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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14
SUGAR SLUMP ENDS
 ALL FAMINE PERIL

New York, Aug. 4.-Raw sugar
 prices continued yesterday to slump,
 and traders said the end was not in
 sight. One thing is certain: The bug
 aiboo of a sugar famine, with the con-
 surnere paying 50 cents a pound next
 winter, has been dispelled by the un-
 precedented decline. Fifteen cents. a
 pound retail this fall, with a probable
 further reduction when the new Gu 1; ban crop is available in December, was predicted yesterday by sugar merchants and others
 The sudden collapse of the market is the direct result of conditions aris- ing from the shortage last spring, ac- coring to a well posted sugAr man. ! The confectionery trade, chain gro- cery stores and other large consum- CTS, being unable to buy from the re- liners, contracted for shipments from Java, F'ornosa, China, Brazil, Argen- tina, Holland and other foreign coun- | tries. The bulk of the foreign sugar | is coming in now.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14
Beet Sugar Production
 Very Important Factor

habilitated annually. It is these facts which lead one sugar expert to est1- mate that Europe cannot regain her pre-war production until 1885.
 There is another important factor. the influence of which should soon be felt. The proba abilities point to consid- erable competition in Europe in the near future between sugar factory men and distillers of alcohol for the sugar beet crop. France furnished evidence of this fact in 1919 when, it is stated about 25 per cent. of the sugar crop was used for making alco- hol. If alcohol should come into gen.
 which is not incon nceivable-competi-
 tion would immediately take place on
 an extensive scale. With gasoline in
 Europe at it's present high price, the
 resulting effect would be to throw
 more and more of the sugar beet
 crop into alcohol production. This would cause a further delay on the Continent in reaching the pre-war beet sugar production figures. Every encouragement sh hou1d be of- fered our American beet sugar pro- ducers in their efforts to speed up will permit. Theirs is a task, the re- suits of whicIc should prove not only profita ble to themselves, but of vital 1 importance te every citizen of the 1 United States.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14
By Ed. Hughes.

Were Joie to lose out in the 15o0- metre run at Antwerp one could easily picture almost any dire happening be- falling the American Olympic team. The sturdy-Hmbed little Chicagoan, one of the greatest milers this coun- try has ever produced. is looked upon as one of the "surest things" Uncle Sam has selected to demonstrate his athletic superiority over the world in Belgium. This impression obtains not by reason of weak opposition from other countries, for such is not the case. Hill, Montague. and MflIigan of Britain, and possibly Guillemont the new French phenomenon. will furnish keen competition for the flying Amer jean. Don't forget that.
 Ray is the National A. A. U. middle distance champion and the holder of four indoor records These are the 1000 yards, the 1.320 yards, the one mile.t and the two mile. Ray covered the mile in the astounding time of 4 minutes IA 3-5 seconds. Last Sep
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14
FLOP HOUSE. DISTASTEFUL TO
 WORKING MEN

Chicago. Aug. 14.-Demand for pri- vate rooms, with sunshine and hot and cold running water, has Suppbanted that for a dime t1op'' among wayfar- ing workingInen, according to the Ob- servations of the Salvation Army.
 Lieutenant Colonel Emil Marcussen, head of the Industrial Department of the Army for the states west of the Mississippi, said recently:
 ''The day of the dormitory, or, more accurately, the flop house." has passed. The kind of men who used to come to us seeking free beds or glad to get them for dime, now ask for private rooms Since prohibition became effective, I have closed several one in Chicago and anHher in Kansas City.
 s.There is a real need for good, modern hotels for men at reasonable prices and those which we have are run along such lines. Our WorAngY mems Palace in Chicago has 571 beds. Three years ago, we would have 1ound ten or twelve men in the Palace with bank accounts. Last month, there were 312 men in +hat hotel who car ried bank books.
 AS for the Industrial homes, they used to contain many young men who ceased to be producers and who hao to be made over, sometimes by a long and painstaking process, into good citizens and wage earners. Today there is hardly an a;ble-bodied man in any industrial home in the United States.
 The men who are there are nearly all permanently disabled to some de-
 gree or they are convalescentS from hospitals who are unable to do an or
 dinary days work. These men are not only able to take care of them selves but even to save a little from 1 their earnings.
 There is room in every industrial
 home. The Chicago home is not hall
 full. That is why the Salvation Army 1 is able this year, through its home
 service program, to extend an offer o1
 the facilities of these homes to every
 small community in the Vest
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14

let a little thing like work scotch his desire to shine in athletics. AS youngster he suffered nearly every ill known to childhood, whooping cough, typhoid fever, measles, etc. Then he managed to put in some time on a relatives farm in Indiana and from then on his physique began to acquire new dimensions.
 ''I sampled all three bad habits" says Ray, "and decided they weren't worth forming. Beer. the one time l quaffed it, tasted terribly bitter and was very hard to down. Jud ging from what I had heard of whiskey I thought it must be worse. So I never gave that a trial. tried to smoke and chew, but got sick
 Ray is great believer in sunshine. When the mill whistle blew he used to hike to Lake Michigan's shores and eat his luncheon in the broiling sun. Joie is 24 and married, and hassa four year old girl All his records were made after his marriage.
 Copyright, 1920-Thompson Feature Service.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14
Surprising as it may seem,

Surprising as it may seem, the
 great beet sugar industry of the pre-
 sent day owes it birth to Napoleon.
 During the Napoleonic wars, France
 was cut off by England from the
 cane sugar of the West Indies. Im-
 pelled by his country's needs, Napol-
 the production of sugar from beets.
 By 1880, the beet sugar industry had
 become firmly established on the Con
 tinent. Its growth had been so phe-
 nomenal since then that, in 1913, the
 total sugar production was approxi- 1 mately half of the world sugar crop. People who believe that the sugar shortage is a myth, are disregarding g
 the loss in beet sugar production dur ing the war. In 1913, about 90 per cent. of the beet sugar produced came from Europe. Comparing its 1913- 1914 figures with those of 1919-192O, we find a loss in production of over 6Ot per cent. The situation in the chief beet sugar producing countries, | l. e., France, Italy, Russia, Austria, Hungary and Germany, is discourag- 1 ing. France furnishes a good example l of conditions as they exist. In 1913, France had in operation about 200
 sugar factories-in 1919, only 51 l With buildings destroyed and mach 1 inery carried off, it is said that nc more than six factories can be re.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14
COAL FAMINE AGAIN FORECAST

New York, Aug. 14--Another pro- phecy of a coal famine this winter among public utilities came yesterday from M. H. Aylesworth, executive manager of the National Electric Light association, who based his statement on a survey taken by the organization among it's 1,500 member comm munities.
 Only the fact that the Interstate Commerce Commission had given prie rfty to coal shipments has averted crisis and saved the nation from darkness so far, he added. Rail roads, however, can move only enough coal for Current needs under the priority order, he pointed out, and efforts are being made to amend this restriction.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14
PREDICTS BOLsHEvLsT FALL.

Washington, Aug. 14-David R. Francis W ho was American Am bassador to Russia until the Bolshe- elk revolution, predicted at the White House yesterday that the Soviet gov ernment at Moscow would go to pieces in six months.
 MT. Francis made the prediction with confidence born of his knowledge of conditions in Russia. He said that when the Russian people under stood, through the medium of Sec retary Co1by's note of last Tuesday, that there was no intention on the part of the United States government to interfere with Russia's conduct of her own affairs, and that it favored
 aunited Russia, the effect would be detrimental to Bolshevist rule. MT. Francis came to Washington at the request of Secretary Colby, whose personal guest he is. The purpose of his Washington visit is to give advice to the Secretary of State in regard to the Polish-Russian sit uation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14

tember he won the American cham pionship in a fifth of a second better time. Norman Taber'S worlds record is minutes 12 3-5 seconds, or 1 and 2-5ths seconds better than Rays best effort. However, Ray defeated Tabor at the Brown University mans best, the New Englander never again show ing in the form which enabled him to set a new world mark.
 Joie Ray first attracted attention when he won the national mile title ia 1915. He repeated again in 1917 and in 1918 he startled folks by com in g out of the West and capturing the Hunter mile in Boston. His improve ment since first winning the national title five years ago has been astonish- ing. The best Joie could scamper the mile then was 4 minutes. 23 1-5 seconds, which is 8 3-5ths seconds tardier than his current speed. Con siderable development. we'll testify!
 Ray quit school early and went to work as a mechanic. He had to help support a big family. But he didn't
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14
WILL BUILD
 I8 NEW PIERS
 ALONG HUDSON

New York, Aug. 1.-The greatest waterfront improvement here in 50 years, involving the removal of 32 antiquated piers along the Hudson river, and the erection in their stead of Is new and vastly larger piers of latest design, has been planned by Murray Hubert, commissioner oi docks, and approved by the Sink1n g Fund Commission. The improve require 10 years to complete. Work spring.
 This with the proposed vehicular tunnel to New Jersey is expected to solve New York's west side dock problem. The new waterfront sys- tenn is to consist of wide piers, ships and marginal streets with ware houses and tracks where available in the rear.
 ''The cost of construction is expect ed to pay for itself within four years time" According to Deputy Dock Com missioner Michael Cosgrove, "A per
 manent sea wall has been built along the entire stretch, no rock will be encountered to make a depth of 40 feet and most of the real estate is | owned by the city.
 These new piers will increase the pier storage area 50 per cent, if they are made only one-story," said MT Cosgrove. But hecause of the high value of this waterfront it will be | uneconomical to stop even at two- stories. They will have the most
 modern appliances for rapid handling i! of freight, including electric cranes | helpers and hoists of all kinds.
 The present lower North river
 waterfront is just what it was ir i 1871. Its slips are so narrow there ] is not room in them at once for two l big steamships. To afford relief the mitted the pier headlines to extend l further outshore. The more these narrow piers were brought out, the l worse the slips became, because boat: l have been continually growing big | ger.''
 l ''The new plan,'' said President F | H. La Guardia of the Board of Al dermen, means that New York ii going to have Is piers from $50 tt
 1925 feet in length in place of the 3. l dilapidated structures which are | disgrace to the city. Between eacl pier there will bea maximum dockag' space of 300 feet and minimum O I275 feet. Two of the new piers vii T be 100 feet wide, seven 150 feet ant
 nine 125 feet.''
 Along New York's 57s miles o
 waterfront the Dock Commission al ready has under way other project | under contracts amounting to S2o, 100000.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14
Filipino Settlement Is
 Bitter Against America

There is a rift in the supposedly cordial relations between Americans and Filipinos in the Philippines. The cause was the publication in the American papers in Manila of editor ials disparaging the Filipino people and representing them to the visit ing Congressmen as not deserving of independence. ThememberS of the United States Congress were warned that the myriad things before their eyes were not typical of Philippine life and that only good things about the country were being shown to them. This was tantamount to say ing that the Filipinos were deceivers. whereupon, the Filipino workmen in the newspapers concerned indignant ly walked ut.
 That the sentiment among the Fil- pinos is bitter is evidenced in a note sent by the strikers to a Spanish language newspaper, of the following tenor:
 "No Filipino loving his country could tolerate the affront of the newspapers defaming us before the Congressmen now in Manila.
 Let patriotic Americans imagine these insults. being applied to their own country. Let them remember the Lynch law"
 The personal animus behind the sordid act of the newspapers respon- sible is quite apparent. The Ameri- cans concerned heretofore pictured the Philippines an impossible coun- try. They had made it appear as re- tarded in all respects. They had by word and pen stigmatized the F'ili- pinos as incapable of anything prog ressive or constructive; they had even represented them as a mongre1 peo- pie, just emerged from savagery.
 Now, however, it looks if the monum ents of calumny that they have assiduously builded will crumble down to dust, for circum- stances have swung in favor of evi- dences of progressiveness; they found people possessed of culture and civ ilization; they found them running their own government; they found al most everything p-to-date-a1l con trary to the representations of oul unsympathetic friends.
 It is what the F'ilipinos have beer waiting for all these years-Congress men to visit the islands that they might see for themselves what kint of people the Filipinos are ant how they conduct themselves, in stead of religiously accepting a. truths the many islanders against tn. race by men who want the island! indefinitely retained for purposes O their respective pockets.
 The whole incident is deplorabl but should be instructive par excel lence to well-meaning America. It i known now who the annihilators o Philippine liberty are. Influence heretofore invisible, which had frus trated the granting of Philippine in dependence by hoodwinking tn American people to the real facts have at least been unmasked. Hence forth America will know how to dis count the multitudinous statement being made on the alleged incapacit of the F'ilipinos for independence.
 Congressmen of sterling integrity
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14
200 PER CENT. OIL MELON.

New York. Aug. 14-As forecast 10 days ago, the Standard Oil Company of New York will soon declare stock dividen of 20d0 per cent Announce ment was made at the office of the company yesterday afternoon that a special meeting wiM be held at 9:30 a. m. Stp. 1 at which thes tockh elders will be asked to approve a proposition to increase the capital stock from $75,ooo,ooo to s225, 100000.
 It was also announced that If the increase is voted it is proposed at the next meeting thereafter of the direct ors to pass upon the distribution of such income as a stock dividend to holders of record Sept 10. This means
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14
DEBT
 NEARLY PAID

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. B With the report of Robert H. TyndaH. the national treasurer, showing it's debt as having gone down at rate or nearly S1,00O day for five months the American Legion will be clear of financial obligations by Jan. 1, 1921, should that rate be continued. In the period between Jan. 31. and June 30, the deficit was cut from $343,6 64S to s197,214, a total reduction of $14 46, 433 or almost $3O,000 a month.
 The Legion's peak of indebtedness was reached on January s1. The de- fcits at the end of the first six months of this year are shown in the follow H.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14
IENOX A. c. VS. MILFORD A. O.

The Lenox A. c. will invade Mil ford tomorrow afternoon to cross bats with the strong Milford A. c. at the Gulf Street grounds. The Lenox have previously defeated the Milford boys in the first part of the season. but since that time the A. c. has been greatly strengthened, and there fore they are after the scalp of the Bridgeport boys.
 The lineup of the Milford A. c. will probably be: Works, 1b.; Oviatt, 2b.; Ford, C.; Buckholtz, D.; Larkin, lf.; Savage, ss.; McKenna. 3b.; Wells. If and Hurd, of. The battery for the Lenox A. c. will be Mizak and Stehle.
 The Milford A. c. has a find in the person of Buckholtz, pitcher, who has won all the games he has pitched, defeating such teams as Bridgeport Boys Club without giving a hit in six innings, rain stopping the pro- ceedings, American Chain, Federals and North Ends. Buckholtz has famed 57 men in these four games and giving only free passes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14

who have gone to the islands with unprejudiced minds, men like Hon. S. C.. Porter, chairman of the House F'olDign Affairs Committee, and Hon. J. A. F'reer, of Wisconsin and Hon. John H. Small of North Carolina, have attested to the blazing fact that the F'ilipinos deserve and should have their independence.
 The Filipinos do not pretend to be perfect people. Neither do they pro- fess to be as intelligent, generally, as the Americans. But they claim that they should be judged on their own merits.
 This talk of incapacity is self-as- sertion pure and simple. God in His wisdom has never yet created a people within a defined territory who cannot maintain a government of their own. The record of the Eli
 pino is open book for the scrutiny of fair-minded men. We invite com parison of our attachments of other | Independent countries of the world | today.
 Americans who have investments in | the Philippines and those who have commercial interests generally in the East have no reason to be panicky at the mere mention of Philippine | independence. Certainly, Philippine | independence and their interests can I not be incompatible. Surely, arrange | ments can be made whereby those | interests could be safeguarded. To | advocate for the retention of the l Philippines any pretext would be to prevent Americas vaunted policy
 of altruism and to convert 1t into a | policy of selfishness to her everlast ing dishonor.
 As a. matter of justice to the feel
 ings and aspirations of the Filipino people, negotiations could be begun i'm diately for the granting of their independence. Commercial interests
 can be considered afterwards, or sim ultaneouely. This is the only practi-
 cal course to take. It is the only sane
 course.
 The destiny of the Philippines i.
 not to be perpetual possession o1
 the United States but a daughter re- public of hers Americas merchants I can never smother the desire of the F'llipinos for their freedom. The Filj-
 pinos will not always supinety sit b. to be maligned and insulted by ad l vocates of the policy of retention Solve this problem of independenc, now and America will render a whol, race of people happy, quick to coop crate with her in all her internationa , endeavors. The Filipinos cannot con scfentiously attend to the economi
 and industrial development of thei } country so long as the case of thei - independence is not resolved in thei 5 favor,-so long as the prospect i f gloomy for their ever becoming a SOY ereign nation.
 . Why is it that there are sons o this great democracy who. proud o 3 their country's history, can synpa , thize with the aspirations for free dom of all other peoples except th : Filipino? Why is it that they have al s ways looked down upon this unof y lending son of God. Why Is it tha
 they have always viewed everythin :, Philippine from perspective that i
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14
CHILD LABOR IS
 NEARLY DOUBLED

Chicago, Aug. Flour thousand more children are working in Chi cago today than year ago, accord ing to Clyde A. Brown, acting direc- tor of the city vocational guidance bureau The increase in child labor is said to be general in the Middle West but exceptions are noted in Missouri, Kansas and North Dakota.
 Necessity of the child helping the family meet the high cost of living the pulling power of higher wages and scarcity of adult labor together with the discovery by employers that women and children often could take the place of men were cited by MT. Brown among reasons for a similar increase in child labor in other parts of the United States.
 Minnesota officials report that child labor is nearly doubled in that state. The greatest increase they say, is among children of the 'twhite collar class whose parents have been forced by rising prices to per- init their children to work. About 5000 under 16 years of age are now at work in Minnesota.
 Wisconsin statistics on child labor for the year are not yet tab1uated
 but officials say enough returns are in to indicate a consfdera o.e 1ncrea SC | over previous years. Some boys un- | der 16 years have been reported re- l ceiving s10O a month.
 T. c. Jennings, Texas state labor l commissioner, reports an increase o1 l about ten per cent in Texas child la
 Dor over last year. Postponement o1 | compulsory school attendance he i says has been a factor.
 l State Labor Commission Claude E | Connally of Oklahoma says more vio. | lations of child labor laws have beer 1 brought to the attention. of his of l flee this year than previously, iron 2, which he deduces an increase in ju | venile workers. Conna1ly said ths | increase in violations was probably
 due to the fact that there was 3t 1 per cent more jobs in the state thar | workers.
 l A. L. trick, of Iowa state labo commissioner, recently reported tha ! approximately 1000 more permit had been issued in the past year t, children between the ages of 14 ant
 16 than in the year previous
 Kansas and North Dakota repor
 child labor in those states as aImos 1 negligible. St Louis reports a de | crease. Children now employed il l that city are stated to number $500 which is 75O less than were at worl there a year ago. The state fac
 tory inspectors office says the de
 crease is general all over the state } The Federal tax on child labor is giv
 en as the cause Of the decrease
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14
EASTERN PAIR WIN
 IN NEWPORT FINAL

Newport, R. l., Aug. 14.-A1though William M. Johnston. and Clarence J. Griffin won their way into the final round of the Newport invitation sin gles- at the Casino yesterday, they were unable to win the doubles, in partnership, from Richard Norris Will hans, 2d, md Richard Iiarte, Iae Fasteners capturing the final round of the doubles event from the Califor- nians in five whirlw1nd sets, scored 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6|3.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14
wEEGHMAN RESTAURANTS FAIL.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-The chain of downtown restaurants owned by Charles Weeghman, former owner of the Chicago National League baseball team, was thrown into the hands of the receiver yesterday. The action followed filing of a petition in invo1- untary bankruptcy by three creditors of Weeghman, whose claims aggre- gated $12,000. Frank Mickey was named as receiver.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-14
PRISONER NOT BERGDoLL

Oneonta, Aug. 14-The young man arrested near here yesterday by State troopers is not Grover Cleveland Bergdo11, millionaire draft evader. A Department of Justice official so de clared today after visiting Oneonta jail, where the suspect was taken after his arrest.
 The man, who says he is George Lenno of Buffalo. will be taken to Governors Island, however, for fur ther question to ascertain if he is a fugitive from Justice, Department of Justice officials said.