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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
NEW YORK PAYS
HIGH MEAT PRICES

While there has been no advance in
the price of meat in Bridgeport, New
Workers find that their meat is cost
ing them from 10 to u cents higher
over the retail counter, which is an
unusually high level fer the time of
the year.
Edwin C. o'Mnlley, Commissioner
of Market of New York. stated that
the army beef was being sent to
points in nearby states, causing meat
to be much cheaper in this section
than in New York.
Short shipping to the New York
market is largely responsible for the
high price wave there " O'Maliey
said. He explained that the packers
find no trouble elsewhere in the coun-
try, while they are able to raise prices
there. The surplus army beat pur-
chaa sed by the big packers from the
Canadian and American governments
has indirectly created the situation.
THE frozen meat was taken by the
packers to Connecticut, Syracuse and
other points in the nearby states.
said Mr.. O'MalIey "It cost them 10 1-2
cents and was sold as high as 1S and
20 cents. although the price in New
York was restricted to I? cents by the
Government regulations
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
HAS
BUSY DAY.; so
CASES TREATED

4 Vest terday was busy day at the
Emergency hospital when nearly so
patients were treated at the hospital
and the ambulance answered to 10
calls OF the 10 calls two were sent to
tho Bridgeport hospital, four to St
Nincent's and four patients We're
treated and left
With the exception of a few cases
those treated at the Emergency were
not seriously injured.
Eturino PatrignaneFli, s years old.
of 115 Chamberlain avenue, fell from
n cherry tree in the back yard of his
home and fractured his right arm.
He was treated by DR.. b. M. Parme-
lee.
Harry Polokoff. 43 years old, of
81 Alice street, was seized with
sudden attack of gall stones and was
treated at his home by DR.. Coyle- He
refused to go to the hospital at the
advice of the Emergency doctor.
Malcolm Gray, % years, of 27e
Fairfield avenue, stepped on a rusty
nail while at work at the dock of the
New England Steamship Company
and had the wound dressed at the
Emergency by DIR. Coyle.
Maurice Goldberg. 40, of $50 Main
street, fell out of his wagon while at
tempting to alight from the vehicle
and suffered a possible fracture of the
left ankle
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
. Necklace
Was Stolen
FrO1nH0rne

The owner of the pearl necklace
sent to the New Haven police by
somebody in Bridgeport, calling him
self Phillips has been found. It
belongs to Mrs. Thomas Hooker of
New Haven, and the pearls are worth
$500. She believes they were stolen
from her home on IIillhouse avenue,
and the New Haven police have asked
the Bridgeport police to get busy on
the case.
The name Joseph Philips" signed
to the note which accompanied the
package Of pearls is believed to be
a mythical one and no such person
is connected with the case. The
sender is thought to be a woman.
Just how the pearls became sep
arated from their owner is not dis
closed by the police but the facts in
the case seem to point towards the
pearls being stolen from the Hooker
home rather than in public. No re-
port of any such thefts was made
public at the time. The returning
of the pearls does not cause the po-
lice to slow up their inquiry into the
theft in the slightest and with CO.
operation from the Park City detec-
tives an arrest should be made short
ly,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
TWO INJURED
IN COLLISION

Two men were injured in a coll
lision between a motorcycle and
bicycle at the corner of Pembroke
and Hamilton streets shortly after
o'clock\ this morning while on their
way to work.
Leslie Ball, 26 years old of 172 Bur
roughS street was riding a bicycle
north on Pembroke street when he
collided with a motorcycle being rid
den by Morgan Cummings, 38 years
old of 76 Frank street. Cummings
was driving his machine south on the
sa me street. Both men were thrown
from their machines result of
the collision. Ball suffered "a lacerat-
ed confused wound over the left eye
and a. laceration of the back. Cum
mingS sustained a fracture of the
right arm and abra sions of the right
knee. Both men were treated by DR..
Bruce J. Coyle of the Emergency
staff who answered to a call for the
ambulance. They were later taken
to ST Vincent'S hospital
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
FOCH COMES AS NEW
MEETING is ARRANGED

Spa, July 14-In an effort to pre-
vent a breakup of the allied confer
ence, meeting between the German
foreign minister and Lloyd George at
the latter's hotel was arranged.
Field Marshal Wilson of Great
Britain, who was summoned here
yesterday by the supreme allied
council, after the German delegates
engaged in the conference in this city
had rejected the allied solution of the
coal delivery problem, is expected to
arrive here tonight. He is expected
to Immediately confer with Marshal
Foch, who also was summoned by
the council, and with the allied pre-
miers.
In some quarters there is expecta
ton that the Germans will make a
fresh offer during the day.
Marshal F'och and General Wey-
gand, his assistant, summoned from
Paris to the allied-German confer
ence when the Germans rejected the
allied solution of the problem of de-
livery of coal by Germany, arrived
here today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
POLICE DRIVE ON
SNEAK THIEVES

With petty thefts and robberies av-
eraging at least two a day. the police
have started a campaign against per-
sons who are believed to be responsi-
BILE for the breaks" 1t is believed
that most of the robberies have been
committed by sneak thieves who have
been working Independently, and not
by an organized gang.
Three small thefts were reported
to the police today. Sneak thieves
entered the home of Mrs. Abe Ko-
lody of S92 Boston avenue. and made
off with $50 in cash. In the home
of Mrs Della Legiere of Is Wal1eur
court, key workers secured a gold
watch and $35 in War Savings
Stamps. The third "break" was
made at the tailor shop of John Ka-
taxa, sac Water street, where the
thieves forced a door and stole 10
suits
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
Will Endeavor to Ar
range With the City
Authorities For a Sim
gle Arrest in Order to
Test the Validity of
the Ordinance Will
Run Whether One or a
Hundred Are Arrest
ed.

All itjneys and jitney buses win
continue on their usual runs tomor-
row, Notwithstanding the ordinance
passed by the aldermen Monday
night al the solicitation of the trolley
company, was the announcement
made today by the officers of the bus
associations.
If an arrest is made the attorneys
OF the Jitneymen will endeavor to
nave The city attorney make the first
arrest a test case. The jitneys run
ming While the courts are deciding on
the legality of the arrest:
In case the city attorney will not
agree it is probable that an injunc-
ton will be sought against the city
and police to prevent them from in
terfering with the jitneys until <he
courts have determined on the legal
questions involved.
In either case the jitney men are
determined to run their buses and will
have bondsmen ready to bail out any
man arrested and spare men to take
their places while they are in Gus
tody.
The attorneys for the jitney men
claim that the ordinance is illegal and
unconstitutional because the act pass
ed by the aldermen was not the one
signed by the mayor as it contained
the additional word Not in the final
paragraph, and say that the insertion
of this word makes it's meaning, the
exact opposite of the meaning of, the
ordinance reported by the ordinance
committee and passed by the alder
men.
1t is also claimed that the status
of the jitney men cannot be changed
by the aldermen during the term of
the license they were granted when
they began operations. Most of the
licenses run until the first of Janu-
ary 1921, and the attorneys claim
that these are in the nature of a con-
the one hand and the holder of the
license on the other.
1t is claimed that an ordinance
passed to change conditions during
the term of the license is opposed to
the Constitution of the United States
in that it deprives a man of his prop
erty without, due process of law. At
tention is called to the fact that most
of these jitney men have invested
large sums of money in their cars
under an agreement with the govern
ing power that they would be allowed
| to operate for a year and that the en-
forcement of an ordinance which puts
| them out of business is taking their
property without due process of law.
Besides their genera s'"r'n5s
ner & Quinn of New Haven, the jit-
| neynen have retained DeForest &
Klein of this city and say they intend
| to retain the firm of Shannon & Viii
der With this array of counsel the
men feel that they will be able to
meet all legal difficulties.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
WEATHER

New Haven. July 14-Unset-
tied, probably occasional show
ers tonight and Thursday.
For Connecticut: Thunder
showers probably late tonight
and Thursday; cooler Thursday;
moderate to fresh southwest
winds.
An area of low pressure over.
the northern portion of the lake
region is causing unsettled show.
cry weather in all the northern
districts from the Rocky Noun
tains eastward to the Atlantic
coast Several places in the
southern portion of the lake re-
gion reported heavy local show
el.s. The temperature is lower
this morning in the upper MISS
s;ppi valley and lake region but
continues high along the north
e1n Atlantic coast.
Conditions favor for this vicfn-
ityp unsettled weather with occa-
sional showers and slightly low
81, farr,plr.0f
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
MACHINE GUNSF0R
S|NN FEIN ATTACK

Belfast, July 14-Machine guns and
soldiers behind sandbags were on the
roof of the court house at Lifford to-
day, apparently in fear of a Sim Fem
attack on the county Donegal Court
of Assizes.
Troops were posted in the square
in front of the court house. In the
building balconies were guarded by
soldiers with fixed bayonets.
In an attempt to prevent the jurors
from reaching Lifford, rails were torn
up on the Burton Port extension of
the Lough Swil1y railway and tele-
graph wires were cut.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
$l5O,000 Pouch
FOundbutNOt
The $l50,0O0

George E. Hudson of Bloomfield,
N. J.. reported to the New Haven po-
lice that he had lost a portfolio con-
tanning s150,o00 worth of securities
on the road from Stamford to Bridge
port on Saturday. He is a stock
broker. Yesterday B. H. Alton of New
Haven reported to the police that he
had found such a portfolio but there
was nothing of any value in 1t. Now
the New Haven police want to hear
from Hudson again.
Alton, travelling engineer for the
General Electric Company, reports
having found it in the afternoon when
driving from Stamford to this city, at
a point a couple of miles or so this
side of Norwalk. and lying in the mid
die of the road.
While it was said there were some
personal papers and securities in the
portfolio when found by Alton, it is
declared that the apparent value OF
these is said to be very, very much
less than s15o,o00.
1t is possible that previously the
portfolio may have been in other
hands than those of Mr.. Alton and
was thrown away after having been
rif1ed of the papers of great value
which it was alleged to have con-
tanned. The name of Mr.. Hudson and
the Bloomfield, N. J., address appear
prominently on the papers remaining
in the case as it was found last even
ing.
The portfolio was seen lying in the
middle of the road and in full sight OF
all traffic and 1t appeared to Alton had
just been dropped from a car imme-
diately ahead of him. He endeavor-
ed to catch up with this machine after
he had stopped to recover the los
case, but the leading car was making
a fast rate of speed and got away be
fore he could overtake it. He came
straight on to New Haven and re-
ported his find to the police. He says
he was not questioned by occupant:
of any other car, either returning
along the road or otherwise as tt
whether he had found any such ar
ticle
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
Less Coal
Than la
War
Situation Here in
B r i d G e port and
Throughout the State
Becoming Desperate
Dealers Forced to Buy
in the Open Market
President Again Ap-
pealed to.

The coal situation in Connecticut
has reached such a stage that the
authorities at Washington have been
notified that unless promises are at
once made with the power and the in
tention of carrying out the promises
of relief the industries of the state
will be in very bad condition by
winter time and many of them will be
obliged to close down.
Here in Bridgeport the condition is
such that even the school board could
not arrange for coal for the school
furnaces and has already contracted
for a supply of coke. OF course, un-
less there is bituminous coal, there
will be no coke. The manufacturers
of the city are very openly alarmed
over the situation.
Last week Gov. Holcomb wired the
president that steps ought to be taken
at once to. relieve the coal situation
and the president has replied that he
IS studying the situation. Yesterday
the mayor of Hartford wired Presi-
dent Wilson to the same effect.
One of the big coal dealers of the
etate says:
"At no time during the war were
the conditions so bad as just now.
OF course. it is summer now and the
people are not using much coal. but
If some relief in receipts does not
come soon, so that supplies of bitumi-
nous coal can be laid in for the win
ter, some of the local factories will
have to close down business. And
business in New England will have
to be closed down, too.
"And the anthracite coal situation
IS also very badly. Canada and the
West are getting this coal, but the
New England states are neglected
Mining of coal is in progress, but the
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
RECEIVERS BODIES
OF DROWNED BOYS

The bodies of Carl Pressman and
Harry Ginsberg, both Of this city, the
two boys who were drowned in the
Housatonic river Sunday afternoon
when a boat they were rowing cap
sized were recovered this morning
between 7 and o'clock.
The body of the Pressman boy was
found near the dock of the Gulf Re
filming Company and the other body
was found about 700 feet north of the
dock. Chief James Maher of the
Milford police was notified and he
in turn notified Medical Exa miner
Fischer. who took charge of the bod
les.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
DIR. E. M. SMITH
DIES OF PNEUMONIA

DR.. Edward NJ. Smith, well known
physician of this city, and for the
past IS years associated in the medi-
cal profession with DIR. G. C. God
fdey, died at o'clock this morning, at
his late home S67 Park avenue, after
an attack of pneumonia.
DIR. Smith was affiliated with the
Fairfield County Medical association,
a member of st. Johns church, and a
Shriner. He is survived by his wife,
one son, Andrew Smith, and one
daughter, Mrs. Edward Carpenter,
and two grandchildren.
Arrangements have not been entire
ly completed, but the funeral will take
place on Friday afternoon from the
late home.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
HATMAKERS' STRIKE
AT SOUTH NORWALK

South Norwalk, July 14-Because
two of their men were discharged by
the Multi Felt Hat Company, when
they would not accept work given
them, one hundred and twenty-fv
hat makers, trimmers and fnishers at
the factory went on strike here to-
day. The work the men refused to
accept was given in violation Of rules
drawn up some months ago, it is
claimed by the strikers. The Multi
Felt Company have refused to REIN
state the men discharged and have
declared they will run an "open
shop
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
PEPPER GIVEN
$50 AND COSTS

After being watched for two days
by members of the vice squad, Ste
phen Gyorke, of 235 Hallett street,
who is alleged to have been peeping
into tents in Seaside park, was ar
rested last night on a technical
charge of breach of the peace. Gyorke
was fined $50 and costs by Judge
Frederic A. Bartlett in the City Court
this morning, at which time the
judge warned that any person arrest
ed for this offense in the future
will be sent to Jail.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
HOSPITAL STOLEN
PATIENTS IN TENTS

Conne1lsville, Pa, July 14-With an
outbreak of smallpox here the author
tiles today faced a perplexing prob
lem. The municipal hospital located
on Mount Pleasant road, a half mile
from the city line where the patients
were to be quartered has been stolen,
and as a result the victims of the
disease are being quartered in tents.
When the authorities arrived at the
spot where the hospital was located it
was found that all that remained of
the building was a few boards.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
BOISHEVIKI STILL
POUNDING FORWARD

London, July 1--fNurther advances
by the Bo1sheviki in their campaign
against the Poles are reported in
Soviet statement received by wireless
from Moscow today.
+ I'm the direction of KoveI," the
statement says, 1--WE crossed the river
Goryn, 20 miles southwest of Sarny
and are developing our advance.
Fierce fighting is proceeding in our
favor
Our advance along the entire front
is continuing to develop successfully
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
STANLEY TO SWEAR
NEW PATROLMEN

In accordance with a late change in
schedule, the SO new policemen and
13 officers who have been promoted
to a higher rank, will be sworn in to-
night by Chairman John G. Stanley
of the Police Board, instead of to-
morrow noon.
ALI OF the men will report at police
headquarters at O'Clock tonight, at
which time the oath will be admins
tered. No ceremonies will accom-
pany the affair.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
FIND REFLECTORS
ON POST ROAD

Sixty automobile headlight reflect
ors and three blow-torches which are
believed to have been stolen from the
plant of the Hawthorne Manufacture
ing company in this city, were found
last night on the Post road near Nor
walk. The police of that town have
notified the local department, and an
investigation is being conducted. The
Hawthorne company did not report a
theft at their factory.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
Police Raid Savin
Rock HOOch Bars

tensive work on the sewer at the
west shore and to accommodate it's
foreign help has taken over the
building of the Acorn club in Savint
avenue opposite the old ball grounds.
This place was raided and a number
Of men taken, one of them the cook
It is understood that Pierson came
to police headquarters to provide
bond for his employe and was also
serDaes with a warrant
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14

The police of the town of Orange
made a raid on the saloons of Savin
Rock yesterday with the result of 33
arrests in 13 places. The raids were
ordered by the Civic Association of
West Haven which intends that there
will be no liquor selling at the resort
this summer.
Martin Pierson, said to be the head
of the Acme Engineering company
of Springfield, was one Of those ar
rested This firm has been doing ex-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
Will Ban Trucks
From Seaside Park

been received of late, regarding auto
mobilists who have driven their ma
chimes over park flower beds. Sew
eral fine beds have been practically
ruined by automobiles, and others
are in danger unless the rules of the
park are strictly enforced. Arrests
will follow violations of ordinances
regulating traffic in the park
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14

Park board officials issued a warn
ing today against driving automobile
trucks and commercial cars in Sea-
side park. This practice has been
quite in vogue during the present sea-
son, and the officials are determined
to enforce the ordinance which for
bids machines of this kind in the
park grounds.
Numerous complaints have also
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
HANGMEN ON STRIKE:
EXECUTION PUT OFF

London, July 1.-THE hangmen of
Germany have gone on strike for in
creased wages, says a Berlin despatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Co., quot
ing German newspapers. 49,
At Meiningen, according to the
despatch, the execution of a murderer
could not be carried out, as the Halle
and Munich hangmen refused to
work
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
MUST GIVE BOOZE
BACK TO OWNERS

Perth Amboy, N. J., July 14-One
hundred and thirty cases of whiskey
valued at $4,000 which were seized
in government raids but subsequently
ordered returned to the owners by
the court were stolen from a ware
house here today. They were to have
been delivered to the owners in Eliza
beth and Boonton. A consignmer
valued at $4,000 had been returne.
to them yesterday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
OIL WORKERS STRIKE.

Mexico City, July 14-Ten thousand
workers in the Petroleum field around
Tampico have struck, according to re-
ports received by the government
Private advices state the number idle
is nearly twice that figure. The men
demand wage increase of rs per
cent
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
KELLY WILL SPEAK

William J. Kelly, National secretary
and treasurer of the Amalgamated
Metal Workers Of America will be
the speaker a. the open meeting of
local lodge No. 80 at their headquar-
ters at No. 1887 Broad street on Fri
day evening.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
BROWNE-CUDAHY.

Los Angeles, July 1.-THE mar
riage of Miss Edna Catherine Cudahy,
daughter 'of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Cudahy, to Percy Fisher Browne a
Pasadena bank teller, was announced
today. The bride is a member Of the
Kansas City Cudahy family.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
FOR OVERLOADED BUS

For overlooking his jitney bus,
Constantine Gorelick, of 631 Stillnlan
street was fined SO in the city court
this morning. The jitneyman was
vA..a~tad Last uighk in Main street
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
FRENCH FLAG FLIES.

Washington, July 14-The French
tri-color foated today from govern
ment buildings alongside the Ameri-
can flag as Washington paid honor to
France in commemoration of Bastile
Day. The French flag also was widely
displayed at business houses and resi-
dences.
The days observance here included
visit by Secretary Baker to Airing
ton National Cemetery to place
wreaths on the graves of French
soldiers.
President Wilson sent a message of
congratu1at tionS to President Des-
chanel of France. General Pershing
sent a ge to Marshal Foch on
behalf of Americans who served on
French soil
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
A Great
PLAYGROUND ON
BASTILLE DAY

Paris, July 14-F'rance today cele-
brated the 131st anniversary of the
taking of the Bastile. Artillery and
infantry numbering 41,0O0 marched
through Paris to the Vincennes race
track for a review. French and
American flags were entwined with
the colors of the other Allies on Paris
buildings
The press today printed General
Pershing's greetings to "Foch, GRANGE
and it's army and an American le-
gion message to the French were dis
played in the newspapers. A silk
American flag woven by California
girls, was to have been presented to
Marshal Foch, but he was at Spa
Paris today was one vast play
ground. All business was at a stand
still, even transportation. There was
dancing on the streets.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-14
THE WEATHER

Bridgeport and vicinity
Thunder showers probably
tonight and Thursday; cooler
Thursday; moderate to fresh
southwest winds.