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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
SPECULATION ON
 REAL PURPOSE
 OF WITHDRAWAL

London, Jan. 23-speculation as to the real purpose behind the war office order withdrawing British troops from plebiscite areas in Germany con- tinues, and a full official explanation tsf der>>nded by newspapers. An in- quiry at the war office have drawn a definite statement that Great Britain is not contemplating despatch ol troops to the Caucacus region or any where in Russia, and that the with drawal is entirely dissassociated with any such movement, present or pres. pective.
 The Daily Mail expresses the belle; that the troops will be sent to rein- force General Mines forces in Con. stantinople which consist of units en- gaged in the Palestine campaign in 1918. These regiments are made uB largely Of Indian soldiers and lack the 25 per cent of white personnel stipulated by regulations. This. how. ever, seems to be mere supposition, and the newspaper insists that the whole situation should be cleared.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
PROPOSED NEW
 RAILROAD WILL COST S20,OOO,OO
Would Act As Clearing House for Freight Cars of
 Seven Roads.

New York, Jan. 23.-A S20,000,00 connecting railroad. to act as a clear ing house for the freight cars of half a dozen roads entering or passing through the port of New York from both sides of the Hudson River, is proposed by the New York and New Jersey Port Commission. The road is to ink up trunk lines terminating on the New Jersey shore and those on the New York side of the Hud- son at Piermont, N. Y.
 The scheme is said to be part of 8 general plan of changes to enable the port of New York to hold and facilitate the handling of commerce passing through here, for which Bos- ton, Philadelphia and southern ports are reaching. Railroad men are said to be agreed that the connection will save the trunk lines money far in ev- cess of interest on its cost and op- erating expenses.
 The proposed railroad will extend from Piermont, near Nyack, N. Y, to Elizabeth, N. J., on Newark Bay. It will intercept six branches of the Erie Railroad, the West Shore Rail road, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western and it's subsidiary the Nor ris and Essex Railroad, the Lehtgh Valley Railroad, the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Central Railroad of New Jersey and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
 It will be 45 miles in length, double tracked, and at each juncture with an existing railroad will be a railroad yard for the exchange of freight cars. It is proposed that each existing railroad take Q proportion ate share of the capital stock of the proposed connecting road. Each road will deliver to the connecting railroad cars originating on it's lines and des- tined for points upon other lines. The New York Central will have only car-f1oat connection with the pro- posed road.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
Bishop Milan Urges
 Catholic Churches
 To Raise Insurance

Bishop John J. Milan of the Hart ford Diocese has addressed the fol- lowing letter to all priests in Con- necticut:
 Dear Father-In view of the in- creased cost of labor and building material, 1t is evident that in case of fire 1t would cost more than twice as much as the original cost to replace any of our church buildings. It is therefore advisable that the amount of insurance carried on each of your buildings should be increased in or- der to obtain adequate protection against possible loss. This is especi- ally necessary in those case where in- surance has been written at a reduced rate with the stipulation that the in- sured shall carry at least 80 per cent. of the total value of the property in- sured. In such cases the insured will be obliged to bear a proportionate share of the loss if the amount of the insurance carried is not 80 per cent of the total value of the property in- sured.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
ERECT CHURCHES AS TRIBUTE.

New York, Jan. 23-A movement for the erection of two inter-denomi- national churches as a tribute to the men who served in the A. B. F., was announced here today. One of the churches will be erected on Long Is- land and one in Washington. They will be called "The Roosevelt Churches"
 Rev. Edgar Lawrence Hunt, until recently pastor of the interdenomi- national church at Forest Hills, N. Y, and a close friend of the late Theo- dore Roosevelt, will have charge of the campaign for funds. The move 'ment is wholly independent of the Roosevelt Memorial Association.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
MANY JEWS MET
 DEATH CROSSING
 MEDITERRANEAN

New York, Jan. 23.---Many Jews have been drowned in the Black and Mediteranea can seas trying to reach Palestine in fishing snacks, according to a message received here today by the Zionist Organization of America from Isaac Roroff, president of the Russian Zionist Organization.
 Hundreds have succeeded in reach ing Palestine in unseaworthy craft and landed more dead than alive, B according to the message.
 Thousands have trekked across
 Russia, suffering terrible hardships,' '' the communication adds, and are now in Constantinople and Odessa, where the Zionist organization reports it is faced with the critical problem of try ing to restrain them from going to Palestine before emigration is off, cially opened up by the signing of the Turkish treaty of peace, which will give Great Britain a mandate over the Holy Iand.'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
COMMITTEE s
 HEADED BY
 ATTY. SHAPIRO

The Order Sons of Zion will meet en convention at the Stratfeld ho- tel, Bridgeport, Conn.
 Delegates from the Order Sons of Alcu from the entire United States VIII meet in National Convention, be- g17nig Saturday night, 9:3O D. m., 3anuarys 24, and continue in session 25th and 26th.
 The order. which has branches tnroughout the United States, is one or the pioneer Zionist organizations in ms country, which propagated ths adea Of the regeneration Of Israel as a people In their ancient homeland.
 had among it's grand masters the most celebrated Jews in. the United Snates. The present head of the Or oer Sons Of Zion is Judge Jacob S. STanl or Brooklyn, a staunch advo-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
OBITUARY
JOHN J. MCFARLAND

John J. Mcfarland, aged 63, died yesterday at his summer home OH Park avenue, Milford, after a short illness with heart disease. The de- ceased was a well known building contractor and had resided in Bridge port for a number of years He is survived by his wife, Mary A. McFar- land, two daughters, Miss Mary R. and Miss Marguerite Mcfarland, three sons, John J. Jr., Frederick D., and Thomas H. Mcfarland, three broth ers Thomas F., Francis H. and James F. Mcfarland and four sisters Mrs. Thomas Russell of Bayonne, N J. Mrs. William Newell and Miss Catherine Mcfarland of New Britain and Sister Rita, nun in the Sacred Heart convent, Providence, R. I. The funeral will be held Saturday morn ing at S:30 o'clock from his late home and at o'clock from St Mary's church, Milford, where a high mass of requiem will be celebrated Burial will be in St. lIichaers ceme- tery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
NEW FORMS 1125 ON INCOME TAX
 READY FEB. l

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 23.---Collector of Internal Revenue James J. Walsh today stated th&. he "a z been notified by, the Bureau of Internal Revenue al Washington that forms 1125 have not as yet been printed.
 These forms are new this year and are for the purpose of supplying the taxpayer with table which discloses that amount of exemption allowed on interest received on Liberty Bonds, in compiling Income Tax returns fo- 1919.
 Collector Walsh expects that these forms will be available about Feb ruary list.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23

cate for Zionism and a social worker, and First Assistant District Attorney Markewich of New York, as it's first vice president.
 With the present expectation that Palestine will be given to England as h mandatory power to act as trustee for the Jewish people with the u1- Mnate end to make Palestine a. Jew 5sh Home, the Zionists have been &C., tive in various undertakings for the 1ndustriaI developments of Pales- tine.
 The Order Sons of Zion has now organized under the laws of the Unit ed States, a corporation of $1 1000, 900 to organize textile industries. At it's convention, a part from the general work concerning the interest of the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
 TO HAVE HOUSING.
 CONVENTION

Members of this association, or ex-
 ecutives in their employ, are invited
 to attend an Industrial Housing Con
 vention to be held in Bridgeport, Wed
 nesday, January 28, under the joint
 auspices of the Bridgeport Manufac-
 turers' Association, the Bridgeport
 Chamber of Commerce and the Bridge
 port Housing Company.
 The program for this meeting com pines visits to the several types of in dustrial housing developed i'll Bridge lport, a luncheon meeting, and an in formal conference for manufacturers and others interested.
 Members are probably aware of the fact that in both number and diver sity of types of dwellings, Brldgeport affords exceptional opportunities for
 first-hand study of industrial housing problems and experience.
 The pressure of the housing prob- lem upon Connecticut manufacturers has increased rather than lessened since the war. Members of this as sociation in at least twelve cities of l the state have found it necessary i'll recent months to undertake active measures for adding to the supply of workmen's homes in their commun1- l ties With the existing shortage oe both labor and houses, and the de- 1 1 which must inevitably result from the 1 very large amount of new factory | construction now in process, it seems 1 certain that the housing question vii. require more and more attention on | the part of the industries of this state. l Accordingly, it is earnestly hoped I that all members interested in in- | dustrial housing will endeavor to at- 1 tend the meetings in Bridgeport next l Wednesday, out of which it is hoped 1 there may be developed constructive 1 suggestions helpful to both naanufac- 1 turers and our industrial communf- 1 ties in dealing with this problem. Briefly, the program for the day is
 as follows:
 Il a. m. Cor on arrival of trains) Leave railroad station in automobiles for inspection of Villages No. and ?. l 12:15 D. m. Lunch at Stratfield, 85 cents per plate. Speakers, A F. Be- i nfs, Bennis Bros Bag Company, Bos- i ton; w. H. Ham, Bridgeport Housing
 Company.
 { 2 D. n Visit by motor ito Villages
 No. and 4. Besides all types of
 dwellings these visits will include heating plants, community stores
 community clubs, playgrounds. etc.
 ! D. m. Informal conference for
 manufacturers, Bridgeport Chamber oi l Commerce, First National Bank build ing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
HERBERT E. WILLIAMS

Herbert E. Williams, aged 25, of 924 Broad street, Stratford, died at his home yesterday, after a short ill- ness, with pneumonia. The deceas- ed was the manager of Lyford Broth CTS clothing store on State street and was well known in this city where he had formerly resided. During the war he was 8 member of the musi- clans corps of the army and was sta tioned at Carnegie Institute, Pitts burg, Pa. He is survived by his wife, Elva Bunneu Williams, his parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles Williams, a brother, Chester Williams and sis ter, Mrs. Earle Clark. Funeral ser vices will be held at his late home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. William H. Jepson will officiate. Bur ia1 will be in Lakeview cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
MARY HARDY.

The funeral of Miss Mary Fardy was held yesterday morning at 8 o'clock from the funeral parlors of Gallagher & Gallagher, and from St. Augustine's church at 9 o'clock where requiem high mass was cele- brated by the Rev. Robert J. Bowen. The bearers were John J. Phelan, AL deen M. Fardy, George Irwin and Orasmus Bagley.- Burial was in St. MichaeTs cemetery
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
TO BAR SMOKING
 IN RESTAURi ANTS

Columbia, s. C., Jan. 23-Smoking in eating places would be prohibited under a bill passed to second reading by the State Senate. Restaurant and hotel keepers would be required to display NO Smoking signs and en- force the rule under penalty.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
WILLIAM A. DEAN

William A. Dean, aged 63, of Mich ols avenue, Stratford. died at his home yesterday after a years sick ness. The deceased was a carpenter and was a member of Konckapotan- auh Tribe of Red Men and the local Carpenters Union. Funeral services will be held at his late home Satur- day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. MT. Nichols will officiate Burial will be in Union cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23

order and Zionist activity, will have also a special session set apart for the Judea Corporation.
 As a frateral insurance organiza- ton, the Order Sons of Zion Is con sidered as the safest, for it's great re- serve set apart for its insurance lia. bilities has no equal. It has been highly commended by one of the greatest actuary, George Dyre Eld- ridge.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
JONES TO GET NO SALARY.

New Haven, Jan. 23-T A. D. Jones, who will be head football coach at Yale next fall, will receive no salary, it was announced today. He is loaned by his employers at Seattle, Washington, who are Yale, men, with full salary paid. The as Jones.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
BARRED FOR STAINING.

Trenton, N. J., Jan. 23--The State Athletic Commission today tempor- arily barred Dan (Porky) Flynn of Boston, and Al Reich, of New York from engaging in bouts +n New ter sey on the ground that they ''shammed" at a boxing exhibition here Christmas Day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
COTTON GINNED.

Washington, Jan. 23-Cotton gin- ned prior to January 16, amounted to 1O,322,14S running bales. including 112,S42 round bales, 35,251 bales Of American Egyptian, and 6,S2S bales of Sea Island, the census bureau an nounced today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23

The funeral of Miss Elizabeth Spencer will be held this afternoon at 1 o'clock at her late home, 1479 Strat- ford avenue. Rev Daniel H. Lewis will conduct the services. Interment in OakciHa cameterx. Derby.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23

Don't bother to peel your potatoes for steaning or boiling. Simply cut Q narrow strip around the center of each one. After being soaked the po- tatoes slip easily out of their skins when the opposite ends are pressed with the thumb and forefinger.
 Always allow starch to become luke warm before using it. Hot starch often causes coIors to fade.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
FRANCIS I. GAMBLE

Francis Irwin Gamble, the one year old son of Richard and Mary Thomp- son Gamble of 642 Nichols avenue, died at his parents home yesterday af- ter a short illness with pneumonia Funeral services will be held Satur- day afternoon at o'clock. Burial will be in St. Michaeps cemetery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-01

come with the excessive charges that
have grown out of a constituencies ex-
ploitation of the street railway fran
chises in this city.
The people look to Mr.. Moore for
protection. They expect him to defend
the right of the city to have control
ling voice in the fxipg of fares and in
the laying out Of new lines. But he
cannot do this so long as he allows
Mr.. Mitten to take the initiative and
to put him and his associates on the
defensive. He must carry the war into
the heart Of the transit situation itself
and by n definite constructive program
challenge the p. II. T. and the sub
sidiary companies to meet him In the
open and submit their affairs to the test
Of sound public policy.
The Mayors commission laid down
the sound rule that where public and
private interests conflict the public in :
terests must prevail. II the Mayor
would take his stand behind this prin- =
ciple and fight It out to the end we
might begin to approach a solution of
the problem.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-01
DAVID MARTIN

WITH the passing of State Senator
w David Martin yesterday the curtain
falls upon the life drama Of one of the
most picturesque and forceful figures in
Philadelphia political history.
Adopting politics as his profession,
Mr.. Martin has since 1866. the year
he attained his ma jority. been an active
figure in the dominant party of the city
and state. Fer the great majority of
that time he was in complete accord
with the controlling influences of the
Republican party, except from 1S95 to
10O2, when he was one Of the leaders in
the ultimately unsuccessful revolt
against the power of Senator Quay.
The personal popularity of Senator
Martin was very great, especially during
the first three decades of his political
career. and in 1898. he received the
largest vote ever given a candidate for
the state Senate. Ill health made him
retire to some extent during the last
few years. but he still retained his
domination in his own district. although
forced to 60 through one Of the hardest
fights of his strenuous career only a
few weeks before his death.
One of the marked traits of Senator
Martin was his courage. He entered
politics in a day when both physical and
political courage were prime requisites
of success. and he was never found
wanting in either. He believed firmly
in allegiance to his party even at the
cost of what many believe to be higher
civic ideals; but it must be said of him
that he always acted according to his
expressed convictions.
David Martin was a leading light of
school OF politicians which is rapidly
passing and will soon be extinct. He
played the game as it was taught to him
and as he knew it. being uninhuenced
by or unconscious Of the fact that in
his day the rules had changed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-01
SEE WORLD CREDIT
DATA BUREAU NEAR
PhiIadelphians Cheer Address
by President of American
Association at Shore

Special Dispatch to Epcrino Public Ledger
Atlantic City, June 1.-Prospects are
bright for the creation of an intcrna
tional system of credit information cx-
change in connection with the organi-
cation of an international chamber OF
commerce in Paris this month. Prcsi-
dent Curtis r. Burnett. of Newark, de-
clarcd this afternoon before the silver
jubilee convention of the American AS
sociation of Credit Men on the Steel
Pier.
Philadclphians led the cheering when
Mr.. Burnett said the membership OF
the national body had reached @,Ooo.
and paid n stirring tribute to little
band of pilgrim credit men who laid
the foundations Of the organization in
Toledo twenty five years ago.
The speaker strongly urged the en-
ploying of one or more field men to
carry the gospel of credit education to
the retail merchants of the country.
He proposed through a comprehensive
plan dealing with the necessity ot proper
records, simple but effective system
Of accounting. the necessity Of fire in
surance and the proper protection of in
surance policies. to inoculate in the.
minds of small dealers the necessity of
consistent buying. prompt payment of
obligations and short. time credits.
Edward James Cattell, city statisti- J.
clan of Philadelphia. delivered the ad'
dress Of salutation upon behalf OF the
convention committee. which is largely
composed of Philadelphia credit ex-
perts. William A. Prendergast, for
merly comptroller Of New York, gave
the principal founders day address. re q.
viewing the growth of the association.
G. r. Barclay, of st. Louis. made the
response upon behalf of the surviving
founders.
J. H. Trcgoe, secretary treasurer. in
his report said the investigation and
prosecution department Of the national
body had performed rare service in fer
reting out commercial crime and in
bringing punishment to offenders, prov
ing its preventive as we'll as corrective
value. -,
The remainder of today's session will
be devoted to memorial exercises. Ger
son L. Levi gave the address for Frank
s, Evans, OF Philadelphia. Governor
Sproul is to speak tomorrow morning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-01
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

|. No United States senator holding
Office has ever been elected PresI-
dent, though Garfield was sena-
tor-clcct when nominated.
:. Homophonous words are words that
differ in spelling but are alike IN
sound.
3. The poet Longfellow first spoke OF
Florence Nightingale as the Lady
of the Lamp"
4. The Morris Dancers were usually
May Day revelers. The Norris
Dance Is an old English dance or
Moorish origin.
g. An ampere is unit OF electric cur
rent, the amount that one volt can
send through one ohm.
s. II got it's name from Andre Marie
Ampere, French electrician, whose
dates are 1775.ls36.
I. Washington Irving in The Creole
Village" first used the phrase
.The Almighty Dollar" He prob
ably got Il from Ben Jonson in
his "Epistle to Elizabeth where
he refers to almighty gold"
8. Anacreon was a Greek lyric poet,
born $50 B. e.
Q. The first authentic record OF a sun.
dial is to be found In Isaiah
xxxviii, verse s.
10, Fanny Adams" or just Fanny
holds a high position in the gal
leys Of British war vessels. II Is
tho name given to preserved beef.
Years ago a girl named Fanny
Adams disappeared and rumor
had il that she had been canned
as bully beef. The sailors did the
obvious thing and the name stuck.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-01
coLoRS

MOST Of the bands in the memorial
Av4 professions of yesterday played the
Familiar marching tunes in the tamillar
A manner But there was one fragment
of a colored regiment that breezed along
70 different measures. In the midst OF
its band was an enormous horn with
golden voice of infinite depth that
tNhuckled thunderously through all the
W Implicated involutions of fast double
~ -. A horde of brasses and clari-
carried the tune. They rushed it
: bilantly. They went soaring wildly
4 tn it. descended in giddy spirals.
Inflated, pretended to be lost, resumed
q lmily and never for an instant failed
N ai,stain the perfect rhythm of clock
nearu was marked by the double shuttle
70 big drums. 1t was music as near
They laughter. as nearly expressive of
wcr nquerable happiness. as music can
sGrhe colors came behind. 4 very beau
Ivhul flag it was. gold bordered. that
kisurned il. the sunlight like a gorgeous
berame. The man who carried it was a
she'll and 1.-THE ex soldier in an overseas
senniform and cap. His. shoulders were
|. lick and his back was as fiat and
hsr raight as board. Old gentlemen
Whipped off their hats as he passed.
- -hoolboys uncovered. The mounted po-
tamen along the line smartly touched
deatr visors of their caps. Former service
TlolAp In the crowds stiffened automati-
ercally and snapped off the formal salute.
I The color bearer saw none of this. and
he looked neither to the right nor to
= the left. His eyes were up and forward
and his face was fixed in abstraction. as
Tirave and as stonily proud as If. bearing
great prize of life. he were tramp
ven1 up the high hills to God.
pris5 on could only hope as he went by
~ i the flag he carried should never
~ IN less true. less noble, less like a
ia of eternal promise, than it did at
mat instant when it was played proudly
down the sunny street to the music of
triumph and gay defiance, by descend =.
! ants OF slaves whom it made free.