davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
Forgot To Bring
 Notes To Court
SISTER-IN-LAW BORED HOLES IN WALL TO WATCH MRS. .KUPFER-ACTIONS
 WE'RE SUSPICIOUS.

That she bored a hole in the wall between two houses in order to watch her sister-in-law, was the testimony of Mrs. Catherine Park this after noon in the Superior Court when she appeared as a witness in the divorce action brought by Walker s. Kupfer of SO4 Lafayette street, against Ruth Baker Kupfer of this city. Mrs. Park said she watched Mrs. Kupfer from March IA, 1919, to May 23, 1919.
 The witness declared Mrs. Kupfer went out almost every afternoon and put on her best clothes before her de parture. The witness suspected Mrs, Kupfer went out to meet a man be- cause she always put on silk stock ings for these occasions. When she went out with her husband she wore cotton stockings, the witness declar- ed. Mrs. Park said she made CO., pious notes of Mrs. Kupfer's actions but she forgot to bring them to court.
 Mrs. Park told of a conversation she overheard between Kupfer and his wife when they decided to separate last year. Mrs. Kupfer admitted she had been with other men, the witness said, but the wife acknowledged Kup-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
KILLED ON WAY
 TO GET LIQUOR

New Castle, Pa, March 10 - Emil Hadasy of Girard, Ohio, was murder ed and robbed of $3,o00 in a tadcab while on his way to this place last night to buy moonshine whiskey. Alexander Ross. driver of the taxi cab, also was robbed of $500, accord ing to the story told to the police by Ross.
 Hadasy, according to the police met two men in Youngstown, Ohio, and arranged with them for the pur- chase of the liquor. They engaged Ross to drive them to this place but when five miles away one of the men according to Ross, shot Hadasy, took the money from his pockets and threw the body into a snow drift. The men then robbed Ross and or dered him to drive them to Bessemer This he did. Then he told the police Hadasy's body was found this morn ing. Ross was detained by the police pending an investigation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10

fer had always been faithful to her.
 Antoinette Staab of Fairfield, another sister of Kupfer, told of an attempt to commit suicide made by
 Mrs. Eupfer last summer. She said Mrs. kupfer visited her home on a very hot day. Mrs. Kupfer said she
 wanted to get a drink of water and she poured som ething from a bottle
 into the glass. Then Mrs. Kupfer de- clared she drank poison. Mrs, Staab
 testified that she summoned a physi-
 elan and that he saved Mrs. Kupfer's
 life.
 Another witness testified she had a conversatoin with Mrs. Kupfer last June or July at which time the de- fendant said she was afraid to talk over the telephone from her own home because the telephone wires were tapped.
 A crowded courtroom listened to the testimony this morning and heard many disputes between counsel in the case. Attorneys Edward J. McManus and Jacob B. Klein represent Mrs Kupfer. Judge Carl Foster and At torney Ralph T. Beers appear for Kupfer. The trial was resumed this afternoon
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
BOerS May Form New
 Republic
Racial Longing Brought to Front Again By
 Politicians.

London, March 10-Parliamentary elections being held today in the Union of South Africa will, it is be- Iieved, decide the fate of the govern ment held by Jan Christian Shuts, which is contending against strong Dutch nationalist elements, aided by the Labor Party. The result may de- eide whether Cape Colony, the Trans vaaI Orange Free State and Natal are to continue British or are to form a South African Dutch republic un- der it's own flag and with an elected president.
 Anti-Imperial forces have recently been strengthened by being joined by many who were influenced by charges that Yorkshire spinners have been profiteering at the expense of South African wool growers. The high cost of living has also been a campaign issue and the racial longing of the Boers to be rid of British domination has been brought to the front by poli- ticians.
 South Africa is valuable to Great Britain because of it's gold fields and separation, it is believed will meet with strong opposition from the Brit iSh government
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
SAIL PASHA
 HAS FORMED
 NEW CABINET

Constantinople, March 10-Sah Pasha, the new grand vizer has an- nounced, with the Sultan's approval the formation of a new cabinet, the eighth since the armistice. Diplo- mats in this city attach little import ance to the changes made, consider ing the cabinet to be virtually power less to oppose the national group in the chamber, which is directed by Mustapha Renal from Angora-
 Only three new members were ap- pointed to the cabinet. They are Djela1 Bey, president of the council of state; zia Bey, Minister of Com merce, and Omar Toulouse Bey, Minister of Pious foundation. The ministers of finance and justice were not appointed, while SaH Pasha will be minister of the navy in addition to grand vizier.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10

According to announcements made today by William V. Dee, Gen. Persh- ing upon his arrival in the city at 2:30 next Tuesday will be met at the station by reception committees com posed of prominent members of the Manufacturers association, whose guest he will be, prominent citizens, representatives of the various mili- tary organiza lions.
 After very brief exercises at the station the General and his party will be taken in waiting automobiles to the various war plants of the city. As the sche dule is now arranged they will go up Stratford avenue from the station to East Main street, to Mill Green, to the Remington Arms. After a brief visit there the party goes to the U. M. c. and leaving there over Central avenue to Connecticut avenue, to Seaview avenue to the Lake Torpe- do Boat Go.
 After a visit here the itinerary is down Seaview avenue, to Stratford avenue, to Fairfield avenue and Main street and thence south to the Loco mobile plant. From there a drive through the park paSsinp the Iranis- tan avenue housing development to State street and thence to the Bullard plant. Returning the route is down Fairfield avenue to Main street and then to the armory where General Pershing will address the school chil- dren and the Boy Scouts. After this General Pershing will adjourn to his suite at The Stratheld until time for the reception in the ball room at seven o'clock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
DRINK RENDERS
 MAN SENSELESS

John Katelas. B. of sos Pine street, was found unconscious in his room early this morning suffering from the effects of something that he had been drinking. A hurry call was sent in for the Emergency ambulance and Dr. B. J. CoyIe responded The doctors efforts to revive the man were not successful and he removed him to St Vincent's hospital On the way there KateIas was seized three times with convulsions but application of a stom- ach pump at the hospital seemed te bring relief.
 No analysis has been made of the contents of Katelas' stomach and so far he has not regained sufficient consciousness to tell the authorities just what it was he drank that caus- ed his near death.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
PREMIER BORDEN IS GIVEN VOTE OF
 CONFIDENCE

Ottawa, March 1e-Tne agitation for the retirement or Sir Robert Bor- den's war time coalition government, which started soon after the armfstice was signed, collapsed. temporarily at least, when the House of Commons early today voted its confidence in the premier by a majority of s4
 The vote which was taken after an all night debate, was on the proposal to amend Sir Roberts address in re- ply to the speech from the throne The amendment was moved by ". L. M. King, the opposition leader, who demanded the dissolution of parlia- ment The subject had been continu- ous1y before the House since Feb. 26 when parliament assembled.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
VOTE TO FINISH SAFE BATH HOUSE
 COST OF S40,0OO

Hartford, Conn.,, March 1o-The State Park Commission yesterday voted to complete the state bath house on Hammonassette Beach, in Madi- son, at an outlay of $40,0O0. The structure will be ready for use soon after June 1.
 Haanmonassette Beach is the only portion of the Long Island Sound shore which the State of Connecticut has been able to obtain for a public. beach. The bath house to stand on it will be permanent in character and will be the place to which automo- bilists may go in summer for shore hatbine in making a, tour of the state marks and reservations which are be- ing set aside and developed by the commission.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
SENATOR EDGE
 SAYS HE WANTS
 TO BE DELEGATE

Washington, March 10 - United States Senator Walter E. Edge of New Jersey today announced his candidacy for delegate e-at-large to the Republi- can National convention. He declared he was not pledged or committed to any aspirant for the Presidential nomination but would support for the nomination the candidate chosen by the New Jersey Republicans at the Presidential preferential primary next month His action is in accord with a recent declaration of the New Jersey Republican State Committee that th< two United States Senators from thai state, Edge and Frelinghuysen, should be delegates at-large.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
CITIES NEED IS
 BUSINESS MEN

Speaking at the noondzy luneAeaa of the Chamber of Commerce today It The Sratneld W. L. Pollard, field cd ttor of the Drygoods Eeononlk pointed out the great need of business men in the governing departments 0f city administration.
 Mr. Pollard, who has just completed an extended trip in several different sections of the country, spoke at some length on the activities of the various Fair Price committees 1n different places and the mistakes made by many of them.
 Mir. Pollard deserted labor conzA. {. tions in several parts Of the country and devoted some time to considera- tion of the Jones, Kenyon and Siege bills now in committee in Washing ton
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
AUTO THIEVES
 INTER RESTAURANT AND GET S5O,0OO

Canton, O., March 10-Three men were wounded in an exchange of shots when five armed automobile bandits held up the restaurant of Steve Boldi, Columbia Heights, Mas si1ton, this morning, and escaped with 5000 cash.
 More than a score of shots were said to have been fired. The wounded are two walters and one of the bandit gang who was carried away by his comrades. When the five men en- tered the restaurant and demanded the money the walters seized revolvers and opened fire. BoIdi had drawn the $5,0o0 from the bank preparatory to cashing checks for steel workers to- day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
LACK OF COOPERATION COST 10000 LIVES
ARTICLE X
 ON WHICH
 PACT HANGS

Washington, March 1O-Here is Article x on which the fate of the peace treaty again is sus- pended-just two compact sem tences set in the midst of an 80 900 word document:
 'EThe members of the League undertake to respect and pre- serve as against external .aggres- sion the territorial integrity and existing political independence of all members of the League. In case Of any such aggression or in case of any threat or danger of such aggression, the council shall advise upon the means by which this obligation shall be fuIfiIIed.o
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
COLEMAN IS FINED S5 FOR
 AN ASSAULT

Arrested this morning after fight in which he is said to have struck James c. Denny, coIored, of South avenue, on the side of the head with a pitchfork and his fist, James H. Coleman of 5S4 Howard avenue, was arraigned in the City Court, charged with assault. Coleman admitted his guilt, and was fined $5 and costs. Both men are employed by Christo- pher Rickard, and it was in Richards barn in Howard avenue that the ar gument took place this morning.
 Four years ago Coleman was ar rested, charged with killing a man, and upon being convicted of man. slaughter, served a year in jail.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
LABOR STARTS
 ITS CHAMPAIGN

Phi1ad elphia, March 10- Decision of American Federation of Labor off, cials, reported in Washington two weeks ago to oppose all candidates for public office who are regarded as foes of organized labor. bore fruit here to- day in the opening of a campaign against 25 Pennsylvania and seven New Jersey members of the House ot Representatives
 In a bulletin issued by the Phila- delphia-Camden Advisory Boards ot the Federation, attention is called t6 the railroad bill recently passed by Congress and approved by the Presi dent and the defeat of all Congress men voting for it is urged.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
SIMS IS
 EMPHATIC
 ON DELAY
2,5O0,OO0 Tons of Ship- ping Lost Need
 lessly.

Washington, March 1o-FaffnrS ef the Navy Department to fully eo-op- crate in the war during the first six months after Americas entry cost half a million lives. 5 billions of dol lars, z.6OO,eoe tons of shipping and prevented victory over Germany by July, 1918, Rear Admiral Sims told the Senate Investigating committee to- day Tn presenting documentary exz- oence in support of his charges o4 delay against the department
 The officer read to the comu1ftHea recommendations he had made to taas department imediately upon his sr- rlFaI in London in 1917. A cahzs- sram sent late in April, 1917, said the Cr1tlcal area where the war wuald be won qr lost was in the easteZn Atlantic at the focus of all lines Of ocean communication to England and Trace Admiral Sims told the conxnakAeA that although he repeatedly ureed that every destroyer and small eraft that could be sent to sea be despStc4a. ed immediately to this area his rec omnendation was not complied with until about six months later.
 He also recommended, he sasd that two divisions of the Ameriean oreadnoughts be sent to Basa on Brest to guard against raids in fine English Channel by German cruiser forces, but this recommendas>on vaa entirely ditregarded
 Failure, of the department to throw the full force of the navy into t1,e | struggle, he said, resulted in the s4un- necessary loss of 1,6e0, 900 tons of shipping by submarine attack in 1917 and l,eeo .0oe tons in 1918, If the tonnage lost in 1917 had been saved by the prompt eo-opera-
 ton of the navy" he said, '.Americs
 could have had 8 million men ir
 France at the beginning of 1918 in- l stead of 800, 0eo.'
 Admiral Sims said the German q fensive of 1918 was due to the faiIu,
 Of the German submarine campaign and that in all probability it never | would have been undertaken and the morale of the German people would have broken if the American troops had been more promptly dispatched to France. He estimated on the basis
 of what happened when the Ameri-
 can forces did arrive that victory
 could have been achieved by July, 1918, if the tonnage had been pre- served.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
NOW ASSERT
 NEWS FIANCEE KILLED HERSELF

Los Angeles, Cal, March 1o-FreFa Lesser, for whose murder Harry s. New is serving a prison sentence of from ten years to life, killed herself, said an affidavit by Miss Edna Clancy, News half sister, made public today. The document set forth what Miss Clancy termed the truth told by New for the first time. Its appearance followed by a few hours the filing in appellate court here of a petition to obtain a new trial for New.
 Miss Lesser was shot to death while automobile riding with New. He drove her body to the police station and said that he had killed her.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
STRANGERS HOSTILE STRATUS AND HE
 MISSES S485 ROLL

Nicholas Stratus of Milford, re- ported to the police last night, that while boarding a train in the local railroad station about o'clock he was jostled by some strangers who re- moved $4S5 from his hip pocket Stratus drew the money from a New London bank yesterday 2 eternoon, and came to Bridgeport for the purpose of getting a local train back to Mil ford. He got in a jam while getting on the cars, and in the nix-up some one relieved him of his hard-earned cash The money was in S13 and $20 bills for the most part.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
.35O,OOO MEN
 APT TO STRIKE

New York, March 1o-PossibiIity ot 8 general strike of 1000 union men in New York city if relief is not pro- vided immediately against profiteering landlords and other high costs of liv- ing was up for consideration at q conference here today between Mayor Hylan and Edward I. Hannah and Ernest Bohm, president and secretar. respectively of the Central Federated Union. The threat to recommend the strike was made recently by the Central Union, the officials of whick asked the mayor to support a bill de signed to check profiteering in rents
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
70 SHIP SEED
 POTATOES FIRST

The low1y potato that a few years ago sold for 50 cents a bushel is now bringing from $3.75 to $4 a bushel. The prospects of drop in the near future are very slim, according to Clark & Rogers, the wholesale pro- 0uce men on Water street.
 The northern shippers, who have abundant supplies, have been prevent ed by the extreme cold weather of the past few months from shipping the tubers to market as the chances are that they would be frozen on arrival
 MT. Clark says that he has received reliable information from Maine that there is still in stock there over one third of last years crop and shipping will begin again as soon as the weather moderates. A large part of the potatoes on hand will be used for seed purposes and very few that are designed for table use will come through until the shippers finish send ing for seed potatoes. He does not look for any drop in price until after the demand for seed has been filled.
 The new crop of southern potatoes is very late this year and the price is so high that no one in this city can afford to handle tt1em- They are now selling at IS cents pound wholesale. which would mean $9 6 busheI or $2.25 a peck.
 In former years the potatoes from Bermuda and Cuba came into the market in February in such quanti- ties that they affected the price ot the old stock but a frost some month: ago killed a lot of vines in the pota. to producing country and this year there has been a very short crop.
 From a survey of the market con ditions MT. Clark does not look fol Q drop in price until the potatoe from the southern states begin to ar rive in quantities, and that will no be until the latter part of May.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
BINDER IS HELD
 UNDER S2,00O BONDS FOR ABANDONMENT

Arrested this morning upon the com plaint of his wife who has just re- turned from Europe, Harry Binder of 325 State street, is being held to- day under $2,000 bonds on charges of abandonment and non-support- He will be arraigfd for trial in the City Court tomorrow morning.
 According to the police, Binder sent his wife and child to Europe seven years ago, and since that time has been living here with another wom- an. The wife's relatives sent her money to return to America, and when she arrived in Bridgeport she procured a warrant for her husbands arrest.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
VALIDITY OF
 AMENDMENT
 UP TO COURT

Washington, March 1O-Determina- tion of the validity of the prohibition amendment and parts of the enforce ment act now rests with the supreme court. Argum ents were completed today in appeals brought by the Ken lucky DistiHeries and Warehouse Co.,, following the presentation yesterday of the Rhode Island and Massachu- setts cases. A decision by the court is expected by the court officials be fore adjournment early in June
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
RATIFICATION FIGHT ON FINAL
 BITTER. PHASE

Washington, March 10.---The peace treaty ratification fight in the Senate entered it's final and most bitterly con tested phase today with Article x and the reservations thereto the unfin' ished business until disposed of.
 While debate on the much disputed section of the League of Nations GOV enant is in progress negotiations look ing to a compromise on the Repubfi- can reservations will be continued, though both sides frankly are without much hope that an agreement will be effected
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
START NEGOTIATIONS
 TOMORROW BY COMMITTEE.

New York, March 1o-Negotiations looking toward the working out os a new wage agreement for anthracite coal miners to become effective Apri 1, will be started here tomorrow by a subcommittee of operators and miners. There are eight men on the committee, four miners and four op. orators, all of whom have had prac. tical experience i'll the mining of hard coal.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
NEW ORLEANS FIRE DAMAGE
 OVER S100,OOO

New Orleans, March 1o.---FTre start ing early today in the plant of the American Coffee Company in the wholesale district practically destroyed that plant and the adjoining ware house of August B. Ptaspo1ler Com pany and badly damaged the ware houses of the L. G. Morris Company and the Thomas J. Kelly Company.
 Estimates were that the loss would exceed $1O0, 900 The fire started on the second floor of the American Golf fee Company and threatened the de struction of the entire block.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
COAL MINERS
 DECLARE FOR
 GENERAL STRIKE

London, March 10.---The National Conference of Coal Miners at it's ses- sion today declared in favor of a gen eral strike as a means of enforcing the demand for the standardization of the mines.
 The decision of the miners body will be referred to the special trades union congress which meets tomorrow and opinions which have been ex- pressedd by leaders give rise to the expectation that this body will decide on the question of constitutional means for achieving the end desired, instead of a resort to direct action
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
DEnEGATIoN SOLID FOR WOOD

Manchester, N H., March 1o-Be- lated returns from yesterdays presi- dentfal primaries were coming in to- day. They were from small towns and did not add greatly to last nights totals which showed a solid Republi- can delegation pledged to Genera Wood, and a Democratic delegation generally regarded as favorable to the candidacy of Herbert Hoover and in. Guiding three district delegate: ElsS@aA fax hiEs.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
TO HAVE PEACE TIME ARMY OF
 289,OO0 MEN

Washington, March 10-An au- thorized peace army of 2S9,o enlist. ed men and 17,S20 officers was ap- proved today by the House which by a. vote of 79 to S5 refused to amend the army reorganization bill so as to fix the maximum strength at 226, ,0oQ men and 14,2oo officers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
MASKED ROBBERS STEAL WHISKEY
 WORTH S25,OOO

Baltimore, March 1o-A party of men entered the Mount Vernon dis tillery here early today, bound and gagged the government agent and two watchmen in charge of the plant and hauled away between 40 and 50 barrels of whiskey worth, at govern ment valuation, about s25, 900. The guards said the robbers were all masked and that the whiskey was taken away on three or four automo- bile trucks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
DECLINES TO COMMENT

London, March 10-John w. Davis. he American ambassador, declined to comment today on the action of the West Virginia Democratic State Com 1nittee in indorsing him for the nomi- nation for president.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
PRESIDENT ENJOYS MOTOR RIDE

Washington, March 10-President Wilson today took his third automo- bile ride since he was ordered to bed last October. An open car was us- ed and Mrs. Wilson, Miss Margaret Wilson and Rear Admiral Grayson, his physician accompanied him.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
NO FURTHER LOANS TO ALLIES

Washington, March 10-The allied governments will receive no further loans from the American government Secretary Houston announced today.