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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
SAYS OSBORNE
 WAS TO BLAME
Coroner Finds MotorisJ Did Not Slow Down Before
 Car Overturned.

That Richard c. Osborne had am pie time to slacken the speed of his autom obile before it overturned and fatally injured him last week is the opinion of Coroner Phelan who in a. finding made today decided that Os- borne's death was due to accidental causes Mrs. Helen Osborne and Max Kranz, passengers in the i'll fated car, testified that Osborne steered sharply to sthe right to avoid a car standing on the Boston Post road near West port but the coroner finds that -Os- borne must have seen this machine in time to avoid a collision if he had chosen to stop his own car. Instead Osborne went ahead at about 30 miles an hour.
 The coroner finds that as Osoorne's machine swerved, while going at this rate of speed, the wheels caught in the trolley tracks, and this caused the automobile to overturn. At this point in the road the tracks project from one to three inches above ground.
 There was contradictory testin1 ony about the lights on Jacob Schneider's machine, which was standing in the road. Mrs. Osborne and Kranz said there was no rear light on this car but Schneider and his fellow passen- gers claimed the rear light was light ed The coroner decides this point was not important as Osborne appar- entN saw. the Schnieideri car in time to avoid a collision.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
HE'S 96 AND
 SEEKS DIVORCE
Louis 1Tendelgon, Green wich Tailor, Asks Free
 dom From Third Wife,

The spr1ght1y matrimonial adven- lures of Louis Nende1sohn, the 96 year old Greenwich tailor who has been married three times and is proud of it may be heard soon in the courts as the aged benedict is contemplating divorce procee edings against his last wife, Lena Mendel- sohn, Judge William L. Tierney of Greenwich, counsel for the tailor, ob- tained an order Of notice today in a, divorce suit which his client intends to bring against Lena. Papers in the action have not been filed in the Su- perior court yet as the order of mo- tice must be obtained first.
 Mendelsohn intends to charge his wife with intolera1ole cruelty, but the particular acts to which the elderly husband objected have not yet been made known. Mrs. Mendelsohn is 40 years old and is said to have been married once before Louis led her to the altar.
 At the time of this marriage. in December, 1918, the couple received considerable publicity in the New York papers because of the groom 8 age and the report that he met his bride through the efforts of a mar riage broker. They returned to Greenwich to live, but the dove of peace seems to have flown out the window.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
Lenine Urges Hungarians To
 Send Army Against Vienna
 Offers To Finance The Move
Has Promised to Advance Hungarians Sum of 100,
 000,00O Kronen.
KAROLYI ENJOYING
 COMPLETE LIBERTY
Hungarian Emissaries Pre- sent Credentials to Ger
 man-Austrian Govt.

London, March 2S-Premier Lenine has sent a wireless message to the Hungarian gov ernment urging it to send an army against Vienna, accord ing to Budapest despatch re- ceiVed in Berlin and fOrward- ed by the Exchange Telegraph Company. Lenine promised to advance 10O,OO0.0O0 Eronen to finance the project.
 Count NicIz ael KaroIyi. former Hun garian premier, is enjoying complete liberty in Budapest,as are other rner1R- bers of the government who we're compelled to resign when the Soviet uprising took place, according to g. Hungarian government wireless des- patch received here.
 Copenhagen, March 2S-Emissa ries of the Hungarian revolutionary gov ening council handed their creden- ttals to the president of the German Austrian national assembly at Vienna
 CContinued On Page Fifteen)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
APPROVES CONN.
 CO., s EXTENSION
Militia Bill Placing Male Residents of State Also
 Adopted.

Hartford, Conn, March 28-Among the bills adopted by the Senate were those which give to the governor power to appoint special officers for the Connecticut Humane society and approving of the Connecticut Railway &. Lighting Co.'S act in building an extension in Bridgeport.
 The militia bill under which male residents of Connecticut are divided irto the militia and unorganized mil itia, and the home guard conducted as the Connecticut state guard re- ported by the military committee, was adopted by the Senate. Senator Brooks said the bill was a temporary act which can be amended two years hence when the congress shall have determined the character of a force which will be equivalent to the Ma tional Guard which the Federal gov ernment took over. The. bill was explained in detail. Many of its provisions are temporary to meet ex- igencies which may arise. Much of the administration will be in the mill tary emergency board.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
Didn't Want To Display
 Goods Or Do Business

want a big business or a large amount Of money in the bank as that would prevent a settlement with the credit Ors.
 The stock in the store at the time of the inventory amounted to S100,- 900 according to MT. Dorsen but when the inventory was taken by MT Will lettt the prices of goods were de- creased for the purpose Of keeping the total down. Even after that the inventory showed S59, ,704.
 This Willett said was too much and ordered that some Of the inventory sheets be taken out so that the goods would not appear as in stock. After this was done by WiIlett and his em- ploye, G. A Berwin, the inventory totaIed s41,12S. These figures were the ones adopted by the receivers in their inventory and appraisal
 At the same time there were a large number of cases of goods on the fourth floor were not included in any inventorry.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
DID M'FAYDEN
 RESIGN OR DID
 HE NOT RESIGN?

Rumors that Alderman Malcolm a member Of the Grand Street Bri5ge Commission, had sev- cred his connections with that body some months ago, because of the un- businesslike methods they used in dealing with the bridge contractors, could neither be confirmed or denied today.
 Alderman MacFayden absolutely re- fused to discuss the question and when questioned by a representative of the Times-Farmer said: 'eThe mayor is taking care of that matter and I have nothing to say" When asked if it wasn't true that he had resigned because of a difference of ppislion between himself and other members of the commission, he said: T don't care to discuss it at aJll.''
 Shortly after the announcement had been made that the city had lost the suit for damages instituted by the contractors, E. DeVoe Tomplzins, In- corporated, under which they were given an award amounting to almost $192, coo several people wanted 10 know what the bridge commission was doing, especially as the court in rendering the decision upholds the Tompkins contention that the city hindered them in the work. Actions of certain members of the bridge commission were discussed and when it came to Alderman MaaFa ytden it was said he had resigned some time ago. and had refused to sign certain papers. Instrumental in the city losing the law suit. It was claimed that NIaciF agden had declared he would not be Q. party to unsound business.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28

After the appointment of the re- ceiver of the Dorsen Dry Goods Co.,, B. w. WilIett, one of the receivers, came to him and said, I've now want to make the inventory as low as pos sibIe," testified Abraham Dorsen at the hearing before Referee Banks this morning. Cut down the adver- Using, and don't display the goods. We don't want to do any business. We want to make settlement" said Willett.
 'No goods of the Dorsen Dry Goods Co. were displayed in the windows of the Dorsen store until E. H. Dillon made a kick, and compelled the dis play of bankrupt stock.
 T wanted to have our annual sale in August, but MT. Willett would not allow it, and said I should not tell Dillon or he would insist on the sale.
 E. H. Dillon and F. N. .Benham, who are receivers with Willett, wanted to have this sale, but it did not take place. WiIIett said that he did not
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
SEND ENGINEERS
 ID ARCHANCEL
All Volunteers From A. E F.-Gen. Richardson
 Commander.

London, March 2S-Brigad adier Gen. eral Wilds P. Richardson, U. s. A, who has been given command of the American expedition in northern Russia, will leave London in a few days with a fair sized detachment of engineers, sanitary workers and re- placement officers for Archangel. The engineers predominate in the detach- ment. They will be used to repair and improve the roads from the American front back to the sea
 All the members of the detach- ment volunteered from the American expe editionary force in France
 Reports to army headquarters to- day were that vessels could get into Archangel with the aid of strong ice. breakers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
PHONE OFFICIALS
 DENY WALKOUT
Although Girls Attend Mass Meeting, Claim Strike
 Talk Is False.

Despite the fact that R. J. Sander son of the Bridgeport office of the Southern New England Telephone company denied any knowledge of a waIkout of local telephone operators today, several of the girls attended a mass meeting at Machinists Hall shortly after two o'clock this after noon- Noon day rumors about town had 1t that practically the entire staff of day operators were on strike be- cause of an alleged insult to the pres ident of the Bridgeport Telephone Operators Union. MT. Sanderson de uied this and it was later learned that not more than 25 girls would attend the meeting.
 When questioned by a representa- tive of The Times-Farmer as to the actual existence of a strike or walk out MT. Sanderson said: None of the girls have left their work while on duty up until ten minutes of two today
 Questioned earlier in the afternoon as to how many girls had joined the walkout, I. R. Harney, manager of the local office said: Not more than one or two. I am not in a position to talk on the subject, and think you had better call MT. Sanderson.'
 While MT. Sanderson neither ad- mitted or denied that he had any knowledge of whether or not the afternoon shift of girls would return to work, he conveyed the impression. that some of them would fail to re- port after their lunch hour.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
WOMAN BLOWN INTO EAST RIVER
 IN HEAVY GALE

New York, March 2s-New York experienced a somewhat topsy-turvy early morning today due to a heavy wind, blinding snow and frozen side walks and streets. Cars coI1ided with. each other or with automobiles, signs and fences were blown down and trees uprooted, pedestrians were knocked over by trolley or motor cars or by mail trucks, one woman was blown into the East River but was rescued a frozen rail caused a short circuit which set fire to an elevated train, and the rush hour traffic generally was hampered. A dozen persons were injured, several being rem owed to hospitals.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
EASY WAY TO
 PAY TROLLEY TAXES

It is said that the special com mission on trolley roads will re- commend to the General Assembly that the trolley companies of Com necticut receive permission to de- lay payment of their taxes for two years, which would withhold sl,- 250.O00 from the state treasury
 Five companies now owe the state more than $40O,000 in taxes for the past year, which they say they have been unable to pay. Thus far, the Connecticut Co.,. which has by far the greatest val ulation, has paid Only s125.0o0 on it's assessment and of s443.- 653.s5 for the past year, and thiss payment was made ia two instali- ments.
 Interest will be charged the, companies on the taxes withheld, but it will be at a lower rate than the present one of g per cent
 While Chairman John B. Dillon of the commission and Mir. Wait declined to discuss the report of the commission, they said the pro7 posed legislation, if adopted. woull put the state in the position of r man who rescues another
 drowning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
RurnOred Red Leaders Seek
 Recognition For Russian
 SovietS From United States
Believe President Wilson DisincIined to Give Fav-
 orabla Answer.
GERMANY MAY PAY YEARLY TEgSTALLLI,IENT K T
Membership of States in Council Will Be Increased
 From Two to Three.

Paris, March 28-ETopes were expressed last night in Peace Conference circles that the pre- liminary peace treaty might be signed by April 20. 4 rumor was current last night that the United States had received a note from Premier Eenine and War Minister TrotZky, of the Russian Soviet government.
 They ask recognition for that gov ernment, says Marcel Hudn in the I1cho de Paris today. GF. Iuttn adds that he cannot say that President Wilson iss dIsinclined to give the re- quest favorable consideration
 The membership of the states in the executive council e Of the League of Nations, Reuters Limited says it ul- derstands, will be increased from two to three, tho third member probably being e. labor representative.
 A council Of the foreign ministers and foreign secretaries of Great Brit ain, the United States France and Italy has been created to work sim VlltaneousIy with the premiers and President Wilson, but on different branches of the great technical ques- tons involved in the peace settle Jneut-
 Today's Paris newspapers in dis cussing yesterdays session of the council of four declare that extremely important problems directly connect ed with Germany's future boundaries
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
SUKOTINE HAS
 BEEN EXECUTED
Former Russian Noble Was Connected With Royalist
 Plot.

Stockholm, March 2S-An alleged royalist conspiracy has been discover ed at Penza, northwest of Saratov, in eastern European Russia, accord ing to the Russian newspaper Kras- maya Gazetta. and 21 persons have been shot by the Bolshevikt in con- nection with the plot. The alleged leader was Sukotine, a former mar shal of the Russian nobility, who was a local conmissary under the Bo1she- wiki regime. Sukotine was executed.
 The conspirators, according to the newspaper, planned to palm off a nephew of the bishop of Ura as the Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovitch, carry him to Moscow, and make a dramatic appeal to the people from the Krem- lin.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
ONE WITNESS SHORT
 WILL INVALTDATED

Because only two witnesses in stead of three had signed the last will and testament of John Kohut who died at a sanitarium' in She1- ton on March 14, Probate Judge Paul Miller refused to allow the will for probate today. As a re- suit the St. Stephens Hungarian church and the Hungarian Greek Catholic church lose respectively $500 and S20O which was left to them in the will. All other bene- ficiaries under the will are to re- main unrecognized.
 The estate Is valued at 5000, and the heirs at law, a mother and father of the deceased, not men toned in the VII and now living in Austria will inherit the estate. This. however, depends on action of the alien property custodian. to whom ali funds will be transfer red to. The deceased was a Hun garian.e
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
MAY
 BE PERMITTED CERTAIN EXPORTS
Claims Agreement Was Reached At Brussels
 March 20.

Paris, Thursday, March 27 - (By The Associated Press)-The German delegation of fnanciers which is now at Spa is expected to arrive soon in Paris, on invitation from the Supreme Council to consider questions relative to the securities Germany has to offer in payment for food. Germany has increased her deposit of gold at Brus- sels as a partial payment for relief supplies and additional cargoes are expected to arrive at Hamburg to- morrow. NeutraIs have also been in vited to send financial representatives to confer with delegates to the Peace Conference regarding German securi- ties sold in their countries which might be applied to payments for food.
 It is understood that an agreement was reached at Brussels on March 14 by which Germany will be permitted q to export certain classes of goods in order to pay for food supplies and that this agreement now becomes ef- fective.
 The embargo on war material, gold, silver and securities, will be main- tained, but Germany may export such products as coal, dyestuffs, various iron and steel manufactures, sugar, window glass, electrical machinery and other articles Any of the AL lied governments may purchase these products and their representatives are expected to proceed at once to Co., logne to arrange details as to prices. Purchases by the Allies are not to exceed two-thirds Of the surplus of any of these products which Ger many has for sale. The other third may be exported as Germany may see ht.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
Democrats Considering Plan
 For Permanent Headquarters

Members of the Democratic Town Committee, the body which by law manages the affairs of the Demo party in Bridgeport, have been ten- tativeIy considering a plan for per manent Democratic headquarters, which they will if the program seems to be feasible, present to the full com nittee.
 The object of a permanent head quarters would be to put the party in a better position for the forthcom- ing city campaigns in the idea that a. steady planning and preparation will bring better results, and better Organization than nasty campaign begun two weeks before an election is to take place.
 The main necessity in the erection of a permanent headquarters Is it's
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
ASSERT 63,OO0
 TONS OF FOOD
 ARE AT CETTE

Berne, March 28.-zSwiss newspa- pers complain that 63G0o tons of American grain and foodstuffs con- signed to Switzerland have been lying at Cette, the French Mediterranean port of entry for Switzerland, and that only one train carrying supplies for this country leaves Cette daily. It Is said that only 500 tons can be carried on this train, so that the de- livery of the grain will extend over four months It Is suggested that further shipments be sent to Mar seiEes or Genoa or some other Italian port
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28

cost. The necessary funds would have to be raised from the party membership, under authority of the executive committee, precisely as all party funds are raised, and head quarters would be under the direction of the committee.
 From this simple and partially for mulated program a morning newspa- per has built up a ridiculous tale that some one has agreed to shell out'' and that whoever shells out' will control the party leadership.
 Evidently said a member of the Democratic executive committee, this morning, there is somebody, pre- sumably closely connected with MT. Kings machine, who doesn't want the Democratic party to have permanent headquarters or anything else that will help it win"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
CRUELTY
 IN TWO DIVORCE
 SUITS FILED TODAY

Intolerable cruelty Is the ground in two of three divorce petitions filed today in the Superior Court. Eliza beth l.. Campbell of this city wants a divorce from John W. Campbell of Houston, Tex. She claims the de- fendant deserted her October 18. 1915. The couple were married January 26, 1914. The wife's maid en name was Elizabeth Luquer.
 George E. Carter of this city wants freedom from Eva Carter of this city. He alleges cruelty. The marriage took place August 12, 1911.
 Cruelty Is also the charge in the suit brought by Annie Kanyak of this city against Joseph Kanyak of parts unknown. The couple were married q in 1912.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
GRANT ALIEN PAROLES.

Washington, March 2S - Attorney General Palmer, disclosing today that about 4,000 enemy aliens were in termed during the war, said paroles would be granted to some 600 of the harmless class others would be re- patriated, and 900 dangerous persons would be held indefinitely, including about 200 professed members of the I. w. w or anarchistic organizations, whose cases would be referred to the department of labor with a view to their deportations.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
HOPE OF PRELIMINARY PEACE APR. 20
JUST LIKE YESTERDAY

Henry Parrott, one of Bridge ports most prominent and oldest residents, as he is in his 91st year spoke in a commendatory way of Looking Backward Fifty Years'' which appears in The Times. In yesterdays column it mentioned the fact that fifty years ago MT. Parrott left the Adams Express Company and took over the man agement of the Parrott Varnish Co., where he has been ever since. Ut seems like only yesterday to me-" said MT. Parrott.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
LOAN PAYMENTS LIBERAL

Washington, March 2S-Terms If payment in the new Victory-Liberiy loan announced today are the mol liberal ever offered by the gover11- ment. Deferred payments may be ex- tended over a period of six months, from May 10 to Novemberr11.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
M. !. CANNON
 AT POLYCLINIC
 FOR OPERATION

M. J. Cannon, 235 Vine street, is resting comfortably after a serious opera tion performed by Dr. Erdman at the Polyclinic hospital. New York city. Mir. Cannon has undertaking parlors on John street and is very well known in the city. He has the sym pathy of a large circle of friends.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
EIiKs IN CONVENTION

New Orleans, March 2S-Members of the Benevolent and Protective Or der of Elks from practically every state in the union were here today to attend the three big days in Elk dom." The celebration was formally opened with reception to grand iofge officers, headed by Grand Elk
 -.-r- A.. Campbell. of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
HOW ABOUT THE GROUND
 HOG?

One citizen of Bridgeport as he left for work this morning found ice on his front porch, violets blooming in the dooryard of a
 neighbor, the sidewalk covered with dead angleworms, and snow dry and round as hail. This is the first season he can remember when the weather man fooled violets and angleworms on the same morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28

The Spartacans in spandau, the message states had planned 8 big rising for Thursday, intending to arm several thousand Russians from the however. rushed the Russians on
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28

tablshment of 8 Soviet republic in German Austria.
 The trouble began last night when men employed by the Southern rail road walked out. All traffic over
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28

this road is at a complete stand still, even Allied food trains from Triest being stopped. As a result of this interruption of transportation of supplies, Vienna is threatened with famine. The situation is considered extremely grave.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28

HUH DCIIIII, UdI5U HuIoudF y. board trains Wednesday night and scattered them under the Americans throughout Germany.
 The Spartacans, the despatch adds. had intended to spring their revolt as a means of backing up the Hungar- fans in their BolsheviI1 movement.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
ST. LOUIS BRINGS l,s1s TROOPS

New York. March 2s-The cruiser St. Louis arrived here today from Brest with Al officers of the 18th InfaI y! e{o4a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
Railroad Strike In Vienna
 Situation Considered Grave
Feared This Action May Lead Establishment of Soviet Republic in German Austria-Food
 Trains Being Stopped.

Venna Thursday March PA railroad strike has called and threatens to spread to all the roads this try The strike called partly for higher wages and part ly because of sympathy with Hungarian revolution.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
American Troops Discover
 And Frustrate BOlshevik Plot
spartacans Planned Big Uprising Thursday Among Rus sian Prisoners in Camp-Move Intended to
 Back Up Hungarian Revolt.

London, 28-Action by American troops looking prisoners in Germany believed to have nip ped the bud important Boshevi plot according to
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
The Weather Report

Brfdgeport and vicinity Fair tonight and Saturday, colder tonight,