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Republican farmer., 1919-04-25
Mrs. Crosby Learns
 Her Son Frank Is
 In French Hospital

Mrs Fannie Crosby. the leading spirit in the Bridgeport Comfort club, which has been comforting returned soldiers and sailors passing through Bridgeport at the Bridgeport station, was herself in need of comfort today when she learned that her son, Frank Tasting Crump, of the 102nd Ambu- lance Company, did not arrive in Bos- ton with the rest of his company.
 He Is in a base hospital in Dion, France, having been stricken with fever about week before the com pany sailed.
 When Mrs. Crosby received the tele- gram from Dick Barlow from the Winifredian, which caused the Bridgeport delegation to go to Boston ahead of time, Mrs. Crosby's daugh- ter. Mrs. H. c. Stevenson, went to Boston to welcome her brother on his arrival Mrs. Stevenson is still in Boston.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-25
BAVARIA HAS
 UPRISING NOW

: Berlin, April 1s Cvia Copenhagen -Bamberg, which has been the seat of the Bavar1an government of Pre- g11isr Hoffman, was the scene yester- day of q strong Communist uprising, according to the Vossische Zeitung. The Communist occupied the Central railway alton, the former royal res 4dence and all the military barracks bn Bamberg.
 Copenhagen. April 19-Four per eons were killed and "A injured at 'offenbach, in Hesse, near Frankfort, Friday, when government troops at tenpted to stop a Communist process zion. Great excitement prevails, &C., cording to advtces received. and a Rtahe of setge has ben proclaimed.
 Offenbach is the chitf manufactur- sng town of the former Grand Duchy Pf Hesse. Its population is more than eoseoe.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-25
Labor Party Will
 Arrange Debates

The new headquarters of the American Labor Party will be opened tomorrow morning when the report of the ~xecutive committee will be received.
 The headquarters are located in the Lincoln building at 62 Cannon street, and have been we'll fitted up. They will be in charge of Samuel Lavit chairman of the town committee, and Charles Haines. secretary of the state committee of the American Labor Party.
 A series of debates will be arranged with speakers of the older parties Challenges will be sent next week, and it is expected that the first debate will take place in two weeks.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-25

kets follows: Fairfield county 1500g New London 500; New Britain 200; LitchfieId County 200; Hartford coun- ty 1000; New Haven county 1900: Windham county 800; NIiddlesex county 500; Holland county 400. Hoy the rest of the batch of tickets WY be disposed was rot disclosed
 Mayor Clifford Wilson of Bridge port who has been making his head quarters at the Copley-PIaza hotel in Back Bay section of the city since the 18th Division began arriving here, will occupy a seat in the official re- viewing stand in front of the State House on Beacon hill. The board of aldermen, majority of the members of which were here to welcome the 102nd Ambulance company yester- day, will come to this city in body Seats have been allotted the alder men and heads of various depart ments.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-25

Paris, April is-Itaiy's territorial claims. especially iu the Adriatic, were presented to the Council of Four today by Baron Sounino, the Italian foreign minister.
 The fact that Baron SOnnino. and not Premier Orlando, presented the Italian case to the council Is regarded a sd gnihcant because the foreign min fster Is an extremist advocate of Italy's utmost claims. It was Baron Sounino who signed the Treaty of London. and be now holds Premiers Lloyd George and Clemenceau to the pledges made in the treaty.
 With the question of Poland's western boundary settled, the Coun- Cil of Four of the Peace Conference in Paris was prepared today to take up anew the problem of the Adriatic for definite disposition.
 As a result of the councils deIibera-
Republican farmer., 1919-04-25

tion yesterday Danzig. the Baltic port claimed by Poland. is to become an international harbor 1t is understood. Poland will be given a corridor through German territory. 1t Is said. so that she may have free access to Danzig. Whether this corridor coin cides with that de1ineated by the Peace Conference some weeks ago is not known.
 Another nationalist movement with in the British empire may be brought to the official notice of the delegates by representatives of Egyptian ele- ments which are demanding inde. pendenCe for their country The Egyptians now are in France and are expected to reach Paris soon in an endeavor to lay their case before the conference. Conditions at Cairo are reported to be grave as a result of this independence movement
Republican farmer., 1919-04-25
VETERAN OF FOUR
 INVESTMENTS

Among the Bridgeport boys who registered with the Welcome Home committee in the Co:- n Coun- cil chambers at Ci-y T2l1, this morning, was a ve;eran If four enlistments in the |. $. Army, who in the present war saw service on practically every important front. from the fields Of Flanders to streeet fighting in and about St. Miniel.
 He is William DeForest, of 4 Sterling place, and as a member of Battery c, 66th Coast Artillery, he fought at Chauteau Thierry, N1arne. Argonne, St, MihieI. Yer dun, Flande~s and AIsace Lorraine.
 He was only incapacitated once, as the result of mustard gas at St Mihiel.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-25
r. A. Mcdonnell
 Is Given Reception

Frank A. Mcdonnell, for the past three years manager of the periodical department of the Bridgeport News Co, was given a farewell reception last night by employees. who presented him with a Knights of Columbus r; The presentation was made b5r
 ager X. .. Tiihnghast of the Net MT MacDonEell recently resd~5+ C. position and left today for Zhis ,991 E. in Springfield Mass. Tbose f,-1o VI messed the presentation were: M1s Florence Hughes, Mrs. A. P. Tilling hast, Joseph A. Kiernan and Mis- Elizabeth M. Connolly.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-25
HOPE TO SETTLE
 PHONE STRIKE
President Wilson Cables That He Will Not Inter
 fere in Matter.


 this morning cabIed Secretary TumuI- ty declining a request he had receiv- ed from New England governor to in- tervene in the telephone strike in New England. The President said he felt he could not act inteIligently at this distance.
 Boston, April 19-Hope of an early adjustment of the strike of telephone workers which has crippled the ser vice throughout most of New England since last Tuesday, rested today on conference at the city hall between Mayor Andrew J. Peters and represen- tatives of the union operators. May or Peters returned early in the day with a message to the strikers from Washington where he conferred yes terday with Postmaster General Burleson and Joseph P. TumuIty, sec retary to the President. Before Ieav- ing Washington he expressed himself as very hopeful but declined to in dicate the nature of his proposal to the strikers.
 Meanwhile the young women teIe- phone operators, whose waIkout to enforce demands for wage increases and the principle of collective bar gaining precipitated the strike which spread until it involved 20, ,00O work CTS in various branches, held their daily mass meetings, and members of the New England joint council of teIe- phone workers planned to go into session later in the day.
 Washington, April 19 - Assistant Postmaster General Rooms, chairman of the wire control board, left for Boston late last night to participate in conferences looking to settlement of the New England telephone strike. His presence was deemed necessary in connection with the proposal to be laid before the strikers which Mayor Peters carried to Boston from Post master General Burleson. The na- ture of the proposal has not been been made public here.
 In a brief statement to the commit tee. he said that no action had been relation to the strike because the sus- pension of telephone service had hampered communication between Boston and Washington.
 MT. Rooms said that before taking definite action, he wished to look into the financial condition of the New England Telephone & Telegram Co It was arranged that the committee should go to the office of General Manager Driver of. the telephone company for a conference with MT. Rooms and MT. Driver at 3:30 this afternoon. After leaving the mayors ofice the proposed representative visited the offices of the telephone company
Republican farmer., 1919-04-25

Ozerki, who were reporter to be with out provisions. The peasants report ed that the troops wanted to leave the front but that the Communist of fcers were holding them in place with machine guns posted along the road in the rear.
 The enemy's guns from near Bol- shie Ozerki shelled the Russo Allied positions last evening for 20 minutes without causing any casualties. The other sectors are generally quiet.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-25
Leo Whalen Sends
 German Souvenirs

Leo NJ. wha1en, formerly of this city, and well known on the vaude- vile stage throughout the country a. the Irish Comedian" has sent friend in this city two souvenirs from Germany, where he is now stationed as K. of c. entertainer. One is a fob with a German war cross as the emblem and another is a cigarette case with the war cross in the upper left corner.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-25
Food Prices Lower In Bridgeport Than In
 Eight Other Cities
Manufacturers Association Investigates High Cost of Living-Prices Between Different Stores in Same City Vary More Than
 Prices Between Different Cities.

Acomparison of food cost in Bridgeport of Haven, Hartford Springfield Stamford Trenton Newark and Philadelphia made by investigator the Cost of Living of the Bridgeport Mapuacurer places Bridgeport the second city among nine Hartford is the lowest Springfield is the highest
Republican farmer., 1919-04-25
Major Wood Falls In Ocean Trying
 to Fly Over Sea

London, April 19-Major J. c. P. wood. who left East Church yester- day afternoon for Limerick, Ireland, to begin an airplane trip across the Atlantic ocean, fen into the Irish sea, 1but escaped unhurt-
Republican farmer., 1919-04-25
BROOKLYN DEFEATS
 BOSTON NATIONALS

ing Camel Brooklyn 5. 10. 0; Bos- ton 2. 10; B.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-25

The range of prices for the same articles is considerable. Gold Medal flour for instance, average $1.65 for one-eighth of a barrel in Bridgeport and S1.72 in Newark
Republican farmer., 1919-04-25

Paris, April 19(Havas)-The text of the preliminary treaty will be transmitted to the press Friday Sar day of next week April 26 the Petit Parisien
 The Echo de Paris declares that in Germany to sign the preliminary special train will immediately he put al the disposal the enemy delegates and the Allies will take military and the
Republican farmer., 1919-04-25
SUBMIT PAPERS REPRESENTING THEIR CLAIMS AND AWAIT THE
 REPLY OF PEACE DELEGATES
Text of Preliminary Peace Treaty Will Be Placed in Hands of Press By Latter Part of
 Next Week. IA

Paris April 19The three delegates sent by the Irish cees in the United States to place eands before the Peace Conferenceformer Governor Edward F. Dunne H. Jinois Frank P Walsh and Michael J. Ryan of Philadelphia called upon M House of the peace delegation morning. The relating to their the Irish question: the submission of which had today handed to Colonel House by his callers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-21
Activities Among
Memphis Negroes
by Rev, r, o. Fuller,

In their declaration of principles the
negroes Of North Carolina said: Ne.
gro editors should awe more snace to
maEnlfylnH the negrp's opportunities
and less TO supposed grievances, Sto-
rles OF revolving crimes so often have
the wrong effect and arouse the baser
tendencies instead OF bringing about a
better feeling. Agitation Is p~araIyEins
me efforts of patriotic men and women
Of both races"
Twenty-Five new students enrolled at
Howe Monday.
The religious and historical pageant
planned by Rev. r, b. Roberts, OF he
Salem Baptist church, Is the biggest
thing Of the Kind ever attempted by
negroes In the city Of Memphis.
John y. Condola, a native African stu.
dent. has caused large numbers Of
young people to attend school through
his visits and lectures,
The negro race has suffered much
rom orators and specialists on the race
question who were concerned more
about entertaining their audiences thar
about the effects Of their utteranoes
upon the delicate situation,
An enthusiastic meeting Of the Won.
ans Civic league was held ii Church .
auditorium Monday afternoon.
Another link in the chain of the Rod
dy cooperative stores IS being formed
IN South Memphis, corner Horn Lake
road and Italian avenue,
A large part of the Memphis dclegp .
ton LETT for Chattanooga Monday night
Others will leave Tuesday night. The,
70 10 attend the Baptist Educational
ana Missionary convention.
-e
AT a large and enthusiastic meeting
Of the members Of Salem Baptist chueh
held Monday night, a big SO 900 rail-,
was launched under what will be called
= Religious and Historical Pageant ant
Ground Dedication" The third sun,
day IN November was the time set fol
pulling II off.
The ministers of the G. NJ T.. church
viii meet at Collins chaTci Tuesday
Oct 20, at II O'Clock, A full meetinI
is expected.
Daniel Woods left for M~orehouse col,
legc, Atlanta, Ca. this week. b TIT
Memphis colony there Is a large ono.
Tho Baptist Minister'S alliance vii
hold its first meeting Tuesday sine
lie vacation ended, A large crowd 4
expected, They meet at the Firat Bap
tist church, ST. Paul avenue, ever.
Tuesday,
He who expects too much is likely t
be deceived.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-21
MUCH FOOD

NEW YORK, Oct. ai.-~Millona OF
dollars Of food II rottink In Denmsrk
and prices Increased from 20 20 700 per
cent because OF harbor strike IN
who landed today from the stsamkhip
Hellig 0iay.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-21

To Purity and Enrich the Blood
Take GROVES TASTELllSS Chill
TONIC which Is simply IRON and
QulNINE suspended In Syrup. SO
Pleasant Even Children Like It. You
can soon feel Its Strengthening, Invig-
Grating Effect, Price zoe. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-21
TELL THE TRUTH!

As body of supposedly" deptmkngk enviuedL intellectually business men," who have per-
mmed yourselves to be made the goats ola shnmg politician Of past tma you surprise u.s.
ShnWIv avoiding specific attacks on Joe Williams EXCELLENT rd as public ewntv YOU enn-
tent to resort to mere evasion and Muvaton
Your assumption that the public whom you would ddme as YOU have debded yoHMtsw would ar
cny your opinion that Joe William is all wrong merely because you say 1 is not only rsumptm
and effhhrng but wothyf yOurp N9anT@Gn regulations
Why don't you tell the people the truth about WIms2
Yud dare not
If you did you would have to tell them that he vas responsible tro nedMar gas which we have
sneh az taken wayh ON US
You would have to tell them that he built the miles and miles of the cs paved streets
You would have to tell Them as George Love, admittedly an authority on the subject expressed
it: Joe Williams monument is under the ground in theft nm of the womrfls sewerage wem he orig
mated"
You would have tell then that the face of an overwhelming omny publ opinion he advocated
and brought. amt the purchase of the two L@s of acreage which are ty silent vet eloquent t-
mmas to hist foresight and business cumn-O vnton and RNewde parks
You would have to tell them ttM Mr. Wake L. Wexford at the head of an mvesatrgco committee
paid dearly in both money and charnt probe: finances under Williams former mmmsahm-p paid per
sMHy when deserted by his fnow-wobRS on thee committee $4,000 learn that the ys books we're
out Of balance 10 cents 49,
Yuv would have to tell them that despite the vast mprNemensh nsmhda md he marks he Great
ed md the departments of health he established lid it Without burhn1g the city so mnha a dollar
in bond issues
You gt anmd ALT a huhbh mhhvmemb by ptl attempt to dmns them as mere" ae
issues"
Ina word YOU have paid Mr. Williams high compliment mot Voluntarily we'll Omit butt because you
could mot do otherwise Hsr@ record is an open book and no one knows thttrta you
We agree with wu. that "thu is but one amwG and that will be given at the polls" It will be
answered to the demem of your aTMppng political Inspirations for in the name Of all hat upright
and lust you know there nto one among you whc ml the t stone
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-21

The ministers of the G. NJ T.. church
viii meet at Collins charel Tuesday,
Oct ~, at II O'Clock. A full meeting
is pxDeCted.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-18
LABORINC MEN
 ARESTRAICHT,
 SAYS GENERAL

DENVER, Dec. IS (by Associated Press) General Leonard Wood, ad- dressing the Colorado legislature to- day, declared that the factors in the wave of unrest which was sweeping over the nation were the marked in difference of the average American toward the performance of his civic duties, and the willingness of the red" aliens and agitators to usurp the func- tions of local governments in many sections of the nation.
 Ninety-five per cent of American laboring men, said General Wood, were straight" but were under rad ical leadership.
 He urged the strict suppression of immigration, and said that the Ameri- can Legion would prove a bulwark to the nations industrial life.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-18
TO PARE DOWN CONGRESSIONAL
 EXPENDITURES

WASHINGTON, Dec. IS (by Asso- ciated Press) ).-Representative Mon dell of Wyoming, majority leader in the house, when the first urgent defi- ciency appropriation bill of the session was brought up today, declared that all general appropriations for 1921 would be pared down, in accordance with policy of the strictest economy, except those for the postal and navy departments, which, he said, already had been reduced.
 Mr. Mondell said that great reduc- tions would be made on army and for tifications estimates.
 The years receipts, said MT. Mon- dell, would total $6,035 ,000,000 with out taking into account the nearly ten billions of dollars which the Unit ed States had loaned to the allies. This interest, he said, would tighten our burdens.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-18
DEMOCRATSTO D0BATTLEF0R
 LEADERSHIP

WASHINGTON, Dec. IS (by AssO- ciated Press) Senator Hitchcock has called a meeting of Democratic sen ators for Saturday next, to elect a leader to succeed the late Senator Martin of Virginia
 Senator Underwood of Alabama is contesting with Senator Hitchcock cor the place.
 The friends of Senator Underwood want the selection of leader postponed until after the peace treaty has been disposed of so that they can vote on Senator Hitchcock's leadership in the treaty fight.
 Senator Hitchcock is to remain ad- ministration leader in the treaty fight despite the outcome of Saturdays s meeting.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-18
COAL STRIKE SETTLEMENT
 WILL NOT UP0NBY
 MINE WORKERS CONVENTION

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec IS (by Asso- ciated Press) President Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America said last night that the question of approval or disapproval of the action of the general committee of that or ganization in accepting the proposal of President Wilson for the settlem ert of the coal strike would not come le. fore the general convention, when called, and the date of which was un- certain.
 The action of the committee, said Lewis, was final.
 Part of the strike fund will be used in dispensing Christmas cheer to the families of needy miners.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-18
COLD WAVE IS PREVALENT ON
 EAST COAST

WASHINGTON, Dec. IS (by Associ- ated Press) Low temperatures are prevalent today over the Eastern sec. tion of the United States. At North field, Vt., the thermometer registered P degrees below zero; at Canton, N Y, 20 below; at Boston, below; at Albany, N. Y, 8 below; at Buffalo, 2 below.
 No records have been broken, and a moderation in the weather is pre- dicted for tonight.
 Cold at Metropolis
 NEW YORK, Dec. IS (by Associ- ated Press) Zero temperature pre- vails here today.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-18
HAS REACHED NO DECISION
 ON RAILROADS

WASHINGTON, Dec. IS (by Asso- ciated Press) Joseph P. Tumulty secretary to the President, yesterday told delegations of trades unions and farmers that the mind of the Presi- dent was open on the question of re- turning the railroads to their own ITS. He said he would be glad to get the views of labor and of the farmers, who insisted that a fair test be given to government operation of the roads in peace-time.
 It is expected that the final vote on the Cummins bill will be reached by the senate in the near future.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-18
FIVE BIG PACKING COMPANIES
 ACREET0DISSOLYE INTERESTS AND WANT COMPROMISED

Leather, canned fruits, vegetables, soap, groceries, cold storage and re- frigerator car lines, cereals, glue, sporting goods and control of the stockyards.
 Want Suits Compromised
 WASHINGTON, Dec. is (by Asso- ciated Press) The packers are ne- gotiating with the government to compromise the antitrust prosecu- tions. It Is understood that the pack CTS contemplate withdrawing from side lines such as wholesale grocery business.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-18

CHICAGO, Dec. Is (by Associated Press) A report issued by the de- partment of justice today says that the five big Chicago packing concerns have agreed to dissolve all their 1n- terests except those involved in the production of meat, poultry, butter, eggs and cheese.
 Swift & Go. declare that the disso- lution will affect only the grocery n- terests, and will not seriously affect any of the 'big five.'
 It is understood that the govern ment is to order the packers to With draw from the following businesses;
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-18
CAR SHORTAGE HAS CRIPPLED
 LUMBER MILLS

SEATTLE, Dec. IS (by Associated Press) The West Coast Lumber mems Association has wired to Secre- tary Tumulty and to members of con gross and railroad officials that car shortage has rendered the Northwest ern lumber industry practically pros trate, The mills, it is stated, are un- able to handle the heaviest volume of business ever offered.
 It is said that thirty large mills in Washington and Oregon have been compelled to close.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-18
LAST CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF WASHINGTON TERRITORY
 DIES AT WALLA WALLA

WALLA WALLA, Wash, Dec. IS (by Associated Press).-Miles c. Moore, the last territorial governor of Washington, president of the board of trustees of Whitman College, and president of the Baker-Bower Ma tional Bank of this city, died here last night, aged 75 years. He was one of the best-known bankers of the Pa cific Northwest.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-18
FRENCH GOVERNMENT WILL COMMEMORATE
 AMERICAN HER0lSM

PARIS, Dec IS (by Associated Press) The French government is giving consideration to a proposal to make a historical monument of Mont faucon hill, in the Argonne forest, where hundreds of Americans are buried. The ruins of the village on the hilltop may be left untouched, to commemorate the heroism of the Americans.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-18
CHAMP CLARK
 TO MAKE RUN
 FOR PRESIDENT

NEW YORK, Dec. IS (by Associated Press) Julius J. Binder, chairman of a local committee organized here in the interest of the candidacy of Champ Clark for the Democratic nomination for President, says that permanent headuuarters will be established in this city. Similar committees will be organized throughout the country, he said.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-18
WOMEN WILL BATTER DOWN
 HIGH PRICES

CHICAGO, Dec. IS (by Associated Press) Mrs Maude R. Hurley is to direct state organization whose is sion will be to. batter down prices She has been given big powers, and advises women to refuse to pay luxury prices and unreasonable costs for com mon foodstuffs. She says they should buy only necessities, and stop eating $1-a,dozen eggs and 9O-cent butter.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-18
S0MEPARTSOF EUROPE FACE
 STARVATION

WASHINGTON, Dec. IS (by Asso- ciated Press) Herbert Hoover in a published statement yesterday said Europe, outside of Germany, were face to face with starvation. Unless some means of rendering assistance were quickly devised, he predicted, breakdown of government would take place and another cesspool like that of Russia would result.