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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17
MAY DISCONTINUE
STEAMSHIP LINE
IN NEAR FUTURE

Boston, Mass, July 17-That the
Mediterranean-Bos service Of the
White Star line, which was resumed
last summer after a suspension of two
years, may be discontinued entirely,
was intimated yesterday by Sidney ].
jackson, Boston manager of the In
ternationa1 Mercantile Marine Com
pany, of which the White Star line is
part. The recent costly delays to
which the steamers Canopic and
Cretic were subjected because the
port health officials decreed that sec
ond and third-class passengers and
crews must be bathed and their cloth
ing disinfected, has led to considera-
ton by the officials of the line of
making the service a direct one to
New York. This is likely to happen
unless some agreement is entered in
to between the authorities at Naples
| and the United States public health
| officials SO that steamers can come
| through with a clean bill of health.
The Cretic will leave here tom orrow
| at noon for New York Her return
sailing from there was scheduled for
| July 20, but will have to be postponed
| at least a week because of the delay
| here arising from the refusal of the
| crew to battle as ordered by the port
| physicians.
| The Canopic is scheduled as the
| next arrival here, being due Aug. 5,
| but she may be sent to New York
without touching at this port. Nego-
| tiations are under way between the
State Department at Washington and
| the italian government with view
| of reaching an understanding in the
| contr oversy, and on the outcome de-
| Ponds the continuance of the Boston
service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17
INCREASE LENGTH OF
DIRIGIBLE GARAGES

Lakehurst, N. J., July 1.-THE
Navy Department has ordered an in
crease of 200 feet in the length of
the mammoth "air garage for dirigi-
BILE balloons which is being built here
it was announced today.
This hangar will be the largest in
the world, big enough to hold two
transatlantic liners the size of the
Leviathan. Plans for it originally
ment contracted for the R-38, a
dirigible one-third larger than the
R-34 which flew to the United Stats,
from England last year.
According to revised specifications.
the hangar will be 700 feet long, 31S
feet wide and 200 feet high. When
completed, which probably will be
next spring, the big "air garage and
its auxiliary power house, machine
shops and officers quarters will cost
about $3,577,0o0, it was stated
The hangar will have electrically
I operated double doors, 1T by 1876
feet each, which when opened wide
| will with the width of the structure
constitute a wind-break of nearly soc
| feet.
Satisfactory progress has been re-
| allied to date in the hangers con-
| struction, it was stated. The site
| has been cleared of pine and scrub
| oak stunps by two Marine Corps
| tractors, designed for hauling finch
guns through Flanders mud but now
! operated as stump pullers. The
| foundation and bases for the stee
| arches of the roof have been lai6
! and several arches mounted.
| About 400 enlisted men and civ
| ilians are employed on the work
which is being performed under the
| Civil Engineers Corps of the Navy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17
KASHMIR TRIUMPHS
IN MELROSE STAKES

While bandages are not generally
regarded as an aid to speed, they
seem to benefit J. J. Hallenbeck's
Kashmir, if his performance in the
Melrose Selling Stakes at Empire City
yesterday can be taken as a criterion.
This son of Delhi appeared for the
mile and sixteenth test with all four
legs neatly wrapped up and he pro-
ceeded to show a big Improvement
over his last previous effort by win
ming easily from r. II. Wilson's yell
low Hand and E;lmendorf, which made
up the small field for this event.
Kashmir set his own pace all the
way and had the race in hand
throughout the last half mile, winning
by length and a half, while Yellow
Hand was six lengths in front of Ell
mendorf for second. This was a form
upset, but it was difficult to say
whether Kashmir or Elmendorf was
responsible. A few days ago at Aque-
duct Kash mir. wearing only two ban
dages, finished far back in a field in
which Elrnendorf was second.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17
OUR VIGILANT COUSINS.

We Americans have always prided
ourselves on being men of vision
quick to recognize the significance of
changes in trade winds as well as in
political developments the world over,
but our complacency in this respect
has received somewhat of a jolt in re-
cent weeks from an unexpected
source. It has remained for unimag-
NATIVE but practical Britain to see, as
a nation, the clearly marked tenden-
cies in the oil buSin eSS.
While we, in this country, have
rested in fancied> security in the pos
session of some two-thirds of the
worlds petroleum production our
stolid, phlegmatic, but wide-awake
cousins have been actively bent on
getting a mortgage on much of the
potential production, not only outside
but inside the United States. So Sc
curely entrenched do they feel them
selves now that they have taken to
commiserating US on the distress we
shortly are to feel when we cease tc
be the pre-eminent petroleum natios
and begin paying tribute to their fore
sight-The Nations Business.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17
SPECIAL BULLETIN
ON TYPHOID FEVER

The health officers and physicians
of Connecticut are working in CO.
operation with the State Department
of Health on a statewide typhoid
fever survey. The prompt investiga-
ton of typhoid fever cases, with the
gathering of uniform data on all
cases to determine the source of in
lection, has been especially useful this
year where infection was apparently
received in another community or
state.
The search for the cause of typhoid
necessitates making many inquiries
in regard to the purity of water and
milk supplies, method of sewage dis
posal, the places visited by the pa
tient prior to the onset of the di-
sease, and numerous other epidemio-
logical factors, all of which it is
hoped to collect on uniform blanks
furnished by the State Department of
Health for the purpose. The State
Department of Health, acting as
clearing house, will then inform those
communities where infection appar-
emily occurred, and whenever posi-
BILE, will cooperate with the local
health officer in investigating a ty-
phoid outbreak.
Since sanitary conditions have
been improved. water and milk sup
piled have become a smaller factor in
causing typhoid fever. AS result OF
studies made by investigators. it is
now believed that the typhoid bacilli
carrier is the cause of the majority
of typhoid fever cases in communi-
ties having good sanitary facilities.
The activities of the health officers of
the state are of a broad scope. They
include the collecting of informa ton
about each case, urging families
where a typhoid fever case exists to
have all of the other members inocu-
lated with typhoid vaccine to pre-
vent secondary cases, and advising
| other preventive measures.
Each summer the cases and deaths
! from typhoid fever increase on the
| approach of warm weather. This is
| probably because of Intestinal dis
| turbances and the greater ease by
| which typhoid bacil1i carriers can
| cause infection. Many investigations
| have been made to determine the
number of typhoid fever cases thai
become carriers of the typhoid germs
| after they are cured of the disease
| 1t has been shown that two Or three
| individuals out of every 100 i'll with
| typhoid fever become typhoid bacill
| carriers and will infect others if they
! are careless about their persona
! habits
1t is the typhoid bacilli carrier thai
| is now being suspected and searched
| for by health officers. The necessary
| laboratory examinations of material
necessary to determine an individual
! a carrier, and thus danger to others
| is done at the laboratory of the State
| Department of Health at New Haven
| Containers for forwarding specimens
| of material can be obtained by loca
! health officers by writing to the Bu-
| reau of Laboratories, State Depart
| ment of Health. 81 Huntington street
| New Haven.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17
THE ASTORS.

John Jacob Aston, founder of the
American multi-millionaire family of
that name, was born in Waldorf,
Germany, on July II, 1853. He came
to America in 1888 to engage in the
selling Of musical instruments. A
fellow passenger induced him to en-
gage in the fur buying industry. On
reaching New York he found en-
ployrnent with a Quaker furrier, with
whom he learned the trade, and then
became an American agent for a
London fur house. He then open
ed the first wareroom for the sale
Of musical instruments in the United
States. He financed an expedition
to open up intercourse with the In
dams OF the Pacific Northwest. This
expedition led up to him making his
great fortune. In 184s he died
leaving his heirs about $4,000, 900,
much of it in New York real estate.
The Astor millions were hugely in
creased by the growth of the city
until they reached their now fabu-
lous figure.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17
In The Theatres
PLAZA.


Everything is all in readiness for
the tremendous local sensation
which is scheduled to appear at the
Plaza theatre next week. Making
Movies has been heralded for the
past few weeks and about a hundred
local people have been cast for parts
in the play which is to be given next
week in conjunction with the usual
vaudeville bill. A real Moving Pic
ture is taken on the stage of the
theatre, and each performance a diff
ferent scene is shot for the big
movie which will be shown the fol-
lowing week. All the members of
the cast are local and according to
Mr.. Madden, who is here in advance
of the attraction, some very good To-
cal material has answered the call
and enrolled. A panorama view Of
the audience is taken at each show
and everyone will have a chance to
see themselves on the screen the
following week.
Four days, starting Sunday night,
Gladys BrockwelFs best feature,
white Lies" is booked. 1t has
been adapted from Charles Reade's
famous book of the same name and
is transformed to the screen in fault
less fashion. The Motion Picture
News Reviewer, Matthew A. Taylor,
is loud in his praise of what he con-
siders the best drama Miss BrockweH
has ever appeared in. Eddie Polo
in the chapter play, 1.-The Vanishing
Dagger" comedies, International
News and others complete the big
Sunday night bill.
Will Evans, late feature with the
Hippodrome show, is booked to make
the Plaza audience howl with laugh
ter. Lynn and Uno wesley, in a
song and dance diversion, 1.-The Girl
from Hackerdam,'' and others will
appear.
Thursdays big feature is 'Passers
By great seven act perturbation
Of C. Hadden Chambers great stage
success. 1t stars Herbert Rawlinson
and an excellent cast. It is known as
the screens dramatic and artistic
sensation
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17
RAILROAD CROSSING ACCIDENTS

The Illinois Central Railroad made
tests a, few years ago, to determine
what caused crossing accidents. They
learned that IS per cent Of the driv-
ers never stopped, looked, or listen
ed, to see if a train was coming.
Autom obi1e drivers seem to think
they can travel about as fast as a
train, so that they do not need to
take precautions. They forget that
a train at so miles per hour, is ap-
preaching the crossing point much
faster than they are at 20.
The Southern Pacific Road, in
making similar study, learned that
in 13 per cent of the accidents, ma
chimes stalled on the tracks. There
are. a great many drivers who dis
like to show fear. There. are many
others who consider their time SO
valuable that they can not stop 30
seconds to let fast train slip by.
They should remember that they VIII
be long time dead.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17
POLLS.

1.-THE Valley of Doubt" the feature
picture at Polls, has been pronounced
by movie fans as one of the best of
the season. Charlie Chaplin in by
the Sea- and the Pathe News will be
shown at each show.
The Ara Sisters are the main at
traction on the vaudeville bill. They
present novelty dancing act of a
very high order. Tn, costuming and
staging of this act are wonderful.
Eddie Healy and Allen Cross sing
some of the seasons latest songs as
well as ONE of their own origination
which have been making a real hit.
De Page and Yorkov Sisters in a
musical offering, Dutiel and Convey in
a singing and dancing skit entitled
Don't Get Me Started" and Jean
and Val Gene in a comedy Offering
entitled "Oh You Charlie" are other
acts which will perform at each of
the four shows today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17
HOLD WOOL IN WAREHOUSES;.

Dallas, Texas, July 17-More than
100000 pounds of wool are being
held in storage wareh houses through
out the state waiting for the reopen
ing of the market in September, when
it is hoped better prices will prevail,
according to c. O. Moser, Dallas
county agricultural agent.
Mr.. Moser says there is at present
little market for wool and extraordi-
nary low prices are being offered,
some bidders offering as low as rs
cents per pound. Wool prices have
previously ranged from 70 to rs cents.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17
KHAKI AND kits
FOR CURRENCY.

Khaki has its drawbacks from the
point of view of the natives of Afri-
ca Cast-off uniforms from the rest
of the world are the currency ex-
changed for much of the ivory, rub
Der and other wealth of the dark
continent. Usually an industrious
African can exchange the products
of his toll for frock coats and fancy
waist coats. But there is no cast
off civilian clothing in these days and
the best an African can do is to trade
for khaki, with an occasional chance
for a highland kilt that has decora-
tive possibilities. He even mani
tests some signs of social unrest be-
cause the British army was not
thoughtful enough to go through the
war in scarlet.-The Nations Bust
ness.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17
EMPIRE.
Appealing Clayton PhotOp.aY.

Another of those appealing human
little stories for which Ethel Clay
ton is famous was brought to light
last evening to the audience at the
Empire theatre when "A Lady in
Love-" was shown. Miss Clayton
appears in practically every scene
an unusual strain upon the star, but
a delightful feature for those who
witness the picture, which is built
around her pleasing personality. The
central figure is a convent girl who
elopes and marries unhappily.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17

The universe, according to DR.. Cur
tbs, of the Lick Observatory, is rel
atively SMALL being only 10000 light
years in length and 5000 light years
n thickness. You may determine a
light year by finding the number of
ieconds in year and multiplying
hem by 10000, the speed at which
light, travels second.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17
WEST END.

Today matinee 2:15, and evening
$50 and S:15. the feature picture
shown will be a Great Authors pro-
duction in THE Sage Brusher," in two
acts, from the novel by Emerson
Hough. A great cast including Roy
Stewart, Arthur Morrison, Marguerite
De La Motto, Noah Berry, Betty Brice
and Gordon Russell will be seen.
Juanita Hansen in THE Lost City,"
second episode. will also be shown.
Sunday: Jane Grey's Desert Gold,''
seven acts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17

1t was a model prison, and the
warden was talking with his latest
guest"
Now, my man." he said kindly,
shave you a trade or are you skilled
In any line?"
"Why, yes
GOOD! We always put men to
work at their speciality. I'll do SC
with you
I'm afraid you won't SIR" the man
replied regretfully.
ooh. yes we will. What are you %
"Ayiator. sir."-Home Sector
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17
EARTHQUAKES ABATING.

Papeete, Tahiti, July 17-There has
been an abatement of the earthquake
shocks which have shaken Tahiti and
Moorea almost con tinuously since Oc-
tober. 1918. Occasionally very
slight tremor is noticed, but no
shocks of any violence such as have
shaken the islands during the past
months.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Today.

Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
New York at Pittsburgh.
Boston at Chicago.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17

The most popular Child Welfare
Conference is when Mother, Grandma
and Aunt Mary gather in the kitchen
to discuss putting up the yearly sup
ply of jam.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17

Practice makes perfect--at least
piano practice is calculated to make
narfact martura of the neighbors>
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Today

Games Today
ct. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington.
Cleveland at Boston.
Chicago at New York.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-27
TO QUIT PENN.
Eddie Shields, Track and Tank Star, s- Leaves College.

Philadelphia, Dec. 27.-Penn's swimming and track teams received a jolt yesterday when it was learned that Eddie Shields does not expect to return to college at the end of the Christmas holidays.
 Coach George Kistler's swimming team is the worst loser. as Eddie is one of the best swimmers in collegiate ranks. being intercollegiate champion in the 22e yard event. He also is hard to beat in the century. In both the recent meets in New York Shields materially aided Penn in scoring vic tories over c. c. N. Y. and Columbia.
 Shields is also a fast cross country and track man, his speciality being the one and two mile events.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-27
ELM CITY BOUTS TONIGHT
Boxing Exhibition Under Quinnipinc A. c. Auspices at Arena -Bogash Brothers to Box.

A large delegation of local boxing fans will journey to New Haven this evening to attend the all-star boxing Quinnipiac A. c. at the Arena. The card as arranged by Matchmaker weinor. is about an attractive one as has been pulled off in the Nutmeg state during 1920. With the excep- ton of sam Goode, who meets the fast travelling Louis Bogash Of Bridge port. all the boxers are Connecticut products. In each or the bouts decision will be rendered. this alone indicating that the mills should be fast.
 There is no wclterweight who is making any more rapid strides to- ward tho crown worn by Jack Britton than Louis Bogash. His recent show ing in New York against Cross and Coffey surprised the Gotham sport writers. One of tho greatest achieve ments of the year for the Park City battler. was his performance against Britton. It is claimed for Goode, that Bogash will have to step a bit if he is to gain the award. With Goode showing anything and Bogash going at top speed, the bout should prove to be a humdinger. They are sched- uled to box 1 rounds.
 Other scheduled bouts will bring together Patsy Bogash against Bat ting Reptka; Young siegeI against Young Angelo, and Billy Prince i against George Proto. Dave Fitz- gerald will referee the bouts.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-27
MONK" EASTMAN IS
 KILLED BY ENEMY
Gang Fcud Is Believed to Have Re- suited in Cold Flooded Murder of Gunman.

New ' 'rk. Dec. 27.-Behef that Monk Eastman who for two decades led one of the lower East sides most notorious gangs of thugs, was slain yesterday as the result of a gang feud" today set detectives on the trail of a score of characters known to have been his associates at various times.
 Eastman won distinction in tho war under his real name. William Delaney, and was restored to citizenship by Gov ernor Smith on his promise to 'go straight" He was found dead yester- day at the corner of Fourth avenue and Fourteenth street, within a block Of his old underworld haunts, his body pierced by five bullets.
 Leaders of the score of detectives assigned to the case. said they had learned of a recent threat of Eastman to kill one of his companions after a had become more and more strained. they said, and each had enlisted the support of friends for defense.
 J. A. Ayres. n printer, who told re- porters last night that he was one of several eye witnesses to the murder, was expected to tell his story to the detectives today. He said he and tho others rushed out of a restaurant on hearing a shot fired, and saw four other shots directed at the prostrate body. They saw, he said, a man stand over the body a moment and then run for a slowly moving taxicab, which sped away
New Britain herald., 1920-12-27
KACEY QUINTETS TO
 PLAY AT ARMORY
Speedy SOuthinstOn Knights Ex- peCted to Give Locals Hard Battle

Tho New Britain and Southington Kaceys basketball quIntets will meet in a league game at the State Armory bc evenly matched. The locals have been practicing regularly since the de- feat administered last Tuesday by New Haven. and much improved team will limo up against Southington tomorrow night.
 The visitors played the New Haven team the Elm City recently. and were beaten by a single, point. The visitors will present following lineup: Keat- ing and Cnvanaugh, forwards; Gill. cen tor: Drury and La Fleur, guards.
 The preliminary game will be be- tween the Corbin and Stanley Rule and Level compay girls teams. Jake Carl son will referee tho contests.
 Tho schedule this week in the Kacey league is as follows:
 Tuesday. December 2S, Southington at Now Britain; Hartford at New Haven. Bristol at Meriden: Thursday, December 30. Hartford at Terryville: Friday December 31, New Haven at Bristol; Saturday. January l, Terry vile at Southington.
 Manager Pilz will take his team to Middlotown Friday night to play the r. M. c. A five of that place. It will he the second meeting of the tea-rs this season. The locals lost the first contest but the team made such fine impression that the management booked them for a return game.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-27
DARTMOUTH BASKETBALL
Green Quintet Starts Western Trip Tomorrow-Team Looked Strong in
 Opening Game Against Niiddlebury.

Hanover. \. H., Dec. 27.-Dart- mouths basketball season will bo in full swing within the next few days and will be followed shortly by the other winter sports. The Green quin- tet disposed of Middlebury 31 to 19 in its opening game, but the important games win start on Wednesday. when Dartmouth meets the Pittsburgh team, on the latter's floor. Then will follow three other contests, which will com plete the Western trip of the Green for tho I920-192l season.
 Dartmouth's first Western trip for the basketball five officially will start on Tuesday, when the men chosen to represent the Green win gather in Philadelphia. In that city the coach will have an opportunity to give his men two thorough workouts before the first encounter of the journey at Pittsburgh on the subsequent evening The next three days in order bring as opponents Washington and Jefferson, at Washington, Pa: Virginia College Beaver Falls, Pa. ad Western Reserve University, at Cleveland Ohio. On January Dartmouth will meet Rochester N. Y, and will then return to Hanover.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-27

tested against the food and the teams physician declared that the meat and vegetables had not been properly cooked-had too much grease. or something of that sort Mum, who went to bed sick on Friday but en- tered the fray next day, did not play his usual good game against Penn State.
 So now comes the decision by Lueh- ring to take no chances with East ern cooks and food next fall. He wants to whip Pittsburgh and be- lieves it can be done if the Corn huskers develop no ailing stomachs.