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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
So, 900, DUE IN
.PUBLICUTILITYT TAX

Hartford July 1.-THE taxes OF
public utility corporations operating
in Connecticut were due yesterday
but the companies have ten days In
which to make payments 1t was
said at the state tax commissioner S
office that a total of approximately
S2,00O,00O will be realized this year
from the public utility taxes, those
assessed againse the Connecticut Co
amounting to 100000. At the pres
ent time, the Connecticut company
owes the state about 100000 in
unpaid taxes. With the exception of
the Shore Line Railway, now in the
hands of a receiver, it is the only
large public utility corporation in the
state which has had difficulty in
meeting its state tax obligations
Taxes on public utilities vary:
railroads are assessed 3 1-2 per cent;
street railways IL per cent; express
companies per cent; telephone
companies per cent and telegraph
companies 3 per cent. The tax rate
for other cororations differs accord
ing to nature of business. Five steam
railways and twelve street railways
are on the tax list but the majority
of the public utility corporations are
engaged In supplying water and cleo
trio power. Taxes are based on gross
receipts for calendar year. At pres
ent the tax commissioners office is
getting out the net income tax sheets
which will be ready on August 1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
DEALERS AGREE ON
HIGH COAL REASON

Hartford, July 16-Unanimity of
opinion as to the cause of the high
price of coal was developed among
dealers in that line Of fuel who were
canvassed yesterday afternoon, the
cause being, according to the sellers,
high price at the mines and conges-
ton in the coal transportation arter-
les. Anthracite coal Is $114O to
$3.50 in Wilkes-Barre and Scranton,
SO the dealers declared The acute
shortage Of cars and other elements
have pushed freight charges to $3.50
q ton.
Bituminous coal is selling SIT f. O.
b. at South Amboy, Perth Amboy and
New York Harbor. Some dealers
were able a while ago to buy at $40
a ton at the mines, but now the
figure is about SIP to SIS. This soft
coal is difficult to secure even at
these prices Retail prices of btu
| minous are about SIS to SIS. Whole
| sale prices vary almost from day to
day.
A dealer said yesterday that moth
| Ing in the coal line could be shipped
| by rail on the New Haven" system
| except by obtaining a permit from J.
O. Halliday Of New Haven, superin:
tendent Of transportation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
FLAh!IA(G,A
ARRESTS
LAvIT
One of His First Acts Was
to Refuse Him a Permit
and He is Arrested At
Graphophone This Noon.

Charged with violation of a city or
dinance which prohibits any person to
address a public gathering without
permit. Samuel Lavit, business agent
of Lodge No. 80 of the AmaIgamated
Metal Workers of America, was ar
rested by Sergeant Charles Meyer at
the West End plant Of the Columbia
Graphophone Co. at 1920 this noon
when he took the law into his own
hands and started to address a gath
ering of about 300 workers at that
place
Lavit was taken to the Third pre-
cinct station and arraigned before Lit.
McGirr. He refused to accept bail of
s25 and was locked up.
In the autom obile at the time of the
arrest was William ]. Kelley of New
urer of the organization. Lavit had
spoken less than one minute when he
was arrested by Sgt. Meyer. In his
brief talk he told how Lodge No. 80
had made application to Superintend-
ent Redgate earlier in the week for
the privilege to hold a meeting and
that he had received a letter from
Redgate saying that the matter had
been referred to Mayor Wilson. A
phone call made to police headquar-
ters this morning by Lavit refused
the granting Of the permit by Chief
Flanagan, the new superintendent OF
police.
The arrest of Lavit today marks
the 43rd time he has been before the
police on similar charge. 1t makes
the ninth time he has been a visitor
at the Third Precinct station.
Just before he was locked up this
noon Lavit said that his arrest was
| the first move of the organization to
work for free speech in this city
without a permit. He claims that
| the Civic Liberty League of New York
| is backing the A. M. w. of A. in this
| city and that there were $50 volun-
| teers who would come to this city ir
| the next few weeks and speak al
| public gatherings regardless OF
| whether permits were granted or not
| Plans have been made for these
| speakers to address meetings every
| day at five different factories in thi.
/ ri ifHy
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
Health Ban Put On
Certified Milk Here

At meeting of the Certified Milk
Committee held yesterday morning it
was voted to discontinue the supply
of certified milk to the city because
recent tests made by the Board of
Health showed that the product was
not up to the standard as prescribed
by the Health Department.
The cutting off of the supply"
said Health Officer Coon this morn
ing, 'is not permanent but recent
tests made by the Laboratories Di-
vision of this department show that
the milk tested contained 100000 bac-
terra to the cubic centimetre while
the regulations of this department say
that certified milk must not contain
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
CONTINUE HEARING
ON TROLLEY TRAGEDY

Coroner John Phelan continued the
hearing and investigation this morn
ing of the death of fourteen year old
Samuel Birmingham, who was killed
in front of his home on North avenue,
Monday afternoon. The motorman,
Harry Roberts, is being held on the
charge of manslaughter, until the in
vestigation is completed.
Rueben Schnee, Of East Main
street, was one of the witnesses who
claimed to have seen the accident oc-
cur. He stated that the trolley had
passed another trolley, which was go
ing in the opposite direction, about
25 feet from the scene of the acci-
dent. This testimony somewhat con-
ficted with that of the motorman,
Harry Roberts, who stated that the
children came in front of his track
directly from behind the other troll
ley.
Testimony given during the hear
ing showed that the boy and his
sister crossed the street hand in
hand, and as the trolley approached
them, they. became excited, and the
boy went on, while the little girl ran
back The boy was pinned under
the trolley and was dragged along
some ten or fifteen feet by the troll
ley. The girl was only slightly in
jured The next hearing will take
place Monday morning at $3.50
o'clock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
TlFY
BODY OF
GIRL
Mrs. Ernest Wood Of STAN
ford Sure That Slain Girl
is Her Sister, Who Disap-
peared in 1916.

That the body of the murdered
woman. which was discovered in But
ton Bush Swamp, New Canaan, on
April IA, 1919, and which was ex-
humed for purposes OF Identification
this morning, may be that Of Mrs.
Ernest Farnum, of Stamford, who is
alleged to have left home in company
on March 1, 1916, WAS the belief ex-
pressed today by Mrs. Ernest Wood
Of $50 State street, Stamford, a sis
ter of the missing woman
Mrs Woods appearance at the
New Canaan cemetery this morning
was entirely unexpected by State Po-
liceman Frank VirelH and Arthur
Pennell, who were in charge of the
exhumation- Only two persons, Mrs.
Catherine Muller, of New York city
and Wallace Clark, of Springdale,
had stated their intentions of at
tempting to identify the remains.
When the body was disinterred this
morning, 1t was found to be in such
a state of decomposition as to make
Identification by the features impos-
sible- Articles Of clothing which
were found on the body at the time it
was discovered in the New Canaan
swamp were examined however, and
1t was from these that Mrs. Wood
made a possible Identification
She explained to the State police
men, that her sister, Mrs. En-
nest Farnum, had left her home in
Stamford with a man named George
Hankee, on March 1, 1916, and had
not been seen or heard from since.
Both Mrs Wood and her husband
were almost certain that the body
was that of their missing relative On
the strength of this belief, Wood will
attempt to collect insurance which he
has held on Mrs. Farnum for many
years. By doing this it is expected
that a complete investigation will
have to be made by the insurance
company. Eankee is said to have a
wife in Waterbury.
Mrs. Catherine Muller of New York
| City, who believed the body to be thai
| Of her daughter, Mrs. Anna Waraday
said this morning at the cemetery thai
| the murdered woman was not her
| child 1t was largely at the insistance
| of Mrs. Muller that the remains were
| exhumed today.
| Wallace Clark of Springdale, who
was also on hand to attempt to iden.
| tify the body as that of his sister in.
| law, Mrs. Florence Fitzgerald, an.
| nounced that the murdered woman
was not his relative.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
"Board Tried
Hard TO Frame
Nc -CrOnan
NO ADVICE
TO HOLCOMB
ON SUFFRAGE

Hartford. Conn, July 1S.-Senafor
Warren G. Harding, Republican can
didate for president does not Intend
to ask or advise Governor fiodcornb
to call O. special session OF the Con-
necticut legislature to rattfy the 1eo-
eral suffrage amendment.
"I answer no." was the reply that
came today by wire from the senator's
home in Marion, Ohio. A telegram
was sent by the Times to the Repuo-
lean nominee as follows:
"Have you requested or advised
Governor HolcomEb Of Connecticut to
call a special session Of the legislature
for action on the suffrage amend
ment? Is it your intention to do so
Have YOU asked for, or do you expect
to have a conference with him on suf-
frage situaton?"
The reply was: Replying to your
telegram of July 13, I answer no..
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
Resolute Will
Be In Trim For
|Secoud Race

indy Hook, N. J., July 16-Repairs
on Resolute, whose throat halyards
parted in yesterdays race when vic
tory over Shamrock ". seemed well
in hand, proceeded rapidly today and
there was every prospect that the de-
fender would he in readiness for an
other Americas Cup match tomorrow.
A new metal gaff was put in place.
Nat Herreshoff, designer and builder
of the Resolute, superintended the re-
pairs.
Sailors on the Resolute declared
that the challenger could not lift the
cup in a fifteen mile beat to wind
ward yesterday in light airs, in which
the Upton sloop is supposed to show
to best advantage. The American rae
ing machine beat the EngliShman n,
boat for boat, without considering
Resolute's time allowance of six min
utes, 40 seconds
The Shamrock's crew were happy
today aboard their tender Killarney
visitors who called to congratulate
him on board his steam yacht, the
Victoria.
The accident to Resolute, coming on
top of three other major mishaps ear
Ger in the SeaSon-the loss of the mast
off New Haven, the breaking of the
jaws of the gaff and the carrying
away Of a topmast off Newport-had
a tendency to shake faith in the a:bil-
ity of the Herreshoff creation to hold
together until the end of the season.
In yesterdays race, however, the
Resolute exhibited better weatherly
| qualities. In light airs she appeared
several minutes faster UP the breeze
than Shamrock ", although it was
on just such point of sailing and
under such conditions that the chal-
lenger was supposed to Gbe superior.
| The two yachts have yet to test
their abilities down the breeze OF
broad off under large reaching sails
| This is expected to come tomorrow In
a 30-mile race over a. triangular course
! 1t is believed that Designer Nichol-
son and Captain Burton Of Shamroch
| ". will endeavor to obtain a re-meas-
| urement of the challenger in the hope
| of reducing the handicap time allow
ance since the challenger is using 6
much smaller club topsafl than wa.
included in the original measureme ent
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
COUNCIL REJECTS
LARKIN APPEAL

Belfast. July 16-The district coun-
ell OF MORA in the Ulster county
of Down, today rejected the appeal
of the Larkin release committee that
Il joi-. in efforts to obtain the release
of James LarI<in, head of the trans
port workers union, who recently was
convicted in New York of criminal
anarchy and sentenced to from five
to ten years imprisonment.
The council passed a resolution de-
claring that Larkins conviction was
righteous and the sentence no more
severe than mis- conduct earned him.
A copy of the resolution will be sent
70 the United States government.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
BALLARD IN
Will SON
CAMP
King Doesn't Call on
Mayor on His Recent
Visit and Then Ballard
Pays a Visit-Up Stat
ers May Be Leaning
Toward Wilson.

Following the act OF Mayor Wilson
in putting through the city ordinance
in favor of the Connecticut Company
and attempting to comply with their
wish to drive. the jitneys from the city
the Mayors chances of the Republi-
can nomination for governor have
frightened materially and the upstate
politicians are now said to look with
favor on his candidacy for that exaIt-
ed position
County Commissioner Frank Bal
lard, the local representative of the
upstate machine has been in con-
sultation with the mayor ON several
occasions during the past week,
while the jitney-trolley situation was
under discussion and it is the belief
of those who are in a position to
know that Ballard has been the go
between who has convinced the mayor
that under certain conditions the up
state leaders would call off the cam
paign against Mayor Wilson and
would, when the proper time arrived
see that he received his reward in
the shape Of the nomination for gov
ernor.
Coupled with the fact of the visits
of Commissioner Ballard, the fact,
vouched for by friends of John T.
King, that at his recent short stay
III ILLS CITY h1ng was unable to have
personal conference with Mayor
Wilson, it is claimed that the mayor
has deserted King and cast his for
tunes with the upstate leaders.
Kings reported statement in Chi
cago that Bridgeport would go Dem
ccratic by 5000 or 5000 at the COM
Ing election has caused considerable
worry to the national and state lead
ers of the G. o. P. and they have
decided to compel King to live up to
statements that he has made that
he was through with politics in this
city.
The jitney-tro1Iey situa ton gave the
leaders their chance to enter the
Bridgeport field and they were not
slow in taking advantage of it.
The financial difficulties of the
trolley roads of course interested
the state Republican leaders And IL
was up to these leaders to extricate
the trolley company from the mis-
takes and rnismanagement of the rail.
road operators.
With these conditions inv view the
first thing to do was to tackle the
| jttney situation in Bridgeport, when
| the jitneurs carried more than one
| half of the travelling public and gel
! laws passed that would crush the
jitneys there.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
MACHINE NOISES
AREOFFENSIVE

Judge Banks in the Superior court
today reserved the decision on an in
junction to restrain the Aluminium
Castings Co., of Fairfield, by William
A. and Mary F. Leary. Leary testi-
fled this morning that the company
has recently installed heavy and pom
derous machinery in their factory,
which adjoints the plaintiffs property.
and that the machinery has made loud
and offensive noises in the otherwise
quiet neighborhood.
Night work has been carried on
since last October, the plaintiff stated,
and the noise has become worse, since
the plaintiff complained to the Off
Gals of the factory. Mr.. Leary
claimed equitable relief. and in
JUNCTION against the use and occu-
pancy of the defendants property.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16

over 5000 to the cubic centimetre.
There is only one firm in the city at
present that is supplying certified
milk to the city and following the
meeting of the committee yesterday
notice was served on the dealer that
he must suspend for the time being
the production of this particular
grade of milk
The members of the committee or
certified milk are Health Officer DR.
William H. Coon-~Dr. J. H. Beaudry
DR.. c. w. Calvin. DR.. F. L. Day, DIR
H E. Waterhouse and Miss Margare
Bond of the Laboratories Division OF
the Board of Health.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
STRIKE IF AWARD
IS UNSATISFACTORY

Chicago, July 16-E. H. Fitzgerald,
Grand President Of the Brotherhood
Of Railway Clerks, arrived here to-
day for a conference with executives
of the sixteen recognized railroad Or
ganfzations. On Monday he will con-
fer with 200 general chairmen Of the
clerks brotherhood. At mass
meeting MondaA night plans will be
perfected for an immediate strike if
the awards of the United States La
bor Board now in session here are
not satisfactory, 1t is said.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
MARA HOME FROM
FRISCO GATHERING

Attorney George F. Mara Of this
city, who has been in San Francisco
for several months past as the rep
resentative of Homer S. Cummings,
chairman Of the Democratic commit
tee, arrived in this city last night and
will resume his law practice after, a
short rest.
Mrs. Mara, who has been with him,
also returned and will again take up
her social duties here.
Attorney Mara was a very busy man
during his stay on the western coast.
All the preliminary arrangements for
the national convention having been
left with him.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
CAR BACK FIRES
WRIST FRACTURED

While cranking a Ford machine in
the garage of the Farmers Dairy Co.
on North avenue, at 1:3O o'clock this
morning, Paul Massario, IA years old
of II Green street, employed at that
place as, assistant driver of one of
the teams sustained a fracture of the
right wrist when the car "back-
fred" The ambulance was called
and DIR. J. A. Maxwell removed the
patient to st. Vincent's hospital.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
WEATHER

New Haven, July 16-Fair
tonight and Saturday; little
change in temperature: gentle
to moderate northwest to north
s winds.
The disturbance which has
been causing showers in the
eastern sections during the last
two days has now moved out to
sea. 1t is followed by an ex-
te1,siye area Of high pressure
extending from Minnesota south
eastward to Georgia, which is
producing pleasant weather in
the central districts. There is no
well defined storm area cast of
the Rocky Mountains. The tenn
perature is about normal in all
the northern sections. No ul-
usually high temperatures for
the season of the year were. re-
ported for the southern or west-
ieTn Ssrfcts. II
Conditions favor for this y1G1n-:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
Treaty With Austria
Is Ratified Today

Paris, July 16-Ratif1cations of
the treaty of st. German, which es-
tabIished peace between the Allies
and Austria were exchanged today in
the clock room at the Foreign Office.
Jules Cambon presided over the cere-
mony.
M. Hertsh, representing Czecho-
Slovakia signed agreements for the
protection of minorities within the
former territory of the Hun
Aarian empire.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
QUITE A PROFIT
IN THE HOOCH

Torrington, Conn.,, July 16-Guis-
eppe Facini, proprietor of restaur-
ant pleaded guilty in borough court
this morning to a charge of selling
moonshine whiskey, grappa and wine
in his establishment He was fined
$50 with costs Facini. 1t is said,
bought the whiskey for SIS a gallon
and sold it at 40 cents a. ounce, rea-
lizing a profit of over $36 gallon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
ALL DRIVERS MUST
HAVE LICENSES

Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Robbins B. Stoecke1 announced yes
terday that a campaign will be waged
to eliminate autom obiles driving with
out licenses. All .violators will be
prosecuted. Mr.. Stoeckel estimated
that 10 per cent of the drivers using
licensed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
CITY. MUST PAY TO
COUNTY 500, POI. Al

Z. The City of Bridgeport will have to
paya county tax of $90,201.47 this
year, according to the official COM
nunication received by City Clerk J.
A. H. Robinson from the County
Commissioners today
The total county tax IL s1s2, $40 and
Brtd9eoort paIn nearly oues half 81 ~
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
MOTORCYCLE FOR A
CITY INSPECTOR

The mayor has authorized the
Board of Contract and Supply to pur-
chase 81 motorcycle and sidecar to be
Esed for Inspector OF Excavations
James =. Mercaldi. The board is au-
thorized to pay S575 for the new ma
cline less an allowance of $175 for
IN old Indian motorcycle and sidecar
which will be turned in.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
NURSE SCPERINTENDE

Washington, July 16-Miss Julia L.
Stimson Of New York, was appointed
today by Secretary Baker as superin-
tendent Of the Army Nurse Corps
with the relative rank of major She
received the D. S. NJ. and the British
P r. C. for services in the nurse
corps during the war
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
MORAN TO THE REDS

Cincinnati, O, July 16-August
Hermann, President of the Cincin-
natl Nationals, today announced that
Pat Moran had signed contract to
manage the team during the seasons
Of 1921 and 1922
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
popuUATON sTATISTTCs.

Washington, July 16-The popula-
ton of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was an
nounced today as 36.162, an increase
of 687O or 23.5 per cent
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
THE WEATHER

Bridgeport and vicinity
Fair tonight and Saturday.
little change in temperature;
gentle TO moderate north
west te north winds.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-22
LAND CABLE CUT NEAR VALDEZ BY
 SLIDE ON TRAIL

The restoration of telegraph com- munication between Interior Alaska and the Outside was given a further setback yesterday by the wreck of a portion of the land cable near Valdez by big snowslide. The ex- tent of the damage had not been ascertained at the time the message was sent, but the character of the country in that section of Alaska is such that it probably will require considerable work to repair the cable.
 The other break in the line, upon which a force is now engaged in repair work, should be ready for service before the end of the week is repaired now. But an other several days undoubtedly will elapse before through communica- tion can be resumed.
 In the meantime, Government ra- dio stations are handling the busi- ness, by relay, substitute that re quires considerable more time and also is more costly and less efficient. But it is better than no substitute at all and Alaskans are fortunate in having such service available for use in such an emergency.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-22
BOAT OVERTURNS MAKING ATTEMPT
 ID GIVE RELIEF

HALIFAX, N. S., Jan. 22-Eight persons were drowned yesterday as tine result of the capsizing of a small boat from the transport Great Northern, which was engaged in an attempt to transfer passengers from the disabled transport Powhatan. The accident occurred at point about 200 miles south of Halifax
 The Canadian steamship Lady Laurier is now towing the Pow hatan to this port.
 The Powhatan sprang aleak sev- eral days ago, the water getting into the boiler-room and putting out the fires, leaving the vessel in a helpless condition, with many pass engers aboard, a number of whom have since been taken off by steam CTS which responded to the wireless calls for assistance.