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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12

Walter Novack, of 63 Hillside ave-. nue, arrested early in the week for connection with automobile thefts was identified today by second hand jewelry dealers of New York city as Hhe man who sold them jewelry stolen from the Cooney home.
 Its all up," Novack declared and he promptly notified the officers that he would waive examination in the City Court and go to the Criminal Superior Court for trial.
 Another man Is believed to have been implicatd in several of the breaks and while the detective de- partment holds a warrant for his ar rest and has the man under surveil- lance, he cannot be taken into GUS tody for some days.
 Much of the loot taken from Bridge port homes and stores vii 1oe recover ed by the police department through Novack's arrest. It is expected that full details will be learned of what disposition was made of the stolen property. Although handicapped by Jack of funds with which to follow in- so the detail of such an investigation. the police expect to be able to accom- p,ish something worth while.
 Novack's brother and two others held in connection with automobile 1hieving are still in jail, unable to get bonds of $2,0OO and they will be given a preliminary hearing next week.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12

. Included in the bond measures from Bridgeport now before the Assembly are those for schools. additional issues for paving and sewer work Accord ing to the present outlook. therefore. it would appear that this yeazat least Bridgeport will miSs what has been it's biennial bond issuing field day with every session of the General As sembly for several years
 Included in Wilson's placat1nE moves to the General Assembly. it was reported today. was his calling of the Council in session and the re- scinding of the Broad street exten- sion move But the advices arc that Wilson planned, if the bond issues should go through to use tho polit- ical pulmolo- on the Broad street project and with the bond issues at hand to carry out the original c1ten- sion scheme
 The General Assembly at this ses- sion has already approved an issue of moro than s50o.0o0 in refundinE bonds. but this amosnt was needed because the city at the beginning of the year did not have enough money to pay school teachers current sal aries
 This situation was brought about by the paying of 1920 bonds out of ordinary revenues of the city when it was found that the refunding bonds bearing per cent interest could no be sold
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
Police Board
 To Name Two
 New Sergeants

Promotions of two sergeants to the grade of lieutenant and three patrol men to the grade of sergeant are eS- pected to be made by the Police Commissioners at their meeting next Tuesday night All promotions will fill vacancies now existing and while no statement could be obtained from Police Supt- Flanagan on the subject it is understood that he desires the appointments to be made
 Lieutenants will be appointed to succeed Lieutenant John Wagner recently resigned from the Fourth precinct force; Lieutenant Isaac Will Hams, retired and Sergeant Dwyer retired. The promotions of two sergeants to fill the vacancies in the higher grade with the original va cancy in the grade of sergeant would leave three berths open in the lower rank.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
Fire Victims
 Have Recovered

Practically all the victims of last Saturday nights panic in the Bijou theatre fire have recovered from their injuries The seven hospital patients have been discharged and returned to their homes In almost every case the injuries consisted of minor or second degree burns. all though several women suffered se- vereiy from shock and from rough treatment in the frantic rush to reach exits
 Five injured persons who were con- fined to St- Vincent's hospital have now been discharged and are at their homes resting comfortably according to reports today
 The persons who received treatment at St Vincent's included Quentin Zal- lintane. 391 Myrtle avenue: Frank Sarnacki. 149 Shelton street: Gather inc Sarnacki. 1s9 Shelton street. Robert Campbell, sos Hancock ave nue: and Napoleon Hamlin. 235 High street Each was burned about the face and hands.
 Mrs Josephine Wallace of 9I1 State street who was treated at the Bridg ge- port hospital for inhalations of flames and severe shock, was discharged Monday
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
Portion Of Sea Monsters Skull
 Weighs 3 Tons

Miami, Fla Scientists ana ' deep water fishermen here arc puzzled over the finding of a huge sea monster off Soldiers' Key. a few miles south of Miami. which they arc unable to name- The body of the creature was found three weeks ago by Elmer F.. Garretsou of Huntintgon. L. L. who today lowed part Of the skull to Miami. This fragment Is 10 feet long and seven feet wide and weighs three tons.
 MT. Garrefson said he did not know how long the monster was but Inc was as much as so feet of it. Sharks were deyouring the flesh when he first found iI. He said the creature evidently came up out of deep waters Of the Gulf stream to die and this ac- counted for It's presence in com paratively shallow water
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
ASK EMPL0YES AT CANAL ZONE
 NOT TO STRIKE

Bilboa, Panama Canal Zone-Act- ing Governor Morrow of the Panama Canal Zone issued a public appeal to- day addressed to all employees on the Canal Zone asking them not to put into effect their theratened general strike.
 The trouble started with the ma chinists who demanded an increase in pay of six cents per hour The ad- ditional six cents represents one-haif of the bonus which was proposed for the Canal machinists. but Secretary of War Baker and Governor Harding of the Panama Canal Zone declared it could not be granted.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
HELD GUN ON
 MAN IN BED

Stopped at the point of a revolver when he jumped out of bed sat 2-3o yesterday morning to find out who was hammering at his door, J. Fish elberg of the Sesal apartments. AIS Harral avenue, got a fright that he will remember for some time.
 Ffshelberg and his wife were asleep when disturbed by someone at their door. Fishelberg jumped out of bed to find that a man had apparently unlocked the door with a master key and was facing him with q gun lev elled at his head Upon request Fish eioerg returned to bed and the fntru- der retreated- Before the police could be called the gun toter had dis appeared
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
By FLOYD MAC GRIEF, News Service Staff Cor
 respondent.

Stamford.-To Gutzon Borglum, the American sculptor who came out of the west and after years of study produced a statue of Lincoln that compels comprehension of him as truly a t'man of the ages" the Inter national News Service went for a new message about .Abe."
 The errand was not futile.
 Pausing from his work on a heroic war mem orial, the sculptor drew up a chair near a stove in his unpreten- tious but picturesque studio and spoke of Lincoln with animation, ad- miration and reverence. Asked what outstanding thing he found in Lin coin, Borglum replied:
 'Lincoln was the only Republican representative that We have had, un- less Roosevelt or Cleveland, since the beginning of our country. The lat
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
Clay Pipes For Women, ~. Y. U s
 Latest Hint

New York Dean Joseph French Johnson of New York University, declared today that if , co-eds must smoke they should Asmoke clay pipes instead of cigarettes or cigars.
 "A pipe, and especially & clay pipe, is the most hygienic form of smoking,' said tho dean... sI would much rather see girl smoking clay pipe than a cigarette. In fact, I don't want to sec a woman smoking a cigar cite at al1.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
S12,OOO WORTH OF
 LIQUOR SEIZED BY
 FEDERAL OFFICERS

Stamford.-In a raid on the garage of Max Swift, saloonkeeper, here to- day by Federal officials and local po- Iice armed with a search warrant i2O0o worth of whiskey was found stored in the cellar. In the garage with three other automo piles. was a car especially fitted to carry liquor. In this ear there were stored SS1 Iuarts of whiskey. Swift admitted ownership of the liquor but refused o tell who owned the cars. He was ,eld for trial in bonds of $500
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
KEEP EYES OPEN: MOUTH SHUT

Muskogee. Okla.-In saying her of ficial good bye to Oklahoma, Miss Alice Robertson, only congresswoman- elect told members of the American Legion here she was going to Wash ington to 'keep my eyes open and my mouth shut" You won't hear much from me at the start" she said
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
WHO OWNS BOOZE.

Prohibition enforcement agents seized 40 gallons of alcohol and six quarts of whiskey last night. in the home of Max Katz, 146 Carroll ave nue. Mrs Katz. who was in the house at the time. denied ownership of the liquor. claiming that it was the property of someone to whom she rented a furnished room- No ar rests were made.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
NEW METHODS
 WILL. SAFEGUARD
 AGAINST TyPHUS
(By Associated Press.

Washington.-New methods to safeguard the people of the United States from Europe'S typhus epidemic were under consideration today by the federal authorities.
 New regulations both abroad and at American ports was considered as likely to result from a conference to- day between Ewing IaPorte, Assist ant Secretary of the Treasury, in charge of public health, and Surgeon General Cumming.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
ASSEMBLY WILL KNIFE ALL
 BRIDGEPORT BOND ISSUES
MUST CALL A HALT,
 SAYS DELANEY, AS
 WE CAN'T PAY BILLS

Delaney today declared that there would be for the City of Bridgeport during the General Assembly,. Senator Delaney said
 Whether the Broad Street extension part of the scheme having said that Mayor Wilson called off the Broad Street extension plan order to get support for the bond bond authorized Bridge called halt proceedings found pay of our bills along
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
GETS DIVORCE so SHE
 CAN LIVE HERE
Mendora Miller Preferred Single Life in Bridgeport to Married Life in Hartford, and Now She's Free.

yc chronic knockcr of idgcport
  han n O Charles Miller found Bridgeport be her the husban May to Hartfor He and Judge hir1 terday In
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
MANY KILLED IN SERIOUS DISORDERS
 IN 0MSk REGION

London-Many persons have been killed in serious disorders that broke out in the region of Omsk. in Asiatic Russia according to an exchange tele- graph dispatch from Berlin today quoting advices received there from Moscow.
 Omsk is on the Trans-Siberian rail- way and was the seat of Admiral I<ol :. chak's government before its col lapse.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
Chicago Police Chief
 Says He Will Fire 300
 Cops Who Are Loafers

out of 5,l00 men on the force we have 800 who will not work" the chief said. They do not wish to succeed in carrying out the mayor. orders to clean up Chicago, and I an not going to let them ride along ant get the credit for the great record tn. other 4,6oO are making. Let thes tie their hats on, for they are goins for g, rough ride.'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
FAR FLUNG BOTTLE LINE,

London.S~The far flung bottle ae'' is the term invented to describe ~se United States-Canadian border bv .s Canadian correspondent of the imes, because of the wholesale whis- .ey smuggling over the line.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
DEDICATE FIRST .:AIR WAY.'

Washington = America's first lair way is being dedicated today. The first aerial highway laid out in the United States will be between Wash ington and Dayton. Ohio, with proper ceremonies.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
Gang Chief Clears Many
 Breaks Here

Bridgeport police today cleared the robbery of the home Bernard Cooney at 5 Bancroft Jan 3 have worth of eWey and believe they have the leader that has accomplished most of the breaks in this Cn the last few months.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
(The Associated Press. )

(The Associated Press.)
 Chica go-Ca ptains of every police precinct in the city were summoned to appear before Police Chief FitZ- morris to receive instructions that they must discover and report 500 loafers in the department who. the chief has announced, he will dismiss.
 My three months as head of the department have convinced me that
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
TUGS MOVE EASTWARD

The tugs "ToiIer." Bully" and Thomas Sculiy'' which were wealth erbound in the local harbor yesterday. proceeded eastward this morning with barEes in tow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
ODAY,S PROFILE,

Today's profile and identification will be found on page six
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-12
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-01
"DiXinltyn Eudue.

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lated sugar, one cupful of maple strip,
'one cupful of water and a tablespoon
full Of vinegar until d little Of it hard
ems when dropped in cold water, and
then add teaspoonful of vanilla and
take from the fire. While this mixture
has been cooking, a cupful of granu-
lated sugar should have been put over
the fire In another saucepan, with a
half-cupful Of cold water, and boiled
until the mixture spins a thread from
the tip Of a spoon. This should at this
stage be beaten up with the stih1y
whipped whites Of two eggs. and this
stirred into the first preparation, which
1Aeuld BY now have cooled slightly.
16et the two hard until they begin to
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-01

the blanket that does not keep things
waffn. but makes them cold. and won.
dering what a mortgage could be, and
why no one could take 1t of without
money. In his dream Donald heard
q boy singing this song:
"Sing, little Jesus, sing for me.
There's nothing on my Christmas tree
You see, this little boy had q tree,
but there wasn't thing on 1t, not even
q leaf. So he planned how to get some
thing to grow upon 1t. Finally, he sang
the song that Donald heard in his
dream, and the next time he looked
out there was his tree, full Of red and
gold apples. with leaves on all the
twigs and many pretty things among
them, and Donald saw 1t all in his
dream. So when he awoke, Donald
thought he would sing the song too,
and see If Jesus couldn't take the
shadow Of that awful mortgage away.
and he sang:
0uASs Nlu0 JcSuSs 0luS 1OT Iuo!
There's q mortgage on our Christmas
tree.
When Dorothy aw0ke she remem-
bered that she had dreamed about
writing letter to Santa Claus, and
so she went and wrote it. This was
the letter:
Dear Santa Claua.
There's something the matter with
our cows. They've got q mortgage on
EN-. Only money can cure 'em. Please
come ana cure 'em. SOS we can have
Christmas tree. ] will be good.
Your hopeful
DOROTHY.
Then, when father went to town,
with the little pony. Bigger. he put
the letter into the post Office, only he
directed It to Mrs. Bumps brother, Mr..
Ephraim Gimlet.
Mr.. Gimlet was very much surprised
to hear from the Bumps. He. had
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-01

forgotten that he had sister. and
that there were lot of little hope.
full Bumps. An old trouble had
made him bitter and forgetful, and he
had felt more alone In the world than
he really was. As he sat again by
the freight, but on clear and moon.
lit night, he unused on things past with
new tenderness in his heart and wei.
coined new thought that came warm
ly to him and brought lovely pur-
pose with it. He would play Santa
Claus, and give himself the surprise
Of making others happy!
So, the day before Christmas things
happened at the Bump house. As Mr..
Bump went to the wayside post box
he found two letters. One Of them made
him sad, for it was from the man who
held the mortgage, and 1t said that the
time for payment had come. 1t meant
to Mr.. Bump, "your money, or your
cows" But the other letter was from
Mr.. Gimlet, and 1t made Mr.. Bump
laugh until he cried, for 1t was check
for $500, with some kindly, friendly
words and good wishes, enough to cure
the cows and all the family troubles.
The next day the carrier brought
a most promising looking big box
from Uncle Gimlet, so that the Christ
mas tree was full Of happy surprises
for the little folks and gift or two
for the big ones. Mother made big
pie in the dishpan and the children
found out what was in it. Dorothy
poked a hole through the pasteboard
crust and pulled out maple sugar
heart. Donald got red sugar heart.
Kenneth got white sugar heart.
Edith got yellow sugar heart. Moth.
er said it was Uncle Gimlet's kind
heart that had made them all so
happy.
Then Mr.. Gimlet got another letter.
1t was round robin from all the
Bumps, with the little Bump names and
marks upon 1t, too. 1t made the old
man very happy. He was sitting
among lot Of pleasant things that
had been sent In for his Christmas
tree, but he was not thinking very
much Of them. He sat with the let
ter in his hand and a far-off look in
his eyes as he thought Of the sweet
ness Of love, and felt that the best
gift that he had received was the
happy surprise that he had given to
the people on the prairie farm.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-01

barn, farmer Bump had laughed with
the happy, rosy children, as the dog
Jake toiled up the hill with the sled,
SO that they all might 60 shouting
down again. "They're jolly bunch"
said farmer Bump. But that night
the Bumps were holding consulta-
ton. Although the two cows in the
barn were bare, yet there was
blanket on them. The consultation
was about that blanket. Farmer
Bump called 1t mortgage and didn't
know how he was going to pay. 1t.
No wonder 1t was an anxious consulta-
ton. Short crops and mortgage
Enough to flatten out even the Bumps {!
But while the Bumps were talking
things over, the cildren were having
dreams. They had laid awake for
a while, talking about the best place
to hang up Christmas stockings, and
part OF tha conversation downstaira.
TIE mortgage part. had come up y
their ears A little Of tho very, ~,
had csme with II, ~ hat they ~
=. Fcs, with . little uneasinesy atDsg
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-01


and some of the frost into his heart,
for he looked old, and cold, and grim.
The freight shadows that played on
the wall were like the thoughts that
went to and fro in his mind In the
light Of the memories Of the brighter
days Of the past. The empty chairs
reminded him Of his friendlessness, the
blow ticking Of the old clock, as It
tried to be companion, only made
him feel how lonely he was he, felt
- much out Of the world. as far away
from its gladness as the picture Of hin
grandfather that hung over tho shelf,
Mr.. Gimlet was wondering what be
would get for Christmas; He had
spent many years in wondering what
he would get, and had gotten good
many things. No one had a better
house than he, few had as much money
as he had. There was a park, there
was garden; within and without and
all about him were the things that
money can buy. Yes, Mr.. Gimlet was as
rich as money and things can make a
man. And yet, although all these
things had not made him happy, he
was wishing for more. He did not
know any better than to wish for more,
and, though he could not think Of any,
thing that he needed, he hoped that
someone would think of something or
other that he might want and that
might give him a CLEAN Of real Christ.
mas Joy.
Away out on a prairie the Bump
family were holding consultation,
after the children had gone to bed.
At that moment the father and mother
of the family were perplexed and
even good deal worried. The Bumps
had been practicing farming for some
time, but without anticipated results.
The children didn't see anything the
matter with farming. The move out
of the smoky city had been an en-
trance into paradise for them. DON
aid had ten hens and rooster. Doro-
thy owned two Muscovy ducks, with
green feathers. Kenneth had a little
pony that they called Bigger" be-
cause they thought he would grow.
Small Edith kept flower bed that
she called her "gardy." There was
pony cart. They had raised 43-pound
watermelon. Father had said that
the rest of the garden wouldn't
amount to hill of beans, but 1t had.
There was apt to be enough for yum
yum cake, with raisins in it, to go
around. Why, 1t was like perpetual
picnic! And even now, with all
things under the snow blanket, and the
pony and the two cows safe in the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-01
III.
WARS EAT UP THE TAKES

When set out to discover tor sou
where the money you pay as federal
taxes goes did not have far to look.
It goes for wars, past, present and
prospective. Last year little over 80
per cent Of the national income went
that way. In the report of the secre-
tary Of the treasury submitted to con-.
gress in December. 1920. he remarks :,
An analysis Of government expenditures
for the fiscal year 1920 on tho basis Of
daily treasury statements, develops the
striking fact that Of the net ordinary dis
bursements Of 3s.40S. 10000 about 90, per
cent consisted Of expenditures under the
following heads:
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-01

LID Mr.. Gimlet was
sitting all alone by
himself. The cold
December wind.
was driving the
snow against the
frosty windows,
and now and then
1t seemed to fairly
screech at him.
Some Of the snow
appeared to have
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-01
ketch 'em and Hold 'em

with steel traps and get the good % while the fur Furs
that take of value and do bring you ANYTHING in
the Market but u taken early the If taken in the
latter part of winter they good They have the richest
uer IN December and January We have traps quantity fol-
lowing prices
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-28
MISSING TWO
MONTHS; FOUND
IN OPEN BOAT

Washington, Sept. 2S.-Sighted
by Chesapeake Bay fishermen, five
miles off Norfolk, Virginia, in an
open row boat in which they had
been cruising the waters Of the bay
and the Potomac river for sixty
three days, William A. Spencer,
er-soldier, and his ten year old
daughter, Cora Eleanor, were later
located by a police launch and
brought to that port Saturday at
ter a nation wide search following
their mysterious disappearance
from this city. Finding Of the
father and daughter was made
known at police headquarters to-
day after notification from the
Norfolk authorities.
A wife. who, waiting with four
other children for their return. had
grown frantic in her fruitless eff
forts to locate husband and daugh-
and they are returning today to
their home in Baltimore. Spencer
and his daughter dropped out Of
sight when he came to Washing
ton late in July to take her home
{ after a visit here. His story OF their
1 mysterious two months cruise in
the row boat along the river and
bay, revealed that they usually
travelled by night and suffered
most from scant food and made
quate clothihr. Spencer was deco
rated for distinguished service
during the war.
& Neither Spencer or his wife, &C
cording to Washington police. have
given any reason for his strange
actions.