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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
COMMITTEE MEETING.

A meeting of the Democratic State Central Committee is scheduled for tomorrow at the Hotel Garde, New Haven. A dinner at 1880 will start the affair which itself commences at o'clock. The date of the state Democratic convention at which dele gates to the national convention will be picked will be fixed tomorrow at the meeting.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06

Washington, Feb. 6-Plans for thu most aggressive and general political campaign ever waged by the Ameri- can Federation of Labor were formU. lated at a meeting here today of general committee composed of tha executive council and the heads of all departm ents of the Federation
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
BARK WRECKED.

Philadelphia, Feb. 6-The bark George W. Schofie1d was wrecked near here by the storm. It went ashore near Corson's Inlet, Whdnes- day night, and today is high and dry on the beach.
 The Schofeld, which is owned by the Southern Transportation Co.,, of Baltimore, will be a total loss.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
HERALD BUILDING TO GO.

New York, Feb. s-A forty story commercial building of monumental design will replace the former home of the New York Herald in Herald Square, if tentative plans, made pub lie today, materialize. The name of the prospective purchaser of the property has not been given out.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
POUND GOES TO ss.ss.

New York, Feb. 6-Rates on de- mand bills for the English pound sterling opened at $3.34 this morning and soon advanced to S3.39. This is 20 cents above the record low reach ed the day before yesterday.
 Rates on franc checks opened at 14.S2 to the American dollar, up IS centimes from yesterdays closing quotation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
DISCUSS DINNER PLANS.

Mayor Clifford B. Wilson. Alder men Thomas J. Connor and William H. Hogan, Sumner Simpson, Edmund s. Wolfe and Seward B. Price, rep resenting the Chamber of Commerce. held meeting this afternoon to dis cuss final plans for the joint dinner in the Stratfeld, next Monday night at 6:30 o'clock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
GARRISON MADE PRISONER.

London, Feb. GA large portion of the garrison of Odessa belonging to General Denikines has been made prisoner, according to advices from that city transmitted by the Central News correspondent in Paris. The re- mainder of these troops have been disarmed dn Rumanian territory, it is added.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
TESTIMONY ON FUNDS.

Grand Rapids, Mich.. Feb. 6-Testi- mony relating to funds deposited or withdrawn by members of Senator Truman H. Newberrys campaign committee was introduced by the gov- ernment again today in the election conspiracy trial in which the Senator and 122 of his associates are defend- ants.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
ELIZABETH CASEY.

Elizabeth Casey. the two year old daughter of Thomas F. and Nora Casey, of 393 Pequonnock street, died this morning. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of her parents. Burial will be in St. MichaeTs cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
bITUARy
ELIZABETH J. GOssELIN.

Elizabeth J Gosselin, widow of the late Louis Gosselin, died this morning at the home of her son Edward L. GosseEn, 232 French street. She is survived by two sons, Edward I. and Dr. G. H. Gosselin of New Haven. The body will be taken to Burlington, ft., for burial in St. Joseph's cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
STORM BEGINS TO SUBSIDE;
 BIG DAMAGE
Continued from Page one.)

CCOnt1nued rom Page One.)
 this morning. Owing to train de- lays no grade A milk was received in this city this morning by the large distributing companies.
 The stock and consolidated and other exchanges opened at 10 o'clock this morning and adjourned imme- diateIy until 10:30 o'clock because of the traffic delays encountered by mem bers in reaching their offices.
 An unidentified man, about 70 years old, was found dead in snow bank on Gravesend avenue, Brook lyn, this morning.
 Meriden, Feb. 6-Many passengers on the New Haven road trains from New York and way stations spent the night in coaches in Meriden on account of the severe storm that crippled transportation and accident at the Main street crossing when the cow catcher of the engine drawing the 7:30 New York express, due here at 10:o7 and arriving at 2:05 a. n.. dropped and ripped up considerable pIanking. With the northbound track blocked, three other New York trains were held here over six hours. Restaurant men reaped a harvest feeding the passengers on the trains. The southbound trains were late but managed to keep going. Snow is piled high in the city streets today and the trolley tracks offer the only openings for vehicles. The trolleys this morning succeeding in getting g | through on the suburban lines. Schools | are closed and business generally is | hard hit.
 Winsted, Conn.,, Feb. 6-Huge snow drifts over the rails at Norfolk noun tain and the Summit compelled the ] Central New England railroad to cut 1 it's operating schedule in half today, cancelling freight trains and limiting passenger accommodations to two trains east and west for the day. Flows and plunger trains were sent out to break out the line at Norfolk Summit and to keep it open. A crew went from here to place on the rails an engine of the snow bucking train which had gone off near Torrington. | Reports from surrounding towns were agreed that the snowfall and the winds made the present blizzard the most severe in generation Highways are blocked everywhere mails are cancelled and 1t will be several days before vehicle communi- cation can be restored.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
MRS. AMSIIA DOUGLAS.

The funeral of Mrs. A1nmia, Doug lass, wife of William H. Douglass, of 43O Pequonnock street, has been post poned to Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock on account of the condition of the roads making it impossible to reach the cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06

eph Gillick, Peter Corners. Frank Gallagher and James Coughlin. The body was placed in vault in St. MichaePs cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06

Times Ads Are a Success
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
Parole for Boys
Onnits Lonely
Yule6de for Him

BOSTON. Dec. 24.-A lonely lit
tie figure roamed the deserted DOR
mitories Of the boys reformatory on
Rainsford Island here today and
wondered what tomorrow will bring
him.
Every boy but Jimmy-his real
name doesn't matter-was allowed
to go home for Christmas. He went
down to the wharf and watched
them. laughing and chattering. start
up the harbor for their homes. Then.
his lips quivering and his eyes
bright with tears, he trudged slow
ly back up the hill.
Jimmy Is a nice youngster. but
he has been bad in his day. and
the authorities decided he could not
be paroled for Christmas because
his mother is not the kind OF a
woman to look after children.
Tomorrow Jimmy will have the
whole OF Rainsford Island to him
self. He will be allowed to do as
he pleases. and superintendent
Shaughnessy has some secret plans
involving a stocking and a Christ
mas tree which he hopes will make
the s-year-old boy forget the dis
appointment of not going home.
Shaughnessy himself came to the
city today and purchased the tree.
II will be set up In the big living
room of the reformatory. When
Jimmy wakes up tomorrow morning
he will find that some of his dreams
Of Santa Claus will have come true.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
Bandits Get $1,000 .
In Express Hold-up

NEwBURG. - Y, Dec. "a
Bandits today hel1 up W. ]. NeaIe
America s& agent az the
West 81 srS "a -r0sr Station at Fort
Montgor s@Ey. -. mere, and took
from him psoEe than $1,000 II. cury
rsncy. The three 7Daaaits had
limousine. One. man remained n
the car. another acted as look
out. while the third went to the
station.
When a Northbound train arrived
with the payroll of the Hudson Iron
Mine Company, Neale, who Is Grip
Piled. received the money from the
express car. One bandit approached
him and putting a revolver to
NeaIe's side took the grip contain
ing the money and started to run.
John Anderson. an assistant at the
station. witnessed the theft, and. Sc
curing revolver, fired six times at
the highwayman. The man fell
once and is believed to have been
wounded.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
HOME AND FIRESIDE LURE
CITY ON XMAS EVE WHILE
CAROLERS CHANT TIDNGS
Streets Deserted Early as Citizens Await
Dawning Of Green Holiday.

In the pale light of full De-
cember moon. Washington stole
home to its firesides early last night
and trimmed its Christmas trees for
pajama-clad youngsters who nestled
under covers dreaming of toys that
would come with the dawn.
Done with its hustle and bar
gaining, the city silenced its pre-
holiday noises and drifted quietly
into intimate celebration OF the
family sort. Downtown was desert
ed except for a few late shoppers
whose wants were quickly satisfied.
Theaters played to audiences that
were numbered.
\ During the evening Christmas car
oilers of social service agencies. un.
der the supervision of the Com
munity Service, caused late farers
to pause a moment as their Christ.
mas anthems fioated out on tho chill,
air. In the outlying sections trucks
carrying lighted Christmas trees
and choir singers brought residents
to their windows in curiosity and
appreciation.
Carolers sing.
The carolers toured the city
through the cooperation OF the ia
cobs Transfer Company. the Red
Star Line, Semmes Motor Company,
Merchants Transfer Company and
the Globe-werneeke Company
whose trucks were placed at their
disposal.
In the peacock alleys Of the city's
hostelries the oft-seemingly home
less for once appeared to have
found invitations that took them
from their favorite lounges and
put them within friendly circles
where celebration bid loneliness be-
gone.
Telegraph ofices alone seemed to
thrive on the comparative desertion.
Inside at wire terminals was COM
ing the flood OF Christmas tcle-
grams whose destinations ranged
from the stately White House with
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
AMERICA READY
TO END RULE OF
SANT0 DOMINGO
Citizens to Make Own
Laws Under Terms of
Withdrawal.

The United States is ready TO be-
gin Withdrawal from control Of th-
government Of the Dominican he
public. IL was announced by the
State Department yesterday.
American forces have occupied
santo Domingo for the last four
years.
President Wilson. the announce
ment stated. has directed Rear Ad-
mirsl Thomas Snowdeu,| military
governor OF Santo Domingo, TO is
sue a proclamation in which Il b.
explained that the purpose of the
United States in establishing pesCc
and civility in Santo Domingo had
been achieved.
Under terms OF the withdrawal.
the commission of representative
Dominican citizens will be ap-
pointed to form amendments to the
Dominican constitution and revise
the laws OF the republic. including
drafting Of a new election law. a
technical adviser. who will be an
American. will be attached to this
commission.
New laws which are recommended
by the commission will be submitted
to a constitutional convention and
to the national congress OF the re-
public. after they are approved by
the American military government
in occupation.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
POLICE CHIEF HELD
AT PETOL'SPOlT
Prisoner Draws Weapon and
Makes Escape at
Danville.

DANyILLE, Va, Dec. a.
Through streets crowded with
Christmas shoppers Danville police
'inen at o'clock this evening en-
gagged In a running pistol battle
with Ira Solomon, alleged automo-
bile thief, wanted in Roanoke. who,
in the course Of the chase of q mile.
fred thirty-eight shots from an au-
tomato pistol without wounding a
soul.
Solomon, doggedly pursued by the
officers, was cornered under house
In North DanviIie. He shot one
more time from this point Of van.
tage, when Police Detective Camp
bell attacked him in the dark from
the rear and quelled him with
blackjack.
Solomon was taken at 4 o'clock
to police headquarters for examina-
tion. While a sergeant was tele-
phoning to Roanoke he drew his
pistol and, in the chiefs sanctum.
backed Police Oficer Jack Adams
out into the hall and to tho door
and with one bound was down the
steps. The chase went through the
retail district. Several shots were
fired back at the officers. The off,
GERS dared not fire, but continued
their pursuit
Solomon finally reached Forsham
street bridge and here made a stand.
The bridge barred to automobiles,
was deserted except for a buggy
containing women entering from the
far side. Leaning his arm on the
railing, he fired fifteen shots with
meticulous care, but none found
their mark, the officers lodging to
shelter. The fugitive, in army uni
form, proved a strategist. When
he found other policemen about to
take him from the only exit he had
he turned his fire on them.
They could not shoot lest they
kill the police behind Solomon. The
soldier reached the edge OF the
bridge and the officers comman.
deered a car and tried to rush him
Solomon, seeing the ruse. hailed q
passing automobile driven by Jake
Tate and, standing on the running
board. told him to run like hell
Tate did so and Solomon, evading
the police. lodged under a house
Residents saw him and gave the
clue leading to his capture. He had
pocket full of steel bullets.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25

its fat holly wreaths to simple
homes that once sheltered sons who
couldn't mako II this year."
At the Treasury European Relief
pictures were flashed on q screen In
an effort to remind the few who
came that children whose only
Christmas will be a hot bowl of
food must not starve when only
miles and money separate them
from plenty.
Christmas for the service man.
the stranger in the Capital and for
inmates of various institutions will
be a happy day, thanks to arrange
ments made by charitable individ-
uals and heads of hospitals and
asyiums.
Columbia Chapter Of the American
Red Gross will hold open house
for men in uniform at ls jackson
place northwest. All girls Of ma
tional headquarters and Potomac
and fourteenth divisions Of the Red
Cross are invited as we'll. and will
assist in entertaining the veterans.
The chapter also has provided
three decorated Christmas trees for
the u. 8. Public Health Service Hos
pital at Mt. Alto and Casualty and
Providence hospitals.
At st. Elisabeth's.
In the Red Cross Convalescent
House at st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
$50 patients will be guests at morn
ing celebration features, 1900 will
be shown motion pictures In Hitch
cock Hall in the afternoon and ESQ
will attend a dance in the evening.
All service men will be given fruit,
candy. cigarettes, etc. in the wards.
AS on Thanksgiving, Washington
is partially depopuiated by the
heavy exodus OF government work
ers and college students gone home
for the holidays.
At George Washington University
a varied program of social activ-
tiles has been arranged.
Experts of the Bureau Of Stan
dards gave a Christmas Eve party
yesterday. Scores of children with
their parents enjoyed a big tree
laden with gifts.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
DISTRICT BUDGET
APPEALS RECEIVE
CLOSE SCRUTINY
Senate Committee Hear.
ings Expected to Con-
tinue Several Days.

Investigation of the District bud.
get by the Senate Appropriations
subcommittee was prolonged yester-
day by the tedium Of examining
charities and corrections and courts
data, presented by George s. Will
son, secretary of the Board Of Char
tiles, and the District commission
ers. This means that the hearings
will continue this week for per-
haps several days and q report to
Congress before the first Of the year
will be impossible.
Senator Curtis. chairman of the
subcommittee, would not say wheth-
er the appeals Of District ofhcials
for the full appropriations asked In
the annual estimates for the yeai
beginning June 80 next are likely
to bear fruit, but indicated that the
hearings have been very enlighten.
ing.
Want. $3.50 Basis.
Commissioner Boardman made an
$3.50 basis of tax relations between
lhc olblIlCI anu CdSAal
ments, which were abandoned
through the passage Of law at the
last session for the plan by which
the District pays so per cent of the
Districts taxes and the United
States 40 per cent. A bill has been
introduced in the Senate proposing
the re-establishment OF the old half
and-half plan
Miss Boardman told the Senators
the capital city served as a home
seat for the government, where Fed
eral officials and employees and army
and navy people receive the dement's
of the streets and the policing,
schools and other conveniences; that
Washington as a center Of beauty
art, literature and culture Is of
benefit to the nation at large and
that the city is as much the ma
tion's as II Is those who live here.
Data Given on Courts
Further Information on the items
relating to the courts of the Dis
trict and their connections with
;harities and corrections, and on the
'stimates in a general way are to
mark the sessions this week 1t ID
Understood the District commission
"rs will be asked to select what in
their opinion can be most easily
spared of all the vast array OF
items" with an explanation by the
subcommittee that while the gov
ernment is willing to do the bes,
It can there will be no escape from
the fact that economy Is necessary
In everything. I'VE must economize,'
said a Senator in discussing the
prospects of Dist5ict appropriations
That's all there Is to it. But the
District commissioners have made a
very strong case in their efforts to
obtain the full amount asked, so
understand. Their efforts probably
will not be entirely wasted"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
VA. UNIVERSITY
HAS $25, 900 FIRE

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Dec. "a.
Fire starting in the furnace room
at o'clock this morning practically
destroyed a large brick building on
he north corner Of the west range
of the University of Virginia, caus-
ing a loss of $4,000. In the build
ing were the physiological and phar-
theological laboratories, and much
apparatus was consumed, including
III records and correspondence in
he office of DR.. J. Alexander Wad-
1ell. professor of pharmacology. who
is absent in Florida.
There was no wind at the time, or
else other laboratories and offices,
including that of Dean Housh, of
the medical department, and Edgar
Allan Poe's room. at 13 West Range,
would have been destroyed.
President Alderman and member =
Of tht faculty aided in removing
records from the laboratories. Tn
burned building, brick structure,
was one Of the original designed by
Jefferson. In the basement, sew
eral years ago, was discovered an
entrance to a mysterious subter-
ranean passage-way, leading north.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
BEACH AGAINST
PATUXENT PLAN
Engineers Think the Potomac
Best to Increase Water
Supply.

Maj. Gen. L. II. Beach. Chief OF
the Army Engineers, in a letter to
he Speaker of the House yester-
lay, reported that as a result of a
thorough investigation, the Army
engineers have decided in favor OF
he Potomac and against the Pa
tuxent proposal for increasing the
yatsr supply of the District
At the same time Gen. Beach, in
I preliminary statement relative
% the progress of the survey being
conducted by the Engineers into
he feasibility of Harvesting Great
Falls for the production of elec-
rical energy. stated that a conclu-
sion had been reached that this
work could be accomplished at a
cost cheap enough to be both feasi-
BILE and economic.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
BRITAIN ISOLATED
FROM ALL WORLD
Three-Day Celebration Sans
Travel, Cables or
Wires.

LONDON. Bee. 24.-Great Britain,
not content with a mere pre-war
Christmas tomorrow. begins ceie-
bration of a pre-Victorian holiday.
Business Is to be suspended for
three days The curtailment of
communication was the nearest ap-
proach to the olden days when
telegraphy was unknown, the cable
was not even a wild dream and
newspapers were not NECESSARILY
bearers of news.
with no interest in what trans
nires In the rest of the world in
the next three days, Great Britain
was supposed to settle into an old
fashioned Yuletide, with blazing
logs and warming drinks to aid the
merriment.
Transportation by rail, steamer
and truck was ordered confined to
the most necessary business. No
mail will be delivered and tele-
grams will be distributed only at
certain hours. Newspapers will be
idle Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Reports of Irish difficulties, COM
plications in France and the Near
East, unemployment and all other
troubles confronting the govern
ment will cease for those three
days to worry the ordinary citizen.
All trains leaving the city were
packed to capacity today. Guests
were leaving for weekend parties
in all sections of England. Those
at home shuttered their Office an5
shop windows and planned celebra.
lions in London.
LondOn's streets were busy t'itk
fhoppafs ara traSelers hustling IN
ha s. lcsrs III the curbs with the.r
contrlbutioAs.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
I'm / SEE BY
| / HE HERALD
What When Where
Amusements.

Belasco-Cecil Lean and Cleo
Aayfield in Look Who's Here"
National-'"The Half Moon"
Poli's-"Aphrodite."
Keith's-Vaudeville matinee daily
Strand-Vaudeville and pictures.
matinee daily.
Cosmos-Vaudeville and pictures:
matinee daily.
Gayety-"Parisian Whirl"
Folly-"Naughty, Naughty"
Observation-Disclosures Forces"
Rialto-"Oh, Lady, Ladyr'
Palace-Bert Lytell in The MIS-.
leading Lady"
Garden-~Heliotrop
Columbia-''Idols Of Clay"
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Gish in
Flying Pat"
Crandall's-'The Tigers Coat"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
Christian Visit
To White House
Is Rurnor Again

George B. Christian. private Sec
retary to President-elect Harding.
appeared yesterday at the White
House and conferred fer two hours
with Joseph p. Tumuity, secretary
to President Wilson,
means nothing" stated
christian. Il came home for the
holidays and merely took the op-
portunity of renewing nv very
HiNasant acQuaintanceship with MI.
TumuIty."
Trmulty likewise attempted 10
oelittle the significance OF the visit,
but netther OF their statements ex-
planned why Christian spent two
hours in the Executive offices.
Christian was accompanied by
Gus J. Karger. newspaper CORE
Srondent. who has, himself. been
mentioned as a possibility for the
secretaryship.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
Woman Sues City.

The District OF Columbia was sued
yesterday in the District Supreme
Court for $4,000 damages by Malvirs
L. Difendorf. who claims that amount
for alleged personal injuries which
she claims to have sustained or
January 13, last, by falling into q
depression in the sidewalk on Euclid
street northwest, between Thir.
teenth and Fourteenth streets
northwest. The attorney is u. Wal
ton Hendry.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
Local Supreme Court
Adj0urns for H0Liday

The District Supreme Court ad-
journed yesterday for the holidays
and will not convene again until
January except in special in
stances.
There will be no court calendar
published in The Washington Her
aid until that date. unless assign
ments are posted in the meantime.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
MIDNIGHT MASSES
OPEN CHRISTMAS

ALEXANDRIA. Va, Dec. 2i.-Thc
FIRST church services here for Christ
mas were held at Midnight at 81
Mary's Church with a solemn high
mass.
Church services at the other
churches tomorrow will be as fol-
lows: Christ, st. Paurs and Grace
Episcopal services at IL o'clock and
holy communion at Grace Church ~
O'Clock. Trinity Methodist Epis-
copal services at e:t5 o'clock and
the Methodist Protestant services
at o'clock.
Alexandra Lodge Of Eiks this az
ternoon distributed seventy-five
baskets TO the poor. The Salvation
Army distributed fifty baskets.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
Local Temperature,

HIghest, 81. lowest, %.
Relative humidity-s a. m, g.;
p. m. As: p. m, so.
Rainfall Is p. m. to 8 p. m.). 0.
Hours Of sunshine. 3.5.
Per cent of possible sunshine. 81
Departures.
Accumulated excess of tempera-
ture since January l, 1920, z.
Excess of temperature since De-
cember. /, 1920, 106.
Accumulated deficiency OF precipi-
tation since January l. 1920. 1.21.
Excess of precipitation since De-
cember ], 1920. 0.90.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, SO: lowest, 80.
Other Temperatures,