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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-29

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-29

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-29

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-29
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
25 BARGES OF
 GOAL REACH
 HARB0R TODAY
This Will Go Far to Avert Threatened Fuel
 Shortage.

The threatened shortage of coal in this city was much relieved by the arrival this morning of 25 barges of soft coal for local industries and deal CTS.
 These boats have been held at the lower end of the Sound for the past two weeks aby the ice. Some of them had originally been consigned to ports farther east but were diverted to idgeport by the government off cials on account of the reported short age of coal here.
 Each of the barges contains about 1,OC0 tons and this will go long way towards supplying theIocal wants for the next month.
 Several trains of coal also arrived and the coal situation here is now very satisfactory.
 The steamers Chester W. Chapin and the New Hampshire are still at the steamboat dock awaiting orders to sail.
 A small transfer steamer, with some of the freight from the Maine, which is still on Execution Reef, arrived ill the harbor during the night and after unloading left to get another load.
 The lighthouse tender Pansy arriv- ed in the harbor this morning for coal and water. She has been adjusting and relocating the tank buoys along the Sound that had been moved by the recent storms.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
nICMaIlQlS Works Out
 Solution
Considerable Comment Ram. pant Over Get-together.
 Dinner
REACH CLOSER
 UNDERSTANDING

Considerable comment was rampant today in civic circles over the City government and Chamber of Com merce dinner in the Stratheld last night When Mayor Wilson was asked what he thought the dinner had accomplished in the way of promoting closer cooperation between the two bodies he reiterated his statement of last night:
 "The Chamber of Commerce should remember that the administration is the party responsible to the people. While the administration is trying to do the right thing it is entitled to the support from the chamber. The city government represents the will of the people of the city and is di- rectly responsible to them.'
 Opinion was quite prevalent among city fathers and directors of the chamber this morning that a closer understanding had been reached, but outside of that nothing material had been accomplished in the way of in- ter-body organization.
 President McManus of the board ot aldermen, who in an extemporaneous speech accused the city fathers of not having possessed a single constructive idea in last year, has worked out the
 0Continued on Page Six.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
English Parliament Opens
 With Stately Ceremonies CONDITIONS IN IRELAND CAUSE OF GRAVE CON CERN-BTIL TO SETTLE DIFFICULTY

London, Feb. 10-London today witnessed, for the first time since 1914, the ancient ceremony of a state opening of Parliament, with all it's traditional pageantry.
 King George, Queen Mary and the Prince of Wales, who accompanied the Royal couple for the first time at such function, proceeded from Buckingham Palace to Westminster in state carriages. escorted by mount ed life guards. The Royal party was received by members of the two Houses of Parliament in the House of Lords, where King George read the speech from the throne
 The route of the procession for more than a mile was lined by military in khaki, the guards regi- ments not having yet resumed their scarlet uniforms The gilded state coach in which the king and queen rode was drawn by six black horses, with postillioned outriders, while the five state landaus which followed carried pages of honor, the kings private secretary, equerries, the comptroller, treasurer and other members of the royal household. Each landau was drawn by six bays.
 A large group of state dIgnitaries. in regalia and bearing emblems of their offices. were gathered at the
 (Continued on Rasa Six4
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
Prepare List of Allied Soldiers and High
 Officials. STILL CONFIRMING ON EXTRADITION

Berlin, Feb. 10.---Germany is pre- pairing @ list containing the names of allied soldiers and high officials who are accused by the Berlin government of violations of the laws of war, and plans to submit is as a counter pro posal to the demands of the allies for extradition of Germans who are al- leged to be war criminals.
 This list is in the course of com pilation, and it is expected it will soon be ready for publication and de. livery. It will contain specific indict- ments based upon alleged authenti- cated material which is on file in the German archives. It was stated to- night Germany, however, would not demand eXtradition of the men named in its indictment.
 The committee on Foreign Rela- tions of the National Assembly to-
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 day decided to support the govern ment's stand in declaring "the ethical and patriotic indignation of the Ger man people at the Allied demands for extradition of Germans accused of war crimes is such that the carry ing out of extradition measures have been made physically impossible and would produce internal instruction
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
Lexington
 ISGllarded By Soldiers
Soldiers Guard Streets to Prevent Recurrence of
 Rioting DEATH TOLL IS
 INCREASED TO 5

Lexington, Feb. 10-Dawn today found Lexington an armed camp. Squads of armed soldiers who saw service at Chateau Thierry were pa trolling the streets or guarding all approaches to the city to prevent a recurrence of yesterdays mop vio- lence that cost the lives of five per sons and caused injury to a score of others.
 William Lockett, negro slayer of ten year old Geneva Hardman, a school girl, was confined in a steel cage in the Fayette county court house here, awaiting removal either to the state refornatory at Frank fort or to the prison at Eddyville.
 Additional troops were rushed 70 the scene from Camp Zachary Taylor during the late afternoon and even- ing and martial law was declared by Brigadier General F. c. Marshall upon his arrival.
 Reports last night that 1500 noun taineers were enroute to Lexington to
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
Urges Re-Establishnlent Of Ratio Between Gold and Silver.
SENATOR THOMAS SAYS TIME HAS COME WHEN
 AMERICA SHOULD TAKE INITIATIVE s

Washington, Feb. 1o.---Daeclaring that foreign exchange had become the sinister international problem" with jn the last six months and unless ad- tusted soon ''commercial chaos would overwhelm international trade, Sen ator Thomas, Democrat, Colorado, urged in a speech today the re- esta;b- lshment of the old ratio between gold and silver and the creation of inter- national bi-metalism.
 The time has come" he said, when America should take the in- itiatfve and renew it's proposal of 1897 for the establishment of a parity be- tween the ancient monetary metals, whose relative values now oscillate between 15 1-2 and 15 to 1.''
 Europe, bereft of gold and burden ed with an enormous debt, Senator Thomas declared, faces the problem of re-establishing and reconstructing her foreign trade and would welcome any system of international stabliza- tion of silver and gold values that could be accomplished with endanger- ing the financial structure of inter- national commerce or credit. The slow but steady rise in the value of silver during the war in spite of ef- forts to prevent it more than restored the old~equilibrium between gold and
 (Continued on Page SiX.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
AVERT CLASH BETWEEN GUARDS
 AND AMERICANS

Noga1es, Ariz., Feb. 10.---A clash between Mexican customs guards and Americans was narrowly averted last night when a Mexican was shot and seriously wounded by a member Of the United States military police fir ing at an escaping prisoner.
 I. Lopez, charged with theft and smuggling, detained by United States customs officers while a car was being sought to convey him to jail, made a break for liberty. A military police man on duty at the custom house fired on the fugitive. The bullet struck another Mexican standing some distance away.
 Instantly there was the widest ex- citement but authorities on both sides of the border at once co-operated in bringing about an understanding. The wounded man was rushed to hospi- tai and the soldier who did the shoot ing was detained.
 Lopez, the fugitive, was recaptured.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
SIMS DENIES ANY ATTEMPT ID DECRY
 OUR WAR EFFORTS
REPRESENTATIVE BYRNEs SAYS ADMIRAL MUST HAVE CONFUSED CONVERSA-
 TONS HELD WITH MANY PEOPLE WHILE IN EUROPE

Washington, Feb. 1O-Rear Admiral William s. Sims de- nied today before the Senate Committee Investigating naval awards that in conversations with Representative Byrnes, Of South Carolina and other mefh- bers of congress, he had sought to belittle Americas efforts in the war.
 The admiral said MT. Byrnes : must either have misunderstood me or confused the remark made to him by the many people he talked to in Europe" He added that he did attempt to correct the idea in the minds of American visitors that the United States forces were "winning the war because this attitude was hurting us with our allies.''
 "They know it was not true and they knew we knew it was not true, '' Admiral Sims declared.
 "I am surprised that I should be quoted as saying the merchant mar inc should be left to Great Britain and the United States should not de- velop 8 merchant marine" he con- t1nued, 'Sbecause I never held any opinion on that subject"
 Senator Pittman. Democrat, Ne vada, declared that Admiral Sims had left the same impression in the minds of former Secretary of the Treasury Glass and Representative WhaleY (Continued on Page Six.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
PERSISTED IN DISRECARDINC
 ALL WARNING
Burns Would Not Leave In side Step-Testimony
 Varies

were all right. We don't oare," were the replies Michael Burns and another passenger are alleged to have made when warned to get off the in- side step of a trolley car platform from which Burns was swept off and killed last Friday. Michael Gayflik, 139 Grand street, testified regar ding Burns remark when the Burns in quest was resumed by Coroner Phe- Ian this morning. The witness said he and several others shouted to Burns and his companion. He stated that neither the car that Burns was on nor the car which approached on the other track was going fast.
 His testimony differed from that of George Pasternak, 143 Holly street also a passenger on the car on which Burns was riding. Pasternak de- clared this car was going fast and that neither motorman sounded the gong. George Kowalsky, 679 Arctic street, told practically the same story as Pasternak.
 The fatality happened on Barnum avenue about 6:15 last Friday morn ing. The motorman testified last week that he did not see Burns riding on the inside step of the platform. The coroner reserved his finding.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
.69 NEW FLU
 CASES REPORTED
 TO DEPARTMENT
Expect Epidemic Will Reach Peak To
 morrow.

Bridgeports epidemic of Spanish influenza and pneumonia in Its vari- ous forms is expected to reach it's peak tomorrow. This statement was issued by pr. Brown from his offices in the Health Department this morn ing and is the opinion shared by many of the physicians of the city who have been in constant contact with the victims since the disease first became viru1ent. The number of new cases reported this noon was 69, a substantial increase over the past few days. The total number o1 cases now stands at 1239.
 During the week of Feb. 2 there were 24 deaths from "hu' and IA from pneumonia. This mark is 20 cases above that of last year For the same period in 1919 there were nine cases of influenza and Il ot pneumonia
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
NEW YORK IS STILL STRUGGLING
 WITH SNOWFALL

New York, Feb. 10-With all but a few of the city's principal thorough fares still blocked by snow drifts sev- eral feet high, New York was hit again today by another drifting snow storm. Famed by a strong southeast wind, snow began falling at four o'clock this morning and the wealth. CT man could offer little hope of an immediate let up, although there was prospect that the snow would change to rain before the day was over.
 Most of Manhattan's third rail" surface car system was still out of commission this morning with chan nel rails cIogged with ice and snow. In some sections hard packed snow more than one foot thick covered the tracks. Slight delays were also noted on the steam and electric lines enter ing the city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
ENLISTED MEN
 GIVEN 63 PER
 CENT. OF MEDALS

Washington, Feb. 1oSEnlisted d men of the army received 63 per cent. of the medals awarded for ser vice in the world war, 1t Is shown in statistics made public today by the War Department.
 To enlisted men went 57 out of the total of 7S Congressional Medals of Honor awarded, while 3,593 out of the 5,109 Distinguished Service Crosses conferred were given to en- listed men. All of the 641 Distin- guished Service Medals, awarded for meritorous service and for acts of valor, were conferred on officers.
 The Thirtieth Division, which, with the Twenty-Seventh Division, broke the famous Hindenburg line, receiv- ed twelve medals of honor, or 15 per cent. of the total of those decorations awarded
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
90 EX-SERvICE MEN ARE NOW
 U. 5. CITIZENS

Two-thtrds of the former service men admitted to citizenship by Judge Keeler in the Superior court this morning were natives of Italy. The other applicants were born in Eng land, Armenia, Greece or Russia When the noon recess was taken a total of 50 had been admitted and none rejected. Examiner Allen Church valves many of the formalities in the case Of service men who can prepare papers showing an honorable dis charge.
 A unique case was that of Nick Halnioris of this city, who was ad- mitted upon the strength of identifi- cation by two fellow members of Raymond Harris Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Capt. Arthur c. Ben nett and Erie A. Ericson of this city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
FAILURE ID
 SETTLE BILL
 VERY COSTLY

Failure to pay the balance due for the purchase of a grocery store at soc Myrtle avenue caused a judgment for $315 and costs to be entered against John Dampofsky and others of this city by Judge Booth in the Common Pleas court this morning. The case was adjusted in open court The damages were awarded to John Martens1y of this city, who sold the store to the defendants.
 He claimed that the purchase price was s770 and said s270 had been paid on account. When ne brought suit Martensl1y asked for $500 damages. The defendants re- sisted payment on the ground that they agreed to buy the store with the understanding that they would se- cure a safe as part of the transaction. It was later learned that Martensky did not own the safe, which was req sonably worth $10o.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
Are Held IIl Bonds
 Of $5,OOo Accused Attorneys Ask For Immediate Trial In City
 Court. CASE CONTINUED
 TO FEBRUARY 19

Arrested last night by Detectives Secrecy and Washburn, four Bridge port attorneys, Francis J. Breen, off, ces at 11S3 Main street; Henry Green stein, offices at S86 Main street; Solo, mon Badesch, offices at 118S Main street, and Harry Mesard, formerly of New York. but now practicing in this city, were arraigned in the city court this morning, charged with conspiracy. The motion of Prescott ing Attorney Alexander L. Delaney for a postponement until Feb. 19 was granted by Judge Frederic A. Bartlett despite eloquent pleas on the part of Attorneys Jacob B. Klein and Henry Shannon, representing the defend ants, and Attorney Greenstein him. self, that the case go on immediately. The cases were continued under the same bonds Of $5.oOo which the attor- neys posted last night immediately after tn cir arrest
 The complaint entered against the lawyers charges them with conspiracy to defraud to the amount of $1O,00O in the sale of the patent rights to an electric water heater invented by An drew P. Nichols of this city. The complaint adds further that the sum of $10.0O0 which should have been turned over to Nichols as part pay ment of his royalties in the heater was split up between Nichols own lawyer, Greenstein, and the three other attorneys who are alleged tc have been mixed up in the case as representatives of the Bridgeport Ma chine Tool company, manufacturers of the electric heater. Attorney Mes ard also acted as representative ot Henry Robken, of New York City agent for the electric heaters.
 It is alleged that S10,00o, half o1 which was furnished by Louis M (Continued on Page Six.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
BoLsHEvK CoNIMUNIQUE.

London, Feb. 1o-Referring to the situation at Odessa, a Bolsheviki communique received by wireless from Moscow today says:
 Tn Odessa our troops were stop ped temporarily by the fire of war ships and artillery which was par ticularly fierce in the streets. Arm ored cars were used and field artiI- lery fired point blank. The enemy was finally driven from the town on Sunday
 ''In the direction of Mozyr we oc- cupied Ananieff.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
WOULD RESTRAIN
 FRAZEE FROM SELLING INTERESTS

Boston, Feb. 10-A bill to restrain H. H. F'razee, president of the Bos- ton Americans, from>selling any of his interests in the playing end of the club was filed here today by counsel for J. J.-Lannin, former owner of the Red Sox. The suit followed an an nouncement by counsel for Lannin that Fenway Park, home grounds Of the Boston club, would be sold at auction to obtain payment of a note for $262,000 given by Frazee when the club was bought
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
PATIENTS GO DOWN LADDERS

New York, Feb. 10-Nearly 20 pa- tients in Stern's hospital, a private institution at West End avenue and 77th street. were carried down lad ders to the street today when 0 fire E>oke out in the cellar of the bui1d- ing. Several others, together with forty-four nurses in the building were led down smoke filled railways by flremen. The fire, which was confined to the cellar, was soon ex- tinguished.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
SEEK TOBACCO MONOPOLY.

Paris, Feb. 1o-America has sound ed France on the subject of the to- bacco monopoly for this country be- ing farrned out to the United States for a period of 25 years, according to a report current on the Bourse yes terday, says the Journal.
 In exchange, the United States would guarantee, in one way or an other. a, sum totalling about sixty billion francs, it is added by the newspaper, which prints the news with reserve.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
GERMANY TO INDICT ALLIES:
 TO SUBSTITUTE FOR GUILTY
Prince Offers To Take Place of
 Countrymen. OTHERS MERELY SERVED COUNTRY

Amsterdam, Feb. 10-Former Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany has offered to give himself up to the allies in place of the hun dreds of Germans demanded for ex- tradition on the list recently submit ted to Berlin, according to a telegram purporting to have come from him published in the Handelsb1ad Of this city. The telegram is addressed to the kings of England, Belgium and
 Italy, the presidents of France and the United States and the Emperor of Japan. In it the ex-crown prince Is reported as saying:
 "As the ex-crown prince, wish to take the place of my countrymen. If the allied and associated governments desire a victim let them take me in- stead of the 800 Germans who com mitted no other crimes than to serve their country in war"
 Washington, Feb. 10 - The former German Crown Prince has cabled President Wilson offering to surrender himself for trial if the Allied govern ments insist. The message was in President Wilson's hands today.
 White House officials admitted that the message, sent from Wierengen Holland, had been received but would not make public its text.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
 FROM UNITED STATES

Rome, Feb. 9-Prenier Nitti, in a speech to the Senate shortly before his departure today for Paris, an- nounced that he was quite certain Europe could Got expect any more financial assistance from America. Consequently, he added. Italy must be prepared to stand almost alone,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
DEwA1T SUCCEEDS SAUNDERS

Washington, Feb. 1o-Representa- tive Dewalt of Pennsylvania, has been elected chairman of the Demo- cratic caucus to succeed Representa- tive Saunders, Virginia, who resigned. preparatory to resigning his seat in congress to become a judge of the Virginia Supreme Court. MT. Dewalt was unopposed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
SIBERIAN REDS TAKE
 ALEXANDROVsK

Honolulu, Feb. 9-(By the A. P.)- Siberian Bolshevil1 have captured Aiexandrovsk. capital of the Island of Sakhalin, and fear is felt that the radical forces may enter Japan prop CT, according to a special cable des- patch from the Tokio correspondent of Nippu Jiji, Honolulu Japanese lang guage newspaper.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
4,OOO CHILDREN 56 TEACHERS ARE
 OUT OF SCHOOL

School figures took another leap today when 4,00o children were re- ported absent from school. This represents an increase of 500 pupils over yesterday and up to noontime all of the schools of the city had not filed returns. Yesterdays re- port showed 56 teachers absent and today's AZ with some schools still to be heard from.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
200 ARMED MEN
 CAPTURE CORK
 POLICE STATION

Cork, Ireland, Feb. 10.---After an attack lasting some time with an ex- change of rife shots two hundred armed men last night captured the Castle Martyr police station. They temporarily made prisoner the five policemen who defended and station The raiders seized arms and ammuni- 1 ton and decamped.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
WOULD RESIST
 COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT

London, Feb. 1O-Advices from FYume received by the Central News announce that preparations are be- ing made there for resistance against 8 compromise settlement of the Adri- alto dispute or the execution of the treaty of London, through which Plume would go to the Jugo Slavs. Foreigners will be expelled from the city, if necessary, 1t is declared.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10

Washington, Feb. 1o.---white House and railroad administration officials regard "as most serious" the railroad situation precipitated by the orders for a strike February r, issued by officers of the Brotherhood of Main tenance of Way Employees.
 Secretary Humility will see Pres dent Wilson today to lay before ili1-? the matter. emphasizing the possibil- 1ty that this strike may be the open ing wedge for a general strike of all railroad employees should the wage demands be refused by Director Gen era1 Hines at his conference 1&:.th union officials now in progress.
 MT. Hines is understood to have conferred with Secretary Tumu1ty for more than three hours last night, oat- lining the situation for presentatio- to the president.