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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
FOUR ARE DEAD
 AND TEN HURT Motor Bus and Train Col lide Early This
 Morning.

Philadelphia, March z7.--Fou em- ployes of the Atlantic Refining Com pany are dead and ten others are ne- ported injured as a result of a col 'ision this morning between a pas senged motor bus and PhiladeaphIa and Recalling Hog Island train.
 Twenty men and three women ezn- ployes of the oil company hode in the bus. The accident occurred at 63rd street and Gibson avenue. Sixty third street, approaching the railroad at Gibson avenue, is a down grade
 The chauffeur and the occupants of the bus saw the train approaching when within 100 feet of the railroad. The chauffeur applied the brakes but the wheels refused to grip the slip pery grade The chauffeur then twisted the steering gear sharply and the bus crashed Sidewise into a warn- ing signal pole. The collision failed to halt the 'bus, which sfdeswfped the second coach of the train and over turned None of the bus passengers had an opportunity to jump. Several of them were thrown clear Of the wreckage Others were caught under
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
OFFICERS CAPTURE
 2 STILLS
One Was Working and the Other Just
 Finished.

John Diderka, of 589 Ogden street, finished a nice 10 gallon Whiskey still last night and started distilling about mid night and had collected quite a bit of the forbidden" this morning when Prohibition En- forcement agents under direc- tiOn of Thomas McAuliffe des- cended on his home this morn ing and carted John and his still to the Federal building where DIderka remained until brought before U. S. Commissioner Hugh J. Lavery this afternoon.
 Diderka was using a mixture of corn and potatoes for his new still and was evidently procuring good results iudg Ing from the contents of his copper retainer. Commissioner Lavery will probably bind the prisoner over for the U. s. court under bonds of $1 .O0O
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
PROPERTY OWNERS
 PROTEST VALUATIONS

Appeals to the Superior court for reduction of assessments were made today by three petitioners, notices of the suit, returnable the first Tuesday in May, being received at the city clerks office this morning.
 The Hawley Hardware Company states that they valued their Main street property at $62, 400 and that the tax commissioners assessed the prop erty at $127, SAY and the business at S95,0 Appeal to the Board of Relief resulted only in a reduction of the business valuation from SS5,000 to s73, ,0oo
 The Park City Lumber Cornpany valued it's property in Harbor street at $11, 900 and it was assessed at S72,- 606. Two automobiles inventoried at $4o0 and $500 respectively were val ued by the tax office at $S40 and $1,- 056. Thee ompany now seeks relief in court.
 Maurice s. Rosen, Charles H., and J. G. Shapiro want reduction on as- sessed valuation of properties located in Broad, Wade, Main, John streets, Washington, Fairfield and Crescent avenues.
 They value the properties at S153,- 400 and they were assessed at $21S,- 407
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
MEN STRONGLY FAVOR
 DAYLIGHT LAW
Mayor Feels Sure Ordi- nance Will Go Into Elf
 feet Here,

A protest against the Daylight Say Ing ordinance was received at the City Clerks office this morning from E. F. Ludlow of Woodmont. MT. Lud- low states in his communication that he and others living in woodmont now take the 6:45 trolley to Milford and there get the 7:01 train getting to Bridgeport at 7:25 and to their work at o'clock. He says that un- less trolley and train service accom- modates itself to the new regime seri- ous inconvenience will be experienced by him and other commuters.
 In communication from the Bridgeport Business Mems associa- ton signed by F. E. Morgan, that or ganization puts itself unanimously on record as favoring Daylight Saving, the vote being taken at a meeting March 23.
 Mayor Wilson stated this morning that he had no doubt that the Day light Saving plan would go through in this city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
SAM LAVIT TO
 LEAVE CITY Is To Make His Head quarters In New
 York.

Sam L4avtt is going tc leave Bridge port, temporarily at least Last night at the meeting of Lodge No 30. Annalganbated Metal Workers of America, he was selected as the rep resentative from this section on the temporary executive board of the new organization and will make his head quarters in New York city. He will leave Tuesday.
 The permanent officers and execu- tive board of the Metal Workers will be selected at an election which will be held within a, month and there is no doubt but that Lavft will be elected a member of the pern1an ent execu- tive board.
 It looks as though Bridgeport is to lose one of the most active and char acteristic labor leaders in the coun- try.
 Philip Desaaets has been elected business agent of Lodge No. 30 and he will be assisted in the organization of the metal workers of this city by Richard Monks one of the men who was relieved of his duties as business agent in New York city by the Grand Lodge.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
Solomon Is Jailed
 For InCiting a Riot

Philadelphia, March 27-Charles solomon, one of the socialist assem- blynen unseated by the New York legislature, and three other New Workers, were in jail here today charged with melting to riot. They were arrested last night when the police broke up a mass meeting in Labor Lyceum to protest against the unseating of the five socialist mem- bers of the New York assembly.
 The others under arrest are Joseph F. Cannon, president of the United Mine and Shelter Workers union. who also is charged with making se- d1tious utterances; Royal W. France a lawyer, and J. August Gerber. They will be given a hearing later in the day.
 Although there was great disorder and several fights when the po1ice ordered the meeting stopped because of alleged radical utterances of one of the speakers, no one was hurt. A large squad of reserves aided the policemen attending the meeting in emptying the hall and clearing the streets in the vicinity
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
HOOVER NOT
 4 CANDIDATE Repeats Statement t-Favors Publicity on Campaign
 Expenses.

Washington, March 27-Herbert Hoover replied today to the inquiry as to campaign expenditures address ed to presidential possibilities by Labor, the railroad unions weekly, by saying that "as I have no campaign have no fnsnce.'' He reiterated his statement of March 8 that he was not candidate for the nomination to the presidency and was not seeking public office.
 "A number of clubs |" t % have sprung up doing me the honor of advocating my nomination." said MT. Hoover in his letter. "I have no Knowledge of their resources which are probably very small. I have no doubt that they would be only too glad to keep their books open for in spection at all times''
 MT. Hoover added that "as a citizen l advocate the accomplishment of full publicity and proper restrictions'' on campaign expenditures
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
Our Troops Out Of
 Siberia By April I

VladvoStoaz, March 27.--Evacua- tfon Of eastern Siberia by American troops will be completed by April L in the opinion of officers here The transport Thomas sailed on March 10 With Colonel Morrow and 1890 men of the z7th regiment, and the South Bend, which will leave on March 22 will take 2,OO0 more American sol diers. The remaining force of 1000 men with General William S. Graves and his staff, will depart on the Great N Northern late this month. The Amer jeans have been in Siberia a year and a half and have seen service in the Khalbarovsk region and in Transbai- kailia-
 Withdrawal of Czecho-STovak troons in Siberia is more than half com pletesd and . is expected the forces still in this country will have left for home by June 1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
ARREST MORE
 BOSTON BROKERS

Boston, March 27-Arrests of brokers in connection with the attor ney generals investigation into recent operations in silver and oil stocks on the local curb exchanges continued today. James J. BeneIisha, head of the firm bearing his name. was charged in five counts with violation of the law requiring the filing of certain information regarding prop critics the stock of which is adver- tised- Like the nine other brokers arrested in the past three days, he plea ded not guilty and was held in $2,500 bonds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
RUSS OFFICERS
 AID WORKERS

London, March 27-One hundred Russian officers sent to Germany by Nicolai Lenine, Russian Bolshevik premier, are assisting in the opera tions of the German workers army before Wesel, says a Copenhagen dis patch to the London Times, quoting an interview with an Ebert govern ment officer at Muenster by the correspondent of the Po1itiken.
 The dispatch says the workers have control of the Krupp works at Essen and are turning out arms and ammunition. The officer expects Wesel to be evacuated by government troops in order that devastation and bloodshed may be avoided, the cor respondent says.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
WILL OBSERVE
 DAYLIGHT LAW

Hartford, Conn, March 27-This city will go on daylight saving sched. ule Monday. Most lines of business will observe the change, although two big insurance companies, employing an Aggregate of 5000 or 5000 persons will not.
 All city departments, schools banks, street railway, factories, stores and the postofnce, telephone exchange will adopt the new time.
 Standard time will continue ir force at the capitol, the courts, most of the United States offices and tele~ graph offices. Theatres are undecided.
 The decision of the railroad com pany to continue on standard time makes it necessary for certain big of fees employing many commuters, to do the same.
 The new time goes into effect in Hartford at 2 o'clock Monday morn- ing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
MUELLER DECLINES ID TAKE TASK 0F
 FORMING CABINET
Government Troop S Made SOrtie From Wesel and Drove the Workers Back Rais- ing Seize of City on the East -Snipers Ac- tive.

Paris, March 27-Hermann Mueller, Foreign Minister in the cabinet of Premier Bauer, has declined to accept the task of forming new German min- istry, according to information received by the French Foreign Office today.
 There is talk of the appoint nent of Carl Legien, president Of the German federation of trades unions, Otto Hue, former Prussian under secretary of Commerce, or Herr Krueger as premier, the advices say. All three are prominent in trades union circles.
 Wesel, March z7 - CBy A. Pl- Government troops made a. sor+ie southeast of this city yesterday, drove besieging workers forces from their posts shelled the retreating columns and raised the siege of WeseI on both the east and southeast
 Artillery operated by work ers' forces dropped two shells into the city and then withdrew
 While the counter attack against the beIeaguering forces was going on, endorsements arrived here. Among them were the famous Deaths Head HuesarS' and UhIans.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
MONEY SPENT
 LEGITIMATELY

Chicago, March 27-Any money used in furtherance of Major General Leonard Woods presidential cam paign has been expended openly for perfectly legitimate Publicity in the presentation of his merits and mot one cent for any indirect or corrupt purpose said a statement by W. c. Procter, national campaign manager in reply to charges made in the sen ate yesterday by Senator Borah
 The people approve methods of the open and straigh forward sort that we have adopted said the state ment We resent any statement or imputation of illegal or corrupt ex- penditure and shall hold the guilty person responsible therefore.
 This attack at this time looks like the last stand of the old guard.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
DOCTORS CLAMP
 LEFT IN BODY

Cambridge, Mass. March 27.---An autopsy performed on the body of Mrs. Jennie Cholakian. who died at a hospital here under intense pain for which physicians could not account, disclosed the presence of a surgeons clamp in the body, District Attorney Nathan A. Tufts announced today. The clamp, five inches long, appar- ently was forgotten after an oper- ation performed some time ago, and was sewed into the body. The dis trfct attorney said there was no evi- dence available as to where or by whom the operation was performed
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
GET AMBULANCE
 TO WAKEN YOU
Heavy Sleeper Necessitates Gall on Emergency
 Hospital.

Feel tired in the morning? Have trouble getting awake and getting out of bed?
 Call the Emergency hospital and ask for the ambulancei
 If Friend Wife has a little difficulty getting you out of your downy couch in the morning have her call for the ambulance and ask the doctor to see what he can do to remedy the situa- tion.
 That's what the Emergency ambu- lance had to do last night when a clerk at the Y. M. c. A. called the hospital and asked for the doctor, stating that he could not wake up man sleeping in the lobby in one of the soft chairs.
 Dr. B. J. Coyle, visions of death from heart disease, paralysis and other things floating before his eyes, climbed into the ambulance and
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
DISCUSS PLANS
 FOR CLEAN UP

There win be 2 meeting at the Chamber of Commerce rooms next Thursday afternoon at 3:30 which Capt. Edward Mora, Dr. W. H. Coon, S. s. Taylor, E. E. Cartwright, Leon ard AsheiTn. Mrs. E. H. Ravens and Mayor Wilson will discuss plans for the Cleanup Campaign to be start ed in the city some time in the near future.
 Cooperation with the Health De- partment will be sought by the mem bers of the Neighborhood Improve Inent committee and as Dr. Coon has already pomised such assistancre as his department can give 1t is expected that final plans for the campaign will be forthcoming within a very short time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
WILL THEY VOTE FOR
 LOWDEN?

Chicago, March 27 - Illinois women will be permitted to vote at the presidential preference pri- mary April IS regardless of whether national suffrage has been ratified by 36 states prior to that time.
 Attorney General Brundage to- day, at the suggestion of Frank O. Lowden, reversed previous ruling denying the women the vote
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
12 KILLED
 30 INJURED

Rome, March 27-Twelve persons have been killed and thirty injured by the wreck of an express train coming down the incline at Pontebba. 31 miles northeast of Udine. The ex- press which was proceeding toward Vienna crashed into a number of trucks on the incline.
 The collision at Fella Bridge, which is I50 feet high and located on the old Austro-Italian frontier. Most of the victims were Egyptian medical students proceeding to Berlin.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27

 RIVER RISING

Hartford, Conn.,, March z7-The Connecticut river was at nearly F feet above low water mark at noon today and rising at the rate of more than an inch an hour. An excess of at least 20 feet is expected.
 Iowlands above and below the city and on the east side of the river are disappearing and many families have been forced to vaeate the ground floors of their homes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
MARINES LAND
 AT KAMKAUC

Washington, March 27-The Amer tcan Legation at Peking and the con- sul at Hankow were instructed by the State department today to investi- gate reports that American marines had landed at kiaukang, China, at the request of the British consul there to protect foreigners from rioting coolieS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
RUHR FUCITIvES
 60 TO HOLLAND

Rotterdam. March 2T -- Hundreds of fugitives from the Ruhr district are nearing the Dutch frontier, ac- cording to correspondent of the Courant. Some arrived at Steernburg, bringing stories of the Red terror in towns through which spartacists have driven armored cars.
 They confirm reports, the core spondenA says, that the workers forces are being led by Russians or other foreigners.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
FIRES DAMAGE
 PHILADELPHIA

Southampton, March 27---Two fires on the American liner Philad elphia damaged the vessel so badly today that her sailing was abandoned pend ing extensive repairs
 In view of similar fires on the steamer New York here recently the manager of the kne believes the fire of incendiary origin.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
FINNs BURNS MONASTERY.

Christiania, Norway, March 27- Finnish forces at Patchenka, in the Murmansk region, burned the mon astery and several other buildings there before abandoning the place to the Russian Bolsheviki, according to travellers arriving at Tromsoe. Occu- patton of the place by Soviet troops occurred on March 22
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
TWO STEAMERS
 ARE MISSING

Paris, March 27-Two French steamers, the Lux and the Vidauban, have been missing since the, recent hurricane over the Mediterranean and it is believed they were lost with all hands. There were 117 persons on board the Lux and 25 on the Vidau- ban.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
GLATz GARRISON
 SEXES OFFICERS

Berlin, March 27-The garrison at Glatz, a fortified town of Prussian Si- Iesia, B miles southwest of Breslau, surrounded the quarters of their off cers and arrested them, according to inc Vossische Zeitung. The soldiers were armed with machine guns and mine throwers. The captain of the garrison shot himself, the newspapers say.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
STAMFORD HAS
 DAYLIGHT LAW

Stamford, Conn, March z7-Day- light saving was approved by the City Council at noon today, when the conn Gil adopted an ordinance making such change for city offices and em- ployes effective at once To save confusion the clocks will not be changed until tomorrow Factory arrangements have signif1ed their in tention to conform to the new hours
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
UKRANIANS
 IN ODESSA

Paris, March 27-Odessa, the great Russian port on the Black Sea has been occupied by Ukranians under General PawIenko, commander of the Ukranian national army, according to information received by the Ukran- ian mission in Paris today
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
Allies Now Find
 SeCI'eted Arms

Paris March 27Great
  execution of  gunsw found. This discovery by the allies by of the treat
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
RAILROAD MEN
 STRIKE AT GENOA

Rome, March 27-Railway men at Genoa have struck unexpectedly be. cause of the opening of a school there for military engineers Traffic is blocked, 1000 travellers are maroon ed in the city and the port Of Genoa is completely tied up.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27
BoLsHEvIK1 TAKE NovoRoss1sK

London. March 27-Novorossisk, the last basG fin southern Russia un- der control of General Denilzine has been captured by the Russian Bol- sheviki. according to a wireless des- patch from Moscow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27

Panama March 27-Obstructions in the Culebra Gut district of the Panama Canal were removed yester- day and the great waterway, is again open for traffic after a six day intre- ruption-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27

Plainfeld, Conn, March 27-Milk prices will drop a half cent a quart April 1 to the Providence and Boston markets by way of Providence and Willimanttc and Norwich and Wor- cester trains, it was announced to-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-27

For Bridgeport and vicini- ty: Fair and cooler tonight; Sunday fair.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-05
BANDIT TRACY DEAD.
Man Shot by Des Moines Officer
Confesses Many Crimes,

Man Shot by Des Moines Officer
Confesses Many Crimes.
: Des Moines. May 5.-"Rube" j.
Tracy. notorious bandit, died at 7:44
O'clock last night at the Samaritan
hospital from two wounds in the
abdomen, received in a gun battle
early Sunday morning with Patrol
man James Macdonald, former chief
OF detectives.
The bandit who in the last month
l',obbed probably a dozen Des Moines
stores and nearly as many in small.
nearby towns, held the hand Of As
Instant Chief Of Police Frank Harry
us he passed away.
+ When told by physicians that he
had only a short time to live, he
called for Chief Harry.
The doctors tell me can't live
long and before die l want to say
good-by to you" said Tracy.
Next to my mother who has wor-
ried over me since | was kid, you
are the best friend ever had.
III I had met you, five weeks ago
when the doors of the big house
opened to let me out, / would have
gone straight and would not be
where am now" he said.
r. d. Mead who was with Tracy
at the time of the shooting was also
wounded. He was shot thru the
hand. Macdonald was shot thru the
trigger finger"
Mead has also confessed to many
robberies. police say. Charges Of
carrying concealed weapons, robbery.
breaking and entering and attempt
to commit murder will be filed
against the man.
The confessions of the two men
have implicated many other known
police characters and detectives are
spreading dragnet turnout the
country for their arrest.
Several men are now being held
in connection with daring robberies
in the city. Their names are being
held until the entire gang is in Gus
tody.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-05
TO TRAIN POULTRY MEN.

Amss to Conduct Course in cuIlina
For Poultry Breeders.
Special to Times-Republican.
Ames, May 6.--A school to train
men In poultry culling and produc-
ton viii be held under the auspices
OF the poultry husbandry department
81 Iowa State College. June II to rs.
This school, said H. A. Bitter
tender. head Of the department, as
designed to train persons interested
ir4culling so that they can help ont
county agents. Forty counties in
tile state will be provided by this
school with special men to demort-
s,ratc poultry work during the suns.
mer.
Special features of the school will
h,s booster days. when county agen.s
will bring parties to Ames for ore
fIiy inspections of the work beir4g
ttene and demonstrations with tile
college fiocks. Any one interested in
sau.try is eligible to attend tie
s..hool.
All counties in the state. according
"a. Professor Rittenbender. will have
three day poultry DEMONSTRATIONS url-
DER the direction of poultry experts
Aom the college, some time during
tile summer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-05
FARMER BADLY suRNEo.
Gasoline Catches Fire From Lantern
49, Held Mar Tank.

0dvosSuO SA1ouo8 plro from I1ne0en
Held Near Tank.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City. May o. Blazing like
human torch, Cyril Rohret, a Co.'S
grove farmer, was nearly burned to
death, when gasolene, pouring into
e. tank of a car. from five gallon
receptacle in his hands, ignited be-
cause OF the proximity of pickering
lantern. Rohret's brother-in-law,
John Meade, rolled the young man in
the mud that filled the highway of
the country road, and probably thus
saved his life. Rohret was burned in
one eye on the face arms, and chest.
His clothing was partly burned off
also. The burns are deep, and seri-
Gus, but at the hospital, where he
was taken, physicians think he may
recover.
The flames destroyed the automo-
bile owned by John Meade. and all of
Its contents, including 400 lbs. of
flour and other "eats." which Mr..
Meade was transporting from Iowa
City to his rural home, when he ran
out of gasolene, enforcing the delay
and leading up to the near-tragedy
after midnight.