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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
WOMEN TO meet.
WITH DEMOCRATIC
STATE COMMITTEE

Chairman David E. FITZGERALD of
the Democratic state central commit
tee has decided upon Tuesday, August
10, for a joint meeting of the COM
mittee and the woman's auxiliary
state central committee for the pur-
pose of fixing the time and place of
the state convention and the dates
for the caucuses for the election of
delegates. The meeting will be held
at the Colonnade, Savin Rock. 1t will
be the first meeting of its kind to be
attended by women.
Thursday and Friday, September 8
and 10, have been decided upon by
Chairman FitzGerald as the moss
suitable for the state convention, and
a recommendation to that effect will
be made to the state central commit
tee. There is little reason to doubt
that the recommendation will be
adopted.
On the first night, September 9, the
principal feature will DE the. keynote
speech of the temporary chairman and
the organization of convention COM
mittees. The nomination of candi-
dates for seven presidential electors
United Sta tes senator, governor and
other state officers will be made the
second day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
WOMAN LOST AT
P0LPS LOST AGAIN

Mrs. Otto Bondi, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
who created much excitement yester-
day by disappearing while in Polls
theatre with her husband, seems again
to be amorg the missing. The young
woman was arrested in Water street
last night by Officer Reilly, on tech
nical charges of breach of the peace.
She was taken to police headquarters.
and her case was nolled by the City
court this morning with the under
standing that she he turned over to
the Cha rites department.
Up until 1 o'clock this afternoon,
Mrs. Bondi had not put in an appear
ance at the Welfare building, and
neither had she been reported at Hill
side home. The police are ignorant of
her whereabouts, and claim that she
did not remain under their jurisdic-
ton after charges against her were
nolled. 1t is thought that the woman
may have returned directly to her
home in Brooklyn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
Were Not in Court At
Opening Hour and the
Cases Go Over-Surn-
monses Served Only
in Cases of Extreme
Violation, the Inspec-
tors Say.

Three inspectors of the State Motor
Vehicle department arrived unex-
pectedly in Bridgeport yesterday
afternoon, and during wholesale in
spection of jitney buses summoned
eight drivers to appear in court to
answer charges of overcrowding. The
officers stationed themselves at Bar
mum and Noble avenue and in State
and North Main streets, where they
stopped many ma chimes. Summonses
were served only in cases of extreme
oVercrowding. -s.
Those served with summonsss> were
Joseph Caserta, George Rosenfeld,
Herman Gussenhoden, James Sydis-
kis, Robert Manthey, George Sweitzer,
Robert T. Young and Edward Keeley,
all of Bridgeport. 1t is alleged that
the machines which these men were
driving were heavily overloaded, in
some instances more than double the
allowed number of passengers being
carried.
According to the summonses, all of
the drivers were ordered to appear in
the City court at 9 o'clock this morn
ing. Inasmuch as the court convenes
at $50 O'Clock, none of the drivers ar
rived on time, and the cases were
therefore continued until tomorrow
morning.
J1tneymen were UP in arms over the
arrests last night, some going so far
as to claim that the action was
brought about by the Connecticut
company in an effort to hinder jitney
transporta ton in Bridgeport The
state inspectors claimed this morning
! however that the jitneurs had re-
ceived plenty of warning against over
crowding and were we'll aware of the
fact that they would be prosecuted il
the practice was continued. The in
| spectors explained further, that sum-
monseS were served only in extreme
| cases of violation, and action was
| taken merely to protect the passen-
gers in the machines.
In view of the present emergency
| the local police were instructed to use
| common sense in making arrests
j for violation of the overcrowding law.
| Up to the present time not a single
driver has been arrested for this Of
| fense by the city authorities. e..
| The serving of summonses did not
Interfere with drivers completing
| their runs yesterday afternoon, and
jitney traffic was not seriously dis
rupted by the action of the state Of
ficia1s Buses continue to operate
today, and all drivers have been in
structed to, obey as near as possible
every state law.
The state inspectors who served
summonses yesterday were c. c.
Thatcher, John Marsh, Jr., and John
|, Edgarton. The men are said te
have been operating under direct or
ders from Robbins V. Stoeckel, state
commissioner of motor vehicles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
0nly8Jitncymcn
SuInulOnScdFOr
Cr0Wding Buses
WILL
co TO SO CTS A
PECK IN A WEEK

Housewives in the city will greet
the announcement with joy that pota
toes are due for a big drop in price
due to the fact that the market in
this city has been recently benefited
by large shipments coming from
Long Island and New Jersey.
The present price of the famous
spud that has been considered a lux
ury up until the present, time has
been around rs to 70 cents a peck.
One dealer said this morning that it
was safe to say that by the end of
next week the price of potatoes
would drop down as low as from SO
to 60 cents peck.
Incidental with the announcement
about the spuds comes the announce
ment from local dealers that there is
not a chance for the prices of fruit
to take a drop. They claim that
the announcement coming from Wash
ington that the manufacture of soft
drinks is using up all the surplus
SUPPLY of oranges and other fruits
and the large amount of trade being
| done by the ice cream dealers i'll the
preparation of college ices and their
| demand for fruit is keeping the
! prices sky high on this luxury.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
BANKERS EXPRESS
HIT DANBURY man

While working with a repair gang
on the tracks of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad in STRAIT
ford, about $40 o'clock this morn
ing Joe Martha, of Danbury was
struck an instantly killed by the
westbound Bankers express. The man
is surviy ed by a wife and two children
who reside in Danbury.
According to members of the gang
with which Martha was working, the
man did not hear the whistle blow
or see the train approaching. His
body was hurled a considerable dis
tance from the track, and was not
mangled by the train. Conductor w
c. Boyd was in charge of the ex-
press. g
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
Get 200 Cases
Stolen HOOCh
At Greenwich
Another Seizure of 18 Cases
Made At the Same Place
By Federal Agents.

Greenwich is still proving itself to
be the happy hunting ground for
Federal Enforcement agents in their
Amendment. Two Important catches,
both made this week, were reported
in this city by the dry agents this
morning.
Last night at o'clock the federal
truck on Putnam avenue, in Greene
wich, and upon investigating same
found 200 cases of real "hooch" all
labelled and bottled stuff that the
two men who were operating the
truck are believed to have stolen from
u bonded warehouse in New York.
The two men who were seized along
with the truck gave their names as
Samuel Wefsenberg of No. 1911
Washington avenue and Edgar Ma
roni of No. 212 West 18th street,
both of New York city. The confis-
Gated "hooch" and the two men
were brought to this city early this
afternoon and the truck was un-
loaded in the cellar of the Federal
building. The men are being held
in bonds of $500 each and will be
given a hearing before United States
Commissioner Hugh J. Lavery in this
city on Monday or will be taken to
New Haven possibly, due to Mr.. La
very being on a vacation at present
out of town.
Along with the big truck that was
brought here this afternoon was a
Winton six touring car which was
seized on Monday night in Greenwich
at 9:45 o'clock at the top of Colonel
Tom Hill and which was loaded with
18 cases of real genuine Old Tom
whiskey. The three men seized with
the car were Patrick Cocducci, Emil
Antoine and Liberato, all of Hoboken
N. J. They were also brought tc
Bridgeport this morning in the Win
| ton car and the 1S cases of liquor
| were stored away in the Fedora
building. They will be given a hear.
| ing in the United States Federal cour'
when it convenes in September aftea
| they are given a preliminary hearing
| here or in New Haven. The latter
| arrest was made without a search
| warrant! The hootch had been care
fully canouflaged in the rear of th
car underneath a pile of old blankets
| Federal enforcement agents ex
| pressed themselves indignant owe
the piece appearing in one of the New
York papers which compared them t
i highwaymen in holding up and seiz
, ing automobiles without a permit
| Speaking of the news about a recen
| seizure that was made in Chicag g
and for which Federal agents wer
highly commended for the good worl
done in that place in enforcing tn
dry law one Federal man said thi
morning that it would pay some o
those praise artists to follow the pa
pers in the vicinity of Greenwich
where all records for arrests of liquo
violators have been broken in tn
past month.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
PEASE TO
OPPOSE
DILLON
Sheriff Will Back Judge
Elmore S. Banks
Against Present Hold
er of Seat in Senate
May Have a Battle
With John T. King.

= The insistenes of the friends of
Sheriff Sineon @E. Pease that he as
sumo the leadership of the Republi-
can forces in Fairfield County, which
they clami he is entitled to by virtues
of his holding the Office of sheriff, is
bearing fruit and will result in
show down in the 25th Senatorial Dis
trict at the coming primaries.
This district, which is one of the
strongholds of John T. King, and
which is represented in the State Sen
ate by Judge John B. Dillon, of Shell
ton, will be the first battle ground,
and the friends of Sheriff Pease claim
that Senator Dillon will not repre-
sent the district in the next Legisla-
ture.
The Pease forces have agreed on
Judge Elmer S. Banks of Fairfield
and claim that there is no question
that he will receive the nomination
the backing that judge Dillon will
get from John T. King.
Other candidates mentioned are
Harry Sherwood and Ivan L. More
house of Stratford.
1t is claimed that Morehouse has
been entirely eliminated by the fac,
that the new Republican club OF
Stratford, recently organized with q
| membership of 500, is unanimously
against MS cdnO1QaCy because OF MS
activities in calling the snap conven.
! ton to elect delegates to the las
| State convention and that he will be
! unable to get the delegation from hi!
: own town in face of this opposition.
The friends of Sheriff Pease cal
| attention to the fact that when Sheriff
| Hawley held the office of sheriff hi
| was recognized as the county leade
! and it is only since the advent o
! John T. King that the sheriff has los
| prestige as leader of the county.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
STRATF0RD WARM
AN ASSESSMENT
FOR new SEWER

The committee. appointed by the
last town meeting in Stratford to in
vestigate the disposition of the $780,
600 which the town has set aside for
the building of sewers held a meet
ing last night which was attended
by large number of Stratford
property owners who are incensed by
what they claim is the exorbitant
assessment placed on property which
fronts on the streets through which
the sewers are laid.
These property owners claim that
they We're given to understand when
the sewers were contracted for that
the assessment would be 81 a front
foot. but that the bills they are re-
ceiving call for assessment at the
rate of over So a front foot.
The hearing was adjourned until
next Tuesday night.
The committee is composed of
Judge Thomas Cough1in, chairman;
Charles Clayton, c. Nelson, Frank E.
Conine, Robert Brandt and Richard
J. Stanton.
They are investigat ting the costs of
the sewers and the contracts made
during the past two years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
FRIEND OF LORD
FRENCH KILLED

Dublin, July 30-Frank Brooke,
deputy lieutenant for county Wick
low, Leinster province, was shot dead
at the Westlandrow station in Dublin
today just after alighting from a
train. His assailants escaped.
Brooke was chairman of the Dub
lin and Southeastern railway and land
agent of the Fitzwillia.m estates in
Ireland.
The latest act of violence was an
nounced by Andrew Bonar Law, gov
ernment leader in the House of Cc-s:-
mons that a bill to deal with irish
mobs will be introduced next week.
Lloyd George said yesterday the bill
will be drastic and whatever happen
ed Ireland would not be allowed to
leave the empire.
Brooke was a wealthy country gen
t1eman and a close friend of Viscount
French, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
whom he visited frequently.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
FITZGERALD TO COME
TO LOCAL OUTING

The Fifth District Democratic club
will hold the first of a series of rati-
fication dinners at the Elk's club,
Black Rock, August 16 and it is
expected that Mayor David E.. Fitz-
gerald of New Haven and Mayor Jo-
seph Dutton of Greenwich will ap-
pear.
These two mayors are prominently
mentioned for the Democratic nom
nation for governor. Tickets are be-
ing distributed and it is expected that
over 500 will attend the dinner.
At future dinners the club expects
to have Thomas Spellacy Congress
man Augustine Lonergan and Homer
S. Cummings present and as other
candidates are mentioned they will be
invited.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
Chain COMP ANY
ASKS INJUNCTION

The Locke Steel Chain company of
this city, is bringing action in the
Superior court against Sylvanus D.
Locke, also of this city. The plaintiff
petitions the court for an Injunction
restraining Mr.. Locke from assigning
the invention of a certain article to
any person other than the Locke Steel
Chain company. The plaintiff also
claims an injunction directing the de-
fendant to ASSIGN the invention to the
plaintiff The Locke Steel Chain COM
pany claim that at the present time,
Locke is about to assign the inven-
ton of the article to person other
than connected with the company.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
WEATHER

For Bridgeport and vicinity: I'm
settled tonight; Saturday partly
cloudy.
For Connecticut: Partly cloudy to-
night; Saturday fair; moderate south
west to west winds.
Weather conditions: The disturb
ance which was central over On
tario yesterday morning is now pass
ing out the ST. Lawrence valley. 1t IS
causing cloudy and showery weather
in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont
and the northern portion Of New
" ork. Pleasant weather. prevails gen.
orally in other sections east of the
Rocky Mountains. Another disturb
ance is central over southern Cali
fornia The temperature is about
normal n the northern districts.
Y Conditions favor for this vicinity
1y; cloudy weather with cool nights
and warm days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
Health Board Warns
of Covering Foodstuffs

The yearly placards by the Board
of Health in regard to the covering
and non-handling of foodstuffs by the
public in the city have just como
from the printer and will be distrt-
buted in a few days by the Sanitation
division of the Health Board.
The signs are a bright yellow and
will decorate the fruit stands in the
city in a few days. The placard is
self explanatory and reads as fol-
lows:
"All foodstuffs must be thoroughly
screened and covered and must moi
be handled by anyone except the con-
ductor of this stand or store"
BY Order of Department of Health
This card must not be removed OF
DESTROYED.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
No New Fare
Order Today

Although it was generally under
stood at. the hearing before the Pub
lie Utilities Board at Hartford yes
terday that the board would today
authorize a temporary fare to be col
'ected by the Connecticut Co. pending
another hearing by the board on the
seven cent fiat fare petition no order
had been issued by the board up to
two o'clock today.
At the conclusion of the hearing
Yesterday the board announced that
it was not ready yet to grant the
petition of the company but that it
would authorize to put a temporary
fare into effect and would set date
for another hearing on the petition.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
WILL PAY FOR FENCE

Gabriel Kalinowsky, of 403 Spruce
street was arrested early this morning
for drunkenness, after he had creD ted
a disturbance irr Wordin avenue, by
attempting to wreck a picket fence
Sentence was suspended by the City
court today, after Kalinowsky had
promised to pay for the damaged
fence.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
EMERGENCY COAL
FOR NEW ENGLAND

Washing gton, July 3o.-Chairman
Clark, of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, today announced details
of an emergency movement of 1250-
0e0 tons of coal a month to New Eng
land.
The coal will be moved on estima ted
monthly quantities of 250.000 tons
through New York, 100000 tons
through Philadelphia, 25o0 900 tons
through Baltimore, and $4,000 tons
through Hampton Roads.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
$4,000 Worth Of
HOOch On Platform

There were several near-prostra
tions at the railroad station among
the workers and the people waiting
for trains yesterday afternoon just be-
fore O'Clock. From somewhere came
Is barrels of whisky, o. real whisky.
It was rolled along the platform to
the elevator where it descended
somewhere. It was the real stuff for
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30

it had the markings of the Louisville
distillery from which it came on it
One man whose eyes never left the
barrels s they were rolled along the
platform remarked very sadly: We'll
all can say>is that someone ought to
be arrested for melting to riot. And
they handle that just like they would
other barrels. It's sad world"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
Bomb Exploded In
Church Kills Woman

and other articles dropped by the
frightened congregation.
The victims death was due to
fright She collapsed in the street
and died shortly after being taken to
a hospital.
Only slight damage was done to the
church.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30

Havana, July 30-Exp1osion Of a
bomb placed in a window OF ST.
Filipe's Catholic church during a
service resulted in the death. of one
woman and slight injuries to. a few
other persons last night The
church was strewn with hats. fans
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
LEAPS FROM WINDOW.

New York, July 30-Lieut. Benja-
min P. Hinman, on sick leave from
the Great Lakes. Naval Training Sta
ton, after a nervous breakdown to-
day leaped to death from a window
in his brothers apartment here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-30
NOT ENOUGH COUPONS.

New York. July 30-The worlds
supply of international postal cou-
pons is not large enough to enable
any person to accumulate the fortune
which Charles Ponzi claims to have
made according to Postmaster Patten.
Ponzi would need 160,00o,000 cou-
pons to make sS,000,oo0, Mr. Patten
said. In New York only $4,000 cou-
pons are on hand and only $37O.5O
was paid to redeem coupons during
the three months ending June 80 and
only $3.50 worth of coupons were sold
here during that period.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-09
HAVE YOU A WARDROBE TRUNK

You will never know true conven-
fence in travelling without one.
Whether you are buying luggage
now or nOt-stoy In and let us show
you how beautifully a Wardrobe trunk
carries all your clothes. :, ~ :.
+, Easily packed and unpacked. Suits,
coats, dresses carried on hangers. =.
.Frilly things, lingerie and accessOr-
ies laid away In drawers. Hats and
shoes in their appointed place.
Everything carried safely and ar.
irving fresh, unwrinkled = ready to
wear without "dOing up"
This store Is headquarters for JOer-
ger Trunks and Bags. You know what
that means In quality and will UNDER
stand why we are serving the most
critical people In town.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-09
COLORED CITIZENS.

Rev. Jackson, of Hamilton, Ohio,
will preach at Bethel Baptist church
tonight under the auspices of the Sun
day school, They are making efforts to
raise money to send a representative
to the General Association, which con-
venes Wednesday morning, August IL,
at Paducah, Ky, Come hear this en-
inent divine. He preached wonder
full sermon Sunday morning.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-09
c COMMISSIONERS HOLD
MEETING TUESDAY.

The County Commissioners regular
nonthly. meeting will be held at the
c mmIssioners' room in the court
he use Tuesday, The commissioners
have considerable business to transact
al this sessIon.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-09
To Whom 1t May Concern.

| wish to make the statement, that
from now on | shall have no connec-
ton with the raising of funds, or help
ing in any way, to aid the boys and
girls of this community to gain high
er education here, or elsewhere, with
or under the management of the COM
mittee formed by the proposal of Prof
VIM. H. Humphreys of the Maysville
Colored High School, Having been
made chairman of the committee and
being unable to have meeting OF the
entire comittee at any of the three
times called, it is my belief that / am
lettering myself by Withdrawing alb
solutely BESSIE HIGGINS.