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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-12
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DESPITE LAWS

New York, July 12.-The new state
rent laws are ineffective and have not
deferred profiteering landlords from
continuing rent gouging assaults on
thousands of tenants in New York
city, according to Leo Kenneth Mayer,
chief counsel for the Mayors Com
mittee on Rent PROTECTING.
The landlords are adopting diverse
methods to circumvent the new laws,
Mr.. Mayer declared and have been
successful to a certain extent.
The three chief lodges employed by
the landlords as outlined by Counsel
Mayer are to:
Notify tenants that their leases will
not be renewed unless they are will
refuse to meet this increase the ten
ants are then ousted by due process OF
the law.
Notify tenants that the premises
have been sold on the cooperative
plan but offer to sell them the apart
ment, if they will pay the exorbitant
sum asked.
property by inter-transfer of property
through alleged sales and thus be
able to extract higher rental.
The first method, according to Mr..
Mayer, is the most popular but is
rather slow as it takes from one
month to one year to legally evict a
tenant.
The co-opera tive selling plan, he de-
clared, was one of the new inventions
of the landlords to exploit the tenant.
The transferring of property on the
pretense of making a bona fide sale
and thus increasing the valuation of
the premises is one of the latest
lodges, Mr.. Mayer explained. By this
method thelandlord Sells to a rel
alive or business pa rtneE, then buys
the property back again and thus runs
UP the valuation, which will command
a higher rental under the state laws.
The entire legal staff of the rent
committee has been placed at the dis
posal of tenants in their fight against
the rent profiteer. Landlords who are
inclined to be fair are meeting their
tenants in the offices of the committee
and are arranging new leases with
their tenants on definite terms
The rent committee which has been
in operation for Is months has han
died more than $4,000 cases of which
e2, 900 have been settled in and out of
court. OF the remaining cases 5000
are listed as hopeless and no settle
ment is possible.
There is a constant flood of COM
plants into the committees office,
which is visited by about 5000 tenants
every week.
The committees office staff of seven,
| according to Mr.. Mayer, handles more
than 1000 complaints by mail daily
besides from $50 to 800 telephone
calls.
The committee which is maintained
as a municipal department is making
an investigation of these claims and
furnishing legal talent free of charge
to all worthy cases.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-12
I'm The Theatres
PoTii's


The Overseas Revue, musical ,sa-
tire as played by our boys s.Over
There" during the recent great con-
flict will be the leading vaudeville
attraction at Polls for the next three
days starting today. The act is very
pretentious when it comes to stag
ing and elaborateness, and has had a
successful run on both sides of the
Atlantic. 1t should prove very in
teresting to all those who We're in
any way connected with America S
fighting forces.
Bowen and Baldwin, comedian and
comedienne will appear in a singing
and dancing skit entitled Here
There and Everywhere Bernard
and Sands, "The Honey Girls will be
presented in a piano and singing nov
city of their own conception. Han
Ion and Arthur, cycling wonders will
open the show with an eccentric
cycling comique.
The picture Scratch My Back
which was shown for the first time
last evening Mas more laughs than
any picture seen in Bridgeport this
season. 1t Is taken from Rupert
Highs famous story of the same
name. A new Sunshine Comedy an6
the Pathe News are added attractions
on the photoplay end of the program
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-12
IREvOL UT|ON IN
ENGLAND WOULD
RESULT IN CHAOS

London, July 1.-THE Russian So
Wet government, through Nikolai
Lenine, seeks ito start the British
nation off on that same career of
revolutionary violence which has
made Russia such a jolly page to live
in,' Winston Churchill, Minister of
War, declared in an article published
in the Evening News, answering a re-
port by a British labor delegation
which visited Russia and a letter di-
rected to the British people by Lee
nine.
Should the soviet system be estab-
lished in England the War Minister
believes that not only would free
dom of the press and freedom of
thought be swept away but the Eng
lish labor leaders themselves would
"share the fate of Kerensky, the
Mensheviks and social revolutionaries
in Russia
The War Minister charged Lenine
with having ruined his own country
and said it was natural he should
wish 'to have all other nations re-
duced to the same level of misery, in
order that his own carnage may be
covered in the general Chaos wrote
Mr.. Churchill.
Russia was on the threshold Of
victory After all her struggles she
was within reach or the goal. The
Germans sent in Lenine, is poison gas
! is sent sealed in a cylinder and he
robbed her of the victory she had AL
but won and which she might have
shared with US.
"a million Germans, released by his
act of treachery, were let loose on the
French and British fronts and nearly
| that number of British and French
/ tor in
| consequence. Instead of victory he
gave Russia shame and imm eaSura-
| BILE disaster.
"Lenine destroyed the Russian re-
public. . He dissolved the Russian
parliament. He had the bulk of its
| members hunted down and killed. He
! has robbed his country of victory
peace and freedom; and what has he
given them in exchange?
! Russia, the great food producing
center of the world, wracked with
! famine; the towns depopulated to
half their numbers; the workmer
scattered, destroyed and the rest COW
| ed or demoralized; hundreds of thous-
| ands of people driven to the woods
| and mountains to form Greer
| Guards like Robin Hood in the Mid
die Ages; the railways on which the
| whole economic civilization of these
| great regions depend, sinking hopless-
| ly into absolute stagnation.
! "Only the peasant with his rifle ir
| his village guards the hard-won pro
| duce of his individual toll, refuses to
| sell the fruits of his labor for worth,
| less paper money and keeps alive the
| old Russian love of hearth and home
| The egoism of the peasant says LIE
| nine, must now be broken
| ''This then, is the man whom the
| crazy portion of the Socialist party
| has been worshipping. He has nov
revealed his measure and his mental
| ity to the British public and he ap
| peals to them to create in Britain thai
| enslaved, infected, starving and We
nomous Bedlam to which he has re
| duced the noble and mighty Russian
/ state and nation"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-12
ULSTER REVIVES
ITS VOLUNTEERS

Belfast, Ireland, July 1.-THE u
ster Volunteers have been revived as
a result of the recent activity of the
Sim Fem in the north of Ireland
and for several. days the town of
Rathfryland, county Down, has been
patrolled by the Ulster forces, fol-
lowing destruction of property in
adjoining districts.
All persons suspected OF Sim Fein
tendencies have been prohibited from
entering Lisbellan, Fermanagh coun-
ty, scene of recent fighting, although
seven Catholic families in the district
have not been molested.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-12
place will be open for business early
in the Tall.


A large number of the members of
Housatonic grange took part in the
meeting of the organization on Sat
urday evening in Grange hall at which
time very pleasing program was
given. The program was as follows:
Surprise feature, Mrs. L. H. Stalker;
reading, Mrs. Joseph Curtiss; spoon
industries, A. G. Baldwin; piano duet,
Mrs. Allen Beardsley and Gertrude
Melloy; recitation, Dorothy WiEkin-
son, and a short talk on my favorite
amusement by each member of the
grange present.
FARM FOR SALE in Stratford. In
quire Peter Gleason. Phone Strait
ford 295. 1890 Main ST.
CORTEZ G. ROCKWELL, p1umbing
and heating; jobbing a specially.
Corner Main and Hillside avenue,
Stratford D10tfs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-12
EMPIRE

f'Shore Acres" the Screen Classics.
Inc, perturbation of James A. Herne's
celebrated stage drama of New Eng
land folk, in which Alice Lake will
star, is announced as the feature at
traction at the Empire theatre, for a
run of three days. The screen pro-
duction of the famous Herne- comedy
drama, in which the well known au-
thor, star, and producer toured from
coast to coast, is faithful exposi-
ton of the immortal stage play and
constitutes in it's tremendous dramat-
ic power and delicious rural charac-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-12

however, and finds the old man brok-
en- with contrition at the very end
seeking the forgiveness of the woman
he wronged.
WEST END.
Tonight Goldwyn presents Tom
Moore in his very latest production
tEDuds,' in acts, said to be one of
his best productions released to date.
Harold Lloyd will also be seen in
his latest comedy feature entitled
Haunted Spooks,'' in 2 reels Fox
News Reel and Bray Comic concludes
the program.
Wednesday, Charles Ray in Alarm
Clock Andy" 5 acts.-B* ~
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-12

James u. Pronovost, a former resi-
dent of Stratford but who is now re-
siding in Springfield, spent the week
end with friends in town. During
his stay here he visited old familiar
places and faces at Lordship Manor.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. E. Wilcox of An
sonia We're the guests of relatives in
Stratford yesterday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-12

Phelix Arsanau1t enjoyed a fishing
trip to Easton one day last week. re-
turning with a fine catch of perch.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-12

F'raI :. Dewitt of Bridgeport was a
visitor with friends in Stratford Sat
urdaw evening. Walter Park enter
tanned Mr.. Dewitt while here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-12

Mrs. William Lawrence was operat-
~ on at the Bridgeport hospital last
-. Friday. Her condition is as
Comfortable as can be expected.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Wells and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Saunders of
Waterbury were visitors in Stafford
yesterday afternoon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-12

Advertise in The Times
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-12

John Otzel of Danbury spent yes
= terday afternoon as the guest of
friends in Stratford.\
William Parks, of East Broadway,
has returned to his duties at Plumb &
Bartrams store, after spending a
week visiting his brother, John Parks,
at Clinton, Conn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-12

The regular monthly business meet
ing of the official board of Bethany
church was held at the parsonage last
week. The usual business Of the
church was transacted, and it was
shown by the various ~-~--ts that the
church is in a sound condition.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-12

Mr.. and Mrs. William Beard, of
Ferry Boulevard spent the Fourth of
July visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Brenn of Scotland, Conn. They made
the trip in their car.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harrison,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Crane, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Losh and their children
spent the Fourth of July holiday at
the seashore. Quite a number of
families around town also camped out
at the shore.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-12
BETHANY PASTOR
HAS RESIGNED
Leeds Cutlery Corp. to Build
New Factory In
Stratford
Especial to The Tfmes)

etratford, July 1.-THE members
OF Bethany church were greatly sur
prised and the surprise came as a
shock when at recent meeting of
the church members the Rev. Will
liam H. Nicholl read his resignation
as pastor of the church, same to take
effect on August 1. Rev. Nicholl
who has been the pastor of the local
church for the past three years has
done much towards building up the
church and is well liked by the mem
bers of his parish, and it will be a
difficult problem to find a man that
will fill Rev. Nichols place as pastor
of the church. He gave no particu-
lar reason as to why he was resign
ing but it is believed that he intends
to take up work in another place and
he feels that his labors in Bethany
church are completed.
The Nome nugget., 1920-10-02
WEDNESDAY
 (TELEGRAPHIc)
BIG BASEBALL SCANDAL DEVELOPS CONNECTION
 1919 WORLD SERIES

Chicago, Sept. 2s-I'robably the greatest scandal that has appeared in the history 6f base ball was disclosed here today when the grand jury re- turned indictments against eight noted White SOx base ball players who are charged with conspiracy to violate the state law in the alleged throwing" of the world series games between Chicago and Cincinnatti last year. The grand jury has been investigating charges that the White Sox threw the series to Concinnatti for several days. True bills were returned against the following players. Eddie Cicottee, Claud Williams. Chick" Gandil, Dap py" Felsch, Buck Weaver. Chas Ris- ,ferg. Joe Jackson and Fred McNullf,
The Nome nugget., 1920-10-02
Evidence Shows Clearly Sox Players
 Bribed

Justice McDonald,in whose court the indictments were returned against the White Sox stars today, is desirous of giving the national game the benefit of the publicity entailed in it's present purging. has lifted the curtain of sec recy on the grand jury proceedings sufficiently to show that there is not q doubt that gamblers succeeded in bribing members of the White Sox to throw the 1919 world series to Cin- cnnatti. The revelations laid before the grand jury show that the great hitter. Joe Jackson. declared that ne deliberately tapped the ball light" to enable Cincinnatti to win. Cicotte one of the worlds most famous pitch CTS, was also shown to have deliber- ately failed to do his best in the con- cluding games of last years series. Further interesting glimpes into the disclosures obtained by the grand jury show evidences of bribes of 5000 and s1O.000 discovered" in the pillows or on the beds of famous atheletes who were about to retire.
The Nome nugget., 1920-10-02
TUESDAY (TELEG2APHIC)
MADDEN WANTS IMPEACHMENT
 OF WILSON AND cAsINET

Chicago. Sept. oS-Congressmai Madden, member of the republican steering committee of the House. de- clared today for impeachment of both the president and his cabinet in a pub lie statement. In pointing out his reason for such action, Congressman Madden severely scored the president and Cabinet members for various acts and particularly Postmas ster General Burleson, whom he said had just let q contract for air mail service at fig ures which are 90 times what the law authorized him to let it at" He has insistently refused to carry out the law" Madden said. adding, Charles the first and James the second. of England. got into trouble with their people for this sort of high handed methods.
The Nome nugget., 1920-10-02
AMERICAN LEGION OPPOSED TO
 JAP IMMIGRATION

Cleveland, Sept. 29-The American Legion convention today declared for cancellation of the so called gentle mems agreement. with Japan: for exclusion of picture brides" and rig orous exclusion of all Japanese as im- migrants. following the adoption of a committee report on the Oriental im- migration question. The convention also elected F. W. Galbraith Jr. of Cincinnatti. as National commander.
 The rpport on the immigration sub ject recommended: that i've (the American Legion) enter a vigorous protest against the demand of Japan that naturalization rights be granted to its nationals now dn the United States" and that i've earnestly request the State Department in It's settlement of this question not to consider any proposition which will gran rights of naturalization to this unassirlilable reople."
The Nome nugget., 1920-10-02
MEXICAN COMMUNISTS
 SEIZE AGUAS cAllENTES

Mexico City. Sept. 27-Govern- mental control of the State of Agu1s Calientes has been seized by Jose deIara, supported by General Trlana. leaders of what is known as the Com munist Federation of the Mexican Proletariat and which has voted to call q general strike of labor on Oc- tober 1. unless present disputes be- tween employers and workers are set tied. The stated action was taken at q convention of workers and is said to be intended to form Il junction with similar organizations in the Uni ted States and Canada. The move ment is being fostered by the Indus trial Workers of the World.
The Nome nugget., 1920-10-02
COX STATES ATTITUDE
 TOWARD PROHIBITION ACT

Mitchell, s. D. Sept. 2S-Govern- or Cox in a campaign address here today defined his position regarding the rational prohibition enactment.
 Cox was advised by q member of the audience to state his attitude to- ward the Volstead Act. His reply was: q shall oppose any measure that is in conflict with the Constitution of the United States and the Eighteenth Amendment as interpreted by the Su- preme Court.
The Nome nugget., 1920-10-02
NSCAUCASIANS PAY
 BITTER PENALTY FOR
 ADMITTING soLSHEvIKI

Constantinople. Sept. 27-Advices from the Trlns-caucusus section of lower Russia disclose that the recent ment of -Azerbaldfan province was turned over to Bolsheviki control has cost the country its independence and sent fifteen thousand of it's citizens to their death. Three thousand died un- der the terrorist decrees of the Bol- sheNiki revolutionary committee while the others were killed in the bonn hardment of EliZibethpol and other towns which made resistance to the Red armies.
The Nome nugget., 1920-10-02
ComislSey Suspends Indicted Players

Chicago. Sept. 2S-Chas Comiskey, president of the White Sox club has suspended every member of the team indicted by the grand jury today in connection With the alleged fixing" of year. Comiskey's action practically kills all hope of the White Sox win : ming the American League Pcnnant this year.
 Comiskey and his team is only l half game behind the American League leaders. the Cleveland Indians. When the first intimation of the all legged fixing of the 1919 series was given out. Comiskey served notice on his eight stars that ir they were found guilty he would drive them out of haseball'' and he has now done it to all appearances.
 Following the indictment of his men Comiskey who has owned the White SoN since the institution of the Amer ican League, said with his voice tremb- ling with grief that this was the first time scandal had ever touched "his family and that it distressed him be- yond expression.
The Nome nugget., 1920-10-02
FRENCH FLYER WINS y.
 INTERNATIONAL AIR RACE

Etampes, France. Sept. 2s-Sade Lescointe. the famous French aviator won the international aeroplane race for the James Gordon Bennett trophy here today. The race was participat- ed in by flyers from many countries, most of whom were eliminated soon after the start of the contest as re- suit of the gruelling pace set by the leaders. Lescointe covered the course at terrific speed. making the 1S6 miles in one hour six minutes, seventeen and one eighth seconds.
The Nome nugget., 1920-10-02
MEXICAN AcITAToRs URGE
 SOCIAL REVOLUTION

Mexico City. Sept. 2S-Violent harangues in which social revolu- tion was urged upon great throng oc- cured here today from the very door step of the Mexican government. The speeches were given from q balcony in the central palace by agitators who managed to enter the palace without detection during demonstration there were frequent cheers for Russia from the crowd during the address
The Nome nugget., 1920-10-02
WRANGELl CAPTURES 10000 eoLSHEvikI

Sebastopol, Crimea, Sept. 3O-Thc successes of General Wrangell against the Bolsheviki are continuing in the region north of here. Wrangell has made prisoners of twenty thousand Bolsheviki in his drive north of Alex andervosk. with the aid of the Ukran- ian general. Mahno reports reaching here announce Wirangell is also said to have gained control of the famous Donetz coal basin.
The Nome nugget., 1920-10-02
BROOKS DECLARES ALASKA HAS TREMENDOUS
 OIL POSSIBILITIES

lief that Alaska will become an oil producing district by next spring and sounding warning to the public against the wiles of wild cat promo tion, Dr. Alfred K. Brooks geolog:st in charge of the Alaska Division of tho Geological Survey, made statement to the press here today to the effect that he is convinced that the northern territory has tremendous oil produc- ing possibilities.
The Nome nugget., 1920-10-02
Remainder Of Air Fleet Under Way

Ninth Cabin. B. c. Sept. 30-Two airplanes passed over Little Summit south of here at 3:15 D. m. yesterday y afternoon and another passed about four miles west of that point at D. m., according to information reaching here today. The planes were bucking q strong head wind and flying at an altitude of two thousand feet or so, They were apparently making about SO miles per hour.
The Nome nugget., 1920-10-02
S. s. PRINCE RUPERT WRECKED
 NEAR SWANSoN'S BAY

Seattle. Sept. 29-The Canadia n Pacific liner Prince Rupert, bound from Seattle to Prince Rupert. E. C.. was wrecked on the rocks and beached at Swanson's Bay. B. C. this morn ing, according to advices reaching here. Tke reports say no lives were lost. The passengers were taken off by the Prince John of the same line. and are being taken to their destina- tion on that vessel.
The Nome nugget., 1920-10-02
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The Nome nugget., 1920-10-02
POLITICAL DISORDERS
 RIFE IN YUCATAN

Mexico City, Ser. 2S-A reign of assasSinat'ons is reported from the state of Hucatan. where political dis orders are said to be widely prevail ent.
 The advices say three more persons have been sassinated as q result of strife among the radicals in Yucatan.
 A further spread of labor strikes is also reported from Tampco and Vera Cruz today.
The Nome nugget., 1920-10-02
Former Champion AttelI Involved Ir
 6ribe Scandal

Chicago. Sept. 29-According to Hartley Replogle, assistant state att torney, who is in charge of the base ball inquiry made by the grand jury, Abe Attell. former featherweight champion, and Arnold Rothstern. of New York. are involved in the testi- mony presented to the grand jury Attell, it was said, handled the money paid the players throwing the 1919 world series.
The Nome nugget., 1920-10-02
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
 SHAKES CORK, IRELAND

Cork, Ire. Sept. 27-An explosion which shook the entire city occurred here early this morning and was fol- lowed for several minutes by the rat l.e of falling glass from hundreds of
 roken windows in the business dis . trict. When the citizens ventured forth they found the main thorough fare. Patricl's Street. filtered with tons of broken glass and large de- pertinent store which is said to em- ploy a large number of Sim Fienners wrecked as if by |, bomb.