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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-10-25

British government although the
chief charge was that he had sedi-
tious documents in his possession.
After the prisoner had beens in Jail
for some weeks Premier Lloyd-Georges
declared that '.MacSwiney was con-
cerned in a conspiracy against the
British constabulary, who are the de-
tenders of law and order in Ireland"
Under the Irish coercion law, amy
thing in the nature of indication" or
suspicion warrants arrest, and it
was under this new act that Mac
tSwiney was taken into CUSTODY ana
t taken across the channel on a British
warship and jailed in the historic
BriXton prison.
| But as the clamor of public opin-
/ ion, not only in Ireland, but in Lon-
don and throughout the world grew
! louder and louder, demanding the
reason why" further vague state
ments appeared in the British press
as to the Cork magistrates ofense
/ 1t asserted that chief among
! the '.seditious'' documents was a
! secret cipher of the British police,
and that the only imaginable reason
I for possession of such code was m
tention to conspire against the ponce.
Then it was claimed MacSwlney was
concerned with meeting OF the
commandments of the Cork brigade of
the Irish republican army, and that
against the crowd" his connection
i with it spelled sedi'ion. Another
charge advanced in the press was
that MacSwiney had il his possession
: documents pledging Cork the cor
Iporation's Getty administration s.
/ auegience to the Dali Eireann (1rish
parliament
Throughout the entire morning
Scotland Yard continued to mass po'
lice reinforcements about the prison
but there was no attempt at violence
A small crowd gathered but most O.
them appeared to be only curiosity
seekers. The Crowns solicitor con
ferred with the governor of Brixtor
Jail and decided that the lnques
should not be held today.
The MacSwiney family appealed t
the Home Office for permission to al
low the body to lie in state in South
, wark Cathedral. Up to noon no repl.
, thad been given to the request but
was generally believed it would be re
, fused.
sDE VALERA HEARS NEWS.
Washington, Oct. 2o = canon ID
; Valera, president of the Irish >Repub
: lie, was Informed early today of tn
death of Lord Mayor MacSwiney an
t was grief stricken. 1t was stated a
5 | his home that he might make a state
nent Ia ter in the day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-10-25

his death. After the rite OF the last
SACRAMENT MacSwiney turned to the
priest and his brother, John, and
said:
My body is gone, but my spirit re-
mains
About a month ago there was a
the Lord Mayor That was when the
eyes of Ireland - and the whole
world-were fixed upon Buckingham
Palace, where King George, through
his secretary. had promised immedi-
ate consideration of the appeal OF
Redmond Howard. nephew of the
late Nationalist leader, to intercede
III the martyr mayors" behalf.
That evening Father Dominic told
of this eleventh hour hope, said he
came out of MacSwiney's ward:
! Il am afraid it is too late. The
Lord Mayor is resigned to his fate.
! Yet. the iron constitution of this
robust son of Erin fought on and on
and day after Gay brought the same
monotonous word from his cell:
HE is very weak, and not expect
ed to live many hours more"
Not all the food in the Unite
! Kingdom could have saved the life
! of MacSwiney after the climax of his
the doctors began forcing food upor
/ the prisoner last week, his stomach
rebelled and he suffered violent fits
OF vomiting. The body had become
accustomed to starvation and naturt
revolted. From violent fits of de
lirium Macswiney pasesd into a state
/ of coma at the very last.
A new touch of the. dramatic wa!
| given to the last days of MacSwine,
! by the threat of his sisters, Mar,
| and Annie to go ON hunger strik,
| with him because they were not al
lowed to visit their brother Satur
| day.
Mrs. Muriel MacSwiney. the wife
became a figure of national prom
/, inence by her heroic bearing and he
constant devotion. She and all tn
sympathetic friends of the Irish Re
public in their requests for Mac
Swiney's release, made their plea
upon the ground CT justice and no
of Mercy. This was made clear b.
Mary MacSwiney, the Lord Mayor
sister, when she telegraphed t
Lloyd George hat she had no
pleaded for her brother nor aske
exceptional treatment for him, blu
that she had merely warned the pre-
mier that, if MacSwiney died. HI
blood would be ION you and you
government
Some obscurity clouded the exao
nature of the official accusation
lodged against MacSwiney by tn
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-10-25
TEN GENT FARES


~ NE WEEK from today, with permission Of the Public
~ Utilities Commission, the Connecticut Company will
collect the old This
will be the third in fare made by the
company attempt to itself from disaster The first
the short system which followed by the flat
cent fare Both failed produce the expected
There little for thinking that the ten cent fare will do
better If there fixed number people who would ride
the trolley regularly matter what the price then
the rate would increase but with
the neys operation and charging fare just half that of
the trolley is than likely that Commissioner Ewes
statement his dissenting opinion that IAN to ten
would result decreased trolley riding prove
insufficient to materially help the out financially
is correct.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-10-25
20 MILLION
FACEFAMINE

Picking, Oct. 25. BY the Associated
Press.-Famine conditions in Chilli.
Shansi, Shantung and Honan pro-
vinces, due to repeated light crops
followed by almost complete 1a1lufe
this summer, are reported oy lhVes.
tigators to be the worst in years. II
is estimated that 20,000,O00 people
are in peril of death from starvation
and disease during the coming WIN
ter unless help on a large scale is al
forded Thousands of families are al
; ready afoot making their way north,
ward in the hope of finding food ana
employment. Others are selling thelr
belongings piecemeal to procure 1000
at greatly advanced prices to Farm
and draught animals are beng dis.
posed of for song-for lack OF
fodder to keep them and fuel to cook
: them if slaughtered.
j DR.. e F. Tucker, of Tehchow,
Shantung province, and DR.. e. j.
ELI of Siaochang, also in Shantuns.
f! report that being without food ana
! unable to buy it, people are living on
seed and bran. Children. especially
: girls, are bling sold or givn away. they
say.
John Griffith of the Canadian
! Presbyterian MISSION Chansteho'
i North Honan, writes:
THE last fading hope was that at
least a crop of quick maturing wheat
! might be secured after late rain.
But no rain has come and that hope
| is now entirely gone. Every road
,.rthward swarms with the hunser-
pinched humanity. he Peking-Hankow
railway is generously allowing re-
4 fugees to travel free on all trains
bound for South Honan and Hupeh
and these are crowded with families
having many little children or old
people who cannot face the trek over
the mountain roads to Shansi or Shen-
81.
The American Red Cross has APP
propriated 100000 for the famine
sufferers in China and Japan has
promised a large amount of rice.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-10-25
CARD OE THANKS.

We, the undersigned, desire to express
our heartfelt thanks and appreciation 20
our many kind friends and nsighbors, to
the city officials, the Twelfth District
Republican Club, and. others for their
beautiful tributes of sympathy and words
of consolation during our recent bereave-
ment in the loss of our dear husband
and father.
ALICE L. BURRELL,
a*p RUTH f. BURRELL.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-10-25

The extra ordinary Grand Jury ap-
pointed to investigate gambling at
Saratoga indicated 13 individuals. in
Guiding at least three city officials.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-10-25
TODAY'S WANTS
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION

| FOR SALE-Antique furniture all kinds
l Low Boy, tables and Chippendale side
board. 716 LAFAYETTE St C.ass.n
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-10-25

DEAIGCRATIC STATE TICKET
~. o Senator Augustine Lcnergan
Goverror-Ro3lin u
For G9v O. Wagner Salisbury
Eof Ireasurer-2r1l Hartf ford.
for Comptroller j. Walsh.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-10-25
CHE Read HnnoX
A Clearance Sale

n OIedfdnCG 6aI6
A Variety of Materials Including VOiles,
Percales, Ginghams, Elaxons and Ronper Cloths
All Greatly Reduced for the Sale
Which Opens Tuesday Morning
Many Of these materials have been as high
as forty-fve cents yard. A marvellous assort-
ment Of the highest quality material in light or
dark shades The collection includes plain
colors ard patterns in stripes, checks, dots and
fancy designs. The who is looking for
real bargain should see these materials and
judge for herself Of their WORTH
Tuesday 20 cts. yard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-20

DuIIIIIIdI v IWo-DaSe hts, Carroll, Mayer Three-bas hits, c. High, Grif- lln Kaufman. Double plays, Markle tunassisted). Struck out, by Marklc y, by Tuero 2. Base on balls, off Markle l. off Tuero 4 Sacrifice hits. smith. Damrau, Blades, Tuero, Collen- berger. Stolen bases, Carroll, Dam- rau. Left on bases, Memphis 5, At lanta g. Empires, Pfenninger and Williams. Time 1:35
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-20

While Dempsey was training in New York for his fight with Miske, Smith boxed one to three rounds with him every day. It was an unusual sight to see the huge Dempsey pitted against a youngster who hardly reached his hips. But the minute time was called it was different story. Smith, show ing absolutely no fear of Dempsey, would rush in and whale away at the big fellow with unerring accuracy. Firing occasionally or pounding Dem psey's body, the little kid would leap into the air with the hope of landing on Dempsey's jaw. Usually Jack would catch him in his hands, spank him, set him back on his feet and the fight would be resumed. Dempsey has be- come one of Smiths most enthusiastic boosters
 There's a boy who certainly has the makings of a great fighter" declared the champion. "He is aggressive, has a wonderful build. He can take a pretty good pasting and don't let anyone tell you that he can't hit< He needs a half dozen good stiff fights to give him the necessary experience. Then if he is let loose at the champion or the near champions in the bantamweight class, it will be well for those fellows to watch their step. Otherwise Smith is going in and slam them for a goal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-20

The smallest circular saw in practical use is a tiny disc less than the size of q silver quarter which is employed for cut ting the slts in gold pens. These saws are scarcely thicker than ordinary paper and revolves about 4000 times a minute
 The high velocity keeps them rigid, not withstanding their thinness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-20
|Carpentier Is
 Matched With Bat. Leuinsky

New York, August 19.-The international sporting club to- day announced the signing o1 a contract for a fifteen-round decision bout between Georges Carpenter, European cham pion, and Battling Levinsky worlds light-heavy weig h 1 champion, to be held at Ebbets field, Brooklyn, October 12.
 The agreement, which was con- ciuded secretly several days ago, was signed by Jack CurIey, the boxing promoter, acting for Fran cois Deschamps, manager for the French champion, and Dan Morgan, acting for Levinsky. The amount of the prizes to he offered, and whether the bout will take place in the afternoon or at night, will be announced later.
 Officials of the International sporting Club said today that they were offering the Carpentfer-Levin- sky fight in preference to n pro- posed meeting between worlds champion Jack Dempsey and "KnOekout'' Bill Brennan, who re- gently signed to fight mt m un- determined date.
 A questiOnnaire sent to the clubs membership shows returns favor ing the appearance of the French mnn by majority of about , to I.
 Ebbetts field, where the contest Is to take place. has n normal seat ing capacity of 10000, but the pro- motors declared that arrangements were being made to seat 3O,OOO for the exhibition.
 A tentative date of July 26. agreed on several months ago by the packers of the Carpentier- Levfnsky meeting, wns abandoned because the New York boxing conn mission was not appointed in time for the necessary arrangements te be completed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-20
As Jim Corbett
 Tells #

The tiniest soldier ever 1arbed in the
 uniform of Uncle Sam's regular army is now fistic gladiator who is achieving great success against ring foemen
 He is William cMidget') Smith of New York, just turned twenty, pos sessing record of never having lost a
 fight and now wildly anxious to take
 few cracks at Pete Herman, king of
 the bantams
 1 That is about all I want just a few cracks piped the midget. Just few 1 and I'll sock that bird into the longest 1 sleep that any fighter ever had have seen his work and I know I can take his measure. He can't hurt me and l
 will have him turning flip-flops after l ] get in a second punch"
 The midget isn't a chesty kid, just l confident He is different than the ordi- I nary fighter inasmuch as he is keen Of wit. nimble of brain, absolutely un-
 marked and fine looking blond-haired. blue-eyed youngster. In Februtry o1 1917, Smith. then 16, d,- cided that he wanted to be soldier He is four feet, eleven and half inches and weighed 112 pounds He was re- Jected by various recruiting stations. Undaunted, the kid enlisted the aid of ,influential friends and special dispensa- tion was made by the government which permitted his enlistment Less than two months later the war broke out and Smith was sent to Panama with other troops where they guarded the canal zone.
 There wasn't much to do in leisure time" declared Smith in telling how he became a fighter. So I picked a
 few quarrels with boys near my own age and not too husky. I was lucky from the start. Jeff Madden, former
 heavyweight. was in my company. He
 took a fancy to me and taught me
 something about boxing and then
 went in for it stronger than ever
 While I was in Panama, I fought fifty
 four fights. Some of them were against
 members of my own company, others
 were with professional ringmen who
 visited the Canal Zone. And, in addi-
 tion to that l met all the best bantams
 and featherweights in the Australian
 army when the troopships used to stop
 over at the Canal Zone"
 Smiths record shows fifty-five ring
 battles of which twenty-five were won
 with knockout wallops. He won twen-
 ty-six others on points and the re-
 maining four resulted in draws The midget was mustered out of the
 army few months ago, after serving
 more than three years as a regular and then he went to New York his former home. After a brief rest, he decided to work out and picked out Jack Dempsey. heavyweight champion of the world for a sparring partner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-20
Games Tnday
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Results Yesterday

Results Yesterday Cincinnati 8, Brooklyn 2 Q3 innings) Philadelphia 5, Pittsburg 2 Q2 innings).
 Games Today Philadelphia at Pittsburg. New York at Chicago. Brooklyn a. Cincinnati. Boston at St Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-20
PHILLIPS TAKE GAME
 FROM PIRATES. , TO 2

Pittsburg, August 19.-Philadelphia de- feated Pittsburg in twelve-inning game today, to 9 Williams led off the twelfth with a three-bagger and scored on Ham itons wild pitch. A pass, a single and a double followed, which aided by Haeff- ner's wild throw scored two more runs.
 Score: R. H. k. Philadelphia ....... 900 900 02O 0o3-5 8 1 Pittsburg ........... GOO 900 0o2 o00-2 ' 1
 Meadows, Engeman and Wheat Tragresser; Carlson, Hamilton and Haeffner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-20
More for the Money

From Ll1e.
 Tt costs twice as much to live as it did fifty years ago.
 Well I'd rather be paving double now than have paid half them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-20
Reds Beat Robins
 M an Exciting .13-Inning Game
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cincinnati, August 19.-The Reds trengthened their hold on first place in the National league race by beating Brooklyn, their nearest rival, in an ex- citing thrteen-inning game today, to 9 Ruether and Grimes pitched shutout ball for seven innings. In the eighth, Brook Tyr scored two runs when Miller doubled, was safe at third on Ruether's slow handling of Grimes bunt and scored on Johnston's single to center, which also scored Grimes, who had stolen second With two out in the last half Of the ln- ming, the Reds tied the score on single by See, who batted for Ruether, dou- bic by Groh and passed ball by ElliottN Grimes was exhausted by the extreme heat and was relieved by Galore after ten innings.
 Score: R. H. E. Brooklyn ... 900 GOO 020 900 0-2 IS Cincinnati ....... 900 900 020 GOO 1-3 Il 0
 Batteries-Grimes, Galore and Miller, Elliott; Ruether, Sal1ee, Ring and Wingo,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-20
Walker in Form
 and Pels Defeat Vols in Opener

Nashville, Tenn, August 19.-New Or
 leans took the opening game from Nash vile here today, 2 to 0.
 Walker was in form and held Nash vile to four scattered hits, while the Pels got next to Tomlin in the fourth inning for three hits and two runs. President Martin of the Southern Asso- citation witnessed the game. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-20
Chance for a Wit

T VIfI dII EXUNdHBe.
 A witty 1rishman was invited to a din- ner party in Dublin in the hope that he would amuse and divert the hosts guests. But from the beginning to the end of the dinner he preserved solemn face, The host thought this very strange
 Why, old fellow" he remarked, "l don't believe the biggest fool in Ireland could make you laugh tonight"
 Thy was the wits cutting rejoinder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results Yesterday Cleveland 8. New York ?. Detro.t 4, Boston o. Other games postponed, rain.
 Games Today Chicago It Philadelphia. St Louis at Washington. No ctler larGs scheduled.
 INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE At Rochester: Rochester 1-3 Jersey City 3-7. At Akron. Akron 4. Syracuse . At Fuffalo: Buffalo l. Reading B. At Toronto. Toronto ', Baltimore 2
 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION At Milwaukee: Milwaukee s, Toledo 4. At Kansas City: Kansas City l, Colum- bus '.
 Others not scheduled.
 VIRGINIA LEAGuE At Norfolk: Norfolk 6. Suffolk l. At Portsmouth: Porthmouth l, Wilson 1 At Richmond: Richmond 6. Rocky Mount g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-20
LEONARD HOLDS RED
 SOX TO EOIIR HIT&rn

Boston, August 19-Leonard held Bos- ton to three hits today, and Detroit won the final game of the series, 1 to O. De- troit hit Bush hard, but two double plays helped materially to keep down the score.
 Score R. H. E. Detroit ................0 900 101 101-4 13 1 Boston .............. 900 600 O00-0 3 I
 Batteries: Leonard and Stanage; J. Bush and Schang.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-20
BASEBALL AT A GLANCE
SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Results Yesterday Birmingham 4, Chattanooga 2 Q0 in nings). Atlanta 5, Memphis 0. New Orleans }. Nashville 0. Little Rock-Mobile (Moblle failed to ar- r;,,oS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-20
.arkle Pitches Beautiful Game.
 Beating Chicks

Atlanta Ga, August 19.-Markle struck out nine Memphis batsmen to- day and held them to four hits and Atlanta took the opening game of the series to O. Both teams played a loose nelding game, but Atlanta took letter advantage of opportunities to bat in runs. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-20
Hdians Make # 2 Out Of 3; Ruth
 Hits 43dHomer
AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York, August 19.-Cleveland made it two out of three by defeating New York today, to ?. The game was slow, despite the fact that it was a pitching duel between Caldwell ana Shawkey. Babe Ruth made his forty-third home run of the season in the fourth inning, hitting the ball over the right field stand The Cleveland players and Lewis, Pipp and Shore of the Yankees went to Cleveland tonight to attend the funeral tomorrow of Ray Chapman, late short stop of the Indians.
 Score: R. H. l.. Cleveland ............... 200 001 O00-3 ' l New York ........... 600 101 000-2 5
 Batteries: Caldwell and ONeill; Shaw key and Ruel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-20

Home Run-Stewart
 Double Plays-Townsend to Fielder Sacrifice Hit-Glazner
 Sacrifice Fly-Barnhart
 Stolen Bases-Fiedler, Stewart, Bern sen. Griffith, Glazner.
 Struck Out-By Glazner, 13; by Vines, g.
 Base on Balls-Off Glazner, 3; off Vines, 2.
 Earned Runs-Birmingham 4 Chat tanooga, 2.
 Left on Birmingham, 5; Chat tanooga 5.
 Hit by Pitcher-Stevenson (by Vines).
 Umpires-Johnson and Pfirman q Time of Game-1:50
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-02
Heavy Settings of Wheat
Lead 10 New Declines

CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-Heavy selling
by houses with northwestern connec.
tions did much today to bring about
fresh declines in wheat. Prices clos
ed unsettled, 80 to 6A net lower
with Dec. 2.1r1k to 2.11A and March
2.O7. Corn finished 1 " net lower to y
advance, oats up 1-2 TO 3-4@7-S and
provisions at a setback Of five to 25c.
Selling pressure on wheat appeared
to be largely influenced by continued
talk of Canadian competition and by
bearfsf estimates of the world supply.
The estimates were said to indicate
that there could be no world wheat
scarcity before May or June. AT the
extreme OF the subsequent break in
values. December delivery was &C un-
der yesterdays finish and March at the
lowest yet this season. The market
had frequeit rallies later but there
was wheat for sale on all of the hard
spots. Big receipts forced corn to "a
new low level for the season but
shorts covering lifted prices again
later. Crop damage reports from
Argentina helped strengthen oats.
Commission house selling OF ribs
weakened the provision market not
withstanding higher quotations on
hogs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-02
Mere Divergent Trading
Marks New York Stocks

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-The only hp'
preaciable change in the stock market
today from that of recent sessions wa;
the more divergent character OF tbs
trading. Rails continued to improve
while numerous popular industrials
and -specialties were at lowest prices
in many months.
Entrance into the final quarters OF
the year brought little comfort to the
constructive side of the market. The
monthly survey of the Federal Reserve
Board. which stressed the caution pre-
vaient in general business circles,
seemed to confirm a feeling long ex-
istent in high financial quarters.
On the other hands, the rails, 1t was
asserted, are enjoying a boom partly
because of belated recognition OF their
intrinsic worth, but more particularly
because of the benefits they are ex-
pected to derive from transportation OF
bumper crops.
Among the stocks most effected to-
day were the several sugar issues.
which broke to 6 1-2 points, South
Porto sugar distinguishing itself by
a sheer descent OF 15 points on Few
transactions.
The rise in rails was the most I'M
pressive OF the current mDVeHShp
most of the junior western and south
western shares gaining 1 to 3 points.
with gain of s 3-s for Wisconsin
Central. Investment industrials, trans
and coalers rose to toS
and coalers made some gains. Tne
entire list strengthened later on re-
ports of probable avoidance OF the
British coal strike. Sales $4,000
shares.
Foreign exchange rallied from its
,arly depression although the Argen-
tine rate made new low record. An
!, per cent quotation represented the
ligh call money quotation Of the day
md bonds especially standard rails
md industrials made variable gains
With liberty issues, Total sales, par
value. aggregated sIs.75o.ooo. Ola y.
). bonds were unchanged on. call.