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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
GIRL NARROWLY
 ESCAPES DEATH

Helen O'Hara, 13 years old. of 503 William street. had a narrow escape from being trampled to death by two horses this morning when she was knocked to the pavement at the corner of Congress and Middle streets about 11:30 o'clock by one of the ice wagons of the Sprague Ice & Coal Company.
 According to motorman who wit messed the accident the little girl was crossing the street and did not see the ice wagon until it was almost on top of her. She tried to dodge to safety and in so doing slipped and fell under the hoofs of the-horses. The wheels of the wagon did not touch her or she would have been crushed to death. The driver of the wagon did not stop after hitting the girl. The motorman said the num- Der of the wagon was 34.
 The ambulance was called but out side of abrasions of the arms and face Dr. Burns found the little girl uninjured. She was taken to her home.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
Y K FED TO KILL
 FAMILY Third Bomb Thrown In Waterbury
 Trouble.

Waterbury, Conn, June 25.---An at tempt to kill several persons who have persisted in working while there has been a strike in the brass mills here was made with a bomb early to- day. This was the third bomb explo- sion during the labor troubles, and those which preceded it. No one was however.
 The missile was hurled through Hill street in which house lives ATbino Bibas, his wife and child daughter and four fellow Portuguese as boarders. All five men have re- fused to stop work in the Benedict and Burn ham branch of the American Brass company, and while. according to Bibas, they knew they had the ill., will of acquaintances who are strikers they had not been directly threatened
 The bomb exploded with terrific force and noise. It rocked the houses in the neighborho Its force tore out the side of the two and a half story wooden structure ripped up the floors, blew out the windows and de- n2olished a corner of roof
 Over the cellar window was the chamber of Bibas, and on the second floor the four boarders were asleep. Although everything in the room was topsy turvy and the sleepers all most thrown to the floor, not one had a bruise. All the men returned to work at the. usual hour.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
NO RECORD
 OF RICHER

IocaHspoIfce have mo record of a man. named Richier, who is thought to be.the, owner of a. boat containing I,000 pounds of T N T which was discovered by.the New York police and naval authorities off Plumb beach, Sheepshead Bay, yesterday af- ternoon- RichIer is said to have worked in, a. local ammunition plant during the war. and is alleged to have stolen the explosives from the factory. The man was seen transfer ring boxes which apparently contained T " T from one boat to another, off Plumb beach one night about two years ago. Officers who seized the craft yesterday found the boat de- serted
 Assistant Superintendent Charles Charles H. SuckIey, said this morn ing that the name '-Richler'' does not appear on the lists of alien enemies who were living in Bridgeport at the time of the war. Somewhat similar names are those of Axel Richter, who was employed as a machinist at the Salt Textile company's plant; Will helm ReietIer, a butcher of 99 Wall the Hinckle Lace company; Frank Richter, a machiniSt of 54S East Main street and Otto F. Richter who was listed as a student at Yale The latter two are American citizens.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
MUST
 RATIFY
 TREATY
Hoover Says Talk of New Treaty is
 Bunk

New York, June 25-Speedy ratif1- cation of the treaty of Versailles, af- ter the elimination of Article x of the League of Nations covenant, was urged by Herbert c. Hoover in a statement published today in the New York Evening Post as the plat form on which the Republican party should stand in the coming presiden- tia1 election.
 He took the stand that the implied threat of employment of military force to. guarantee the integrity of foreign states was out of place in league which he declared was 'the product of the liberal ideals of the world" The leagues power, he de- clared, would be more potent if the threat of military force were remov- ed and the league relied wholly on it's moral and economic power"
 "It appears to me to be time to raise the question:" he said. as to whether this same cause-I refer to force-that has brought about the dissension in the United States is not also undermining the league in Europe put it to the friends of the league in all countries. Has not ex- perience and discussion shown that the time has arrived to reconsider this part of the league foundation the basic need for such a military alliance as he sees in the league GOV enant with Article x intact, MT. Hoover pointed out was to control states which persist in armament which renders them capable of az gressive actions"
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
YALE SCORES DOUBLE
 VICTORY ON THAMES

Weather and water conditions were extremely favorable for fast time and the shells swept down the Thames under the power of the sturdy sweep swingers and wind and tide at exceptional pace. These con- ditions were reflected in the times, Yale winning the freshman contest by about a length in 10:33 3-5, while the Cambridge crew trailed home in 10:06. In the junior varsity Ya1e's margin was close to length and half with the official times announce ed Yale 10 min. 3-5 sec; liar yard 10 min. 10 sec.
 The waters of the Thames were flowing at a speedy pace toward the ocean when the freshman crews took their places at the starting flags at Bartletts Cove few minutes after the scheduled hour for the start At 10:56 a. m. Referee Meikelham shouted the command to go and liar wards vearlings caught the water first with a forty-four stroke. Yale was a beat slower. In choppy water and under a cloudy sky the racing craft fairly leaped down river. Both eights were rowing a 36 beat at the half mile with Harvard leading by
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25

That tho orders of the courts are made to be obeyed and must be obey ed was very forcibly conveyed to Er- win M Jennings and his attorneys, Frederick Morgan and John Chap man. by Judge Frank D. Haines, in the Superior Court today.
 The judge fined Jennings $10o and costs and ordered that he be com mitted until the fine was paid. On motion of Attorney Morgan the exe- cution was stayed one week.
 At the opening of the case in an swer to the query of Judge HaineS if he had anything to say, Jennings said 'I har no intention to show any dis respect to the Court was advised that the attorney for Carpenter had made a mistake in making me de- fendant and not the Jennings Co.,, and [ did not know until the papers were served on me that the work was being done-"
 Judge Haynes said: It is for the court to enforce its orders- The court is authorized to issue injunc- tions to stop work until the rights of the parties are determined. These court mandates must be respected and observed. This injunction properly interposedsto prevent the installation of the gas tank. The rights of the parties could only be determined by a hearing The plaintiff gave a. bond of $2,000 to meet any damages that Jennings might sustain
 Jennings against whom this order was issued was one of the principal owners of the Jennings Company He owned 75 per cent of the stock He said in open court that he could
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25

Regatta Course, New London, June 25-YaIe crews scored a double vic tory on the Thames river course this morning in the preliminary races of the 52nd dual regatta with Harvard.
 The Blue blades of the Eli oarsmen swept the Yale shells across the finish line of both the freshmen and junior varsity two-mile races well ahead f their crimson rivals.
 The Yale adherents, as a result were predicting a clean sweep by a third victory in the four-mile varsity contest scheduled for late this after noon.
 The winning of the New Haven college crews, while decisive in each race. was not achieved without a bitter struggle, for in both races the Harvard eights jumped into the lead at the start and fought gamely to maintain their advantage until the contests had progressed we'll toward the finish flags. It was in the final stretches of the races that the super for power and rowing form of the Yale oarsmen began to count and once to the fore with finish flags in sight the Eli eights rowed rapidly to victory.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
OUTRAGE RESULTS
 IN ONE DEATH Attacks Made Against
 Sim Feiners in
 s-- Baulry.


 Bantry, County Cork, Ireland, June 25-What was apparently a concerted series of outrages against Sim F'ein- occurred here last night, one death and the burning of several homes and shops resulting.
 Cornelius Crowley, 20 years old, was shot dead in bed by a group of masked men who later set fire to the shop and dwelling of a local mer- chant. Both Crowley and the mer. chant were reputed to be prominent in Sim Fein circles
 Three other houses were broken into and threats Of shooting made against the occupants. One of these houses was destroyed and the two others were damaged by fire. An attempt was made to burn stores on the quay, where the employees are all Sim Feiners. The residence of She recently elected chairman of the Guardians of the Sim Fein was burned.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
JENNINGS AND COUNSEL
 ARESHARPLYREBUKED

have stopped the work. He was serv- ed with the injunction at II o'clock in the morning some time before the tank was placed in the ground. He was served at his office a short dis .ance from where the work was being done.
 - Instead of ofbeying the order of the court he sought counsel. He sent the injunction papers to his counsel. His purpose was to ascertain whether or not he was to stop the work and obey the court
 The only opinion that the court han reach is that he did not want to obey the order. If he could do so he wished to diSobey the mandate Though counsel told the court that they did advise him to pay no attention to it, it is difficult for the court to believe that reputable counsel would advise their client to do any act that would cir cumvent the orders of the court.
 Jennings knew or could have known that the work was being done. He was on the spot a short time after he had been served The Court be- lieves that it was a deliberate at tempt to disobey the order of the Court.
 The Courts have the power to en- force their orders. This may be done by fine and imprisonment
 It may be that Jennings and his counsel did not appreciate the seri- ousness of the offence.
 Counsel, though officers of the Court, are not excused from obeying it's orders.
 An express willingness to remove the tank may justify the Court in making the penalty a fine.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
MOTORCYCLE HITS TROLLEY

When motorcycle they were rid- ing collided with trolley car al the corner of Barnum and East avenues at 2 o'clock this morning, Louis Laskowitch, 25 years old, of Otis street, the driver of the machine, and Walter Fingen, 21 years old, of 473 California street, Stratford, who was riding on the rear end of the cycle were thrown to the ground and sus- tained minor injuries.
 Laskowitch was taken to the Bridgeport hospital in a private car where an investigation showed he had suffered TO serious injuries. He was discharged an hour after he had been admitted. F'ingen was treated for abrasions of the back and right leg by Dr. J. A. Maxwell of the Elmer gency hospital who responded to- a call for the ambulance. After treat ment he was able to go home.
 The license platen umber on the cycle was 7sa and the car was No. 12S0.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25

In that event there appears to be little doubt that McAdoo will be put forward to break the blockade with the assurance of considerable strength at the start. His friends are said to have put their heads together to formulate plans of this nature and map out strategy of the subsequent campaign to obtain for him the two thirds majority on which Democratic nominations must rest.
 On the prohibition enforcement question, heretofore the most promi- nent subject of discussion in conven- tion circles. there has developed a sudden movem ent to ignore the ques- tion entirely in the platform. Sugges- tions of this nature come to Chair man Cummings of the National com mittee from camps representing vari- ous shades of opinion ranging from bone dry to almost as completely wet.
 These feelers toward a harmony program were not clear enough, how ever, to show that all parties to the contest had arrived at the conclusion that such a. course would be wise.
 While it was possible that the Vir- ginia Democrats had followed the course of silence on the Volstead en- forcement act in framing the plat form which President Wilson has ap- proved, which might indicate the ad- ministration attitude, it was suggest ed much depends on the course w. J.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
BROOKL AVN
 MEN BEATEN  Winner of Weatogue Plays Fine Game-WinS
 Match.

Fine play marked tho morning roound in the golf tournament for the state championship now being held on the links of the Brooklawn Country Club, w. Parker Seeley, former state champion was matched against Reggie Lewis of Greenwich. Seeley put up a stubborn fight but Lewis was playing perfect golf. He went out in 3S and made the 18th in two. He had a par score up to the 18th hole and needed two fours to have made the IS holes in "A. Seeley lost 4-3.
 Matched against J. H. Alcorn of New Haven, R. $. Miner of Weatogue, who has been playing in such excel lent form, Hiiner was the winner up and to go. He went put in 39 de- spite the fact that he went out of bounds at the 4th and had o take six. Others. in the championship play scored as follows: c. P. Taft of Pine Orchard defeated w. A. Jackson of Hartford and 1. and Roger H. Ho- vey of Shuttle Meadow, present state champion, beat John T. L. tHubbard of Brooklawn and 1.
 Another match which. furnished much interest was that between E. c. Spargo of Brooklawn and Ray Brown of the Highland Country club playing in the fifth sixteen. The play was very close and went to the goth hole which Spargo won making him one up.
 < Other scores were: Bunker cup, Everett Japp, Weatogue, defeated M. J. Warner, New Haven none up; A. D. Dodge, Pennington defeated c. H. Zimmerman, New Haven, and 8; Fourth sixteen, R. H. Deming, Hart ford, defeated E. B. Morris, Hart ford and 2.
 The winners in the championship matches played the seni-finals this afternoon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
WOMAN AIDS
 IN GUN FIGHT Police Sergeant Shot-Riot Guns Quiet
 Trouble.

Hamilton, O., June 25-Charles J. Stegemann, police desk sergeant, was killed by snipers in a pitched battle between officers and the Bo1en fam fly north of the city early today.
 James Bolen was shot several times and it is believed he will die. Lee and Elin Bolen are under arrest
 James Bolen fired the. shot which killed the officer, according to the police.
 The trouble started after an inves- tigation by the police of a disturb ance. Officers armed with riot guns surrounded ,the house. Stegemann and Detectives Dulle and Jones start ed up the steps to make the arrests when, the police say Bolen opened fire with a shot gun.
 One of the sn1pers was said to be a woman.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
200 CHILDREN
 SEEK PERMITS

With the closing of most of the grammar schools in the city at noon yesterday about 200 school children between the ages of II and 6 years called at the Bureau of Vital Statis- tics in the afternoon seeking their birth certificates so that they might work during the vacation.
 The rush was still going on at the Bureau this morning. More than 50 children had made application for their certificates before 10 o'clock. These applicants who would work during the vacation are not required to pass physical exa imitation be- fore being given employment but they are required to present them selves before c. N. Hall, the local ageAt of the State Board of Educa- tion, and get their blue slip before they make application at the Welfare building.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
PALMER SURE
 DENOMINATION

Reno, New, June 25-A. Mitchell Palmer, U. S. Attorney General, here enroute to San Francisco, expressed confidence yesterday that he would be nominated for the presidency.
 "I am confident of being nominat- ed," he said, "but even though I should not be nominated it would not preclude an inevitable democratic victory in November"
 With the attorney general on the first of two special trains carrying the Pennsylvania delegation were Vance Mccormick, Democratic Ma tional Chairman in 1916; R. s. Morris U. S. Ambassador to Japan, and James A. Blakeslee, Assistant Post master General
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
CANNOT HOLD LIQUOR MEN Judge Wilder Makes I'm portant Decision in
 Case.

New Haven, June 25.---Th omas F. f1tzsmmons, who was secretary of the State Retail Liquor Dealers As- sociation, is held by Judge F. L. Will der of Bridgeport, to have been not guilty of selling intoxicating liquors in his saloon, for which he was ar rested; because he had an application for a renewal of a license pending.
 The court finds that the application for a. license was made under the statutes; the federal amendment does not repeal those statutes, and the Vol stead act makes no provision for re- peal
 Prosecution of saloon keepers who have applied for renewal of state 1i- censes comes under the federal law and not under the state law. Saloon keepers who allowed their licenses to lapse, however, are not protected by the state law.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
GET 15O GALLONS
 OF 100 PROOF

One hundred and fifty gallons of 100 proof old Kentucky whiskey, bot tied and packed in cases, were seized in Stratford last night when Officer Bigelow apprehended a motor truck on which the booze was being trans ported from New York to Hartford. Herman and Solomon Pincus, both of 1901 Hoe avenue, New York, who were in charge of the truck, were placed under arrest on charges Of transporting liquor and are now bein g held under $1.000 bonds pending an immediate arraignment before U. s. Commissioner Hugh J. Lavery. The arrests and seizure occurred about Il o'clock last night, and the men were locked up at police headquar rteJ S in Stratford.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
WATCHMAN SHOT
 IN JAIL BREAK

Toledo. O., June 25---Five gunmen wounded Webster Slough a night watchman, and bombarded the Full ton jail at Wauseon early today in an unsuccessful attempt to lfberate Ed ward O'Neill, alias Malady awaiting trial for alleged participation in a s21. GOO bank robbery at Delta- Ohio, a month ago.
 Slough, with a. bullet in his arm, Sheriff J. B. McQuillan and Deputy Walter Stevens exchanged D shots with the invaders who had forced a kitchen window in the jail. Shots from the gunmen's sawed-off guns riddled the prison windows. The urrintet escaped towards Toledo in a touring car O'Neill was the only prisoner in the building.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25

Bryan plans to follow on his arrival here today. He is credited with hav- ing determined to carry the war into wet drive at the platform which be- gan more than a week ago and offer an emphatic bone dry declaration on his account.
 The movement for platform silence on the enforcement measure is said to have sprung in part from consid- eration of this report as to the Ne braskan's plans. Some at least of it's are said to desire now to head off a vote on such a bone dry program as a matter of -expedieney. If the issue were forced to a conclu- sion the platform struggle, these straegists argued, It might be more prejudicia1 to their hopes for mo2i- fication of the VoIstead act than bene- leave party representatives in con- gress free to act.
 The national committee met today to draw up the temporary roll of delegates Three contests had been called to the committees attention but only one of them, that involving efforts to give Senator Reed of Mis- souri a seat with the delegation from that state, promised more than rou- tine interest. Only one contest. that from Georgia, has been officially fil- ed with the committee.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
FELL 35 FEET
 BREAKING LEG

Falling 35 feet from the top of lad der while engaged in painting a house on Myrtle avenue near Seaside park shortly atfer o'clock this morning, Steve Frank, S5 years old, of Stratford sustained a compound fracture of the right leg and was taken to St. Vim cents hospital in the Emergency am bulance by r. B. J. Burns.
 Frank is employed by Edward E Brinci, a painter of AS John street. At the hospital this noon it was said that the patient was resting comfortably.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
SERVED PAPERS
 ON DEAD MAN

While Sheriff Oscar Dannenberg is not a spiritualist and does not claim to be able to communicate with the dead he made return on the papers in the action of John Ferenz and wife against Frank and Mary koisar that he made service of the papers in the case by leaving copy for each of the defendants al their usual place of abode. although Frank had been dead for some time before the papers were served
 To procure default judgment, when the parties did not appear, a neighbor made an affidavit that Frank was not in the military or naval ser vice of the United States and juds- m ent was accordingly entered against both defendants.
 Attorney Fred Fallon appeared in court this morning and had Franks name stricken from the case so that the Judgment could be enforced against Mary
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
CONVENTION WILL
 NAME MCAD00 F
 DEADLOCK DEVELOPS
SUDDEN MOVE TO IGNORE PROHIBITION QUESTION N-COMMITTEE MEETS TO DRAW UP TEMPORARY ROLL
 OF DELEGATES.

San Francisco 25-Pre-conventon developments day showed that two matters which had a nebulous state since the first Democratic preaching definite shape These the mysterious and persistent boom nomination William G. McAdoO against his flat declaration that he candidate and the conflict to prohibition enforcement plank platform.
 McAdoo adherents said today be shaping their plans h withhold bis from the balong throughout early stages They have learned that he still strong lowing said not be expedent his the lock between the leading candidaesAorney General Pal and Governor Cox of Oho-deVelops.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25

Steps are being taken, officials said. to guard against the spread of the propaganda
 Comunist publications in the hands of the department announce the form ation of tho new party at a secret convention attended by delegates from the two old organizations
 ''The program of the party" the publication says, declares that the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
CRABSKI HEADS
 POLISH GOVT

Warsaw, June 25-(By the Asso- ciated Press)-Poland'S new govern ment is known as official expert cabi net and headed by LadiSlas Grabski. former minister of finance and a member of one of Poland's wealthiest families Announcement is made that the cabinet is non-poiitical in char acter and will be directed by resolu- tions accepted by the diet
 The Socialists who for months have insisted upon peace and upon being recognized in a new government, have announced their lack of confi- dence in the cabinet.
 COMMISSION WATCHES YACHTS
 Newport, R. l.. June 25-The mem- bers of the New York Yacht Com mission which will decide whether Resolute or Vanite shall defend the Americas Cup against Str Thomas Lipton's Shamrock " were today to watch the work of the two candidates.
 Resolute had seven victories to her credit and Vanite four when the yachts hoisted sail.