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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
ARGUMENTS ON v0LSTEAD ACT
 ARE FINISHED

Washington, Nov. Assignments on the constitutiCnality of the war time prohibition and the Volstead en- forcement acts were concluded today in the Supreme Court. There was no indication when a decision would be rendered but because of the import ance of the question, court officials said they would not be surprised to see the cases decided on Dec. 8, when the court reconvenes after two weeks recess.
 In resuming his arguments today before the court, Elihu Root, appear ing for Jacob Ruppert, New York brewer, again attacked both acts as a violation of the federal constitution and a usurpation of power by Con- gress.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
To Take 5 Years To
 Prepare
Time Required To Get Ready to Intervene in
 Mexico.
ARMY OF 45O,000
 WOULD BE NEEDED

Washington, Nov. 21 - State de- partment officials in discussing the Mexican situation today disclosed that three years ago the army gen eral staff estimated that an army of 450,O00 men and three years would be required for complete interven- ton in Mexico by the United States
 Officials did not say what the pres ent estimate of the general staff was, but it was understood to be less than that prepared before the world war, due to the development of new instru- ments of warfare and an enormous increase in American war materials of all kinds, particularly motorized transports, airplanes and artillery.
 Discussing the case of William O.. Jenkins, American consular agent at Puebla, who was re-arrested last Tuesday on charges in connection with his abduction by bandits, officials said because of the Mexican govern ment's laxity in trying to put down the revolution, it had failed to give proper protection to Jenkins and that consequently he might have grounds for claim against the Mexi- can government for the ransom money paid to his captors.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
OH, DI MI! so MUCH BEER
 WAS WASTED 138, ,997 Bottles Emptied In to Sewer of Zion City,
 Illinois.

Zion City, Ills, Nov. 21.--+From a platform six feet high, 13S, ,997 bottles of 2 3-4 per cent. beer today were
 emptied into a specially built trough
 that ran to an open sewer. Mayor w. HI C1endenin poured the first bottle
 and Chief of Police Becker and his aides finished the operation. The ceremony was postponed several days ago to permit construction of the platform and trough so as to prevent Contamination of the city's streets
 The empty bottles were sold to a junk dealer for $2, 14S.
 The beer was ordered destroyed by
 Judge Claire c. Edwards, of the Wau- kegan circuit court, after it had been Iconfiscated when seized from snug 1 lglers from Wisconsin.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
ARREST SEVEN
 RECOVER GOODS
 WORTH S5O,O0O

Detroit, Nov. 21-Jewelry. clothing and silverware, said to total upwards of $5O,000 in value, stolen in a long series of burglaries, was recovered last night, the police announced today. with the arrest of seven men who, the authorities dec are members of a gang of New ork gun men.
 - According electives. one of the men in custody confessed to forty house robberies here and a large num- Der in Cleveland. The loot, it is stated, was found in an East Side tailor shop operated by Hine Rosen, one of those arrested. The others un- der arrest gave their names as Joseph Miller. Leo Levy, Benjamin Klein. George Lewis, Robert Conpardi, and Joseph Kinchiner, all of New York.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
WILL FILED
 DISPOSES OF
 S15,0OO ESTATE
If Heirs Contest They Will Get Not More Than
 5000

The will of Theresia Laufer, who died here on October 12 was filed this morning in Probate Court with Judge Paul L. Miller, valued at about $15,000. She leaves eleven children; all of them heirs.
 The bulk of her real estate and personal property goes to her daugh- ters Rose and Bertha Cockerill and her son Harry.
 Harry is also mentioned in an- other clause as heir to all farm i'm p1ements. Her son Julius is to get $2O; her son Anton $20: Oscar $100 and Albert $500.
 Her daughter, Carrie Postozzi, is to receive $400; Mary Jahn, another daughter, $400; Wilhelmenia Russell. $400; and Matilda, s400.
 She states in her last will and tes- lament that in case any of the chill dren contest the will they are to re- ceive not more than $10. She also names her daughter, Rose, as the sole eXecutrix of the estate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
StateSNIay Take All
 Mines
Governor Cox Urges Necessity of Acting
 Immediately.
STEEL MILLS APT
 TO CLOSE DOWN

Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 21-Recog- nizing the necessity for some decisive action which will place the coal mines in full action, Governor Cox today telegraphed Governor Harding of Iowa that if the federal government does not intervene and operate the mines in case of failure of the min CTS and operator to reach an agreement in the Washington con- ference, states will have to take charge of the mines.
 Youngstown. Ohio, Nov. 21-Mills of the Mahoning and Shenango Val leys, forming the second largest steel producing region in the country to- day faced possibility of closing on account of coal shortage, following orders by D. T. Murray, local fuel director, cutting off supplies to all factories. --.-
 MT. Murray's orders cut off distri- button of coal to c1assifications on the priority list after schedule ''E,'' leaving public utilities and retail dealers on the list.
 Some of the smaller steel mills will be forced to close in two or three days, company officials said. The larger plants have supplies, for per iods varying from 10 to 30 days.
 Charleston, W. Va, Nov. 21-Of cials of District No. IT, United Mine Workers of America, announced to- day that reports from the New River coal fields, where many miners quit work during the last two days, indi- cated that the situation in that re- zion was "serious' and it was de- clared that a further spread of the strike was probable.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
ASSERT
 YESTERDAYS OFFER
 ONLY ONE POSSIBLE
President Lewis of Min CTS Says It Is made quate and Unaccepta- able - Considerable Doubt That Offer Will Be Taken By Men.
OPERATORS 1-4 tacks

OPERATORS IA tacks :.
 Washington, Nov. 21-Bitu- minOus coal mine operators served what was practically an ultinatum on the coal miners representatives here today, telling them that the offer yes terday of fifteen cents a ton and 20 per cent day wage in- creaseS was the utmost that could be given. The miners went into conference imme- diately to consider the offer.
 Acting President John L. Lewis, of the mine workers organization, who spent a part Of the morning closeted with Secretary of Labor Wilson, pre- sided at the miners session. It was said the joint conference of the opera tors and miners would be resumed this afternoon at which time the miners would present their answer. There was considerable doubt whether the proposaI would be ac- cepted.
 Before entering the joint confer ence today, Lewis reiterated that the operators offer was inadequate and unacceptable. He indicated, how ever, that 1t would be given further consideration by the miners if it could be enlarged to cover details of working conditions and allowances for dead work for the miners. The op- ! orators, however, left the proposal in its original form.
 Lewis announced after the miners conference broke up, that no conc1u- sion had been reached and that the situation stood as it had been. Miners he explained, would go into the joint session again this afternoon without having a definite response to the oper- | ators' proposals.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
LAST PAYMENT
 ON INCOME TAX
 DUE DECEMBER 1

Income Tax Collector James Walsh. of Hartford, has sent out notices to thousands of income taxpayers in Bridgeport that their last instalIment of their tax Is due on December l.
 Notices have also been sent out to all delinquentS that they must pay their bill with interest to December Joy the 18th of this month or the fed era1 revenue agents will take action.
 The bills were mailed from Hart ford on Wednesday night and Bridge port citizens received them yesterday. It is claimed that there are many de 1inquents here who formerly held war time places and made large amounts in the munition factories who were obliged to pay tax and now find it hard to meet as these lucrative places are not SO plentiful as during the war.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
ASKS HUSBAND BE ADJUDCED
 IN CONTEMPT
Has Refused to Pay Alimony As Ordered By
 Court

Declaring that Eugene F. ShanIey of Charles street has refused to pay $1S4 alimony to Ella H. Shanley of this city as ordered by the court, Attorney J. Walter Scheffer appeared in the Superior court late this afternoon to ask that the husband be adjudged in contempt of court.
 It is alleged by Mrs. Shanley that her husband was ordered to pay her $S a week while the divorce action is pending trial. She claims Shanley now owes 23 weeks alimony. Attor- ney Scheffer alleges that when he de manded the money of Shanley the latter declared he would not pay Mrs. Shanley a cent. The matter had not been dedide at press hour. In her divorce action Mrs. Shanley alleges cruelty. The couple were married in 1915.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
CUTTERS GOING TO RESCUE OF
 s. 5. ROMAN

New York, Nov. 21-Two coast guard cutters, the Itasca from New York and the Acushnet from Woods Hole,f Mass, are proceeding to the as sistance of the disabled Shipping Board steamer Roman, Captain Byron l.. Reed, commander of the coast guard division was informed today. The cutters have sent radio messages to the effect that they are converging toward the position given by the Ro- man yesterday.
 Wireless messages from the Roman last night, relayed through the steamer America, stated that she was steering with her engines and that hopes were entertained that the dam ,ged steering gear might be repaired. The America was asked to stand by.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
TREATY SUBJECT Of WILSON'S MESSAGE
 TO 66th CONGRESS
Allies Will Not Wait Longer for This Coun- try's Decision-ActiOn Delayed So United States Might Be Party From First.

Washington, Nov. 21-Presi- dent Wilson will take up the whole subject of the treaty of Versailles in his message to Congress December 1, it was stated officially today at the White House. Until then he will have nothing to say con cerning the Senate's action in rejecting the treaty. :.
 Action by the supreme council at Paris in fixing December l as the date for formal proclamation of a state of the Treaty of Versailles fulfilled the expectations of administration off, cialS.
 Under the Treaty's provisions, the exchange of notifications could have been made as soon as three of the great powers had ratified, but the date was delayed, it was announced, largely because it was desired to have the United States a party from the first.
 Besides bringing the League of Ma tions formally into existence, the event will bring into force a prodigious list of obligations which must be perform. ed by Germany. They touch upon great and small matters in many parts of the world, and are subject to time limits ranging from fifteen days to fifteen years.
 The effect of the promulgation of peace will not, it is held by the state department, directly affect the legal status of war existing between the United States and Germany, but it will mean that the important work of rehabilitating Europe will begin without the participation of this country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
CHARGED WITH PICKING CHICKENS
 THAT WERE ALIVE

Alleged to have picked chickens while the fowls were still alive, May Cohen, butchers assistant of 1914 Main street was arrested yesterday afternoon by Humane Officer Freder- ick w. Downs, and arraigned in the city court this morning, charged with cruelty to animals. Cohen declared that the birds were killed in accord ance with rites of the Jewish relig- ion, and he believed them to be dead before he started to remove the feathers. The case was nolled upon the payment of $2.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
MOON IS TO ECLIPSE SUN
 TOMORROW

New York, Nov. 21-The moon will shut some of the sunlight off most of the United States tomorrow morn ing, when an annular eclipse of the sun will be visible in the United States for the first time since 1908 and the last time until 1880.
 Western Texas and southwestern Louisiana will be in a shadow path 225 miles wide and witness the whole aunular phase, with a ring, or an- nulus. of light surrounding the moons disk.
 In New York city the eclipse will begin at TAP a. m. eastern time, be at it's maximum at S:5S and end at 1O:25.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
SUIT COMPANY FIRE DAMAGE
 WEARS S20,000

Firemen were called out at 1 o'clock this afternoon to extinguish a stubborn blaze in the Hudson Cloak and Suit store in Main street, and succeeded in quenching the flames only after the building and stock had been damaged to the ap. nroximate extent of $20,OOO.
 At the store it was reported that the b1aze started from crossed e1ecric wires or a. defective chimney. Smoke and water are said to have caused more damage than the flames.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
CESERO'S CASE CONTINUED IN
 S2,O00 BONDS

Antonio Cisero, of 1e0s Kossuthli street, who was arrested yesterday morning in connection with, the theft of automobile tires from the Peck x Lines garage. in Middle street was arraigned in the city court this meS1I ing. and the case was continu S===z==s>aal Nov. 25. under s2s6oo bonde
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
HARDWARE co. SUES

The Silliman Hardware Co of New Haven brought suit in the Common Pleas court today against Samuel Glover of Fairfield IS claimed that Glover owes the New Haven Co., s275 but the complaint does not state what Glover is alleged to owe the money for. The suit is returnable to the December term
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
ONE DIVORCE SUIT FILED.

F. B. MacFarIane or thls clty started suit divorce proceedings in the superior court today against Ella R. MacFarlane of this city in which he alleged that Mrs. MacFarlane de- serted him Sept. 25, 1916. This was only a short time after the marriage which took place June T. 1916. The suit is returnab1e to the December term of court.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
WILL SIGN AUSTRIAN TREATY.

Paris, Nov. 21-Despatches received from Belgrade state that the Serbian government has authorized that coun- try's delegation at Paris to sign the treaty with Austria, which Serbia did not sign at St. Germain on September 10.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
COL. REINHARDr PROMOTED.

Berlin, Nov. 2o-Col. Reinhardt. former Prussian war minister, has been promoted to be Major General. He Is now chief ot the Army Bureau.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
THE WEATHER.

New Haven, Nov. 21 - For Bridgeport and vicinity: Warmer today; Saturday, fair, warmer on mainland
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
The Weather

For Bridgeport and vii cinity: Warmer today; Sat urday, fair and warmer. day., fair warmer on mainland,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-17
Trust Me! Try Dodson's Liver Tone!
CaI0meI Harms Liver and Bowels
Read my guarantee! Liven your liver and bowels
and get Strengthened up without taking sicken-
ing calonel. Don't lose day work!

mercury and attacks your bones. Take
dose Of nasty calomel today and YOU
will feel weak. sick and nauseated to-
morrow. Don't lose a days work.
Take a spoonful Of DodSon's Liver
Tone instead and you will Wuke> up
feeling great. No more biliousness,
constipation, sluggishness, headache,
coated tongue or sour stomach. Your
druggist says If you don't find bod
sons Liver Tone acts better than hor-
rible calomel your money is waiting
for you.-Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-17
HIGH SPOTS IN PEACE
TREATY GIVEN GERMANY

Restoration of Alsace- Lor-
raine.
Temporary internatlonaliza-
ton Of Saar coal basin.
Perrnan emit internationaiiza-
ton of Danzig.
Territorial changes toward
Belgium and Denmark.
Codes SiIesia to Poland.
Removes all territorial and
political rights outside Europe.
Renounces respectfully" her
rights In Morocco, Egypt and
Siam.
Freedom of transit through
her territories.
Highly detailed provisions as
to prewar debts.
Provisions as to unfair COM
petition, Observation-Disclosures OF
roads and rivers and other eco
nomic and financial subjects.
Agrees to trial OF the ex-
kaiser by an International high
court for supreme offense
against international morality
and customs Of war.
Holland to be asked to ex-
tradlte the former kaiser.
Accepts league of nations In
principle, but without member
ship.
Germany recognizes total In
dependence Of German-AustrIa,
czecho- SIovakla and Poland.
German army reduced to 1oo,-
600 men, Including officers
CONSUMPTION within German
territories abolished.
All German forts for so ki!o-
meters east Of the Rhine razed.
All importation, expectation
and nearly all production Of war
materials stopped.
Germany accepts any agree
ment reached with its former
allies.
Allied occupation of parts of
Germany to continue until rep
aration is made.
Any German violation Of con-
ditlons pertaining to the Rhine
zone constitutes an act Of war.
Germany navy reduced to six
battIeships, six light cruisers
and IL torpedo boats, with no
submarines.
German navy personnel to
consist of not over $1,000.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-17
He Loved the Khaki.

The officer father had just been mus
tered out and when he appeared in
'civvies" his eighteen-months-old son
failed TO recognize him. In khaki had
the father first been introduced To the
baby and the baby refused to acknoWl-
edge the acquaintance in other dress.
Papa all gone he cried s"dly, over
and over again-and Whc. ne parent
insisted-"NO. No. declared the
baby, papa all gone :" AT least he's
not pactiSt,' was the fathers con
SOling remark.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-17
PalpahIY False.

"Paw, here's a new puzzle | heered
in town." stated Coonrod. eldest son Of
Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge. "A
farmer said he had thirty dogs and
killed 'em all in five days, killing an
odd number each day. What's the an
swer?"
''The farmer lied; that's ALL re-
turned his sire.
"Ah, how do you know? Somebody
must have told YOU"
81 don't need to be told. No farmer
that ever / knowed, if he had any
sense, would kill any dogs a-tall, any
time kansas City Star.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-17
AN ALL-AROUND SAVING

Thanks to the War, housewives have
been given some unforgettable lessons
in common sense. Minute saving and
penny saving have gained new signifi-
canoe.
One vita! economy which has i'm
pressed icself upon thousands of prac-
teal women is quick breads-the new
and better way Of supplying the staff
of life, always recognized as more es-
sential than bullets.
While the pre-war methods which
so frequently suggested the use of
yeast were far ahead Of the pre-his-
toric practices of soaking grain in wa
ter until softened, then making into
a paste and baking into a hard, gran
itic cake, the necessity of using bak-
ing powder with substitute fOurS In
the various war recipes has antiquated
the old, slow, cumbersome methods
which for centuries have handicapped
cooks, without sacrificing taste, tex
ture or technique.
Quick breads mean a saving Of time
and when made of high-grade ingre-
dents are also Of better quality and
more economical.
The use Of baking powder prevents
a continuous loss Of small percent
age of -four from which there is no
escape when yeast is used.
One Of my friends writes Of her ex-
perienceS and how she was won over
to the new way as follows:
Through my desire to Save Food
and Help Win the War / became in
terested in an unusual advertisement
for Calumet Baking Powder in which
1t was claimed that dough left over
from the evening meal could be placed
In the refrigerator and used for break
fast biscuits with gratifying results.
EARLY training had taught me to
consider yeast as the only leavening
element worthy Of my time and trou-
BILE in baking. l laid aside my preju-
dices and was delighted to find the
problems which formerly worried me
are now so easy. and today seem al
most unreal. / am filed with a new
zeal to cook since I gained the help
of this time-saving product"
Even though the world is again fol-
lowing peaceful pursuits, the purchase
power of a penny is much less than
it was a few years ago. Housewives
can only meet this unusual condition
by needing the lessons which the War
has taught them, including the tests
that have proven the folly Of judging
values by outward appearances. such
as the size of the package or looking
at quantity rather than quality, ETC.,
for example-a 10-cent can Of Calu-
met will furnish more leavening than
the Big Can Of double its size Of some
cheap mixture, manufactured by hap
hazard methods.-Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-17

There's no reason why a person
should take sickening, salivating Gallo
mel when few cents buys a large
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone-a per-
feet substitute for calomel.
1t is pleasant. vegetable liquid
which will start your liver just as
surely as calomel, but it doesn't make
you sick and can not salivate.
Children and grown folks can take
Dodson's Liver Tone, because it is
perfectly harmless.
Calomel is a dangerous drug. 1t is
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-17

extradite the former and Germany be-
ing responsible for delivering the
latter.
The league of nations is accepted by
the allied and associated powers as
operative, and by Germany in prin-
ciple, but without membership.
Similarly an international labor
body is brought into being with per-
manent office and an annual conven-
ton.
A great number Of international
bodies Of different kinds and for differ
ent purposes are created, some under
the league Of nations, some to execute
the peace treaty. Among the former
is the commission to govern the Saar
basin till plebiscite Is held Is years
hence.
The high commissioner Of Danzig,
which is created into q free city IN
der the league, and various commits
sions for plebiscites In Malmody,
Schleswig and East Prussia are pro-
vided for.
Among those commissions to carry
out the peace treaty are the repara-
tons, military, naval, air, financial and
economic commissions, the interna-
tional high court and military trl-
bunals to fix responsibilities and Sc
ries of bodies for the control of inter-
national rivers.
Certain problems are left for solu-
ton between the allied and associated
powers, notably details Of the dispo-
sition of the German fleet and cables,
the former German colonies and the
values paid in reparatiOn.
Certain other problems, such as the
laws Of the air and the opium, arms
and liquor traffic, are either agreed to
in detail or set for early international
action.
Italy Promised Fume.
AS a basis Of resuming participation
In the peace negotiations Premier Or
lando accepted a proposal that Italy
administer Fiume as q mandatory Of
the league Of nations until 1923, after
which Fiume will revert to Italian SOW
ereignty.
During the four years Of Italian ad
a harbor for the Jugo-
Slavs will be built at port a few
miles lower down the Adriatic coast.
The harbor will have railroad commu-
with Agran and other cities.
Italy, 1t is understood, also is prepar-
ing to make sacrifices Of some Of her
other claims on the Dalmatian coast.
Italians Back at Peace Table.
Paris, May S.-Vittorio Orlando, the
italian premier, and Baron Sonnino,
the foreign minister, arrived In Paris
from Rome just in time to be present
at the presentation Of the peace treaty
to the Germans at Versailles.
The Italian premier arrived at the
Paris "White House" just as the coun-
ell of four reassembled and resumed
his seat in the council.