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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10
FRANCE GAINING

Paris, Auge 1o.-American prohibd- tion and the increased taxes on French wines in Great Britain, France gained nearly 5O0,000,0 900 francs in her exportations of alimen- tary products during the first six months of the year.
 She reduced the balance of trade against her at the rate of about S. 0,0o0,00O a year on all products. The greatest progress is shown in manufactured. articles total exporta- tions being 4,685 millions as com pared with 1,700 millions during the first half of 1919. Her total exports increased 5,096 millions and her i'm ports 1908 millions.
 While the farm are shutting down for lack of help, the garages are full of men tinkerng the pleasure cars.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10
BANDITS GET
 $3O,OOO IN GEMS

Cleveland, O., Aug. 1O-Three ban dits early today entered Sol Berg mans jewelry store in the heart of the downtown section, shot and seri- ously wounded two employees, footed the safe of jewelry and diamonds es-' timated at s3o,0o0 in nNalue, and es- capped in an automobile
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10

This delay in getting the new rail- road fare schedules printed, would be a lot easier to understand if the change had been downward.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10

The good locker school teacher finds it easy to get job, but the superintendent usually soon has to fill her place while the wedding bells ring.
 No candidate should expect to be reelected to Congress, unless he posi- lively guarantees to reduce the cost of living within 60 days after reach ing WaShin gton.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10

William Grandle. James B. Stevens and Salvatore Amato were arrested at New Haven for the theft of 300 pounds of sugar..
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10

The legislative reunion will be held at Momauguin tomorrow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10

Mrs. Teresa O'Meara of New Haven.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10

The meeting of the Library Board was postponed till next month.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10

The state butchers and grocers will hold an outing at Lake Compounce tomorrow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10

Gov. Cox will be the gusst of the state Democrats at a shore ratiflca- ton at New Haven Aug. 30 or 31.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10

It is expected that IA Hartford sa1oonkeepers will soon be arrested.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10

The roads yesterday submitted
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10

Because of an overdrawn account steps have been taken to close up the business of Charles Ponzi, the Boston get-rich- quick wizard
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
100 GALLONS :.
OF ALCOHOL
ON BRIDGE
New York Man Caught By
Traffic Officer Early
This Morning.

Charged with illegal transportation
of liquor, Joseph Gurriero of New
York city was arrested early this
morning on the Stratford avenue
bridge by Traffic officer DAILY at the
request of Federal Enforcement Agent
Joseph Mercad dante and taken to po-
lice headquarters where he was locked
up and is being held for disposition
of the Federal authorities. He will
be given a hearing at a later date be-
fore United States Commissioner Hugh
j. Layery.
Search of the car, a brand new
Hudson Roadster, disclosed 100 one
gallon cans of pure alcohol. which
was confiScated by the federal men
and taken to the Federal building for
storage.
Another seizure of alcohol was
made yesterday afternon by Federal
Agent Mercadante when he appre-
hended Abraham Galperino who gave
his address as Reilly street, this city,
and confiscated 10 gallons of pure al
cohol which Ga1perino had in a suit
case that he was carrying. The al
cOhol was in two cans, the first con-
tanning eight gallons and the second
holding two gallons. Ga1perino was
a passenger on the 2:28 train out OF
New York. Bonds in his case were
set at $500 and he will be brought
before Commissioner Layery for q
later hearing '- ..
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
BRIDCEP0RTERS
AT HOLY CROSS
ALUMNI MEET

A meeting yesterday afternoon at
the Hotel Taft, New Haven, Of the
Connecticut alumni of Holy Cross
nificance because of the large number
of representatives present from the
Park City and the prominent part
they took in the discussion The
meeting was a get-taogether gather
ing to formulate plans for Connecti-
cuts part in the raising or $1,000
900 for the Greater Holy Cross fund
by the alumni of the Worcester in
stitution. The principal speakers
were Hon. David I Walsh, U. S. SEN
ator from Massachusetts, and Presi-
dent of the Holy Cross College Alum
nj Association, Bishop John G. Muir
ray of Hartford, FIR. Carlin S. J.,
President of Holy Cross, FIR. Dinand
S. J., former president, and Mayor
David E. Fitzgerald of New Haven.
Attorney O'Brien of Meriden was the
POSTMASTER. The speakers were re-
ceived enthusiastically and it was the
general opinion that the meeting had
resulted in long step forward in the
campaign for raising Connecticut s
quota. Those present included Judge
Martin J. Cunningham of Danbury,
Rev. FIR. Gleason of Stamford and the
following well known local alumni:
John A. Allen, Chairman of the
Bridgeport Division; Rev. J. B. Nj
hill, Rev. John A. Sullivan, Fred j.
Brady, DR.. B. J. Burns, Edward Sui
Edward Cook, Howard Owen. DR.. D.
J. Mccarthy, Thomas Davey, Patrick
McGee, John Mccarthy and Leo La1-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
sCHICAGO PROBE
TO REACH ALL

Chicago. Sept 2e.-The Cook coun-
efy grand Jury turned again today to
pts investigation Of crookedness IN
baseball-an investigation that al
neady has resulted in the Indictment
tOf eight of the games foremost stars
Charley Comiskey, Nthe old Ro-
man." and kid Gleason owner and
manager respectively of the Chicago
sWdnite Sex, turned to the wreck of a
Enillfon dollar ball club and began
tplans for building a new organization
shat one fell ssyoop OF disaster has all
k,ut wiped out CofniSf1ey and G1ea-
son arc making plans for finishing
iout the 1920 season and declare that,
despite tho fact that seven cogs in
fhe pennant machine are out of the
game for this year and perhaps for
all time. the white Sox are not yet
out OF the battle for the flag.
1t was expected that Claude Lefty
WILLIAMS, White Sox pitcher, will be a
witness before the grand jury today.
t5s believed he will go before the in
Eauisitons and tell what he knows of
I1how the White Sox sold out the 1919
worlds series to clique of unscrupu-
1ouS gamblers. Williams was named
in the confession made TO the grand
Jury by Eddie Cfcotte and Joe jack
Leon as one of the men who joined in
the plan TO "throw' the series to Gin
cinnati for price
John j.. McGraw, manager of the
New York Giants. who dropped Sew
eral members of his team, presumably
because OF their dishonesty. also was
scheduled as 8 witness today. Nc
lGraw has promised to give the jury a
foil account of every fact he has re-
SgaFding alleged dishonesty in baseball
The grand 1ury's investigation is
now expected TO be directed chiefly a.
gamblers who are accused of corrupt.
ing baseball players. Indictment OF
several gamblers whose names hayt
CONTINUED On Page Six)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
LAKE TO
CO Me-
DIDN'T
Announcement T h a t
Candidate Was To Be
the Guest Of Republi-
can Town Committee
Raises a S torm IL
Couldn't Get Here To-
day Says He Wants
No Part in Factional
Row.

It was announced by the Repub-
lican Town Committee that Everett
J: Lake, candidat for Governor,
Senator Templeton, candidate for
Lieut. Governor and Motor Vehicle
Commissioner Robbins B. StoeckeI
would have luncheon with the Re
publican town committee at the AL
gonquin Club this noon at which
only members of the committee
would be allowed to attend.
This announceent caused consider
able feeling and many of Mayor Will
sons friends when uniformed of the
the fact that only one faction of the
party were to be at the luncheon
said if Lake was going to play the
factfonal fights among the Republi-
cans in this way he would see the
results of his shortsightedness on
election day. s
1t was later announced that the
luncheon was postponed until next
week as Lake found that he could
not come today.
It was also stated today that the
Republican town committee had in
vited Lake to address a rally of Re
publicanS in this city and that the
gubernatorial candidate had informe ID
the committee that the only condition
on which he would come. to Bridge
port was IudC mayor wilson SnOulu
preside at the meeting.
Candidate Lake said to a Times man
who interviewed him on the phone
| this noon that he had been invited to
come to Bridgeport today, that
| he had intended to come but he had
addressed a rally in Torrin gton last
night and on his arrival at his office
=. today he found some matters that
| claimed his attention and prevented
| him from coming to Bridgeport, but
| that he had informed the committee
| that he would come the latter part of
next week.
Candidate Lake said that he was
| faction and would take no part in
| Bridgeport's factional fight. He said
| that he had many friends in Bridge
port and that when he came here he
| would expect to see all of them and
| that he was not taking part in any
| factional fights in Bridgeport.
Mr.. Lake also denied that he had
been invited to address any rally here
and said that all his speaking ar
| rangements were made through
A1eck Creedon, chairman of the
! speakers bureau of the Republican
| State Central Committee.
! It is said in well informed Repub-
lican circles that the visit of Lake is
to take up the matter Of finances and
deevlop some plan by which the town
| committee can collect funds for the
campaign.
| It is said that the committee is find
| ing considerable difficulty in collect
ing party funds on account of the
split in the party and that the mem
bers of the committee see visions OF
John T. Kings prediction tina
Bridgeport giving a Democratic ma,
jority of 5000 or 5000 at the coming
the probable result. "
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
ACCUSE CORONER
OF ADVICE TO
CHANGE CHECK

Hartford, Sept. 29.-State's Attor-
ney Hugh M. Aloorn made state
ment to Judge Frank D. Haines in
the Superior criminal court yesterday
afternoon, which involves the honesty
and integrity of Samuel A. Herman.
a lawyer at Winsted, and the coroner
of Iitchfield county. The statement
which the states attorney made to
the judge is supported by the signed
confessions of Frank G. Stoddard of
CRANKY and Louis E. Barnes of Sims
bury. It is to the effect that Mr..
Herman, who had been counsel for
them in suit which had been insti-
tuted by Mrs. Antoinette Emo Wood
of Sin1sbury, and which was tried be-
fore Judge HaineS in the superior
court in the early spring, had advised
them to alter a bank check after it
had passed through the bank. that
he had told them how to~make the
alterations on the check and that sub
sequ emily, on the trial of the case be-
advised them to testify on the trial
that the writing on the check, when
they exhibited it in court, was on
the check when they presented it to
Andrew J. Welch of SimSbury, the
agent of Mrs. Wood.
In addition to the confession of
the two men, they appeared before
Jutge Haines yesterday and pleaded
guilty to the crime of perjury in
connection with the testimony as to
The check they gave on the trial.
When the men were called for SEN
tence yesterday after the pleas of
guilty had been entered, the sta te' S
attorney said to Barnes:
"Barnes, what did you lie for; who
advised you to 1ie?"
'Mr. Herman" answered Barnes.
Samuel A. Herman asked the
states attorney.
'tYes, SIR said Barnes.
1t was decided later in the day that
the states attorney moved for SEN
tence on the two men and it was on
the suggestion of Judge Haines that
the men were remanded for sentence
to TINS morning, with the request
to the clerk that Mr.. Herman be
notified that the men would be called
for sentence this morning and that
| he could be in front to hear their
sta txs1,ae11trs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
DE VOE, HELD FOR
A BURGLARY HERE

George DeVoe, home address un-
known, who is alleged to have bur-
glarized the home of Charles Dierckx
at 2S Atwater street, in this city, on
Saturday night and made off with sill
verware. 5ewelry and clothing valued
at a 900, is being held by the New
Haven police, under bonds of $1,000
for further investigation. DeVoe was
arrested in New Haven on Monday
on Information furnished by the local
police and was taken into custody on
technical charge of id1eness. He
was arrafgned in the city court at
New Haven yesterday when his case
was continued until Oct. IA. Most of
the loot Devoe took at the Dierckx
home has been recovered. Accord
ing to the New Haven police they have
reasons to suppose that DeVoe is
guilty of recent robberfes that were
made at the home of ex-Presfdent
Taft and Graham Thompson In New
Haven. The New Haven police are
also working on the theory that De-
Voc has fence in that city through
| which he disposes of his fll-gotten
goods It is probable that he will be
brought back to this city following
disposition of his case in New Haven
| to answer to charges of robbing the
1 Dierckx home here
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
'N0-SOVIEI
WANTED
HERE
Gompers Notifies Brit
ish Labor That the
American Federation
Repudiates the Move
ment to Stop NUM-
tions mo Alliance
With Europe While
Revolutionary Spirit
Leads.

Washington, Sept. 20 - American
labor must sever cooperative rela-
tions with European labor so long as
it continues revolutionary in charac-
ter.
This in substance, is the notice serv-
ed on British 1a&or and the Interna-
tional Federation of Trade Unions, by
Samuel .Gompers, in statement made
public today in the Federationist Off
cial organ of the American Federation
of Labor.
The statement is official pronounce
ment that the American Federation of
Labor repudiates the movement to
stop the transportation of munitions
and to call a general strike of workers
to aid Soviet Russia in war against
Poland The American Federation of
Labor, it says. is wholly opposed to
any assistance to the Soviets. In
scathing terms it condemns the Soviet
regime and denounces the recent ac-
tivitieS of the British Council of
Action" and the International FEEDER
alton of Trade Unions. describing
them as European brainStorms."
1t announces that the American
Federation will not join the new In
ternational Federation of Trades
Unions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
HIGH SCHOOL
SENIORS ELECT

elected to the presidency of the Sem
ior Class of the Bridgeport High
School at a meeting of the senior
class held in the high school this
noon. Catherine Murphy was elect
ed vice president. Two nominations
for the Office of secretary were made,
Irene Broderdck and Mary Kelley. A
protest was entered when it was
the office due to the fact that a mo-
ton to elect on the first ballot was
not recognized. Other offices had not
been filled up to press time,
The elections today were held after
they were not present at the last
election due TO the Jewish holidays.
Those elected are the same as at the
protested election,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
THE WEATHER

For Bridgeport and vicinity: Partly
cloudy and, cooler tonight and Thurs
day.
For Connecticut: Fair tonight and
Thursday; cooler; fresh southwest and
west winds.
Disturbances central this morning
over Ontario and the eastern portion
of the Gulf of Mexico are causing un-
settled weather in the eastern portion
Of the Lake region ard along the At
lantic coast from Florida to Maine.
A ridge of high pressure extending
from Montana southeastward to Ten
nessee is producing pleasant weather
in all the eastern and central districts.
The temperate ture continues h-gn aIong
the coast but falls rapidly from Penn
sy1vanias northwestward TO North Da-5
kota where it is below freezing Kill
ing fros;s were reported from Montana
and North Dakota.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
partly cloudy and unsettled weather
with mild Temperature followed by.
cooler on Thursday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
1000 WOMEN ON
THE LISTS TODAY

Nearly a thousand more women
registered to be made voters in the
Registrars Office today and Thomas
f. White Democratic General Regis
trar believes that when the returns
are in next Tuesday night, there will
be over 10000 women on the To Be
Made list.
The office of the General Regis
trars is open from 9 in the morning
to in the afternoon and from
to 9 in the evening for the rest OF
the week and next Monday. Tues
day is the last day for placing names
on the To Be Made lists and anyone
who intends to vote at the coming
election should see to it that his or
her name is handed in before that
time.
If it is not handy to go to the City
Hall the name can be mailed to
Thomas T. White, Democratic Gen
eral Registrars, City Hail.
The office OF the Registrars closes
Tuesday, the last day at O'Clock in
the afternoon,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
MET YOUNG WOMAN;
$500 GEM GONE

Louis LaTour of Howard avenue
and who is employed at the American
Graphophone company reported to
the police last night that he had been
robbed of a three stone diamond ring
valued at $500. He told the detective
bureau, who are Investigating the
case, that he had met young woman
on Broad street earlier in the evening g
and had gone with her to Ash Creek
He gave the young lady permission
to wear the ring according to his own
admission and later she told him that
she had lost it. LaTour then told the
young woman that if the ring was lost
that they were going to stay right in
that spot until morning and search
for the missing trinket but when he
attempted to hold her she broke away
and ran and boarded a passing jitney
before he could catch up with her.
He described the young lady as being
about 23 years old. light hair, medi-
um build and wearing a gray skirt.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
PROBATE COURT
- GETS A WIRELESS

For the first time in the history Of
the Probate Court in this city a
wireless telegram was received an
nouncing the receipt of a Probate
notice.
The foIclwing ranio-gram was re-
ceived this morning:
Radio, S:51 P. NJ. Sept 2S.
Nerers, France,
Judge Miller, Probate Court Bridge
port, Conn.
Bounoils Probate Notice received
Writing, (signed) Dupre.
The sender is probably one of the
nieces of Joseph Rounoil the former
proprietor Of the, Lafayette Hotel on
Middle street, whose estate is now in
process of settlement in the Probate
Court
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
District Attorney An
nounces That He Will
Have a Grand Jury In
vestigation of the Mat
ter At Once-Twe1ve
More Indictments to
Be Returned in Chi
cago-Probe to Reach
All the Gamblers.

IL New York, Sept 29.-Harry e.
Lewis. district attorney of Kings
county, which takes in Brooklyn, an
nounced today that he Immediately
will start an investigation OF q report
that a clique of gamblers plans to at
sternpt to bribe members of the Brook
F1yn baseball team, champions of the
National League, to lose games pur-
posely in the coming worlds series
i, I-ewis's announcement was the first
1ntimation that such a scheme was
contemplated
< 1t is expected that the Cleveland
/ american club will be Brooklyn's op-
ponent in the worlds. series. The
gamblers. it is reported, planned to
fInake certain that Cleveland would
win the series by bribing several
members of the Brooklyn club, and
hhen bet heavily against Brooklyn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
REPORTS differ
ON MAC SWINEY

London, Sept, 29-Terence Mac
Swiney, Lord Mayor of Cork, had a
very bad night at Brixton prison and
was looking very drawn this morn
ing. said a bulletin issued by the
Irish Self Determination League. He
was very weak the bulletin said.
In his report to the home office
the physician at Brixton prison stated
MacSwiney had a restful night and was
in bright spirits this morning.
"For some days." said an official
''the change from day to day in Loro
Mayor MacSwiney has been slight thai
it has been almost imperceptible, but
his ernaeiated face and weakening
voice tell the tale of gradual deterior-
alton"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
CAN'T GET CLOTHES y
SENT TO BE CLEANED

/ Dozens of customers of I, Speer,
tailor and cleaner doing business at
LASS Main street are up'in the air and
Ia lot of them are wondering just
where their next suit will come from
stneA the sheriffs office closed Speer's
lsf1op On an attachment,
I Today a voluntary petition in bank
ixuptey was filed by Speer before Ref
eree Keeugh and Immediately a
tthrong of the disgruntled customers
,ldeseended On the bankruptcy court to
zee how they were to get their clothes
back, The referee nor the sheriff
were able to offer any solution, Speer's
liabilities are set down at S4,022.22
with assets of s1,s2s, Most of the
bills are for clothing and merehan=
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
Guards At Vatican
To Keep Off Reds

Rome, Sept. 2s-Afnaed guards are
on duty at the Vatican today, Ball
cartridges have been issued to the
gendarmes and the Swiss guards and
the officers have been ordered to be
On the alert if there are any further
industrial riots or if any attempt is
made to invade the Vatican premises.
These precautionary measures were
taken as the result of reports that
Communists planned to occupy the
Lateran Palace which is the property
of the Holy See, These reports were
current during the recent occupations
of palatial estates by peasants and
hemefess workers. The effieial organ
of the Vatican, Osssryatore Remano,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
Attempt To Bribc The
Brooklyn nPlayerSFor The
World Series This Year
WARD OUT ON
HABEAS CORPUS

Ashley F. Ward of the A. F. Ward
Baking company of Stillman street,
Bridgeport, was at six o'clock last
night discharged from the custody of
City Sheriff John F. Maloney on a
writ of habeas corpus. Mr.. Ward was
taken into custody on a body writ by
Sheriff Maloney, the outcome of a
suit filed by Anthony Dilleo, who
and negotiable securities in the bus
mess of the baking company and tina.
the facts were misrepresented to him
The baking company StrenuouSly
deny the allegation and say that Dill
leo wanted to get into the business
but after being in a week became dis
satisfied and wanted to be released
and have his money refunded.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
LONDON IS
u NI ~ II u IN
FULL OF
SCARES
Assassination of King
George and Plans to Blow
Up Buildings Included.

London, Sept. 29-Rumors of
widespread plots which have
ranged from conspiracies to
assassinate King George to
blowing up public buildings,
have been current in London
during the past few days.
Police authorities have in
vestignted some of the more
plausible stories and newspa-
pers have run down many
more and always with the
same negative results.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29

New Haven. Sept. 29.-To rally. on
the Fourth of July of each year in
every city and town of Connecticut
foreigners who have been naturalfzed
An the past twelve months and not
less the native voters who have at
tanned 21 years of age. the recruits
of citizenship to be addressed by the
mayors of cities and distinguished
men (and one must add women this
new day. was one OF the projects
laid before the local directors OF
Amerieandzation from all over the
state who met State Director Robert