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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

The merchants that can't afford to advertise might also eoonomize by renting smaller quarters and turning off their help.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

The services tomorrow, in Bethany church, will be as usual. There will be a sermon by the pastor, Rev. Will liam NichoII, at 10:3O 8. m, and the Sunday school will meet at the close of the morning service, to which all are invited to remain. The Young Peoples meeting will be held at 6:45, followed by the regular evening ser vice at 7:30. Come out to these various services and bring your friends.
 MT. James McTaggart, of Judson 1 Place, has received his new machine for vulcanizing auto tires, and he ex- | poets to do quite a business in that | line during the coming summer. He | thoroughly understands that kind of work and any order that may be placed at his house will be attended | to promptly.
 The upstairs rooms of the Porter | Homestead, on White street, has been rented to out-of-town parties. Dur ing the past few years these rooms have been occupied by MT. Burger, who recently moved to Bridgeport.
 Mrs. Louis Somers, of White street, has left town, for a trip to Florida. Her father and mother are in Florida, and it is said that MT Porter does 1 not intend to return to Straford this 1 summer and Mrs SOmeFS hdS SOl4S for a trip and also to accompany her mother north. She will be absent several weeks.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Camp, of 1 White street will leave town about the first of the month, for their new home in Vine1and, New Jersey. They have sold their home on White street, and MT. Camp says that he has al ready purchased a fine little cottage in Vineland, with several acres of land surrounding it. and he has de- cided to try his luck at the chicken t bIsfness He IS not very far from 1 Atlantic City.
 News items for publication in The
 Times may be left at Carten Bros.
 Etratford Garage. Main street.
 CORTEZ c. ROCKWELL. plumbing and heating: jobbing a speciality.
 Cor. Msin and Hillside avenue
 Stratford. ID 1e e
 STAMFORD GARAGE--Automob
 accessories and general repair work.
 Satisfaction guaranteed at Carten
 Bros.'
 FOR sAIE-Old fashioned Is room
 house in Stratford. Gleason. 2jss 1 Main St. Stratford. Conn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22
TAXES ON GRAND LIST OF 1918

Notice is hereby given to the tax payers of the City of Bridgeport that the taxes on the grand list of 1918 are due and payable ar the tax collectors $ office, Rooms and 5. City Hall, Tues day, April 1st, 1919.
 The undersigned will be at the col lector's office as above on April 1st, 1919, and daily thereafter, Sundays excepted, from g a. m. to ?. m. and Saturdays from 9 a. m. to 12 p. m. for the purpose of collecting said taxes.
 After May 1st, 1919, as required by law. interest at the rate of three-q quar- ters of one per cent will be added to all unpaid taxes and the same on the first of each succeeding month.
 HOWARD F. SMITH, S1as% Tax Collector.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

Rabbits, foxes, and other game be- ing scarce In Russia, there Is nothing left to pop over but grand dukes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22
WANTED FOR SPOT CASH

WANTED FOR SPOT CASH All kinds HousehoI1 Furniture and Effects, Merchandise, Goods, etc Call, write or phone.
 The Bridgeport Auction Company 2S6-2 -2SS Fairfield Avenue. Phones Bar. 1906 or Bar. 9S2~13.
 BIS If.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, FAIRFIELD COUNTY, 6VTPFRIOR COURT.

Bridgeport, March 14, A D. 1919
 Upon tho complaint of the said George Albert Carter praying, for req sons therein set forth, for a divorce, returnable to the Superior Court in and for Fairfield County, on the first Tuesday of April. 1919.
 It appearing to and being found by the subscribing authority that Eva Carter, the said defendant, is absent from this state and gone to parts un- known.
 Therefore Ordered, that notice of the pendency of said complaint be given by publishing this order in the Bridgeport Times, a newspaper print ed in Bridgeport, three times success stvely, comrnencing on or before the 20tn day of March, A. D 1919.
 MICHAEL J. FLANAGAN, Asst. Clerk of the Superior Court for
 Fairfield County S20s"p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

The ParochiaI Society of Christ church will not hold it's regular meet ing Tuesday, March 25. All members are invited to meet with the auxiliary on Friday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

Miss Lila Judson of North Main street, copy clerk at the office of the Bridgeport GaT6 and Title company, Is spending some time at the town
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

Miss Catherine Curtis, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Walter Curtis, Long Brook avenue, who has been i'll with scarlet fever, Is now oonvalescing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

Many arguments as to why the Ss- lectnen should order the laying of an extra two feet of concreat on Barnum avenue while the work is being done on that street were heard by the se- lectmen at their meeting on Thurs day. In addition to the desire on the part of a. large number of men to have the extra two feet of concrete a desire was expressed by a number of those present that Barnun avenue at the Junction of Main street should be widened- Edward N. Cowe1l of Long Beach was appointed 0 special police man until October next at this meet ling.
 1 Frank Cox, manager for the Davey l Brothers store in Stratford for number of months has opened the store at Barnum avenue and Barnum Terrace and will endeavor to build up a business for himself.
 Chief of Police William B. Nichols took a deaf and dumb child to the school at Mystic on Thursday.
 Thomas Hamilton, son of MT. and 1 Mrs. Hugh Hamilton, who has done his bit in France, has received his discharge and Is now in town. Mrs. William Dow and children of | Barnum avenue are visiting relatives at Winsted.
 Mrs. O. L. Dunbar of Freeman ave nue was elected at the last meettng g llof the Woman's Home Missionary so- ciety of the Methodist church to rep resent Stratford at the annual meet ing of the New York East Conference society to be held at the New York avenue church, Brooklyn, on March 27 and 28.
 Frederick Mills entertained a num- ber of friends one evening this week att his home on the Huntingdon road Among those present at this gather EIaton, Russell Smith and Herbert Booth.
 Mrs. Mary Wilcoxson has been quite i'll at her home on North Main street Mrs. Julia Thompson of East Broad , way expects to leave Stratford this week for an extended visit with rela- ,t1ves at Patchogue, Long Island. | George, son Of MT. and Mrs Sidney
  has been i'll with pneumonia. is much improved in health.
 Benjamin Graham. a student at Wesleyan college, has been spending a few days with his parents MT. and Mrs John Graham, Blakeman place. Miss Elpha Sill1man, daughter o1 Mir and Mrs. Robert SiHiman of War , wick avenue, e. student at a school fol I young women in Massachusetts, has been spending a few days in town 3 Miss Catherine Curtis daughter o1 MT. and Mrs. Walter Curtis, Long 5 Brook avenue, who has been III w1tt scarlet fever, is now convalescing.
 Miss Lila Jndson of North NTatr street, copy clerk at the office of the Bridgeport Gan5 and Title company
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

GEORGE ALBERT CARTER
 vs. Order of Notice EVA GARTER
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

clerks office making 8 copy of the real estate transfers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22
THE CYRUS PHARMACY

FAIRFIELD AVENUE AND COURT
 LAND STREET.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

sTRATFORD GARAGE---Automob accessories and general repair work. Satisfaction guaranteed at Carten Bros.'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

FOR sALE-Old fashioned Is room house in Stratford. Gleason, 2jss Main St.. StraIords Conn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

Benjamin Graham. a student a Wesleyan college, has been spendin a few days with his parents, MT. an Mrs John Graham, Blakeman place.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

Miss Elpha SilHman, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Robert SiFliman of War wick avenue, e. student at a school for young women in Massachusetts, has been spending a few days in town
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22
FREE TO THE SICK!

Naughton making E-Ray examination of the Lungs with Improved Magnoathts Skiascope aid gnosis. This other wonderful methods of annations Free to all who call on him at the HOTEL LORRAINE
 MONDAY, MARCH 24TH
 Hours: 10:3O A. M to 8 P. M.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

George, son Of MT. and Mrs. Sidney CoIburne of Huntington road, whc has been i'll with pneumonia. is much improved in health
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

CoRTEZ c. ROCKWELL. plumbing and heating; jebbing a speciality Cor. Msin and Hillside avenue Stratford. D 10 tf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

News items for publication in The Times may be left at Carten Bros. Etratford Garage. Main street
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22
FREE FOR THIS VISIT

, not Ps ad2sn 6as @ Sn xR the @ d @ sonE p tn the rh Q r Naughton relief Sn
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

Thomas Hamilton, son of MT. and Mrs. Hugh Hamilton, who has done his bit in France, has received his discharge and Is now in town.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

Mrs. Julia Thompson of East Broad way expects to leave Stratford this week for an extended visit with rela- ,t1ves at Patch ogue, Long Island.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

Mrs. William Dow and children of Barnum avenue are visiting relatives at Winsted.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22

Frank Cox, manager for the Davey Brothers store in Stratford for a number of months has opened the store at Barnum avenue and Barnum Terrace and will endeavor to build up a business for himself.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18
Secretary Lane
To Quit Cabinet
Some Time Later

Washington, Dec. IT, Secretary
Lane today issued a statement denying
published reports that he had placed
his resignation before President Wilson
but disclosing that he intends to leave
the cabinet when he can do so without
adding to the Presidents burdens or
Worries This is Mr. Lane S state
ment: With reference to my talked
Of resignation, ] have not sent it to
the President nor even written it, but
| do not contemplate going out of the
cabinet and have withheld talking to
the President about it because I do not
Wish to add to his burdens or worries
at this time. Nor do I know when the
'silite sir. dsnie When l can. This is a
full statement of all the facts. / have
thought it unkind to say anything to.
him about the matter and that any
mention of it now by anyone would be
a needless annoyance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18
Rhode Island
Ready To Fight
For IT'S" Booze
(By United Press)

{By United Press)
Washington, D. c., Dec. 17-Rhode
Island, in the Supreme Court today,
will begin its fight against constitu-
tional prohibition. Backed by an APP
preparation of $4,000 of the state legis-
lature Attorney General Rice stated to-
day he would ask the noon for permits
sion to file an original for complaint
against the enforcement of the consti-
tutional amendment on the main ground
that it is an encroachment by the fed
eral government upon the police pow
ers Of fhe state. If the court agrees
to hear the case, announcement of
which is expected Monday, the state
will immediately ask for an injunction
to restrain federal authorities from en-
forcing the amendment as provided for
in the Volstead law in Rhode Island.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18
Parents Moisture
Handicapped
Son Is Found
by United Press. )


Washington, Dec. 17-Arthurs Philip
Vents, seven months old son of Mr..
and Mrs. August Vents, who was kid
mapped from a "baby parking place
in a department. store last July, is be-
lieved to have been found is Bellevue
hospital foundlings ward. The mother
who identified the child, is sure it is
her son and while August Vents is not
SO sure, he announced today he would
adopt the baby anyway. A birthmark,
visible behind the infant s ear only
when it cries, was said to have been
found by Mrs. Vents According to de-
tectives who have worked on the case
since July, the baby was abandoned
by its kidnapers in the grand central
station December 9Th.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18
BOGWILO SAYS mot GUILTY
Made Differences
In Estimates of
German Damages
lBy Associated Pressl

Paris, Dec. 17-German claims in con
nection with settlement of peace term
details were again before the Supreme
Council today. In dealing with these
the council reached an unanimous agree
ment to permit the Germans to collect
their custom duties in gold. In 4
further discussion of the question of
compensation for the sinking OF the
German warships at Scapa Flow dis
crepancy was developed between the
estimates of the separations committee
and those of the German experts re-
garding the total of mercantile ton
mage and floating docks available for
PREPARATION purposes at German ports.
This discrepancy amounted to about
100000 tons.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18
MA YOR JOACHIM
WANTS JOB AGAIN
Tells His Close Political Friends That
He Is a Candidate for Reelection
at the Spring Election.

Mayor John G.. Joachim likes the job
of being mayor. He has announced to
his close political friends that he is
going to be a candidate for reelection
at the spring primaries and election.
The announcement does not come as a
surprise as it has been taken for grant
ed that the Mayor will seek re-
election. There has been no action
taken to organize his campaign commit
tee and the early announcement is not a
formal one. The formal announcement
will probably come about the first Of
January when petitions for the nomina
ton of city officials may be put into
circulation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18

Two little girls, with golden ringlets
falling down over their shoulders, in
the shadow Of the greatest sorrow OF
their lives, were the central features
in the trial of julius Bogwilo, charged
with the murder Of his wife, Mary
Bogwilo, in the Circuit Court, this
morning. They sat wiping tears from
their eyes as they heard their father
called a murderer" and their mother
characterized as a twanton." With
eyes riveted on the jury and with ears
open to catch every word of the pro-
ceedings these two little girls, Emily
and Violet Bogwilo, suffered more prob
ably than the father at the bar of
justice, charged with ths wilful murde~-
Of mis- wife.
CHIEF Witnesses for the State.
The little girls are to be the chief
witnesses of the state. They saw the
final chapter of the domestic quarrels
of their mother and father. They saw
the flash of the revolver; they saw the
blood flowing from cruel wounds before
they were taken away by kind friends
who have since cared for them and who
have tried to teach them how to forget.
The first day of the trial was fea-
tured by opening statements of the at
torneys. The state is represented by
District Attorney Peter Fisher and
Judge Joseph R. Clarkson, but on &C.
count Of the illness of the district at
torney the opening statement to the
jury was made by Judge Clarkson.
Attorneys R. Y. Baker and Frank 8.
Symmonds represented the defendant
and Attorney Baker made an opening
statement to the jury
Bogwilo Children on Stand.
When the court reconvened this az.
ternoon, little Emily Bogwilo, the. 12-
year-old daughter of the defendant.
took the witness stand. A very pretty
little girl, dressed in white wool dress
and wearing cap from which wealth
of golden curls peeped out, she told the
jury how she watched her father FIRE
the shots that killed her mother. She
was SO small that her feet did noe
touch the floor while she sat in the wit.
ness stand and they dangled nervously
while she told her childish story of the
tragedy. 1t was the only sign of nery-
BUSINESS, however, for she quietly and
cody related the whole story - the
last detail.
She began her story with relating
how her mother had planned to go with
the two daughters on an automobile
ride with the Homrigs. She then told
how her father came and uarreled !
short while with her mother and how
when the mother left the house, shed
stood just behind her father and watch
ed him fire the death shots. Little !
Emily then said she ran off the porch,
Continued on Page 4l <
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18
Gon1pers Wants
Government To
Control Railroads
tBy United Press.

Washington, Dec. Ia plea that
the Curnmins railroad bill now before
the senate be withdrawn and that the
government continue control of the
railroads for at least two years was
made by Samuel Gompers, head of the
American Federation Of Labor repre-
sentatives of the four railway brother
hoods, and officials of several farmers
organizations here today which appear
ed before the Senate Commerce Com
mittee. At the White House it was in
timated that president Wilson s spec
ial railroad message to congress will be
ready within a few days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18
Gaunt Famine
Stalks Through
Stricken Austria
(By United Press. !

(By United Press.}
Rome, Dec. 17-Gaunt famine strides
through Austria, crushing innocence
women and babies and threatening the
entire nation with humiliation. One
of the greatest catastrophes in history
is imminent and can only be avered
through prompt aid Of Austria IS erst-
while enemies. This was the word pict-
ure painted today by Cardinal Piffl,
archbishop of Vienna, in describing
conditions in his country. In unim-
FASHIONED manner he told of the suf-
fering and hopelessness which war had
brought upon Austria, once the most
power nation in the world and now only
an obscure state, politically and
economically at the mercy of the allies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18
IT WAS 49,. A MIsrAKE.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Dec. Professor
Albert Porta, who is generally credited
with having predicted the end of the
world today, made no such fat state
ment aceordin gto his friends here to-
day. President Harry B. Hutchins of
the University Of Michigan, said that
Pofta had never been member Of the
faculty Of the university and as far as
he had been able} to find had never
been a student here
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18
Jury viii Probe
INFO Charges
Of Co illusion,

Indianapolis, Dec. II Whether we
shall be governed by law and order or
by threats and force, was the issue put
before a federal grand jury which CON
vened here today to investigate charges
Of collision on the part of miners and
operators. Judge a. B. Anderson Of
the United States District Court put
the information in the hands of the jury
at eleven o'clock this morning. TTThe
jurors" Judge Anderson said, ''must
determine whether the miners and oper-
ators have worked together to violate
the Lever act and the antitrust laws. =
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18
Lay Il, Ciedr
For Gotham S
Neu Year 5 Day
by Associated press. J

New York, Dec. 17-New Workers
who in years past have heralded each
New Year with the popping of corks
from champagne bottles and attendant
festivities in the White Light dis
trict hotel and restaurants, will drink
to the health of 1920 with sweet cider.
Many Of the city's leading hotels, des-
pairing Of disposing Of their well stock
ed wine cellars because Of the Supreme
Courts edict, today commenced laying
in plentiful supplies Of this 'fprohibi-
ton tipple.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18
WANTS NEWSPAPERS CUT DOWN

Washington, Dec. 17-Appeal to
newspapers of the country to make an
immediate reduction Of 10 per cent in
the size of their publications ON ac-
count of the paper shortage was made
today by the House Post Office com
mittee. Such action is necessary to
prevent destruction Of large number
Of newspapers in the smaller cities and
towns of the country and infict ire
parable injury on communities served
by them the committee declared today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18
Just Cold Wave
Not World SEND
Says Weathernaan

Washington, Dee. 17.--This is the
day the world was scheduled to come
to an end because five planets were
ranged on one side Of the sun. End Of
the world weather as reported to the
government forecasters here was fea-
tured by below normal temperature in
nearly all sections. But this morning
the forecasters had no advices indi-
eating terrible storms were seourging
the earth, as unoficially predicted The
positions Of the planets had nothing to
do with the cold wave, it was said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18
TO DECIDE BoGw1Lo's FATE.

William Petersen, Salem.
Talford Powell, Pleasant Prairie.
Carl 1iolienbecK, Bristol.
Henry G. Spoor, Kenosha.
w. H. Gallagher, Kenosha.
Louis Barrows, Somers.
A. J. Berger, Kehosha.
George Davis, Bristol.
Arthur Halle, Pleasant Prairie.
Peter Reiter, Brighton.
J. A. Walker, Bristol.
Leslie Holiday, Paris.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18
Attorney for julius BOgwiIo
Tells Jury That Man Be-
lieves Wife Was About
To Kill Him When He
Fired Fatal Shots In Day.
ton Street Home Las8
May.
LITTLE GIRLS WEEK IN COURT

Jury Is Secured To Hear Trial of Az
legged Murderer and State and De-
Tense Make Extended Statements To
the Jury Of What They Expect To
Prove Bogwi1o weeps AS Attorney.
Recounts Story of Troubled Domestic
Life Attorneys Paint Black Pic.
ture of Slain Woman.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18
SIX HUNDRED ARE RESCUED.
lBy Assoeiated Press

San Francisco, Dec. l7-six hundred
persons and members Of the crew of
the Steamer Fazilka, recently stranded
on the southeastern shore of Great Nico,
bar in the Indian ocean, were taken
Of safely and carried to Penang by the
United States Shipping Board steamer
West Modus, according to mail advices
received here today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18
KieU Captured
By BolsheUists
Noscou' Reports
(By Associated Press

London, Dec. 1.-THE capture of Kiev
and the occupation Of Kupiansk, south
east Of Kharkov, are claimed in a boil
shevik statement received from Mos
COW by wireless today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18
General WoodSays
I Can't2 Haven't
And I Won't Talk
(By United Press

Denver, Dec. 1T can t talk poll
tics; / haven t done so, and / won L, J
was the statement of Major General
Leonard Wood in response to direct
question here today as to whether he
would accept the Republican nomiEation
for president of the United States.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18
AUSTRIA sUsPENDs TRAINs.

Vienna, Dec. IL Owing to the coal
shortage passenger traffic has been sus-
pended on all railways in Austria dur
ing Christmas week, it was announced
Soday, ~