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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
 HERE TO BE
 THE BEST
Superintendent Simpson Says That Local Institu-
 tion Will Be Greatly I'm proved.

"I firmly believe that inside of a
 year we will have the best hospital
 from a medical standpoint anywhere
 between New York and Boston. We have a large staff made up from the
 best doctors and surgeons in the
 city, many of them recognized outside
 Of Bridgeport as specialists of high
 standing. Everyone connected with
 the institution in any capacity seems
 to be putting their shoulders to the
 wheel and we are making progress .
 The speaker was Sumner Simpson,
 president of the Bridgeport hospita 1,
 who had found an opportunity to see a representative of The Times yes terday.
 You ask me to tell you how the new plan of management at the hos pital has work It hut dates from the first of the year when a new Board of Directors was appointed. cal men. Previous to that time the medical and laymen. From the men- bership of the new Board several men were selected to be an executive com nittee W. B. Lashar was made chairman of this committee and the other members were R. s. Eincks, A. E. Iavery, A. Strong, W. F. Severn, s. M. Eaw-ley, and myself
 This executive committee meets every two weeks, always at the hos pita1, and the minutes of/the meet | i1.gs are made a pecord for the Board (Continued on Page 16.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
City Will Vote For
 Wilson OIl First Ballot

and the aspirations of Frank Ballard to go ts one of the delegates were stt on in forcib1e maner
 Ballard it IS said recanted the her. esy which he preached in the last city campaign and begged to be allowed to go as a delegate as he was the ac- credited representative of the State leaders but the caucus refused to for give him and put f1m on the stool of repentance for an indefinite period
 He was accepted as member of the Fifth District Committee but was told that he must work his way up from the bottom the same as any new conner in the party.
 John A. Leonard, a violent anti Wilson man, was, endorsed as chair man of the Town Committee after the pre-caucus session of the leaders of the various factions but only after the anti Wilson men had agreed to give Mayor Wilson the complimentary vote of the delegation on the first ballot
 The delegates selected after a long contest were Elmer Ravens. John A. Leonard, John O,Connell. Charles D. B,aclcl1am, Alexander L. Delaney, John Riley, Howard Smith. George Hill, Dennis Kelly and Samuel Dave. The regular town and city conven- ton will be held tonight at 260 State street and these selections will be formally endorsed as the delegates to the State conventions
 | A set of delegates will also be se-
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
WOW PREPARE
 PETITION FOR
 4 70 CENTFARE
Trustees of Trolley Com pany Say That the Com pany Cannot Make Any Money at / a Fare Less Than That.

Hartford Aug. PA, 10 cent flat rate will produce sufficient revenue to meet the operating expenses of the trolley service of the Connecticut Company, in the opinion of Morgan B. Brainard, a trustee of the com pany. MT. Brainard said yesterday that the trustees of the Connecticut Company are now engaged in draw ing up a petition to the public utili- ties commission for the increase of the present fare rate of 7 cents to the figure he mentioned. The present rate was only substituted for the zone system to meet an immediate emergency, he said.
 The Connecticut Company will pre- sent it's petition for the fare increase to the public utilities commission Oct. 1, at which time, it is believed final disposition of the case will be made.
 Competition of the jitneys and the cost of labor and coal are the chief causes of the inadequate revenue, MT. Brainard asserted.
 ''It is absurd to assume that the trolley service of the Connecticut Company can be maintained accord ing to the revenue it produced five years ago. MT. Brainard said. ''In common with other concerns the company has had to pay greatly in creased operating expenses. In a letter to the authorities of Hartford, President Storrs says:
 As you know3 the trolley situation is becoming. more and more acute and the company finds itself in a position where it must call the attention of the authorities of the various cities in which it is operating to the fact that it will be impossible for the company to continue it's operations should the communities allow unrestricted jitney competition.
 The only source of revenue which this company has is from earnings on its cars, nor have we any possible source of credit due to unsatisfactory operating conditions.
 Should these revenues continue to fall below the expenditures for the lbpkeep of the property it is clear that the operations will have to be discon- tinued.
 Yours very truly,
 L. $. STORtRS,
 President.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
State Bells To Ring On
 Saturday

Hartford, Conn.,, Aug. 27-Ratiica-
 ton of the federal suffrage amend ment will be observed by the, women of Connecticut on Saturday with the ringing of bells and the blowing of whistles in every city and town in the state. Lieut. Governor Clifford B. Wilson, chairman of the Mems Council of One Hundred for Connec- hcdt, wrote to the mayors of the twenty citiCs in the state, Thursday
 asking them to observe the occa sion. In furtherance of the movement the Connecticut Woman Suffrage associa- tion got in touch with it's county or ganizations and through them passed the word to every town in the state urging the Saturday noon celebration. A special request has been made for the ringing of church bells. It was decided by the National American Woman Suffrage Association several months ago that when the thirty-sixth state ratified, a country wide celebra- ton would be held at high noon the Saturday following the final action and in all parts of the country ar rangements have been made for an observance worthy of the event. Con necticut suffragists will have their real celebration at their convention in No- vember, but for the present, accord = ing to Miss Katherine Ludington, president of the Suffrage association, are too busy with political matters to devote much time to arrangements. Miss Ludington led a group of over thirty Connecticut suffragists who went to New York today to partici- pate il, the reception to Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt National president. They were to carry in the parade a banner bearing the words Tennessee Set Connecticut Women Free"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
THE WEATHER

New Haven, Aug. 27-Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday.
 For Connecticut Fair tonight and probably Saturday; no change in tenn perature; gentle variable winds.
 Weather conditions: General rains have fallen during the last 24 hours over the southern districts from the gulf coast northward % the Ohio val ley.N The greatest amount reported was 2.1A inches at Knoxville, Tenn. Pleasant weather continues in the northern districts east Of the Missis- sippi river. The western trough of low pressure extends from New Mexico northward to Montana The tenn perature is rising slowly in> the cen tral and eastern districts and is now slightly above normal for the season of the year.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather follow ed by increasing cloud mess, and slightly higher tempera- t1lre-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
Legislature May
 Take Action On 18th Amendment
(Special to The Times)

Hartford, Ex-Governor Hocomb this noon called special the Legislature to be convened Tuesday September Ath for the of laws to make machinery election this state competent to meet the requirements the enanchisement of 100000 Connecticut
 to the Bridgeport Times reporter by Executive Secretary Buckley at today
 throughout the state have complained that days which allowed by the law for the ma ing sufficient because there will be great of voters this fa the Governor will Legislature making of that there will be plenty of time those who apply.
 It is within the possibilities that the Legislature, when it meets may take action the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment and also take action trolley situation the will called particular pur- pose of simplifying the election laws
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27

 DEMURRER
 RULED OUT
Thirty Three Busmen Are Fined $2 Each and Serve
 Notice of Appeal.

Overuhng a demurrer entered by LAttoi heyS DeFUrest and Resnick, .counsel for tho B jitneymen who we're arrested night before last for over ,orowding their machines, Judge Frank L. Wilder, in the City Court this Emorning found each accused driver guilty, and imposed a fine of $2 in all leases. The jitneymen gave notice that they would appeal from the de- | ctsion of tho court. but no bonds for such an appeal were fixed by Judge twilder.
 In defending the bus drivers, Alt ftorney Resniclx attempted to show that the information contained in the complaint was insufficient. He based this defense ou the grounds that the complaint read public service motor vehicie,'' while the state law mentions -public service motor car," and was intended primarily for buses of the touring car type which seat five or seven persons
 Assistant Prosecuting Attorney E. Earle Garliclx countered with the ex- plantation that a. public service vehicle Is any vehicle used on the public highway for the purpose of soliciting, receiving and carrying passengers for individual fares.
 Judge Wilder could not discern any iremarked difference hetween the 1aiw and the complaint as entered, and con- seuuent1y found each driver guilty and imposed fine ! Although somewhat delayed by the rigid enforcement of the "stan ding law. tftneys provided good .-ervice for the public of Bridgeport yester day. Policemen in charge of Captain
 James Walker, of the traffic bureau
 were on the watch for fragrant viola
 tfons of the law, but made only two arrests for this offense
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
FAIRFIELD MAN \
 SHOOTS HIMSELF

The body of Robert T. Ross, of Toflsome Hill, Fairfield, was found last night stretched across a bed, with a revolver in his hand, and with signs of having committed suicide. The powder of the bullet had partial ly burned his body. and some of the cottage was damaged by fire. Mrs. Ross upon coming home last evening discovered the tragedy. No reason forA the suicide could be determined. The funeral will be held this after noon from the undertaking parlors of M. J. Cannon and Rev. John Kelly of Ss. Georges Episcopal church, will ofnciate. Burial will be in Lakeview caznetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
GOES THROUGH
 HERE
Passenger on the II O'clock Train From New York = T w o Speeches in Regard to Republican Fund Will Be Made at New Ha- ven.

Gov. Jaes M. Cox, of Ohio, passed through Bridgeport, bound for New Haven at noon today He was a passenger on the II o'clock train from New York. which makes no stops be- tween New York and New Haven. Hence the folks at the station have had no chance to get a look at him.
 Repetition, in part, of the evidence he presented last night at Pittsburgh to substantiate his charges of a $15,- o0o,0O0 Republican corruption fund.- was planned today by the Democratic presidential candidate at New Haven, and also tomorrow at New York. ,.'-
 Satisfaction with information given to back up his declarations of a
 conspiracy to buy the presidency aided by funds from big business in- terestS was expressed by Gov. Cox and his advisors, today. That develop ments for the time being on the evil dence and subsequent deve1opents in the senate committees investigation was indicated by the governor. He said he did not expect to present fur ther evidence in New Haven today
 but persons close in his councils de- clared that he had sufficient additional
 matter for a score of speeches, in- cluding information regarding indi- vidual Repub bhcan subscriptions. When this is to be forthcoming was not in- dicated, but was expected soon.
 The governor planned to make two addresses today, one at Savin Rock al a shore dinner this afternoon, ana
 another at the Hyperion theatre ir New Haven tonight. It was the gov. ernor's first visit into New Englant and he looked forward to it witf pleasurable anticipation. Later 1T 1 the campaign he expects to tour vir. l tually all New England
 George White, chairman of ths Democratic National Committee; Sen ator Harrison of Mississippi chair man of the speakers bureau, and oth. | CT party leaders, joined the candf | dates party and accompanied Gov 1 Cox to New Haven. Enroute toda! 1 the governor conferred with Wilbur
 w. Marsh of Iowa, national treasur
 CT; Ed H. Moore of Youngstown, O. 1 the candidates manager, at Sa1 | Francisco and others who came o1 from Pittsburgh.
 A party of 25 will go from Bridg | port to the dinner at Savin Rock thi 1 afternoon while it is expected tha | 50 will attend the speech at the Fly l perion tonight. The delegates and al 1 ternates to the Dem mocratic Nationa
 committee will act as an escort t l Gov. Cox from the Hotel Taft to tn Hyperion tonight and William P 1 Kirk and Col. T. J. Murphy of thi | city will be members of the escortin, | party.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
GEN. EDWARDS TO
 TALK TO Y. D.

New Haven, Conn, Aug. 27.-Briga- dier General Clarence R. Edwards will come here on Saturday to attend the fish of the committee, today received a telegram from General Edwards saying:
 "I will be there Saturday, August 2S That kind of reunion demands my first allegiance. Will take a morn ing train; must return in afternoon to obey my orders. Wire your program to Boston
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
40 Motorists Pay
 Tn Parking Rule

desk at police headquarters. Judge Wilder said today that the ruling is sued yesterday is not permanent, and those drivers who are served with summonses today may be obliged to appear in the City Court
 One man, William A. H. Hatfield, of Brook1awn avenue, kicked on paying his dollar this morning, choosing to voice protest in court. Hatfield claimed that the restricted streets are not posted with rulings regarding the new ordinance, and declared that the ruling is similar to that which for bids spitting on the sidewalks. He added that he himself could bring in 100 persons a day wko violate the ant-spitting ordinance. Turning to Assistant Prosecuting Attorney E: Earle Garlick, Judge Wilder said
 '.I wish you would see that MT. Hatfield is made a special polio eman, if
 (Continued on Page Six.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27

In the meantime the trolley con,- peny is making it's preparations for the return of the cars to Bridgeport. While the local managers of the com pany refuse to give out any infornaa- ton on the subject it is known that the cars that have been in use in other places have already been re- turned to Bridgeport and the increase of activity around the car barns makes it apparent that they are preparing to come back s President Storrs has said that it would take a week to prepare the equipment Of the company here for the return of the .troHeys that those who are following the course of the negotiations say that in spite of the belief by many, that the trol1eys should come back at once it will be Labor day before they are running again on full schedule.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27

By a special order issued yesterday afternoon by Judge Frank L. Wilder, 40 automobilists who violated the new parking ordinance yesterday, had their cases nolled upon the payment of s1 or s2 this morning. Fifty-one car owners in all were served with summonses yesterday, but charges against 10 of these were nolled to- day. One man was found guilty of violating the ordinance, and was fined s1.
 The order issued by Judge Wilder yesterday afternoon, provided for the payment of $1 by those persons who left their cars parked for over 20 minutes in side streets within the re- stricted areas. and S2 for those who parked their machines in Main street or Fairfield avenue. The order was granted for the purpose of excusing the offenders from appearing in court, and all money was taken in at the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27

~ While the delegation selected at the Republican caucus last night will un- doubt edIy vote for Mayor Wilson on the first ballot and if he shows suh- cient strength will stick by him, the majority of the delegates are anti Wilson men and at the first indication of weakness on the part of the Mayor they will desert him for other candi- dates.
 It IS said by those in the know that the delegation consists of eight anti Wilson men and two adherents of the Mayor. These two will stick to the Mayor but the eight will leave him. - There was quite a stormy caucus
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
VICTIM OF LAW
 HE HAD FAVORED

Of all the amusing stories told this morning by persons who ran afoul of the new parking ordinance yesterday, the prize was taken by John Lynch. a Middle street business man. It seems that Lynch, according to his own story, was influential in having an ordinance passed relative to the park ing of automobiles in Middle street. Vest sterday, John forgot himself and left his car by the clrb for more than 20 minutes. He was the second autoist to be served with summons Lynch took the affair good naturedly this morning, and cheerfully paid his dollar.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
FORFEITS $1, 800 BONDS.

Francisco Mendez. who was re- gently arrested on the charge of abusing minor female, forfeited $500 bonds by failing to appear for tria1 in the City court today. It was announced that the bonds will be re- opened if Mendez appears before the second Tuesday in September. He will be given a chance to waive examina- ton and be bound over to the Su- perior Court for trial.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
FINED S25.

Because he was acting suspicious1y in Congress street early this morning, Fred c. Smith of Stratford was ar rested on technical charges of breach of the peace. It is alleged that Smith tried to scale a store ransom, but crashed to tho sidewalk. He was fined s25 by the C1ty court. after he had declared his innocence of any wrong
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
Democrats To Place
 Woman On icket

The Democratic state convention mem bers will name a woman secre- tary of state. It is definitely decid- ed by the Democratic leaders that a woan will appear on the ticket, and the plans designated for her is the secretary of stateship.
 This is the first time a woman will have been nominated for state of flee on any of the big political party tickets. The Socialist party several years ago nominated Miss Schneider.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27

who is now Mrs. Harry Edlin as state secretary, and she had the dis tinction of being the first woman ever nominated for that office.
 Others who have been mentioned are Mrs. Josepha Whitney of New Haven who went to the national Dem ocratic convention as the alternate of Mayor Fitzgerald, Miss Emily Whitney. her sister-in-law, niece of Governor Baldwin, and Miss Caroline Ruutz- Rees of Greenwich
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
TO KILL
 LLOYD-CEORCE

London, Aug. 27-The Daily Mails Lucerne correspondent sends the fol- lowing:
 Owing to the reported departure frort Ireland of six Sim Feiners be- lieved to be members of group sworn to take Premier Lloyd Georges life, the authorities are taking special nrecautions to safeguard him.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
WRITES FROM HAMBURG.

William "Jigger' Higgins, well known in this city who has been set ting up a record of late as globe trotter,' has written friends in this city from Hamburg, Germany, under date of July 24. "Jigger' writes that he s getting plenty of good beer over there and having the time of his life.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
FINED s1o

Andrew Nichols and Edith Bell, of 26 Colurn bus place, were fined S1O apiece when arraigned in the City court this morning. The man and woman were arrested last night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
Will Take Week
 To Get Trolley
 EquipIncntRcady

Mayor Wilson has invited President Storrs of the cu company address the Aldermen at the public hearing next Monday called the purpose acting the recommendation the Traffic Committee that the be requested to Bridgeport ney be regulated It is expected that accept the invitation
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
FRANCE OPPOSES
 WILSON
Advises Poland Not to Keep the War Within Racial
 Boundaries.

Paris Aug 27-The foreign min- istry announced today that France had counseled Poland to attain the best strategicaI military position pos sible until peace is signed regardless of her ethnographical frontier. be- cause the military situation will in fuence the peace terms.
 France has advised Poland, how ever, to withdraw her armies within the Polish frontier upon the signing g of peace.
 General Weygand. who is credited with the Polish victory, is quoted by a Warsaw correspondent of the Petit Parisien as saying the Poles should not advance too far eastward but should entrench along a line that can easily be held if peace is not conclud- ed before wintef
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
SO.OOO Captured

Paris, Aug. 27-Eighty thousand Russian Soviet soldiers have been captured in Poland 4o, 900 killed and So,oo0 informed in East Prussia, ac- cording to the latest report received from the French mission in Poland.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-27
THE WEATHER

Bridgeport and vicinity Fair tonight and probably Saturday; no change in tenn pcrature; gentle variable winds.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-19
Norwich, Friday, Nov. 10. 1920.
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING NOV. 18th. 1920
 11,012
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS.

How easy it is to get along under loose business principles when it comes to do- ing work for the government is well il- lustrated by the disclosures which are daily being made in connection with the operations of the shipping board. That there might be large losses suffered as the result of the war operations was to be expected. Everything undertaken in the delayed preparation for the meeting of the war responsibilities of this gov ernment cost much more money than it would have under normal conditions, and there would be less criticism of losses under such conditions, if there had not been disclosed the willingness to permit conditions which were known to be noth- ing but graft and worse than waste War activities are always expenses, but in the business of the shipping board there ap- pears to have been slight effort made to check incompetency or to strive for eff clency Rather does it appear that it was generally recognized as offering a big opportunity to set a handsome slice of government money without giving anything in return and those who were inclined to follow such methods didn't hesitate to dip in deep and often.
 Whenever attention was called to con. ditions which ought not to have existed when defective work was being done that would endanger lives, or when the board was being gouged right and left there doesn't appear 10 have been any seriou: effort made to check it. Those who un dertooi 10 give the government a square deal seem to have eottpn a kick for theil efforts.
 The same is true of the manner il which it has been testified the funds O board have been disbursed without complete record as to where they went.
 The revelations in connection with th shiuhuildins undertaking of the govern ment are not completed The side of tn board has not been heard but there ha been furnished enough evidence to sho1 that there is the best of reasons for in sistins upon better methods of carryin Jn government business.