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Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
$21SS,556 3 Is Amount
 Of Estate
Will of Wife of Justizae Wheeler Is Made Pub
 lie Today. PROPERTY GOES
 TO HER FAMILY

The will of the late Agnes L.. Wheeler, disposing of an estate of 9z15' 55612, was made public at the Probate office in City Hall today.
 According to the terms of the will Justice Wheeler is made executor and trustee, 10 bond being required. The property, with the exception of S11,- oVV m real estate, consist of stocks and bonds.
 To her daughter, Helen L. Wheel CT, IS left all the deceased's jewelry ana personal belongings and to Jus nee Wheeler, his wife's half interest III the homestead at 115 Park ave- nue. all household effects, silverware pictures and books
 The will directs that after all just deots and funeral expenses have been paid the remainder of the property be divided into three equal parts.
 The first third is left to Justice Wheeler. A second t1trd placed in trust with her husband to pay from the income derived rom it $1,5o0 yearly to her daughter until she be- comes 21; s1,8O0 yearIy 5n equal monthly payments for each of the four years between her daughters 21st and 18th years; and s2,50O in equal monthly payments yearly to her Se~SiSoSiSc4 bCL"SGl SllS ages Ol 70 duS 30. On the daughters 30th birthday principal and interest are payable to her.
 The remaining third is left to her son, George &facy Wheeler, under conditions identical to those of the daughters bequest. The will provides ; that if he gees fit, Justice Wheeler may. pay principal and intereezs at any time before each of the heirs reach the age of 30. Both gre at present minors.
 In case of incapacity on Justice Wheeler's part the Bridgeport Trust company is named as secondary exec utor and trustee. The will was drawn August ?, 1919, by BeardsIey 6 Boards ley. F. T. Staples and s. F. Beardsley were appraisers Mrs Wheeler died August 24, 1919, her husband, son and daughter being the survivors
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
BATTLE OVER BROOMS TAKEN
 INTO COURT

Harry Chambers. his wife Gather inc, and William Jackson, all of 19S Knowlton street, who are alleged to have participated in a whirlwind en- counter in the Know1ton street apart ment house last night, and to have bounced several bottles off the head of one Frederick Robinson. of the same address, were arraigned in the city court this morning, charged with assault. Chambers and his wife were sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $25 and costs. but charges against Jackson were noIled. The jail sentence imposed upon the man and wife were later suspended.
 According to the story told in court Robinson, who was only recently dis charged from St. Vincent's hospital, had an argument over a, clock and a broom with some mysterious woman from New Haven The discussion wax ed warm, and Robinson's remarks are said to have been of a very unflatter- ing nature and to have included al- most everyone in the house.
 Mrs. Chambers, who was listening in'' from the floor below, took excep- ton to some remarks said to have been made about her, and rushed up- stairs to thrash it out with Robin son. She was followed by her hus- band The trio engaged in a verbal battle for a few minutes, and then someone suddenly hurled a milk bot tie. Robinson returned the fire with another bottle and tucked behind a door for the purpose of protection and to secure more ammunition. Bottlen and dishes clogged the atmosphere to a considerable extent. and some ot the missiles colIided none to gently with Robinson's head. Jackson jumped into the fray in the role o1 peacemaker, and succeeded in queIi- ing the disturbance just as an offic- CT arrived. Neither MT. or Mrs Chambers were struck by the fIyins bottles. The New Haven woman could not be located this morning.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
FELL DOWN A STAIRWAY AND
 INJURED SIDE

Alleging that he slipped and fell on a stairway in the Campus restau- rant on John street, George F. Bel lows, an insurance agent of this city, started suit today in the Superior court against William Lang and Har- " Alvord, proprietors of the restau- rant, for $15, 900 damages. Bellows claims his left side was paralyzed as a result of the fall and that he will be permanently injured.
 The accident happened September 2, 1919, while Bellows, who had been eating at the restaurant, Was on his way to the washroom He claims the stairway was slippery and unsafe and that no warning signs were posted to safeguard patrons from injary. Bel lows says his fall on the slippery steps was so severe that his speech has been impaired and that he was badly bruised. The suit is returnable to the March term.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
ALLIES WILL DEAL
 WITH SOvIETS IF OUTRAGES CEASI
This Decision of Su- pre1ne Council Pre- cludes Relations Be- tween Allied Govern ments and Moscow Administration in the Near Future.

London, Feb. 24-The allies will decline to deal with Soviet Russia until they have arriv- ed at the conviction that the Bolshevists' horrors have come to an end," it was an- nounced after a meeting of the allied supreme council today.
 The decision of the supreme coun- Gil. it was recognized, precIudes dip- lomatic relations between the allied governments and the Moscow admin 1stration in the immediate future.
 The council expressed itself as pleased that the international labor bureau had decided to send a delega- tion to Russia to study conditions, but it stated it's belief that supervis- ion of the delegation should be un- der the council of the League of Ma dons, giving the investigators greater authority.
 The council, it was stated, decided that the allies could not accept the responsibility of advising the border states to continue war against the Bolsheviki, which course by such states might be injurious to their in- terests. If the Bolsheviki attack with in the territory of the border states, however, the allies promise "every possible support
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
GRAND JURORS
 HEAR EVIDENCE
 ON CONSPIRACY

The grand jury heard testimony to- day in the cases of Samuel Milserak, Romaine Howance and Benjamin Lochnicki of Stamford, charged with conspiring to kill Frank H. Andrews an insurance collector. in Stamford, on January 26 last. The jury retir- ed shortly after 11:30 a. m. after re- ceiving instructions from Judge Cur tis of the Criminal Superior Court. At press hour the jurors had not fin ished their deliberations.
 It is alleged that the three men held up Andrews when he entered the Howance home to collect insur- ance premiums. Howance is a1leg- ed to have told the other two men when the collector would arrive.
 Andrews resisted the effort to hold him up and was shot and fatally wounded. Before he died he identi- fled Milersark as the man who shot him.
 The grand jurors are: Edgar Vim ton and August Engelhardt of this Moore of Monroe; Patrick Mccarthy and H. P. Bissen of Ridgefield; P. J. Connolly of Danbury; S. T. Palmer of Shelton; John D. Milne of NorwaIk; Edward Rutledge and George Duryea of New Canaan; Louis N. Close and John J. BohI of Stamford; Joseph Brush of Greenwich; Frederick Sal mon of Westport; Harold Lowell of Stratford; Allen K. Beeman of Fair field; Isaac H. Terry of Bethel
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
uNCoNTEsTED DIvoRCEs

As the docket of uncontested di- vorce cases is still too large for con venience, special sessions will be held Wednesday and Thursday in the Su- perior court to dispose of some of the petitions. Judge Curtis will, pre- side over the sessions. There are Is cases on the list for Wednesday and II of those are brought by Bridge port residents.
 The Bridgeport cases are: Rose Miller against Bernhard Miller; Balas Magyar against Mary Magyar; Bar bar Parthens against Gus Parthens; Amos W. Coons against Alma T. Coons; Eusie Vengal against Julius Vengal; Lottie Suszynski against John Suszynski; Lily Morris aginst Thomas H. Morris; May Hafner Black against Edmund Black; Katherine Costello against Jeffrey Costello; Helen Der by Biddu1ph against Matthew. Bid dulph; Mary Vargo against John Vargo; Harry E. Friant against Agnes M. Friant.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
BURGLARS ENTER BAKERY GET 40
 BAGS OF FLOUR
Police Catch Man Driving Motor Truck That Had
 Contained Booty.

At an early hour this morning the Second Precinct police station was notified that burglars had entered the bakery owned by Jeremiah Harring- ton, 1795 Stratford avenue, and made off with 40 bags of flour. The com plaint was duly registered and made known to the patroImen who were on duty at the time.
 A few moments later two police men noticed a man driving an auto mobile truck into a yard at 2S3 Penn broke street. The truck was covered with flour. and the driver himself was well decorated. The officers put two and two together, and placed the man under arrest on suspicion that he knew som mething of the disappear ance of the flour. A search of the saloon at the corner of Pembroke and Willard streets revealed the missing flour stored snugly away in the cellar.
 The man who was arrested gave his name as James Assenza, of 263 Hamilton street and claimed to be the owner of the saloon in which the stolen flour was found. He was very indignant over his arrest, and ex- plained to the officers that he had been used as a tool by two clever burglars.
 Assenza declared that the two men approached him yesterday and asked him if he wished to purchased some whiskey. He entered into negotiations with them, and was Instructed to have his automobile near the Harring- ton bakery at a late hour last night Assenza carried out his part of the program, according to his own story, but received a truck load of flour in- stead of the promised whiskey. The men told him to put the grain in the cellar of his saloon and hold it there until today, when they would take care of it. They then disappeared Assenza was arraigned in the City Court this morning, charged witt theft. The case was continued un' til Saturday, and bonds were fixed a l $500.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
 CAUSE OF DEATH
 IN A HALF HOUR
Hardy Went Out to Get Medicine and Died Direct
 ly After Return.

Half an hour after arriving home from a visit to the doctor Thomas A. Hardy, manager of Logan Brothers East Main street store died from acute indigestion. Early in the evening the deceased complained of not feeling well and at the suggestion of his wife he went to see Q doctor. Shortly af- ter his return he complained of an- other attack and before medical as- sistance could be called he expired. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, nine months old and one sister, Jane M. Hardy, of Waterbury. me funeral will be held Thursday morning at 8 o'clock from his late home 157e North avenue and at 8 :30 o'clock from St. Augustine's church where a high mass of requiem will be celebrated. Burial will be in St Joseph's cemetery, Waterbury.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
DEMAND FOR VETO
 OF R..R. BILL BY
 PRESIDENT GROWS
Rifts Among Workers Will Militate Against Immediate Solution of Questions Before Rep resentatiVes Confer ring on Presidents s Proposals.

Washington, Feb. 24 -
 hreats of a break in the affi1i- Ated railroad employees organi- cations initiated today against immediate solution of the ques- tons before the representative of the 100000 rail workers conferring here on President Wilson's proposal for a settle ment of their wage demands.
 Because of the wide divergence of views held by the committeeman called to Washington to consider the White House policy, executives of the organizations admitted that they did not know whether they could hold the strength they had gained when it was agreed ten days ago that organizations should affiliate to consider the pro- posal.
 In every conference, it was said, demands for an appeal to the presi- dent to veto the railroad bill con- tinued to grow more insistent The leaders, therefore. were confronted with the task of explaining to the 1OCdI C1ld4I41IGh tie pdS1C fedSOHS LOT their tentative acceptance of the presidents plan, while the latter were bitterly attacking the government 8 general policy and the manner in which it had dealt with the wage con- troversy.
 The leaders also were forced to combat moves of radical elements in several directions. They said these might take definite form at any time.
 That the general committeeman are not by any means united in favor of the presidents proposition was indi- cated by private discussions among the executives as to courses of action in event the plan is rejected. E. J. Manion, president of the Brother hood of Railroad Photographers, was said to have suggested that the whole controversy be referred to the gel- eraI membership. This proposal has not gained headway among the other executives, it was said.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27

 CHICKENS ARE
 BASIS OF SUIT
Allegation Made Tyson's Dogs Have Greatly Up
 set Fowls.

The chickens of Hoge Gillian, a wealthy Greenwich resident, have be- come nervous, frightened, demoral- ized and sick because of attacks by the dogs owned by John H. Tyson, son of the founder of Tyson's Ticket Agencies in New York, and neighbor of Gillian. and the latter wants $1,2OO damages from Tyson, according to papers filed in the superior court to- day. The ailments of the chickens are described in the writ, which is/re- turnable to the March term.
 In addition to making the fowl nervous, Tyson's dogs are also alleg- ed to have killed 40 of Gilliam's flock. These were Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes and Buff Orpington's and of considerably more value than the ordinary barnyard variety. Gillian claims the Tyson dogs have been en- gagged in this warfare since April, 1918, and he declares his financial loss has been considerable. Tyson's s father made a fortune with his string of agencies located in New York ho- tels at which tickets for theatrical D performances are sold at a slight ad- Vance over the box office prices.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
SIGNAL MARS WITH SMOKE.

Eryn Mawr, Pa, Feb. 24-Use of the governments surplus of smoke making material left over from the war in signalling Mars was suggested today by James I. Crenshaw, asso- ciated professor Of chemistry at Bryn Mawr College, who served in the chemical warfare. section of the American Expeditionary Forces. Smoke screens hundreds of miles in width, he believes, would be more likely to be discerned by possible Martians than the geometrica1 de signs which Sir Oliver Lodge sug- gested be laid out on the Sarah de- Sert.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
DEATH CLAIMS EX-COv. MURPHY
 OF NEW JERSEY Was Candidate For Vice President of U. $. in Cam
 paign of 1908.

Newark, N. J.. Feb. 24.---FTanl<lin Murphy, former governor of New Jer- sey, is dead at Palm Beach, according to advices received here today by his son, Franklin Murphy, Jr. The mes sage stated that MT. Murphy had un- dergone an abdominal operation a week ago. He died at the Royal Pom ciano hotel MT. Murphy left here about a month ago for his health.
 MT. Murphy, who is a Republican, served as governor from 1902 to 1905. His public career included service as a member of the Newark Common Council, member of the New Jersey assembly, chairman of the Republican State Committee, and member of the Republican National Executive Com mittee. He was candidate for vice president of the United States in 1908.
 MT. Murphy was born in Jersey City January 3, 1S46.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
TO CLOSE THEATRES UNLESS DEMANDS
 ARE MODIFIED

Chicago, Feb. 24-Owners of most Of the 407 motion picture theatres in Chicago today announced that they would close February 29 unless the Moving Picture Operators Union dis missed it's business agent and modi- fled demands. Film exchanges also ar-7unced they would cease delivery of eels after February 29, thus fore ii 10 close those theatres that other would have remained open.
 , | ke questions involved, according to the owners announcement, are the humber of machine operators each theatre should employ and an alleged attempt a by the business agent, Tom MaIloy, to control screen advertise
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
MCCULLOUGH
 IS APPOINTED
 TO ANNAPOLIS

Edwin Mccullough, prominent High school student and son of PatroIman Robert Mccullough, of ST James street has received an announcement of his appointment to the United States Naval academy at Annapolis. The young man has already passed the competitive examination for the appointment, and will undergo final examinations at the academy on April q. Young Mccullough is now presi- dent of the Bridgeport High School Athletic association. The appoint ment was secured through Senator Frank Brandegee.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
ARE TO STRIP
 MAINE AND
 BLOW UP HULL

The steamer Maine which was carried on the reef at Execution Light about three weeks ago while on trip to this city from New York, is in such a bad position that it has been decided to strip her of all nov able property and parts and blow up the hull to remove a threatened ob- struction to navigation.
 The steamer was carried on to the rocks by the drifting ice in which she had become entangled and it was with much difficulty that the few passengers were removed.
 An examination of the hull dis closed that her back or keel was so broken it would be impossible to draw her off the ledge of roclzs and it was then decided to save what was of value on her and destroy the hull.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
POLAND IS TO SUBMIT
 TO SOVIET

Warsaw. Feb. 24-The govern ment's note to the Allies, setting forth the peace terms Poland proposes to submit to the Russian Soviet government, is being ex- amined by the foreign affairs committee of the diet.
 The Polish demands include remuneration by Russia of the tri- west of PoIand's frontier of 1772 ana Russian recognition of the independence of the Baltic states.
 Poland declares her interest in the Ukraine, asks guarantees against Bolshevik propaganda and demands war indennities from the Soviet government.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
SOVIET CoMMUNIQUE.

London, Feb. 24-The capture of ire hres king and other naval craft by the Red forces which are over running the ArchangeI and Mur- mansk sections in north Russia IS re- ported in Soviet communicate re- eetved from Moscow today. The statement reads:
 According to supplementary in- formation from Archangel our troops captured the battleship CD of the Cbesoa river fotiIla and two heavy and five light ice breakers.
 s"The enemy is bonrbarding Ghenit- chask (sea, of Azov) from the sea.
 Fierce fighting is continuing around Rostov and Nakhitchoskn Con the Don).
 sRed troops have captured the for tif1catons Of Gulitch-
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
NOT TO ISSUE WARRANTS FOR
 MICHIGAN MEN
Maj. Dalrymple Will Pro {. ceed Without Them Un-
 less Issued Soon.

Marquette, Mich, Feb. 24-H. B. Hatch, U. S. Commissioner, today re- fused to issue federal warrants for the arrest of six Iron county officials charged with conspiracy to obstruct the prohibition law. Hatch declared he could not act without the approval of District Attorney Walker at Grand Rapids, Mich, Federal Judge Sessions or Attorney General Palmer.
 Major A. V. DaIrymple, federal pro- hibition director for the central states, who asked for the warrants, notified Hatch that unless telegraphic author ity to issue the warrants was received from District Attorney Walker by 2 p. m., he would proceed to Iron county with a company of his own men and a squad of Michigan state police and make the arrests without warrants.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
LABOR PARTY IS
 TO PLACE FULL
 TICKET IN FIELD

New York, Feb. 24-The American Labor Party will place a full state ticket in the field next fall. Secretary Ernest Bohm announced today. "The only way to further labor's interest in politics is by the labor party" de- clared a resolution adopted recently by the Central Federated Union and made public by MT. Bohm. It added that the action taken by congress on the railway situation shows that neither the Dem ocratic nor the Re- publican party is or is likely to be the friend of labor"
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
TUMASH WHO FELL 8 FEET
 Is BADLY OFF

St. Vincent's hospital authorities stated today that Michael Tumash, who fell 8 feet from a crossbeam at the Housatonfc branch of the Bridge port Brass Co. yesterday, had passed a very restless night and that his con- dition today was serious.
 Tumash, who lived at PA Courtdand street, and is employed by the G. F. Smart Co.,, which is building an addi- ton at the Brass company's plant, slipped from a crossbeam about noon and sustained a fracture of the hip and possible fractures of the left ribs It is now thought that he is injured internally as well.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
LANE CASE CONTINUED.

IL was learned today that the case Of Louis Lang, the Greenwich town bookkeeper alleged to have obtained $1e2.000 of the towns funds by false pretences, has been continued until the May term of the criminal superior court The illness of Judge N. C.. Downs or Stamford. counsel for Lang, is given as the reason for the post ponernenU It is claimed that Lang bought stock with the money he took and that the stock increased in value to such an extent that it is now worth S26n-0oa-
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
CAIL.L-AlJX HAS
 EXPLANATION OF B0LOPASHA CASE

Paris, Feb. 24-The examination of former Premier Joseph Caillaux on trial before the Senate, sitting as a high court, on the charge of having had reasonable dealings with the Germans and conspiring to bring about a dishonorable peace, was re- stunned today.
 The questions dealt with the rela- tions of M. Caiilaux with Bolo Pasha, executed at Vincennes in April, 1918, after being convicted of treason, and Pierre Lenoir, executed in October, 1918, on being found guilty of having held intelligence with the enemy.
 M. Caillaux explained that he thought BOlo Pasha innocent until certain telegrams from America were published. Then, he testified, he broke off all relations with Bolo.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
ARGUMENTS ON
 MOTION TO BE
 HELD MARCH 8
Suit Instituted By Rhode Island to Test Liquor
 Act.

Washington, Feb. 24-Arsuments on the governments motion to dis miss the original suit instituted by Rhode Island to test the constitution aIity of the Federal prohibition con- stitutional amendment will be heard in the Supreme Court on March 8. Assistant Attorney General Frierson and Solicitor General King will ap- pear for the government.
 While the suit will be heard on the motion to dismiss, all the issues in- voIved will be argued, MT. Frierson said today, and the entire case sub- nitted upon it's merits to the court. A decision at this term is expected by court officials.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
STUMBLED OVER UMBRELLA AND
 BROKE HER HIP

Mrs. Thomas Davit, 72 years old, S51 Iranistan avenue, while in a Fairfield avenue trolley this morning about 8 o'clock, stumbled over an umbrella sticking out in the aisle of the car and fell to the floor, fractur- ing her left hip. The Emergency ambulance in charge of Dr. B. J. Burns, was summoned to the Blue Ribbon garage where the woman was taken and she was transferred to St. Vincent's hospital.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
Injun :ti()ll
 On Liners
 Permanent
Suwanee Sold For 3D. 100000 Excluded
 From Order. EXPECT APPEAL
 WILL BE TAKEN

Washington, Feb. 24-Associate Justice Bailey of the district supreme court today signed the former order of injunction against the Shippfng Board to prevent the sale of 29 for mer German liners. The court con- sented to the request of the Shipping Board that the ship Suwanee, which has been sold for $2,000,0OO be ex- cIuded from the order of injunction.
 William R. Hearst, who brought the proceedings, furnished a bond of $10,O00 to indemnify the Shipping Board against loss
 No notification of an appeal was given by counsel for the Shipping Board, but it was said that a special appeal may be taken later
Republican farmer., 1920-02-27
SUFFRAGTSTS TO
 KEEP SEEKING A
 SPECIAL SESSION

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 24-Miss Katherine Luddington, President of the Connecticut Women's Suffrage Association, who has just returned from the national association conven- tion in Chicago, today said that all though the ratification of the fed eraI suffrage amendment now seems assured without the aid of Connec- necticut in as one of the necessary not abandon the attempt to bring Con- necticut is as enc of the necessary thirty-Six states.