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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-17
CHAMBER TO HEAR REPORTS

A SpeC1dI5 meetInS or the mem ber- ship committee of the Chamber of Commerce will be held in the assem- bly room in the First-Bridgeport Na- tiona1 building this afternoon at , o'clock. The luncheon committee will hold a meeting in the same place, at o'clock At a meeting to be held this evening at 630 o'clock at the Brooklawn Country club the reports of the first four vice presidents will be read and an outline of the im- mediate tasks eff the chamber will be subnaitted.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-17
popULaTIon STATISTICS

Washington, May IT,
 Nanchester, N. H., 7S,200, increase s.f37 or 11.6 per cent. AIexandi.ia, La, 17,510. increase 6.297 or 56.2 per. cent.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-17
THE WEATHER
 P.

Bridgeport and vicinity Partly cloudy tonight; Tues day, showers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05
SILK UNDERWEAR
IS ONLY CLUE TO
NEW YORK MURDER

NEW YORK, Nov. "A piece
Of silk underwear discovered near
the body Of Leeds Vaughn Waters,
40 years old. wealthy son Of the
late Horace Waters. piano manu-
facturer who was found murdered
in a hotel room Wednesday is the
only clue the police have Thursday
night with which to solve the muir
der mystery The underwear bore
the initials 'W. II. A" and detec-
tivcs here traced IL to a laundry IN
59th street where il was recently
cleaned.
Search is being made for the UNI
known man who accompanied Wat
ers 10 the hotel room and who fed
Just before ;he body was discover
ed. II is believed thfS man is the
murderer and that he is owner OF
the underwear.
Shortly before a hotel detective
went 10 investigate a reported quar-
rel in the room, Waters and his
companion were occupying, the un-
known man. who had registered
with Waters as James Dunn left
the room and went down IN an
elevator. wearing one shoe and
carrying the others. This shoe j.
believed by the police 20 be the
blunt instrument with which Waters
was beaten 10 death. The man left
the hotel after putting on the shoe
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05
Electoral Vote For Harding Tops 400 Marx
so Jez0S FEeeced
out of Je70eIry
BY Money Lender

NEW YORK. Nov. Fifty Rus
sian Jews claiming they were swim
died out OF $15s,OOO in vaIuables by
good townsman from the old
country who loaned money on
their Jewels, Thursday asked the
police 90 find Israel Krumbolz.
money lender Police issued a gen
eraI alarm for his arrest. and sent
wireless message 20 the steamer
ROchambeau when they heard
Krumbolz sailed aboard it last
Thursday for Havre.
Police said Krumhoiz loaned
money TO 'tOwnsmen' needing 10,
holding their valuables while they
erased their debts by occasional
payments. Recently he said he eX-
pected final payments on Nov. I.
and would return the family jewels
and other holdings then. He could
not bc found and a law student in
serted AN advertisement i'm a Jew
ish journal calling attention of ali
persons who had had dealings with
krumholz.
When they were unable to locate
him they concluded they had been
flccced. Hyman Krumholz, nephew
of the money lender. was arrested
ou speculation that he was i'm part
nership with his uncle He was
held In $2,5OO bail for examination
Nov g.
a ring found on his person was
Identified by one OF the victims.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05
Says u. S. and England
Must Avoid Competition

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. Nov. A.
America and Great Britain must
avoid national trade competition,
organized by government and sup
ported by political action" sir
Auckland Geddes, British ambassa-
dor 10 the United States, declared
Thursday in an address at a cham
Der of commerce luncheon here.
II the United States or Great
Britain. he said, were to begin to
organize areas of exclusive econo-
mic advantage there would in
evitably come a clash of interests
that would at least strain the
friendly relations between the coun-
tries. Sir Auckland denied state
ments appearing in American news
papers that American ships Mad
been placed at a disadvantage with
British ships by British govern
ment action.
Far Reaching Arrangements.
He declared, however, not lin any
sense as a threat. however veiled.
but as a matter OF interest that
if the British empire should adopt
a law precisely similar 10 the Ameri-
can law limiting ccastwide traffic &c
ships flying only its own flag, there
would be some far reaching de-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05
JAPS COMMENT ON
HARDING VICTORY
Express Opinion That Hard
Ing is More Unfavorable
to Japanese.

TOXIC. Nov. 4-The Japanese
newspapers i'm commenting Thurs
dag on the results of the presiden-
t.al election in the United States ex-
press the view that the election OF
Warren G.. Harding is q setback 20
the League OF Nations.
The Jill Sh!mpo says Pres't Will
sons exemption Of the Monroe doc
tr'0e reduced the Leagues effective
-ss 20 per cent and that II Mr..
ilrding ma;es further reservations
the League viii 5e seriously inn
peri d.
TIE Y.miu~. Shim5uu says the
league may continue 10 function,
but that she result of the American
l,..tou greatly dinin.shes its ef-
fcacy.
Tht passage Of the aru-Japarese
-rs.l l.irn fn "a ,foraia was dis
couated IN advance By me newspa-
p.rs. whIc1 are ndilg difficulty In
saving anything new.
The Jill ShimDH expresses the
opinion that Mr Harding is more
unfavora bly inclined toward the
Japanese than GOV. Cox, but says
his attitude probably will be modi-
fed when IN Office The Yoruozu
Choho calls upon government 20
protest formally against the anti
japanese legislation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05

rangements in the business OF nom
British shipping
we are not thinking at pres
ent of adopting any such law" he
added, for our trade policy is bas-
ed on the policy Of fair trade and
equal opportunity -.
Sir Auckland said he had no
hesitation in asserting that he mis-
represented no opinion Of import
ance when ne declared ii was the
wish of all the British people 70
live in peace and amity with the
United States and with all the ma
tiOns of the earth.
British Trade Policy.
Il sometimes read in your news
papers, he said, "of these subtle
devilish schemes which the Brit
ish government is preparing with
the object of preventing your trace
expansion. 1 have been a member
OF the British cabinet, I have been
the minister of the crown respon-
sible for the trade policy and activi-
ties OF the government, and I assure
YOU formally and without reserva-
tiou that the principle which under
lies British trade policy is express
ed in the five words. fair trade aid
equal opportunity -.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05
SENATE BOARD PROBES
SOFT COAL SITUATION

NEW YORK. Nov l. d. H.
Wentz of Philadelphia, president Of
the National Golf association, com
posed of bituminous coal operators,
declared there was no shortage of
bituminous coal in the United
States, in his testimony here Thurs
day before the United States senate
committee on reconstruction and
production investigating the coal
situation.
The production OF bituminous coal
for the month Of october, 1870, is
practically the same as for October.
1915, he said.
AT that time a tremendous effort
was made 10 have each miner mine
all coal possible because OF tho war.
The tonnage f0- October 9f his year
without any special effort IS abou;
the Same as 1915.
Nr. WenyZ said there is such "a
~reat supply of coal in New Eng
land" that many OF the contractors
have stopped shipments on theil
contracts He also declared that
both spot prices and contract prices
as they are now are fair and reason
able. He also testified that Goa
shipped 20 Europe is being sold or
la I2-month contract for $3.50 ton
He was asked by Sen. William +
Calder. chairman OF the committee
why that price should not prevail
throughout the country and he re
piled that q comparatively small
percentage Of bituminous coal goes
10 Europe.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05
LITTLE CHANGE IN
INDIANA FIGURES
Sen. Harding Maintains Lead
Over Gov. Cox in Late
Returns.
INDIANAPOLIS ~

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov with
only 81 Of the 3.3S4 precincts IN IN
diana missing Thursday light Sen.
Warren q. Harding. republican, was
leading his democratic opponent.
Gov. James NJ. Cox by 18O.493 for
president and il was believed theere
would be little change in this figure
when the unotficia tabulation was
completed. The missing precincts
are in Marion \ig0 and St3rke
counties. the vote i'm all other coun-
ties pelnS unofficial but complete.
The figures for 1880 precincts
were:
Hardin 5S1.i79; Cox 5O0.9S6.
Thc senatorial ald guoernat0riai
caudfdat.- ,~er- trailing th- party
..aGrr br trom approEiTa -=i- 5000
O. 5000 votes accCrdiny t0 the un-
official tIbl 'ati0ns- ThtS- figures
showed the tOt7l vote incomplete IN
Four counties-Ciav Nigo Marion
and StarE1-on senator and COVER
nor
Tabulated returns from 3.2l4
precincts showed Sen. James 2.
Watson. republican, running IA. SCI
votes ahead 90 form er United States
Sen. Thomas Taegart. democrat. the
figures being. Watson 26S. Tag
gar- 4SS.T07.
Incomplete and unofficial returns
indicated large .majorities for the
republicans in both houses Of the
next general assembly.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05
HOOVER REQUESTS
K. or G.. TO HELP
AMERICAN RELIEF

Herbert Hoover has personally re-
oucstcd the Eui-hts OF Colum bus
Go cooperate in the work Of the Am
cricar Relief agency in Europe.
Supreme Sec'v William +. MCGinley
announced Thursday In an inter-
view with Nr NcGinley Alr Hoo
.er declared that the X or G. rec
ord I'm war and reconstruction work
made it desirab BILE for them 20 serve
ur his committee. Supreme knight
James A Fllherty. who recently
made a tour of some of the war
stricken countries of Europe, will
-eprr~eut the Knights ON the Hoo
Eer committee
Mr. Hoover described the Is 7i
r scholarship andowuents and free
night school and employment SyS-
TENS as The most enlightened recon
-truction work undertaken by any
orE1 uizati0u.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05
GATES OF WHITE HOUSE
OPENED TO PUBLIC FOR
FIRST Time IN YEARS
President Makes First Public
Appearance When Large
Crowd Visits Him.
CARRY MANY BANNERS
John I. Costello. Democratic
Chairman. Leads Parade
Through Streets.

WASHINGTDN. Nov s-Pre-'t
Wilson made his FIRST public appear
ance Thursday night u more than a.
year when he was lifted ir his wheel
chair tp the east pOrtiC0 ~ The
White House Whil, hundreds Z
Washington Ieague or Nations adj
hcrents gathered ON the White
House lawn 90 do him honor.
Tine crowd ~ men, women auI
children. hearing state banners and
the national fia- under the leader
ship of John =. Costello democratic
national committeeman for the Dis
JriCt of Columbia. assem- BLEED ar DEM
Oeratic national headquarters al
o'clock and marched 20 the White
House. where the gates were opened
to the public for the first time since
the beginning OF the war
Crowd Applaud~.
As the president was lifted in rls
wheel chair up the steps from tne
interior Of the White House leading
20 the east portico the crowd on the
terrace below broke into applause
and Joined i'm the singing of AM
chair.
Mrs. Wilson and members OF the
family stood about the president as
the crowd sang. With au 0vercoat
buttoned closely about him and a
soft hat shading his face. the pres
ideut sat silent watching the thrOng
below There was more cheering
as the song ended
a soloist SANG Garry Ne Back 10
ole Nirglnny" and the crowd picked
up the chorus. The presidents
face relaxed and he turned his head
TO speak TO Mrs. Wilson beside his
CCaIr.
Given Bouquet
As the song ended amid renewed
cheering "a large bouquet OF flowers
was laid upon the balustradc beside
him Mr.. Wilson raised his hat and
held it aloft as attendants rolled his
chair back toward the door The
crowd sent mp cheers ror the League
and for the president and as Mrs.
Wilson waved a final greeting from
the door sang "Thc Star Spaugied
Banner
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05
CONTRACTORS
PAY HEAVILY
IN new YORK
House Committee Continues
Probe of Building Trust
IN Gotham.

NEW YORK. Nov. A. More
house wrecking and building con-
tractors appeared at Thursdays
hearing OF the joint legislative com
mittee investigating the building
trust and testified to the payment
Of more than $11, 900 to Robert p.
BrindeH, president of the building
trades council and his walking DEL
egates for the privilege of getting
Jobs and using union men on the
work
Practically all Of the witnesses
told the committee that if they had
not paid Brindell or his associates
certain sums when demanded, they
would have been put out Of the
business" by strikes and labor trou-
BILE.
When the hearing adjourned late
Thursday until Friday, Albert Volk,
building contractor. who had al
ready testified TO the payment Of
$4,000, 10 Brindell was still on the
witness stand, and had several cam
celled checks in his hands for ex-
planation.
Additional Testimony.
Additional testimony as TO the
his aides who had in previous testi-
money been charged with receiving
thousands OF dollars from builders.
came in rapid fire order near the
close of the afternoon session.
Louis Cohen, house wrecker
made the first revelation Of the day
when he testified TO paying Brindell
$4,000 in sums ranging from $3.50
to $500 for the privilege of getting
contracts and working them with
the councils men. He was followed
by Israe. 5. Goldstein, another
house wrecker. who said he had
paid BrindeIl $500 a Job. Of which
amount SO was in a check The
check. endorsed by Brindell. was
placed in evidence.
The first direct testimony relating
ing to the payment OF money to
Brfndells walking delegates was
given by Max NinZon, a contractor,
who declared that he had paid two
business agents, eter Stadmulled
and George Moran, $4,000 to get
work started on a job.
Jacob kamen. another builder.
told the committee that when work
was stopped on one Of his Jobs he
had paid Moran $500, and that work
was started three hours later"
Later ne said he gave Moran $50
when the walking delegate told him
he had given the other money TO
I Rrindell and explaining that If /
/ didn't give it, l wouldn't get along
on the next job
Forced TO Pay Sums.
He said besides giving Brindeli
| S4.500 in cash in various transac-
/ tions in BrindelTs offices he was
/ forced TO pay various sums tOtaling
more than S1.100 10 the Brindell or
I sanitation for Initiation fees and
/ dues OF men In his employ. Checks
/ for various amounts including one
| for S677-25, personally endorsed by
Brindell and A. j. Olsen, were in
= troduced as evidence.
When asked why he had submit
/ ted 10 BrindelIS demands the wit
| ness declared ''he had TO come
I across as the labor leaders told
him that at was up 90 him to select
/ any work and the giving of jobs
When he offered Brindel $4,000
/ for getting him a SIS. .000 stock eX-
I change wrecking job. Volk said
Brindell told him he was mo piker"
and walked away. Several days
I later he said he returned to the la
Dor chiefs office and pleaded with
/ CONTINUED on PAGE FOUR-J
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05
POLICY or
FRIGHT IN IRELAND

LONDON. nov I'm the house
OF commons. T. 2. O'COnnOr raised
"A debate by attacking what hc de-
scribed as the authorities policy ~
frightfuiness ln Ireland. which he
declared was adding new b4-a.lious
20 the sim Feln army and be-
smirchinc Englaud's good name. JO-
seDh Dlvll O. I-ifast. and other
members strongly denounced the
r. or.eals in ireland Sir Hamar
Csreenwoo5. chief secretary for
Ireland replying gave statistics
showi-r t-lt tho military ana pl-
lice were not faitering In their en-
Geav0rs o. maintain the strlc,cs-
5isc.n.lne. Nine c1nstab.es were ur-
der arrest. TWO Cf theE charge j
with murder.
Gen. Sir Neville NacReady. CONF
mander Cf the forces. had inquired
into every charge against the troops
and disciplinary action had been
taken in ten cases. Trials had been
ordered in other cases. including
seven men for completely In the de-
struction OF property az Maliow.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05
MORE STATES
SWEPT INTO
COP. RANKS
Democratic Strongholds OF
Oklahoma, Missouri and
Tennessee Flop.
GET So SENATE SEATS
Ernst Leads Beckham in Ken.
tucky Fight For Sen
atorship.

NEW YORK Nov. "A record
smashing electoral vote for sen.
HARDING topping the 400 mark. and
republican naforitfe4 of moro than
"a score fn tho senate and 150 i'm
the house were assured from Writ
uaIIv complete returns Thursday
niZht from TUESDAYS elections
With tho dernorr4fir sfrorvhofds
OF OISIanom1 missouri and Tennes-
soe defpifcl,, e,..pt INFO Tho yarItb- -
lican ranks bv tbe rsrf,-,s c,-I,sbir.-
victor, the Iarding-Co0lidl-e ticket
had Fgc yof.s exclusive. az tb. live
from Montana yvbore tho rspiib-
1Icau state ticket was victorious ana
the Dreeidoutf1l ticket ahead
Nf,ioritv tn senate
The rrpu1lfcau landslide Thurs
d1v ni-lf Isf given tb. r.ntiblican
ss SENATE Sad. rs rgainst n tor
the dea.1c- Is ,.i.E late returns lfu-
Grru1ir.r.. rta ..f oF esor Eeclt-
ham. sr..- qt. .entuckv. His re-
uublicaa c.srrert Richard T. Ernst.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05
INDIANA FARMERS
ANNOUNCE SERIES
OF CONFERENCES
Say They Are Facing a Crisis
in the Marketing of
CROPS.

Cards have been sent out by the
Indiana Farmers association OF st
Joseph county announcing a series
OF meetings 20 be held in the inter
ests OF "a new membership drive
from Nov. 10 20 23. The cards say
that the farmers are facing a crisis
I'm mark cting their products and
that the Farm Federation is calling
upon them TO throw their influence
with the 100000 members all
ready enrolled, in order that the
power OF all the farmers may be
placed behind American agriculture.
The cards say that II. l. Moss,
representing the Indiana Federation
of Farmers. viii speak at all meet
ings. The dates and places of the
meetings have been announced as
follows.
Nov s, Union township at Lake
Vile.
Nov 9. Liberty township at y.
Liberty.
Nov 10. Lincoln township at
Na-kerton.
Nov. H. Greene township at the
81 r church.
Nov. Il. Olive and Warren town
shirs 1t CrumNOwn
Nov Is. German township at Mt
Pheasant church.
Nov. l1. Clay township at the
Stove- school.
Sow. is. olive township at New
Carlisle
$ov 10. Madison township at the
township high school
Sow %. Penn township at the
Dickson school
Nov %. Centre township at Pal
rstr's Prairie school.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05
PROBE FRAUD
TN ELECTION
Find % Ballots in New York
Sewer Subpoena Elec-
ton Boards.

NEW YORK. N0v f.-All pon
clerks, lection inspectors and ne
board of canvasslnE inspectors n
The thirtcenth election district Z
the fourth assembly district Man
haitian. were suupoeuaed Thursday
night by the district attorney ~ ap-
pear az his office Friday iu counec-
t.on with the finding OF 20 ballots
Thursday at The opening of sewer
az Orchard and Stanton sts.
William Nogt and Joseph Hofs-
man made affdaEits that they haI
found the ballots. which were mars
ed for The district attorney Nr.
Swami. who is a. candidate for su-
have been defeated on the Ease %
present returns.
The district attorney stated that
me election officials in the district
vi l1 were -ubDocra-d would bc "il-
terviewe1 hv the vraud 5u-y"
"I am going 90 ask the extrema
penalty he said. "fCr any violation
of the election law, as ] have always
done
Boa-i o. elections records show
-ha- 5S5 voters registered i0 ths
election district while the reform
sheet from tle district Cc~rlf.es
there were 594 defective ballots or
more than one defective ballot for
every registered voter.
Members OF the district aftCruCv =
staff eXPrsscd the opinion thef the
frauds had been committed n sew
era, Districts. citing as an eNamp'- f.
returns from Harlem districts pope
ula-ed chiefly by negroes In nearly
every election district in the "nIack
fc1r" atrarv vote Registered was GA So
CCoNTTNUED o. PAGE FOUE)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05
PALMER WILL
STAND TRIAL
IN COAL CASE
Judge Anderson to Probe At
torney Generals Connec-
ton With Coal Men.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 4.-Inves-
tigation involving Attorney General
Palmer's connection with the con
spiracy case of I25 coal operators
and miners will be made by Judge
A. B. Anderson i'm the federal dis
trict court here next Monday, the
date set for beginning the trial, ac-
cording TO a notice sent the attor-
ney general Thursday by court Off
CialS.
Judge Anderson declined to dis
cuss the notice. which said certain
matters would be inquired into. bat
il was understood that the attorney
general had been invited TO court
because his orders that certain evi-
dence should not be submitted az
the conspiracy trial
Orders Conform.
These orders, the attorney general
has said conform with an agree
ment made during the coal strike
last year in Judge AndersOn's pres
ence. Dan Whimms, who resigned
as special assistant attorney general
in charge of conspiracy cases, has
said that the attorney generals or
der "cut the heart out of the case"
Court officials Thursday also de-
clined to say whether the govern
ment would be ready 20 proceed
with the trial next Monday. but in
diCations were that a continuance
would be asked because most Of the
| defendants have not been brought
within the jurisdiction of Judge An
derson's court. These defendants
/ include operators and miners in
Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
land Illinois.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05
PREDICT DAUGHERTY
WILL ACT IS NEXT
PRIYATE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. A.
Harry y. Daugherty Of Columbus
is tipped for appointment as private
secretary 10 pres't Harding by a
number OF well-informed persons
who think they understand the
views Of the president-elect in that
matter.
a high official Of the republican
national committee says that In his
opinion Mr.. Daugherty Will be ten
dered and will accept the position
OF presidents private secretary.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05
BASKET FACTORY IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE

CONVEX =. Ind. Eov. 4--Dam-
age estimated ~ between $l50,ooO
and 100000 was caused here
Thursday morning when the factory
OF the Wabash Basket Co. was to-
tally destroyed by FIRE. the origin Of
which is unknown.
The fire started az $3.50 o'clock
near the boiler room and was well
under way before firemen arrived.
An attempt was made 20 save part
II the plant. but all efforts were
futile The fire burned for nearly
six hours.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05
BANDITS SECURE LOOT
FROM BANK MESSENGER

DETROIT Mich Nov 4-F'our
masked mcr held up three messeu-
gers of th. Detroit Savings bank on
Seventeenth ST Thur=GaE and rob-
bed them Of $4,000. The messeu-
gers. who were riding lu an auto
ar.b bte had been making collections
a- branch banks The bandits ,s-
capped.