davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
A CLOSE UP ON CORRUPTION
ID FADING ABOUT the indictment of the Michiga
 1& clans upon corruption charges, will be of littIe

ID FADING ABOUT the indictment the Michigan polit- IN clans upon corruption charges will be of little help the people of Bridgeport unless they at the time think of political corruption at home.
 While the city 4npagn in progress the newspapers charged understanding between Mayor Wilson mttee representing the poice the fremen teachers whereby the of the mayors office their pay would be increased.
 The newspapers also charged that police firemen being required to give money campaign and that they violation of the law actively parcpa ing in the election, to the election Wilson.
 This denied The Times, today, offers conclusive proof that the police assessed prints most of those who assessed
 Treasurer Seeley reported campaign expenses SOOOO which will hope, pending evidence, all spent this police gave S6OOO or perhaps little
 The payments demanded and obtained of the whether they Democrats Republicans. connection ii will be remembered that the charter police and fire departments to be equally ber of the two leading parties that half of the ocras
 Mayor Wilson's popularity, the of votes that he receives, is partly composed of what $3OOOO buy partly made the force of conspiracy organized partly under compusion and partly of salary increases work for his elecon pay the bills for his election
 The evidence under the Newberry indictments may show larger operation of grossly improper political methods will it show anything one-half this implied con subornaton of public servants to ambition of a little group of office holders.
 citizenship that neither the the will rebel against this sort of thing deserves gets in bad government, and other disadvantages.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
BARGE CREWS TAKEN ASHORE
 WITH EFFORT
Tug Had to Cut Vows Loose Blown Out IT
 Miles.

Westerly, F.. l., Dec. 3-The Watch Hill coast guards brought ashore to- day under difficulties the crews of ths barges Rita Howard and Peter How ard, after they had been blown off the coast by a heavy gale, in biting cold Captain W. S. Tripp of the Peter Howard, and his wife and Captain Herbert Robinson and George Butler, crew of the Rita Howard, were ice encrusted when they were landed, but suffered no lasting injury.
 The coast guards went r miles out to rescue the people of the distressed barges. After a breakfast at their station, the guardsmen set out again to bring in the crews of the tug Neponset and two other barges, which were also in trouble.
 The Neponset with four barges from Boston to New York had en- zine trouble when off Montauk Point late last night. Finding that her anchors would not hold the tug cut the Rita Howard and Peter Howard loose, signalling to the coast guards for assistance.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
RUNAWAY ACTOR IS ALLEGED TO
 BE BICAMIST
(Continued From Page One)

attem pting to dispose of the garment At the time of his arrest Bier claim ed that he had no police record and had never been in trouble before. An Investigation disclosed the fact that he had a wife and child in New ter. sey, and was wanted by the authori- ties of that state for desertion.
 Lena White,'' who gives her ad- dress as New York city, and who was Bier's stage partner in a dancing act, claims that Bier married her some time ago. She is but $ years of age. The girl was arraigned in the Juvenile Court this morning, and the case was continued until Satur- day. Bonds were fixed at $1,OOO.
 Charles W. Ostrom, a New Jersey attorney and alderman, who furnish cd $1, ,0OO bonds for Bier, appeared in court this morning as counsel for the young man. A New Jersey police officer also appeared. armed with a capias for Bier, and volunteered to relieve the local police of all respon- sibility for his detention. The young man was supposed to appear in ROboken court last Tuesday morning, to answer desertiOn charges.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
WILL USE NEW MAP IN
 WORLD FLIGHT
Butterfly" Map Devised By E;. J. Cahill Will Be
 Guide.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 3.-F'lyers in the proposed 1920 world-girdI:ng air derby will not travel by Merca- tors projection but by a new "bp= terfly' map devised by B. J. s. Ca hill, of Oakland, Cal, which has just been adopted by Major Charles J. GHdden, executive secretary of the Aerial Derby Commission, now on his way to the Far East and who gave the map his approval before leaving here.
 MT. CahiII, who is the originator of San Francisco's $12,0OO,O0O "civic center plan, said that an aviator using the AIercator projection as a guide, would go 1, 1000 miles out of his way in a trip from Panama to Yoko- hama. If the North Pole were on an island a mile wide," he said, Lit would appear on Mercators proiec tion to be 25,00O miles wide, or nearly the total circumference of the earth at the equator"
 The inventor of the new map, who worked on his drawings fifteen years, said that "'au impartial and rational world geography is essential to world peace.' He said that AIercator's pro jection, which was originally devised by the Belgian cartographer as d guide for navigators, distorted and exaggerated the earth as it receded from the equator" This, for instance, made it appear as if South America were much smaller than North America when, as a matter of fact, he said, they were about the same area.
 The CahiII map is as though an actual sphere had been cut and flat tened, its appearance somewhat re sembling wings of a butterfly.
 A nation looking unduly expanded on the map may easily, MT. Cahiu says, develop a sort of geographical "big business" inducing an overbear- ritory is so unduly exaggerated on the maps in common use may well come to eXaggerate its resources, its eco homie strength and even it's virtues and so create an atmosphere anything but conductive to mutual good will and consequent world peace.
 All problems Of interconmunicatton by sea, land or air are baffling and misleading on MeTcator's chart, says MT. Cahiu but simple and obvious on the ''butterfIy'' map, a further aid to mutual knowledge and under standing.
 InternatiOnalism, now q sporadic and occasional thing, but destined in the fuure to be the keynote of all hu- man endeavor, plays an important part in the science of statistics and meteOrOlogy," said MT. CahiII. 'Gra- phicaI statistics are lf-contradictory and ludicrous on NIercator's chart and as for indicating the progress of high and low pressure rings in weather charts, the ever changing scale on Mercators was simply bewildering to the forecaster who had to use them. The new map, by showing all lands in their true proportion and form, he de- clares, would help materially in soIv- ing peacefully problems dealing with the world as a whole.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
CLAIMS BURNING EPISTLE WRITTEN
 TO HIS SPOUSE

"Your hair drives me crazy. Your eyebrows make me lovesick.'' is a burning passage from a letter aI1es- ed to have been written to the wife of Manoog Krikorian by his friend, George Magerdichian. The indignant husband explained in the common pleas court this morning that when he read the letter he was incensed and he did not greet George very cor dially when he met the latter.
 George claims he was thrown out of ManOog's house, beaten with a stick and otherwise naltreated. George de- nies the tone of the letter was insult ing, as the aggrieved husband thought At any rate he did not think he ought to be attacked and beaten so severely. KrikOrian claims he was attacked by Magerdichlan and was not to blame for the punishment the plaintiff re- ceived. Krikorian admitted he and George had not been on friendly terms for more than a, year before the assault. The trial was resumed this afternon before Judge Walsh and a jury.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
(Continued from First Two Columns)

dctments could distinction wealthy United States Senator and the ordinary plug uges who did most of the dirty work
 This fellow feeling in the Senate isn't difficult to account for Corrupt practices elections been pretty widely scattered the United States More than Senator must have wondered what would happen grand jury should amuck in his State.
 The reports do not show whether Senators Mclean and Brandegee among those who felt for Senator NcWberry but gentlemen of their perpcuy and knowledge of political methods know dOub how elections Connecticut State in which hardly anybody in politics pays the slightest attention to the Corrupt Practices Act beyond the bare making reports that mostly would not stand scrutiny
 It is too late for Senate investigation of the Michigan corruption The judicial investigation has the first place. Senator Neberry and his fellow campagners must stand fall by that.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
500 STOMACHS DECIDED TIME
 10 SIGN PACT

London, Nov. 24-Why the peace with Germany was signed at Yer sailles at 3 o'clock in the afternoon was explained b ySir George RiddelI in the course of speech at a re- cent luncheon to French journalists here.
 Sir George said that when arrange ments were being made for the tina at which the treaty should be signed he suggested to Premier Clemenceau that it should be eleven o'clock in the morning for the benefit of the press.
 M. Clemenceau replied:
 ''NO. it is impossible. What about Iuncheon?"
 Sir George said:
 What about the press?"
 M. Clemenceau repIied:
 What is the press to 600 suffer. ing stomachs? It will be 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. I hope ths question will not be raised again.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
TIE PEOPLES SAY
WHY THE ROW?

Editor of The Times:-
 What is all this fuss about Kreis- Ter? Why has the American Legion just awakened? Does it know that when the New York Philharmonic Orchestra played at the Park Thea tre under the leadership of Sranslzy it gave several selections by German composers including the ''Venusberg'' music from Tannhauser, by Wagner? Nothing could be more German than that This famous selection was beautifully played and received the applause it deserved.
 This agitation over Fritz Kreisler is ill-advised. He behaved>far better than did the conductors of several symphony orchestras in this country and it was not necessary to intern him. The fact that, although he is an Austrian, the government permit ed him to come back into this coun- try for the purpose of giving recitals ought to stand for something.
 EATR PIAv
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
GAVE PAPERS
 FALSE NEWS
 ABOUT CONCERT

(Continued From Page One.) ing that no action should be taken. The question of MT. Kreisler's pro- gram was never discussed.
 Tn view of the publicity given to the matter last night and this morn ing, have communicated with MT. hreisler's representative in Bridge port and have been assured that no German music will be played by MT. Kreisler and that the program will be opened with tn Star SpangIed Banner and closed by some other pa triotic selection.
 Let it be distinctly understood that the local post of the Legion will not countenance and will strongly disapprove any attempt at violence or unlawful demonstration in conner tion with MT KreisIer's concert
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
VIVID TALKS
 ON WORK AND
 LIFE IN EUROPE

The high lights and shadows of Europe, shadows predoninat ting, were vividly presented to the Rotary club at the StratfeId, last evening by Ed mund s. Wolfe and Samuel NJ. Haw- ley. who have recently returned from a visit to England and France.
 MT. Hawley brought back a large number of photographs, which were used to illustrate his talk. The sad dest of these to those present was a picture of the grave in which his brother lies, a victim to war.
 MT. Wolfe's remarks predominated his experience in Great Britain. The British haven't got down to work yet. The labor there is restless. MT. Wolfe was in London during a week of the railroad strike. London was overcrowded. It was all but impos- sible to get in or get out. To get to a channel port and take a boat to France was sometimes a matter of days 4 wait of q hours was com mon.
 MT. Hawley spoke more particularly of conditions in France. The French are a afraid that the Germans mean to renew the fight at the earliest mo ment They do not feel that the League of Nations is sufficient for their protection
 Germany is coming back. They arc nearer productivity than the Allied countries. They are working there and they have been less injured by war, since the fight never got onto German territory.
 MT. Hawley spent night at Verdun, in a roodess hotel, shell shattered ana uncomfortable
 Mr Wolfe says Americans will do well to stay away from Europe foI the present unless they have neces- sary business there. Travel is Giffi- cult, provisions are scarce and prices are high.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
OBITUARY
HARRIET MORIARfTY

The funeral of Harriet Moriarity daughter of John and Ella Moriarity Grasmere avenue, Fairfield, was held this morning at o'clock from the home of her parents and at 9:3G o'clock from St Thomas church Rev. w. J. Blake celebrated with a solemn high mass. At the offertory Ave Marie,'' was sung and after mass, Heaven Is My Home." As the body was brought from the church
 Some Sweet Day. was sung. The flower bearers were Beatrice O'Don- nell and May Sharkey The pall- bearers were Clifford Cox James Cherry, Eugene O'Donnel1 and vigo Nolvig. Burial was in the family plot at St. MichaaTs oanaAtaru
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
THE CoNN1UN1cANrs' LEAGUE

The Communicants' League of St. Johns Episcopal church, which is composed of the members of t'-o con fi1mation classes of recent L~ will attend service in a body next sunday at o'clock. Intercessions will be of fered for Gods blessing upon the Ma tion Wide Campaign, which will cul- minate later in the day when the can vassers go out for the service and other pledges to carry on the work of the Episcopal church. Following the service the members of MT. Rober, Hays Bible class will serve breakfast in the parish house
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
BULLARD GIVES SUPPORT TO TIE
 CALDWELL BILL

Conceived and vigorously supported by E. P. BuIlard, Jr., president of the BulIard Machine Tool company of this city, the Caldwell bill. which provides that the surplus supply of machine tools now owned by the government be turned over to the technical schools and colleges. has been ap- proved by President Wilson.
 The measure was also strongly ad- Tocated by the American Machinist. trade and technical publication of New York City, and the suggestion was finally worked in to bill by Representative Charles P. Caldwell Of New York
 The passage of this bill will enable the many trade and technical schools and colleges of America to obtain at a small cost, tools and implements which will be of great value to them in teaching their various courses. The State Trade Educational shop, of this city, in the formation of which MT Bullard was one of the leading fac tors, will receive a portion of these tools.
 The bill as approved by the presi- dent follows:
 That the Secretary of War is authorized, under such regu- la1ons as he may prescribe, to
 sell at 15 per cent. of their cost to trade, technical and public schools and universities and other recognized educational institu- tions, upon application in writ ing, such machine tools as are suitable for their use which are now owned by the United States g Of America and are under the
 control of the War Department and are not needed for gov ernment purposes. The money realized from the sales may be used by the Secretary of War to
 defray expenses. The balance shall be turned into the Treas
 ury of the United States as rnis-
 cellaneous receipts;
 Provided, that in the event such
 material is offered for sale by
 said institutions without consent
 in writing of the Secretary of
 War, title thereto shall revert to the United States
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
MIKE KIBBER STOLE
 SIX PAIRS OF SILK

Mike FFbber. of 78 Summer street, who is alleged to have been caught in the act of stealing six pairs of silk stockings while helping to unload freight car in the local freight yards yesterday afternoon, and who was nabbed by a railroad officer after hot chase, was fined $1 and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail this morn- ing by Judge Frank L. Wilder.
 Railroad officials claim that Kihber worked for the company a number oi years ago, and at that time made his escape after getting into a similar scrape. The stockings alleged to have been stolen by kibber yesterday af. ternoon were valued at SIP.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
NO JURY TRIALS,

No jury trials were held in the Criminal Superior Court this morning but a panel of jurors had been sum moned from all parts of the county. Those accepted for duty were: Rob ert J. Baird and Henry Lee, Bridge port; Charles Foster and Charles l.. Utter, Danbury; Bronze Quackenbush and Louis Simon, Darien; Norman Slauson, New Canaan; George P. Els and George w. Stevens, Norwalk; Bradley Sanford and William A. Stephens, Ridgef1eld; Clark S BeardsIey and Olin c. Sheldon, Shell ton; Wallace Davis and Clifford w. Gillett, Easton; Wakeman Hill, Fair field; Thomas J. Egar and H. F Palmer, Greenwich.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
ST. JOHNS MEN WILL GATHER.

The annual dinner of the men of St. Johns Episcopal church will be held on Thursday evening. Dec. i, in the Parish House, 76S Fairfield ave- nue, at 6:30 o'clock. MT. Fred Att water, of the vestry of St. Johns, will preside, and the speakers will be the Rev. P. Gavan Duffy, superior of the Society of the Divine Compassion, New York city; the Rev. Philip Ker. ridge, of New London, Conn.,; and the Rev. Gennaro Striano, of the Ital- ian Amerieanization work. The sing ing will be in charge of MT Alvin Breul, organist and choir director of St. Johns. The dinner is to be serv- ed by the rector's chapter of St Johns, which every year gives to the men of the parish one of these de- lightful occasions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
DEsERTTON ALLEGED.

Desert:on is the ground alleged in two divorce actions filed today in the superior court. Hobert E. Bradley of this city wants a decree from Myra Bradley of New Haven. The couple were married February 20, 1892, and the wife is said to have left her hus- band November 15, 1915.
 Edward Arnbrozi of this citJ seeks 3 divorce from Bertha Ambrozi of Northampton Pa. The desertion is said to have taken place May 1, 1916. The parties in the suit were married March IS, 1910.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
STARVING WITH SUM OF S12,000
 IN POSSESSION

Newark, N. J., Dec. 3-Death by starvation, although he had more than S2,O0O, has overtaken Frank ZabieIski, who denied himself ths barest necessities of life in order that he might some day return in opu- lence to his wife and three children in Russia
 The hollow checked and panid Russian died Sunday of a "malady'' which puzzled physicians until County Physician Warren reported yesterday that death was due to starvation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
IS NOT TO SIGN
 PROTOCOL
(Continued From Page One.)

(Continued From Page One.) cused of the commission of crimes in France and Belgium.
 Thus far, it is stated, no indications have reached Paris of any disposition Of the Germans to modify their atti- tude.
 The supreme council today ad- dressed a note to Germany protest ing against the increase of Germany's armament, contrary to the provisions of the peace treaty
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
TO AUTHORIZE
 USE OF FORCES
 ON THE BORDER

Washington, Dec. 3-The Secretary of War would be authorized under a resolution introduced today by Sena- tor Ashurst, Democrat. Arizona, to use the nations military forces to protect Americans on the American side of the border, who are threaten ed by the activities of Mexican odt- laws or other belIigerent factions ia the southern republic.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
THE POSTPONED DEMAND

INDICTED IN Michigan for alleged gross violation L Corrupt Practices Acts of State and Naton Senator Newbery is suddenly anxious for Senate reported in the newspapers that the other Newberrys party fell upon speak and wept tears joy they glad have opportunity show their perfect confidence his innocence they put their about his shoulders about him and condoed with him his misfortune in finding igan vulgar and brutaized grand jury finding
 fCnntnued Columnsl
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
CARD OF THANKS.

The undersigned desire to express their sincere thanks to their many friends and neighbors who assisted us during our recent bereavement in the death of our mother, Mrs. Michael Grady, and especially to those who sent floral tributes to the funeral
 MRS. WILLIAM H. GILLIAN,
 CATHERINE GOGGINS,
 EDWARD GOGGINS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03

To mend tin-Scrape the tin about the hole free from grease and rust, rub on a piece of rosin until a powder lies about the hole; over it lay a piece of solder, and hold on it a hot poker until the solder melts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03

Now carefully trace the design with pencil or anything pointed, taking precaution not to move the design while tracing. When this is done re- move your paper and the design will ha traJ1sfarrad-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-06
F frankie MASON
DEFEATS EPSTEIN
Appears at Army Hospital in
West Baden at Request of
Army Officials.
.Ial Service

News-Times Special Service:
WEST BADEN, Ind. March G.
frankie Mason, of Fort Wayne, was
given the decision over Battling
Solly Epstein, Of Indianapolis, in a
1O-round bout staged at the Army
hospital here.
Throughout the fight Mason kept
jabbing his left TO SOlly's face.
which weakened the Indianapolis
boy Mason displayed remarkable
ability at shifting his position. lead
ing first with one hand and then
with the other. During this shift ne
scored many body blows with both
hands In the fourth round he
knocked Solly down for the count of
nine. The gong rang a few seconds
later. and Solly came back strong in
the fifth
Mason was altogether too clever
for this boy He had him on the
offensive practically all Of the time.
Mason appeared in this match only
at the request of some high army
officials VINO had seen him work
while he was instructor at Camp
TAYLOR. He will now put on the
finishing touches to his training for
his match with Pal Moore in South
Bend on the 18th.