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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
SLASHED
 IN KANSAS CITY

Kansas City, Mo-, May 22-Almost without exception Kansas City deal CTS in wearing apparel quote prices ip their advertisements in today's pa- pers at reductions ranging from 16 to 60 per cent
 The most horizontal declines are in one of the leading department stores, in women'S silk hose and wom- ems shoes, $4 to $6 grades of the former being offered for S195 and shoes formerly priced up to $16,' for S7.75.
 An exclusive shoe store places its entire stock on sale from S5 down, ward.
 The demand for advertising space according to the advertising manag CTS of the papers, has amounted to clamor. Until yesterday the nation wide tendency toward price slashins was not reflected in the advertise ments of Kansas City firms.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
ON
 MARINE BILL

Washington, May 22.---House and Senate conferees today began work on the merchant marine bill, hoping to smooth out differences between the two measures before Congress re- cesses next month. Passage of the bill yesterday by the Senate. ended months of hearings and discussions.
 Under the bill ships acquired during and since the war would be sold as soon as advisable to American citi- gers or corporations and pending their sale would be operated either by the government or under lease A board of seven members would be appointed by the president to supervise govern ment operations. S
 No direct ship subsidies are provid- ed but the bill would exempt from war profits and excise taxes the net earn ings of American ships engaged in foreign commerce. Coastwise ships would be required to be 100 per cent. American. while. 5 per cent. of the stock in those ergag ged in foreign trade must be held by AneTicans.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
HINT AT COLLISION
 IN BERGDOLL ESCAPE

Philadelphia, May 22 - Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the wealthy draft dodger, who escaped from non-com- missioned army officers at his moth- CTS home here yesterday in a high
 powered motor car. still was at lib- erty today. Both federal and city au-
 thorities said that an all night search
 had failed to reveal even the direc-
 ton in which he went.
 Shortly after Bergdoll got away the
 police covered all avenues of escape around the city and every place it was thought he would be likely to go
 was closely watched throughout the night. Descriptions of the fugitive and the car in which he made his es cape were sent to all sections of the country and it was announced that a systematic search would be made for him.
 The exact nature of BergdolPs visit to Philadelphia, which was consider led of sufficient importance to warrant his tenn porary release from the mili- tary prison at Fort Jay, New fork where he was serving a five year sen- tence for evading the draft, has not
 been explained. According to the Island, he was given a three days l furlough to attend to important bus. mess matters" which were said to be confid
 Continued on Page Six)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
OFFICERS' OPINIONS
 GREATLY DISTORTED

Newport, R. l., May 22.---Rear Ad- mlral William S. Sims, president of the Naval War College, in his address at the graduation of this years class to- day, said that barring very few responded to all requirements but ex- ceeded our most sang-uine expectations
 in the endura nee zeal and loyal ini-
 tiative they displayed" in the world
 war.
 This applies he added, not only
 to the forces in the war zone but to
 the navy in general and particularly to the very intelligent and skillful handling of the transport service in effective cooperation with the forces
 abroad"
 He urged the members of the class to explain to the officers under their might exert, flor good or for evil,' upon the civil population in war time This is a natter he said, which concerns the peoples confidence or | lack of confidence in their military leaders. Much of this influence is ex- erted through the unofficial opinions expressed by officers to their civilian acquaintances and by the reflection o1 | these opinions in the press. That these opinions had a mark e6 | influence upon the conduct of the l late war there can be no doubt, nol | can there be any doubt that this in | huence was detrimental It could (Continued on Page Six)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
MANUFACTURERS ARE
 AGAINST K. K. ORDER

The railroads of the United States have requested the Interstate Com merce Commission to exercise it's emergency powers under the law by issuing an order restricting move rlents of freight to prime necessities such as food, fuel, etc. The Inter- state Commerce Commission has call ed upon the various state railroad commissions to advise whether or not they favor such action by the national body.
 Before replying to this inquiry re- ceived from Washington, the Public Utilities Commission of Connecticut very courteously afforded this aSso- citation an opportunity to present it's views in the natter Accordingly your president after consultation with members of the Traffic Committee and others, appeared before the commis- sion and stated substantially as fol- lows:
 "The issuance of the proposed or der would operate decidedly against the interests of Connecticut industries, and I strongly urge against such ac- ton. The following are some of the reasons on which this view is based:
 .The proposed order would inevit- ably close down quickly a large num- Der of our industries. The process of resu1ning production would neces- sarily be slow.
 (Continued on Page Six.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
ITIEUP HANDICAPS
 HIGHWAY DEPT.

Hartford, May 22.----tNot even dur ing the war was the state highway de- partment so badly handicapped by reason of its inability to procure ma terials for tho maintenance of the highways of the state it is at pres ent,'' is the opinion of HighwaU Com missioner Charles J. Bennett
 Com missioner Bennett said it was impossible to keep improved roads in repair and they wou1H soon be unfit for travel unless relief in railroad transportation came soon- The result will be seen in the hindranee to mo- tor truck traffic if not it's entire dis continuance, as it will ibe impossible to operate trucks over roads out of re- pair. Operating of pleasure cars will also be seriously interfered with.
 Quite recently Commissioner Ber- nett tried to get a supply of road making material by barge from New York, the barge docking at New Ha= ven. That was an expensive method of transportation, he said, but the in- crease in the expense was small mat ter when the necessity for the mate rial was considered. He has 65 cars of material on railroads, but owing tc the traffic congestion is unable to gel the cars into Connecticut.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
RATE NEARLY 14 PER 1000
Dr. Coon Says Wrong E actor of Population
 Used.

Bridgeport had in 1919 a death rate, of close to 14 per thousand, which Is normal and shows a good healthy city.
 The annual report of the Board of Health gave the death rate as 119, which, taking into consideration the general health the country, as shown by the reports from the regis tration districts, was abnor- mally low.
 Health Officer W. H. Coon explains that the error occurred by using the wrong factor of population. The pop ulation was taken as 165, 0oO instead of 1000, the official census figure.
 Dr. Coon's interesting statement fol- lows:
 1T am requested by The Times for a statement on the death rate of Bridge port in 1919 as given in the annual re- port of the board for that year. If there is an error in the stated rate, Il 2 per 1000 population, this error is, of course due not in the factor of the actual number of deaths but the reia- tions of these deaths to the city's pop | ulation.
 "In 1919 the population of Bridge port was given as 165,S60. This esti I mate was based upon the actual emu meration of school children in Octo 1 Der, 1919, by the Board of Education l (Continue1 on Page Stx3
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
HOLDING SAVATTA
 UNDER MANN ACT

Acting upon information secured by the local police, State Policeman An tonic Temanio of Windsor, went to New Haven yesterday and arrested Pitero Savatta of Brooklyn, N. Y-, on a charge of violating the Mann act. Bonds were fixed at $5.0O0. It is probable that the charge will be changed before the case is brought to trial.
 Savatta, who is 35 years old and who has a wife and family in Brook lyn is said to have gone to Windsor some time ago, and secured a posi- tion in a factory in that town. While there he made the acquaintance of a girl named Jennie Toczalini, 6 years of age. It is alleged that Savatta induced the girl to run away with him and the couple came to Bridge port last Saturday. A letter written by the girl to her parents disclosed her whereabouts and the local po- lice were called upon to investigate. Yesterday it was learned that the man and girl had gone to New Haz ven. State Policeman Temanio was notified, and the arrest followed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
ACTION TO QUIET
 CEMETERY TITLE
Seek to Keep Priests Heirs From Claiming
 Property.

An action to quiet the title to St. Mary's cemetery in Greenwich has been returned to the June term of the Superior court. It is brought by St. Mary's church corporation.
 The defendants are the heirs, 1ega- tees, beneficiaries of Rev. Edward J. Cooney and Rev. James Hughes of Hartford.
 The complaint alleges that Father Cooney was pastor of St. Nary church, Greenwich, in 1857 and 1858 and while pastor bought the property in question and took the title in his own name. That Father Cooney died in Providence, R. l., in 1878 and by his will left the property to Father Hughes of Hartford, who at that time was vicar-genera1 of the diocese, and that Father Hughes died in 1897 with out making any disposition Of the property.
 The original St Mary's church wa: built on a portion of the land an6 the remainder was used as a ceme Continued on Page SK.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
GOES TO CAMP KISKISINK.

William E. Seeley leaves this after noon for Camp kiskfsfnk, Quebec, Canada, where he will spend two weeks hunting and fishing. Returning with him will be the little Indian boy, Bernard DuBois, who has spent the past six months in Bridgeport. hav- ing been a pupil at Maplewood school. The boy is very anxious to return to Bridgeport. He doesn't care for the wild, camp life of the Canadian woods and will leave his bicycle at the See ley home until he returns again. The boy had never known what moving pictures. automobiles or elevators were until he came to Bridgeport last fall.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
SEEK FORECLOSURE

Willard M. Storeye of New York has brought an action against the Hawthorne company of Fairfield in which they claim a foreclosure of a judgment lien on two pieces of prop erty belonging to the defendant and located in Fairfield.
 The judgment on which the lien is based was rendered in the SupeS- for Court April 80, 1920, and it is alleged that an execution which was issued by the court was returned by the sheriff entirely unsatisfied. A lien was then placed on the property.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
MISS HOUSE IS
 NEW PRESIDENT
Connecticut State Associa tion Dental Hygienists
 Elect Officers.

Activities of the second day session of the Connecticut State Dental Hy- gienists at The Stratfeld this morn ing were confined to the election of officers and listening to an interest ing address made by Dr. Robert D. CurtisS of the Harvard Medica! School. The subject of pr. Curtiss address was '"The Relation of Diet to the Development of the Teeth
 The following officers were elected: President, Miss Rose E. House ot Bridgeport; vice president, Miss Elizabeth Keene of Eartford; secre- tary, Miss Helen RosenthaI of Bridge port; treasurer, Miss F.. J. AronSon of Stamford; executive committee Mrs. Jessie Haggarty and Miss Grace Minty, both of this city; and 1egisla. tive committe, Mrs. R. E. Newman Mrs. T. A. Ganung and Mrs. H. w Hart, all of Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
ATTACK IN WHICH FUGITIVE PRESIDENT FELL LED BY GEN. HERRERA WHO AC- CONTAINED CARRANZA IN FLIGHT
 aFROM MEXICO CITY.

Mexico City; 22-Venustano Carranza who fled from this fugitive in the mountains of Pueba following battle Rinconada, killed at o'clock Thursday morning at Taxcaatongo according to off cial announcement here.
 Carranzas companions whose not yet known declared have shared his fate The attack which result in president by Rodolfo Herrera, it is said.
 General Herrera belonged to forces commanded by Gen Dep Mariel accompanied this who last deserted joined the reVoutionsts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
NO NEW CLUE
 TO MURDERER

No new developments in the Stanis- low Sckineovich murder case were announced by the police today. Sew eral clues which recently came to the attention of the authorities are bein g investigated, however, and it is be- lieved that important disclosures will be made within a few days.
 Since the mutilated body of Sckine- ovich was discovered one week ago today on the bank of Rooster river. Fairfield, Detective Sergeant George Simon and State Police Sergeant Frank Nirelli have been working 1u- cessantly to clear up the mystery surrounding the murder. It is ex- pected that the work of both men will bring forth excellent results in the imm ediate future, and that the circumstances of the killing will be brought to light.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
PRIMARY RACE
 CROWS CLOSER

Portland. Ore. May 22-Scattered and incomplete returns from yester- days presidential preference primary indicate a close race between Major General Leonard Wood and Senator Hiram W. Johnson for the Repub- lican vote.
 Figures compiled in the office of the Portland Oregonian from inconl- plete returns from 23 of the 35 counties in the state showed General wood leading Senator Johnson by 254 votes The same returns showed a close race between Governor Frank Q Lowden and Herbert C. Hoover for third place.
 The vote was: Wood 2659; John. sor 2.405: Lowden 954; Hoover 737
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
EX-0FFICERS MAY BE TRIED

Washington, May 22 22-<-Army off cers separated from the military ser vice but charged with offenses com mitted while in the service would not be immune from court martial pro- ceedings under a proposed amendme ent to the articles of war, sent by Secre- tary Baker to Chairman Kahn of the House Military Committee and Chair man Wadsworth of the Senate Mih- tary Committee
 Army officers dropped from the rolls now revert immediately to civilian status Secretary Baker has directed this procedure be not approved in the future until complete investigation has been made to determine whether they should be brought to trial for any of. fense committed during the period of service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
EXPECT REDCATE'S
 REINSTATEMENT
Said Mayor Has No Charges To Bring Aagainst
 Him.

Supt. Redgate of the Police De- partment, will be reinstated, perhaps al the meeting of the Police Commls- sioners scheduled for Monday even ing If this action does not take place at this time it is confidently expected that it will be done at a very early date.
 It was said today, according to competent quarters, that Mayor Will son had failed to bring any charges against Redgate, for the reason tha1 he had none to bring. This admis- sion wlli be followed by the rein- statement of the suspended officer.
 As a matter of fact the whole proposition that there was evidence of criminality against 12 or Is per. sons as intimated at the time of the vice raids seems to have collapsed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
WILL SIGN. PEACEPACT 0N JUNE 4
Count AppOnyi> Resigns As Delegations
 Head.

Paris, May 22-The peace treaty with Hungary, it was de- cided by the council of ambas- sadors today, will be signed in the Grand Trianon Palace at Versailles on June 4.
 The Hungarian delegates presented to the council three notes, the first of which announced the resignation of Count Apponyi as president of the delegation and the second notifying the council of the appointment of Ivan Prasnowski to succeed him. The third told of Hungary's decision to sign the treaty and intention of nam ing delegates for that purpose. The council decided that in the absence of Count Apponyi it was fitting that Hungary send a member of the gov ernment or a person conspicuous in Hungary's public life, who might be considered as representative of the country, to sign the treaty.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
CLAIMS WIFE IS INSANE.

Louis Prensky of Norwalk is seek ing a divorce from Celia Jacobs of1 the ground that the defendant is af- flicted with a progressive form of in sanity and has been confined in diff ferent institutions for the past five years. She is now confined in the New York State hospital for the in sane on Wards Island. The defend ant, whose maiden name was Celia Jacobs, was married to the plaintiff in New York. Oct. 13, 1913. The pa- pers in the case were returned to the Superior Court todavs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
CRANE LEAVES
 COMMITTEE

Boston, May 22-Withdrawal of Winthrop Murray Crane as a member of the Republican National Commit tee after his present term expires was announced today by Frank B. Hall, chairman of the Republican State Committee. MT. Hall notified dele gates to the National Convention that former Senator Crane had informed him that he would not be a candidate for reelection.
 MT Crane has been the Massachu- sets member of the National Commit tee since 1904.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
STEAMER RAMS
 AND SINKS BOAT

Boston, May 22-The British schooner John M. Wood has been rammed and sunk by the steamer Lake Elsah, which later picked up the crew, according to a wireless messag ge intercepted here early today. The position was not given.
 The schooner left Barbados for St. Johns, N F., April IT. The Lake Elsah, which is owned by the Ship ping Board, was last reported enroute for San Juan, P. R., having sailed from Baltimore April 26.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22

There is some uncertainty regard ing the actual affiliation of General Herrera. It is generally believed pos sible, however. that he commanded a small guard which was with the flee ing president. He was in rebellion against Caranza for several years, centering his operations in the state of Puebla. He surrendered last March to General Mariel, who was in com mand of government forces in that state.
 When General Marie1 went over to the revolutionists last week a portion of his troops, it is known. remained
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
RAISES STATE OF SIEGE.

Berlin, May 22-President Ebert has issued a proclamation raising the state of siege in Berlin, Brandenburg and the remainder of Germany wherever it was in force, excepting the districts of Duesseldorf, East Prussia, Silesia and the province of SaXony.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22

Flour is steadily going up as are the wages of the help. In order to prevent trouble, the wholesalers had to pay their men exceedingly high wages. We tried to compromise with the men but it was of no avail, and every penny of the demanded wages had to be given. Some men, foremen, in the various plants, re-
 ceived increases of S9, s6 and $5 by the new wage scale, so one can see what the wholesale baker is facing"
 There is a rumor that the price will be kept the same, but the weight
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
ON
 TYS0N'S YACHT

The yacht Vencedore, belonging to John H. Tyson, a son of the origina- tor of the Broadway ticket firm of Tyson, has been attached in the suit of Paul Groth of Greenwich in which the plaintiff claims that Tyson is in- debted to him in the sum of S1.374.54 The action has been returned to the June term of the Superior Court.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
OFFICIAIIYREPORT
 COMMENSURATE
OFFICIAL BOOST FOR PRO-
 HIBITION.

In the annual report of the Board of Public Charities, is- sued today, is the following boost for prohibition:
 s.AIcoholics at Hillside
 There has been a marked de- crease in the number of alcohol fcs to Hillside, undoubtedly due to prohibition.
 ''OnIy 70 alcoholics were ad- mitted during the past year as against 214 for the previous year,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
TO SPEAK AT AUDITORIUM.

Chicago, May 22-Senator Hiram W Johnson, candidate for the Re publican nomination for president, has engaged the Auditorium theatre for June and will be the principal speaker at a meeting the night be- fore the opening of the Republican national convention, it was announc- ed today by Edgar J. Cook, in charge of Johnson's Chicago headquarters. The advance guard of Johnson lead CTS is expected here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22

of the bread diminished. Many bakers are not in favor of this as they believe in a standard price for a standard weight.
 MT. Adams, of the Adams-Roth Co.,, said:
 'I do not think the price will go up, but of course it all depends on the railroad delivery, and the price of wheat flour which is steadily going up.
 Other bakeries report that they have not as yet decided what to do. No one yet has raised the price.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
SEEK PROTECTION FROM SHORTAGE

Kansas City, Mo, May 22.---Repre- sentatives of the daily newspapers of the smaller cities and towns of ten states in the middle west are meeting here today to organize for mutual pro- tection from the paper shortage. William Pape, representing ar or ganization of smaller eastern daily papers, is here to outline the plan of that organization of which he is preS- ident. MT. Pape is the editor of the Waterbury, Conn.,, Republican.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
gAn HANp BLOWN OFF.

Derby, Conn, May 22-Bartram Fl. Towle. a. tester for the General Ord nance Company had his right hand blown off today while testing life buoy line device A gun is used, a line is blown from the mnzzie. On a test the carrier did not leave the gun and Towle was reseating it when the dis charge came. He IS veteran Of armies of four countries.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22

loyal to the president and belief ex- ists that Carranza might have taken along with him in his flight toward Tuxpam Herrera's forces, which finally turned against him.
 Tlaxcalaltonga is a small village in the vicinity of Huauchinango, in the northern panhandle of the state of Puebla. It is approximately S5 miles from San Andres, where Carranza left his forces and took refuge in the mountains.
 The official announcement which was given out at 10:30 o'clock tonight
 CContinued on Page SK)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
GEORGIAN TROOPS
 NEARING BATUM

London, May 22-Georgian troops are reported to be marching on the Black Sea port of Ratum which has been occupied by a British battalion as Seokel of serious strikes there. Several scattered British bands in Trans-CauSasia are reported to be threatened by the advance of BoE- shevik bands.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
BABY SUSTAINS
 SEVERE BURNS

While playing on the kitchen floor of her home at 46S Lafayette street shortly after 10 o'clock this morning, Baiiste Pozbish, 3 months old, sus- tained severe burns on both hands when she came in contact with the stove. Dr. B. J. Burns of the Elmer |gency Hospital responded to a call for the ambulance and administered treatment for second degree burnS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
DENY BREAD TO BE
 25 CENTS A LOAF

The wholesale bakers of Bridgeport denied today that bread will go up loaf has had it in Bridgeport.
 They will hold meeting sometime next week. probably Monday Tuesday, to decide the in the price of bread Louis izsnger president of the Master Bakers Asso caon speaking of the situation sad We not in favor rates because fully understand what hardshps it will bring the people but there to be other