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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21
MARION LAWSON
 SEEKS DIVORCE
Prominent Brooklawn Club Member Accuses Leonidas
 Lawson of Infidelity.

Bridgeport social circles were thrown into a 1utter today when 1t was learned that Marion l.. Lawson, the young matron who has taken a prominent part in activities at the Brooklawn club and in other exclu- sive organizations. had started divorce proceedings against Leonidas Lawson. formerly of this city, but now of De- troit, Mich.
 In papers filed today in the superior court, Mrs. Lawson charges her hts- band with infidelity and names June Smythe as correspondent. The alleg- ed act is said to have taken place at the Hotel Wilson, Detroit, on May [. 1919. The wife asks for the custody of one child. Leonidas Lawson. Jr.. aged A.
 The Lawsons were married Febru- ary 24. 1903. the wife's maiden narne having been Marion l.. -Addoms. The Lawsons lived at 10S4 Iranistan ave- nue until the recent separation. Thex were interested in amateur theafric>. als. the husband having been vol known member of the Comedy, o1ut Lawson is mGchan1eoI en01on16 <|
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21
Similar Statements Made by Ebert and Other Prom
 inent Germans. EXPECT DELEGATES
 VIEWS TOMORROW
Impression Prevails in Paris That Treaty Will be Sign
 ed Despite Denials.
(By the Associated Press)

(By the Associated Press)
 The definite statement that Germany will not sign the peace terms as they were pre- sented to her plenipotentiaries at Versailles is made by tine German cabinet through the Associated Press. Statements along somewhat similar line by President Ebert, Premier Scheidemann and other Ger mans in high place have pre- ceded this one.
 Meanwhile European despatches show that Germanys representative are still endeavoring to secure modi- fications of these terms. Thus an- other note way sent yesterday by the German peace mission at Versailles to the Secretariat of the Peace Con- gress. This is the tenth communica- ton forwarded to the Allies by the Germans since they received the peace terms. The contents of the note are not yet known.
 
 representatives are expected to trans init to the Allies a comparative state ment on Germany's attitude toward the peace treaty as a whole, specify ing what points they accept and what they desire to- have modified. The fifteen day time limit for them to make known their standpoint expires Thursday.
 Up to yesterday. at least the preva- 1N., ,S,,s that, notwithstanding all their pro- tests, the Germans ultimately would sign the treaty. Premier Orlando of Italy has gone to Rome for confer ence with members of his cabinet on certain interior and foreign ques- tions," according to a Paris despatch. It seems probable, therefore, that the peace terms will not be presented to the Austrian delegation before Fri dayy, when the Italian Premier is due to return to Paris.
 In view of the fact that the settle. ment of the Italian and Jugo-Slavic F claims to Plume and Dalmatia aro still not settled, and that every ef- fort has been made 10 bring about an agreement before the peace terms are laid before the Austrian peace missions it may be assumed that Signor Orlando's flying trip to Rome indicates some new development in the work of adjusting the situation. Apparently, Premier Orlando will, at the most, remain at Rome but few hours.
 Judge Schumacher, who represent ed Tyrof on the Austrian peace deIs- gation has returned to Vienna, it is stated in Paris advices. It is point ed out that he was bitterly attacked Ky the Italians and the French press for his activities against the ItaliaHQ at Trieste where he was stationed during the war.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21
RAYNHAM WILL
 TRY BIG ''H0P''
Believes His Machine Will Go Through-Capt. Mor-
 gan Disagrees.

St. Johns, N. F.,May 21.-The skeI- eton of Frederick R. Raynharn's Mar tinsyde plane, a thing of frail appear ance, stripped of it's covering of linen and veneer. was set up in a repair shop today to be reassembled It seemed a slight structure for the bur den assigned to 1t and, with the for ward parts wrenched and torn, vehicle of doubtful strength to brave a pas ge of the upper regions of the At 1antic.
 This view Is held by Captain c. w. F. Morgan, who declared today that he could not put his former faith in a machine so damaged as the Martin syde was in the crash of Sunday Ills statement indicated that he would not fly with Rayrlham in this second at tempt to win fame, for which machine is being rebuilt.
 However, Captain Morgan said he did not concur in the opinion of phy- sicians who told him that the injuries he received Sunday ended his flying days. Captain Morgan said that when he recovered from his injuries he would make an effort to obtain a new plane and start an independent flight for the British Isles.
 Raynham is of the opinion that his machine could be made fit to fly. eftheR with a new engine, or with the old one. Following an inspection of the motor. experts said it had suffered little in the accident and could be put in shape for the great test demanded of it.
 An attempt is to be made by the several expeditioners here preparing for flights to obtain more satisfactory weather reports than any heretofore obtained. Meteorologists of the ex- petitions met last night and consid- cred defects due to transmission de- lays. and d request will be made of the British Air Ministery for more voluminous reports. As an instance of the dangers of delayed information it was said that the minor depression reported near the Azores before liar ry Hawker set out on Sunday had grown to tremendous preparations be- fore the next report arrived on Sun day night. It was added that had an immediate report been made and forwarded promptly the missing air man might have been warned in time to avert disaster. This instance was cited as an example of short comings of the present system, regardless of whether it had any connection with the theory that Hawker's Sopwith plane was overcome by this storm.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21
ABANDON HOPE OF HAWKER'S SAFETY
Other Teams At NeWfound land Ready to Start Over
 seas Flight.

St. Johns, N. F, May 21-Hope for the safety of Harry G. Hawker and Commander Mackenzie Grieve, missing since they set out eastward through the air on Sunday in their Sopwith biplane for Ireland, was vir- tually abandoned today by the British fliers preparing here to take wing in their wake. News of the safety of the NC-3 after being so long on the water had been a source of eXclama- ton, but it is realized that Hawker and Grieve's machine carried only a coupled emergency boat, as compar- ed with the large ones of the naval plane.
 Undauuted by the Sopwith's disap- pearance, which must be taken into consideration as part of the hazards Of transatlantic flight, members of the other cross-ocean expeditions to- day continued to mature their plans for flights with the next full moon, three weeks hence. From Harbor Grace came word that the Handley- Page super-bomber would be in the air within ten days instead of fort night, as the operations of assembling this machine are being expedited Captain Alcott of the Anglo-Ameri- can team, which will attempt a flight III d iiilE DOIilDel, eApSClS NllS IdllSI machine to reach here tomorrow or Friday, While here he will use as his base the Mount Pearl plateau air- drome vacated by Hawker. Flying light to Harbor Grace he will thers take on a full load of S65 gallons of gasOlene before hopping off" His plane will have a range of 2,440 miles. Captain Alcott said today that he avouId carry as life-saving equipment only an inflateable vest, as he considered other contrivances of such doubtful value that he would not burden his machine with them.
 Regarding the fate of Hawker and Grieve some of the airmen here be- heve the Sopwith collapsed within a short time after leaving St. John's, and that the wireless collapsed. The opinion is gaining ground that field ice and bergs extending for one hun drede miles off the coast>may have a affected the work of the engines through the intense cold congealing the ice. The American airmen who flew to Trepassey from Rockaway, N. Y, found that this condition caused them serious inconvenience disturbing all their engines, some of which were virtually burned out from this cause, according to offic- CTS aboard the United States supply ship Prairie.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21
HOUSE TO PASS
 ANTHONY DRAFT
Senate Prepared to Act Promptly on Suffrage
 Resolution.

Washington, May 21-The Woman Suffrage resolution. before Congress for more than forty years, was taken up in the House today as the first real work of the extra session Four hours of debate and adoptions of the reso- lution before adjournment were planned.
 The resolution is the historic Susa n B. Anthony draft proposing submis- sion to the states of an equal fran chise amendment to the constitution. It was adopted by the last House 274 to 136 on January 10, 1918, but twice failed in the Senate first by two votes and then by one.
 A large margin over the requisite two-thirds majority was predicted to- day. The vote was expected about six o'clock.
 With favorable action in the House regarded assured, Senators were pre- pared to act promptly.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21
HELP DRIVE
 TOTAL $39,O4S
K. s. Wolfe Says Pace Must Be Sped Up in Remain
 ing Four Days.

With subscriptions for the day amounting to s2S,373, the total amount raised to date in the Combin- ed Help Drive in this city was an- nounced as sss.04s at noon. Divi- sion A reported s1.336; Daviston B ss.262. and the Executive Cominittec s10.050.
 Subscriptions reported by this conn., mittee were as follows:
 Mir. and Mrs Walter B. La~sar, s5.00O; Mir. and Mrs Sigmund Loe- with. sf,0OO: Howland Dry Goods Co.,, s1.0o0; II. II. Chaffee, $500; Bassicl- Co. $500: Mir. and Mrs. David Day, 500. MT. and Mrs. Isaac Moss, $500; Mckenzie Brothers & Co, $500; ZIm- mer Brothers, $500; Smith-MCrray Co, s250; American Hardware Co.,. f20e; K. Windsor Paris, s200, and the Wolverine Motor Co.,, S15o.
 F. S. Wolfe, chairman of the exec utive committee, announced team workers must speed up if $30e.OO0 is to be raised in the remaining four days of the campaign.
 Ray Starboard of the Salvation Army forces in France addressed the l1nSke0 e tAs lunchsoa this noon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21
STAMFORD YOUTH
 RIVALS HOUDINI
Bakers Principle Hobby Is Getting Arrested and
 Breaking Jail.

Stratford is the home of a young bandit whose boldness almost equals that of any dime novel hero. Edward Baker is the youths name. He is only 8 years of age but his activities during the past several months would put many older outlaws to shame. On the 24th of last August young Baker was arrested by the Stratford police who suspected that he was implicat- ed in series of about 20 burglaries committed in or about Stratford.
 Baker remained behind the bars only a few hours when he made his escape. A few days later the Bridge port police picked him up on Bell street and sent him back to Stratford where he again broke Jail. Baker was then sent to the Connecticut Reformatory but he found that place easy to leave.
 He next appeared in Barnstable Mass, and was implicated in severa burglaries in that city. The Boston police arrested young Baker 1ast week as he was engaged as a street fakir. He was held in the Boston jail until an officer from Barnstable arrived to transfer him back to Barn stable. On the train after leaving Boston he succeeded in tricking his custodian and jumped from the nov ing train. He was taken to a hos pital considerably bruised and cut where he remained two weeks, after which he was again locked up in the Barnstable jail. He again escaped and was arrested yesterday by the Boston Motor Boat Patrol as he was rowing across Buzzard's Bay to Cape Cod.
 Young Baker is now incarcerated in Boston awaiting trial for alleged burglaries in Barnstable.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21
NO CITIZENSHIP
 TO DISLOYAL MAN
Henry Schroeder of Fair. field Denied Papers Be cause of Unpatriotic
 Remarks.

Because he made disloyal remarks about this country during the war, Henry Schroeder. a native of Ger many, was denied the right to take out citizenship papers when he ap- piled to the Superior Court today.
 His attitude on the war had been reported to Department of Justice agents and he was confronted with rroof when he appeared before Judge Curtis.
 Schroeder lives in Mill Plain road. Fairfield. He was born In Bremen, Germany in 1878, and came to this country in 1897. He is married but has no children. Mrs. Schroeder was anxious that her husband should become a citizen. She said he was not disloya1 and that the stories told about him were untrue.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21
". I. MEYER IS
 HEAD OF l. 0. 0.F.
Local Man Assured of Elec- tion At Grand Lodge Ses-
 sion Today.

The election of William T. Meyer as grand master of the Odd Fellows of Connecticut is assured today at the annual session of the Grand Lodge, which is being held at New Haven. Sidney w. Challenger, a prominent newspaperman of this city, will ais3 be reelected as grand treasurer. The new grand master is superintendent of finance at the local post office.
 The reports read at the session to- day show that the Odd Fellows con- tributed liberaIly in men and money to the winning of the war. The lodges of this state sent 1905 men in- to the service and 61 were killed. Fifty-four were wounded, 6s5 dis charged and 1,159 are still in the service. The total state membership on January l. last, was 25, ,S21.
 S. H. Harris lodge, No. 99, of this city, ranked second among the state lodges in the number of men sent into the service This lodge had 72 and Dequot lodge of New London was first, with 76. The state lodges have -yS O-U ties.
 A step to help in the Americaniza- tion campaign was seen in the ruling that in the future no ritual work will be allowed in any lodge unless it s done in the English language.
 The financial reports showed that the total assets of the state lodges on January l, 1918, were $1,O16,69S.79 and on January 1, 1919, $1,027,S80.SS a net gain of $11,0S2.
 During the year 1918 the sum of s153, ,SSo.41 was pair out in relief A report was also made on the assess nents levied to pay all dues, sick and death beenfits for men in the service. The total amount collected in 1918 was s19, ,306 25 and after various sums were drawn out. the balance on hand is s, ,142.32.
 The showing of Rebekah branch was also good. The total funds on hand last January 1. 1919. were -$ss.- 2s4 45 and the total membership was .. .es6. The branch invested s4,s4s in NAT aopu5fae4 z.. .s. ss z.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21
Further Notes Being Made and Time Too Short to
 Complete Them.
THINK REQUEST
 WILL BE GRANTED
Text of German Statement Regarding Repara-
 tions.

Paris, May 2f-COunt von Brockdorff-R -Rantzau, head of the German peace delegation, has asked an extension of time for Germany to present her re- ply regarding tho peace terms. The Count stated that further notes were being prepared and that it would be impossible to complete them I D. m. Thurs day. when the time limit is up.
 It is believed says the Hava- Agency, that the request for the ex- tensiou will be granted.
 The note says the Germans desire more time to study a number of questions in the treaty which they have not yet had an opportunity to examine.
 There Ia no official intimation re rardiur the decision of the Allied and associated powers on the request
 Tiie rcace eopforeuce last night made public the text of the German note regarding separations and the reply made by Premier Cfemenceau as President of the Conference. The German note reads:
 At Versailles. May II, 1919.
 ITO His Excel1ency. NJ. Clemen- cczu. President of the Peace Con- ference. Sir:
 "In the draft of peace treaty sub -ritted to the German delegates. part VIII concerning reparation, begins with Article 231. which reads as fol- lows:
 The Allied and associated govern 1ucnts affirm and Germany accepts the ,oport by Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and associated gov cruments and their nationals have teen subjected as a. consequence of she war imposed upon them by the . aggression of Germany and her Al lies
 Now the obligation to make rep rration has been changed, according ra Secretary of State Iansing's note, sr regard to reparation of war. The German delegation cannot admit that there could arise out of a responsd- eflity incurred bc- the former Ger 5uan government in regard to the or szin of the world war any right for Hhe Allied and associated powers to fla indemnified by Germany for losses suffered during the war.
 The representatives of the Allied and associated states have, more over. declared several times that the German people should not be held re- eponsibIe for the faults committed by their governments. The German people did not will the war and would not have undertaken a war of aggression. They have always re- ualned convinced that this war was for them a defensive war.
 The German delegates also do not share the view of the Allied and asso- ciated governments in regard to the origin of the war. They cannot con sider the former German government as the party which was solely or ychiefy to blame for the war. The
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21
False Alarm Joker Said Finger Caught
 in Hook; Fined $50

The story that his finger became caught in the hook of the fire alarm box and thereby caused the bell to ring a false alarm did not make much of an impression when Charles Laure of this city told it to Prosecutor Hux- ford in the Criminal Common Pleas court today. Judge Walsh imposed fine of $50 on Uaure. The box he pulled was at Hamilton and Hallett streets.
 Another man whose impulsive nature got him into trouble was An drew Biellen of Stamford. It was alleged that he told his wife to throw a pail of water on policeman who was standing in front of Biellen's place of business. She did not throw the water but Biellen was thrown in- to jail. He was fined $1O today.
 Pasquale Pisatello, charged with Keeping gambling house at 17S2 Main street. pleaded guilty and was lined $10o. Max Ropa pleaded guilty to the charte q aanaultiug John Nas- 2av. 10 Nlo nLn1 o9o ss s<s <
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21

proceed to Plyn outh, England, the objective port of the NC-4.
 The crew boarded the NC4 two hours before sunrise to tune up the motors. After making three unsuc- cessful attempts to take off with one engine functioning improperly, Lieu tenant-Commander A c. Read decfd- ed that 1t was too late to remedy the trouble this morning in time to make the flight to Lisbon in daylight hours
 Commander Read is confident that the engine trouble is not important and that it will be remedied in time to begin the flight to Lisbon at day break tomorrow, weather permitting
 Crowds of souvenir hunters who tried to get pieces of the NC-3, the flagship of the flight, which is moored In the harbor here. made it necessary today for the naval auth oritkes to is sue orders that the ship be guarded day and night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21

Commander John H. Towers, trans Atlantic flight commander, has reCom- mended that the NC-1, which sank at sea, be stricken from the navy list as Host at sea" and that the NC-3 be placed out of commission for rebuild ing when she returns to New York. The NC-3 is now being taken apart at Ponta Del Gada preparatory to being shipped home.
 eutenant-Comande R. A. Laven- der and Lieut.. H. Sadenwater. mem- bers of the crews of the NC-1 and NC-3. will return to the United States on the first government vessel leav- ing Ponta Del Gada- The dismantled NC-3 will be taken to New York on the U. S. s. Melville with Machinist S. R. Moore, q member of her crew, Nh charge The destroyer Stockton has been placed at the disposal of Commander Towers and the remain ing members of two crews who will
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21

Iieve that President Wilson, Secretary Lansing and the American people can take other than this German stand point if they do not wish to do that which President Wilson in his mess age of December i, 1917, condemned categorically when he said: We would dishonor our own cause if we treated Germany any other than just ly and in a non-partisan manner and did not insist upon justice to- wards all, no matter how the war ended. We demand nothing which we are not ready ourselves to ad- init
 And the German people demand nothing more than that which Pres tdent Wilson announced in this dec laration. We demand nothing more than that Americans place the four teen points opposite the peace terms. We do not believe that anyone in the United States will then have the courage to claim that there can be single trace left of President Will sons program.
 And here begins Americas defi- nite duty to step in. America either must put it's fourteen points through or 1t must declare that it is unable to do so. or that 1t does not want to do SO. so that in no case may the world f1e led to believe that America de- sires to have the peace conditions count as President Wilson's fourteen points.
 That is our demand. to which we cling, and we cannot imagine what argument from the Americin side -ould be effective against it"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21
NC4 HAS TO POSTPONE HER FLIGHT
WILSON SHIP CAN T GET
 IN ANTWERP HARBOR

Paris, May 21-The American naval authorities have decided that the steamer George Wash ington, which President Wilson has used in his journeys between the United States and France, cannot enter the harbor of Ant werp, as it is not deep enough. The question had been raised in connection with a plan for President Wilson to sail home ward from Antwerp after visiting Brussels.
 What effect the decision of the naval authorities will have upon the Presidents plans is not known.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21

'Ihe secretary or state nOtned the Swiss government in Washington un- conditionally that the established basis of President Wilson's l 4 points should be authoritative for the basis of conditions Secretary Lansing an nounced further that the Entente governments after careful considera tion, were also prepared to recognize the conditions set up by President Wilson as the basis for peace.
 The declaration of rights from this specific declaration of all Entente powers and the United States Consti- tutes Germany's sole asset in the moral breakdown of all international politics which has found unsurpassa- ble expression in the Versailles terms.
 "Germany answers them with its clearly jurestic right in international law. Toward the politico- o-moraf bankruptcy of Versailles the German nation stands as a creditor with un- deniab1e rights, and it is not in a position to yield on this chief point. Germany concluded peace on the basis of President Wilson's 4 points, which all America had made it's own, and all America, every individual, Is responsible for the fulflment of its claims.
 Tt is not the German peoples bus mess to indicate how its rights shall be released by the 14 points, or es pecia1ly by the note of Secretary Lansing. That rather, Is the task of those who constructed the 4 points and brought them to acceptance, thereby inducing Germany to lay down her weapons. We do not be-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21
.UTNEY DRIVER
 STRIKES POLE IS
 BADLY INJURED

James Swed, aged 26, of Deacon street, a jitney bus driver, bound for Ash creek this morning about eight o'clock. colIided with an electric light pole in front of the telephone ex- change building on Fairfield avenue. He was injured internally and taken to St. Vincents hospital where he is un,cer observation. The pole was broken off at the base and the bus was smashed at the front end. Dr. Burns of the Emergency hospital was called and hurried the man to the hospital