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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29
LOSES WIFE AT THEATER,
 BEGS FARE

Has anyone in Bridgeport seen a
 woman 20 years old, wearing a. big
 black picture hat, white shoes and a black silk taffeta dress? She was last seen in Polls theatre yesterday after noon where she attended the matinee
 with her husband. In some myster-
 ious way the couple got separated and the husband is worried to death for
 fear that his better half has been kid mapped or spirited away.
 But listen to the whole story as told
 by Otto Bondi of 5622 Fourth avenue,
 Brooklyn, N. Y. as told by him to
 Assistant Superintendent of Charities Alex Morrissey in the Welfare build
 ing this morning.
 Yesterday morning." said Bondi.
 'ny wife and I left Beacon Falls,
 where we have been living for the past two weeks, and where I was em- ployed a rubber worker in one of the factories. We arrived in Bridge port about noon, stopping off here so that we could beat the high cost of Railroad travelling and take the night boat to New York, going from there to Brooklyn. where my mother lies sick in bed. After reaching Bridge l port we went to Polls to see the show got seperated from my wife after we got 1nS1Oe the theatre put Q1d not worry at the time, believing that would meet her outside after the l show was over. I waited in the lobby l after the performance was over but l she did not come out. Before we went ! into the place I gave her all the l money I had. amounting to about $35 1 and I haven't seen her since." l Continuing his story with tears in 1 his eyes Bondy said: After hunting | around for time I reported the mat | ter to the ro lice and they put me uI at the station house for the night as l was broke and this morning they l told me to come up here to see you. want to get car fare back to Beacon
 Falls
 1 Genial Alex refused to listen to the mans plea for the fare to Beacon Falls but gave him the price of g ticket to Brooklyn and put him on the next train out after wishing him luck i in the search for his better half Bondy told MT. Morrissey that he was mar ried to Mrs Bondy by a justice of the
 peace in Brooklyn in 1919 and had the marriage ceremony repeated by a priest 1 of the Catholic church on May Il o1
 this year. Bondy was dressed in ar
 outing costume and sported a pair o1
 white shoes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29
WILL INVESTIGATE.

Mrs. Kate Noski, of Devon, who escaped from the Connecticut State Farm for Women, at Mantle, last December, was arrested here yester- day for drunkenness. Her case was continued in the City court this morn ing, in order that the probation officer may investigate the circumstances.
 Michael Mcdonald, city, who was arrested last night for drunkenness, was unable to appear in the City court this morning owing to the fact that he has not yet recovered from the effects of his spree. Charges against him were nolled and he was taken to Hillside home to recuperate
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29
WEATHER

For New Haven and Vicinity: Fair tonight; Friday partly cloudy.
 For Connecticut: Generally fair to- night, Friday and probably Satur day; gentle to moderate south and south west winds.
 Weather conditions:
 The area of low pressure that was central over Minnesota yesterday morning is now central over Ontario. It is causing cloudy and showery weather in the northern portion of the lake region. It will. pass out the St. Lawrence valley on Saturday and this vicinity will.xbe on -the-ssoutfern side of it. Showers were also re ported from the south Atlantic and gulf coasts. The temperature is about normal in the northern dis trictS.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with slowly rising tenn perature followed by incEea sins cloudiness fss
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29
B U 5 E 5 " ILL
 STAY
Jitney Men Say They Will Remain Whether or Not Trolleys Come Back Say the People Must Decide What They Want~- Would Like Stores to Close a Little Earlier.

.Jitneys will continue to operate in Bridgeport whether or not the Con necticut company decides to resume trolley service. This statement was made today by John G. Schwartz, president of the Bridgeport Bus asso- ciation, who added that the jitneurs were perfectly willing to stand an other test against the trolleys and let the public decide as to which means of transportation is the best.
 'The jitneys vii stay on the streets
 even should trolley service be re- sumed," emphatically declared MT. schwartz. We are willing to put it
 up to the public again, and if the
 people decide against the jitneys we
 are willing to get off the streets
 According to the bus association
 president, the jitneys are having no
 difficulty in handling Bridgeport's 8
 transportation problem. Factory and
 shop employees are carried to and
 from their work more rapidly than ever before, and up to the present time not a single accident has occur red to mar the work of the jitneurs. In/ order to relieve the congestion In buses during the rush hours. the jitneymen have suggested that local stores close their business for the day shortly before 5 o'clock. Shoppers and store employees could then be transported to their respective desti- nations with a greater degree of con- fort, and the buses could return in time for the factory closings at 5 o'clock.
 Despite the fact. however, that the factories and stores for the most par1 are closing at the same time. the jit-
 neys are not falling down on the jot cf Tl, Ia, closing of stores has been recon. l mended merely as a suggestion for re- 1 lieving the somewhat crowded condi- 1 tions during the rush hours.
 Although there are enough ma. l chimes in Bridgeport at the present 1 time to handle the situation in ar adequate manner, more iitneys from | outside the state are needed. Mos 1 of the cars which have arrived here i since last Sunday night are from I nearby Connecticut cities and towns | and their migration to Bridgeport has resulted in a shortage of jitpeys ir some places. As soon as more cars are secured the Connecticut machines I will undoubtedly return to their home l cities.
 | Practically all of the new driver: who have arrived here since the sus pension of trolley service are mem l bers of the Connecticut Bus Own
 CTS associa ton, of which the ParI | City and Bridgeport associations art branches. These men conform witl the rulings of the local associations i working under the direction of thu 1 state organization. Four new ma | chimes arrived in Bridgeport iron | New Haven this morning, and nom | of the drivers were members of tn | association. They were prompt. informed that they would have to ad | here to the requirements of the twt | local branches if they wished to op ! crate in this city.
 l A movement ais now on foot to incor porate the bus owners of the stat into one large company, which would tContinued on Page s5ix.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29
Republicans To Meet
 On Merritt DaV

White and Main streets. Danbury, on Wednesday, August 4, 1920, at 1:3o o'clock p. m., daylight saving time. for the purpose of designating the time and place for holding the next Republican state convention for the nomination of candidates for, presi- dential electors, United States senator and state officers, and also to fix the date for holding caucuses, prima- ries, in the several towns for the se- lection of delegates to said state con- vention and to the several congress sional, senatorial and probate conven- tionS.'
 There will be ample time for the committee meeting before the dinner, as the latter event is not scheduled to begin until 3 o'clock. An effort is be- ing made to secure a prominent speaker for the dinner
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29
UNLADHIKE TO SIT ON FENCE

Morristown, N. J., July 29-At a dinner given by State Senator Arthur Whitney at his home near RaIston, last night, to a number of State Republican leaders, Mrs. E. F. Feicter of North PlainfieId who is chairwOman of suffrage ratification committee and vice chairman of the Republican State Committee of New Jersey said that she had found many women voters throughout the country unable to determine their poli- tics and were sitting on the fence. This is most uniadyike thing to dO,' she declared.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29

Chairman Roraback of the Republ- can state committee has decided to honor Congressman Schuyler Merritt by holding the meeting of the Repub- lican state committee for the purpose of ma ming a date for the state con vention at -Danbury on August 4. That is the date upon which the Republi- cans of the Twenty fourth district will honor the Fourth district congress- man. It is to be known as Merritt day and the Merritt event will be held at the Danbury fair grounds on that day.
 The following is a copy of a letter sent out to members of the state cen- tra1 committee by Chairman Rora- back:
 .sThere will be a meeting of the Re publican state central committee at the Republican club rooms, corner of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29

The Meigs company, D. M. Reads and Rockwell & Co.,, were enthusias- tic supporters of Dollar Day offering for which they received large number of customers Rowland company busy with the Mill End sale, found time enough to present fine bargains to the trade.
 The American Hardware company reported that business was doing fairly well but that it was not as good as last year "'The jitney trouble, the falling off of trade on this day. tn efalling off of trade on this day. Without the cars the people find it harder to get downtown"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29
CORONER HOLDS
 UP HIS FINDING

Testimony is now closed in the case of the accident which resulted in the death of James DeMeo, eight year old newspaper boy, killed Monday af- ternoon at Bank and Main streets, by a truck driven by Charles l.. Kittels, driver for George Kelley.
 Detectives were unable to locate the missing witness, but according to the story of the little brother of the boy who was killed, the woman who gave him the money did not see the accident.
 Witnesses have practically agreed on the point that the driver was un- able to see the child, until it was under the wheels of his truck. The finding will be given by Coroner Pha- Ian in a few days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29
Dollars Everywhere
 In Bridgeport Today

Business great!s Bargains greater than ever! Bridgeport people certain ly appreciate Dollar Day"' is 1he opinion of most of the mana gers of large stores of Bridgeport
 The startling report from The Surprise Store was that 1900 women had been waited on between S:30 and o'clock this morning and still there was a crowd waiting for their turn.
 Dollar Day would be a greater suc- cess at another time. The present is the wrong day in the wrong month and at the wrong time," was the sentiment expressed by the Eos ter, Besse company management.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29
ROUND UP OF 800
 STENOGRAPHERS

Deputy Collector Wallace Smith has received a telegram from Wash ington asking that the local post~of- fee assist in the rounding up of 300 stenogra phers who are wanted for permanent positions in Washington The entrance salary is $1,200 a year with S2O bonus. Anyone capable of filling said positions and who are looking for a chance to go to work in the White House city should get in touch with MT. Smith at once.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29
POINTS SCHEME

International reply coupons actually prepaid post age. A correspondent the other side of the ocean sends reply couRon that the person on this side need g of the depreciation in foreign exchange they cost countries. Their face value is cents Ponz discov cred that he could sell them here and in other na- tions five cents thus mak ing 400 per cent. He chased he says millions of hem and his clients 50 per cent profit and kept $50 per cent himself.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29
Especial to The Timesl

(Opec1al 10 The IlmeS)
 Hartford, July 29-President Lucius Storrs of the Connec- ticut Company, testifying be- fore the Public Utilities Com mission this morning during the course of the hearing on the company's application for flat seven cent fare in city linn it's with another three mile zone on transfers, admitted that the zone system had failed utterly to bring in the increase in rev enue anticipated by the Con- pany.
 It was also intimated that if the seven cent flat fare were granted and failed to bring in the necessary money that the next step would be to ask the Public Utilities Commission to permit the Company to charge a flat fare of ten cents in the areas formerly covered by the old five cent rate.
 Judge Moves, chairman of inc board of trustees of the Con 1 necticut Company stated very boldly that the company must shut down within two months time if it did not get the seven cent flat fare. Tn fact" said he, T don't think we. could last more than six weeks at the present rate"
 Judge Moves further said that dur l ing the month of June and up to the 18th of July, the treasurer's depart ment showed loss of ss7,0O0 in op- | erating expenses. Assistant Comp troller McGreevy also testified and | stated that for the six months end preciation of 29.7 per cent in the i earnings of the road and that it would take 29.7 per cent. more to pay. | the bills, to say nothing of interest l on bonds and notes outside of paying i anything on the stockholders invest | ments.
 For the month of June the loss to the company was s111,ooo of 1 which $50,000 was lost in Bridge port" said President Storrs with out running cars, paying the wages of the men during the stoppage Of the l service and for keeping the tracks in
 the city streets the cost to the com pany is s2o,ooo."
 When asked if the cause of the
 trouble in this city was not the jit- ney competition, President Storrs re- piled, That is one item. There is also the disinclination of the public ! to ride under the zone system and this has played a considera ble part" Corporation Counsel for Stamford | asked him if it were not true that the company intended to keep on raising the rates until it had put the iitneys out of business. Storrs re- piled:
 We hope before long to have ar 1 rived at a satisfactory understanding with the public in this matter" : 1 Corporation Counsel Clark of Ham den then asked Storrs, Haven't you changed your opinion on the su- periority of the zne fare system over the fiat fare since your appearance at the las thearing before the Public l Utilities Commission ?''
 T have changed my mind," not be- | cause I think the zone system is a i failure, but because the. public i wouldn't use it. The only solution for the Connecticut company is the
 zone system but the public will not
 use it."
 The present application of the Con- fiat fare in the city limits which usu- ally amounts to three miles with an- 1 (Continued on Page Six)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29
3 WORD SLOGAN
 SHOULD BRING
 PARTY VICTORY

Washington, July 29-The Demo- cratic partys campaign war chest is open to contributions of any amount George White, chairman of the Ma tional Committee announced here to- day. Party leaders, he said, would examine the source rather than the amounts of all contributions.
 Peace, progress, prosperity" will be the slogan of the Democratic cam paigners, White said. With this slogan, he added, the party should be "coxsure' of victory.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29
SHORE LINE ROAD
 SOLD FOR JUNK

New London, July 29-Announce- ment was made today of the sale of the shore line electric railway com pany property between Flanders Junc- tion, Saybrook, and New Haven, to the United States Railway & Equip ment Co.,, which will dismantle ehs line and dispose of the material and equipment as junk. The sale in- wolves $340,000.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29
LUDENDORFF ASKS
 TO FIGHT SOVIETS

Paris, July 29-General Ludendorff is reported in a Berlin despatch to the Journal to have made an offer to the British charge d'affaires at Berlin to raise an army of 1,50O,OO0 men to fight the BoISheviki in Russia in ex- change for the return to Germany of Posen and the annulment of certain clauses of the Versailles treaty, among them the one dealing with DanziS and the Polish corridor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29
FIRE IN GARAGE.

Fire starting in a pile of rubbish in the rear of Wheeler & Howes garage on Congress streets at>12:S0 o'clock this noon did no material damage and was quickly extinguished by the chemical crew from Hea adquarters Go.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29
RETURNED TO HILLSIDE.

David Pippin, the 16-year-old negro lad who escaped from Hillside home yesterday morning, was apprehended in the North End last night and re- turned to the home today. The young man was serving 60 days on the farm, for an alleged theft.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29
Tells Utilities Board That
 State Tr0llcyS MuStCl0Sc 7.
 Down Within Two Months

Company Representa- lives Also Say That If The Seven Cent Fare is Allowed and Does Not Give Proper Fin ancia1 Returns the Company Will Ask a 10 Cent Flat Fare Declare That the Jit- neys Must Be Regu- lated.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-29
GOOD LUCK SIGNS:

The songs of early birt when you can sleep.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-21
l22 Delegate Contests
Filed by Republicans

WASHINGTON, May 90 Contests
for l22 votes in the Republican ma
tonal convention mad been filed with
Secretary Miller of the national COM
mttee when thes preliminary Cling
period expired to-day
All but four are from Southern
mocratic states. The exceptions are
two from Mnr esota tenth district and
two from the District of Columbia.
summary of reports collected bv
the Republican committee on platform
and policies, whose executive commit
tee has Just ended a two-day session
here, is to be presented to the reso-
lutlons committee at the Chicago con-
ventlon. Arrangements for it's pres
entatlon. so as to avoid swamping the
resolutions committee with reDles to
the committees questionnaires and sub
committee reports were made at con-
terences to-day between Chairman
Hays of the national committee. Sena-
tor Lodge, Of Massachusetts,. tempo
rary chairman Of the convention, and
other Republican leaders
Mr.. Hays returned to New York to-
daV
New-York tribune., 1920-05-21
lndustry's, Platform To
BE Given Conventions

The National Association of Mann.
tacturers will hold conventions in Chi
cago and San Francisco simultaneously
with the Republican and Democratic
national conventions. This announce
ment was made last night by J. Philip
Bird, general manager OF the associa.
tion.
The purpose of the business conven-
tlons, according to Mr.. Bird, are to cali
to the attention of the two political par
ties the platform for American indus
try which was adopted by the associa-
ton at its annual convention in this
city last Tuesday.
Our conventions will be open to
everybody" said Mr.. Bird, "and all will
be invited to express their opinions
whether they be merchants, farmers.
laborers or professional men. The
platform. however, will! not be modified
or amended.
mere never was q time in the his
tory Of the country when it was more
incumbent on those upon whom respon-
slolllty rests to say what they behave
to be necessary in this campaign. Here
tofore platforms have been prepared by
g few men behind closed doors. This
platform, representing American indus
try, has been prepared in all honesty,
fairness and openness.
We will place the platform before
the committees Of the conventions and
say to them: Here are our views.
drawn up by business men,"
New-York tribune., 1920-05-21
Wife Says Morosco
Showered $25O,OOO
Gifts on Mrs. Palev
Declares, in Suing Woman,
That Theatrical Magnate
Used Profits Obtained
From s'Peg o My Heart

Mrs. Annie T. Morosco, wife and
business partner of Oliver M. Morosco,
theatrical manager and producer, filed
an action in the Supreme Court yes
terday against Mrs. Selma Paley, an
actress. Mrs. Morosco has referred to
MRS. raiey IN previous action against
ner husband for an accounting, as the
intimate friend of her husband This
tune Mrs. Morosco demands an. ac-
counting from Mrs. Paley for all gifts
made to her by Mr.. Morosco, which
Mrs. Morosco says exceeded s25O,0OO
IN value and represent in part the
plaintiffs interest in certain propertie;.
Mrs. Morosco alleges that the cash
ana gifts which her husband gave Mrs.
faley were taken from the receipts
and profits of the play Peg O. NV
Heart Mrs. Morosco also asks for
court order stipulating that Mrs.
Faley De restra lned from disposine of
the property.
Mrs. Morosco says that in 1912 she
appointed her husband as her agent
TO take charge of all matters pertain
ing to Peg O. My Heart the rights
ot o "nlch had been assigned to her by
Mr. Morosco. Upon information and
belief she state. Mr. Morosco applied
to his own purposes large amounts of
the receipts and profits from the plav
and with the proceeds, furnished. deco
rated and equipped an apartment for
Mrs. Paley in West Seventy seventh
Street; that he gave Mrs. Paley a
furnished bungalow at Long Beach and
made gifts to her of motor ears, level
ry, furs and money
Mrs. Morosco has begun another
action against Mrs. Paley, it was said
yesterday, only the summons having
been served. In this proceeding, which
VIII be IN the Federal Court, the wife
of the theatrical manager. will ask
100000 damages for the alienation of
her husbands affections.
In still another suit against her hus
band filed in The Supreme Court yes
terday, Mrs. Morosco is suing for 61l2
shares of the Famous Players-Lasky
Corporation, which she says she owns
and which are withheld by her hus-
Dand. Mrs. Morosco asks for the
stock. or $1,000
New-York tribune., 1920-05-21
The Public Stands Bv
the Terminal BARRIERS

The resolution Of The Brother
hood OF Employees of the Terni-
naI Barber Shops was published
IN the press on the day following
the calling Of the BARRIERS Strike.
For the first time. a labor or
ganizauon voted to forego high
er wages to save the public from
higher prices.
They said in effect that the
endless process of increasing
wages, with corresponding in-
crease Of prices, merely adds to
the Publlc's burden and gets the
workman nowhere. Therefore
they announced in ringing terms
that they would not participate
in or support the strike.
That is WHY there is no stake
IN our shops ana will be none.
Every man is at his chair-IOOoo
loyal to the Public.
To the forces battling against
high prices these men have
added the one element absolute
ly essential to success. The de-
termination Of labor to moderate
its demands will break the end
less chain Of increasing costs.
It is the only practical and per-
r1anent solution Of the most vital
problem Of the dav.