Bridgeport Standard Telegram (Newspaper) - August 28, 1919, Bridgeport, Connecticut STANDARD TELEGRAM CANNON STREET Office All Day anil for News and TEL. 6100 Circulation Books Open to for THE WEATHER Detailed Report and Miniature Almanac Page 2.) VOL. NO. 94. THURSDAY AUGUST 28, 1919. Subscription 12 cents a 50 a 5'i for six for one 18 Slomp Has Not Yet Gathered Momentum Sufficient to fect Purchases Made Says OFFICIALS WELL PLEASED Hope Public Will Begin to Reap Benefits of Department of Justice Efforts Before Progress on are beginning to turn downward in parts of the but the slump has riot yet gathered momentum sufficient to affect purchases being made for immediate according to reports to the department of Attorney General when asked today how soon results could be expected from the campaign to reduce the cost ot the out- come ot which railroad employes liave been requested to await be- fore pressing demands for wage in- said all the government wanted was a fair chance to show could be done to take the inflation out of the He said officials were well pleased with the success so far attained and that results were expected when Congress enacts amendments to the food control by which criminal penalties be imposed on profiteers and hope the public will begin to reap the benefit of our efforts be- fore Mr. Palmer we are making progress in obtaining promises from shoe as to fixing a limit beyond which prices shall not which apparently is nation on the part of keepers seeking induce purchases now on the pretext that prices will be materially higher was condemned by Palmer as certain thing whiph would make prices continue His attention was called to ments in various papers in which it was stated that straw clothing and other articles should be bought before next year's prices become is very unfortunate that some merchants take that attitude and we have been studying the the attorney general sive purchases reducing the supply and increasing the would make their predictions come whereas we hope for a normal price level if the people do not pede into a buying RUNS DOWN POLICE WOLFE VPON MAIN STREET Talk to Your Neighbor By the Is NEW Aug. successful application of the alternating current to wireless telephony will make it possible for any person to a pony wireless panel Into an ordinary lamp socket and talk space from house to house or city to city was an- today by Dr. Lee De The which has made the alternating current for this purpose In the past and had caused the use of direct current necessitating powered generating has been eliminated by his new de- the Inventor Successful experiments in the use of the new apparatus have been made between High Bridge In Westchester county and town New according to the few requirements in the wav of operations are no more difficult than calling Mr. De Forest with the new pony wireless there Is no need of disturbing One may call the other desired party by wireless in THREATENS TO OPERATE ROADS TIED UP BY DERBY AVIATORS REPORTED LOST BROTHERHOOD HEAD IS PREPARED TO EXPE STRIKERS WHO FAIL TO RETURN TO WORK IN 24 HOURS Department of Labor Officials Optimistic in Regard to Quick Settlement Between Company and Striking FACTORY NOTICE STANDS Roberts Says President Whitten Has Not Changed Strikers Meet Again Callahan Asked to District Judge Would Form eral Railroad Company to Take Over AH Aug. road reorganization under a plan combining most desirable of both government and vate ownership and operation was offered today as solution of the road problem by Judge George of the United States dis- a former ber of the Interstate Commerce appeared before the House Interstate Commerce Formation of a federal railroad with broad powers With the arrival here yesterday i of United States Labor Department the outlook for an ad- justment of the difficulties between the Columbia Graphophone com- pany officials and striking employes assumed a brighter In A I statement issued last the agents said they believed a settlement would be soon for the best interests of all the ple The government Charles J. Fury and L. K. Thomas have previously been in Bridgeport and were successful in gether employes and officials of a number of Soon after their arrival yesterday they met with the General T. C. Roberts of the Graphophone company and also the general com- representing the Thomas Agent Thomas when last night expressed optimism regarding Friend Barkeep May Understand Eut He'll Keep It to Himself While the Federal Agents Are SPREADS RAPIDLY Rumor of Presence of Revenue Men Reaches Practically Every Saloon and the Stuff Meets Its a speedy settlement of the trouble between the and we have not held anything that might he regarded as we have met Mr. also Mayor and later the strike Tt now looks to us a-s if an can soon be he Mr. Thomas would not any Suffers Injuries About the Says He Was Blinded by ing eminent domain to take over ex- isting transportation so as to provide national way and carrier was ad- who admitted his plan contained no ment not already presented in sence a combination elements that radically Labor Share Labor would by the proposals of j particulars to what had been dis- witness have a new status and cussed between himself and Mana- including profit ger Mayor Wilson and the but strikes would be I strike All the Along with capital the he were separate and details labor would have equal i tion on the board of directors on to the Kates would be initiated on the coit principle hy the federal com- subject to approval of the Interstate Commerce states would deal with purely local such as. commutation improvements and safety pre- LAVIT ARRESTED WHEN HE TRIES TO ENTER WILL SEEK AN INJUNCTION TWO ARE FILED AGAINST CONNECTICUT CO. Sergeant William R. Wolfe of the Fourth precinct is in St Vincent's hospital suffering from injuries about the head as a result of having been run down about last night near Bethany chapel in Main street by an automobile driven by Arnold Watte of 142 Cowles Sergeant Wolfe suffered severe injuries about Hie Patrolman who was Wolfe at the time of the brought Waite to the Fourth precinct after they hail taken the injured to St. Vincent's said he was driving south In Main street and had ed Bethany when an auto- mobile going north with glaring headlights blinded Mm. He said he turned to the to old the coming ami as he did saw two objects directly in of He tried to avoid struck Sergeant Wolfe with the mudguard of his Claims as of Damages to His Held Under Bonds for Threatened with ent was of Samuel business Machinists Mo. 30, rested yesterday afternoon when he attempted to enter Colonial hall where a mass of the strikers from the Columbia Graphophone company was being Lavit was taken to headquarters and charged with breach of the and released on a bond of At- torney Lawrence announced last that be Two law suits in which the Con- Company is named as de- fendant were tiled in the Superior Court William Krusch ot N. J. claims that while driving his on Riverside avenue In on June a trolley car being operated negligently and at a reckless rate of speed struck his rendering it a total wreck or ldst and causing him a loss of He claims a further loss of due to loss of business caused bv the loss of He asks for ages Alleging the carelessness of a torman in Ihe employ of the Con- this The universally adopted which has worked wonders with men in many saloons in Bridgeport since July 1, will lose its ness within 48 according to predictions of men familiar with the liquor business last Every evidence of a to enforce war time tion was at hand yesterday when It became known among saloon keepers that a number of internal revenue agents arrived in the city on a special Most of the saloon keepers lost no time in de- ducing the object of the federal The word was passed from saloon to saloon that the to close down even on old who had schooled in the of making their wants known in a silent has Causes No The tip did as might have been cause consternation among saloon Those who were their business in a loose violating the law forced themselves to accept without question the theory that the time come for strict adherence to the provisions ed in the war time emergency From Washington came word Attorney Palmer has ped out a plan of campaign com- pel absolute enforcement of the law in every city in the Humor The rumor that federal agents were in the city last night spread rapidly and in many places where the hale of has been carried the lights were turned out and the door Local did not have any information of the moves on the part of the eral It is reported that the contingent assigned to Bridgeport by tne eral authorities will consist of men who will spend sometime in the No arrests are expected to occur but 1he federal agents will gather all possible mation to be submitted to the proper after which warrants will be issued and arrests As is the ease in New York city all the federal operatives are lutely strange to the territory to which they are assigned and the only party to whom report is made is the United States Commissioner and then only In case it is to make Hurries Plan to Put His Case Be- fore the People as Senate In- Early Debate on TO REVIEW THE FLEET Arrive in San Francisco in Time to Welcome Pacific Fleet Greet Pershing in Middle I Lieut. H. G. Slater Disappears Over Lake Ontario on Flight from Buffalo to Search Proves STORMS HAMPER AIRMEN Six More Americans Complete Flight Bringing Total to Machines Arrived at Mineola Battered from Director General Hines Indicates Government Is Prepared to Man Trains and Break Strike if Such a Step Is Result of Action Taken by Union Leaders Who Warn Strikers They Must Return at Rail Transportation Paralyzed in Aug. I Itinerary of President Wilson's around the with ad- dresses in behalf of the peace treaty in at least fifty it the principal cities of the is expected to be announced tomorrow at the White After weeks of the will extend to the de- finite announcement was made day that tho President would leave Washington as soon as ments could be It was in- that the start might ha within ten days or two When this announcement was it was understood by White House officials that the review the new Pacific fleet at San originally set Cor 2 or had been postponed until and Secretary Tumulty said he believed the ident would be at the Golden by the latter dale to take in Arrange Review for Sept. I. Late in the Acting Secretary of Navy an- that tho review would be held on September 1. This was de- on he when the ident several cloys had re- quested that plans for the review go forward without reference to hia trip to the Pacific According to now worked out in connection with the itinerary President Wilson will spend 25 flays laying before the people of the country his reasons for immediate ratification of the peace treaty without Can't Await Although the President desired to General Pershing on his ar- rival at New York early next he was said to consider tour to explain the peace treaty to the as of more It was Secretary Tumulty the President might overcome Pafte NEW YORK WILL GIVE PERSHING BIG WELCOME Company to be the cause of an accident on March 7 in which she was severely Mrs. eska Caspar of this city started suit carry Ihe case to He further that injunction proceedings j will be started to restrain the from further interfering with and that suits tor false arrest nn 1 Imprisonment will be immediately Superintendent of police John OF DRY LAW VIOLATORS ANNOUNCED August of thirteen airmen who started at this end of the mile international aerial Derby between Toronto and Mineola had completed round trips tonight when darkness Seven aviators landed Col- onel W. G. Roland Bert Sergeant C. B. Lieutenant S. M. Moore and enant C. A. Major K. Schroeder landed Interest in the race was overshadowed by the news ot the fate of Lieutenant IT. is believed to have perished in Lake the last lap of his journey fiom Lieutenant Slater had not appeared at midnight no trace of him or his plane had been found though several of his fellow fliers covered thoroughly the course he intended to No direct iword has since been heard of although all of New York state south of the lake and the northern shore on both sides of Toronto have been covered as as and telephone connections would Life boats were also sent out from to and Niagara on the but their was fear the sakl IX L. representative of the American Flying Club at Curtiss field Buffalo LOS Aug. there is decided improvement the government will take steps to operate the said a statement concerning the railroad strike received from ren S. Stone chief of the Locomotive Engineers and made public here Although both government and railroad brotherhood officials were straining to prevent its the strike was paralyzing steam rail transportation southern and central California The who went on strike as individuals and without a formal defied orders of their union officials to In southern California telegraphic instructions were received from Stone for the men of his craft to resume The men the instructions under RESIDENT OF BRIDGEPORT 67 DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS Member of St. John's Lodge of Masons 60 He Was Oldest V. Y Aug. American in in- aerial had com- the 1.000 mile flight to onto mid return when darkness and storms on the route from Albany put it end to further arrivals at Roosevelt field Six arrived between and S A large crowd of spectators were on hand and cheered lustily as ench new dropped down out of rho clouds made a perfect on Paso Minority Report of American Bar Association Sustains the Germans in Cavell Execution J. and nil others ed In From The arrest place nfler against the trolley company I had been told by a policeman rit the of the hall that lie could I Two policemen tallowed Plans Call for Great Military Re- view on September 10. Caspar says she riding in an automobile when trolley struck the rau her painful was on General Says nite Action Will Ke Taken At 27.-donor John J. Pershing will be officially welcomed home by Now York with military un 1fl to announced today by the executive committee of Hylan's on to td The great home coming welcome continue from the hour of cral arrival on board the 1-eviathan on September until he departs for City to Place Sugar on Sale At IF YOU FAIL TO RECEIVE Your Standard Post or Sunday or if you don't get your paper on Telephone 6100. Circulation POST PUBLISHING CO. Aug. arrests in New York lor violation of the prohibition law will be followed immediately by in other Attorney General Ho declared that liquor dealers who thought the law enforcement activities of the ment of justice had been laid aside foi the high cost of living gation would be shown that they woie cities opened wide when it was thought we were so busy prices that we could I with a arc going to that The I pie out where the arc green Ten and One Pound Sacks Will Be Sold lor there apparently is an that 1 can be We will show them Mr. Palmer expressed the opinion that the chief offenders against thu prohibition law be found to be saloonkeepers who have Rickard and the Locomobile Com- tallied their organization intact In pany of the hope of the raising of the war All of the Is now ban before constitutional weighed and packed the the country perum Comstork American Hardware company and tho Standard Scale company the In- Only One Bag to a Tons o Government Surplus Has Been Received in Price in Three t's municipal food ply committee will 26 tons of sugar for the public to purchase at the fire houses Friday morning 1" lots of ten and a quarter pounds for The sales will start ly at 9 o'clock and only one bag t loaning the citi will be sold to each other necessary With all in the city t The sugar sale 11- but a supply of on J pd In the same way the ai rival of the consignment will be welcomed by the public has already to Ihe cits In sacks JOB the being Enforcement of war is being conducted entirely by the reau of Investigation of the ment of Constitutional will bo enforced by a suit of in the department which sugar bj trucks by Chris I cuy In three it is of justice and the Ten and a I of revenue separate for at Ihe rale nf 9 fi from the other of those per pi Ice at eminent Complete old In this prohibition work i other activities Is Recommends Abolition of Death Penalty for Women Con- of Infringing Military Out that Germans their Rights under What We Are Pleased to Term the Rules of Members Advocate Reforms in Courts Martial Aug. by the Germans ot Miss Edith tlic English which aroused the indignation of the allied was in accordance with the laws of according to a minority report of Committee on Law of the American Bar made public here Both majority and minority reports were prepared by the committee which was appointed to investigate courts martial suggest in military POPULAR FAIRFIELD BOOTBLACK SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS AT HOSPITAL Thomas 92. the member of St. John's No F. and A. and one of the most mechanics in the making of died yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the family DCS Pembroke following an ness two and a half He was one of the oldest residents ol this city anil lived here for 117 Funeral services will be held day afternoon at o'clock at the late home on Pembroke Benjamin F. rector of St. Paul's Episcopal will con- duct the St. John's of Masons will conduct its ceremony at the family Mr. Fletcher was born in He came to this country 69 years two years of which were spent at N. He was employed at the Wood Carriage Co. and Uror at the White Manufacturing this At the the Civil lie formed a partnership witht the late is 1-Sou- the carriage and hardware moved to They remained in that city but a short time ai the late Major Boudren enlisted in tile Mr. Fletcher returned to this engaged in the carriage business for himself He opened a small plant nt Pembroke street where i.e re- mained until his Because of ill health was forced to his duties in that several In 18-18 before for he Ann She died 14 years To union were born eight of whom survive James A. Ferry of and Lewis uf 388 Pembroke Three grandchildren and four gi eat grandchildren also Fletcher was widely was St lodge of for till having joined the order 2-1, a Orient of and of St. Episcopal chin WANT STRIKE IN Railroad officials said it was tho worst strike in the history of the day a scant half dozen trains moved here for eastern points and but one train of the Southern Pacific trains moved in or out of Los Mr. Stone's addressed to the Must Abide By at once inform all members of division that strike is from btart to All members ot Brotherhood ot Locomotive will be quired to abide fty the laws of Failing to they will be expelled inside of 24 there is decided I t government take steps to operate the You know what this will Im- press on every one the of using sober thought and exercising common sense not be carried away by a wave of Train Men In addition to Mr. Stone's mem the following signed by of the of Hailway was posted by local of the all men the hood that wo will not engage in sympathetic strike and tell our men that less than two months ago 25S members of the brotherhood expelled from the organization at Winnipeg for sympathetic action while many of them lost their Our members must return to work and uphold their contracts if they expect to retain membership and support of this Brotherhood leaders into executive session to consider the new from Stone and Mr. They refused to comment on the de- MEN REJECTED WAGE OFFER or L. 1'lan of CIVILIZED WARFARE The reference to the case of Cavell was by S. H. r-i of chairman of com and was concurred in by Judge P. of boro N f IT minority of infringing military In his report careful consider al ion of Ihe cnse at Miss Edith one of I ho most pathetic rind appealing victims of the great whose unfortunate fate aroused the sympathy excited the indignation of two con- hiis led sion thai she was executed in cordance with the laws and ot what arc pleased commonly to refer to us civilized win to BrulHl 30 it has seemed to mo quite with our con- of those who Hum her life retain in own system of military malice those provisions of law which upon by the Herman military authorities In ordering her Tho mere i hat her attended by Toney Chiarvalle Had Stand in Meyer's Barber Shop for 20 on Tony of conducted a boot block establishment nt J tor nearly died .it 7 o'clock the hospital after a few of Mr was one of the moat widely known Italian residents of tins oily anil lived for When Mr. to city years ago Ire boot stand ami by labor In business he amazed small A wife and eight luve 1 not hpon in the em- ploy of the and company in thUs city hava un the question of or the offer of Wilson or a or four of the union almost unanimously in favor of re- tlic are now cents an hour and they tor an Heady to Kirn August Di- rector General Hines announced day that tho chiefs of the four road had sent instructions the men of their participating in on the Pacific coast lo return to work chief of the tout tram and the director general sent final and unqualified instructions to their men on strike on the Southern Coast lines and Salt to return immediately to and arf confident that the be complied railroad administration thought it highly desirable to the organizations an adequate to control of but the is taking the necessary steps to deal with the matter without the lapse of further time unless this last of the chief executives of the organizations speedily proves CLAIMS NEW WIRE WITH ADHESIVE END TO ROB CHURCH POOR BOX DO NOT LEAVE TOWN THIS SUMMER without making ments to have The Standard Telegram follow you to your vacation Daily Subscription by 50c a Joseph 30f of New York Arrested Charged with bery at St. Joseph 30 years who his address as 32 West was after noon yesterday by Sergeant 10. 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