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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-10
Help W anted Male

WANTED.ReIiabIe man to act as Dis L[1ct superintendent to book orders for Eruft and Ornamental Trees, Roses and Snruobery and engage sub-agents; clusIve territory. Pay weekly. Apply al once Fruit Growers Nurseries
 Newark, New York State. G30aI'
 First Glass Alto Finisher
 YANTED. W. D. Taylor, Brewster St Lei. Bar 1132-5. TSdss NINETEENTH be idle? Sell guaranteed trees and shrubs Commence nov, and 1raW weekly pay Part or full time Cha ranty Nursery Co., Rochester NJ
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-10
Machinery and Tools

MACHINES AND PARTS manufactur- ed on contract. Experimental work, jigs, fixtures dies Caseria Manufac- turing Co.,, IA Wheeler Ave. Phone Barnum 2542-3. I29ail* WE DESIGN. build and renovate tools and small machinery of all kinds; we specialize in patent developments Fred G. Breul, 2s2 KoSsuth St. IzaIls
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-10

.Hsve -yolir caS overloaded. now. Bring. il
 ~-e for a sSuare deal and reasonabl- Work gus-astlsed- $50 Bostoi FAS1seph C. Badnar. Prop Nobi, Bar 24s2-E- Gial.t
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-10

elEI EIECTRlCAI- HOSPITAL
 EASTERN ELECTRIC SERVICE co. w. repair Generators, Self-starters, Igni- ton Systems, Auto Lighting Systems. sfora ge Batteries, etc. Dealers in Auto mobils Accessories. Presto-Iltet Batter ies MobiIoils- Gas and Oil. fl Boston Post Road, at Ash Creek. faITneid- Noble 252-4. Dzall~
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-10
BROWNS GARAGE

BfxOW1N . O+AIe-A1EI
 Auto Repairing of all kinds. Special at t.ntion bald to Comm mercial cars. First class work guaranteed. Cor. Arctic and William Sts, Noble 67S L1Sali. CHAGNON & HOFMEISTER = Auto file repairing of all kinds. Electrical work d speciality. Satisk1ction guara1- teed 56S Colorado Ave. Cor. Fairfield Ave. Phone OZeaIl.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-10
Optician
Poultry and Supplies

FOR GROWING CHICKS use Interne- diate and Growing Feed. For laying hens Lay-or-BuSt and Scratch Feed. Standard Feed Co.,, 1884 Main St.
 CHOICE EGGS, Barred and White Rocks, R. c. Brown LeghornS, Speckled Sussex, Golden Wyandottes, s1.50 set ting prepaid $1.T5. Schanzel & Powell, Hillside Ave. Bar. 5930-5- U16aSs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-10
Florist

CHARLES A DOEBELI the North Bridgeport Florist, 20 Reservoir Ave Great assortment of Ferns, Cut Flow CTS. etc. Floral Designs for all occa- sions- Tel Noble 1917. D2aIl' BROOKLAWN CONSERVATORIES F Julius Beck, Prop Floral Designs. '4SAY IT WITH FLOWERS" Clifford E. Casey, fresh cut Flowers. Wedding RouQuetS, Decorations. Designs of sympathy a speciality. 1767 Main St.
 Noble 1911. D4atts
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-10
Investment

OVER Ss,000 net profits on Investment of S1o0 Is 1t possible? Yes. Let me prove it. Facts from United States govern ment experts and bona fide engineers
 E. A. Porter 100 Broadway. New York.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-10
Insurance

want your house rented, property sold. call on us. We want your business
 Let us try. Chas- s. Cole. 251 State St.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-10
Engraved Wedding Cards

YOU MAY REST ASSURED THEY SoUTHWoRTHs % 10 ARSADE.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-10
Lots For Sale

LARGE LOTS, 50 X 150 feet, S1O0 up. Pay down $1O and s per month James Tisdale, Trumbull. near post office.
 R2SiLS*p ELMORE FARM LOTS, near Trum- bull Station; p fruit trees each; $10 down and s per month. Mrs Smith on farm will show you. P1*tf IDLFWILD, E mile north of Beardsley Park Lots 50 150 s75 up, easy-pay- ments HaWleY. 32O1 Main St. R2SasSs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-10
Musical Instruments

Vega White Iadye Banjos, Tenor Banjos and Banjo Mandolins. Cundy- and Ukeleles Schirmer & Fischer Lii brary Music, Post Office Arcade. Tel Noble 1T72. G16all" BRUNSWICK MONOGRAPHS, Gibson
 Mandolins, Orpheun Banjo-Mandolins,
 Schirmer'S, FiScher'S music library.
 Everything musical. Gilman's Music
 Store, 235 Fairfield Ave T2alls
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-10

SWEATERS
 II Wool. from 5000 up. Buy of factorS- Hens Wumen's and Children's. We 2l at wholesale prices. Fleischer'S < <nittinG Yarns. Hanl1en's Knitting >ills. 1124 East Main S' T22dS \ FES-AH sizes to fit your business 2 nd pocketbook- Sold on easy terms. A. w. Case. 3S3 State St. LSall. MIXING MACHINES of all Kinds re paired. Records bought sold and cx changed H. H. Leopold, 15S6 Main St -o- East WaShinetr1n Ava R2ali.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
FATTY TRIAL
NEARING CLOSE
Arguments Expected to Begin at
Afternoon Session; Brief New
Testimony Possible.

San Francisco, Calf. Dec. l.
A special medical cOmmiss-
ions report that the bladder of
Miss Virginia Rappe showed
evidence of chronic inflamma-
ton and the presence of rup-
ture. was submitted today in the
maDSIaughter trial of Roscoe
c. (Fatty") Arbuckle, in con-
nectiOn with Miss Rappe's
death.
San Francisco, Calf. Dec. l.
Arguments certainly, and further
testimony possibly. was the sched-
ule for today's sessions of the Ros-
coe G. Arbuckle manslaughter case.
When the prosecution closed its
rebuttal testimony yesterday is re-
served the right TO bring in a small
amount of additional testimony, if
that seemed desirable, as a final
effort to link the comedian with
the death of Virginia Rappe, whom
it contends he injured at party
in his rooms at hotel last Sep
tember.
None knew, except the district
attorney and his assistants, when
court opened whether this evidence
would be forthcoming or exactly
what it would concern. The de-
fense, under a reservation of its
own, had the right to call witness
es to controyert any new allega-
tions adduced by the prosecution.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
Rock Island Stores Do
Exceptional Business in
Before Christmas Sales

week and as the volume of trading
is proving the acceptability of the
before Christmas bargains, more
merchants are extending the buy
ing opportunities to wider lines
and submitting even more tempt
ing offers.
The December sale idea is being
tried IN this city for the first time
and its popularity became apparent
from the opening. Not only have
Rock Island and tri-city buyers re-
sponded to the invitation to avail
themselves OF unusual seasonal
offerings but the advertising cam
paign which accompanied the bar
gains and news of the trading
chances were widespread through
the rural territory which adjoins
this city. The result has been that
country buying has been unusual
IL early and pronounced.
During the next few days mer-
chants will offer extraordinary
purchasing opportunities and the
Christmas shopper will do well to
watch columns of The Argus and
become informed of opportunities
to buy timely needs and gifts at
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
RED FLAGFLIES
IN Vienna RIOT
Crowds Attack Parliament Build
ing and Hotels, Smash Win
dOwS and Furniture.

Vienna, Dec. 1. - (By the AS
sociated Press s,)-Rioting of a seri-
Gus nature broke out in Vienna To-
day following a great demonstra-
ton before the parliament build
ing, where red flags were raised
or improyised masts. The crowds
then began smashing windows and
lcoting shops dealing in articles
of luxury.
Large crowds also attacked a
number of fashionable hotels, most
of which was where foreigners re
side. The new Bristol was the
first of these hostelries to be as
saulted. Its great doors were bat
tered down, thus permitting the
crowds to pour through the build
ing. They began to break windows,
some of which were as high as the
third floor, and to hurl bedding
and furniture into the mob crowd
ed in the street below.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
CHARGE PRIEST
WITH ASSAULT
ON YOUNG GIRL
Ethel Bray, IS, Ac-
cuses Father Wrenr,
of Len1ars, la.

LeMars, Iowa, Dec. 1.-The Rev.
Father Wrenn, Catholic priest,
who is charged with assault by
Ethel Bray, 10 years old. a student
in the parochial school in Wrenn's S
parish at Akronia, will take the
stand in his own defense today. 1t
is understood Father Wrenn will
endeavor to prove an alibi.
The prosecution completed its
case against Father Wrenn yester-
day, the first day of the trial Miss
Bray gave a detailed account Of
the alleged visit to her room on the
night of Sept II, of a man she says
was Father Wrenn.
Miss Dora Derosser, a roommate
of Miss Bray, told of seeing a man
she says was the priest, in their
room, and gave some of the whis-
pered conversation she says she
heard.
Sister TeStifieS.
Sister Mary Raymond, a teacher
in the school, told of hearing the
whispering of a man in the room
after she had seen someone on the
fire escape leading to the room. She
also testified that she found a
mans hat in the hallway of the
girls room
Efforts to identify the hat as one
of Father Wrenn's were unsuccess-
full.
Father Wrenn is about so years
of age.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01

First week of Rock Island mer-
chants before Christmas bargains
is closing with prospect of estab-
fishing a record for early seasonal
buying.
Response of Rock Island and tri-
city shoppers to the unusual and
timely offerings of the local mer-
chants has been gratifying TO them
and thoroughly satisfactory. Coun-
ters and departments are crowded
with exceptional offerings. few
stocks having been reserved from
the sales promoting price-slash.
So heartily has been the accept
ance Of these opportunities that for
the conclusion of the first week,
merchants have co-operated in 3
special page of bargains" appear
ing In this issue of The Argus.
These are for the most part "spe-
cials" given in connection with the
usual holiday bargains.
It is plan of the sales -prUmot-
ing program TO continue these and
other special" offerings for the
last three days of the week.
The sale, as originally amour
<.,i xrsII nru Sfyxrfe ftRy.r,xr
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
BABY
IS FOUND SLAIN
nv BRUTAL WAY
Body of Morgd dret
Coughlin, 3, Hacked
to Pieces.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-(United Press.)
The body of 3-year-old Margaret
Coughlin, kidnapped Wednesday,
was found today dismembered and
partly burned in the basement of a
neighbor's home.
The body of the neighbor. Mrs.
Pensis, 50, was found in her bed
room with her throat cut from ear
to ear and a CORY butcher knife In
her hand.
Police believed Mrs. Pensis had
killed the child and then commit
ted suicide Mrs. Pensis' husband
was missing, however, and a
posse started searching for him
Woman Is Slayerl
An exhaustive inquiry was or
dered by the coroner to determine
which of the two might have been
slain first. Mrs Pensis was fond
of Margaret, according to neigh
bors, and often expressed desire
to have babies of her own
Parents of the baby Margaret
said Mrs. Pensis frequently asked
them to allow the child to come
over for a while
Mrs. Nellie Butler, next door
neighbor, said she saw Mrs. Pensis
looking out of a side window at
$40 this morning.
Then a Suicide?
Police believe Mrs. Pensis had
Margaret in her home since the
girl disappeared and committed
suicide today when she saw police
tramping about the neighborhood.
Margaret, daughter of Edward
Coughiin, a policeman, disappear
ed while returning from the home
of another neighbor where she had
visited.
All night search was led by the
father.
ChiId's Body Strewn About.
Efforts of police to gain admit
tance to the Pensis home failed.
They smashed the door. Search
on the second floor revealed the
body of Mrs Pensis. In the base
ment portions of Margaret's body
were found strewn about. The
body had been hacked into several
pieces and some portions were
wrapped in bundles. Some por-
tions of the body-a leg and an
arm-were found charred in a cop
per boiler. The fire under the boil
er was out. The basement was
splattered with blood and shred
ded garments of Margaret.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
RAIL. BOARD
ANNOUNCES
new RULES
Change Shopmen's Agree
ment;; VIII Save Roads
$5O,0OO,OOO.

Chicago, Dec. New working
rules for the 100000 railroad shop
men, including at least two i'm
portant changes, were handed
railroad labor board. This deci-
sion supplanted the agreement en-
tered into by the employees and the
United States railroad administra-
tion Sept, 20. 1919.
The decision will result in an
estimated annual payroll saving of
$4,000, 900 to the railroads and
form the basis which adjudication
of all future wage disputes between
railroads and their employees VIII
be based
Vote is Unanimous.
The rules were adopted unar-
imOusly by the board, including the
vote of A o. Wharton, of the La
Dor group, who cast a dissenting
vote on the last wage cut.
One of the most important
changes was the permitting of ap-
prentices to do certain repair work
formerly restricted to journeymen
N that craft. Another change pro-
vided for representation of minor
tiles in the presentation of griev-
ances to meet the contention of the
railroads that old national agree
Eients practically forced a closed
shop on the railroads.
Carriers Doubt Saving.
Doubt that the new rules would
save the railroads as much as $5O,-
100000, the amount estimated by
La Dor board statisticians, was ex-
pressed by railroad executives
here today. Only practical appli-
cation of the rules would show
their saving. it was said, and "any-
body's guess is apt TO be a good
one now" one official said.
1t was pointed out that 80 of the
new rules were lifted from the na-
tional agreement, word for word,
and but 81 had any marked
changes.
Object TO Agreement
The main comment on the new
rules was that the board had, in
effect, set up a new national agree
ment, a thing that the roads con-
sistently fought in the rules hear
ings before the board last spring.
THE board has simply substi-
tuted one national agreement for
another" one official said today.
The roads have declared repeat
edly that their greatest objection
to the national agreement of federal
control was its universal applica-
ton, which will always cause dif-
ficulty in certain sections"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
LkENS DISARM
MEET TASKS TO
JOB OF JUGGLER

washington. Dec 1.-(By the
Associated Press. The arms
coherence in trying to keep all
VI us big work going at one
ome' was compared by a Brit
iSa spokesman today to
iuggier.
Now consider the tuggler,"
me Briton said. speaking in a
parable. He may have his
arms fun of balls and the sue
cess of the trick depends ON
Aeenng all of the balls in the
ar at one time. n one of the
pals slips to the floor. the trick
rather fails. don't you see.
So It is with this confer
shee- The Far East and naval
oails, and al the little balls
tnat enter into the negotiations,
so 70 speak, are in the hands
Or the conference, and like the
Trained juggler, tho aim is still
70 keep them ON the move, so
Cnat none may fan. In this
case | think the juggler will
turn the trick"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01

The sensational charge was made
through a statement in which the
governor made public a letter re-
ceived by him from c. H Jenkins,
director of public welfare, dealing
with alleged grand jury coTruptiOns
and purporting to be an expose OF
political forces at work to destroy
Small and some of his colleagues.
Tried TO @Fix7 Jury.
In his letter to the governor,
Jenkins referred to rumors afioat
for some time that States Attor- 4
ney Mortimer possessed informa-
ton connecting friends of Governor
Small with attempts to FIX the
grand jury so it would not return
the indictments last July.
When these rumors finally reach
ed publication, jenkins, according
to the letter, was informed that
they involved him in an alleged at
tempt to bribe Evans
Governor Small made public two
letters said to have been received
by Director Jenkins from Evans,
offering to trade information OF a
grand jury scandal for jobs for
himself and son, and threatening
jobs were not delivered.
"a DamnabIe Lie"
Jenkins letter to the governor
called the bribery story "a damna-
Bile lie, the result OF a conspiracy
long ago entered into" He dwelt
at length on its publication in two
| Chicago newspapers.
Governor Small addressed his
statement ito the people OF Ilh-
nois."
Il desire" he said. to submit to
you herewith a communication re-
| ceived by me today from Judge c.
! II. Jenkins, director of the depart
ment of public welfare"
With this brief introduction. the
governor presented the Jenkins let
| ter, which, after referring to artt-
| cles in the Chicago Journal and
Chicago Daily News to the effect
that a member of the grand jury
confessed that an attempt was
made to bribe him by a ''ZealOt" in
support of the governor. said
Jenkins Letter.
| Il am informed by newspaper
/ correspondents that l am the
'zealot' who stands accused OF the
| attempted bribery I am also In
formed by these same newspaper
men that William d. t"Buck') Ev-
ans is the grand juror who makes
the alleged charge. The Chicago
/ Journal. in most libeloUs manner,
suggests that I am the guilty party
THE story is perhaps not news
to you. It has been rumored on
the streets of Springfield for az
(Continued On Last Page.l
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
Japan Clings to Old World
Diplomacy But Will Agree to
'5-5-3' Ratio, Laurence Says

for a higher ratio than the So
called 5-5-3 Now comes Prince
Tokugawa, the head of the dele
CATION, and in a talk with news
paper men, lays stress on the fact
that Baron Kato was expressing his
personal views. This, however,
isn't the only basis for the idea
that Japan is prepared to make
good her original acceptance of the
Hughes program. There are other
signs beneath the surface which
lead to the conclusion that Japan
has decided she cannot be respons-
ihle for the breaking up of a naval
armament agreement which the
whole world hailed so auspicioCs-
lv after the opening session Japan
knows in other words that Great
britain is ready to accept and will
DO so. and that even France Will
not bubble over the submarine
tonnage figures but will at the
psychological moment withdraw
her request for modification. In the
face of a European and American
! entente, Japan cannot afford TO
stand alone. She now knows the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
mo LIMIT TO
FOES EFFORT
TO BESMIRCH'
SMALLS BROADSmE.

Following the Jenkins letter
Governor Small said:
81 do not believe that any
extended comment by me on
this letter of Judge Jenkins is
necessary. It speaks for itself
I present 1t to the people OF
Illinois because l believe they
have a right to know the true
character of the men who for
months now have been plotting
and conspiring to ruin the good
name and the public record of
every public official in the
state who dares give resistance
to their plan to seize control
of your government for the
purpose of personal pelf.
Il vetoed s7,000,O0O of ap-
preparations in which a num-
ber of gentlemen were pecul-
iarly interested and saved that
amount of money to the tax
payers of Illinois. I refused
to permit Attorney General
Brundage to reach his hand
into your pockets and take
therefrom for the upbuilding
of his personal political ma
chine 81 500, 900. He prompt
" secured my indictment on
charges which he knows as
well as l do are absolutely
false.
But Mr.. Brundage and his
friends do not stop at that.
There is no limit to which they
will not 60 Director of Pub
lie Welfare Jenkins is the lat
est public official whom they
seek to besmirch, and with the
evidence of a man, who with
his own signature, as attest
ed above, becomes their tool
only when his efforts at black
mail and threat have failed.
Signed: LEN SMALL,
Governor of Illinois"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright, 1921.

Washington, Dec. Enough has
transpired within the last "a hours
tc warrant a positive prediction
that an agreement will be reached
within another week on the pro-
gram for a reduction of naval arm
ament and a naval shipbuilding
holiday.
No longer Is there worry about
the outcome, prolonged as the de-
bate may be. For the truth is the
Japanese hand has been disclosed.
It is the hand of old world diplom-
acy which rarely accepts anything
right of the bat but considers it
carefully, asks for more, appears
to be deeply insistent on more con-
cessions and finally with gesture
of generosity recedes in the inter-
est of common agreement
Katois Own Views.
For several days the views of
Baron Kato, minister of marine,
have been put out in one form or
another giving the impression that
sE1aa Ma adamaat IN. hae daaIra
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
FEED u.s.
is mine
CRY TOU. S.
Red Premier Admits His
Program Has Gone
to Bottom.
BY FARLEY p. CHRISTENSEN.
(Farmer-Labor Candidate for Pres
ident.)

ldent.D
Copyright, 1921, by the United
Press in the United States
and Canada
Riga, Nov. 30.-"Feed our famine
victims and your wives will wear
furs."
This is the message of Premier
Lenin of Russia to the American
farmers. 1t was given to me in a
two-day interview in which Lenin
1. Predicted a war between the
United States and Japan; and,
2 Admitted his soviet commun-
istic program had gone right to
the bottom"
1 went to Moscow Oct. % as
chairman of the Russian trade re-
lations commission. l studied con-
ditions and visited many factories,
warehouses, courts, schools and
hospitals.
No particular attention was paid
to my presence until Saturday,
when l received a message from
one of the peoples commissaries,
whom / found upon investigation
to be Aenin, saying he wanted to
see me.
'GlaQ 10 see you, CuTlSleHSeu,
said Lenin, as he received me cour-
teously at the Kremlin. He spoke
excellent English. We had a two
hour conversation.
After l had responded to his
greeting and also spoken to a num-
Der of farmers and workers who
were in an ante-room, Lenin's first
question was:
"What About z. S.-Jap War"
What about the war between
Japan and American"
Il do not think a warts likely"
1 replied.
There is bound to be a capital
istic war" insisted the premier.
Il have not been to Japan" /
said, but l believe now that Japan
and America are friends. Not only
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
STRIKE CLOSES
SUIT FACTORIES
Five Thousand Needle Trades
workers Walk Out in Chica-
go Protesting Piece Work.

Chicago, Dec. Five thousand
needle tradesworkers employed il
the shops of members of the Chi
cago Cloak and Suit Manufacturers
association walked out this morn
ing when a new system of piece
work pay was 10 have been Started
Officers of the association said
nc attempt would be made TO re-
open the shops for the present