of 14s Ameri-5. can railroads who had rejected the proposal of the five railway brother hoods mediation committee TOT con- plete restoration of seniority rights to the strikers had returned to their homes.
 The Brotherhoodss committee held a long meeting at the Woodstock Hotel with Bert M. Jewell, leader of the striking shopmen, and his associates
 (Continued on Page Twelve.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
Harding Not to
 Press Subsidy

Washington, Aug 24.-President Harding will not press for immediate consideration by congress of the ad- ninistration ship subsidy bill, be1iev- ng that it would be better to post
 one action until i've can rivet the attention of congress with a full at tandance," rather than "jeopardize it's success,' by consideration under the present circumstances.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
Railway Bridge
 Burned in West

San Francisco. Aug. 24.-Partia1 destruction by fire of the Western Pacific railroad bridge over the Hum boldt river east of E1ko, New, was reported to railroad headquarters here today. A rigid investigation of the cause of the fire was ordered
 Western Pacific traffic was main tained by detourfng trains over the Southern Pacific lines between Elko and Deeth. New. a distance of twen- ty miles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
Thousands Dead
 in Korean Floods

Tokio, Aug 24-According to ad- vices reaching here today, Korea is being swept by great floods. The dead are estimated to number a thousand.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24

Harrison, Schnee and Cooney an- nounced today that they had increased their capital stock from s25,O00 to 37,500, and have filed papers to that fleet in Hartford.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
NEGRO PUBLISHER DEs

Nashville. Tenn. Aug 24-Richard Henry Boyd, 79. founder of the Ma tional Baptist Publishing Board, and the leading negro publisher of the South, died here last night. He was born a slave in Mississippi in 1882.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
TO BUILD NEW SCHOOL.

East Haddam, Conn, Aug. 24- Erection of a new school building in Moodus for grammar and high school grades will be started at once. The citizens in town meeting yesterday de- clined to rescind the previous vote ap- propriating $60,000, the vote standing PAP to 1SS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24

Huntington Lyman, of New York city, will succeed George A. Nelson, who died Sunday, as the floor member If T. L. Watson company, this city, on he New York Stock Exchange.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
STRIKERS TAG DA

STRIKERS TAG DAY
 Striking railroad men, of whom there are 135 in Bridge port, will hold a tag day, Satur- day, to raise funds for the stril>- CTS and their families. In New Haven 1000 was raised in this way.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
T angle
 Heading For Finish Fight
Big Five" Delegates Reported to Be in Se- cret Session with Small Railway Group = Eff forts for Return of Shopmen on Indivi- dual Agreements.

Washington, Aug. 24 = AL though expressing keen disap- pointment at the apparent deadlock in efforts to establish a general settlement of the railroad strike in New York, administration officials have not given up hope that the di- rect negotiations there between executives and strike leaders will yet succeed in laying the foundation for peace.
 New York, Aug. 24-Members /
 of the @big five'' brotherhood
 group of rail strike mediators
 met today at an uptown noteI
 and then left hurriedly for a se-
 cret conference with representa-
 ,tives of the small group of rail executives who yesterday were ready to take up as Individual roads further negotiations.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
rAL STILL HOPES FOR RAIL PEACE
WEATHER:

New Haven, Conn, Aug. 24-Fores cast till D. m., Friday.
 For New Haven and vicinity-Un- settled weather, probably showers to- night and Friday.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
BY e. M. HULL.

'opyrish. 1891; ~ small. Maynsrd
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
P.0.
REGIME HIT BY
HUBERT WORK
Tells Pennsylvania Postmast'
, ers Facts Regarding "Mirs
= of inheritance"
ny uniysraal Service.


WILKES,BARRE. Pa, June Is.
Postmaster General Hubert Work.
before q State convention OF Post
masters. last night bitterly assailed
the postal adrninistration OF Burie'
son, attacked critics Of the Harding
Administration and defended the
Cabinet, whose industry he said
had been phenomenal!
He said IN part:
When the. present Administra.
tion took charge It was found that
what has come to be the worlds
greatest business was being oper.
ated on unbusinegslike principles,
and the public had become dissat.
isfied with an institution whose In.
efficient operation was q matter OF
daily concern to them.
'''As you know, the postal service
has had an epidemic of robberies.
For one year preceding April I. the
losses amounted to $6.346.407. From
April of last year to date they
have been reduced to $2.575.433, for
the period which includes the New
York loss Of $l,346,150. On May 8,
1921, the administration took dras-
tic steps by putting marines on the
mail trains. and for seven months
since then the loss has been re.
duced to $695, 900. A great deal Of
this money has been recovered by
the inspection department. which
Is gradually cleaning up the loss.
Just recently, anticipating an.
other robbery, we have focused our
attention on cleaning up the person.
mel of the New York postoffice. As
a result nine men are under ar,
rest and have confessed. We have
finger.printed $50 employees in the
registry division of the New York
office and have found forty-nine
with criminal records.
I'VE have been so busy in Wash
ington struggling with the mire Of
our inheritance that we have had
no time and little inclination to an
swer criticism. The fact remains,
however, that our greatest troubles
are those Of inheritance and not the
result of our own acts"