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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
Show. ''Hitchy Koo''
 Broke Hitchcock

New York, July 30-Raymond Hitchcock, the comedian who recent ly filed a voluntary petition in bank ruptcy, gave evidence yesterday in support of the claim that he was broke. He told Referee Townsend that the fro1icsome show ''Hitchy Koo," caused his downfall, leaving him with only notes, pawntickets and scenery The show collapsed in Phil adelphia, he explained, and he had to pawn a watch that Diamond Jirn' Brady had given him in order to buy railroad tickets for the chorus girls
 The referee, seeking to learn of the comedian's tssets, which he listed at $125, asked about his town house. his country place on Long Island and his automobile, but MT. Hitchcock said his wife owned them all. He denied newspaper reports that there had been moonlight bathing parties at his country place, or aesthetic dancing in the pink light of dawn So the case was adjourned to August 25.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
Silk Stocking
 Prize Fox Trot

Don't fail to attend the Silk Stock ing Prize Fox Trot at the Lordship Beach tonight This is something entirely new and attractive to the ladies for at the conclusion of the dance the lady who has been ad- judged the winner will receive an order on the D. M. Read Co. for a pair of silk stocIlings free. Lord ship is rapidly becoming the pop uIar near Bridgeport resort, the five cent trolley faue is attractive and proves that cars can be run at a profit by the crowds that patronize them- Sunday afternoon and even ing a magma band concert will be given and there will be dancing Sun day evening with UnderhiM'S Jazz orchestra. The management have prepared a forty by forty foot space on the beach which will be given over free to bathers who wish to danca-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
MOTHER SUPERIOR
 DIES IN HOSPITAL

Death last night claimed Mother M. Augustine Claven. superior of the Academy of Our Lady of Mercy in Milford. Mother C1aven died at St. Raphaels' hospital in New Haven. She was operated on Monday after a seri- ous illness by pr. William Verdi
 Mother Superior Claven was born in Norwalk and entered the order of the Sisters of Mercy there 40 years ago. Twenty-Five years ago she be- came Reverend Mother of the Sisters Of Mercy in Meriden and was later transferred to Iaura1ton Hall or the Academy of Our Lady of Mercy.
 She was widely known throughout the state as teacher and business woman and was closely connected with the work of teaching at the Iaura1ton Hall since it's opening.
 She is survived by five sisters, four in Norwalk and one at Laura1ton Hall, Sister Mary Madeleine.
 The funeral will be held from the school Monday morning at 1O:15. when Rev. P. H. Mclean will cele- brate a solemn high mass of re- Quiern
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
POLICE TRY TO
 BREAK UP GANG

The West Haven police and off, cials of the town of Orange are mak- ing every effort to break up a crowd of people who it is alleged have been doing their full share to make Savin Rock an attractive spot for hoodlums to celebrate and let off steam
 Along about 2 o'clock yesterday morning Police Officers Burns and Blew on duty in Beach street had their attention called to the noisy behavior of a crowd of men and wo- men Tn the rear of Cooney's pavilion in Beach street. Upon entering, the officers found 2. group of seven men and women sitting around tables shouting and singing. No liquor was In sight or was any found on the premises. They were all put under arerst and released under bonds of $1OO each, charged with breach of the peace, disorderly conduct and frequenting an alleged disorderly house They were given a hearing in the town court yesterday morning and granted a continuance until Aug. B. The accused were Irene McPart- land, Florence Poerier. Ethel Lord, Florence Lord. Able Schicter, Tony Cantor and John Stephens.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
INTERNATIONAL
 STATUS GOOD

Mexico City, July 30-(via Calves ton President Obregon stated today that he considered the International situation with the United States as good" adding that there never will De any conflict with a foreign gov ernment so long as Mexico complies with its foreign obligations as she is now doing.7
 The railroad situation is again be- coming threatening and the workers on the national lines are talking strike as a result of the governments S stand on wage reduction.
 President Obregon declared tha the government will sustain the rail- way company in it's plans to lower wages as economy is necessary. The operation of the national lines is cost Ing one million pesos a month, which Is creating a big deficit
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
BergdO1l Gold Hunt
 Is Proving Difficult

Washington, July 3o-Is there a pot of gold buried in Maryland and has the Government the power to compel it to be produced?
 This is the question Alien Property Custodian Miller is wrestling with in connection with the alleged burying of $1o5,00 by Grover c. BergdolI the escaped draft dodger, who eIuded army officers while his way from Governors Island to claim his gold which he said was buried in the noun tains near Hagerstown, Md.
 Mrs. Bergdol1 refused to tell the Special House Committee investigat- ing the Bergdon scandal whether she had buried the money which Grover asserted was his property. Accord ingly the committee asked Alien Property Custodian Miller to do what he could to get the money, stnce the BergdoH property has been seized under the Trading With the Enemy act. This seizure was made upon the ground that BergdoIl, having escaped to Germany and taken out natu- ra1ization papers there, was an enemy of the United States.
 MT. Miller told the committee yes- terday that he would do what he could but he had not informed the commit tee under what law he would act, be- cause unless Mrs. Bergdon produces the gold there is no law to compel her to unearth it.
 The report of the special committee into the Bergdoll matter will be made to the House next week. It will not reach any conclusions as to the testi- mony of Mrs. BergdolI respecting the alleged payment of S5,000 to Major Bruce R. Campbell, or the denial of the officer. It will suggest that the War Department make an investiga- ton and go into other matters in con- nection with the conduct of Major Campbell. Members of the commit tee have been informed that the In spector Generals office intends to act.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
EAST HAMPTON
 OBSERVES ITS
 BOOTH BIRTHDAY

East Hampton. Conn.,, July 30.- The celebration of the 200th anni- versary of the town was held here today with an old Some day and varied program. A huge historic pa rade at one o'clock this afternoon was the feature.
 This was followed by a commu- nifty sing. a band concert, and a base ball game between the local and Deep River teams. Tonight there will be dancing.
 East Hampton was formerly the town of Chatham, with East Hamp- ton as it's principal center. Chatham was taken from Middletown in 1767, but today's celebration commence rates the first settlement the eastern part of the town of Middletown. The town is noted for it's manufacture of bells and known throughout the state as the "Ben Town
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
CONNECTICUT PATENTS.

The following were issued July 18th, 1921. List compiled at office of Wooster & Davis, Bridgeport, Conn.
 Antony Laski, Bridgeport, lock.
 Delmar G. Roos, Bridgeport, tele- phone cord take up device.
 Frank Alley, West Hartford, safe ty device for stamping-presses ana the like.
 John c. Doane, East Hartford, type writing machine.
 John C. Doane, East Hartford, type writing machine
 Everett s. Cameron, West Haven, oil cooling system for explosive en- zines.
 Alvin M Craig, New Haven, shock
 Fillmore F. Sinister, New Haven, wire strengthening and cutting off machine.
 Frank l.. Rowntree, Meriden, tubu- lar leg caster retainer.
 Lucius E. Whiton and H. B. Lee, New Lo+ don, steam turbine.
 Lu, U; E. Whiton and H. B. Lee, New London, automatic controlling apparatus for tank-pumps.
 Ernest N. Humphrey and O. E. Wardner, New Britain, buckle.
 Chester J. Randall. Naugatuck, solidifying carbon and similar ma terials.
 John E. Andregg, Warren, auto signal.
 Peter F. Augenbraun, Stamford automo obile-tire lock.
 Hubbard S. Busby, South Manches- ter, apparatus for comparing, match ing, and measuring shades and colors. Edward P. Welch, Wilsonville, gas gun.
 John B. Grue1le. Norwalk, design, toy animal.
 Trade Marks.
 Columbia Graphphoone Co.,, Bridge port, photographic sound recording and reproducing mechanism.
 Prestoy Mfg Co.,, Bridgeport, doll swings and high-chair toy sulkies and drums.
 Edward J. Hoad1ey, Hartford, breath perfume lozengeS-
 The Regal Silver Mfg. Co.,, New Haven, table f1at-ware.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
Plan to Keep World Informed On ZR-2's
 Transatlantic Trip

London. July 3o-Lieutenant Cliff Lord A. Tinker. U. s. N, has arrived here and is arranging with the Air Ministry the plans to keep the United States and Great Britain informed of the experiences of the big dirigible airship ZR-2, formerly the R-3S which has been purchased by the United States Navy from Great Brit ain, during it's flight to America.
 The start of the flight is expected to take place in the middle of Sep tember.
 Mary aviators, magazine writers and other persons have sought per nlSsIon ncEas + 10 take Pa1t t Tn the noyags ef the Navy Denby has cabled that no correspondent or any "non-mlitary' passengers will be permitted on the trip.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
AT PRE-wAR PRICE.

One other item has been discover ed that has actually reached pre- war level The Billboard, the best known of the theatrical and circus trade papers has pushed its yearly subscription price down to where it was before the Kaiser tried to ruin things generally. NeXtt
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
CATHERINE UPTON.

The funeral of Catherine, wife of Samuel Upton, was held this morn ing at S:30, from her late home, 22 Kings Highway, FairtieId, and a. half hour later from St. Thomas church where a requiem high mass was sung by Rev. Father Blake. At the ofertory the church choir sang Ave Maria" and after mass rendered "Face to F'ace.'' The burial was in St. Thomas cemetery
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
HUMPHREYS IN CRASH.

New London, July 30.-CharIes Humphreys, proprietor of the Stand ard Garage and former owner of the New London baseball team for a num- Der of years. and well known in sporting circles about the state, is recovering from injuries received when Humphreys automobile, in which he and John E. Cairns were riding, turned turtle in Waterford causing tire death of Cairns, who was pinned under the machine
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
NORMAN KELLY.

The many friends of MT. and Mrs. Charles Kelly of 4O7 Park street will be grieved to learn of the death of their little son Norman who passed away last evening at the Bridgeport hospital after short illness The funeral arrangements are incomplete but will be announced later.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
ENTER CLAIM AGAINST CITY.

Notification of the entrance of a claim against the city was made at the city clerks office yesterday in behalf of Henry Adams It is main tained that Adams car ran into an open trench at OK hill and North Main street, causing damage to the automobile and also to some milk and eggs which were being carried in the car. The matter will be referred to the claims &committee for considera-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
MRS. MARGARET REYNOLDS.

Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Reynolds widow of the late John Reynolds will be held at z:30 this afternoon at her late home, 42 West Broad street, Milford. The burial will be in the Milford cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
DIR. w. B. COGGSwELJ

Funeral services for Dr. William B. CoggSwell will be held tomorrow at the sStratford Congregational church at 4 D. m. Friends may view the remains between and o'clock. The Rev. Mr. Whitehead will conduct the services. Burial will be in Union cemetery, Strat- ford.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
OBITUARY
JOHN NAHOR. .

The funeral of John, infant son of Lewis and Sarah Naylor, was held yesterday afternoon at o'clock from the undertaking pariors= of J. H. Car rol, 54 Elm street The burial was in St. MichaePS Cemetery
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
JILL VISITS SEWARD PRICE.

Thomas R. LiIl of East Orange, N. J., is at present visiting with his wife at the home of S. R. Price, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr Llll is a member of a prominent ac- counting firm in New oYrk and some time ago made a study of the city of Bridgeports finances for the Chamber of Commerce.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
CHAUNCEY M. GOLD.

The private funeral of Chauncey NJ. Gold. who died in Montreal, will be held this afternoon from the Read Memorial chapel in Mountain Grove cemetery. The burial will be in Mountain Grove cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30

Eight freight cars and a locomo- tive of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad were derailed by an explosion of bushnell, 5 miles east of Fitzgerald, Ga
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30

Reports from 51 cities to the De- pertinent of Labor show reduction of over 30 per cent. in food prices.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30

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Evening star., 1921-05-11
WAR AND PRINTERS TIE
Typos Batting Rally Prevents De-
feats in Departmental
League Contest.

Union Printers had TO battle d"Sptr-
ately to hold War Department 10 "A
/ to lie in the Departmental LeaGu.
rs;erdav. TIE Typos made few hits
off Roche until the Warriors had done
all their scoring. bui when the pitcher
weakened in the sixth. tW0 Typo runs
were counted and more batting
brought tallieS in the seventh and
eighth. Webb pitched we'll for the
Printers after the opening inning.
\ <cvcn-run second inning helped
Kcanc Council to "NerWhelm Potomac
Council in the 13 to / knights %
Columbus Leaen" engagement. Gal
lagher and McPhiloney of The winners
made homers.
Air Service bombarded Ordnance
with sixteen hits and won l3 to in
IN. War Interbureau league. Sig"ur-
ucy Of ,Ho winners made four safctieS
N six trials.
portattor. 10 to in the Terminal
j.. II. V. NJ. &. \. League. ". Dixon
allowed the losers only five hits.
Maccabce~ and Odd Fellows played
to 1910 tic in tho t'ratcrnal
League. The Odd Fellows Garnered
eight of their ten taIlics in the third
inning.
Navy Yard pointed the way to Navy
Department in The 10 to , Govern
ment League contest. Sterzcr and
B'air. Navy Yard uutfiHlders. made
circuit cloutS.
TrCasur! took II to :: game from
War in tn" ColOrcd Departm"n "ntai
League. TIL" winners did all their
sco~.ng in the third inning. mixing
hits with bases on balls.
Evening star., 1921-05-11
bROOKLAND A. c. ACTIVE
Base Ball Schedule Calls for Four
teen Contests With First-Class
Indecendent Mines.

i:r"o%,and Athletic Clubs nine Will
have to step lively to get better thaa
an even break in its contests this
season. Secretary John Mctann has
scheduled fourteen games With sturdy
teams il and about tho District. The
list follows:
May -. Cla-endon \. G.. al rIsrendon: ~
Nascnc team. 70: Shamrock \. 6. 1i:h
street and r";nm"" avenue southeast; 30. In
Inne }. r"ckfvrh 4; g.: Masonic team. In on
k1i"kerbncher Club at George own: -.
Dreadnaught 4. &. R, Alexandria: -. Winston
A. {. at EoSedals Fairgrounds.
July >. iisIttsvile American Legion team
Hrattsvillr American Legion team: 10. LIN.
worth 4. g.. Monument lot: IS. kaickerhok l.
~ club: u. Silver Srrng at Silver Spring,
Md: %. Peerless A. C.; 81. Shamrock A. C.:
81. Cardinal 4. c.
August C. preadnanght A. G.: :. Linwortr
A. C.: II. Silver Spring: u. Clarendon.
Virginia Nidget~ who defeated Mer-
curry Athletic Club 1 to o in fourteen
innings. and Park Athletic, Club 80 to :
iE five innings. want games wiki four
teen -fiffean-year teams. Send cha llrn~"G
to Stirling Hail. 314 South Fairfax
street. Alexandria. Va.
Grace NidEetS. 7-to-S winners over
the Foundry Juniors. are anxious to
meet mines in the ten -thirteen-r Yea r
class For games telephone Joe Mad
d"r. Franklin 1871.
kcnnebcr Athletic Club will face
the Park View Juniors tomorrow aft
ernoon on the l6 Il street rerervoir
diamond. Itennebec players are to
report at eth and 0 streets at Al:
O'Clock.
Evening star., 1921-05-11
EASTERN QUITS CELLAR
IN HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE

Eastern and Western mines tri
Umphed yesterday in scholastic base
ball engagements. The Fasteners
ranGuished business. 20 to :. and
emerged from the cellar deadiocii
with its opponent in the final game
of the hign school league Western
playing al Briarley Hall. defeated the
military academy team. ) 10 T. two
run rally in the ninth deciding
Eastern did much heavy hitting in
its game. cleaning eighteen safs
tics off Mcintyre. Moran of the win
nels and Barrett and Donovan OF
Business mad. homerS.
Evening star., 1921-05-11
What's What in Base Ball
ny BILLY EVANS

J. l. ;h"-c Limit alton as To tho length Of
i"" has" bali bar:
:" What is The weight of the official ma jor
lcagr" bali:
=. II th" batter hits ball into fair ground
IN frnrt 81 the plate. and hafo,c he moves out
"f ms box the bail rebounds and hits hir
;s il fair foH11
!. IL pitcher delivers badly TiscoIored
Dali 10 the batter. what is the penalty:
-. Is there restriction on the size of the
eiotcs mat can ho worn by the players in the
field:
ANSWERS
]: The bat cannot be more than forty two
inches III length. At the thickesf part IL
cannot be over two and three fnurthS inches
in diameter.
- ] he ofiEial bail must weigh not less than
live nor more than five and one quarter ounces
j. The batsman inyarinbly stands in foul
te'7itot! when at the bat. therefore a bail
that hits fair and bounds back and hits the
ba;sman before he leaves the box is always
regarded as foul.
l. The pitcher shall be automatically sus.
pended fox such an orense
-. Inc catcher or first baSeman NAV wear
any size, shape weight glove The other
payers cannot wear giOv. weighing more
than Zen ounces or measuring over fourteen
, Inches around the palm
Evening star., 1921-05-11

Some concern has been expressed
over ihs future OF the association be =
cause of ihe organization last winter o.:
the Southern lntercollesiate Confer
encs. The only possible way in which
the new conference could AFFECT the
working of the South Atlantic /. A G.
would he for III" conference to forbid
lis members engaging in athletic con-
its'S with any other colleges or un;ver-
stiles that do not have eligibility rules
AS stringent as arr 10 he enforced by
conf, renee members
Not Likely to Occur.
such an edtci, and il must he admit
ted thai just such d contingency is pos
S'bi"' would hurt tn. South Atlantic
Association possibly disrupt it. How
ever. that IS a condition not likely To
re encountered. as most ms buttons are
increasing the string"ncy of their eligi
hiiit[ codes and all proba bly, will be
glad TO conform to just as strict a cod,
as was adopted by the conference a;
Atlanta iasl winter
ASIDE from thiS factor. no good rea
son exists why the South Atlantic Inter
coiiegidte Athletic Assoca ton should
! not be continuously prosprrous or
EaniZaiion. TIL" association has passed
us most stormy period and the flture
seems bright. Certainly the organiza
l'"n is stronger today than IL ever ha
been. and in all prubs bility the meet
frhdN and Saturday of this week would
nave been the first IN the history of
IN" ASSOCIATION in which every schcol
was represented had it not been tina.
an unforeseen condition kept Virginia
ou:.
Tho South Atlantic association u.s
organized entirely for track and field
Sports. and probably the purpose of the
ASSOCIATION win remain tho sam. te
th" colleges aud universities Of tn. sec
/, 'on trend more and more TO the d.vel-
Evening star., 1921-05-11

The difficulty is not lack of suit
able material, but rather an cmbar-
rasSmeHt as to choice, as team work
IS perhaps the most vital considera
tion in pick .ng Il winning team OF po-
!o.EtS. The critics agree tIat Ma j.
l.ockett. the English captain. has so
Tar failed to hit on smooth working
combination.
Maj. Lock.tt has been Obliged to
leave his place at, No. 3 to replace
Lord "Od.houSt at back owing TO
the latter's enforced retirement. due
70 Illness. This leaves Ltcul. Col. II. a.
Tom kinson at No. |. tie only crigi-
hally chosen player remaining al his
post. Neither + ord DalIncny nor Capt.
\. II. Williams. between whom the
position Of No. > was thought to lie.
mas gwen standard performances in
prac ac'ice and the rivalry now has ex-
tended to include Capt. TurnOr and
Maj. +. ". Barrett. The last named
led the victorious English team
against the MeadowbrOuli four in 1919.
From these players the men for Dot II
the No. and the No. ) positions may
eventually be picked. but strenuous
efforts are being made to persuade W.
S. BuchrIaster to return to the game,
with a view TO placing him at No 3.
lhCse who have watched tho Eng
itah and Anfrican players in action
seemed inclihed, for the mos; part.
" 'oiteIe tft Americans y Il few point S
ON ""count Of their mounts
Win the dearth of players and
roiEeS which was Itft US ~ a war
Legacy. one critic complains. the end
Of last season found us seriousIy
n&ndic2pped. whereas the Ame, icar>
nave not been suffering cur lean
years and long ago chJs;. II .ir side
whose combined tactics arr remark
able
Another cr;lic SAYS the Americans
are fas' dasiiing team. not OIL,
Spl"Hdidi% mounted. Du. with tn
players fitted to their mounts. other
writer's laui the Americans "Dh.-
nomenal hitting" and their dreadful
accuracy"
Tn" expert or The Times discIa i'm :
an? superiority for the Americans in
thelr mounts saying they ARE a level.
good-looHine lot. but show no deri =
&iTc superiority over those OF the
En2l:sh."
Evening star., 1921-05-11
TIGER SECONDS TO ROW
Crew That Defeated Navy Not to
Be Used Against Columbia
and Pennsylvania.

PRINCETON. y. J.. May il.-Princc-
tons crew. s,rokci by Capt. Creswell.
which defeated the Harvard Junior
varsity by eight lengths last Satrr-
day. will represent the Tigers against
the Columbia and Pennsylvania var
sity crews on the Harlem river, New
York. Saturday.
Although this combination is slight
" slower than tha: Of Leh. which de-
feated the Navy last Saturday. DR..
Spaeth feels that three consecutive
weeks of races would be too much for
one crew. He will therefore keep the
eight st-oked by Lch here to get in
shape for the two-mile race with Cor
neil and Yale May y. at Ithaca.
Evening star., 1921-05-11
DIAMOND QU|NT IN LEAD
Bowls 1886 Set in Glass A Event
Of City Title Tournament.
Maize Tons Singles.

New leaders in class \ and class r
singles and in the class \ teams
competitions were established last
night in the city duckpin champion
ship tournament. The Diamonds went
TO the top of the team lists when
they scored a 1886 set on the Grand
Central drives Campbell. with 1856.
and Siegel. with 335. led the counting.
Maize bowled els to head the class
\ singles and in class Logan. with
3a4. went to the front.
American Ice Company bowlers will
have their teams on the alleys to-
night a change in the doubles pro-
gram send L. r. and r. o. kiuge and
~. J. and J. g. simpson into action
Instead of McCambridge and WetZel
IA nd Selbach and Davis. Scores: