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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
Son Framed
 Him Asserts
 Emil Schutte

Middletown, Ccnn., Oct. 14.-Emil Schutte the Shailervil1e Storekeeper who is charged with the murder Of three members of the Ball family on December 10, 1915, today on the wit ness stand denied)the testimony Qf his son Julius which had been that he, Schutte, had set fire to the Balls shack and then shot Joseph, Mary and Jacob as they tried to escape.
 Schutte in giving testimony first told of quarrels which he said he had had with his son Julius, and~swore that when he had refused to give the son S2,0OO for capital in starting in the ''moonshine" traffic the son had said:
 .'Tn frame you up so you'll never get out of it.''
 Asked by Judge Carlson, his coun- sel if he remembered the fire at the Balls place he said he did and that the first knowledge he had had of it was when Jacob Kakorian had told him and Mrs. Schutte in the store the morning after the fire.
 Schutte said he had no clear rec oIlection of what had happened or what he did on the night of the fire He said his relations with Joseph Bal had been friendly so far as he was concerned, that he had never fired 3 shot at the Balls and that they had never fired at him. He first knew Joseph Ball about A years ago when the latter lived in East Haddam.
 Schutte said in reply to questions that he did not remember going to the wood choppers bungalow with Julius the night of the fire.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
Bankruptcy
 Petition Shows
 Big Failure

Lyman and Philip Paushter, doing a wholesale baking business at S19 Madison avenue under the name or Paushter brothers, have filed a peu- ton in bankruptcy that indicates one of the largest failures since the de- pression became noticeable, just about a year ago. The total of the liabif- ities is S33,666.14 and the total of as- sets is placed at $17, 1900. The City of Bridgeport is hsted for unpaid taxes to the amount of s1,437.
 The Eastern Bakery Supply com pany, New Haven and the First Ma tional bank, this city, have secured claims of $500 and sS0, respectively. The unsecured claims amount to S19,- 14s.14, there being a first, second and third mortgage with unpaid interest for a total of SPA
 Among the assets Is real estate S13,- 900; flour and other raw materials, s2,OOO; horses, wagons and an auto mobile, $70O; book accounts, $700; and fixtures and machinery valued at S15O0,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
Police w Ill Not Make
 Drive
Flanagan Asserts Beverages Not Sold Containing Illegal Per Cent. of Alec hol.

Prohibition Director Harry Mac kenzies recent order calling for the closing of all saloons and breweries in the state where liquor containing more than one-ha1f of one per cent alcohol is sold or manufactured, will not result in any special police drive in Bridgeport, according to an an- nouncement made today by Supt. Patrick J. Flanagan. Since prohibi- tion became a law the local police have conducted a continuous cam paign against places where "booze" was known to be made or sold, and the result of this activity has been to practically eliminate the growth of the ''hard' liquor salooE and the blind tiger
 315 saloons in this city, and none of these, according to Flanagan, is sell ing any beverage containing more than the legal amount of alcohol. Thirty-five saloons have gone out of business ,and rigid watchfulnesS on the part of the police has kept the survivors in line.
 Supt- Flanagan stated this morn ing that he has not received official notice of Director MackenZie's new ruling nor the order from Washing ton which forbids the sale or adver- Using of equipment apgs ingredients necessary to the manufacture of home brew.
 Saloons in Connecticut have in- creased over 10 per cent. in numbers since national prohibition became ef- fective, Director Mackenzie point ed out, and he maintained that efforts
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
Leaders Back New Dry
 Move
House Cleaning of Enforcement Officials In Wet Strongholds Approved.

Washington, Oct. 14.-That party leaders are backing the governments new prohibition enforcement move ment, feature of which will be ''hiouse cleaning of some of the en- forcement officers in wet strongholds, was the assurance of prohibition of- ficia1s today.
 Commissioner Haynes objection to many of the present officials super vising enforcement is that they have been too slow to adopt methods sug- gested by him in instructions which have been in effect for some time Some of them have been averse to making revolutionary changes in the system set up by the old administra- ton governing distribution of govern ment permits to holders for legal withdrawals of non-beverage liquors.
 Sudden shift in enforcement con trol in Pennsylvania which in effect gives Cornmissioner Haynes personal responsi bility equal with the state df- rector in all matters may lead to complete overturn of the present dry machine in Pennsylvania
 The cleanup in New York and Pennsylvania, may be followed soon by efforts to revolutionize present en- forcement methods in other states It was considered likely that officials may next take up the enforcemen' situation in Illinois, New Jersey, Mary land, Michigan, Ohio, Delaware, 1n- diana and in some parts of New Eng land, notably Massa chusetts and Con- necticut. The states will be tackled separately to insure more effective attack
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
 Will Act On
 English Debt

Washington, Oct. 1.-The terms and conditions under which Europe will undertake to repay the United States the s11, 100000 borrowed during the war period, will be deter mined by a commission of five men appointed by the President.
 This became assured today when in the face of overwhelming congress siona1 opposition the administration decided to accept defeat on the Pen rose bill, which would have concen- trated power of sett lement in the Secretary of the Treasury alone.
 After a conference at the White House, President Harding informed Republican Leader Monden that the administration would agree to the permanent discard of the Penrose bill and would get behind the new bill to be brought out by the House Ways and Means Committee. The new measure will empower the Pres ident to appoint commission of five, the chairman of which is to be the Secretary of the Treasury, to arrange the terms of settlement. The eXecu- tive will not be limited in his selec- tion except in the case of the treasury head,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
Says League Has Kept
 aith
t a m e s Significantly Says Republicans Civ en Chance to Clean Up From Inside.

Declaring that the Republican Vot- CTS League had been created to reg ister an emphatic protest against the past government of this city, and to give the party an opportunity for re- form from within, George Flames, chairman of the executive committed this morning added to the statement which he made last night, saying that the League had made a remarka bIe showing and had kept faith with the tousands of voters who believed in it's principles.
 The delegates stuck to their prin- ctples all the way through" he said this morning. Ut will be noticed that no one dared move that the nom 1nat1on Of Wilson be made unanimous. By leaving the convention before the platform was adopted or the can6i- dates brought in the defeated dele gates reg1stered the only protest that was in thelr power. We tried to give the party a chance for house cleaning from within, and they turn ed it down. It is too early to say yet what the next step of the League will be. We feel that we have at least awakened the voters to their du- ties and to a realization of the situa- ton The largest primary vote in the history of the city was cast this year, largely due to our efforts and we came very near actual victory.
 we had a dozen opportunities to compromise, to accept half of what we were out for in return for sup
 
 members stuck. to their guns and re- fused to- make any deals. In spite of the fact that we were beaten in the convention. that the Republicans turned down the chance of nominat- ing business man for what should be an efficiently conducted office. we feel that in a large measure the vic tory is ours"
 Guy Miller, manager of the cam paign for the league, would not make any statement on the future policy of the league. The executive com rnittee will meet Monday noon and at that time will formulate some sort of plan in regard to their future ac- tivity.
 MT. Miller seemed to feel that the league had made a splendid showing. "Our men showed their colors up there last night he said, land they let the voters of the city know where they stood without a question. As far what we will do now is con- cerned, I really have not the slightest idea as yet. That will be up to the | committee to decide when it meets next week."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
Plan Big British
 Industry
Stinnes Reported Behind Scheme to Develop Min eral Properties in
 England.

London, Oct. 14-The Daily Express understands that the arrival in this country of Herr Hugo Shines, Jr., son of Herr Hugo Shines, the financial king of Germany. is connected with a vast scheme by German business men to develop mineral properties in this country, and to secure control at some of the principal collieries in the Unit ed Kingdom of the so-called waste valuable than the actual coal won..
 Recently an opinion was secured on behalf of German interests for ap- proximate1y 6,000,00O tons of British pithead spoil heaps at one shilling per ton. The material is to be paid for as removed, and the option is to hold for a period of years.
 The heaps taken under this option will, according to 8 leading mining expert, produce anything up to fifty shillings g. ton in by-products.
 War Hiatus.
 Before the war German interests were extra ordinarily busy in this di- rection. Certain people were in Eng land acting under the guidance of Dr. Lemprecht, at that time one of the senior geological advisers to the Ger man Government. They controlled properties near Pickering, In York shire, the whole Ignite deposits of ,Deyonshire,s which have been proved to amount to more than 30,00o, 900 tons; a coal field containing 100000 other coal fields near DoncaSter, In the Forest of Dean, and in Kent. When war broke out the British Government seized these properties. Herr Shines, Jr., is now understood
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
Labor Chief Asks Conference With
 R. R. Executives
Six Big Unions Have Voted For Strike - Railroad Heads Plan
 ming to Ask Labor Board to Grant Fur ,ther Wage Reductions.

Chicago, Oct. 14.-Warren $. Stone, Grand Chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers, today requested a con- ference with railroad execu- lives, in session here today, on behalf of the six big railroad unions, which have voted to strike.
 Officers of sixteen railroad unions went in session shortly before noon at one hotel while more than 100 rail- road presidents met at another.
 The railroad presidents notified MT. Stone by telephone that his letter would be considered at their meeting
 When the road executives met 1t was understood they would vote to ask the United States Railroad Labor Board for further wage reductions promising to pass all future cuts along to the public in lower freight and passenger rates.
 The railroad crisis was rendered more acute this morning when the labor board handed down a decision providing for the restoration of piece work. The railroad presidents were .jublant while union leaders feared the effect of their men, more than so per cent of whom have already voted to strike rather than accept further wage reductions or rules which they oppose.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
Counsel
 Now Chosen
 For Stratford

One of the first important moves made by the first council chosen un- der the council-manage charter in Stratford, has been to drop the firm of Pullman & Com1ey as legal coun- se1 for the Town of Stratford. The move did not come as a great sur prise to those in closest touch with the situation, although that the change was made so soon after cleo ton was not expected.
 Charles S. Canfield, for many years the chairman of the Grievance Com mittee of the Fairfield County Bar association together with Albert J. Merritt who occupies offices in the same suite at 9S3 Broad street, have been appointed town counsel. Ivan L. Morehouse of Stratford, an at korney, occupies space at the same address, but it is announced that he had nothing whatever to do with the towns business to be looked after by Canfield and Merritt. This is taken to mean that out-of-town persons will be hired in a number of instances by the new council including a man. ager, that Sn unbiased person may be placed in charge.
 Just why the change from Pullman & Comley to Canfield and Merritt was made was not stated, but one mem Der of the council intimated that re- cent decisions immediately proceed ing election, were considered vague and not to the liking of the majority of the men later elected to the coun- cil.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
Atwater Leads, But
 Cullinan Is Urged Candidate
Forecast of Democratic Convention Results - Town C h a i IT m a II Cornell Calls Republi- can Nominations Out rage On Decency."

John A. Cornell, Town Demo- cratic Chairman, claims that what he said last night in re- gard to the outcome of the Re- publican convention was incor- rectly quoted. 1T am glad from the standpoint of Democratic success that Mayor Wilson was again nominated by the Repub- licans, but I think the action of the convention is a slap at the face of decency," were his words.
 Spurred on by the thought that this Is their greatest opportunity to get into office and that Wilson will be the easiest man for them to defeat, the Democrats are today bending all their efforts to produce the strongest pos s1ble ticket for their own party The heads of the twelve delegations, not the sixty delegates, will hold a caucus in the office of MT. Cornell this even ing nt o'clock. The convention will be held in the. High school audi toriunn promptly at g.
 It looks as though Frederick Alt water will be swept into the posi- ton of the leadership of the ticket to- night. Lawrence Gallagher has
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
 Will Attend
 Aims Farley

London, Oct. 14.-Premier Lloyd George has notified his colleagues that he has definitely decided to at tend the Washington conference on the limitation of armaments, it was learned by the International News Service today. The Premier has ar ranged with the Cunard Steamship company to speed up the sailing of the Aquitania that the British delegation can be assured of arriving at Washington in time to attend the opening of the barley. .
 Paris, Oct. 14.-(By the A. P) The announcement in London that Pre- mier Lloyd George intends to be pres ent at the Washington conference on limitation of armaments and Far Eastern questions is regarded in po- litica1 circles here as weakening the opposition to Premier Briands ab- sence from France on that occasion, although it is said several members of the finance committee of the cham Der of deputies opposed his going.
 If MT. Lloyd George goes to the conference. France. 1t is held here, should also be represented by its pre- mier.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
Must Pay Note
 With Interest

Judge Thomas c. Coughlin appear ed before Judge Frank D. Haines dur ing the short calendar session of Su- perior court today and was granted an order in favor of his client, George Gledhin, Lordship, the court order ing Koch Lis ct als to pay a note with interest, all for total of $2,S7s.6O, by the third Monday in April, 1922 or face foreclosure proceedings.
 The property involved is on High street Bridgeport, and is estimated by Richard P. Brown and Arthur c. GibsCn, real estate agents, to be worth between S9,500 and S10,0 900 in value but at the present time to be in a poor state of repair.
 A delay of one week in the case of the Second National Bank of Maiden, Mass, against the Housatonic Ship building tcompany@ Stratford, was granted. A judgment of $3,500 is ask ed to cover a note of S2,S00, executed on November 6, 1920, on which it is alleged the interest is now overdue.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
Scientist Predicts Radiur7,
 WiU Extend Life 100 Years

twenty-five years from now human life may easily be extended to 100 years.
 For the last ten or fifteen years it has been noted that radium has the power to cause the reabsorption of the salts which tend to deposit in people of advancing age and cause arteriosclerosis. The 'radium brings the salts back into the blood and it has been used effectively for this pur- pose at German and Austrian spas for ten years. We have been administer ing 1t for arteriosclerosis, as we'll as various other diseases, since 1914, but we have found that the low dosage mentioned by Dr. Bailey is not as ef- fective as injuection into the veins. Exhaustive tests have shown it's pow CT is developed by the latter method upon a much greater scale
 But even in it's uniest forms ra- dium Is servtceable in lengthening hu-
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
F ord May Extend
 field
Predict Expansion Into Comparatively N e W Coal Fields of West Virginia.
By ROBERT S. THORNBURGH, Especial Correspondent of the Inter-
 national News Seryice.)

Huntington, w. Va, Oct. 14-Ex- pansion of the vast Ford interests in to the comparatively new coal fields of West Virginia and introduction of new methods in handling of labor and mining were forecast by the visit of Henry Ford and his son Edsel, here.
 After an inspection of his mines at Nuttallsburg, ". Va, where Ford de- scended into coal mine for the hrst time in his history, the financler stopped in Huntington a short time for conference with West Virginia capitalists.
 T made the trip to my coal hold fngs in West Virginia to learn the exact working conditions of my miners" declared Ford
 'I was curious to see how coal was produced-how it looked down in the lived and ate and played. I am satis- fled with the conditions as I found them."
 Ford got down on his knees and crawled for nearly a mile down into the bowels of the earth, when the compartment was too low to permit walking. He saw the miners blast coal and saw the cutting machines mountains.
 He visited the miners homes. saw their wives cooking, inspected the playgrounds and schools provided by his company for the children and 1n- uuired both of men and women and officials as to the general morale and working spirit of the miners.
 Ford's entry into the West Virginia fields, torn with industrial strife since S9S when the United Mine Workers decided to begin organizing here, is of greatest significance
 The manufacturers handling of la Dor is a forecast of what he probably will do in this state. While he de- rlined to discuss the labor situation other then expressing satisfaction in conditions in his mines, members of the Ford party were of the opinion his inspection might result in some radical change.
 If Ford can establish peace in the southern West Virginia soft coal helds by extension of his interests he will have accomplished something that has not been done in 20 years of effort.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
Irish Peace Conference
 Adjourned

London. Oct. 14.-The Irish peace conference, after a short session to- day adjourned until Monday.
 The barley convened just before noon under a cloud of pessimism but when it adjourned at 3 o'clock the delegates were cheerful and had ap- parently made progress in overcom- ing obstacles.
 Arthur Griffith was smiling as he left Premier Lloyd-George's residence at 10 Downing street.
 Although Michael Collins, comman- der-in-chief of the Irish Republican army, had said that 'the was not com ing back" he was present at today's meeting.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
Shoe Merchant
 Is Fined $2OO

Jerome J. Donahue, a shoe mer- chant residing at 63 Cole street, who was arrested some time ago for coun- terfeiting O'Sullivan's rubber heels, was fined a total of $200 and given a Suspended jail sentence Of SIX months, when arraigned before Judge William B. Boardrnan in the City couN today.
 Donahue was charged with making plates to falsify O'SulliVan boxes, use of the plates and sale of the boxes and heeIs. The first charge was noll- ed a fine of S100 was imposed on the second and a s1OO fine and sus- hderkded jail sentence of six months was the penalty on the third.
 Police Commissioner Philo Cal houn, representing the O'Su1livan company, whose goods Donahue is said to have counterfeited, told the court that the local shoe dealer has made restitution as far as possible.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14

New York. Oct. 1.-The generation born, twenty-five years hnce may con- fidentiaily look forward enjoying a century or more of life, ilexperiments now being conducted in the use of radium bear full fruit, it. Vas predict ed yesterday by pr. c. -Evrett Field, director of the Rad1um Istitute at POS west Seventieth street. 2
 work which is being d1e along various lines by the Rockefeller In ktTtute, as we'll as a fuller 'evelop- ment of the rejuvenating pTers of radium, will increase the spai of hu- yoan life materially, and I thil- most scientific men are agreed on this,' said pr. Field yesterday in distssing statements regarding the possibilities of radium treatment made by l. E.
 Stillnan Bailey of Chicago befor the therapeutics in convention there "It has often been said that a man is nly
 as old as his arteries. I believe ,at
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
$727 Given
 To Contractors

Asking judgment of s1O.O00. but S727 was allowed the New York firm Of Stehlin & Miller, who claimed the larger amount because of extras in the work on the igh school building, the original contract for which was signed on January 13, 1914. The action by the New York contractors, doing work in connection with the brought against the city of Bridge port and was heard before Referee Wheeler, of New Haven, in the local Superior court rooms.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
Colonel House % Pays Visit To
 Wilson Today

Washington, Oct. 14.- Political Washington was a-buzz with specu- Iation today over what is generally regarded as a conciliatory move on the part of Colonel E. M House to make up' with Woodrow Wilson.
 The first step in renewing their re- 1ations has been taken by thu colonel:
 Quietly and with his usual lack of ostentation, the Texan drove to the Wilson home in s street, deposited his card with the gruff doorman, and drove away. It is the first time since the famous split at Paris, more than two years ago, that there has been any outward sign of contact between the two men.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
Harding Acts
 For Veterans

Washington, Oct. fl - President Harding today took steps to make the way easier for those who served in the World War to secure appoint ment in the postal service.
 The President issued an executive order providing that five points shall be added to the earned rating of all young men and women who had war service, who are now seeking PreSi- dential postal appointments. The order also waived all age limits for these persons and permits the time they spent in service to be counted in their ratings
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
Enc Named Tor akePlace
 Of McAuliffe

New Haven, Conn.,, Oct. 14-In the appointment of Jonathan E. Emo of Sirnsbury to sbe in charge of prohibit ton enforcement field force in Con- necticut, information of which was re- ceived here today from Washington, it was understood that his name bore the recommendation of the Connec- ticut delegation in congress when it was submitted to national director Haynes. MT. Emo takes the place of Thomas F. McAuliffe removed after suspension which was due to his ar rest