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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-19

the Housatonic ship yard has been
 established, told the assemblage to
 think carefully before they turned
 down project which would mean
 so much to the development of that
 section He said that as soon as
 the present contracts with the Hous-
 atomic ship yards are finished they
 will undoubtedly be closed, as oth ar
 Types of ships could not be fioated in
 the shallow water of the river. He
 said that If the port project is en-
 dorsed, the river will be dredged and
 that the possibilities are enormous
 with undoubted prosperity for Strat-
 ford. MT. Lake was not familiar
 with the bill as presented, but was
 heartily in favor of the development
 of the port.
 Christopher Lake did not favor the project as he considered the enormous expenditure to be needless. He said that in the next five years a large
 amount of the commerce of the world
 will be conducted by improved air. planes and that the docks and ship ping facilities will be useless. Many spoke in favor of the devel- l opment of the port, but all opposed ! the bill, the principal objections be- ing the Section 1 quoted above and Section Il which provides for the operation of the port as a municipal corporation.
 Section IT, The Port of Bridge port shall be operated and conducted as a municipal corporation for the ! benefit of all persons and property within it's corporate limits, and all revenues and funds collected and re- ceived by it shall be used and admin istered for the general advantage of the corporation and no part of the same shall be paid to any person or corporation as dividend and in the conduct and administration of said corporation the Commissioners of the Fort of Bridgeport are hereby au- thorized and empowered to employ such agents. officers and servants as may be reasonably necessary for the conduct of the business of the cor poration and pay to them and each l of them such reasona ole salaries and 1 wages as may be necessary.
 Lindon W. Bates outlined the pro 1 .iect as regards the water front of | Stratford He showed the result of l the building of docks and the dredg- l ing of the HOuSa tonic. Foreign | trade is imperative to America" sad 1 Mir. Bates Shall We have no part 1 The proposed plan would lift Bridge | port and Stratford into the front rank ! of the coast cities of America. Soon | the port would become the clear | ing house of commerce for every i ,countrv- in the world and exports | from the vast industries of the east | ern and central states would pass 1 through this shipping center. You | can not afford to lose this opportun- | ity. the government is establishing
 a vast merchant marine and you 1 should have your share in the enor- nous amount of shipping"
 l George Crawford spoke on the in 1 tentions of the framers of the bill l He disclaimed any intention Of the ! city of Bridgeport to annex strat- ] ford.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-19
CANfOUFLAGED MORRISON
 BILL IN SUBSTITUTE

limitations were made by Robert P. Butler of Hartford, lawyer for teachers fighting the Morrison bill, that the state board of education, sec
 Ing the handwriting on the wall, on account of the overwhelming opposi- tion shown in the hearing yesterday Nefore the education committee was trying to put through a camof1ouged bill as a substitute, carrying most of Ghe Morrison bill provisions. He had reason to believe efforts were being turned to a substitute bill which would have for its purpose the ac- com nZishnent of the same resuItsL He
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-19
WANTED FOR SPOT CASH

All kinds Household Furniture and Effects. Merchandise, Goods, etc. Call write or phone.
 The Bridgeport Auction Company 2SS- -2SS Fairfield Avenue. Phones Bar. 1906 or Bar. 982-1S
 BIS" If
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-19
STAMFORD lNSTRUCTS ITS REPRESENTATIVES, ID OPPOSE
 PORT OF BRIDGEPORT BILL

the of Sratford believed the Bridgeport bill presented a ford, the project voted down almost unanimously
 StratfOrd is concerned the Port project but dream At a meeting of taxpayers of Sratford last evening held in the hall discussed dsseced and finally voted down Not
 shred of the bill left when the Stratfordes finished it. extinction of the town a men a colossal fraud O. characteristics charged against the bill as presented
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-19
INCREASE IN WORKERS.

Lawrence. Mass, Feh 191The of operatives reportirs for work in the textile mills here con- tinued to show an increase today. according to mill officials. Few strike Pickets were about.
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us. AND GERMANY
TO RESUME TRADE
Immediate Commercial Inter-
course Promised-Except
Dyes, Potash. Chemicals.
REMOVE RESTRICTIONS

Trade between the United States
and Germany will be resumed imme-
diateiy. Acting Secretary Polk of the
State Department announced today.
Mr.. Polk said blanket licenses would
be issued. but that dyes, chemicals
and potash would be excepted. Con
troll over trade in these commodities
viii he exercised by the reparation
commission under the terms of the
peace treaty. \ formal announcement
regarding resumption of trade rela-
tons WAS promised within forty
eight hours.
Secretary Polk made it clear that re
sumption of trade relations with Ger
many did not abrogate the trading with
the-eneny act nor was il TO be taken as
meaning that the state of war was at
an end.
All arrangements for removing re
strictions on trading with Germany have
been completed so far as the American
government is concerned. Vance Mo
Cormick. chairman of the War Trade
Board. said Action by the Supreme
Economic Council in session today at
Paris. in lifting the blockade alone is
awaited. Mr.. Mccormick added.
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STEAMERS TIED UP AS
EMPLOYEES STRIKE
Coastwise Seamen Demand Increas.
ed Wages; 10000 in Union
Which Is Affected.

NEW YORK, July 11.-Several
coastwise steamers have been pre-
vented from sailing and others due
to leave tomorrow will be tied up I'M
less they are able to replace striking
firemen, water tenders and oilers, who
have struck for a wage increase of
$15 month. Officials of the Interna-
tional Seamen's Union. with which
the strikers organizations are aft
lated. estimated that 5000 men are
directly affected and that they would
be joined by the seamen. cooks. stew
ards. engineers and mates. In such an
event about 10000 men would walk
out, paralyzing coastwise shipping.
Vessels operated by the United
States Shipping Board are not af-
fected. Representatives of engine
room and deck forces will enter d
final series of conferences in Wash
ington with the officials of the ship
ping board today. At union headquar-
tiers here it was said that unless the
shipping board acceded to the mems
demands the crews of government
operated vessels would follow the
men on the privately-owned ships.
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NO NEW FORD COMPANY.
Family Holds SO Per Cent of Stock
Wage Increases Planned. =

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, July Ii
Edsel Ford. president of the Ford
Motor Company, stated that the new
stock purchase means that there will
be no new automobile company
formed las had been planned by the
Ford family. and announced in Cali
fornia. last March.
Wages. he said. would be increased
from time to time, but he declined to
confirm the report current among
certain Ford employees that 81
minimum would be put in effect soon.
He also declined to state the price
paid for the minority stock. The
Ford family now hold SO per cent.
More than 10000 employees would be
affected by the increase. The present
minimum wage of Sc a day was fixed
January l of this year. when Henry
Ford announced the increase of 81 a
day was only a just reward to the
men who remained loyal to the COM
pany during the war period"
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IDEALS, But
CALL LEAGUE WEAK
Senators Believe Covenant
as 1t Stands Will Not Ac-
compIish Purpose.
liberties MENACED"

The burden of comment of those SEN
atorS. democrats and republicans. who
favor league of nations. but are not
SATISFIED with the pending plan for
league of nations, is that the President
IN his address yesterday failed to an
swer the specifications laid against the
covenant as drawn. They respond to
the noble sentiments he uttered, are in
accord with the high aspirations he
breathed. but are disappointed that he
ignored the practical features of the
covenant, which to their minds render
II unavoidable and therefore III its
present form unacceptable
They want to differentiate between "a
league of nations which would accom-
plish the \ideaiistic ends aimed at by
the President and plan which. while
erecting that purpose. would. as they
claim. endanger the United States. AS
the Presidents address stands, they
say. any one opposing the treaty would
be placed in the position of combating
the lofty ideals he presented; whereas
t..ey are in thorough sympathy with the
ideals. but do not propose to espouse
them to the detriment of their own ma
ton. They believe it to be possible to
take the Shachles off the oppressed ma
lions of the earth without lesSening the
independence o. lettering the freedom
of this IA ton.
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j. S. COMMISSION GOES
To PROBE IN POLAND
Americans Named by President
Will Investigate Alleged
Jewish Pogrom.
BY ANTHONY CZARNICkI.
Special Cable to The Star and the
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1919.

PARIS. July 1.-THE commission
appointed by President Wilson. &C
companied by large staff of as
sistants, is to start today for Poland
to make detailed investigation of
the alleged Jewish pogrom there and
of the relation between the Jewish
and Polish people and of the entire
problem in the Polish republic.
After the outcry in the United
States, England and elsewhere over
the alleged pogroms, Premier Pad
erewski demanded an investigation
of the conditions by an impartial
American commission, which should
report to the American people. 1t
was at first believed that the COM
mission would consist of five men,
bers, but only three were named.
These are: Henry Morgenthau of
New York. former minister to Tur-
key: Homer Johnson of Cleveland.
president of the United States Cham
Der of Commerce. and Brig. Gen. Ed
ward JadWin.
Because Mr.. Morgenthau is a prom
inent leader among American Jews. it
was expected by some of the men,
beers of the Polish peace delegation
that an American of Polish blood, and
that both sides of the controversy
would be represented on the commits
sion which is to pass judgment upon
the situation. 1t was desired by
some. including prominent Jews. to
have the commission composed of
American citizens of neither Jewish
nor Polish blood.
1t was announced by the members
of the commission that they would
make thorough inquiry and expect
ed TO formulate definite suggestions
helpful to the proper solution of the
Jewish question in Poland.
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COURT D|SM|SSES
Scent GAS SUIT
Justice Bailey of D. C. Su-
preme Court Refuses In
junction Citizens Sought.
PLAINTIFFS NOTE APPEAL

Justice Bailey of the District Su-
preme Court has dismissed the in
junction proceeding brought by Will
liam Hollis and Sam Goodman. resi-
dents of Takoma Park. D. C., against
the Public Utilities Commission and
the Washington Gas Light Company
to prevent the increase of the gas
rate to 95 cents. as allowed by the
commission in March. 1918.
The defendants filed a motion to
dismiss. claiming that the consumers
had not set forth facts emitting them
to the relief asked and that the petit
tion had not been filed within 100 days
after the rendition of the order as re-
quired by paragraph IS of the utilities
act 1t was also claimed that the
plaintiffs had not exhausted their rem
edy before the utilities commission.
Justice Bailey holds these points
made by the defendants to have been
we'll taken. He. however. declares
that the plaintiffs are entitled to sue
under the act, provided the require
mentS and limitations Of the act had
been observed.
An appeal to the Court of Appeals
has been noted by the plaintiffs. ~
May Is last, more than year after
the promulgasion of the order, the
suit WdS INSTITUTED III II Ic4OSSt Aoi
a return to the plaintiff of the over
charge collected by the company.
The plaintiff claimed that the Or
ders of the commission permitting the
increase first to go to 80 cents and
then to 90 cents were contrary to the
requirements of acts of Congress fix
ing the price to be charged for gas
furnished to consumers. The claim
was made that Congress had given
no power to the utilities commission
to increase the price of gas to private
consumers and not to the federal and
District government. Discrimination
in this was alleged.
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FOUR MEN SHOT IN RACE
CLASH IN TEXAS TOWN

LONGVIEW, Texas, July 11.-Four
men were wounded early today when
negroes fired upon Il group of whites
they had waylaid in the negro section,
where the whites had gone in search
of a negro scho0l teacher, accused of
causing the publication in a negro
newspaper of statements derogatory to
young woman of this county.
The whites later burned five negro
residences.
Search for two ringleaders con.in-
ued today. but otherwise the city was
quiet, and it was said the authorities
expected no further difficulty in ham
ding the situation. Earlier a request
for aid had been made 20 Gov. w. P.
Hobby. -
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Fear Menace to Liberties.

Let's have a league of nations for
the object stated. they say. and which
VIII accomplish that object. but not
one whose covenant and terms of
creation constitute menace to the
liberties of America.
These senators say they waited pa
tientty and listened intently to hear
the President reply to a single COM
plant that has been brought against
the pending covenant. but waited and
hearkened in vain. Not in any sem
tence did he essay to dispose of one
count in the indictment brought
against the covenant by some of the
greatest legal minds of this country.
All eyes followed his reckoning
hand as he pointed to the lofty and
idealistic goal. but their gaze re-
turned to the ladder by which the
eminence is to be reached. and dis
cerned the faulty rungs. as they per
ceive them.
Now. it will not be enough it is
declared. for the President to say
that all is well with the covenant
and expect these senators to abide by
his say-so. They can read the Eng
lish language: they are lawyers and
know the application of terms; they
are versed in the Constitution of
their country. Nobody can assure
them with a smile that black is white,
they declare. and expect them to dis
believe their own eyes and go against
their own understanding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-11
BRIG. GEN. BECOMES
CAPT. IN 2 WEEKS
BY LIBERALIZATION

BREST. July = tCorrespond-
ence of the Associated PressD.
-DemotiOn of officers through
the rehabilitation of the Amer
lean expeditionary forces Ii
working swift changes in the
rank held by some of them.
A captain wearing four serv-
ice stripes disembnrked mt Brest
few days nEo. At the pier
he was met by n lieutenant
colonel. They were introduced
and chatted for n few minutes
and then the lieutenant colonel
said:
..Jones. why I knew your
brother. He was IA first-rlnss
man at West Point when 1 was
n piebe."
You did not know my broth
er." responded the captain. "fou
knew me. was IA f1rat-class
man mt West Point in 1908"
"ImpOssible." retOrted the
lieutenant colonel. "Why. the
man I knew Is n brigadier gem
eral."
"Thnt wns I, two weeks ago."
said the captain.
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Suggestions Forecast.

Among the suggestions that prob
ably VIII be made in the bank COM
nIttees plan or plans. IL was stated
VIII De complete reversal of the
poi.cE 1olLo" ed by the company in re-
cent years. which has resulted in an
;aeonlZinG "a larS. majority of the
roads patrons. Courteous treatment
Tor the people upon whom the road
il dependent for It's revenues. IT was
stated. probably will be a basic. fea
ture OF the plans to be outlined.
Others. in all probability, will he tina,
adequate service must be- furnished.
that equipment must be modernized
and that efficiency in every branch al
The company's business must he ahso-
!nteiy assured. Above all, however
the banks committee Will insist ma,
every promise made by the road shall
be fulfilled to the letter.
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Comment on Presidents
Speech to Senate Shows
League Foes Unchanged

Comments on the Presidents ad-
dress in presenting the peace treaty
to the Senate yesterday indicated that
tho chief executive had failed to
change the attitude of any of the
opponents of the league OF nations
Republican senators held generally to
this view and asserted the address
added nothing to the information al
ready possessed by senators. Demo-
cratic members declared the speech a
scholarly and convincing statement of
the situation. The comments follow:
Senator Harding of Ohio. republican:
TT was the appeal Of the interna-
CONTINUED on Eleventh fage.)
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.FIVE-YEAR SENTENCE
FOR SNATCHING PURSE
Charles E. Smith Attempted Il
Grab Another Pocketbook
Was on Parole.

Because he attempted the robbery
OF two white women on the public
streets and was successful in OBJ
tanning pocketbook from one of
them. although the purse contained
only $4.0S. CHARLES f. Smith, coIored.
has been sentenced by Justice Sid
dons in Criminal Division l. to serve
Ave years in the penitentiary The
prisoner had been paro1ed from the
reform school
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-11
Bills Await Signing.

The President has not signed any
of the bills passed by Congress since
June 80, and the intimation was given
that he has not decided what action
he will take on the agricultural bill.
with it's rider repeating the daylight
saving act. He had no appointments
for the day and will give his entire
time to, disposing of matters calling
for immediate attention.
Former Senator James Hamilton
Lewis appeared at the White House
during the morning and was closeted
for a time with Secretary Tumulty.
but did not see the President. Secre-
tary Tumulty left at noon to spend
the week end with his family and
will return on Monday morning.
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ARREST 43 AS DEPORTERS.
Bisbee, Ariz., Men Facing Such
Charge Now Total 81.

RISBEE. Ariz, July 11-Forty-
three additional prominent Bisbee
men have been arrested. for alleged
participation in the deportation cases
of July IL, 1917. The total arrests to
date are fifty-one. All have given bail
Of $4,000 each. Several defendants
we're arrested on two or more counts.
separate bond being required for each
count.
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HUNS PICK HARDEN
FOR AMBASSADOR HERE

COPENHAGEN, July 11.-Maximi-
liam Harden, editor of Die Zuk unfit of
Berlin, will probably be appointed
German ambassador at Washington
as soon as diplomatic relations are
restored, says the Fremdenblatt of
Hamburg
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Clifden Also in Touch.

LONDON, July 1.-THE British
dirgible R34 was in direct touch
by wireless with the Clifden station
at o'clock this morning, Greenwich
mean time. 1t gave it's position as AZ
degrees and 40 minutes north latitude
and 46 degrees west longitude, the
speed of the craft at that time being
forty-five knots per hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-11
Looking After His Health.

In spite of his long absence from
the game the chief executive is I'M
derstood to have turned in credit
able card. He is in good physical
condition, and under the supervision of
Dr. Cary Grayson is going to keep his
sible, in order that he may Withstand
the rigors of the transcontinental
tour he expects to make in July and
August
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Says Confidence Is Lost.

-; is matter of fact" said the
committee member. that the Wash
iugton Railway and Electric Company
has apparently lost the confidence
and friendship of the public. The
Washington newspapers are not a
unit with the company, to say the
least. and The companys own en-
pioyes are suspected of not being
Ioyal to Il.
probably seven out of ten patrons
of the coTpanyS various lines are
anxious that the system be thrown
into d receiVership, 50 that it may be
completely reorganiZed. Washington
financial interests, however, know
that reCclvership would be disas-
1rous to the travelling public and to
the holders Of securities of the COM
pany. big or little. The financial in
t"rests feel that REORGANIZATION in
the interest Of the general public and
OF investors and holders of notes, etc.
without such d drastic procedure as a
ieCeIverShIp is poSSible-but only il
promises mad. by the roads manage
Hent can be accepted in full conf
dence that they Will he fulfilled to the
letter.
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SPITE WORK LAID
TO J. s. WILLIAMS
Attorney Tells Senators Con-
troI|er Prevented Deposits
in Federal Bank.
Mr.. BURLESON INVOLVED

Sensational charges to the effect
that John Shelton Williams. to nurse
his alleged spite against Frank ]. Ho-
gan. an attorney for the Riggs Ma
tional Bank and director of the
Federal National Bank. had used his
office as controller of the currency to
prevent the deposit of Emergency
Fleet Corporation funds and Red
Cross funds in the Federal Nationa
Bank, were made before the Senate
banking and currency committee to-
day by Mr.. Hogan. The committee is
considering the nomination of Mr..
Williams to succeed himself as con-
troller.
The name of Postmaster General
burleson was brought into the hear
ing by J. ]. Darlington. also of coun-
sci FOR Riggs National Bank. who said
That Mr.. Rurleson had offered to act
as mediator in the controversy which
had arisen between the controller and
the Riggs Bank
Mr.. Darlington told of a conference
at the office of the Postmaster Cen
eIal when. as a condition to the re-
newal of the Riggs Bank charter
which was soon TO expire it was sug-
gested that the bank directors with
draw the suit in equity against Mr.
Williams and Mr.. McAdoo. and agree
to the retirement of c. c. Glover. Mil
ton L. Allies and William E'lather as
officers of the bank
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May Ask Place on Board

Inclusion on the board of directors
OF the road OF AT least one representa-
tive of local financial interests ava
perhaps OF some one Interested in tho
transportation problem from "A ma
irons viewpoint, also may be included
in the committees recommendations.
Exclusion of the Bank of Washing
ton from the conference of the bank
"rS committee, II was learned was
due to the fact that Clarence r. Nor
ment. president of the bank, is an Off
Ger of the Washington Utilities Cor
poration and chairman of the commit
1ConfInned ON Seyenth PAGE
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st. Johns in Communication.

ST. JOHNS. y. f, July 1.-THE
naval wireless station here reported
speaking the R-34 at 3:0S am. today.
1t failed to get her exact position,
but indications were that the dirigible
was near the Azores.