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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
Busnen In
Court On
Finances
Temporary Receiver Ap-
pointed for Bridgeport and
New Haven Bus Corp.

Harry Frank, president Of the
Bridgeport Bus Association was on
Saturday afternoon last appointed
temporary receiver of the Bridgeport
and New Haven Bus Corporation
with powers to operate the affairs of
the company while he is winding up
the business preparatory to final
dissolution of the concern.
The receiversh1p follows the petit
ton of Walter Kelley of Bridgeport,
owner of 25 shares of the stock OF
the corporation and also an officer
in the company; Germano Striano,
secretary of the corporation is also
one of the petitioners. The court ac-
tion was precipitated by an attach
ment suit filed against the corpora
ton by Elmer w. Crabbe, a stock
solder and director in the company.
who has brought suit for $500 claim
ed for services and $500 damages
At the inception of the corporation
Crabbe was elected president of the
concern but in a recent upheaval he
named Ball Herman Herb, who
was the official treasurer was also
deposed and Germano Striano sue
ceeded Walter Kelley as secretary
The corporation was formed on May
% last.
1t was incorporated with capital
stock of $4,000, issued in 500 shares
of 500 each. Trouble between the
STOCKHOLDERS broke out almost as soon
as it began doing business and the
present suit filed by Attorney L. Phil
lip Slavatsky of Bridgeport is the re-
suit. Kelley holds a note for $1,400
against the bus company and to pro-
tect himself and to prevent the fl
nances of the corporation being dissi-
pated he filed the petition for re-
ceiver.
The officers of the Bridgeport Bus
company were not to be found this
morning but from reliable sources III
was learned today that the old
Bridgeport and New Haven Bus Cor
portion will eventually be merged
with the Bridgeport Bus Association
into a new and well financed bus
| company along the lines mentioned
| in The Times last Saturday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
POLICE SHOOT UP
four MORE OF
The IRISH TOWNS

Rubin, Sept. 27.-One of the worst
outbreaks of violence in the turbulent
history of Ireland occurred over the
week end Reports of disorders
were received from all sections of the
country today.
At least three persons were killed
and many were wounded in a new
reign of terror at Belfast. Part of
the business district of the city was
sacked by mobs. Troops in armored
cars were restoring order at latest
reports.
A bomb exploded at Cork, where
II Sim F'ein hunger strikers are
slowly dying in Jail. A dry goods
store was wrecked, but it is not
known if any one was killed or
wounded.
Four more Irish towns were shot
up by licemen-Ath1one, Ba1ina-
more and Galway. The damage in
Athlone, Ballinamore and Galway
was not so great as at Balgriggan.
The policemen contented themselves
ture and discharging revolvers and
hand grenadeS in the streets. Some
business properties were destroyed
by exploding bombs.
Fierce fighting was reported from
Trim in County Meath. The police
barracks were attacked and the po-
iceme.n were finally compelled to
surrender. The barracks were then
set on fire.
Near Broadford a police sergeant
was ambuShed and shot. Arthur
Republic writing in young Ire
land charges that Unionists in Ire
land plan a week of rioting and at
tackS against Sim F'einerS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
TROLLEY HEARING
next FRIDAY

The adjourned meeting of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission will be held
at the State Capital in Hartford Fri
dap, at 11:30 in the morning when
the Commission will resume it's delib-
erations on the petition of the Con-
necticut company for the right to
change its system of fares from the
old zone system to the system under
which they are now working.
1t was rumored today that the
meeting would be adjourned for an
other month as the company had not
had sufficient time in which to give
the new system a thorough try-out but
the Public Utilities Commissioners
said today that there would be no ad-
journment as far as they knew.
The Times was also informed that
the Connecticut Company had not ap-
piled for permission to change the
system to a 10 cent flat fare on the
old time fare limits and that this
matter would not be taken up unless
it was requested by the company.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
CHAMBER NOON
LUNCH WEDNESDAY

The first of the series of fall lunch
cons and lectures by the Chamber of
Commerce will be held in the ball
room of The Stratfeld next Wedn es-
day at noon sharp. Table service will
begin at 1915 and the management
has arranged that no walters will en-
ter the room after 12:45 thus doing
away with the annoyance SO preva-
lent at such luncheons. The luncheon
will adjourn at 1870.
The speaker for the first luncheon
will be DR.. George E. Vincent, presi-
dent of the Rockefeller Foundation.
DR.. Vincent, who has degrees from
Yale, University of Chicago and the
University of Michigan. is very pop
ular speaker and treat is in store for
all fortunate enough to attend.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
POLICE RAID
OPIUM joint

Charged with operating an opium
joint at 81 Fairfield avenue which
place was raided at o'clock Sunday
morning by Lieut.. Joohn E. Barton
and Officers Brolley. Maloney. Foster
and Murphy of the Bureau of Investi-
cation, All Ian, alleged proprietor of
the place, and three frequenters were
arraigned in the City court this morn
ing. Judge Wilder continued the case
until Saturday. Bonds were set at
$3.50 in the case of All Ian and s100
each in the case Of the three fire.
quenters.
The raid early Sunday morning
was the first made by the police in
many months. When the officers Wis
tied the place they found two victims
"cold'' from the effects of the opium.
Six opium layouts were confiscated
and a large quantity of opium valued
at goodly sum was also taken and
submitted as evidence in the court
this morning. According to the police
it netted the biggest haul ever made
on a raid of this nature. The place
which had been operating for some
time is believed by the police to be
the biggest ''dive" ever operated in
the city. The place ran under the
name of the Chinese Merchants Asso-
citation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
TIE WEATHER

New Haven, Conn, Sept. 27.-
Forecast from p. m. Monday to s
p. m. Tuesday.
For New Haven and vicinity; Partly
cloudy, possibly local showers late to-
night and Tuesday.
For Connecticut: Unsettled with
probably showers tonight and Tues
day; gentle variable winds.
There is no well defined storm
area east of the Rocky Mountains. A
slight disturbance central over the
Lake region is causing unsettled
weather with severe local showers in
the central districts. The tempera,-
ture is somewha.- lower between the
Rocky Noun aims and the MISSISSIPPI
River but continues high from the
Mississippi River eastward to. tbs
coast This is the warnest weather
for the season of the year that has
occurred at New Haven since 1881
Condition favor for this vicinity
generally fair weather with cool
nights and warm days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
OPENING
SESSION
OF LEGION
More Than a Thousand
Delegates in Their Seats
At Cleveland.

Cleveland, O.. Sept. 27-More than
one thousand delegates were in their
seats in the Hippodrome theatre this
morning when Franklin DOlier. Ma
tional commander called to order the
second annual convention of the
American Legion. The floor of the
theatre resembled one of the big po-
litical conventions state standards
and pennants designating ats allotted
to the various delegations.
Commander O'OLer presented Rev.
Francis J. Kelly of Troy, N. Y, "the
f1ght ting chaplain" who delivered the
invocation Mayor William S. F'itz-
gerald welcomed the visitors in be-
half of the city. Then came the re-
ports of the National officers and the
naming of the convention committees.
The convention prepared to adjourn
at noon to witness the parade TINS
afternoon of approximately 10000
former service men and women. the
feature of the three days convention
One of the first i'm mportant matters
to be presented was a report OF the
credentials committee. The committee
was in session early today to decide
two questions which after protracted
debate failed to end in a solution OF
a meet ting of the executive committee
last night. These are: Shall each de-
partment be allowed only its five dele
gates-at-large and one additional del
egate for each even one thouSano
paid up members or shall it be allow
ed one additional delegate for each
one thousand paid up members or
major fraction thereof?
Shall the posts in foreign countries
he allowed votes in the convention!
The credential committee comprises
one member from each recognized de-
partment including all states, the Dis
trict of Columbia, Alaska and HaWall
Whether an additional delegate will
be seated by states having a, major
fraction of one thousand paid UP
members affected % votes.
Greetings from Marshal Foch OF
France were read to the American
Legion convention here today. He
| sent this message:
ITO the American Legion in conVen-
L. ton assembled, Cleveland, Ohio:
r ''Regretting my inability to find my
self among the former combatantS OF
the glorious American army, my heart
! is with them at the moment of the
second anniversary of the fighting
| they went through by the side of the
Allies for the common cause of right
and liberty I again render homage
to the valor and to the tenacity which
| they increasingly showed on the bat
| tie fields of France; in the days o.
misfortune and the days of success
the magnificent enthusiasm witt
which they answered our call; the
great part they took in the sacrifice:
of war; the glorious remembrances o:
those who fell on our soil will remain
! a token of the profound gratitude
and the indestructible union of oul
two countries. I send my cordia
I greeting to Cleveland, the steel city,
and to the great State of Ohio which
has furnished to America SO man.
Iillustrtous statesme en- and to France 81
many faithful friends.
t'F FOCH,
Marshal of France
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
GET MEN WHO
CONFESS TO
TWO BljRCLARIES

Two alleged hold up men who are
said to have confessed to pulling off
two jobs the first Saturday night at
the store of George Karkas at 30S
Iranistan avenue and the other at
the store of Samuel Slavin at Lafay-
ette and Gregory streets at o'clock
this morning were arrested this morn
ing and are being held by the police
charged with robbery. They gave
their names as Mike Sember of 963
Hancock avenue and Frank Solazzi
of Main street. A third member Of
the hold up gang is being sought by
the police in connection with the two
robberies.
According to the police Sam Slav-
in reported this morning that when
he opened up his grocery store atthe
above address at 6 o'clock this morn
ing two of the young men came into
the place and offered a torn one dol
lar bill for the purchase of some
candy. The storekeeper refused to
accept the torn note and said that
one of the men pulled a gun and said:
Give me your money" The store
keeper in turn said: ou would not
kill a man for his money would you?"
At the same time he grabbed the arm
of the young man with the gun but
the latter broke away and In com
pa.ny with his companion fed up the
street. Upon investigation the police
found an Overland auto which had
been left parked outside the store by
| the two men and which had the mo-
tor running ready LOT lue Pair "
make their get away.
Both rear doors of the machine had
| been left open. The police have not
determined whether third man was
! in the car. In tracing the license
number on the machine the police
found the car was listed and owned
| by Mike Sember. Seufber was brought
| to headquarters and admitted that he
/ had been implicated in the Slavin rob-
berry this morning and also had taken
Pc rt in the Karkas hold UP on Satur
| ydy night. Solazzi, who was later ar
| rested when he returned to get the
car which had been left outside the
! Slavin store, admitted that he had
entered the Slavin store with Sember
| but took no part in the Saturday
night affair on Iranistan avenue.
Nothing was taken at the S1avin store
this morning but the stick ups se-
cured $40 and $50 as a result of the
Saturday night holdup. The connect
ing link between the two robberies
was established by the police by the
torn dollar bill which they allege was
taken from the Karkas till on Satur-
day night and offered to Slavin th:~
morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
MAN
is FOUND DEAD

George Sharhumas of $50 William
street was found dead in his rooms
Sunday night. Sharhumas worked
nights at the Graphophone Com pany,
and coming home early Saturday he
took a hot bath and went to bed. He
did not report for work Saturday
night and Sunday when Mrs. David
Brennan, who keeps the boarding
house went to wake him and was un-
able to do so she called the Emer-
gency hospital. Or. B. J. Burns of the
Emergency hospital found that Shar-
humas had been dead at least "a
hours, and that death was probably
due to heart failure.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
Greenwich Gets Rid
OF. Double Machine

Democrats of Greenwich at which. 1t
was decided unanimously to wage an
active Democratic campaign in the
town this fall.
With that end in view a committee,
to be known as the Democra tic Cam
paign Committee, was chosen, coma
sisting of five men and five women.
This committee is to suggest the
names of candidates for office and to
work in conjunction with the Town
Committee. 1t will also have the ac-
tive charge of the Democratic cam
paign in Greenwich.
The committee consists of the fol-
lowing men and women: Roger S.
Baldwin, William A. Evans, Luke
Vincent Lockwood, Don c: Seitz, Will
liam S. Meany, Caroline Ruutz Rees,
Mrs James E. Quan, Mrs. Emerson
r. Newell, Mrs. W. H. Fain, and Mrs.
Coulter D. Hnyler.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
Federal EInplOyc
Caught Sending
Threat OF Bombs
Postal Inspectors Get
Him AS He is Drop
ping a Letter Into a
Mail Box = Says He
Wanted to Get An In
crease in Salary.

Boston, Sept, ,27-Postoff1ce in
spectors today definitely uaplished
the identity of the writer of six threat
ening letters to Mayor Peters and
others which followed the Wall street
explosion. The man, whose identity
was not revealed, will be arrested
shortly it was stated. He is a gov
ernment employe. He said he sent
the letters in the hope that he might
secure an incrasee in wages. Just
how he hoped to accomplish this he
did not make clear. The man was
caught by postal inspectors putting
a threa tening letter into a mail box
more thorough search of his ac-
tivities is being made.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
WOMEN WORKERS
TOMORROW NIGHT

Tomorrow evening the women
workers of the Democratic party will
meet at the Democratic headquarters
on Main street for the purpose of
comparing results and discussing
matters connected with the canvass
for women voters.
In the 7th district Mr.. Fred Bowen
is being talked of as Democratic can
didate for alderman. 1t is thought
that he would make a strong candi-
date. He is native of the district
and graduate from the public
schools of the city. For a mum Der of
years he has been engaged in the
contracting business in Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
REAL ESTATE MEN
jump PRICES

The more prominent real estate
agents of the city have formed a
combine, the members of which will
hereafter charge 3 per cent commits
sion instead of the former charge of
2 per cent.
Only those real estate agents who
devote their whole time to the real
estate business are allowed to becofh e
a member of the new combine is
passed around to the other members
and each one in the combine has the
right to sell any piece listed with any
other member.
The selling agent gets 2 per cent of
the commission and the agent with
whom the property is listed gets the
other 1 per cent.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
GREENWICH TRAGEDY
WAS AN ACCIDENT

Coroner J. J. Phe1an today return
ed his finding in. the investigation
held of the circumstances surround
ing the death of Thomas Mccarthy of
Ridgefeld. who died from injuries
sustained when his auto was rammed
and overturned by a car driven by
Peter Tallerup of Greenwich at the
junction Of Field Point Road and
Bush avenue, Greenwich, September
ID, McCarthys death occurring two
days later. The coroner finds that
the corner mentioned is an exceed
ingly dangerous one due to its being
hindered by a high stone fence and
that no one should be held response
BILE for McCarthy's death, it being an
accident. unpreVentab BILE.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27

BASEBALL PROBE

Chicago, Sept. 27-BasebalTs
fhouse cleaning which began with a
grand jury investigation here of al
legged fixing of the 1919 worlds
series will become nation wide, it be-
came known today through state
ment issued by Harry H Brigham,
! foreman of the Cook county grand
! jury, Players on every one of the
sixteen major league ball clubs are
said by MIR. Brigham to be involved
( in evidence which will be presented
to the grand jury when it again takes
up the baseball scandal tomorrow.
1.-The bad players will be hooted
out of baseball and the game will
lsurvive," Brigham said.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
threat TO BOMB
BRITISH EMBASSY

Washington, Sept. ga
Washington paper today re-
ceived a typewriter copy of a
communication addressed to
the British Embassy here sign
ed independent" giving warn
ing that two\ days after the
death of Terence MacSwiney,
the British Embassy would be
blown up by a bomb.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
Especial to The Times. }

Greenwich, Conn, Sept. 27.-There
seems to be much reason for thlnk1ns
that the double-machine methods
which have given this town such an
unsavory reputation in things polit-.
ical are rapidly becoming things of
the past. II is thought that with the
failure of James F. Walsh to secure
the Republican nomination for the
governorship and his reported disaf-
fect;on with the<present Republican
powers that he will not be able
through secret methods to control a
large number of Democratic votes as
it has been generally supposed that he
did in the past.
A significant indication of the new
order of things was the recent meet
ing of the Democratic Town Com
mittee and some Of TIE more active
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
WILL
Give UP SHOPS

that metal workers evacuate plants
occupied by them have been given by
the mettallurgic union, and the
movement will begin on Monday.
This is a result of the referendum
held throughout Northern Italy dur
ing the last week relative to accept
ance of this agreement between en-
pfoyers and Sworkmen which was sign
ed at Rome at the instance of the
government. The vote taken sh owed
$4,000 for and $4,000 against tho
apreement.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
SUGAR MARKET
WOBBLING AGAIN

New York, Sept. 27 - The sugar
market was weak this morning. Three
leading refiners reduced their prices
half a cent a pound to IA cents for
fine granulated.
This was in line with the unsettleS
feeling in other comm odity markets
and the increased offerings in rawS
where it appeared as if holders were
moro anxious to make sales.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
Cook Gets The
Dollar For
Nothflagle

J. H. Cook OF Sanford Place made
the first correct indentiffcation of
yester days profile, bringing in the
name of William Nothnagle, of George
E. NothHagle e Son, furniture, at
3:15 p. m, Saturday afternoon. Two
of the most successful men in the
contest were in early, with identifi-
cations that had the last name cor
rect1y, but not the first. Others who
made correct identificat1ons were H
r. Lush of SO Alpine street and J.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
500 CASES IN
SUPREME COURT

Washington, Sept. 27.-The United
States Supreme Court, with more
than five hundred cases crowding its
docket, will convene one week from
today. In accordance with custom
members Of the court will call at the
White House on that day and pay
their respects to the President, his
health permitting. Among these are
several which will bring squarely be-
fore the court the question of the
constitutionality of the Lever act to
punish profiteering.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
$500 BILL PROVED
YOUTHS UNDOING

New York, Sept. 27 - A $500 bill
proved the undoing of 13-year-old
David Simon when he attempted to
buy four railroad tickets for Chicago
for himself and for three equally
youthful companions. A New York
Central Railroad detective decided to
investigate and discovered that 81, 500
in cash had been taken from the
father of one of David's companions.
Instead of going West the quartet
went to the Children's Society rooms.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
New York HarbOr Is
Lost I'm ] he Fog

were La Savoie, of the French Line
with 1000 passengers, the American
liner Philadelphia from Southhanap-
ton with a heavy passenger list and
the Swedish liner Drottnigholm with
large number of Immigrants.
The tieup brought joy 20 the offici.
ais at Ellis Island Immigration STA
arnined immigrants. The officials
stated it would give them a chance
to get partially caught up.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
MAC SWINEY. is
VERY WEAK

London, Sept. 27.-"Very weak and
exhausted, but otherwise unchanged"
said a bulletin this morning describ-
ing the, condition of Terence Mac
Swiney, hunger striking Lord Mayor
of Cork, Ireland. This was the forty
sixth day of MacSwineys hunger
srike. His reserve strength was 50
low that he was not allowed to
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27

New York, Sept 27.-Thirty ships
of every despriction, from battered
tramp freighters to stately battle
ships of Uncle Sans navy, were held
up out side the harbor today by
thick fog which extended far out to
sea. Traffic in the bay was virtu-
ally at standstill although ferry
boats-and a few tugs groped slowly
through the murk at continuous risk
of collision Among liners detained
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
FIRE DEPARTMENT
SAVES A TRUCK

Railway Express Company truck gave
the fire department a lively run at
1:1O D. m. today. The truck took fire
under the tracks at the railway station
and was extinguished without serious
damage, but a traffic jam was caused
which extended over Stratford avenue
bridge for many blocks and gave the
crossing man a bad half hour after
ward,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
LIQUOR CASES
UP TOMORROW

The Federal Grand Jury convenes
in New Haven tomorrow morning to
dispose of the many liquor cases on
hand in the state of Connecticut
Many of the cases to come before the
jury are from Bridgeport. The pro-
hibition law evaders are liable to
$1,000 fine and one year in a federal
prison, or both.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-27
RIVERSIDE MAN
STEPS BEFORE TRAIN

Stamford, Conn, Sept. 27-George
ferguson of Riverside, was instantly
killed on the tracks of the New Ha-
ven road at Rye, n. Y, this forenoon,
when he stepped directly in the path
of an east bound train. ferguson
lost his bearings in the dense fog.
He was employed in the high tension
department Of the road and was on
duty. A wife and family survive him
~ Rivarxide-