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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10
K. C. COUNTRYWIDE EDUCATION WORK
 IS UNDER WAY

New York, Dec 9.-AIore than 5000 former service men are taking advantage of the chain of supple mentary educational night schools conducted by the Knights of CoIurn- bus throughout the country by the local councils it was announced yes ter6ay. By the first ot the year it is expected that the schools which are free to all men of the Navy, Army, and Marine Corps will have q total attendance of 25,000 scholars. The following figures for six cities give an interesting sidelight on the popularity of the Casey schools.
 Boston 2595, Providence 275, Buff falo S55, Jersey City 334, New York 655- The figures for the latter city are low because the opening of at least six schools has been put off until the new year. This scheme of assisting the returned service men to secure an education during the leis- ure hours after work is seperate from the council scholarships and the award of $50 free scholarships to the returning soldiers In con- junction with this work the Knights in the five cities cited, operate em- p1oyment bureaus which place at least 2.5OO men each week When a soldier is found to lack a proper knowledge of bookkeeping, steonog- raphy, or training for a, certain me- chanicaI line the Knights send him to school. The supplementary schools like the free scholarship awards are for all service men irrespective of their religious tenets.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10
THE TIMES: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 19l

reasons such as port congestion, la Dor troubles and management
 Net gain in steam tonnage fO~ the world was placed at 2,5OO,OO0 gross tons. while that of the United States was 7,6OO,OOO gross tons. Merchant
 tonnage now under contruction, is more than double the prewar output. Steel steam tonnage for the United States at the close of the past ifs
 cal year was over 6,OOO,0OO gross
 tons, four times greater than 1914
 and is increasing at the rate of 35o,-
 900 tons monthly.
 "The annual output of our ship yards" the report said, exceed the greatest annual output of the worlds shfpyards before 1914. Steel ship building plants have been extended or established with new machinery methods. housing, and transit accom- i r7odations equal, and in some respect superior to those abroad. American tonnage clearing in overseas trade ir the fiscal year 1919 was six times greater than in 1914"
 The total gross tonnage of ships :! flying the American flag on June 90 1 1919. was 12.907,8OO of which 6.669,- ! 726 tons were assigned to foreigr trade, 2.635.SS0 to the Great Lakes ! area and 3.601.Ss4 to sea and river | traffic.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10
PROHIBITION IS
 ATTACKED THREE
 TIMES IN COURTS

Washington. Dec. 1O.---COnstitutfon- aItty of the War Time Prohibition and the prohibition enforcement laws was atta cked ill the Supreme Court in three different appeals. One came from Kentucky where the former statute was held invalid. Two came from New York where both acts were sustained.
 Beside the millions of dollars in vested in brewery and distling plants the decision affects approximately &C., alone at between S10O, O,00O,0OO and S2O0,O00,OOO according to internal revenue officials estimates.
 The cases of the Kentucky Dis tiIleries and Warehouse Company of Louisville, Ky, and Dryfoos, Blum & Company of New York were virtually identical and resulted from efforts to compel the government to release whis5ey from bond. The third case. an appeal of Jacob Ruppert, a brewer of New York, involved authority under the acts of manufacture beer containing 2.75 per cent. alcohol.
 In arguing the cases before the Supreme Court on Nov. 20 and 2I, 1919, EIihu Root and others appear ing in opposition to prohibition acts conterGed that wartime prohibition was unconstitutional because Congress had no power to prohibit the sale Of intoXicants within state except under it's war power which had ceased: that the act cOnfictcd with the Fifth constitutional amendment prohibiting the taking of private property without just compensation and that the war had terminated, making the act obsolete and invalid. It was also Contended that the Vol stead law (the prohibition enforce ment act) by fixing one half of one cent. as the maximum amount of aI- cohoI in beverages, established a new standard for intoXicants. MT. Root
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10
AMERICA SETS
 NEW RECORD OF
 TRADE BALANCE

Washington, Dec. 9.-America's trade balance for the fiscal year end ing last June 30 was $3.978,134,947. "a figure never approached in the commerce of any nation in the his tory of the worId,'' said the annual report today of the Secretary of Commerce. New high marks were established in both exports and inn ports, exports totaH.ng $7.O74, 4,011,- 529 and imports $3.O95, ,87G,5G2. Ex- ports to Europe aggregated S4634,- 816,S41; to North America S1.291.- 932342: to Asia $GO3. .92454S and to South America $40O.90I,60
 Despite war losses, the worlds merchant tonnage is larger now than at any other time in history, the re- port said, the total tonnage being 5O,919,O0O gross compared with 49,- 069, 900 in 1914. The present aver age efficiency of the worlds merchant tonnage, however, is below that of 1914 "because of inherent reasons in contraction and for ezt~aneous
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10

also contended that the Constitutional Prohibition amendment allowed liquor dealers a year of grace" to enable them to reaGjust their affairs to meet changed conditions but despite the amendment, which he argued was virtually a contract between Con- gress and the states, the liquor busi- ness had been constantly heckIed with legislation by prohibitionists in Congress seeking to advance the time for national prohibition.
 These contentious were generally refuted by Solicitor General King and William L. F'rierson, assistant general appearing on the govern ments behalf, who took the position that the prohibition act is still in full force owing to the Senate's delay in ratifying the Peace Treaty, that a state of war technically exists, that national prohibition was necessary for the winning of the war and the esta blishment later of normal peace conditions and that such legislation came within the war powers of Congress-
 In declaring the wartime prohibi- ton act unconstitutional, Federal Dis trict Judge Walter Evans in Louis vile, held the act conf1icted with
 
 internal revenue officials from pre- venting the Kentucky DistiIIeries and Warehouses company from removing whisley for beverage purposes from its warehouses.
 The act however, was upheld in the Dryfoos case by the Federal district court in New York which dismissed proceedings brought to enable the company to withdraw a small quan- tity of distilled spirits from bond
 The Ruppert case was slishtly diff ferent from the others in that it in volved also the right of Congress to prohibit the continued manufacture Of 2.75 per cent. beer, which it was claimed, is notwithstanding. Injunc- tions to restrain internal revenue of dcials from interfering with the Rup- pert co.'s orn in producing such beer were asked on the grounds that the Wartime prohibition act as well as the first section of the NOIstead law limiting alcoholic content of bever ages to a maximum of half of one per cent. of alcohol were uncon- stitutionaI. Federal district Judge Hand, however, dismissed the petI-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10
ITALIAN CONSUL
 GENERAL LAUDS
 VOCATION BOARD

Vincenzo Mangiaracina after be- ing seventeen years in the United States left this country in 1915 to join the Italian Army Motor Corps. There he served with distinction until he was disabled for service in one of the battles on the Piave where he was totally blinded and badly wounded in the leg.
 As soon as he could, he came back to America where he felt that even with his handicap he still had a chance to succeed. He had already taken out his first citizenship papers be fore the war. which enabled the Fed eral Board for Vocational Education with the aid os the Elk's fund flor Americans disabled in Allied Armies
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10

tions. holding the acts to come clear ly within the scope of Congress under it's war powers.
 The Kentucky case was decided by the lower court on Oct. 27 and the New York cases on Nov. 14 and all were immediately appealed. About eighteen months would have been re- quired for them to make their way through the Supreme Court docket for argument had not the court upon the motion of both sides agreed to expedite their consideration owing to the short time eIapsing before naionaI constitutional prohibition becomes ef- fectiVe in January.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10
Christmas Talking Machines

No matter what your taste in music the Graanola or Victrola satisfy it. Whether it be the rocking rythm of the latest Fox Trotfor the strains Beethoven Sonaa-rand Opera appropriate Christmas music-band orchestra selections short may be vours with either of these wonderful entertainers.
 Select now from complete stocks!
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10
THOUSANDS POISONED
 Life Shortened by Uric Acid
BY DE. L C. RARCoCK

Most people die eventually of overd condition If the blood be rendered alkaline the longer i've W regular hours, plenty of between meals sensible food and chance the posons of the will live to be hundred But unfortunately highly of living increased storage of acid in the body This pson and suffer from lumbago aches rheumatism
 Get rid of this acid by taking harmless medicine called Anuric (an-ucacd which throws the acid by stimulating the kidneys Drink full half bcfore take Anuc "An1rc 5e obtained almost drug
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10

to give him the vocational training which he needed to carry on blinded.
 He Is now at the Exchange and Training School for the Blind in Brooklyn, New York, studying the fundamentals of English. reading.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10
The Christmas Piano

beneficial, substantial. lasting addition to any home WlSSner Piano or Player Piano It is certainly the gift are from $50 to $l0O lower than prices for of equal merit We make Pianos and "plavers- sell them direct from Homeless inc middle profit.
 You pay less for Better Piano as a result
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10
A MEAN ADVANTAGE.

DO people ever take advantage of the invitation to use this church for meditation and prayer?" a city yer ger was once asked.
 "Yes, he replied, 'I catched two of 'en at it the other day!'-Blighty.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10

Are you an experienced aviator?'
 well, I've been at 1t three months and I'm all here" - Boston Tran script
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10
No Talking Machine Records on Approval No Second Hand Rec Ord5 the result.
Special Xmas Terms

Wlssner will give you swift, careful attention expert sales people-private ground floor denonstra- ton rooms-in which Talking Machines of every size are demonstrated Hear and select yours now!
 Buy your Grafonola, Victroa, or Wissner Piano noW-avod the confusion and probable disappoint- nlent of the E'eleventh hour''
 Shop Now-It's real pleasure-because stocks are complete.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10

writing, etc. which will be the foun- dation for further vocational train ing.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-10
City Property To Be
Put Up at Auction
Sinking Fund Commission De-
cides 10 Sell Old Public
School No. lis

On the recommendation of Controller
Craig, the Sinking Fund Commission
yesterday decided to advertise for an
auction sale and also for bids for cjtv
property on Downing Street. near
Bleecker, Manhattan. formerly used bv
Public School No. 113. The Controller
has received an offer of SOS 900 for
the property and another offer Of S3900
year for tcn-year lease.
The property is in the area of tho
seventh Avenue subway development.
1T Is expected that the auction will at-
tract considerable attention. 1t will
aHord test of the demand for u,,p.
crty in that section.
A plan for the Improvement of tho
BBlrooklyn 81 waterfront between Latting
Place and Bay Ridge Avenue wa< re-,
ferred to the committee Of the whole
The plan includes building a new bulk
head line, marginal way sixty feet
VIDE, and five new piers ranging from
a45 TO $50 feet in length. In recon-
mending the new piers, Dock Commits
sioner Hubert said there was but one
open pier between Fulton and Fiftv-
second Streets, and the Street Cleaning
Department is asking for that
New-York tribune., 1919-01-10
Foes Line Broken
BY 3l6th Infantry,
General Kuhn Says
Regiments Work Commend
ed by Commander of 10Th
Division on West Front

No single unit of the American oX-
peditlonary army acquitted itself with
greater credit than the 316th Infantry
Regiment of the 10Th Division. The
regiment was highly commended for
its work IN the final drive north Of
Verdun By Major General Joseph f.
Kuhn.
A copy of the letter Of commcnda-
tion sent to Colonel George Williams,
in command of the regiment, early in
November has just been received in
this country. The work of the organi-
1ation from November a to 6, when it
broke the severest kind of resistance
hy the Germans, Is emphasized as a
striking example of courage and ef
hclency. Major Kuhn's letter follows: ::
10 the commanding officer, 316th
Regiment Infantry:
''ln the final offensive on tho heights
east of the Meusc and north OF Yer
dun the task of breaking the enemv's
resistance at the Borne du Cornouiller
1Hlil 378) devolved upon the 316th
regiment of Infantry. Stubbornly de-
Tended by the enemy, this tacticallv
strong point presented an obstacle Of
the most serious character In spite
cf all difficulties the regiment sue
cecded after three days heavy fighting.
November to 6, in capturing and
finally holding the Borne du Cornouil-
Ter, In breaking the cnemy's resistance
and contributing materially to driving
the enemy from the heights east of the
Meuse few days later
numerous authenticated instances
OF gallantry, tenacity and endurance
nave come to the commanding gen
erals notice, proving beyond question
that the regiment acquitted itself with
the greatest credit and in a manner
worthy of the best American traditions.
The commanding general takes
great pride in the achievements of the
regiment and directs that you bring
this letter to the attention of YOUR
command"
The 3l6th Infantry Regiment is com
posed almost entirely of New York men.
1t was trained at Camp Upton. The
letter OF commendation was read to
the regiment, company by company,
while 1T was resting from its efforts in
small French village.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-10

nelius's, and John J. Tunney, eighteen,
of 1852 Westchester Avenue, The Bronx,
were arrested yesterday morning at 4
O'Clock at their homes and arraigned in
the Tombs police court on short afi-
davits, charged with completely in the
theft.
1t is alleged that they helped Cor
nelius dispose of some of the bonds,
and that Lester Cregan had been send
ing lnstalments to the actress The
police say that Tunney received only
$500 for his participation in the dis
posal of the securities.
Magistrate Sweetser held each in
$4,000 bail for examination on Janu-
ary Ia.
Detective Mayer followed the woman
and the burlesque company to Phila-
delphia, where the show is now
The securities and their market
prices at the tim eof the theft were
100000 in Liberty bonds, s56,4O0; 200
General Motors, $4,000; 800 Ohio
Cities Gas, $13,125; 100 Reading, S.
1875; 100 Republic Seel, $7,450; 200
United States Steel, $19,025 100 Amer
lean Locomotive, 5000. Total value,
S136, 175.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-10
testimonial Meeting
Tickets Distributed

TICKETS Of admission to the
H. mass meeting January II in
Madison Square Garden, which is
intended to be a demonstration of
gratitude to returning soldiers,
may be obtained at the following
places:
AMERICAN DEFENCE SO
CIETY, Al East Twenty-third
Street.
WOMEN's NATIONAL CON-
MITTEE, American Defence So
ciety, Ais Madison Avenue.
THE NATIONAL SECURITY
LEAGUE, 10 West Forty-fourth
Street.
PUTNAM BOOK STORE, 2
West Forty-ifth Street.
These places we're designated
yesterday as ticket distribution
centres by the executive COM
mittee of the Citizens Commit
tee of Welcome, which is arrang-
ing the Madison Square Garden
testimonial of appreciation. The
committee at the same time is
sued an invitation for contribu-
iions from persons in sympathy
with its purposes. Checks should
be mailed to B. L. Allen, vice
president of the Columbia Trust
Company, 60 Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-10
Columbia Man Attacks
u. S. Control of Publicity
DIR. Hodge Declares Present
Government Propaganda
Worse Than German

The United States is at the parting
of the ways, DR.. Richard Morse Hodge,
of Columbia University, declared yes
tcrday in the first of twelve lectures
on "a Democratic Peace" delivered at
the Hotel Plaza. Either it must re-
turn to the policy of individual initia-
tive or it must adopt another. Pub
licity and control, he said, were "the
two feet upon which a citizen stands
and neither is a good support without
the other.
"Hun gas put the whole world to
sleep before the war;" he said. "Now
we are SOPHISTICATED, for the intellect
can neutralize speech gas without don
ming mask of cloth. We cannot ncu-
tralize United States government pro-
paganda, however. as easily. 1t is more
subtle than the Hun product and we
are not yet sophisticated enough, We
have the ability but not the power
We had the power before the war
New-York tribune., 1919-01-10
Detectives Roses
Win Actress and
$l36,l75 in Bonds
Young Woman's Fortune
Nanishes When She Tells
Secret of Gifts From
a Wall Street Clerk

Two detectives, posing as wealthy
bachelors with penchant for beauty
behind the footlights, by the liberal
use of roses and after theatre suppers
so gained the confidence of Madpe
Chamberlain, a burlcsque actress. that
the young woman unwittingy gave
them information which enabled them
to recover practically all of S136.175
worth of securities which were stolen
on December 80 from Mcclure. Jones
q Reed, brokers, of 115 Broadway, and
IN addition put them on the trail of
cornelius Cregan, nineteen years old.
who is alleged to have stolen them.
Inc detectives were August MAYER
and Grover Brown, both of whom for
good looks are acknowledged to be ton
hotchcrs. Young Cregan had been ut
work Tor Mcclure, Jones Reed only
a Few hours when securities we're
handed to him to deliver to the Ma
t,onal Bank of Commerce. Cregan and
we ,1 ponos never arrived at the bank
i,'s "a employers were astounded, because
vaa. vme Young man had worked for three
years tor Dominick & Dominick and
oorc an excellent reputation. Brown
ana Mayer and +. j. Mason, of a pri
Vate detective agency, were assigned
ana soon found that the young man had
recently left his home, 500 Eagle Avc.
nuo, the Bronx, and had been living at
a. MOTEL near Eighth Avenue and l26th
.ntreet. where Madge Chamberlain of
the Kelly Burlesque Company was
registered. The detectives learned that
young Cregan was desperately in love
WIN the actress and had been main
tanning standard of living quite ont
OK proportion to his modest salary as
messenger for Wall Street brokerace
house.
Followed Actress ON Trip
The burlesque company moved ~
waterbury Conn. That evening Brown
anu an mayer we're occupying box seats.
ana at the end of the show were throw
ing roses and kisses at the actress in
proiuslon. Then followed supper. and
nnally tho actress displayed that most
m"ted or feminine failings--her inahiI-
n.y TO Keep secret. She confided that
Joe London" one of her admirers. had
recently given her eleven $1,000 Libertv
oohos and had promised her manv
n "hen the burlesque troupe moved to
PATERSON, N. j., with it went ROW
ana Mayer. Finally the aetress rave a
description of Joe London" Tho,
Brown and Mayer broke the sad ncws
and she gave UP the bonds and ali p.ma ~
''iuehce she had on Cregan. +
ru as result of her assistance, Lester
~l1- L.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-10
Show Girl Sues Shubcrts
For $25O,OOO for Injuries

Miss May Bell, show girl who in
private life is Mrs. II. j. Haylor- Bell.
wife or dentist at III West Seventy.
nrst, sued the Shubert Theatrical
company yesterday for $250,00o for
INJURIES 81 sustained on the stage Of the
Cansino Theatre. Dr. Taylor-Bcll' hon
husband, fled suit for $4,000 for loss
Of his wifc's services.
The show girl complains that she
slipped and fell on defective stair
way leading from the stare to the
green room. She suffered Injuries IN
her spine that required an operation
and caused probably permanent in
iuries III
New-York tribune., 1919-01-10

when we priced free press above
everything.
Americans at preser. are suffering
fror Ol tlcn
bewlldered enough to tolerate govern
ment propaganda as If We nud no, per
mitted the suppression of news during
the war only to win the war. The
same man who trusts Foch to thor
oughly disarm Germany trusts the
United States government to regulate
news and to seize wires and cables
New-York tribune., 1919-01-10

tion and gratitude for the splendid
service of our brave boys to be sulied
by such spokesman.
owe regret exceedingly that it
should thus be made impossible for
us to participate in service which
We should otherwise regard as a high
but under the circumstances
we feel that we can best honor our
troops by rcsigning from the com
mttee."
New-York tribune., 1919-01-10
Naval Heroes to Get INSIGNIA

/, WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.--Thc House
bin providing for distinguished service
naval insignia, similar to that author
,zed Tor the army, was passed TODAY
by the SENATE. '"S
New-York tribune., 1919-01-10
until the war ends with peace sign
Either we won the war becau

Either we won the war because
&c - s-A.....ss eV0.N-d J. n Of
initiative, whom soldiers of autocracy
could not match, or else autocracy
breeds the better brains and morale.
Either we return promptly to our
democratic habits of politics and in
dustly or we become every day more
like Germany in habits of thought and
action y
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-11-12
Many Prominent Men
Come Out For Tallac
FORMER MAYOR
RECOMMENDS R I [ 0: IN. | | !. IT
HON. FRANK ". EVANS, OF BIR-
stINGHAsI.t Ala. MAKES AXES /,
STRONG STATEMENT. 4,,.~

nNE of the latest additions to the
~ large and rapidly growing list of
prominent men who have publicly in
dorsed Tanlac for the good it has done
them, is the name Of Hon. Frank V.
Evans, former Mayor Of Birmingham.
Mr.. Evans is one, the best known men
in public life in Alabama today, being
at one time editor ofone of the South's
greatest newspapers, the Birmingham
Age-Herald. He was also examiner of
public accounts of Alabama. In telling
of the benefits he had derived from Tan
lac, Mr.. Evans said:
For years I suffered with gastritis
and Indigestion in the worst form. /
was habitually constipated and had
pains in my shoulders and headache
continually. My appetite left me al
most entirely and everything I would
eat hurt me. Finally 1 got to having
awful attacks Of acute indigestion, pal
|pitation of the heart and smothering
spells. For a long time I would have
one or more of these spells every night
and l would wake out of my restless
sleep gasping for breath. ,a s4
II bought bottle of Tanlac and to
my surprise and qualification I began
to feel relief after the first few doses.
I kept taking the medicine and now my
recovery is simply the talk of Birming-
ham," ss...'s, y. .ts.. H. ,es 80 s,'s 70