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Republican farmer., 1920-07-30
EMPLOYES ALL ON
 TIME, SHOPS SAY

Tardiness was reduced in great many of the big manufacturing plants this morning and this condition ex- isted, plant managers believe, be- cause employees started for their work earlier this morning with the expeeta- tion that there would be delays. At the Columbia Graphophone com pany's plant Less than 50 per cent. of the usual number of tardy em- ployes were recorded this morning by.the watchman. MT. Duncan says there may be a change during the week, but that was the situation to- day.
 Over at the U. M. C.. company's plant the employees were on hand earlier than usual according to F. H. Allen, works secretary. We didn't have any difficulty in getting our help today" he said. "and in fact most of them were on hand earlier than usual''
 Bryant Electric Go.
 "We didn't notice any change said an official at the Bryant E1ec- tric company. Our help were on hand on good time and we were not l in the least effected by the stoppage of trolley cars.'
 An official at the Bullard plant said the transportation of employees
 
 cials had expected. There was some trauble," he said, "but those employees came from Westport South | port and Milford. Otherwise the | employees all arrived on good time and We had no difficulty in starting the i machine on time.''
 "No different than any other day. | was the report which came from the | Holmes & Edwards plant. l faI,, ness this morning was more than 50 l per cent. less than other naorn- l ings;" said an official of the Harvey Hubbell plant. There was very l little tardiness this morning." said 1 the official"
 Over at thes Lake Torpedo Boa 1 company's plant there was no change 1 over the number of tardy employees | We had our employees on hand or good time,' said one of the head, of the department which looks after | the tardy ones.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30
WOULDN'T KNOW
 THEY HAD STOPPED

Stratford, July 26-'tYou wouldn't know the trolleys had stopped run ming here, except that we can hear them, The situation is perfectly nor mal in regard to the matter of travel ing to Bridgeport" was the statement made by ~the local police authorities.
 '"There is no excitement or con fusion, and the people have had no trouble whatever in getting to Bridge port. A few used trains, but most of them used the buses. During the rush hour, this morning, there were a large number of jitneys here to take the people to Bridgeport, and the general feeling here seems to be one of contentment with the present sltua- tiOn."
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30
to handle the travellers who were formerly dependent on the trolieyA POLICE RECEIVE
 NO COMPLAINTS

The efficiency of the jitneys in transporting the riding population of Bridgeport without the aid of trolIeys, was indicated this morning by the fact that not a single complaint was registered at police headquarters.
 During the early hours, when the buses were carrying large crowds of factory employees to their work, reg ular patrolmen assumed the duties of traffic officers in the various pre- cincts. These men directed the flow of traffic without a mishap until 8 a. m,. when the regular traffic men came on duty and took over the job. The experienced traffic policemen will remain on duty until 6:30 p, m, at which time street patrolmen will again take their pos-s.
 Captain James Walker, who was re- gently appointed head of the Traffic division said this morning in discuss. ing the situation:
 we can handle all traffic in Bridgeport, but it is up to the drivers themselves to a large extent. to avoid accidents. All traffic was kept moving this morning, and if the drivers are careful the situation can be easily controlled"
 Despite the additional number of jitneys, it is the intention of the police to enforce all traffic ordinances which are now in force. Each of- ficer has received orders to this ef- feet and will interfere whenever a
 ruling is violated.
 In expectation of a rush of new applicants, the Motor Vehicle office at police headquarters was opened a:
 midnight last night, but up until 1o:3o
 o'clock this morning, only three new drivers had taken out licenses. The office will remain open until ' o'clock tonight if the situation is such as to denanad it.
 Tho granting of only three new | licenses this morning, makes 1t ap- pear that most of the new buses have been been brought in from Connecti-
 cut cities and towns. A Ran who has ! operated a jitney in any Other city of the state has compiled with the state | laws and has only to secure a route , sign from the traffic department, be- fore starting to operate in Bridgeport In the case of a driver coming into Bridgeport from New York City, the procedure is more complicated. This man is obliged to secure a commer- cial and public service registration obtain a Connecticut drivers license and also furnish such bonds as are required by law. His machine is also subjected to complete investigation as to brakes, lenses and general con | dition, When all these details have been completed, the driver is then provided with q, license to operate a i jitney bus in Bridgeport.
 i Robbins B. Stoeckel, state motor | vehicle inspector is expected to arrive | in Bridgeport sometime today, fol the purpose of reviewing the situation I in this city, and making such plans 1 for the future as may be necessary.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30
NO CONFUSION
 IN FAIRFIELD

Fairfield, July 26-According to the statements of the local officials, the cessation of trolleys has caused no confusion whatever here. During the early rush hour the people found buses ready to carry them, and no annoyance seems to have been caused by the trolleys' vacation"
 'Everything is as smooth as clock work here" said Constable EllWood this morning. You would never know that the trolleys stopped run ming. and if they continue to stop for a few days we will forget all about them." ae
 Trains were used by some of the commuters, but the majority of peo- pie used the busses. For the past few days an increase in the number trav- cling by buses in Fairfield has been noted by some of the residents.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30

Success marked the frst test of the ability of the jitney men to handle the immense early morning traffic to- day. Every passenger arrived at his destination on time. The usual con- xestion at traffic intersections, caused by the waiting trolley car, did not exist and all vehicles moved along without the slightest delay.
 Factory managers who had been fearful that the jitneys would not be able to carry the workers so that they would be in the shops on time' were pleasantly surprised when they discovered that most of their men arrived ahead of schedule.
 One man who works in this city and lives in Shelton, was convinced that he can save two hours a day by patronizing the jitneys hereafter. This morning for the first time he took a jitney for the journey to his work. He started at his usual time and ar rived at the factory an hour earlier than usual.
 Every section of the city and su- burbs affected by the shutting down of the trolley system report that the jitney men have more than fulfilled their promises to have adequate transportation facilities for all.
 
 object lesson the stoppage of the trolley cars is a success. It shows that the travelling public need not bt dependent on the trolley cars ana that the jitneys are well able to han de any crowd any size without trou ble It also shows what the mat ter has been and what has caused the exasperating congestions at Mair street and Fairfield avenue and a all other important intersections. I has been the trolley cars themselve that caused the congestion Thi mornings experiment showed that Traffic never moved so smoothly ant swiftly as it did this morning. I the Connecticut company intended t show that Bridgeport could not ge along without their service, the com pany loses It has been shown tha their service, while it might be con sidered in the future as feeder t the jitneys cannot hereafter be con sidered as necessary"
 A prominent police officer who wa In charge of the central police durin fhe rush hours this morning. sai that the police were out to see tha the public was not inconvenience and that the smooth way in which tn a,nvds at Main and Fairfield avenu
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30

were handled by the jitneys was a surprise to the police.
 "No crowds have been allowed to gather at an." said the officer. "The jitneys pick them up and take them away as fast as they arrive and the-e is no confusion at al1."
 Most of the extra buses are from New Haven, Hartford and Waterbury, The jitneurs in these cities having sent all the buses they could spare to this city to help out in the emer- gency caused by the stopping of the trolley cars.
 Most of these buses will stay only a few days or until the buses from out of the state arrive and are provided with the necessary licenses and per-
 nits so that they can engage in pub- 1 lie service transportation in this city. | It was necessary to bring these | buses as the drivers were already pro- vided with the necessary permits and l it was absolutely necessary to have | buses this morning to handle all traf l fic.
 Motor Vehicle Commissione1 | Stoeckle had an assistant here at 12 l o'clock last night and there were only
 three out of the state buses ready al | that time for him to measure and ex-
 anime. These were immediately taker care of.
 One hundred buses will arrive 1T this city from Boston during the day
 and these will be immediately exam. ined by Commissioner Stoeckle's aid.
 and will then be placed on permanen 1 runs by the Bus Association officials
 Another. hundred buses will beEir to arrive today from New York anc New Jersey and these will be placed on runs soon they have received
 the necessary state permits.
 As these out of the state buses ar
 placed on the runs the buses iron the cities of the state will be release
 and will return to their homes.
 Great praise is being given by al
 classes of citizens to the officers of tn Bus Associations for their ability an energy in meeting the condition ) caused by the strike of the Connect cut Company. and for the way il
 which the starters and inspectors ap , pointed by the Bus Associations hay , kept the buses running throughou l the city
 Extra cars have been placed on a lines and some sections of the cit , which did not have jitney service be } fore today were nrovidad with ha&e
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30
Man Eating Sharks
 In Long Island Sound

According to stories from the var ious> summer resorts man-eatin6 sharks have invaded Long Island Sound. They have been attracted by the enormous schools of menhaden which they apparently are seeking as food. It Is said by fishermen that never in their experience have they seen so many of these monsters along these shores,
 Up at Guilfoord three large speci- mems were caught about mile off Guilford, one of which weighed 250 pounds and the others 400 pounds apiece. They were fully eight feet
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30
THE FARMER: FRIDAY SJULY 30, 1920

that motor transportation was the best for the riding public of the city. If the jitneys prove themselves in the present controversy then Bridgeport stands in a fair way to be one of the first cities in the country to revolu- tionize the transportation problem from iron and steel to the quicker and better way of motor transportatton, ," he said, He expressed the fear, how ever, that the jitneymen are not sufi- ciently organized to hold power over all the promises they have made in re- gard to keeping the fare at 5 cents and meeting the trouble of keeping the lines open in the winter.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30
BRITAIN SILENT ON MANNIx.

New York, July 26-So far no in- structions have been received by Cap tain Maurice Jeffes, the representa- tive of the British Foreign Office in New York, concerning the passport of Archbishop Daniel J. Mannix of Aus tralia, who is booked to leave next Saturday on the White Star liner Baltic for Queenstown. As he ob tained his passport in Australia and is only passing through this country on his way the Arch bishop does not have to go to the Passport Office in the South Ferry building at A Whitehall street. Archbishop Mai nix announced yesterday that he had made no, change in his plans and would spend little while in Ireland and then go on to Rome.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30
HIT BY BRIDGEPoRrElR.

Hartford. July 26-IIis head wrapped in bandages and only partly conscious, Samuel solomon of q Russell street, lies at St. Francis's Hospital in a se- rious condition as a result of being struck by a motorcycle at Windsor avenue and Russell street yesterday afternoon. William IN. Peltur of No. 1,195 North avenue, Bridgeport, who was operating the motorcycle. carried the injured man to a nearby drug store and remained with him until the arrival of the police ambulance. The extent of the injury has not been de- termined.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30

long and formidable looking crea- lures. One of them bit one of the get some other fish out of the net.
 Fathers are warned to be very care- ful about how far off shore they swim as they are more than apt to run into one of these man-eating monsters. Not only that but the ex- perience of a Gui1ford man who once raced to shore with one of these crea- lures chasing him did not elude his pursuer until he was within three feet of shore.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30
TO IDENTIFY
 TRUNK SLAYER

Detroit, July 26.-Detroit police be- ieved today that the mystery sur rounding the shipping of the nude and mutilated body of a woman in a trunk from this city to New York was near solution.
 Patrolman Leo Trumbull of the To- cal police force positively identified clothing found in the trunk as having g belonged to Mrs. E. Leroy, who lived early in June at the Harper avenue apartment house from which the trunk was sent to New York.
 Trumbull left for Chicago to assist in identification of a man held by the police there and who gave the name of Roy Millen, Chicago police declare that Millen answers the description of Leroy.
 According to Patrolfnan Trunhull and his wife who were acquainted with the couple, Mrs. Leroy form erly was Miss Katherina Jackson of Stark vile, Miss, and was married to Leroy here a year ago.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30
MILFORD WELL
 TAKEN CARE OF

Milford, July 26-No excitement in regard to the trolley situation seems to prevail in Milford, Commuters in many cases, trolleyed to New Haven, where they could get trains but the majority seemed to have used the buses.
 The police authorities here stated that they have had no trouble what ever with the traffic. The jitneys seem to be moving on schedule time. and the commuters had very little trouble in reaching Bridgeport.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30
Street Cars Began
 here 55 years Ago

Fifty-f1ve years ago the Horse Rail- road Company was given its charter and began its service as public car- Tier. In 1894 the overhead trolley system received it's charter. Since that time barring weather conditions which proved insurmountable from time to time there has never been 8 suspension of the trolley service un- til today. At first the cars ran only on the main arteries of travel in the city and gradually the outlying dis
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30
Monday, uly 26


 The people of the City of Bridgeport today received the most agreeable surprise history city, The tro the city taken by the tney buses which the trolley company wanted to ban the When the city did not ban them the took the trolley off, When twelve hours had passed without the trolley ming 1t seemed to be the opinion that instead of the tney being the of the confusion the trolley the 
 and the traffic smoothly than had any time in the history the city tho main arteries the city been cogged with crowds waiting at street for trolley ney Today there crowds for the steady stream of ney buses picked those waiting and kept the free In addition to that the absence of the trolley removed from the streets of endless teups and delays and traffic faster and smoother than had been
 On other days there always crowd Fairfield at Main street that sometimes stretched to Middle street and Main street another crowd that stretched Cannon street Today there crowd and the special policemen representing the neymen with the traffic police had little do except to keep the buses moving
 From shops and stores and from outlying towns the report No confusion Employees reached their place business time and in most ahead of the time they usually arrived because the ney service faster than the trolley service
 Many jitney other parts of the state buses from New York and New Jersey here also but not used because they not needed.
 It was reported around town this morning that the Con neccut Company already planning to restore the cars with
 day two the lesson they had hoped to impress in the withdrawal of the rolleys having fallen flat.
 another report to the effect that very many detectives They had not by the ney Some fear by the tney that seuths might responsible attempt stir up trouble here the ney saying that they have demonstrated their ability to take traffic attempts would be made stir violence and then blame the ney for the trouble They that that what done Massachusetts and they afraid that thing of that sort may be done here.
 addition to the service they maintaining during the the ney plan establish night service beginning tonight.
 One of the features of the first troleyess day was the the streets Grateful and office buildings wondered during the morning why it was their be much better than they that the absence of the whr and the bang and the of he responsible.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30
TRUNK VICTIM IS
 SURELY IDENTIFIED

Detroit, July 26-The woman whose mutilated body was shipped in trunk from Detroit to New York has been positively identified as Mrs. D. Elroy. formerly Miss Katherine Jack Son of Starkville, Miss, the police an
 nounced today.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30
STORRS MAKES
 NO STATEMENT

New Haven, July 26-At the office of the Connecticut company in this city today it was said that there was to be no statement upon the Bridge port situation by either President Storrs or the company.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30

tricts were tapped until the system was complete as it stands today. Quite a few times storms impeded the cars to Such an extent that it was neces- sary to stop running it was last winter when the tracks were so GOV cred with snow and ice that it was impossible to operate the cars But today's suspension is the first time in the history of the company that it was deemed necessary to issue such an order.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30
FITZGERALD SAYS
 HE WILL RUN

New Haven. July 26-fIf the Dem ocratic party tenders me the nomina- tion for governor I will accept it," said Mayor FitzGerald last night "But," he added, "I am not seeking the nomination and will not go after it unless am wanted by the people,"
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30

Sprin gheld, Ill.,, July 2e-Settle- ment of the strike of Illinois coal miners within ten hours, if the gov ernment would give its assent, was declared within sight today by Frank Harrington, president of the Illinois Miners union
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30
EARTHQUAKE HITS
 LOS ANGELES AGAIN

Los Angeles July 26-A sharp
 earthquake shock awoke Los Angeles at 4:12 o'clock this morning. "A few , chimneys were knocked down dishes
 broken and windows rattled.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30
Absence Of Noise In Center Of City
 Feature Of Day

NO Crowds at Fairfield Avenue and Main Street and the Swiftly Moving Jitney Buses Pick Up the Crowds As Fast As They Gather-No Accidents, No Complaints = Reports From Shops, and Stores All to the Effect That the Withdrawal of the Trolleys Has Made No Difference.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30

IA number of infuriated eaEaes ,dSs- turbea by motion picture men in the California mountains pursued the auto in which the men were driving and destroyed the ears top before being beaten eff.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-30

For the first time in many years, Washington had no parades. pagaents or fireworks to celebrate Indepen- dence Dav.
The Caldwell tribune., 1920-12-14

greatest length, from head to tail is
l25 miles. 1t contains about 600
square miles, and is thus approxi-
mately the size of the State of Yer
mont or the island of Sicily. Before
the World War its population was
about 100000.
The Cimermians, Celts and close
cousins of the Welsh, were the first
people known to be in possession of
the Crimea, at the early dawn of
Greek history. They were driven out
by the Scythians. Coast Communi-
ties were established by the Greeks
at later date. The Huns overran the
Crimea when they surged into Europe.
1t was colonized by Byzantine Greeks,
Venetians and Genoese The Tatars
later took control and set up Moham-
medan state under a line of Khans.
Bakshi-Sarai, their capital remains lit
tie changed today, slice of Asia in
Europe. The dominant features of the
old Tatar city is the palace of Khans,
which in many ways is like the Alham-
bra of Granada.
THE Crimea was conquered by Ca
therine the Great of Russia in 177l
and remained part of the Russian
Empire until that political entity's
collapse in 1917. The bulk of the
population remains Tatar, though
there is a mixture of both Greek
and Italian blood in the nominally
Tatar people.
"Savastopol, on the west coast of
the Crimea, was great military post
in the days of the old Russian regime
and it was as we'll the home port of
the Russian Black Sea fleet. From
there, according to cherished -imperi-
ial dreams, was to go forth on the
Russian counterpart of Der Tag the
forces that would wrest the Bosphor-
us and Dardanelles from the Turk and
place the Cross of ST. George over
Constantinople and the Cross of. Christ
over Sanctt Sophia"
The Caldwell tribune., 1920-12-14
Farm Bureau
GAIN $4,000 ON BEETs.

Estimates by the Jefferson county
farm bureau indicate that farmers of
the county received $4,000 more for
their beets in 1920 through the con-
tract they obtained by negotiating
with the sugar company, than they
would have received under the $l2
flat rate contract originally proposed.
The estimate is based on a 10 ton
per acre crop on 1000 acres, the ad-
vantage in the new contract being 81
or $1.50 4 ton.
The Caldwell tribune., 1920-12-14

The real estate firm of Baker &
Chappell has Dissolved partnership.
Mr.. Baker will continue business at
the old office on the Caldwell Trac-
ton corner, while Mr. Chappell has
opened a new office in the Home
Bakery building. Mrs. Emma Smith
will assist in the new office.
The Caldwell tribune., 1920-12-14
ssls FOWLS cULLED.

In the 1920 pounlry improvement
campaign of the Elmore county farm
bureau, 58l5 birds were handled by
specialist, county agent, project lead
er and owners. Of this number. 1893
were found to be non-layers. Nine
persons have adopted breeding meth
The Caldwell tribune., 1920-12-14
1920 ACRES POISONED.

In Fremont county in 1920, 1920
acres of land were treated with 1920
pounds of poison bait for squirrels.
In this work, 100 farmers co-operated.
The expenditure was about 20 cents
an acre. Savings totaled approxi-
mately $4,000. One thousand acres
of wheat land were treated with arse
mic for crickets, preventing destruc-
tion of 10 bushels an acre of wheat
on 500 acres.
The Caldwell tribune., 1920-12-14

$4,000 RABBITS KILLED.
In Is rabbit drives conducted by the
Gooding county farm bureau in seven
communities in 1920, covering q total
area of $3.50 acres. 10000 rabbits
The Caldwell tribune., 1920-12-14
FRANKLIN SAVES $40. as.

Savings from rodent work conduct
ed in Franklin county in 1920 are
estimated to have amounted to $40, ,445.
The cost of poisoned oats distributed
was $1595. In seven communities or
ganized for similar work in 1921, 100
per cent eradication of ground squir-
rels is planned.