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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
PAY AS YOU GO
 ONLY WAY TO SAVE

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 ister you will see that for a period of some 10 or 12 years the debt of the city decreased each year. Not only was the debt steadily decreasing but everything was we'll taken care of and a new school house built and paid for every year besides.
 'I deny, as has been claimed, that this pay as you go method is penny wife and pound foolish: At any rate administrations method sand took care of the need for schools. The city has been just as delinquent in building schools in the last few years as it was IS or 20 years ago.
 Everything went along all right until we struck Warrenite. Steeple- chase, the Plaza and the Grand streer bridge. As a result we have a short age of school buildings and city debt of millions the interest on which is over half a million a year. But for this great waste there would be no shortage of school houses.
 ''The city has been paved much faster than it needed ot be. Streets which could have gone for years were pavec and then every one want orado avenue. the street on which I live, was paved las year. I would have been glad to have seen it left longer and the money used for schools. It was not in bad shape. It was a. good trap rock street and with a little broken stone on 1t from time to time it would have gone on indef1- nitely.
 "It used to be that the taxes on a house were not more than $75, but now they have risen until they are s2oo or more. This is a difficult sum for many to pay all at one time l think there should be a bill intro duced at the coming session of the Legislature making it possible to pay the taxes in two installments, say April first a..d then again six month' later. This would be much easier for the taxpayer and just as well for the city. No extra force of clerks would be required to handle it and the money taken in during April would take care of the extpenses of the city until the payment of the balance of the taxes in the fall.
 "I don't think it should be possible to retire any city officers on a pen sion of more than $500 a year. A good many men have been retired on pensions who did not need to be. I should like to see legisla ton to cor rect this"
 | MT. Lee is no stranger to public matters. Not only was he mayor | of this city for two terms, but he was 1 a representative to the state Legisla- | ture in the sessions of 1901 and 1905 | In addition to this he was twice a se- lectman in the days before the town and city governments were conson- | dated; served as alderman from the | old Third district twice; was county commissioner eight years, and was or a committee to do over the city hall
 In the grocery business for 14 or 1E years, he later became connected with the Lee Furniture Go. of New
 York. He is now retired and lives at SIP Colorado avenue.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
BUYING THEIR PEACE

AN ORDER for discontinu- ance, signed by Judge Hough on the twenty-eighth. the $15o'ooo'- mo restitution suit brought by the minority stockholders Of the Ne~ Work! New Haven and Hartford Rail- road Company against former offic- CTS. directors and counsel of the road comes to an end.
 With payment of s2.5oo.oOo the de- fendants. in the words of the Juose "buy their peace from the plainti11s by paying money to the corporate ue- fendant."
 Admission of two things is inVolV- ed in this settlement. By the pay ment of this sum of money. all pretty statements to the contrary, the oe- fendants admit responsibility ana guilt, and a fear that trial might go heavily against them.
 By the acceptance of sum, one sixth as large as sued for. the plain tiffs admit their fear of being unable to win any better results in the trial which was only about two weeks away.
 Along with the rest vanishes the possdbflity of having Federal court determine the extent of responsibility resting on directors and officers Of corporations for their acts.
 As so frequently happens in such cases, a large portion of the recoV- cred money goes into the pockets of the lawyers In this case one third, with the permission of the court The remaining two-thirds of the sum will not amount to very much per share, but is better than nothing.
 That Judge Hough is personally convinced of the claims of the plain tiffs seems evident from a significant statement of his made in connection with the settlement. After repeated attacks upon it, he says, "the bill has been retained ( so far as am concerned) mainly because under meath the maze of plead.ngs one out standing fact remains, viz: that the directors of the railway, or ma jority of them, pursued the consistent course of acquiring everything that could be called competing transporta- ton system in New England, and many that (to my mind) could not be call ed competing-paying for such ac- quisitions a great deal of money o1 property, constituting an outlay which, in the light of subsequent events, it would be difficult to jus tify on a business basis. This Ina: seemed enough to require the tria of the suit when and if pressed"
 This settlemenlt is probably the las public and official act in connection with the wrecking of a great property
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
RICHARDS TAKES
 CARTER'S PLACE

Washington, Dec. 30-ColoneI George c. Richards of Oil City, Pa, was appointed today by President Wilson as chief of the Militia Bureau of the War Department.
 Colonel Richards. who is a Penn sylvania National Guard officer, and Iattached to the infantry reserve off, CTS corps, will assume his duties to- m orrow, succeeding Ma :or General Jesse Mel Carter, who goes to line command.
 Colonel Richards will have the rank of Major General, and will be the f1rt national guard officer to. hold the position. Appointment of a guard officer, who is a member of the re- serve corps to the post is provided for in the army reorganization bill passed at the last session of Congress
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
BANDITS TRY TO HOLD UP POLICE
 COMMISSIONER

Hackensack, N. J., Dec. 30-Four armed men attempted to hold up Po- lice Commissioner Arthur Kerwin of Fort Lee on the highway surmount- ing the Palisades before daylight to- day, exchanged shots later with two parties of police who 'cornered them on the river bank and then, Qltnum- bered, escaped in the direction of New York in a motor boat.
 Commissioner KerWin, returning to Fort Lee from a nearby town, was ordered to halt by the quartette which levelled revolvers and threat ened to fire into the officials auto mobile Instead the commissioner accelerated his pace, sped past the bandits and escaped. The highway men did not fire.
 Searching parties sent out within a few minutes came on the four lurking in the woods by the roadside and were greeted by a fusilade of shots. A running fight followed, terminating at the river bank where the fugitives leaped into as mall craft, cast off and disa ppeared in the darkness.
 New York, Dec. 30-Another hold up and shooting that may cost a life was added to the city's crime list to- day. Seeking to defend himself, Cas- ton Piro was shot through the tenn pie by one of two bandits who at tackled him as he was entering his tailor shop in the Bronx. Both as- sailants fled as neighbors answered PirO'S cries for aid.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
WAR RECORD HELPS ALEX

Having a good record in the World War served Alex Skarzynsky. of 515 Lafayette street. n good s.ead when he was arraigned in the City court this morning., charged with sellins liquor without license. Skarsynsky explained to Judge Frederic A. Bart iett that he bought saloon five years ago.. but when the war broke out he gave up the business and en- listed in~t the army. The judge 1nl- posed a fine of $50 on the young man, but suspended sentence in view or his service to his country.
 Andrew Lents, of 200 North Wash ington avenue, and Joseph Nlekskl, of 675 Main street, were fined $50 each for violation of the liquor laws.
 Bonds of $50 were forfeited by James Mullaney, a restaurant keeper of 3o9 Main street, and Patrick J. Kelleher, of 626 State street. both of whom were arrested on charges of violating the Volstead act.
 That some of the "hootch" dispensed as whiskey in Bridgeport carries more than ordinary strength was shown last night at police headquarters. A few drops of the alleged whiskey ac- cid dently spilled onto the top of a desk and the varnish was burned off.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
A TARDY WORK

"O MOST people a board is board and there the matter ends. To most lumbermen g. tree is q log to be cut and nothing more. Between these two shortsighted views millions of feet of timber sup had some. sort of attention been paid to forestry principles in the past. are not even growing.
 Between the system of cutting off timber which leaves the land a waste, and the ruin wrought by forest fires, there are now in this country over eighty million acres of idle land fit for little else than timber growing which is not even planted Th.s enormous area is equivalent in size to New England. New York, and New Jersey combined. How great the need of lumber now, and the danger of a timber famine before the growth on these now empty areas can be used. is eloquently witnessed by the present prices of lumber.
 An effort is being made by a com nsittee representing the lumber, pa- per and wood conservation interests of the country to get a national for estation program through Congress This program contemplates the ex- penditure by the Federal Government annually of some fourteen million dollars. While this seems like a large
 
 pared with the need, and is actually less than a half of the cost of one modern battleship, and only about one per cent of the capitalized value of the forest resources which are na. tiona1ly owned.
 One of the things emphasized 1T the plans of the committee is fire prevention. It is obvious that this i. q first. and most important, step 1T any conservation plan for timber although few people realize that owe twenty million dollars worth of stand ing lumber is destroyed by flores fires every year in this country. Fo this purpose two million dollars vii be asked of the Federal governmen with the understanding that an equa amount be raised by the States.
 Other features of the plan ar funds for experiments in methods O forest reproductions. use of by-pro ducts, and more effective use of tn 2 nations forests, together with tn development of more rapid replantin of denuded lands.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
MISS M'SWINEY
 HERE SUNDAY

Miss Mary. MacSwiney, sister of the late Mayor MacSwiney of Cork, who is touring America, under the auspices of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irirh Republic. will arrive in Bridgeport, Sunday In the afternoon she will deliver a mes sage to the women at a meeting place to be selected later. In the evening Miss MacSwiney will be the principal speaker at a mass meeting at the Park theatre in the interest of rec ognition of the Irish Republic.
 g Simon Crehan, state organizer OF the American association, is hopeful of securing either Harry Roland, Sec- retary to President De Valera, or Ma jor Engene Kinkaid. former congress man from New Jersey.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
Liquor Permits WiI
 Be Cut 50 Per Cent

Washington, Dec. 30 - Plans for reducing the number Of Federal per mits for the handling of liquor in the next 12 months were announced yes terday by Prohibition Commissions Kramer, who said the new issue of licenses would be held to a strict minimum in an effort to check illegal liquor sales.
 1 The greatest reduction will be in wholesale permits. under MT. kra- mer's program, but other dealers en-. titled to operate under the Vols.ead act also will be affected. The Com to refuse to reissue between 50 and 75 per cent.' of the wholesale I censeS now in effect
 The enforcement staff has been en- the records of the 77,000-odd permit holders to ascertain who have com mitted overt acts under. the proh.bi- tion statutes with the view of elimi- hating them from the list of those who may handle intoxicants next year.
 The bureau has been aided in this task, MT. Kramer said. by the failure of many to apply for new permits. This is especially true of the whole desir renewals of retail licenses, how ever, has not decreased markedly, ac- cording to the Commissioner, al- thought undreds of them will be re-
  the first year of operation of the Vol 1 stead law. Atlantic seaboard areas apparently 1 have provided the prohibition en- l forcement agents with their greatest i problems, and it is expected that l those districts will <ose the largest number of liquor dealers under the plan. MT. Kramer said the il1ega, traffic in liquor had been particularly
 menacing in the cities from Boston | to the Potomac river, and he indi- cated that the housecelaning would be thorough in communities of tha, section.
 Great Lakes cities and border points, both Canadian and Mexican
 also have given trouble for the en- forcement corps, according to the l bureaus records, and MT. Kramer said he planned to see that fewer per mits would be granted in those re, gions here after.
 1 The prohibition bureau was said tc be giving some attention also to the
 sale of liquor by retail druggists. Al
 though enforcement agents have eX ameined records of druggists in some
 communities, and for the greate
 part have found little reason to re
 yoke cancel permits, it was indi | cated that in the future the druggis l who strays from ther egulationS pre- scribed for retail sale will find him
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
GRANT PARDONS TO
 REBELS IN PLUME

(Continued from Page One.) included the evacuation of the islands of Arbe and Veglia which had been seized by D'Annunzio's volunteers and the demobilization of the Plume navy"
 It is presumed that the volunteer force that occupied Plume under D'Annunzio will be djsbanded.
 Italian regulars will quickly oc- cupy the Plume garrison, if they have not already done so. Royal warships already patrol the harbor. Workmen will soon be engaged in repairing the damage done by shell and rifle fire.
 Under the treaty of RapaIlo, which D'Anrunzio dramatically denounced and which he declared he would re- sist to the death, Plume is to become g. tiny independent state between the frontiers of Italy and Jugo-Sfavia.
 The islands of Arbe and Vegla and the Dalmatian~ coast north of Zara which the volunteers had occupied will revertto Jugo-Slavia-
 Under the Austro-Hungarian and Rapallo treaties, Jugo-Slavfa becomes a powerful nation, her frontiers ex- tending from the Adriatic to Rou- mania
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1920

Altogether it is a movement which should easily secure the endorsement of every thinking citizen of the bandry just as much as agriculture, and should have an equal support. Twenty-Five per cent of the land in this country is fit only to produce timber. With industry, and our economical life, as dependent as 1t is on a plentiful lumber supply there should not be a single acre of this land from which less than the ut- most of it's possibilities is exacted.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
Andrew Creeyy.

The funeral of Andrew Creevy was largely attended from his late resi- dence, 1895 East Main street, at S:30 a. and from St Johns R. C. church on Brooks street, at a. m. with solemn high mass celebrated by Rev. Kon1s-I'a, assisted by Rev. Car ntcky as deacon and Rev. Cobb as sub-deacon. Delegations from the men and women branches of the St. Johns and St Joseph's societies at tended the funeral. The pallbearers were members of the St Johns church Association The jnterment was held in St. Michaers cemetery where Rev. Carnicky read the com initial services.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
Mrs, Mary MuIIaney.

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Mullaney was largely attended from the resi- f'et n9r q tighter. Mrs. William J. Burke, 412 Bunnel street, at S:3O a. m. this morning and from Blessed Sacrament church at 9 a. m. with a solemn high mass celebrated by Rev. Edward Shaughn essey, assisted by Rev. J. E. Anderson, as deacon, and Rev. J. A. Landry, as sub deacon. At the offertory Mrs. T.FJ. Downey sang 70 Saleilaris and after mass she rendered Abide With Me- The pa1lbearers were Edward Burke, Jas. McCram, Maurice McGrath, John Campbell, Michael Mullaney and Mau- rice Burke. The intern ent was held in St. Michae1s cemetery where the commital services were read by Rev. Ed. s. Shaughnessey.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
EDITORIAL NOTES

When it comes to lively youngsters there is none to beat Uncle Joe" Cannon. He has been elected to Congress twenty-three times and go- ing to Washington ever since 1872. He now holds the American record. Uncle Joe' must have had real pop ularity all these years or else a mighty good machine. Considerable satisfaction is felt in reading that Germany has made a beginning in restoring the pillaged library of Louvain. One carload of books has been sent back and 1t is understood that a carload a month will follow. Unfortunately some of the most valuable books which be- long to the library can never be re- covered. Thas is another evidence of one of the worst features of war the fact that so much of it's destruction can never be replaced
 
 ship came into New York the other day with twenty-five hundred canaries on board. It must have been a musical boat for they are said to have sung all the way across from the other side. Such cargo is an other indication that things are get ting back toward a pre-war basis
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 Brief But Pointed
 (From the Louisville Courier
 JournaL)
 Any one found in or about my chicken houses will be found there the next morning.-Harry Gadd, R, D. No. 12.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
DIED.

BU URNS-In this city, Dec g, 1920 John Burns. Friends are invited to attend the funeral at the undertaking parlors of Mullins. Scott & Redgate 293 Golden a. m., and from St. Charles church at a. m.
 Interment at St. Augustine's ceme- tery, |. MOsSEY-In Brooklyn. N. Y, Dec. 27. 1920. William H. Mossey. brother of Joseph and George Mossey.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Funeral Home of M. J. Cannon, S15 John street, on Friday, at 10 a. m. Remains may be viewed Thursday evening, Dec S0th.
 Interment St. Michae1s cemetery
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
HTJNY~ER,S

lis the hunting and the the ground and the brave found help less little rabbits with big heavy glad that kind of habits appealed taught by all when public school love all these little apply the golden rule would who laugh and talk and and can't forget their teachings the years go rolling by
 shiver the mention of become suggestion Hun when and call and the thought of their the fray brought fresh alarms Bu rabbit claws without defense appeals them for gunnng and the sport immense again world bleeding and there for they needing; lei call them hen for if they fond killing thing sight they the who should be drill ing soldiers Am 1 right?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
RUM SELLER HEAVILY FINED.

Dunne in the police court today, inn posed a fine of S150 and costs on Cesare -Mezzanetti, resaurant keeper, and Michael Shemeth, saloonkeeper, charged with violation of the liquor law. He announced that second of lenses on this charge would receive Jail penalties. There have been three arrests in this city following a charge of a. prominent attorney in court Monday that the liquor law was be- ing hagranty violated here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
NAVAL DISCHARGE
 PAPERS FORGED

that naval discharge papers are be- ing forged is announced in an order received at the navy yard here. Of fcerS are directed to satisfy them mitted are genuine by close examina- ton. In case of any doubt they are to request confirmation of the sus- poets service record from the Bureau of Navigation by wire.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
WILSON GETS MINE BILL.

. Washington, Dec. 30 - The mine assessment bill on the trail of which Senator Ashrust, Democrat, of Ari- zona spent several hours yesterday, was sent today to President Wilson from the White House executive of fees. The measure previously had
 been referred to the Interior De- apartment for a recomm mendation ana Both Secretary Payne and Assistant Secretary Vogelsang are understood
 O have recommended that 1t be sign ed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
OBITUARY
Anna. Woifowifz

The funeral of Anna Woitowitz, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Volt owitz. was held yesterday afternoon at o'clock from the residence of her parents, 397 North avenue, and from First German Evangelical Lutheran Zion church at 2:30. The pail bear CTS were Emil Seifert, Edward Peichert, Henry and Edward Gobel- stein, John Meerba ok and Otto Schil- Ter. 1nterment was in the family plot Park cemetery
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
GET WORTHLESS
 CHECK PASSER

Stamford, Dec. 30 - Augustus F. Rose who gives his home address as 49 Chester street, Springfield, Mass.
 was arrested here today by the local police charged with passing worthless checks. He deposited some checks in local bank purporting to be drawn in his favor by Frank Bannes, on the Union and New Haven Trust Company, of New Haven. He at tempted to draw on the account here by passing several small checks on local merchants. The local bank re- ceived word from the New Haven bank that the checks deposited here were worthless and caused his arrest.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
FIVE OF POSSE WOUNDED.

Columbus, Ga, Dec. 30-Five mem bers of a posse pursuing a negro are reported to have been wounded near PittSview, Ala, last night in storming a house in which the fugitive had taken refuge with other negroes Wire communication with the region has been cut off and details are lack ing. The negro is charged with hay ing attacked white woman.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30

From the office of the state comp roller yesterday mileage books were aent to each of the state senator's elect and representa- tiveS- -elect to cover their transportation between Bridgeport and the Capitol and back during the session.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
oVERCoAT STOLEN.

Harry Wassernan of 1915 East Main street, reported to the police that his overcoat was stolen from a restaurant at 759 Main street this morning. The matter is being inves- tigated by the detective bureau.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
TODAY'S WANTS


 FOR SALE-One good all around horse, guaranteed. Inquire 434 Mt. Grove St.. City. a*p WANTED-A suit Of clothes made at hve-and-iet-live price. I'll furnish material. State price. Stitches, Box S, Times office. T29b*p ASHES REMOVED, Cellars Cleaned. Garting of all kinds. Prompt service. Satisfaction guaranteed. James M. Wood. 3ss Main St. Bar. 4275-4. T30a r STATE OF CONNECTICUT, District of Bridgeport, ss. Probate Court, De- eember 30, 1920.
 Estate of Mary Lari1in late of the Town of Bridgeport, in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Bridgeport hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly at tested within said time, will be deharred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make im- mediate payment to as DENIS MULVIHILL. Exeeuter.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30

self unable to handle distilled spirits of any sor. Scrutiny of this class of dealers is expected to be conducted morec loosely the next year.