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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-31
GERMANY CANNOT SEND HER TROOPS INTO RUHR
FRANCE ACTS ON OWN INITIATIVE AND NEGOTIATES DIRECTLY WITH GERMANS NO ILLUSION TO ENTENTE RUdOR
 GENERAL STRIKE STARTED

that it be permitted to send troops to the Ruir district the neutral the German bOPdeF has been denied government of
 The direct negotiations between the French and governments, without the participation allies which developed in the exchange of communications today corning the question the occupation valley are regarded here as of extraordinary significance.
 Dr. Von Mayer the German charge made his request for permission to send troops the region government alone and to NJ Mllerand premier and not member of the allied supreme council Premier NiIerands refusal of the request delivered today of the government of the French Republic without aI sion to the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-31
SEEK FORECLOSURES.

Foreclosure of Barnum avenue prop erty is sought by the Southport Say ings bank in proceedings brought to- day in the Superior court against Vic tor Ferrante of this city. It is claimed that in 1912 Diantha Hinckley bor- rowed $2,500 from Francis M. Marsf and morUgaged the property to SC cure payment of the note. This note was assigned to the bank, whIcf claims it has not been paid. Fer rante is the present. owner of ths property.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-31
BALDWIN GETS LARGE VERDICT Awarded $16,O00 In Suit Against City of
 NorwaIk.

Damages of s16,oOo. the largest amount awarded by jury in this county in recent years, were given to Dr. A. H. Baldwin of NorwaIk in his suit against the City of Norwa1k to- day. The jury was out only about an hour before returning a verdict. Dr. Baldwin asked for $50,00O damages. He claimed his leg was broken and that he received other severe injuries when an automobile he was driving struck an obstruction in a Norwalk street and overturned. The accident happened in February, 1918
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-31
STREET CLEANING
 WORK STARTED

Thomas J. Cunningham, superin- tendent of streets, stated today that there are about 65 men at work in various parts of the city today clean ing up the debris left by the winter s SnowS.
 Although the recent rain storm aided in this undertaking there is still a vast accumulation of dirt in the gutters and the removing of it will take considerable time
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-31
Meet To Consider X A Tentative Contract

New York, March 31-A tentative contract was approved today at a meeting of a subcommittee of bitu- minous coal operators and workers appointed to negotiate a new wage agreement and it was considered later by the general scale commit tee.
 John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, said the scale committee might alter some provis- ions of the tentative contract. If ne alterations are made it will be signed today and be in force for two years In general it's terms follow the award | of President Wilson's coal commis sion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-31
MUST PRESERVE
 HER ALLIANCES

Paris, March 31-France must pre- serve intact her alliances, says Ray mond Poincare, former president of the French republic, in an article printed in the Revue Des Deux Mondes. He appeals to the allies not to weaken any of the conditions of the Versailles treaty at the meeting g of the International Financial Con ference to be held soon, and says restoration of France is as necessary as the rehabilitation of Germany.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-31
ALL DENMARK MAKES READY FOR GENERAL
 STRIKE ON TUESDAY
CARSON BITTER
 ON HOME RULE Bill Has Passed Second Reading in House of
 Commons.

London, March 31.---The House of Commons passed the second reading Of the Irish Home Rule bill today The vote was 34S to 94.
 Sir Edward Carson, the Ulster unionist leader, was one of the frs speakers when the commons resum ed consideration of the bill. He de clared he wished to reiterate his op position to the whole policy of homs rule for Ireland.
 Sir Edward said he never had be Eeved in it and did not believe in it now. He believed it would be dis astrous to both Ireland ard Eng land,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-31
COMPANY SENDS
 MAYOR CHECK

Mayor Wilson late yesterday after noon received a check from the Con- necticut company for $45,000, this be- ing the balance of the amount due the city by the trolley company for bridge work A previous check for $25, ,G0O was received some months ago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-31
WILL GET BEER BILL
 BEFORE HOUSE.

Albany, March 31.-LColoneI Ransom H. Gillet, Republican member of the assembly from Columbia, today an nounced his intention to get his F per cent beer and 10 per cent wine bill on the floor of the House for vote.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-31
OAR HITS WOMAN.

While attempting to cross Fairfield avenue at Courtland street this morning Mrs. Della Shaw, 31, of 6z1 Fairfield avenue, was struck by a machine driven by John Marchetd, 15 years old, of 1884 Iranistan avenue The woman was suffering from Q possible fracture of the left ankle and after f1rst-aid treatment by Dr. B. J. Burns was removed to St. Vincent's hospital
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-31

Conversations over the German re- quest have been in progress between Premier Mdllerand and Dr. Von Mayer, the German charge daffaires in Paris. M. Mil1erand yesterday indi- cated he would give the German charge an early reply and it was handed to Dr. Von Mayer today.
 The reply read:
 Replying to your note of yesterday I have the honor to confirm to you
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-31
MAY REPEAL ORDINANCE.

New Britain, March 31-Un1ess the railroads see fit to change their schedules to conform with the day light saving plan, Mayor George A. Quigley will urge the city council to 'repeal the daylight saving ordinance enacted last Wednesday night, he stated today
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-31
PorICE BOARD TO MEET

A regular meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners is scheduled to be held tonight at police headquar- ters. It is not expected that any mat ters outside of routine business will be transacted.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-31
.EvICT LAWSON
 FROM HEARING

Boston, March 31-Thomas W Lawson, stock promotar, was evicted from a legislative hearing at the state house today after he declared that a witness lied
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-31
BURGLARS ENTER LUNCH ROOM

Burglars entered Carr's Lunch room, 5 William street, last night, but failed to secure any booty. Entrance was gained by breaking paddock oil the cellar door The matter has been reported to the police.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-31
GET VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.

Rome, March 31-Following a dis. cussion of the general policy of the government the Italian chamber of deputies last night gave the cabinet q vote of confidence. the resuEA being 25e to 195.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-31

the conditions to which the govern ment of the French republic desires to subordinate its eventual authoriza- ton to permit German troops to enter the Ruhr valley.
 Such an authorfz -tfon which V7ouzd constitute a derogaffon of Articles 4S and A of the Treaty of Versailles, could be justified only by imperative and evident necessity. The commits CContinued on Page Six)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-31

Bridgeport and vicinity Fair tonight; Thursday part Iy cloudy.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-05
LAKESTO-THE-SEA
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
lacking the accurate information
that should come out Of minute in
vestigation we thus far perceive in
the opposition to deep sea traffic on
the Great lakes only local interests.
New York state is Jealous Of the
Erie canal. New York city is jeal-
ous of it's pre-eminence in shipping.
eastern railroads are jealous of
their monopoly of overland traffic.
Montreal is jealous of its position in
Canadian ocean shipping. These in
terests of many states In the union
and many Canadian provinces.
Is the true policy of this continent
that of supporting any one city or
state or transportation district to the
exclusion of the advancement of the
United States and Canada as a
;Fhole?' We shall be glad to hea-
expert advice. For the present the
opposition to the lakes-to-thc-sea
project seems to us summed up in
the question stated.
New York properly guards the
Erie canal. 1t has invested millions
in that waterway. But even at it's
highest capacity it could serve only
a fraction of the population which
can De served by a ship canal from
the Great Lakes to the ocean.
To the railroads the west had been
bound for transportation. The roads
have been and are the arteries of the
west. For that very reason there
should be a ship canal from the
lakes to the YEA. The. enormous in
terests of the middle west should no
longer be bound up exclusively in the
fftful fortunes Of the railroads. Mo-
tor transportation shall be one aux
htary. Ocean traffic ought to be
another. The life of the continent
ought not to be at the mercy Of one
or one railroad or one city.
A ~stevedores' strike in New York
city handouts the farmers and ranch
men Of the west. A railroad strike
In the east nay leave grain on the
~sidetracks. 1t is too much to expect
a whole continent to depend upon
what substantially is one outlet.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-05
WHY MEMS HATS
cost MORE MONEY
March RAW ma

Philadelphia, March 4.-Raw ma
terials used cost ten times as much
as five years ago. There has been
some comment on the steady increase
in the prices Of mems hats during the
last few years. Scarcely any criticism.
however, has been heard, for the e
o that the manufacture Of mems
hats in this country is recognized az
an industry Of such staple and de-
unusually generous degree Of public
confidence.
To get at the facts behind the in
rease in the costs of mems hats
which the public is entitled to know.
Col. j. Howell Cummings. president
Of the John b. Stetson company of
Philadelphia, was interviewed on the
eve Of his sailing for Europe, where
he is going to make a personal inves-
tigation Of the shortage of hatter's
fur.
Fur Prices Advance.
Scarcity Of fur skins, which pro-
vide the material with which fur felt
hats are made, with the consequent
rapid advance In the cost of such
skins, was the outstanding cause stat
ed for the increase in the price Of
hats.
I'VE are paying for skins just ten
tunes n price we paid n a
ago" said Colonel Cummings.
! This striking economic transition;
given as the nucleus of the great prob
lem of p~resent-day hat-making, re-
veals the materially increased cost Of
raw materials necessary to the manu-
facture Of hats.
IT see no reason for anticipating a
shortage in the supply of labor, or Of
such materials necessary to hat-mak-
ing as shellac, silk and sweat leath-
ers. but there is a tremendous short
age in the supply of fur. At the pres
ent time. few supplies are coming
from Australia, as they-are now hav-
ing their summer. Winter Australian
skins will be on the market in June
or July, but the fur cut from those
skins will not be available. for hat
manufacture before the end Of the
year. I understand that in Russia
there are many hare skins, but it is
difficult to bring them out Of that
country on account of the lack. Of
transportation facilities This also ap-
plies to conditions in the. Balkan
states. where we have formerly re-
cured a great many hare skins. IT,,
government Of Germany has forbidden
the expectation of skins, claiming that
1t is NECESSARY to keep them in the
country for the use Of. domestic man
ufacturers. That part Of France de-
vastated by the Germans was the dis
trict from which the best rabbit skins
came. but under the present condi.
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-05
woArEN's VOTES.

Mr.. Iemke. chairman Of what pur-
ports to be the Republican state
central committee. continues 10 use
his ONCE for the purpose Of promot-
ing the interests of a faction, rather
than to use it for the realization OF
the purposes Of tho party, regardless
Of faction, That was expected.
Mr.. Iemke commits an entirely un-
necessary piece of folly. however,
when he charges in n of his recent
circulars that the eligibility of wom-
en- a. candidates for the position OF
national convention delegate was left
in doubt for a time because Of the
action Of persons opposed to women
suffrage. That statement Is 80 pal
pably false that it is difficult to I'M
derstand why anyone should make
it, because such statement, deliber-
ately and manifestly untrue. invar-
iably reacts on the person who
makes it.
If it were necessary to cite any
facts on the subject it would be SUI
ficient to call attention to the fact
that the very people against whom
this charge is made had already
nominated a woman. Miss Nelson,
as one of their convention delegate
candidates and hat this woman hav-
ing been elected to an important
STATE position largely by the votes Of
the women of the state was hound
cd and harassed by the clique of
which Mr.. Lemke is an important
member and that these people hay
ing failed in their persistent efforts
to exclude Miss Nelson from her
office by means of the courts, which
refused to participate in the nefa--
ious wo-k. deliberately caused her
to be legislated u OF office.
Tho recent court decision, however,
leaves the subject in peculiar shape.
Apparently the court holds with the
attorney general that the law does
no permit women to vote for con-
ventton delegates. 1t holds against
him, however, on the eligibility of
women as candidates for that posi-
ton. AS the situation stands it APP
pears that the men voters of the
state may send women to represent
them in the national conventions of
their parties, but that women hava
no voice in sending anyone to those
conventions.
Another incongruity is the fact
that while may under our
law vote for presidential electors,
who r charged, in theory, with the
actual selection Of a president, they
may not assist in determining who
shall attend the party conventions
which merely name the party can.
didates for that exalted position.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-05
tions very few skins can be expected
from that section.
Below Normal.


. II understand that the supply Of
English and Scotch skins will be far
below the normal. There are several
reasons for this. One is that before
the a it was customary to send
large quantities of rabbits in the froz-
en- state from Australia to England.
The carcasses were used for food, and
the pelts sold to skin collectors for
manufacture into hatters' furs. Dur
ing the war in order to save cargo
space, the Australian government
adopted the principle Of skinning the
rabbits in Australia and shipping
only the ~carcasses to England. So the
quantity Of rabbit skins that should
be in England has been reduced by
the number of skins retained in Aus
tralia-'"
The fur shortage. then. is uni
~versal?" Colonel Cummings was ask
"It Is worldwide" he replied. The
fur shortage exists in every country
in Europe. as well az in the United
States. The hat manufacturers OF
Italy, France and England face the
same difficulty. Another contributing
cause to the hat manufacturers trou-
bles in securing furs, IL the extensive
! use of furs in women's dress"
What will be the outcome Of all
this 2" Colonel Cummings was asked.
MY candid opinion" Colonel Cum
mings replied, lis hat the scarcity of
fur will result in a very material de-
crease in the production of mems hats
during the latter part of this year,
and that prices will go considerably
higher before they go lower. II, with
in a reasonable time, there should be
a let-up in the demand for women's
garments trimmed with fur, the hat
! manufacturers NAV have some relief"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-05
TOURING q. S.
By BRIGGS

Philadelphia, March 5.-Three
emissaries from Thrace are touring
this country to assist in the. explana-
ton of the position of the Greek in
habitants of Thracian territory sur
rendered under the peace treaty by
Bulgaria and Turkey. They are
members Of the. Thracian commission
to the United States,
The members Of the mission are
Angeles lConstantilieris. secretary,
Smyrna; DR.. Panayotis N~icolopaulo,
University Of Paris; Nicholas Kalt-
chas, Constantinople: DR.. Paleologis
Georgian, National University Of
In Philadelphia they spoke in
churches of various denominations
and at luncheons arranged in their
honor.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-05
THE NTER-CHURCH WORLD
MOVEMENT.

The gathering Of church men from
various sections of the state which Is
nov in progress in Grand Forks is
noteworthy in that it represents the
largest and most comprehensive CO.
operative church movement that has
ver been undertaken. 1t is, as the
title which it carries implies, literally
a world movement. Churches
throughout the world are engaged in
it, and its influence is to be extended
to every corner of the globe.
This movement is not. as has sonAe-
times been supposed. a movement Tor
UNCONVENTIONAL union. Whatever the
merits. Of such union may be, that,
subject does not como before this
body for consideration. Instead OF
being ar effort to unite all or any de-
nominations in one, this is an effort
to provide a basis upon which all 4
listing denominations may unite in
their efforts in support of principles
and practices upon whose merit all
are agreed Two things stand out
conspicuousfy in the plans. One pur-
pose is to carry the gospel into all
the world. The other is to enable
the churches to realize the highest
possibility of social service. These
two things enter into the plans Of ev-
cry denomination. and those are
things upon which all denominations
can cooperate. 1t is for the purpose
Of such cooperation. that the present
movement has been begun.
1t is not strictly a movement Of
churcheA.> It is an assemblage Of the
various forward movements which
have been inaugurated within the sew
eral church bodies. The church or
g~anizations, as such, are not repre-
sented. This is because Of the desire
to free the movement from every
form of ecclesiastical control, and to
secure h widest freedom of action
by individuals A wide variety of
subjects are being considered in the
formulation of general plans. But in
the preparation for these plans the
idea is kept to the front that the
church must be brought to the peo-
pie and that its ministrations must be
based upon their needs rather than
that the people shall be, forced arbi-
trarily into channels Of thought and
action which have been determine,
for them by others. The movement,
therefore, is emphatically a democrat.
ic one.
The Grand Forks gathering is a
statewide gathering. Men are in at
tendance from every section Of the
state. and the gatherings have been
marked by profound earnestness and
exceeding breadth of thought. This
meeting will be followed by county
meetings to be arranged later, pro.
feeding along similar lines SO far az
circumstances permit, and these in
turn will be followed by conference.
within the churches themselves in
order that the spirit Of the movement
may be brought to the entire mem
bership and that the work of each
church , may be broadened and
strengthened. No similar movemen,
on such a scale has ever before beer
undertaken and the scope of what h
being done now lis indicative Of the
greatly aroused interest in every thina
pertaining to religious thought In life
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-05
Germany To Declare
Her Policy Today On
Schleswig-EIolstein

Copenhagen, March 5.-The semi
official Wolff bureau Of Berlin says
that those who convened the assembly
at ;Rendsburg, Holstein, recently did
not have in mind the constitutional
severance of Schleswig-H olstein from
Prussia although they were reported
to have an intention Of proclaiming
the emancipation of ,SchleeW1g-H el-
stein and the, establishment ofasa new
state. ~ JAY
The Rendsburg resolutioH,NN says
the Wolff bureau, pointed toward the
north" sSG& s#A
It is understood that the German
government will declare tomorrow it's
policy with regard to the. resolution.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-05
A BLUE LAWS

Resolutions relating to the state
blue laws, which have been published
were adopted by a gathering COM
posed Of many Of those in attendance
at the meetings Of the interchurch
world movement. These resolutions
express disapprobation of the pro-
posed laws to be voted on at the
ensuing primary election permitting
Sunday baseball, providing for box
ing exhibitions. licensing sale of ci-
garettes, and repeating the present
Sunday theater laws.
The form in which the baseball
resolution is stated seems to indicate
a Lack of complete understanding Of
h reasons Dol which the passage
OF the proposed law is advocated.
Reference Is made to commercializinx
baseball, and to the fact that what
without the change proposed base
ball games in which no admission
fee Is charged can be and are played
on Sunday everywhere in the state.
The use OF the word "commercializer
is somewhat misleading. The base
ball games which the advocates Of
this change: desire to are
quite largely commercial in the sense
that come or all Of the players will
be paid for their services, and that
an admission fee will be CHARGED to
spectators. but the business win not
be commercial In the sense IN which
that term can properly be applied to
professional baseball in the large
cities. There basebaI is a business
which = highly specialized. and lis
operatsd Tor profit BY men Who have
made la<Es Investments in It and
who SIRE In the business for chiefly
for the dividends which can be
reapsd. Crest fortunes have been
built supcn this business.
Under no conceivable circurn-
stances can baseball be played on
tha4 haai5 in North Dakota. IL the
propoeed law . passed basebaI1 -
soct1tscns viii Doubtless be fo-med
foF ~ purpose Of conducting pro-
fsssdonai sanaeA bpt thoss associa-
ttons u11 not - oy9anixed tor proff..
hs exrettencs q the past. ana sven
supa1icial kn0wlsdge IL the n
mt condtticns. wiI1s conyince Any one
that ~ profit nssd IS expected m
ok tasshall "a shs sba.s. 100. -ho
haysg prsesnDtsd IS ~ Ne 80 NV
ins1tdAably Iost meney. ~ bAIievs
stha$ alIn0st inyassehiy d. 49, NJ.
1estAken tho work fseitu4 Gin go
fatn fhat 4hoy Nouid Ia .nnn..
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-05

paying expenses or Of coming rea-
sonAbly near to doing so. The peo-
pie who are Interested In baseball
therefore must decide not whether
they shall have professional ball
games on Sunday. o. or week days.
but whether or not they shall have
1t at III. Under any circumstances
which can reasonably be foreseen
they can have 1t occasionally on
week days only by having it also at
times on Sunday.
One other Of the resolutions re-
lates to the licensing Of the sale Of
cigarettes. The purpose OF the pres
emit an~ti-cigarette Law. we assume.
is to prevent the 5 Of tobacco by
minors. II its purpose is to do any
thing more than that it is a piece of
impertinence. It is q notorious fact
that the law has not in the several
years Of its existence accomplished
this purpose or come within hailins
distance Of it There is no evidence
that II has even diminished the con.
sumption Of tobacco by minors.
That being true. it seems that some
different method should be employed.
As it is, cigarettes are smoked free
" by old and young at their pleasure.
We do not know who is violating the
law or just how, but the TACT is that
the smoking continues and that fact
is quite apparent to everyone who
has the possession Of his usual IA
c%uities. Tho quAion is whether it
is not better to abandon a law which
h1D proven q failure and adopt some
thing which may possibly be accom-
p1ished.