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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-22
Bold Pol.f..tl:.iiIe. |. !. d
Murder TAX
Place at Lin
erick
|! n big U Oh
Slayers Went Direc
Room Occupied BY
Victim
"a Aasoctafaa 30

DUBLTE, Sept Comfy
selOr Lynch, a Drumineut I'm
Sim Fssnsr. was shat dead
morning IN his hotel apaytas1s
tho oeutsr OF Dublin HlS
anita are alleged 70 hsEe
black and tan police
The murder took piRes a 3 ~
morning according 20 ne pres ~
socIations account Wnen tIlsEuEli
ed men entered the hogtslEFs
Exchange hotel. and going str
to the room OF their intended
tim. shot him dad
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-22
Military Funeral
For James &. Porter

The body az James H Porter wh
died in France shortly after the
signing c: the armis.ics arrived
here yesterday and was taken 10
the Cunningham morgue, This az
ternoou 5: Four o'clock the body
VIII be buried from the undertaking
paT!ors With military hono-s. All
Legion members arc urged 20 be
present a, the ftIaSral this after.
noon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-22
Poultry Specialist
At Work in County

R. L. Mason. poultry specialist,
Is busy this week cullinE hocks OF
chickens for the bsne1t Of farmers
In the county IN an effort to help
cut down the cost of living this
winter. All Stacker fowls should
be dealt with according TO their
abilities as layers. Mr.. Mason has
done some good work this week.
and out Of 125 hens In one in
stance found SIS slsckers. For the
bene6t Of Fairmout people Mr.. Ma
son will have a culling demonstra-
ton on Saturday Of this week at
the home of Herschel Barnes at
Edgemont beginning at line in the
morning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-22
Some Words EDpn Expert
Spoilers Find Rather Hard

WASHINGTON, Sept sL-Those who consider themselves
expert spoilers may IN the result Of series Of
old fashioned spelling held in popular resort
Of North detDe the words which most dni
cult for the person Of average education TO spell
BY unanimous consent eeemosynary was given
position o contestants meeting dis
ater upon one anotheFof essential vove Connois
seur" wrecked anbs all those who could Be
classified under thar third in
OF Difficulty order By tranquility frieeas-
see" consensus supercea ouestionnAre and peFiph-
Separate" long in dsraee the most easily rsspeed
word In the ordinary vucSaay caused little trouble IN this
particular and spread Of the neomystc cult
souiia' familiar onEy per The and
in Cnciunat keep t general class Of baccalaure
ate"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-22
Fined Five Dollars
For Rough Serenade

A trial last night in Justice Mus.
groves office cost Denzil Cecil and
Clarence Boyce and William Davis.
IS and cost each after a lengthy
hearing. Attorney Shaw represent
ed the plaintiffs and Attorney F.
Lemiey the defendants. The trou.
BILE WAS caused because Of q rough
house seTenAdinG OF the two bride
grooms Samuel and Charles Vangil-
der on September 7th. The defend.
ants were given until Thursday to
decide whether they would appeal
the case or pay up. The following
persons served on the jury: RuRsel
Snyder, Sanl HarneT. c. A Powell.
Charles 2. Hatfield. Charles Arm
hurst, Frank Bender. J. ". Wat,
kins, h. H zInn. W. u. Flowers
and T. L WTtmoth- Six witnesses
testified for ths platnttefS and BeT.
On for the defendants. It was teS-
tded that on the night Of the rou.
BILE he police had o be calld.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-22
IL Pounds OF
Honey Found
In Bee Tree

Chief Moran had a most prof
table time last night near MI.
ion. where he together with
several friends from that locality
cut down bee t9eeS and OBJ
tanned II pounds OF delicious
honey.
The honey was divided ana
the chief has a share put away
for winter use. Nearly every
body meet wants some OF that
honey" he replied this morning
to 4 request for 3 taste. ITS
awfully good but ! haven't any
to sell
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-22
Bold Bandits BOB
Bank At Dsf

rRr Associated PrsaaI

DETROIT, Sept 23!-F our -
bandits held up 3 branch
First State Bank hers tpdl
escaped with an amUnnt &C
By officials TO be $50 ,0e0la'G 8 Z
dts held employees af bay
tolls seized the cash and
an automobile.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-22
Railroad Notes OF
Interest q

J. N. Scott, WheGtin
OF the Wet
district remains IA F1lrnn
He says the uG1let GnEln
NEXT has fmproYed-
Painters are enG1Eed IA
the B. & o. Bridge alCnE the
branch near Jeyenne-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-22
On FEDERAL Reserve soARr
n ASeSe4AtSd - q. ;,

WASHINGTON, D. C, sept n.
ID. c. willis, of Cleveland. Ohio.
was appointed q member of the
Federal Reserve board today by
President wilson Mr.. Willis was
formhry chairman OF the board OF
directors OF the Federal Reserve
Board Of Cleveland.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-22
Slight Population
Gain For Elkins
Ia A.nnciated Prass1

[By Associated Pressl
WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.The
census bureau today announced
that the revised figures for ElRins,
W. Va. showed 6,7sS Instead OF
s,T77 as previously announced.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-22
pEATH on GEORGE e. HoUIT.

George E. Hoult. well known in
this city. is dead. his death having
taken place at Pittsburgh. where
he was receiving treatment at a
Pittsburgh hospital. BIS death oc-
CURED on Sunday. The body was
taken TO WaJnesburg. Pa. for bur-
ial and the funeral will take place
this afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. P. n.
Hoge. OF this city. the former Z
cousin Of Mr.. Hoult, will attend
the funeral.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-22

NEW ORLEANS, Sept "a
with wires down between here and
points around the Gulf coast to the
west, weathSr bureau officials to-
day were experiencing difficulty In
Obtaining Information from sec
ttons where the storm passed in
land.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-22

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 22.-The
tropical storm reported TO be
sweeping slowly toward the Gull
coast had not struck the mainland
in this vicinity early today. Wealth
er bureau indications were that
the greatest force OF the hurricane
would be felt on the coast east OF
the Mississippi probably during the
day.
TrafHie on the Louisville and
Nashville railroad was AZ a stand
sdu. one bridge having been wash
ed out near here. while the tracks
were reported under water al sew
eraI points. Trees were uprooted.
windows broken and signs blown
down by the wind here
One unidentified man vas killed
by falling power wire. Consider
able damage was reported from
coast points east of here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-22
Johnson to
GoonStunlp
For Harding
rBy Associated Pre.sl

NEW YORK. Sept z2.-Sen-
ator Hiram johnson win invade
the east on 4 speaking tour tn
behalf OF the Harding Coolidge
campaign the third week In
October, II was announced today
AZ Republican hedQuarteTa-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-22
ONE DEATH IS
REPORTED N BIG
GULF STORM
Hurrican Has Passed In
land But VIII Lose Its
Force
fRr Asseetated Pressl

NEW ORLEANS, Sept "a
The tropical hurricane last night
hit the Louisiana coast. striking
with full force al a point close TO
Morgan City. the district forecas-
ters OF the local weather bureau
announced today.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-The
center Of the tropical hurricane
passed inland west Of the Aissts-
sippi river during last night and is
now over northern Louisiana, the
weather bureau announced early
today. The bureau said the storm
would diminish In intensity. Warn
ingH Of the Gulf coast were ordered
down at $3.50 O'Clock this morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-11
ASK AID IN
 FIRE PREVENTION

This week has been disignated as Fire Prevention Week throughout the country, and Bridgeport as well as other principal cities has institut- ed a campaign to warn the public against fire danger.
 The fire prevention drive in this city was started last Thursday night when Captain Charles W. Holden, of
 Engine Company No. 5, addressed
 high school students in the high
 of the fire menace. Under the direc-
 tion of Chief Johnson, firemen will
 visit ali of the schools in the city
 during the week, and give short talks
 to the students on the topic of fire prevention.
 To promote greater interest in the campaign, hose wagon was sent out today, bearing a large sign which gives the amount of annual fire loss, both in lives and property in the United States durng the past year. According topthese figures, 900 per sons lost their lives in conflagrations. and 17.000 were injured. Property loss alone amounted ito s23O, O,O0O,OOO which is considerable sum. Under | these figures is the appeal: 'This is fire prevention week. Will | you help us prevent fires?'
 In addition to the drive, in the schools and streets, an attempt will be made to secure fire film scenes from the National Board of Fire Un- ] is some doubt as to whether these l pictures can be secured, but they may 1 be shown in Bridgeport at later ] date, if not this week.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-11

 PLAYERS
 AREFINED
Milford Court Makes Them Pay From $1O to $50 for
 Fighting.

Seven Bridgeport young men. all charged with breach of the peace following a free for alr' fight in Mil ford yesterday afternoon at a football game between the Devon A. c. of that place and the East Sides of Bridgeport, were arraigned in the town court of Milford this morning including costs. Those arraigned, all members of the East Side football team, were Matthew Fortuanto of 142 Jones avenue, fined $10 and costs; Leonard Gemenno of 285 Hamilton street, $10 and costs; Tony Retarpha of IT Reilly street, $10 and costs; Frank Girdana of 112 LsNington ave nue, $10 and costs. and Frank Cog aineI1o of 90 Gilmore street, $50 and costs. The other two young men who were arrested yesterday were discharged. They were Ralph Braca of 391 Lexington avenue, and Thomas GeIzecca of 166 Crescent avenue.
 The game between the two teams had gone up to the last period with out either side scoring. In the last period Champion of the Devon team kicked a field goal which the East Side team claimed was illegal accord ing to the rules of the game. in that one of their players had been tripped during the play. In the mixup that followed it was claimed that the Bridgeport men used pool cues and sent four of the Milford team to the doctor for treatment for injuries. The Bridgeport men following the fight made an attempt to escape in two jitney buses but were overtaken by Chief Maher of the Milford police They were later released in bonds o1 SEQ each
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-11
NOW
 G.. 0. F. PUZZLE
Comes to the City Again Yesterday and Has a Conference w i t h Leonard Leonard is Said to Have Agreed With Him But Later He Announced Some Conditions.

Is John T. King trying to muss up the local Republican machinery, ssso that he can he labeled as a propNet- and show the upstate Roraback crowd that his prediction at Chicago when he stated. that Bridge port would go Democratic by 5000 5000 this year comes true, Or is he actually trying to reorganize the, party by driving out from its leaders all who are friendly to ex-Boss Bal lard and Mayor Wilson? This is the question that is being asked among Republicans today.
 King was in town yesterday and had a conference with John A. Leon Leonard that he should retain his position town chairman, but should be a fgure1lead only and that the actual work should be done by Alex Robi1son Who was elected secre- tary of the town committee at Friday nights meeting of the city convon- ton.
 While it is said that Leonard agreed with King while at the conference af- ter leaving and meeting a number of his political friends who pointed out to him that such scheme would be a convincing argument that he had thrown, down Ballard and his friends who had made Leonard chairman ana that he would get the blame for any defeat and that in case of victory King. Robinson ct a1., would claim
 the credit, Leonard issued a state ;nent that unless he could be convinc- ed that the new order of things would at once show the results predicted by King he would call the city conven- ton together and resign as towr chairman.
 Leonards friends say that he is thoroughlhy disgusted with the turT that things have taken fin the party and that he finds himself in the posi- tion of being unable to satisfy any one | of the seveEal different factions ant | that he is not going to give his time and services to the party and get al I the blame and no credit. /. Neither City Clerk Robinson, wht was elected to the secretaryship O. | the town committee. or William B l Seeley, who was elected to succeed 1 Frank. E. Ballard as treasurer of th' l committee, has as yet accepted thu l positions but are awaiting the de cision of Leonard to accept the DO l sition of figurehead and allow then 1 to run the campaign.
 King left this morning for Nev | York but the other leaders are hay ing a meeting at the Algonquin cluI this afternoon in an attempt t
 straighten matters out to the. satis | faction of all.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-11
GREAT INTEREST IN WORLDS SERIES
 BASEBALL HERE

Despite the fact of an announce ment on Saturday, that the Times electric scoreboard would not be op- erated yesterday, a large crowd of fans gathered before the office in Fairfield avenue yesterday afternoon, play by play the worlds series game in Cleveland. Some of the baseball enthusiasts waited until 3:30 o'clock, before repairing elsewhere to hear the results of the contest.
 On Saturday afternoon, the larg- est crowd that ever watched a base ball score board in Bridgeport, pack ed Fairfield avenue from below The Times office clear to Broad street. Every vantage point including win dows and even the roofs of nearby stores was occupied by fans who cheered every brilliant play to the echo.
 So dense was the crowd in the street, that it was only with the greatest difficulty that narrow lane was kept open. Men, cars and automobiles managed to make rather slow progress through the jam. This was possible only through the excel lent work of a special traffic detail assigned by Superintendent Patrick Flanagan.
 Interest in the game rose to fever pitch on numerous occasions, and con trary to it's usual actions, the crowd did not budge from its position until the last Brooklyn man had been re- tired in the ninth inning.
 The Times score board will be in operation again today, and it is eX- pected that another great crowd will will hegin promptly at o'clock RriSgenOr time
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-11
BODY IN RIVER MAY BE THAT OF
 WIFE SLAYER

The Stratford police today are dili- gently searching the Housa tonic river in the vicinity of the Devon railroad bridge in the hope of finding the body of a person reported yesterday by Conductor 87 of the New Haven Road as seen floating in the water at that point. No trace of the body had been found up to noon. At police head quarters in Stratford this morning it was said there is a possibility that the body seen might be that of Joseph Esposito of Waterbury who shot and killed his wife on last Fri day at the latter's home in a fit of jealous rage. In connection with the disa ppearance of Esposito it is prob able that the man may have taken his own life by drowning himself in remorse for the killing of his wife.
 The funeral of the murdered wo- man, Mrs. Mary Sca1zi Suco, divorced wife of Esposito was held from her late home this morning.
 The funeral of Mrs. Susco was held this morning at y:30 o'clock, from the late home of the deceased The services were private. and only relatives and immediate friends at tended. Burial was in Lax cemetery.
 After hearing some preliminary evidence Saturday afternoon, Cor oner John J. Phelan continued lis investigation until Wednesday. The coroner will be able to do but little until Esposito is apprehenied.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-11
Women In Danger Of Losing Votes
 Fly Putting It Off
At Present Rate It Will Be a Physical 1mpossi- bility to Make All the Women Applicants on the List-Less Than a Thousand Made Up to Noon Today.

A large number of the women who registered to be made voters will not be made unless they present them selves to the Board of Registration faster than they have during the morning and on last Saturday.
 Only S25 new voters were. made Saturday and of these over 300 were men. In the first hour this morning only 12O were made, so women and 40 men.
 The men are presenting themselves in comparatively larger numbers than the women the average up to noon
 was 2 women to 1 man.
 On the To Be Made lists the aver age is 4 women to one man. AS there are only ten days on which voters can be made according to law it is necessary to make at the rate Of 2,700 day or 270 an hour if the total number who have allowed their names to be registered obtain the right toS vote at the November election.
 The Board is disappointed at the comparatively few women who havs presented themselves so far and be- l1eve that large numbers will be de- nied the franchise, as it will be phys ically impossible to make them in the 1 last few days that the Board will sit.
 The making of a voter does not l take long,. It does not take over five l miputes from the time that the appli- l cant enters the City Hall before the | operation is over and the applicant
 is entitled to all the privilesas of d | citizen of the United States When the applicant approaches l the door of the Council Chamber l she is met by George Smith, a very 1 affable young man who escorts her to the line where Selectmen Issogna | Or Griffin administers the preliminary ] oath and the applicant is then brought to the clerks who prepare 1 slips containing the name, address
 and qualification of the applicant. checks 1he slip on the. official regis Il ter. The applicant then goes before
 SelectnRn James Smith who tests ttheir ability to read and then Select
 man James Turner administers the Il electors oath.
 First Selectman Alfred J. Knapp
 is in charge of all the operations of the board and has all arrangements
 complete so that over 2,000 a day can be handled. The first voter made today was Mrs. Mabel Fogel of 50 Worden ave T nue; followed by Jennie Hannah Her
 man of 355 Noble avenue, Mrs. H.
 B. Gerdenier of 2S0 Clinton avenue, Jennie Link of S45 Pequonnock street, John White 36 Belmont ave nue, Annette c. Stowe of 253 Gilbert street, Mrs. Alice M. Johnson of 253 Gilbert avenue, Mrs. Nellie E. Han cort wife of Captain James E. Han
 cort, and Mrs. Frank E. Underhii1 of q 255 Wells street.
 q Mir. Underhi1l, husband of the las mentioned applicant was waiting for his wife in the hall of the City Hall
 and when the Times man asked for l her name he gave it and said: "We
 have been married 69 years and p never had a spat yet That's more 1 than many another young fellow can s say.'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-11
AUTOMOBILE FRAUD
 CASES GO OVER

James J.. Burroughs and Eugene were arrested on September 21 charg- ed with the, theft of automobiles and alleged to have been members Of 8: gang of international auto workers. had their ease postponed until Octo- Der 25 when arraiSned before .Uni.ed States Commissioner Hugh J. Lavery this morning Bonds remained fixed at s7.500 each.
 The scheme alleged to lave been worked by the gang was to bring stolen cars to Bridgeport where they would change the markers and other identifying features of the stolen ma chimes and then dispose. of them across the Atlantic in Norway
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-11
FATALLY HURT
 BY FALLING WALL

While working on the demolishing
 of thet old Farist Steel Company on East Main street, Leonard Scalzis aged
 72, of 1S2 Hallet street was seriously injured when a section of a cement wall fell upon him. Scalzi was work ing with a gang of laborers when a
 large piece of wall was seen to top ple. a warning was shouted but Scalzi not being quick enough was pinned beneath it. Dr. Burnes of the emergency hospital who arrived with the ambulance few minutes after ward found the patient barely alive and rushed him immediately to St. Vincent's hospital His condition at the hospital is extremely serious. Scalzi was mployed by the F. T. Ley Construction Co. as 1aborer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-11
THE WEATHER

New Haven, Conn.,. Oct. 11--Fore~ cast for the period Oct. 11th to Oct 18th inclusive.
 For the North Atlantic States: Fair wea. her and normal temperature but with some possibility of unsettled and rains toward the end of the week.
 Fnrecas st from a. m. Monday to p. m. Tuesday. For New Haven and vicinity: Fair tonight and Tuesday. For -Connecticut: Fair tonight and Tuesday; Little, change in tempera- ture; Moderate to fresh nor invest winds
 A ridge of high pressure which has moved along the Atlantic Coast from Georgia to Main. Pleasant weather continues n all districts east of the Rocky Mountains. The tenn perature is above normal along the northern border. Almost summertime temperatures are reported from some of the northern districts.
 Conditions favor for this ytciniey fair weather and not much change in temDerature.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-11
: AND SElTZ
 TONIGHT
Leader of the League Fight in the United States Sen ate Speaks at Eagles
 Hall.

Tonight at s, in Eagles hall, the people of Bridgeport will have an op- portuntty to hear two prominent and widely known speakers, Don. G. SeitZ, of Cos Cob, business manager of the New York World, and Gilbert M. Hitchcock, United States Senator from Nebraska.
 Senator Hitchcock will discuss the League of Nations, a topic which he is especially fitted to talk on in view of the fact that he led the fight in the Senate for the ratification of the League as it was brought from Europe by President Wilson. Senator Hitch cock has all along been in close touch with the President and probably no man in the country is more familiar With the Presidents views or knows more of the inside of the opposition in the Senate than Senator Hitchcock.
 MT. Seitz will touch on some of the unusual angles with which this elec- ton bears on variou/ public matters and which should be of particular in terest to every person who expects to cast a vote in the coming election.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-11
AMERICANS IN
 IRISH RAID

Dublin, Oct. 11-A number of British soldiers were reported killed and missing today as the result of clashes between troops and civilians over the week end. Lieut.. Richard son was killed and three soldiers were wounded when two military lorries were attacked near Andon. The number of civilian casualties is not known.
 A number of British soldiers were missing after a bomb attack against a military lorry between Tulsk and Castle Req.
 Soldiers raided the Hotel Rob Roy at Queenstown where a number of Americans were guests. According to reports from Queenstown the soldiers satisfied themselves with searching persons in the hotel and on the streets outside.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-11
PRICES OF YARN
 DROP 20 PER CENT,

Smith Murray & Company announce today Q reduction of from 20 to 30 per cent in the price of yarns used for hand knitting. The announce ment is made upon the authority of s. B. & B. w. F1eisher, the largest manufacturers of these goods in the United States. They manufacture more than 70 per cent of all the hand knitting yarns used in the United States Labor costs it is said are higher than ever, but the cut is made possible by drop in raw materials, plus improved and increased produc- tion brought about by improvements due to the war. The mills of the tIeisher Company cover 16 acres of floor space, and give employment to 2,000 workers.