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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25
PREMIER ORLANDO'S REPLY
 TO PRESIDENT WILSON
By Associated Press

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25
IS IT THE END?

AN EDITORIAL entitled End of the Double Machine
 The Hartford Times predcates the early dissolution of the political organization in Bridgeport, a result of the separation of Ballard and King happens often that those at distance better observers than those the ground
 machine nondescipt membership of of partsanhp appeals to the better instincts of progressive community
 
 a
 
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 and slorihcalon The facts are accurately stated but one important factor Is missing The machine methods in Bridgeport founded upon the control of large amounts of expended public improvements, wise and otherwise, in such way that places multiplied and the way opened patronage much than usually in the control of po tical machine in city the size of Bridgeport.
 In the pursuit of this method the valuation property increased to an unprecedented degree The Grand list of Bridgeport the greatest Connecticut though Bridgeport is far from being the richest city.
 During this period of swelling valuation the tax steadily increased and must increase for sometime though better administration should be put into city hall.
 The General Assembly has given potent aid to the Bridge port manpuaors, by granting freely permission bonds without any 10 the people.
 Hartford would be amazed if it submitted upon a single the Bridgeport must habit uaIly endure at the hands of the legislature.
 There would a Hartford anybody should try to put through bond issue such that proposed improvement of Bukeey street. without referendum electorate.
 But Bridgeport is steadily denied the right referendum and something like millions of debt imposed up on the city without to this elementary protection The General Assembly, sitting authorized with out referendum five millions debt including million for pavements, which it morally expended for patented pavement called Warrenite competition by letting, bidding, and price which will double the price at which according Highway Commissioner Bennett equally pavement type can be laid.
 It is the millions spent in fashion dishonorable that keeps the Bridgeport machine going be certainty of the defeat of this machine supply of millions is cut off by referendum otherwise
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25

deaths was 4,Ss9,725 or POS deaths per thousand. In few months, 1t is obsered, influenza claimed half as many victims as did the dreaded plague in a period of 20 years
 The influenza, which made it's ap- pearance in India early last Autumn, was particularly fatal in the central, northern and western portions, while in Burma it was not so severe. No part of the Punjab escaped. The hospitals were so choked it was inn
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25

possible to remove the dead quickly to make room for the dying. Streets and lanes of the cities were Uttered with dead and dying, and the burning ghats\ and burial ground were swamped with corpses, while an even greater number awaited removal from houses and hospitals. The de- pleted medical service, itself, sorely stricken by the disease, was incapable of dealing with more than minute fraction of sickness requiring atten- ton
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25
INFLUENZA KILLS FIVE MILLION

London. April 17-(Correspond- ence of The Associated Press )-Al- most five million persons have died in British India from Spanish lnf1u- enza. and fully a million others are believed to have died in the native states from the same cause, accord ing to report of the Indian gov ernment made public here- The area affected contained a population of 23S, ,026,240, and the number Of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25
THOSE WHO RETURN TO EUROPE


 the proposition that many thousands of foreigners in this community preparing homes in Flu The proof is in the large pay tax their incomes for 1918 with the express purpose getting passports; which be obtained applicant has his income receipt
 The home seeking group comprises many elements of motives Much property of the old world for adminis straOrs little farms mercantile concerns have passed the owners by descent and these descendants often among who have come to America.
 is in the desire of the home going to for mother wife other relative pendent Death took many Europeans foreign born in America have burdens their homeand
 More patent than either of the mpeng already scribed perhaps is the motive of advenure the what has done to ones native village, people, and to ones Powerful feeling in the bosom of many sturdy foreigner To what his feelings are American only inquire his feelings would be a like situation.
 will the future be? Will there be a turning tide in which Eurcpe will call its again to its territories? Will the emigration be ransOry and returning tide America?
 Much depends upon of governments be their capacity carry orderly industry The guess for the Europe will little time be a better place than it used to be.
 It is the law of immigration that stay where they happy and satisfied. Much depends upon Russia Russia finally set up stable government managed by the Russian people, there grea productive so hand for Europeans they finding than enough to support millions of add tional population.
 of Europe too hicy settled to support all people through period government of distribution equal can square of land support than number of persons
 Through many long the surplus population Europe go parts of the globe for need of land immigration will be again to the United States present the labor of America will be materially dim inshed by outgoing numbers Business the theory Especially will there ity of unskiled laborerso
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25

I :, VuIte Irost last nlght-lce having fOrme
 situations.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25

A splendid collection of beautiful Japan lilIi
 tained of J. W. Hinks at the Bridgeport nursery sOnabIe rates
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28

"One Sunday morning 4 particularly ven
trrecon9e reGski1, having discoverec that tho
sentinel cI. at:.y h2d fallen asleep cr>ot IN
within bow shot 81 t!:e Ir7ccrirg house ana dis
charged iiai...:lG arro;y through an cpen vim
:loW. The s-fcie&s sentry was placed in the
stocks for i:ou-S a:td fined 50 pounds of
tobacco"
-FfoG! story by 2. a. Bruce.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28

will object TO the quoting Of Scrip
lure in this chamber
He added tl.at the chaplain censor
ed by Mr.. Gillett was Republican
and a Union soldier Gle served
under Republican Administration"
continued Helm, "and was nnani-
naously elected by Democratic
House to be chaplain. For eight
years he came in and went out Of
this chamber, under Democratic con-
troll, addressing his petitions to God
each morning. During those eight
years, no Democratic Speaker ever
undertook to tell him what kind Of
prayer he should address to God Al
mighty"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28
BLAST AT SEA

Washington, Aug. pa mys-
terry of the sea more profound than
THAT of the i'll fated naval collier
CycIops was reported to- the Navy
Department yesterday in which it
is stated that early on the morning
of August 90 tremendous explos-
ion was heard and seen 500 miles
east of New York with all the Incl
dents Of the blowing up of some
great ship.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28

ftsorEsa aslspd. isshese Virginia Carolina tobae-
ep has the preference sshoker pays as much for it
sssfof thebest fufkishtSbacco. Because over the.
beth kinda fo6acco3pay the same Import duty
But in this eTintry Virginia Carolina tobacco costs
you less than Turkish tobacco because IT'S grown IN
-. country and ,funiike ;forciga--ro"a lobaccos,
carries no Import duty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28
Mr.. Vaughan, Farmer, Tells How He
Lost All His Prize Seed Corn

Sometime ago sent away for some
pedigreed seed corn. Put it IN gun
new sack and hung it on rope sus-
pended from roof. Rats got it all.
how beats me. but they did because l
got 5 dead whoppers in the morning
artery trying RAT-SNAP." Three
sizes, 25c, so, s1.OO. Sold and guaran-
teed by R. E. Knight and Son, Alex
andria; Mankin's Store Falls Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28
MAN BURNS TO DEATH
Elect ririap Ahjaze al Top IF Pole
Hangs in hid Al.

Hangs in did Al, ::
n:hambrrsburg. Pa, aug. %. :
With his wife ard - ldren and .
a.npcr 81 mis- neighbors spectators
and helplss to save isl,a. G;rl Eow-
man, aged 40, was t'.ra,,d to deatf;
yesterday evening Inv front Of The
trolley snh station AT Marion.
"A transformer needed rcr9ilirg and
he assembled the police TO fix It.
"A current hit him and held him fast
to the pole. Working himself loose,
Bowman fen headfirst, but his cloth
ing caught on spike o. the pole
and held him. where he burned 70
death. He hung suspended &c: 20
!rlirutes before his body could be
]ooseue,l and taken down.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28

): The statement Eaz alarming to
she Nay gnaoarl1ne't and after III.
yastigatiyr i -ras found tfaL re
vessel knoen to The Shipping Board
or 70 the Navy Department was due
IN the ~icinity at the time Of the
numerous theories of navy experts
the one which seemed to have more
foundation than any other was that
gigantic meteor plunged into the
sea.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28
THREE

Adoo, vino declared II one Of ti,e LID
rrfy IoaIt o:sfp ;'isrH jiH'i rcffi;nald
use ererv nft,or. % i, lie say; $50,
though Ne a-ore Iair.'i"I arotscrs :
Ttr lass Tas iqS-ets0g an ADS
dress 10 the senate "ts Xtph,ia. .pN3
he WIS ngits 'lrnn tt,h jlembe.s d
impress upon their constituents The
urgent necessity II wo,i ard stojes
economy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28

the League of Nations, was state
ment yesterday by Representative
Heflin, Democrat, Of Alabama. n
opening his speech Mr.. Helm quotee2i
one of the Beatitudes: H ~
BLESSED are the peace-maSerss'
for they shall be called the children
Of God" and added: Il trust thai
no Republican, high in authority,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28

Palm Besch suit and shirt 81 equal
see arc the t,ro c,,ircle zhi"h Soc
rotary frlace intend - ne y, The
hard-hcadel rrofiieers, aud to ziald
against Germany in her efforts 10
crowd successf,,llx back To a doIni-
rant place in the commercial world.
y am simply putting into p1ac-
tice," he said, tire suggestion of ny
distinguished predecessor. Mr.. Nc
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28
HELM SCORES GlLLETT
Refers to Censoring of Prayers Of
Houses Blind Chaplain.

Washington, D. C., Au. 2s.-T,,at
Speaker Gillett, of the House, rushed
in "where angels feared to. tread"
when he undertook to silence thu
blind chaplain against praying for
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28
POLES SEEING .SlLEsJA
Insurgents Surround German Gar
rison in MysipiHitz.


! London, Aug. 2S.-Pohsh insur-
gents in upper 'Silesia-are surround
ing the German garrison in Myslo-
WITT and that town is expected 10
surrender. says Polish official
communique received here yestelt'
day. -
"Our troops have reached Belsino
and are pursuing the enemy, il
adds.
By iBelsino is probably meant
Beresino, on the Bereslha river. 70
miles east OF Minsk, Western Rus
STA, Polish forces were. recently re-
ported TO be advancing in this reg
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28
GLASS ADDRESS
Old Palm Beach Suit and Shirt New
Cudgcls Against Profiteers.

Richmond, "a, Aug. 2s,-Seore-
harry of tic Treasury Garter Glass
yesterday addressed members ol the
Virginia general assembly.
A combination Of five-year-oId
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-04
HOLMES COMPANY'S ANNUAL
OUTING Is GREAT SUCCESS

Fifteen hundred employees of the d.
II. Holmes Company. Ltd, were
guests at the company's eleventh an
rual outing Saturday at Spanish Fort
where races, games and dancing
featured the day. Two bands fur
nished music for dancing. Ice
cream, cake, lemonade and sand
witches were served Special cars
took the employees out at $50 in the
morning and returned at p. m.
Great interest centered in the races
and games which were a prominent
part of the program.
Miss Emily Ford was chosen by
Miss Anna Davis, welfare worker at
the store, as the Mysterious Miss
Raffles.' for whose discovery a So
gold piece was to be awarded. No
one was able to detect her, however.
The pOrterS at the store were
given the task of supervising distri-
button of ice cream. cake, lemonade
and sandwiches.
Arthur Woods publicity man for
the outing, and G. Barnum, merchan-
disc manager, said the event was one
of the most successful ever given by
the store. No work, they said, was
done by the employees the entire day.
and none was done Monday. Labor
Day, as the store was closed.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-04
NIGHT SCHOOL AND OFFICE
BUILDING CONTEM-
PLATED.

Mr. o. j. DAVIDSON is contemplating
the early erection of combined Of
flee building and school on Lavergne
Street Immediately adjoining his
property which faces Verret Street.
The purpose of the building will be
to use the upper floor for a school
room where mechanical drawing,
craftsmanship, and higher mathemat-
les will be taught. 1t is the desire
of Mr. DAVIDSON to rent the lower
floor of this building for an office
building. There will be two large
rooms down stairs while the en-
tire upper floor will be one large au-
ditOrium for the purpose of teaching
our young men in the new mechanical
art At the present time there is
great demand for young men with
ability of this kind and Mr.. DAVIDSON
who has taught in our night school for
several years is very apt and capable
for handling a school of this kind
Mr. DAVIDSON says the building will
be made very attractive and upto.
date in every particular.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-04
TRUCK STRIKES MRS. HAHN

Mrs. Margaret Hahn, 53 years old
of 1927 Slidell avenue, was seriously
injured Saturday by an automobile
truck at Louisiana avenue and Chip
pewa street. Mrs Hahn alighted
from a Louisiana avenue car at the
corner where the accident occurred.
The injured woman says she noticed
truck moving at a rapid speed and
stopped to allow it to pass. The
negro chauffeur ran into her, knock
ing her to the pavement, she charges.
The machine kept going after
striking Mrs Hahn and ran across the
neutral ground on Louisiana avenue,
distance of about seventy feet, as
sert the police. The injured woman
was taken to the Touro Infirmary.
She sustained fractures of the left
leg. left wrist and contusions of the
head and body.
The police are searching for the
negro chauffeur.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-04
BISHOP SESSCI>S REGRETS
DEATH OF LOUIS j.
PETERSON.

A letter received recently by Mr.
Geo. Koppel, senior warden of Mt
Olivet Episcopal Church reads as fol
lows:
Oaks House, Denver, Colo, Sept. 80,
1919.
Mr.. Geo. Koppell:
New Orleans, La.
My dear Mr.. Koppell:
Let me acknowledge receipt of your
letter and thank you for writing |
greatly regret to learn of the death
of Mr.. Peterson. He was a man of
excellent character and very devoted
and helpful to the church. The peO-
pie of Mt Olivet will greatly miss
him and | fully share in this feeling
of loss. We shall hold his helpfulness
in appreciative remembrance
He also says: Il am sorry indeed
that your congregation is to surren-
der Mr. Vail. He has done faithful
and efficient service at Mt Olivet,
and, am sure that he will have the
kindest wishes of the people whore he
goes to his new work and their pray
ers for his success"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-04
MAYOR BEHRMAN PRESENTED
WITH LOVING CUP.

Asserting that organized labor full
ly appreciated the efforts put forth in
its behalf by Mayor Behrman. John
7. Banville, chairman of the Labor
Day Committee and grand marshal of
the parade, presented the city's ex-
ecutive with a handsome silver low
ing cup at the Labor Day picnic Mon
day night
On the cup shown above are en-
graved the words:
Presented to Hon. Martin Behr-
man, Mayor of New Orleans. by his
friends of organized labor for many
services rendered. Labor Day, Sept
/. 1919"
In his brief address of presenta,
ton. Chairman Banville dwelt upon
the fact that Mayor Behrman's
friendship for organized labor is not
limited to words, but that his deeds
prove it. 1t was while he was chair
man of the local adjustment COM
mittee of the National Labor Board
that Mayor Behrman showed where
he stood on organized labor, Chair
man Banville declared.
when the question come up for
settlement as to whether the workers
on the Southern Pacific docks should
be recognized as a union" Chairman
Banville asserted, Mayor Behrman
conclusively showed he was with us.
Mayor Behrman unhesitatingly voted
to have the men recognized as a
union, saying at that time: Il am a
firm believer in unions; without them
the workingman would have little
chance"
The loving cup represented a gift
from all classes of labor, it being pre-
scented in the name of the Central
Trades and Labor Council.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-04
NEGRO Is YEARS OLD SHOT AND
KILLED BY ALLEN HALL.

Charles Jones, negro, ) years old,
of Nunez street, near Socrates, was
shot and instantly killed Monday af-
ternoon by Allen Hall, so years old,
213 Slidell avenue, while the negro
boy, was playing in the rear yard
of the home of Harriette Clark. PA
Slidell avenue. Hall was held on
charge of murder.
Hall told the police Jones and sew
eral other negro boys were playing
cards in the open yard next to his
home, and when he ordered them away
they became abusive and attacked
him with rocks. He obtained his
revolver and fired one shot at them,
the bullet striking Jones in the left
side of the neck.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-04
CANAL STREET FROM l.. & y.
DEPOT TO RIVER TO BE
PAVED.

City Engineer Willis has complet-
ed preliminary plans for the pave
vile & Nashville passenger station to
the river. They were submitted to
Commissioner Stone Friday. The
plan worked out by Mr. Willis is
for a double roadway for traffic with
a neutral ground for the street car
tracks. AS there is no private pro-
perty along the extension, the entire
cost of the proposed payment, which
is estimated at $4,000, will have
to be borne by the city and the Dock
Board.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-04

Mr.. Vail expects to be back the latter
part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hy Acker left Tues
day night for Buffalo, n. Y. and
other eastern cities.
} Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Baker and
children have returned from Milne
burg, where they spent three months.
Messrs Bernard Rice, Walter Ellis
and Geo. Munsterman enjoyed a
weekend fishing trip at Buras, La.
Mrs. Ed. Macnair and daughter,
Rilma. have returned from New
York.
Mr.. Chas. Hantel, Jr., is home from
Birmingham, after spending some
time with his sister, Mrs. l.. Newman.
Mrs. H. Acker entertained the
Euchre Club last week. The sue
cessful players were Miss Sadie Gar
land, Miss Salome Happier, and Mrs.
H. Acker Mrs. Homer Herbert re-
ceived the consolation. After the
games, dainty refreshments were
served. The next meeting will be
at the home of Mrs. H. Herbert.
Mrs. R. E. Hingle and children
and Mrs. E. c. Kohn, of Pointe-A-
La-Hache. are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. j. Borne
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Walter Adams
and little daughter, Hilda, have re-
turned from Morganza, La.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-04
TO GIVE BENEFIT RECITAL.

A benefit vocal and piano recital
will be given by Mrs. NJ. d. Holden
and Billy Dunn at the Kingsley
House pavilion Friday evening, Sep
TENDER ), at SIS o'clock. Mrs.
Holden. formely Miss Mary Duplan is
a graduate of the Louisiana state
institution for the blind and is well
known in musical circles. Mr. Dunn
is a graduate of the Tennessee in
stitution for the blind. Mrs Holden
and Mr. Dunn will be assisted by
Miss Georgina Herbert, Miss May Col
Inns will act as Miss Herbert's &C
companist.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-04
FACES IOITERING CHARGE,
SHOWS S1763, GOES
FREE.

Because John MadaraC. 80 years
old. an Austro- Hungarian, who had
been a steel mill worker at East
Bethlehem, Pa, was able to produce
in night court Friday a roll of bills
amounting to $1763 after he had
been arrested in Algiers on a charge
of lettering, he was Immediately dis
charged.
Madarac, who said he desired
work here and was unacquainted
with the city, crossed to Algiers
shortly after his arrival at the Louis
vile and Nashville railway station.
He said he did so because of the
many persons he had seen going into
the ferryhouse.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-04

Life seems very funny, as we'll as
very queer,
\ little boy is dying, death is draw
ing near,
And not long after this while hunt
ing for a toy,
His mother happened to glance upon
the bed, and gone was her little
boy,
His name is Maurice Dixon, his age
is only ten
His mother left with three, to keep
her company then.
His father is a fireman. a hard work
ing man you see
And his comfort has to be with his
wife and only three.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-04
PAVED STREETS BEING RE-
PAIRED.

Work of repairing the Naval sta
tiOn road from the lower section Of
Naval Station to Stanton plantation
has been in progress during the past
fifteen days, the surface is being re-
graveIed and oiled in accordance to
the original plans and specification.
There has been considerable COntrO-
versy over the construction of this
road but we believe now that the
contractors are doing the work that
has been eXacted by the property
owners along the thOrOughfare.