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Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
SAFE BLOWER WAVES
 EXTRADITION RIGHTS

Waving his rights to extradition when arraigned in the City Court this morning, Chase M. Goodwin, alleg- ed safe blower of Portland, Me, ex- pressed his readiness to return to Maine in the custody of Special Agent Fred A. Tarbox, who arrived in Bridgeport today. Tarbox is a mem- Der of the district attorneys staff, and has been hunting Goodwin for nearly two years.
 According to information secured by the police, Goodwin was one of a gang of five men who blew two old fashioned safes in the Trem ont Saw ings Bank, Mount Desert Island, Me. last December. Other members of the crew were Arthur Williams, alias <Wil1imantic Joe," of Willimantic, Conn; Charles Mckay, alias Charles McCarty,'' well known to the Provi- dence, R. l., police, and a man named Harry Rowland, who is still at large. and another man whose identity is unknown. It was at first believed that only four men participated in the. robbery. but Goodwin confessed this morning that there were four men beside himself on the ''job. ' Mckay and Williams were caught im- mediately after the robbery and are now serving jail sentences of four and five years respectively.
 Goodwin is alleged to be "the brains of the gang. After taking S2,500 from the bank, the robbers en- gagged in pistol battle with the po- lice and then fled in a. river sloop. Will 1iams, alias 'Willirnantic Joe," is said to be an expert worker with nitro glycerine.
 Information as to Goodwin's wher' abouts was secured by the Maine au thoriteS from a woman in Portland with whom he was acquainted. Let ters written by Goodwin to this wonl an were seized by the police, and hi: Bridgeport address. 516 Water street was disclosed. The man has beer working in the city since January un der the name of Charles Fitzpat rick" He is said to be drug addict and has been receiving treatment a the local clinic. Goodwin has served jail sentences in Maine and in the Middle West. He will be returned te the office of the Sheriff of Hancock county, Ellsworth, Maine.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
WOOD PLEADINCS
 ARE POSTPONED

New York, May 23.---Pleadings in the case of the American Woolen Company of New York, American Woolen Company of Massachusetts, and William M. Wood. president of both corporations, indicted on charge of profiteering, were postponed today in federal court until next Tuesday.
 Judge Mack granted the postpone meth after consultation with Special Assistant Attorney General Snyth and counsel for the defendants. It is understood that MT. Wood. who was not in court, has had no opportunity to consult with Charles E. Hughes, re- tained by the defense, who arrived here today.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
RETAILER IS
 FINED S31,0O0
Binghamton Firm Convict
 ed of Profiteering.

Syracuse, N. Y, May 2S-Convicted of conspiracy and profteering in the sale of mems wearing apparel, Weeds, Inc, exclusive clothing retailer of Binghamton, and Gordon H. Smith, general manager of the concern, were jointly fined $3t,oo0 here this .morri- ing in Federal Court. -=~'r
 In passing sentence Judge Martin T. Manton of the Circuit Court of Appeals, who presided over the trial of the case, declared that the only thing which saved Smith from the two year prison sentence which the law made it possible for the judge to impose, was the fact that he was not financially interested in the business.
 The defendants were found guilty on seven counts, the first of which charged a conspiracy between Smith and the corporation marking of re- tail prices so as to exact an excessive profit This count had 26 separate items, showing cost prices and sale marks on the goods as found on the counters of the store of the agents of the Department of Justice. None of the goods were actually sold. On this count Judge Manton levied a fine of only S1,OOO.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
MORE ON STRIKE
 IN WATERBURY

Waterbury. May 2s - More skilled workers in some of the factories join- ed the strike called by the machin- ists. today, although there was disa- greement between the strike leaders and factory officials as to the number of additions to the strikers ranks. The leaders claimed about 800 ern ployes of the Scovil1e Company came out during the morning.
 Some employees at the New England Watch Company also struck. It was denied at the Waterbury Clock Com pany that a general strike had been declared there.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
WILHELM IS
 TRYING HAND
 AS A TAILOR

London, May 28-William of Hohenzollern. former emperor of Germany, is trying his hand as taEoT, according to a Central News despatch from Amsterdam. He is cutting out patterns for many new suits with which he is going to stock his wardrobe. and the despatch quotes a trade pa per as declaring he is ''excelling at the job.''
 "How unfortunate it is," says this paper, ''that William missed his vocation. After all the mo- toriety he achieved as an em- peror, one can imagine what would have been his fame as a tailor"
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04

which they hope finally will attract a majority of the people and thus ena- ble them to obtain legislation which would ultimately destroy the consti- tuition.
 "These men have already procured certain legislation which is wrongful ly discriminating" MT. Gary said. Some of them know what the final consequence of their designs must be, that all would be lost in. the ruins, but immediate gain is, to them, sufh- cient Justification.
 ''The safe, efficacious and natural remedy for the perils which have been hinted at are to be found only in unity of purpose and effort on the part of the whole crew on board our ship of state, an undivided loyalty to the principles of our constitution and all the laws which are passed in con- formity to it.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
WLLEUX HELD
 IN S1,O00 BOND

Albert Villeux, alias ''F'renchy," of Stratford, alleged leader of the gang of highwaymen who have been op- erating recently in Bridgeport, was held under s1,0o0 bonds for a hearing g tomorrow, when arraigned in the City Court this morning. The man is charged with breach of the peace. Arthur O'Connor and George Price of 4 Gilbert street. and Joseph Better of S15 Broad street, alleged mem bers of the same gang, will also be ar raigned for trial tomorrow morning. It is understood that the police have gathered further evidence against the men, and a number of confessions have been made.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
McAD00 IS CALLED
 A RABBIT
Committee Seeks Infor- nation on Invisible
 BoOm."

Washington, May 2S-The Senate campaign investigating committee made further efforts today to get light on what Chairman Kenyon described as this invisible McAdoo boom."
 Angus W. Mclean of North Caro- lima, a director of the war finance corporation, was examined. He de- nied that he was "a sort of southern manager for MT. McAdoo's cam paign.'
 He finally recounted a conversation with MT. McAdoo as to the North Carolina delegation.
 T told MT. McAdoo there was an overwhelming sentiment in my sta te for him." he said. ''I told him we were having a primary down there and that his name would go in whether he liked it or not, but that we would be in an absurd situa ton if we were voting for man who would not take the nomination.
 He said he was not a candidate wouldn't turn his hand over to get the nomination and didn't want his friends to take any action about it He did, however, say that if the nom- ination was rendered him he could not decline.
 We all thought something should be done to show MT. McAdoo's avail ability" the witness continued, s'but don't consider I've done any work for him.
 Do you know anything abou- plans to use the liberty loan publicity campaign organization for McAdoo?' asked Chairman Kenyon. 'I do not"
 -'I want to apologize for being rougf with you,' Senator Reed put in. '. am glad some man is letting the pres idency chase him, not chasing it.''z If there ever was a rabbit, MT. Mo Adoo is it, returned MT. Mclean.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
VACCINATES OVER
 30 CHILDREN

Dr. B. J. Burns of the Emergency hospital staff was a busy man this morning when he vaccinated over 30 children. ranging in age from to 12 years. The majority of the chil- dren were of foreign parentage. Ac- cording to Dr. Burns it is an annual happening around this time of the year for foreign mothers to bring their children to the clinic to be vaccinated. They lay special emphasis on the fact that the vaccination should be done in May in accordance with a custom that still holds in their mother coun- tries.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04

'"The present so-called labor strikes, involving riot and injury to property and person, are instigated as part of the campaign to disturb and demoralize the social and eco homie conditions of the country" said Mr. Mary. Tn other lands very serious results have been accomplish cd by the same means which have been employed here"
 Mr. Gary deprecated class legisla ton. He declared there are no classes in the United States such as have ex- isted in other countries.
 In America, he said, those who are seeking to establish classes and ob- tain discriminating favors are not prominent because of wealth, but are composed of comparatively small mi nority of the population who have adopted the word Tabor with the concealed design of forming a class
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
EXPECT A|RPLANE
 HERE TOMORROW

Sergt. O'Brien of the local Army Recruiting Station, 925 Main street has received telegraphic information from Colonel Aloe, Inf, U. S. A, that a squadron of five aeroplanes from Mitchell Field, Mineola, L. l., N. Y.. will arrive in Bridgeport about 10 a. m Saturday the 29th inst. It is ex. pected that some very difficult feats will be performed by the members of this squadron, as they are all ex- pert army fliers who know thorough Iy, all the tricks that an expert pilot can safely perform with a flying ma chine During their flights, they will drop recruiting literature from the planes which will tell the people what the new Democratic Peace Time Army is doing.
 It is expected that the most daring feats performed by these aviators will take place in the vicinity of the avia- ton Field at Lordship Manor.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
TOOK HUSBAND
 INSTEAD OF JAIL

Deserting her husband in New York City, so that she might come to Bridgeport and live with Peter Gomez of 112 Madison avenue, Mamie Young took s160 belonging to the man, and left him $1 for living ex- penses. The husband complained to the local police yesterday, and Go- meg and the woman were arrested by members of the vice squad. In the City Court today Gomez was fined $50 and costs, and the woman was fined s1 and costs and sentenced to 60 days in jail, inl leu of which she could re- turn to New York with her husband. Mrs. Young decided to return to New York.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
NEW DISORDERS
 IN R, R.. STRIKE

London, May 2S-New disorders in sympathy with the strike of employees of the great penisula railway in In- dia are reported in a Bombay de- spatch to the Exchange Telegra pI1 Co.,, which says the number of strik- CTS is more than 20,0o0.
 At Matunga station several thous- and men gathered yesterday, de. stroyed the railway telegraph line stopped trains, forced passengers to alight and did considerable other damage. Refreshment cars were I-aid- ed and food and drink taken. Police endorsements dispersed the crowd after firing blank cartridges but traffic over the road is being greatly embarrassed.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
HAVE DECLARED.
 FINAL DIVIDEND

A final dividend of per cent was declared by the Referee John Keogh in the bankruptcy court. to the cred itors of the Perfect Rubber Company of Stamford today. A previous divi- dend of 10 per cent. has been paid in this estate. S =
 Attorney Robert H. Gould repre- senting creditors objected to the dis charge in bankruptcy of Louis H. Dia- mond of Norwalk and the matter was continued =by Refere= Keegh.- s4--r.
 Attorney George y=F;erie, also object ede to the petition of Giuseppe Fazio for discharge. and this matter was adjourned.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
CAR 0vERTURNS
 TWO INJURED

Alfred Miller, 34 years old. and James Johnson, 60, both of R. F. D.. No. 1, Trumbull, were treated at the Emergency hospital early this morn ing for injuries sustained when an automobile in which they were rid ing turned turtle as result of a col 1ision with a motorcycle at the cor ner of Main and Vincellette streets.
 Miller suffered a laceration al the base of the nose that required six stitches to close and Johnson was treated for abraisions of the chin and right arm, and contusions of the left eye, shoulder and hip. Fred Johnson who was driving the car suffered mi nor injuries. After treatment by pr. J. A. Maxwell of the Emergency staff they were all able to proceed to their home
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
DIAz CLAIMS
 TO BE FRIENDLY
 TO GOVERNMENT

Vera Cruz. May 2s-(By The A. P.)-Felix Diaz, who was re- ported to have assumed an atti- tude hostile toward the Huerta regime in Mexico. has, in fact notified the authorities that he is friendly to the government He is at Misantla, and is awaiting an opportunity to leave the country in accordance with the desire he expressed some time ago. He is awaiting the decision of the new government relative to his quit ting Mexican soil.
 Authorities here have for warded this information to the capital.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04


 He will arrive in this city with MT. Catlin on Tuesday to plan the opening of the plant in this city for the pro duction of small motors which the company hopes to export in large numbers. The work of getting the plant into operation will be started next week.
 The General Electric Com pany has entered into contracts with several local concerns to furnish them with foundry work of all kinds used in the manufacture of their motors so the preliminary work is nearly all taken care of in this city.
 Up to this time the manufacture of small motors has been carried on
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
CALL MILITIA
 TO QUELL RIOT

Bristol, R. l., May 2S-Three troops of militia were ordered on duty by Governor Beeckman today after a riot in which strike sympathizers at. tackled young women clerks and other working employees of the National In- dia Rubber Go. The governors proclamation declared the town in a state of insurrection. The plant has been closed except for the office force and repairmen since the strike began three weeks ago.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
FRENCH WOMEN
 SEND MESSAGE

Paris, May 2S = sisterly affection and deepest sym pathy for the women of America whose husbands. sons. brothers or sweethearts fell during the war is expressed in a message re- ceived by the Paris Memorial Day com initial from the Society of French Homes, the members of which are French women who know the horrors of war, and the heartaches that at- tend it.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
LACERATED FINGER.

While working on a Ford machine in front of his home last evening, Henry Cosier 25 years old, of Hunt ington Road got his finger caught in a gear in the machine and sustained a severe laceration of the index finger of his right hand. He was treated at the Emergency hospital by Dr. J: A. Maxwell who took four stitches to close the wound.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
RUNCEEES WIFE
 GIVEN DIVORCE

The divorce troubles of Attorney William c. Rungee of Greenwich were closed yesterday when State Referee Milton A. Shumway who heard the action of Adeline $. Run gee against William C. Rungee, recomm ended that, she be given a divorce. Attorney Rungee did not put in any defense to this action and withdraw the action which he had brought against his wife
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
GUT LIQUOR
 PERMITS TO 100

5- Washington, May s2s-In an effort to defeat the indiscriminate sale'' of liquor on physicians prescription, Commissioner Williams of the Bureau of Internal Revenue issued a ruling today limiting the number of permits allowed each physician to 100 for each three months except with good causs.'
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
DEPARTMENT TIES UP TRAFFIC.

West bound traffic on the New Ha- ven" road was tied up for about an hour between ' and o'clock this morning when one of the cars on a west bound freight train became de- rai1ed at point about 300 yards west of the Bullard plant near the city line. A wrecking crew was sent out from Bridgeport and traffic became normal about an hour after the wrecker ar. rived at the scene and cleared the wreckage. No injuries were reported
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
PLANNED TO OPEN
 STORE IN CITY
Jennie Zimmerman Intend ed to Go Into Business Here.

!. That Jennie G. Zimmerman, who shot her cousin, Dr. Zimmerman, on the street in Springfield last summer. planned to come to Bridgeport to live was brought out in the testimony of pr. Julius M. Cornell, brother-in-law and close friend of. the man for whose murder the Zimmerman girl is now on trial
 Dr. Cornell said Dr. Zimmerman
 had promised to - Miss Zdmmer-
 man $1o0 which was to be used as a payment on the purchase of g. store in l this city. Dr. Cornell said he was talking to Peter BaIlkin, the lifelong ing and the latter told him that the
 whole thing could be fixed up for a little money. Dr. Cornell asked how
 much and Balkin answered.:
 -'I will tell you She has in view in
 Bridgeport to get a little store. I think for $1o0 she fix this up." Dr. Corne'I answered him. T will tell you; I can't finance him now, but I will try to speak to his mother and his sister and see what we can do when 1 we get home.' 1 Springfield. Mass, May 2s-Peter Balkin, an old friend of Miss Jennie 1 Zimmerman and itness for the de- l fense, took the stand in sur-rebuttal l today in Miss Zimmerman's trial for 1 the murder of Dr. Henry Zimmerman 1 and entered a denial of statements all i legged yesterday by Bernard Feldman
 and Dr. Julius M. Cornell to have been made by him in conversations l with them prior to the shooting o1 l Dr. Zimmerman.
 The witness denied ever saying to 1 Dr. Cornell that Jennie did not ex-
 pect pr. Zimmerman to marry her. He | said that Dr. Cornell asked him ''as 1 a friends of ours, would you straight. l en things out for a few hundred dol. l lars so that Jennie could go away fol 1 a time ?''
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
BLEWETT FREED
 IN S5,000 BOND

The case of P. J. B1ewett, of Charles street, q who. was arrested yesterday afternoon for hitting Geo. Little, of 241 Deacon street, on the head with hammer, at the plant of the Lake Co.,, was continued in the City Court this morning, pending the outcome of Little's injuries. Blew cit has been released under $5,00O bonds, and Little's condition is said to be serious.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
CAP|TALlSTIC GROUP HAS BEEN BACKWARD
 IN ASSERTING RIGHTS
JUDGE GARY SAYS SO-CALLED LABOR STRIKES PART OF CAMPAIGN TO DIS
 sTURB AND DEMORALIZE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

New York May 28-Employers in America = referred to capitaistic group have backward in proclamng their rights and insisting upon con eraion Ebert Gary Chairman of the U S. Steel Corpora ton declared here today opening the annual meeting of the American and Steel Institute.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
SENATE FAv0RS
 SUGAR EMBARGO

Washington, May 2S-By vote of to the Senate agricultural com mitte today ordered favorable re- port on the McNary bill providing for an export embargo on sugar.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
RANK OFFICIAL RESIGNS.

Hartford, Conn.,, May 2S--Ward w. Jacobs, for 56 years connected with the Mechanics Saving Bank in this city and it's treasurer since 1873, has resigned. Mir. Jacobs is s2 years old and says the duties of the treasurer ship are becoming too onerous. He will become financial advisor of the bank.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
LITTLE ARTILLERY DESTROYED

Paris, May 2S-Germany has sub mitted a statement to the allied con trol commission declaring that 23,00o pieces of German artillery remain to be destroyed and that 500 have all ready been broken up, according to the Echo De Paris.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04

Many officers, of the British army have -heeu forced by unemployment to take to peddhng on the streets. Those who do. wear masks to conceal their identity. Numbers of them wear dec orations for bravery.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
1000 TONS OF COAL ARRIVE.

1000 tons of coal arrived in the harbor today consigned to the City Ice and Coal company and the -Karm Terminal company. The three barges consigned to the Karm Terminal were sent to the docks of the United Illuminating company.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
BRIDGEPORT BOY TO
 BE NEW ENGINEER
 AT REMINGTON PLANT
WORK OF GETTING PLANT INTO OPERA TON WILL START NEXT WEEK-LOCAL. CONCERNS TO FURNISH FOUNDRY
 WORK--TO EMPLOY s, GOO BY FALL.

Carl M Lynge who is to De the engineer of the Hem ngton plant under Joseph Catln is Bridgeport boy ana son of Mrs Carl Hugo Lynge of this city Mr. Lynge graduate of the Bridgeport High school and Yale Following
 his collegiate he entered the employ of the General
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
BOTH EMERGENCIES MET

Wife---Jonn, there's a burglar at the silver and another in the pantry eat ing my pies. Get up and call for help
 Euio Cat window)---Police. Doctor!
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04

-.s New York, May 2s-Armin W. Riley, special assistant to Attorney General Palmer, in charge of the profiteering investigation here, an. nounced today that after a confer ence with prominent hat dealers he had obtained their promise, to sIasF
 straw hat prices immediately. He said he had convinced them they .ere making too great profits.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04

Sixty-seven varieties of war memo rial have been proposed and rejected by a jury Of artists called in by the Mayors committee in New York City. It is reassuring evidence that the inn portant enterprise is not to be rushed into premature realization. The pub lie places are full of horrible exam ples.---Hudson Register.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04
REORGANIZATION <
 OF NAVY DEPT.

Washington, May 2S-Legislation reorganizing the navy department and creating a responsible military advisor to the civilian seer retary was urged before the Senate Naval Investigating Committee today by Rear Admiral Sims, who continued his testimony in rebuttal to Secretary Daniels and oth CT. witnesses. s5
 The admiral ascribed the wartime failures charged by him against the navy against the present organization. He declared that Mr. Daniels, in his testimony, had not attempted to re- ply to specific criticisms, but had en- deavored to "gloss over" the. depart .ment's failures
Republican farmer., 1920-06-04

With all this modern psyscic re- search there is really nothing new about a family skeleton coming to life.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-19
POLES AND REDS
MEET IN FINAL
PEACE CONF AB
Poland Not to Interfere With
Affairs of Eastern Neigh
bors, Presiding Delegate
Announces.
(By The Associated Press,

Riga, Nov. 17.--Polish and Rus
sian bolshevik delegates assembled
for the first general meeting Of
their final peace conference at
Blackhead house at o'clock to-
night, NJ. Dombski, head of the
Polish delegation, presided.
Recognition of the mutual in
dependence of nations and non
interference in the affairs of other
countries will be the bases of Po-
lands attitude toward her eastern
neighbors," he said. IF we could
create the atmosphere of peace
during the clash of arms some
months ago, we should be able TO
finish the work of bringing about II
permanent peace now"
Doubt about the sincerity of
Poland's peaceful aspirations"
said Adolf Jolfe, head of the boil
shevik delegation, in reply, "have
been dispersed by the statement of
NJ. Dombski, Russia and Ukraine
are obliged to declared they will
never tolerate strained peace.
They prefer open war to peace
which is equivalent to war"
No differences have as yet APP
peared between the parties as Pc
land has withdrawn her troops to
the frontier, but difficulties may
arise over financial and economic
questions.