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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19

Washington. Dec. 1s.-woodrow Wilson has a feeling of the deepest sympathy for President Harding in the present international situation. it was stated today to the International News Service by a personal friend of the former president. who had just had a long conversation with him regarding existing conndtions.
 "Mr. Wilson feels," said his vis- flor. that President Harding is get that he himself was in following his return from Paris-that he has la bored long and faithfully toward the Ideal of world peace-and now finds the fruits of his labors endangered by the hosaiie attacks of a small and disgruntled minority"
 The former president ardently de- sires the fullest success for the Washington conference, according p his visitors. MT. Wilson expressed wholehcarted approbaticn of the na- val agreement entered into by the United States, GreaG4 Britain and Ja-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19
Chief Johnson
 On The Stand

Chief Daniel D. Johnson Of the Fire court this morning at the opening of the 1000 damage suit case, brought by Joseph Simmons against Phillip Snow. All principals of the case, be- ing heard before Judge Frank D. Haines, are of this city.
 Snow has refused to pay for alleged damage to a gasoline pump located in front of the place of business of Sim mons, near the corner of North and Madison avenues. His automobile truck, a Republic, backed into and put the gasoline pump out of con- mission, August 2, last. He has main- tained since that the pump was placed in such a manner as to be 8 hindrance to traffic, and that the accident was unavoidable. He is represented by Attorney Samuel Mellitz.
 Stmmon, represented by former clerk of the City court, Theodore Steiber, asked Chief Johnson to take the stand. Johnson stated that the tank and pump were placed according to permits given Simmons before the installation was made.
 Judge Haines is holding court on Monday in order to make up for time lost during Thanksgiving week. when there was no court. The short calen- dar session to be held Friday will close the present term. As far as civil cases are concerned the Common Pleas court will also complete the term Friday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19
Quintet Of Violators At
 City Court

Five saloon keepers who were ar rested Saturday night for violating the liquor laws, were arraigned before Judge Arthur M. Comley, in the City court today. Two men escaped with light fines, one case was nolled on lack of evidence and two were con tinued until Thursday.
 Charged with having wine contain ing more than the legal amount of alcohol in their possession, Steve Hor- vath, of 366 Pine street and Steve Magdies, of 3O7 Howard avenue were fined $25 and costs apiece.
 The cases of Steve Horlick, of 753 Water street and William F'loginsky, of 660 Main street were continued un- til Thursday.
 Charges against Louis Stamzek, of 613 Park avenue were nol1ed, after the saloon man had proved that @ bot tie of liquor found in his establish- ment Saturday night was not owned by him. The booze was discovered in the pocket of an overcoat owned by Stanley Barnet, who was formerly employed as a bartender in Stamzek' s saloon. Barnet has not been located as yet.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19
By s, D. weyer.

Berlin Dec. 19-'CoWaro or ,,artvr?' is again the burning ques- tinn confronting the German nation tndav following the publication of the aV-Kaiser's correspondence with Field Marshal von Hindenburg in which the forner Emperor passed the puck
 for bjs flight into Holland following tba coI1apse of the German army.
 p1hIication of the letters was de rigned to prove William was not guilty nS nowardice in f1eeting from Germany
 aS that he had attempted to prevent the war. ,.z+ ,,-.ss has ac- oanted all the statements in the 1et- ters as true and is fairly reVenng IF eI,ioeies of the noble sacr1hce' or ths former war lord -zoa
 The only jarring note was sounoeo t,,, some of the junker newspapers ,,;h;cb expressed the opinion that the eT-Kaiser's place at the moment ol tba nations gravest peril was at the head of the army. .os,,o,si
 The iunker papers put respoIisl- n bi1itv 1inon Won Hindenburg TOT pro nnsine the ex-Kaiser's flight, put say fhs4 fhe advice should not have been
 ders of the junker faction char
 to1ize the revelations as Hlnoen' T.,s Chrfstrnas present to the na' ;n7, It has come as snock, now. ovar in view of the fact tnaI IL va n,nnp at the hour of GernIahs au a Tpit4ed bankruptcy and on Ine x,S q the conference Of PreHier AioS"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19
ather Of
 Sheriff Dies

Benjamin F. Pease. nearly eighty three, who has been critically III since Friday, passed away about mid night last night, in Milford. His end had been expected for some days, he never having full recovered from a shock suffered several years ago.
 He was the father of Sheriff Simeon Pease of Fairfield county, and is survived by five other sons, and a daughter, Mrs. Frank E. Perry, of Greenfield Hill. The surviving sons are A. Herman Pease, Greenfield Hill; Benjamin F. Pease, Jr., Trumbull; Pratt Pease. Buffalo, N. Y; Arthur Pease, Newark, N. J., and w. H. Pease, this city. Several grandchil.' dren also survive.
 He was born in Trumansburg, N. Y, but had resided in Connecticut for many years. His wife, Augusta A. Pratt Pease, passed away in 1917.
 Funeral arrangements are in charge of Henry F. Bishop. Services will be held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock from the horne of h.s daugh- ter, Mrs. F. F. Perry, Greenfield Hill Rev. B. S. Winchester of the Green field Hill Congregational church will officiate, interment to be in Oaklawn cemetery, Fairfield.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19
League
 Seek Places
 From Atwater

Recommendation of the Republican Voters League of candidate for ap- pointment to the various commissions on which vacancies must be filled by January 1, have been received by Mayor Fred Atwater. The league offered the names of three candidates for appointment to each of the nine commissi ones on which there will be openings, and recommended to the mayor that he select at least one can didate from each three as his ap- pointee to the commission. Among the commission on which there will be vacancies are the poEce. fire, sink ing fund, health, charities, contract, city plan, board of apporttonment and oyster ground
 The recomm endauons of the Dem ocratic executive committee will be made in the same way A meeting Is to be held by the committee short ly when their list of suggestions will be made to Town Chairman John A. Cornell who, in turn, will confer with the mayor and assist him in picking the best men from among the several candidates for each position.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19
KuiserCOmes To Defence
 or Actions

Field Marshal Won linden burg's letter to the ex-Kaiser and the latter's reply, which were ex- changed last spring, were carried by the International News Service on Saturday night
 In his letter, sent late in March, Hindenburg declared that German representatives had been blackmailed into admitting Ger many's war guilt. adding:
 During my long military ser vice, I had the good fortune and honor to come into close personal relations with your ma jesty. know that your ma jesty's work and endeavor during your whole period of rule served to maintain the peace
 In his reply on April 5 the ex- Kailer said, in part:
 "As you know I wrestled my way to the heavy, frdghtfu1 decis- ion to leave the country only on and of my other responsible ad- visers that in this way alone would 1t be possible to obtain more favorable arnistice condt- tons for our country and spare it bloody civil war The sacri- flee has been in vain
 Had we ever had warlille in tentionS we would have acted in 1900 when England was tied up by the Boer War or in 1905 when Russia was tied by the Japanese war"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19
REFUSES TO GIVE UP
 MISTAKEN SHIPMENT

Claiming that Max E. E1prin, con- ducting the Bridgeport Shoe com pany, welcomed two cartons of shoes, not his and not ordered by him, but delivered to him by mistake: and charging further that he afterwards refused to surrender them, the American Express company makes him defendant in a. suit filed in Com mon pleas court today.
 It is charged that the shoes in question, shipped from the plant of the Scranton Leather company Scranton, Pa.. were consigned to I ously delivered to Elprin, who ac- cepted them, and kept them. The value of the shipment Is placed al $105, and dana ges asked of $150, the carrier claiming that the Scranton concern had to be reimbursed for the lost shipment.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19
Former Prohib
 Officer aken In Chicago Camping

Chicago, Dec. 19-Approximately 700 persons taken in raids since Sat urday will be arraigned in police court
 today on charges of violating the prohibition laws. They are victims of the police departments order to
 clamp the lid on in Chicago until it soueaks.''
 Among those under arrest Is Harry Mager, former, collector of internal revenue here and for a brief period chief prohibition enforcement officer. Mager was arrested on complaint of Mrs Lucille Hart, who turned over $500 worth of whiskey she said Ma ger
 had stored in her fiat since his retire
 ment from office. A charge of dtsor- derly conduct as we'll as prohibition violation was lodged agair<t him. Mrs.
 Hart said he had created disturb ance in her flat.
 Mager when arrested, had approx 1 imately $11. 1.000 in cash in his pos- session, 1t is said.
 James Clement Baker, society man | and son of a wealthy coal operator, | was arrested at the exclusive Casino ! club, charged with having liquor in | his possession. Day Manson. leading | juvenile of '"The Gold Diggers," play | ing at a leading theatre, also rubbed | elbows with the motley crowd in po- | lice court. He Is accused of attempt 1 ing to take "h:p uquor'' into the Ac- 1 tors Equity ball.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19
Charity Budget
 To Be Higher
 Than Last Year

Estimate of the budget needed by the Department of Charities for 1922 1928 will be determined by the com missiOners at a meeting this after noon. The budget will cover the es- timated expenditures of the depart nent between April 1, 1922, and March 31, 1923. It is expected that next years appropriation will be far in excess of last years, which prov ed to be several hundred thousand less than was actually necessary. The departments original appropriation last year was S423, 3,937.93.
 The budgets of the various depart ments must be in the hands of City Auditor Bernard Heating by Decem- Der 31. To date but two estimated budgets have been received, having been filed by City Treasurer John H. Williams and the Sinking Fund Com missioners.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19
Explosive
 In Liquor
Shower of Glass Falls, on Officers As Contra band Booze Has Effect of Hand Grenade.

Sergeant Joseph T. Coughhn and Detecr1ve-Sergean Mathew Kane,
 stood in the second floor. corridor at
 earnestly discussing the Swedish po-
 Httcal situation. The argument had
 reached a point where Sergeant
 as well as his tongue to emphasize the seriousness of affairs on the
 Scandinavian peninsu1ar ,and he gave
 no thought to a bottle of confiscated 'FbooZe" which he was holding in his
 hand at the time.
 Joseph was doing nobly, and Ser
 geant Kane had been reduced to the
 .'yes. yssr state. when b.fTa s something I9ndddF
 writhed as if suffering from a stom-
 ach disorder. There followed a
 sound like that of escaping steam. and then came g. roar greater even
 than that of Vesuvius when the grand
 old volcano came up for. air.
 Glass seemed to clog the atmos-
 phere. A shower of four per cent
 cider descended alike upon Joseph
 and Mathew. The political agitators were thrown into confusion. Per sons who were standing in the 'corri- dor waiting for the City court to open, stood aghast and dumbfounded. Off, cer 39 started a noisy search for the perpetrator of this newest bomb out rage.
 The storm passed as quickly as it had broken, however, and when quiet had been restored, Sergeant Cough lin treated 8. small cut on his left hand. inflicted by flying glass. Late this morning, Sergeant Kane claimed a moral victory on the Swedish argu- ment, but refused to lay aside the un- brella which<he has been carrying since the downpour.
 William Hamann, proprietor of a saloon at 7s9 Madison avenue, and owner of the cider which exploded so
 unceremoniously, was fined s25 and costs by the City court, for violating the prohibition laws. He was not charged with having high explosives
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19

Life or Sergt: Virelli
 Threatened By Bandits

Norwa1lz, Dec. 19-The life Of Ser geant Frank Virelli, of the State Po- lice, who has been active in the roundup of the gang alleged to be responsible for many automobile thefts in this locality. as we'll as robberies and which investigation also involves the murder of Louis ApicelH, one time leader of a gang of Italian bootleg gers here, has been threatened, 1t was made known today.
 The threat against the state police man Is believed to have come from some of the members of the gang, whose misdoings his investigation has involved. It is stated that word came to the state police officer that his life was in danger if he did not cease his Investigations.
 The threat, however, has only spurred the local and state police to additional vigor in their attempt to clean up the auto thefts, robberies and the murder of Acicelli and fur ther developments are expecte ted shortly
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19

He dwe1t at length upon the allegi- ance feature of the document, in what he declared would be the ig- nomity of the Irish people taking the oath of allegiance to the British king. lie paid tribute to the delegates who l signed the pact, saying what they did was in excess of their love for Ire I land"
 1 Mir. DeValera, continuing his argu- ment for rejection, declared: "f King George came over to open 1 the Irish parliament you would see black flags in the streets Of Dub l lin."
 l He likened the treaty to the act of union, declaring it would lead to end | less strife.
 Summing up. he asserted the treaty | was entirely inconsistent with Ire lands position and that 1t were rati- fled Ireland would continue subser- vient to England.
 l Cries of 'sNo'' from supporters of the treaty followed this declaration.
 Austin Stack seconded President DeValera's motion, saying he stood for complete independence and noth- ing short of it'''
 Count Plunkett also spoke in sup port of the motion for rejection
 During his address here DeValera set up by Griffith and Collins in Dub lin Castle 1t would be regarded by the people as usurpation They had been chosen by British power as the authority in Ireland. he de- clared
 MT. Dava1era said this was the m oment when a grand peace was possible, and under it King George would come to Dublin. (Cr:es of | No, No.' from his supporters.) He meant, he said, as the presidents of America or France should come, as the heads of friendly states.
 There were loud cries Of .'No,' when MT. DeValera said the Irish 1 army would be his majesty's army and the Irish ministers his majesty's ministers.
 To these MT. DeValera responded that time would tell.
 The Republican president asked if the Dai1 representatives had been ''IarS' when they said the people at the election had demanded a republic. He was against the treaty, he declar- | ed, because 1t did not reconcile Irish I national aspirations with association with Great Britain. and it did not sat isfy the national sentim ent. | The treaty MT DeValera argued, was signed under duress. Rather than sign a document which would give the British auth ority in Ireland the Irish people should be ready to go in Slav cry until their oppressors were plotted out. What he wanted was peace for
 the people and not for the officials. MT. DeVaIera concluded by saying that the signers Of the treaty. as far as they could had tried to do what daries to the march of the nation. This statement evoked cheers.
 The republican presidents speech
 was in a heated vein: in conrast Joseph McBride, member from
 Mayor, brother of Major John Me
 Bride, who was executed after the Easter week rebellion in 1916, sup ported ratification of the treaty. After Mcbride had spoken the Dali adjourned for luncheon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19
Charter Fails To Provide For
 Vote-Buyinig

Precautionary measures taken by city fathers in years gone by for the punishment of the misdeme eanors of city officials are particularly interest ing at this time. When the charter, upon which the governmental struc- ture and administration of the city is based, was adopted many years ago, ar-sighted citizens and alder drafted laws for the improvement and betterment of the community, for the protection of the honor and integrity of the government and off, cia1s, and for the compensation of its servitors.
 One of the first provisions incor- porated into the charter was the pen atty for the commitment of a wrong doing by a member of the Board of Aldermen, relative to the discharge of his official duties. The vital Inn portance and imperative necessity for the integrity of the lawmakers was adoption of ordinances providing se- were punishment for an alderman who bargained his vote or action on any matter pending before the coun- ci1. but neglectfng to provide for the punishment of a councilman who might attempt to purchase, the vote of another.
 Section 4s of the revised charter, as amended by the Legislature of 1909, clearly defines the punishment of one who bargains his vote, but neglects to provide a penalty for one who attempts to purchase vote. The charter in dealing with this question, provides:
 Any member of the common council, who, while holding office shall. directly or indirectly, take or bargain for any fee, compensation or reward to influence his vote or action upon any matter pending in the com- mon council, shah pay the city fine of five hundred dollars and be ex- pelled from the common council, and shall be forever disqualified from fill ing any office in said city,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19
Black And
 Inky Skies
Needed By Lamps Com mittee of City Council Before Much Needed Work Can Be Done Moon Has Too Much Brilliance Lately.

Wanted: A night of tnly
 b1ackness. when the moon is hid
 den in the depths of son1bre
 clouds. and when the earth is en-
 veloped in stygian darkness pen eraaed only by the pin-potnts of
 lights from arcs, tungstens and
 white ways. Address Committee
 City Hall.
 It Is likely that an advertisement of similar import will shortly appear in the local press. expressing the greatest desire of Alderman William E.. Hogan and the members of his councilmanic committee on lamps. Since they have taken over the mul- titudinous duties connected with ,(he committee. they have been hand1- which are an unusual necessity to them in their work.
 A survey of the city with g. view to she placement of lights at advan- tageous points is the first task that confronts the new committee. Bright moonlit nights are unwelcome and a hinder to their efforts, insofar as the reflection of the moonrays on the rately determine where ligh:s are necessary and where they would be of the greatest benefit to all.
 Three-quarters of the city has been covered by the survey so far. but the committee has vet to examine the territory in the North End. A trip of inspection planned for lasa week was abandoned at the last moment, due to the unusual brilliance of the moon, and the committee is now awaiting the coming of the next dark night.
 Between now and the first of the new fiscal year, AprM 1, 1922, the commftte has power to locate ap- proximately 16 lights in the various parts of the city. When the present approprfa ion of the committee is
  stalled until the new appropriation is received next April.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19
Amazon Army
 Again On March

that the Amazon Army was again on the march, created an uproar throughout the coal fields today. State troops, barricaded behind machine guns, mounted on trucks, were rush ed to he four quarters of the dis trict.
 No enemy forces of 'tpeptticoat march hers'' could be found, however. The first clash between troops and strikers occurred this morning at Central Mina No. AS, near Cherokee. Five hundred strikers advanced on the mine, but broke and fled when troops charged them.
 The mine was not working and the motive of the strikers could not be learned.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19

, Dublin, Dec. 1s-(By The A. P2- The Ra 1iE Erenn began h,.o at 1i;z7 aas. sion for consideration of the Anglo Irish peace treaty. Every seat in the hall was taken when the speaker, Professor John MacNeill, called the A comparatively small crowd await ed the assembly, of the Dali this
 norning Demonstrators favoring 's evidence than previously, and painted on fences and bulletin boards was the exhortation, Down with Communists" 'vote for ratification"
 A large number of newspaper cor respondents were in attendance, British. American, French and Ital- ian being represented.
 Adoption of the treaty was moved by Arthur Griffith, foreign minister in the Dail cabinet and signer of the London agreement
 Comnandant McKeon of county Longford. one Of the most famous of the Irish republican army lead | saying:
 .'The Irish. people want substance. not shadows
 Immediately after the meeting be-
 gan argument arose as to whether the | document introduced by Eanlon De Valera, at the private meeting of the Dali last week should be introduced at the public session It transpired that the document in question was an alternative proposed peace agreement drawn up by President DeValers. MT. Griffith said this was not 5
 question of the mere rights of the people; it was a question of the lives | and fortunes of the ,pople of Ireland | and he was not going to hide from l the Irish people what President De-
 Valeraas -a1ternation proposal would l mean
 Speaking with great feeling the
 Sim F'ein foreign minister defined the
 agreement reached with the British | pIenipotentiaries in London. | Mot once did we demand recogni-
 tion of the Irish republic. knowing ii | would have been impossible to secure | it," he said.
 MT. Griffith then dilated on the
 advantage the treaty would bring te Ireland. He read 8 letter which ha6 been received from Prime Minister
 Lloyd George early in the negotia
 tions saying the government proposed
 making Ireland co-equal with the other British dominions and to secure fol | Ireland place in the League of Ma
 withdrawal of the naval and ntlitar, | froces from Ireland when the agree. | ment was ratified.
 MT. Griffith said the oath of allegi | ance agreed upon was one "whtct | any Irishnaan. can take with honor He concluded by urging the Dali tt
 ratify his resolution and the Irisf people everywhere to confirm 1t. 1 Hearty applause was given him as 1 he resumed his seat.
 | President DeValera then rose te
 move the rejection of the treaty. | 'T am against this treaty because i
 Great Britain and Ireland,' he declar | ed. '1 am against the treaty be
 cause I am for peace, not war" H. | argued that the Irish people would
 MT. Devalera vigorously denounced l the treaty as "subverting the public.'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19
Briand Advises
 France To
 Accept Rates

Washington, Dec. 19-(By the A. )-Secretary Hughes was under stood to have received cablegram today from London stating that as a result of conferences between Pre- rnter Briand of France and George Harvey, American ambassador, France was expected to accept the American proposal for limitations of capital ships
 The advices to Secretary Hughes were said to be official reports from London that Premier Briand had ad- yised the French delegation here to accept the American proposal of 175,- 600 tons in capital ships for France and Italy.
 The French acceptance, it was re- norted. was on a tonnage and not a ratio basis.