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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-21
STUDIES DRY LAW
Governor Richie Aims to Line up
Maryland With States Fight-,ss
ing yolstead Act : :

Annapolis, Md, Jan. Clover
nor Richie is studying the prohibi-
ton situation with a view to ascer-,
tanning what can be done legally to
satisfy the sentiment in MarNane:
that rebels against the volstead en-
forcemcnt act. ~
This move on the part OF the gov
ernor came t. light yesterday ,vies
It was learned that he is not only
collecting proposed legislation as It
is offered in the general assembly
but is also seeking counsel from emil
ncnt lawyers in and out of Maryland;
Such foes of prohibition Hss E!ihau
Root of New York, and aptherities
in New Jersey and Rhode Island
have not, it seems, been NEGLECTED by
Eovernor Richie in his search fofl
advice and assistance. ~ !. ~
Great significance is assumed TO
attach to this !. move. HIN cans sa :
that the governor himself Indirect
the attack on the enforcement act.
The governor, of course, can do nc
more than the sentiment of the leg
islature permits, and his action vii!
be controlled by the: possibilities
both from legal and a Legislative
standpoint. -.
The move by the. governor puts
Maryland by the side of New York
New Jersey, Rhode Island and ohie
which through their governors and
in the case of Ohio by direet-vote-e Of
the people, have expressed antago.
nism to prohibition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-21

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
SALTSFINE FOR
 ACHING KIDNEYS
We eat too much meat which , clogs Kidneys, then the . Back hurts

Most folks forget that the kidneys. like the bowels, get sluggish and clogged and need a flushing occa- sionally, else we have backache and dull misery in the kidney region, se- we're headaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver, acid stomach, sleepless- ness and all sorts of bladder disor- ders.
 You simply must keep your kidneys active and clean, and the moment you feel an ache or pain in the kidney region, get about four ounces of lad Salts from any good drug store here, take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, com bfned with lithia, and is harmless to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to normal activity. It also neu- tralizes tho acids in the urine so 1t no longer irritates, thus ending blad- der disorders.
 lad Salts Is harmless; inexpensive; makes a delightful efferveScent lithia- water drink which everybody should take now and then to keep their kid neys clean, thus avoiding serious com- plications.
 A weIl-known local druggist says he sells lots of lad Salts to folks who believe in overcoming kidney trouble while 1t Is only trouble.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
BISHOP MURRAY OPENS CHILDREN
 DRIVE MEETING
e~rroor r3-~ kl DAAYo bV L1WIS1 1Ds

New Haven. Dec. 27.-Announce- rnent was made. here today that Rt Rev. John G. Murray, auxiliary bishop of the Hartford diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, has accept ed the invitation of the state officers of the European Relief Council to give the invocation at the state tes- timonia1 dinner to Herbert Hoover at the Hotel Taft here on Tuesday even ing.
 MT. Hoover, who is national chair
 man of the European Relief Council, will arrive in New Haven at 5:45 and will be escorted by State Executive Secretary Frederick W. Kaye to the Green where public meeting is to be conducted by the New Haven branch Of the European Relief Coun- cil Together with Senator Charles
 M, Bakewe1l. state chairman of the council, he will then go to the Hotel Taft. where 6 state mp1iIn entary
 reception and dinner is to be given in his honor.
 After the dinner MT. Hoover is to be the principal speaker at a mon ster mass meeting to be held at | WooIsey Hall, Yale University. Dr. Arthur Twining Hadley, president of 1 Yale,, and Dean Charles R. Brown of the Yale Divinity school will also ad- 1 dress the gathering. Chairman Bake well will be the presiding officer. 1 These gatherings are being ar ranged by the state branch of the European Relief Council. The coun- | cil has for it's purpose, the raising o1
 a fund of s33,000,000 to provide food medicine. and some clothing fol
 3,5oO,0 900 undernourisl,ed and starv-
 ing children in the war-ridden coun- l tries of EUrCDe
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
TWO 0LDUPS
 OVER HOLIDAY

Two ho1dups and one burglary were reported to the police over Christmas.
 Charles Mccarthy of 124 Wakelee street one holdup victim, is in the Bridgeport hospital today suffering from three stab wounds in the back which he claims were inflicted upon him by the footpads. Mccarthy was found unconscious at North Wash ington avenue and Grand street.
 Michael Sakolowski of 227 Rail road avenue reported to the police that he had been held up and re- lieved of s240.
 . Domingo Martin of 29 Columbus place lost $500 Friday night when burglars entered his room and stole the cash from his coat pocket The money is said to represent his hfe's savings.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
30 HOURS IN BOAT, JACKSON
 FINALLY SAVED

Attracted by the sight of a dis tress signal consisting of a handker- chief attached to a fish pole the crew
 of the tug Battler rescued Alfred L.
 Jackson of Ash street, Fairfield, off
 Stratford light yesterday after the
 man had been adrift on the waters of
 Long Island Sound for more than 30
 hours. Jackson was in greatly
 weakened condition when picked up
 by the tugboat crew. but revived quickly when taken to his home in Fairfield. Although he had been ex- posed to the elements without food Or drink, the man did not even contract
 cold as the result of his experience. Jackson started out on duck hunting trip at 5:30 o'clock Satur- day in company with his son and three other men. The party took three l boats, one a motor boat, in which | Jackson later went adTift. The | other two were hand-propeIled. Of Penfie1d Reef, young Jackson and the | three other hunters took to the small
 boats. A heavy squal1 arose a short | time later, and the engine in Jack sons craft stalled. From that time | until 4 o'clock Jackson drifted help
 lessly about the Sound. Once he l came within 50 feet of the shore. but ! being unable to swim failed to make 1 a landing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

Three new types of ships for the out the fleet and add tremendously to struction. The first of these, the new building programme, will be the lar gest and most powerful in the world Next come the fleet submarines, three of which are being built al the Ports mouth Navy yard. These super undersea craft will have sufficient speed and cruising radius to enable them to accompany the fleet under all conditions. They have been de signed after thorough investigation of the best types in foreign navies and are expected to include features
 entirely new to submarine construe- tion. The last of the trio is the latest type of aircraft carrier. the
 Langley, which is being fitted with the most improved equipment for
 handling naval aircraft.
 1 Huge Fighting Ships
 l In addition to these new types ot
 vessel, the necessary complement oi
 scout cruisers and destroyers is also under construction.
 | The new super-dreadnoughts whicF are to form the "backbone of the heet,' are the South Dakota, Indi-
 ana, Montana, North Carolina, lowe
 and Massachusetts. They have a dis placement of 43.200 tons, and vii cost about s21,000,0o0 each Two o1 1 the monster ships are under con
 struction at the Navy yard, New 1 York; one at Navy yard, Mare Island l California: one at Navy yard Nor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
FIREBUG SAYS HE STARTED g FIRES

Greenburg, Pa, Dec. 27-Albert Smith, 1S steel mill 1aborer. son of a good family stands today accused of 23 of the many blazes of incen- diary origin in Fayette county re- gently.
 Young Smith has written an amaz- ing confession of how he started these B fires according to Captain Herbert c. Smith. Smith is not relative of the police captain. No de- tail is omitted.
 Neither Malice nor revenge nor gain figured as a motive. Young Smith according to his own story, just wanted to see the bright glare or a big fire at night.
 Smith will be given mental tes today He is believed to be mentally deficient the State Police say.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
S4,0OO BLAZE
 IN AVON PARK

Damage estimated at $400o was caused last night by a fire which to- tally destroyed the home of Nicholas Fanchoni, Avenue E, Avon Park, Stratford. The blaze was caused by an overloaded stove. Owing to the fact that there is no city water in Avenue E, Stratford fIremen were powere1ess to combat the flames. They succeeded, however, in saving most of the furniture from the flames. William Mechonner of Avon Park sustained slight lacerations of the hands while carrying furniture from the blazing building.
 Three small fires were fought by the local department over Sunday. A gas stove exploded in boardins house at ST State street. No one was hurt and the house itself was un- damaged Curtains in a. house at 77 Olive street were ignited b a gas jet. A small blaze occurred in the store of the Bridgeport Hardware Com pany, 57 Drew place.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

allowance Of twenty-one-inch torpe does. There will be a fve-inch gun mounted on deck forward of the con ming tower.
 Three periscopes of the latest iln- proved patterns will be provided and the vessels will be equipped with lis tening devices and latest type radio telegraph apparatus, both for surface and submerge work. Particular at tention has been given in designing the vessel to insure adequate strength of hull to resist pressure due to deep submergence and to provide against rupture by the explosion of depth charges.
 The aircraft-carrier Langley will be equipped with a flying deck of about 525 feet in length, an arrest ing device fer facilitating landing,
 and catapu1ts for projecting planes
 at the necessary speed for flight. 1 Cranes will be provided for hoisting
 aircraft from the water and novins
 them to the various decks. There l will also be an adequate machine i shop for repairing damaged planes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
WIFE UNTRUE,
 TRIES SUICIDE

After hearing that his wife in Spain was untrue to him, Francisco Rodequer. 29, of "A Caroline street attempted suicide Saturday by jump ing from the Grand street bridge. The man landed on the pavement in- stead of in the water, and suffered a fracture of the hip, a possible frac- ture of the spine and internal in- juries. He is now in St. Vincent's hospital in a serious condition.
 That Frank J. Edgett, of 449 Washington street attempted suicide by shooting, was denied by the mans Edgett accidentally shot himself and did not attempt to take his own life. He is in the Bridgeport hospital, where his condition is reported not to be serious
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

folk, Va, and one at the Bethlehem Shipbuilding works, Quincy, Mass.
 The principal characteristics of these battleships are: Length, ss4 feet; breadth. -06 feet; draft 33 feet; displacement, A, 200 tons; shaft horsepower, 60,000; speed, 23 knots; armament twelve sixteen-inch guns; sixteen six-inch guns; four three inch guns; two twenty-one-inch sub- merged torpedo tubes. All will be oil burners with electric drive. Their complem ents will include about 70 officers and 1.5o0 men.
 Four battleships of 2,60o tons dis placement are also under construc- tion. They are the Maryland, Wes1 Virginia, Colorado and Washington. Big Undersea Boats
 l The three fleet submarines are 1 part of a group of nine authorized by the Act of 1916. Bids for the other six are under consideration. The undersea boats will have a length 0 300 feet and a displacement of 2,U5, i tons. The prope1ling machinery fol
 surface operation consists of twt
 main Diesel engines and two auxi1 iaries, driving electric generators i When operating submerged the yes sels will be propelled by electric mo tors, taking current from storag, batteries. The surface speed will ex 1 ceed twenty knots per hour and tn,
 submerged speed will be about hal that figure. The guel oil capacit,
 is sufficient to provide for 1arg' radius of action.
 | The armament includes torped, tubes in bow and stern with amp1
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
NEW YORK HAS
 FIRST SNOW. STORM

New York, Dec. 27-New York's first real snow storm of the winter, which began early today, turned from snow to sleet and then to rain, fill ing the streets. with a thick layer or sIush Trolley traffic was impeded bv ice upon the rails and pedestrian ism was most difficult The city had nearly 10000 snow shovelers at work. More than 200 persons were sheltered at the municipal lodging houses. There was not a single application for shelter at the institution during the holidays last year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
HOPE ABANDONED.

New York. Dec 27 - Two weeks have a1apsed since the day three Naval 1ieutenants-A. L. K1oor, Wal ter Hinton and stephen A. Farrell sailed away from .h2 station at Roclaway Point, L. l.. in a Naval spherical balloon, bound for Canada, and not word as to their fate has been received While seaTchers are still coInbing the Adirondack forests and Canadian officials 4arel ending their aid in the hunt hope that the missing officers will be found alive has been abandoned
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
UNCLE SAM WILL BE MASTER
 OF SEAS IN FEW MORE YEARS
Ships Now Under Construction Will Make United States Navy the Most Powerful in the World By 1923, Sec retary of the Navy Daniels Announces Today-Three New Types of Ships to Be Added

Navy wi1sb be the n under
  the decision by the British Admiralty building  mover n O sren untn there
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
State Legislature Has
 Majority of Farmers

Druggist 1
 Civil engineer 4
 Road expert ...-.. 3
 Lumber dealer
 Tax colIector |
 Tobacco grower -...-.-..-.
 Fruit grower
 President corporation ..--.-.-.- County commissioner .........
 MachiniSt ........-.......
 Jeweler
 NlecHdn1c
 Bookkeeper
 Trucking
 No occupation (women) ........-. The following trades, vacations and professions are represented by one each: Landscape garden, secretary corporation, lumber inspector, store
 manager, educator, ice dealer, master
 mariner, grocery clerk, gardener
 summer hotel proprietor, carpenter | town clerk, funeral director, clergy man, mail carrier, milk dealer, oyS terman, monumental works proprie tor, laborer, seed grower, auto livery state official, sawyer, town treasurer motor vehicle inspector, market gard ener, resident manager, newsdealer consulting geologiSt, probation officer electrician, insurance and manufac turing agent, manager toy shop, as siStant treasurer corporation, under taker inn keeper, general Jobber, ar chitect, printer, engineer, retail mea1 dealer, plumber, graphologist, house wife, minister.
 Of the five women representative. Mary M. Hooker of Hartford an6 Helen A. Jewett of Holland have nc occupations; Emily Sophie Brown o1 Naugatuck is listed as a graphologist Lillian s. F'rink of Canterbury is list. l ed as a housewife; Grace l. Edwards of New Hartford, the only sindepen-6 l ent' is a minister.
 Of the thirty lawyers in the Legis ! lature nine are in the senate. There as only two farmers in the senate, si, 1 manufacturers, one druggist, two i bankers, one real estate dealer, ont educator and the rest scattered famong the other occupations.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
Black Rock Club
 To Be Scene Of Dancing Party

The Black Rock Country club will be the scene of a merry dancing party tomorrow evening when Elmore Lyford, son of MT. and Mrs. Fred H. Lyford Of 23 Park street, will enter tain several of his school friends. Coles orch estra will play music for the occasion At a late hour "a delicious supper will be served.
 The invitation list includes: Miss Dorothy Whitney, Miss Thelma Knox, Miss Grace Hooper, Miss Marion Pickard, Miss Marion Conley, Miss Betty Rhodes, Miss Edna MacCopen- haum Miss Mary Staples, Miss Ger trude =Bruel. Miss Edith Lyon. Miss Dorothy Hartwell, Miss Dorothy Storrs, Miss Hazel Dixon, Miss Mar jorie Jacobs, Miss Natalie Whitworth, Ray Sorenson, Trulock Hatheway, Kramer Nicholson, Joseph Esan. William Staples, William Butterfield, Richard Hooper, Leete Robbins, Har- old Dupee, T. Erwin McNamara, Ed ward Barrett, Franklin Cogill, Robert Whitney and Phillip Whitney.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

With farmers away in the lead the personnel of the General Assembly, which is to convene January 5, covers about seventy trades, professions and occupations, only two of the legis- lators having indicated that they had no occupations whatever. These are two of the five women members of the House. while the other three women legislators are a grapho1ogist, housewife, and minister. There are eighty-five farms in the Legislature, thirty-two merchants, nineteen man. ufacturerS and seventeen confess that they are retired" from business cares.
 The other occupations, trades and professions are scattered over a wide range Of the means of making a live Hhood. There is one educator from Yale, a grocery clerk, a plumber, an undertaken and one who calls himself a funeral director. A master mariner and an oySterman, six physicians, four druggists, a manager of a toy shop a coal dealer and an ice dealer loom prominently in the list. A monu- mentl works proprietor and mail carrier are also due to shine in the legislative halls.
 While there is a town treasurer. three tax collectors, two county com misSionerS and one printer, none has laid claim to the title of editor or newspaper publisher. One state eff cial is also in the roll, while the num- Der of fruit growers is the same as the number of men who are presi- dents of corporations. A consulting geo1ogist vies with a newsletter, a tail meat dealer. There is only one 1aborer in the outfit. The list of trades, professions and occupations and the number of each follows:-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
VINCENT ASTOR HAS
 NARROW ESCAPE

New York, Dec. 27-Vincent Astor
 had a narrow escape from possible serious injury late last night, when , his motor car collided with another during binding snow storm. Both machines were damaged but the oc- .cupants escaped =uninjured.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

House numbers are a small item but they are important.
 Put on a set of these durable metal numbers and people will have no trouble in locating your home. Several attractive styles of numbers in aluminium, nickle oxidized copper or brass, are to be found here.
 Main floor
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
FLASHES

Reports from Suez report that the Duke of Connaught, uncle of King George, is ill on board the battle ship Malaga. He is on his way to India to attend the vice regal cere- monies there.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

The United States has opened nego- tations with Great Britain and France for immediate payment of the interest on the nine Dillon war loan made those countries.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

Enrico Caruso is suffering from an attack of pleurisy and his illness is costing him s1,0o0 for every night he cannot sing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

Mistaking the pastor of the St. PauPs English Evangelical church for a thief. a crowd in Detroit gave the clergyman severe beating be- fore it was discovered who he was.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

Theatre prices in Chicago have been reduced to a pre-war basis. Ac- cording to the announcement Charles Dillingham;, the New York producer has sanctioned the cut.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

and Westmore1and counties, Pennsyl- vania early yesterday burned a school, adding $35o,00o to already trera end o7Is total of the losses it has
 caused by fire.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

Monk Eastman, reformed gangster meets the same death he and his followers meted out to many others. His body was found in New York, yesterday morning, pierced by five bullets
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
T0RIUREl) BY
 HER STOMACH kfier Ten Years, She Found Relief In ''EElii-a-iiyss''

3307 SAcro Ay.s-, SACRAMENTO, CAL. sI had .stomaa Iier6ie }u len years, which became So bad that I got Stomach Cxauaps tao or three times aweok.
 After years cf terrible torture, I read about Frt;it-a.sircz' or Fruit Liver Tablets, aod sent fo: trial box. After taking Che trial box, I felt better, 90 hcps CD taking tFi7as-a-tires' for neariy C yecr, and am thankful to gay 'Fruii-a-tives' saved my lfe''.
 MRS. F. $. STOL.Z. soc 8 box, 6 for $2-5o, trial size 25c, Atdealers Of from FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited. Ds3 Of.:SSf fi.D. ' Et{ss Ne 2.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

Cardinal Gibbons too i'll to take part in the Yuletide ceremonies and for the first time in many years was una h1e to officiate at tho Christmas mass.
 Italian regulars have reached the edge of Plume and are closing in gradually on DAnnunzio.-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

Woman automobile bandit searches tween Port Chester and White Plains