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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
Court Giues Agonis Fine Of S65OAs Result
 Of Fight h1 Saloon

Chairs, bottles and revolvers were used as weapons in a battle which occurred last night when Patrolmen n Frank Barta and Thomas J. Caferty, raided the saloon of Anthony Agonis All Main street. Peter Baranovitch, of PAS Warren street, a customer, who used @ chair to assault both officers, was shot in the right thigh by Patrol man Cafferty. after the officer had or provised weapon, and is now in St. Vincents hospital under guard. Ago his, when arraigned in the City court to-day, was fined a total of S650 and sentenced to four months and 10 days in jail on charges of selling H- quor, keeping 1t with intent to sell and resisting an officer.
 The trouble, according to police re- ports, started when Alex Rulolan, of Willard street, after being thrown out of the Agonis saloon, entered com plaint at headquarters. Patrolmen Cafferty and Barta, in plain clothes, were sent to investigate.
 Both officers entered the place e- the same time and Barta went be- hind the bar, telling Agonis that he wanted to search the place for liquor. The proprietor and the poiiceT-n grabbed simultaneously for a whisAey container which was under the bar, and Agonis then shattered a bottle over Barta's head. The policeman drew his revolver and struck Agonis and the two men started to battle at close quarters.
 While this was happening Baran- ovitch armed himse with a chair and before Officer Cafferty could inter
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
City Made
 Defendant
 In Big Suit

The city is made a part defendant in a damage suit filed in Superior court today in which the Bridgeport Dredge and Dock company asks So, ,O0O0 to cover time lost, damage to a dredge. and expense of raising a dredge after it was sunk on June 30, 1920, while being lowed by a tug be- longing to the Bridgeport Towing line. the other defendant.
 It is charged that the plaintiff was hired to remove some obstr uctio ons to the channel, that were part of a city dock, and that the city was negligent in having the channel blocked without the danger being marked. The Bridgeport Towing company is likewise accused of negligence in towing the dredge over the spot, ~ causing the piling under the surface of the water to punctuTe the bottom of the dredge, which subsequently was sent to. watery grave. Deprived of earning power of S200 Q day with additional expense incident to raising the craft, amounting to s5,000 is claimed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
A n other Charge To
 Face
Asst. Attorney General An nounces He Will Prose cute Fatty Under
 Dry Laws.

San Francisco, Oct. 1.-Whi1e Roscoe CFatty) Aribuckle rests in the sec1usfon of the pa.latial Los Angeles home, awaiting further legal steps in the mans1aughter case against him here. more trouble is bling up for him.
 Special Assistant Attorney General Robert H. Mccormack announced to- day that the film comedian would be prosecuted under the prohibition laws for having liquor in his posses sion illegally. Mccormack declared that the liquor for the Arbuckle party came from Gobey's grill. The place was raided but the large liquor cache which the federal officials ex- pected to get had been spirited away.
 At least two other prominent per- sons will figure in the prosecution planned against the film star. the assistant attorney general indicated.
 A witness whose identity is care fully hidden revealed to Mccormack the source of the ArbuckIe liquor and also the existence of a coast wise bootleg ring.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
Another
 Mystery
 To Solve
Schwimmer, Shot By Unknown Assailant
 In Critical Condi-
 ton in Hospital.

In the shooting of John Schwim- mer, of 303 Poplar street, said to he tective Agency, which occurred early this morning in Barnum avenue, the police have another baffling mystery case added to their list of troubles. The wounded man is now in a cr1tl- cal condition in the Bridgeport hos in the abdomen; his companion, Ma than Rosencyike, has apparently dis appeared and the assailant is unlden- tif1ed and unapprehended.
 Schwimmer and ROSenSy1ke are said to have been hired by storekeepers in Barnum avenue co keep watch over their property, and were occu- pied with this duty last night. At to the curb near the spot where the detectives were standing, and a man alighted fr0en one of the machines. He engaged Schwimner in a, brief slightest warning. drew revolver and shot his victim through the ab- domen.
 The wounded man dropped to the sidewalk. and the gunman Jumped into his car which speedily disap- peared, followed by the second ma chine. Schwimmer is said to have ordered Rosencyike to go for aid, and the man carried out this order by disappearing com pletely-
 A few minute after the shooting, SchwimIner was discovered by Louis Dublin, of 174 Grand street, and was rushed to the Emergency hospital Tn Dubinas car. He was imm ediatel taken to the Bridgeport hospital for treatment.
 When the police visited the Pru dential Detective Agency's office at 952 Main street this morning, they found the place locked up. Telephone calls were unanswered, and an at tempt to locate Rosencyike revealed the fact that this man had disappear ed.
 Detectives were assigned to the case today. and an attempt will immedi- ateIy be made to get at the real facts behind the shooting. Boot1eggers or store robbers are believed to be re- spOnsible for the affair
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
Good Times Are Seen
 AheOZ
Report of Federal Re. serve Board Is Most Optimistic Of if c i a Documents Yet Issued On Conditions.

Washington, Oct. i. - Boom times are ahead. Price ascen- dancy in leading commodity groups spells a return to pros- perity, according to the Federal Reserve Board.
 Usually staid and conserva- tive. in it's predictions the board to-day came forward with the most optimistic forecast yet ventured from any official quarter, over the business out look.
 Buying power of the people is now being exerted in heavy volume, as prices of leading staples begin to mount upward in a manner that has all the earmarks of. permanency The rise in price of cotton and in some of the grain groups, is not the result of artificial stimulus, the board finds, but is the result of the law of supply and demand.
 The board in brief, concludes that America, the storehouse of the world at this time, and the worlds princi- pal banker, holds the key to it's own
 
 falls abroad. The conclusion is strong that America is driving ahead despite these handicaps, which, for a time, held nothing but pessimism for American interests.
 ySeports of reserve bank directors. summarized by the board, show clear ly that the rising cotton prices, and the increases in Quotations for other agricultural products, have led to a rush of orders upon wholesalers and retailers alike, and that mills and fac tories, so long idle or working on part time, are starting to speed up.
 In the cotton price rise, nearly S1,O00,0O0 more cash has gone into pockets of cotton producers, and this swelling of credit resources has brought a demand from those sections in all parts of the north and west for commodities common to those sec tlons, and generally has stimulated business.
 Government financing of the aeri- cultural and railroad industries is held responsible for the spurt in activity.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
RO bin son An nSWerS
 Charges
Says Primaries in Twelfth Will Be Held In
 Lincoln School.

Secretary J. Alex H. Robinson. act Committee, this morning answered the charges made by Edward B. Doo- Ian of the twelfth district to the eff feet that the change in place of hold ing the primaries in his district was a trick MT. Doolan said that the change from fSunmerfield to Lincoln school, authorized by the town com
 nittee, was ai big aid to the supporters of Arthur Connor as the latter was much nearer the scene of their strength in the district
 The original reason given for the change was that there were ID s7s-j7t g in the n1nerfield school. Doclan stated yesterday that he had had a letter from Town Chairman Leonard advising him to consent to no change Secretary Robinson stat ed this morning that he had been to see MT. Leonard at Wal lingford after the letter had been sent to Doolan and that he had agreed to the Lincoln school Robinson further stated that Doolan had been in to see him and that he had tried to explain greater convenience, but Doolan was the secretary.
 Yesterday Dooian stated that he would not allow the primaries to be held at Lincoln school and that his supporters would vote at Summerfield school. Robinson said this morning that he has the final say in the ab- sence of MT. Leonard and that the primaries of the twelfth will be held Rt the Lincoln school
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
League Co,,a,,aittee
 Suggests No Change Be Made h Article 21

Geneva, Oct The amendments committee reported to the League of Nations assembly today, recommend ing that no change be made in Arti- cle Fl, of the League Covenant, deal ing with the Monroe Doctrine
 China has been making every DOS s1ble effort to put limits to the Non- roe Doctrine and thus prevent the League from recognizing Japan's posi- tion in China
 China feared that Japan would set up the claim to Monroe Doctrine fights in the Far East upon the asis or existing treaties and agreements D
 A resolution which was interpreted by some of the delegates as an at tempt to question the international validity of the Monroe Doctrine. be- cause it was not negotiated under the auspices of the league. was pro posed to the assembly by the amend ments committee. The resolution which was one of the most sensa- uonal of the present meeting. was drafted by Senor Andrae, of Portugal and was said to have the support of certain South American states that are opposed to the Monroe doctrine-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
Both Sides Will Move
 Cautiously
Government Circles and Press of England
 and Ireland Are J Very Hopeful

London. Oct. 1-Governnent circles and the press of both England and Ireland regard with complete satisfac- tion today, the reply of Eamonn De Valera to Premier Lloyd George ac- cepting the Premier's peace confer ence invitation. The feeling prevailed that both sides are now showing sim cere desire to ''exp1ore every avenue in an effort to solve the ancient Irish trouble.''
 Officials of the Irish office, however, warned the people against the ex- pectation of speedy results Both sides are expected to move cautiously.
 t'The conference will likely be- a long one,' said one Irish office official. ftQuestions with the utmost conplica- tions will arise calling for great tact and patience. We hope Ulster will take the lead in this respect A quar- sel of 700 years duration cannot be settled in few weeks, and it may require six months"
 The Irish office officials reference to Ulster was based upon the anti pathy of the Ulster NUnionists to the Republicans aims of the Sim Fein and the age-long hostility that has existed between North and South Ire land. It was recalled that when Sir James Craig opened the latest sessions of the Ulster Parliament, he said that Ulster had given as many concessions as she could and nothing more could De expected of her.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
To Discussion Of
 Foreign Loans

Washington, Oct. 1-The adminis- tration is distinctly opposed to hav- ing the forthcoming conference on limitation of armament take up the adjustment of foreign loans.
 While, generally speaking, the United States is willing to discuss any question which has a bearing on armament and international peace and stability, the highest officials of the administration feel it would be a mistake to introduce such a. Inomen- tous issue into the program of a con- ference that was called primarily to limit armament and settle disputed question in the Pacific.
 No official would speak for publi- cation the matter today, but was made plain that the United States looks with distinct disfavor on the agitation now being conducted in cer- tain quarters abroad to bring up the question of the indebtedness next November.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
Longshoremen
 Go On Strike

New York, Oct. Several thou sand longshoremen and checkers walked out today in protest against the working terms agreed upon re- gently by transatlantic steamship operators and the International Long shorenen's Association.
 The district council of the Interna- tiona1 Longshoremen's Association an nounced that it had not authorized the strike.
 The working agreement drawn up last week provided for Q reduction in wages effective today. The walkout and Hoboken waterfronts. Officials of the Bayridge and South Brooklyn locals asserted none of their men had joined the strikers.
 Today's development came when the French liner Paris was coming into port with several thousands pasSeng- CTS and many large liners, including
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
Three Suits Filed In Common Pleas

The Metropolitan Lumber Co.,, asks damages of $1,SoO from H. D. Moon this city, to cover an alleged debt of s1.41s.15. The plaintiff company is of Newark. N J.; the action being in the Common Pleas court.
 Another suit filed in the Common Pleas court to-day is that of F. L. Bradbury & Company, this city against the Connecticut company for damages alleged due to a collision in WaterviIIe on Aug. 30, last. which damaged automobile and doughnuts to the extent of $500. Joseph L. Cha ney who drove the machine asks dam ages of S200 for personal injuries.
 third suit filed in the Common Pleas court to-day was that of liar ry Singer against the Schwartz Brothers garage Both are of this city, and the claim is made that machine belonging to the plaintiff was left in the garage for service and was damaged to the extent of $75O when it was taken from the garage and driven about the. city, without the plaintiffs knowledge or consent Sep tember l. last, is the date of the a1- legged OffenSe.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01

be largely responsible to the fact that there are countless men and women voters in Bridgeport who. while en- tirely in sympathy with us and with our cause cannot announce their stand just now for reasons of their own, but who will on election day vote our ticket.
 we feel we have made Q splendid showing against both the administra- ton and organization forces and have more than held our own. And we feel confident of having enough votes of other forces to control the conven- ton and name our candidates.
 'Our organization in both the Third and Eighth districts are something we feel we may we'll be proud. Our vic tory in the Eighth, especially, has been practically corcededS Judging from the fact that the organization faction recognized the streIfgth of our ticket
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
State Police
 Take Sirnonds

DEhother Rridgeporter to become CAicated frN rum ring expose that
 |stirred HarfTord county. and New
 itain particularly was arrested
 est Srday by the State Police. He .ds Joseph Simonds, t9rmer resident kere and well known to the police of Brid report, New Haven and Meri- den Simonds is charged with the theft of liquor later sold to SaIya- tore Varta1li. alleged leader ct the Fring who also YVES arrested yester- rday. Varia1li's activities have been tclos%Iy connected with those of Po- lice ! Sergeant Andrew J. Richardson, Of New Britain, who has been ar reStgsd on the charge of automobile ,4 st
 Silrnonds Is the second Bridgeporter SO dbe arrested following the investi- gati lon of the murder of Louis Win kla In New Britain Edward (fRat'') sCottier of State street, was arrested in the same case few weeks ago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
Miller Asserts Voters League Has
 GiOen To Voters A Square Deal

'~rne Republican Voters League of Bridgeport now has a complete tick ct in every one of the twelve districts in Bridgeport announced Campaign Manager Guy Miller to-day we feel that our organization has made s-wonderru progress. and no better evi- dence could be secured than the work sthat has been done in each district" :"
 'FWe have gone before the people and 6in every district we gave our members and voters every chance to select for themselves their delegates and can idates. We have done what we start d to do, by giving the voters a fair
 gal and not co-ercing them in any
 Although our offices have been
 enI for only a month, we have a
 msbership of several thousand vot-
 We have reasons to believe that
 tota1 vote we cast will far exceed
 present membership. This will
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
300 Pound Pig
 Full of Fight

three-hundred pound pig proved old, of Kings Highway, to handle safely. Steve. who is a butcher was busily engaged yesterday afternoon in making the heavyweight porker a capuve preparatory to laughtering it. He finally got the protesting animal under control, and knife in hand he approached for the ''stickir g. All the fight was not out of the porker however. and just as Steve laid vio- lent hands upon it, the pestiferous pig squlred violently against the execu- uoner, forcing the keen edge of the butcher knife through the palm of Steve's right hand Dr. B. J. CoyIe of the Emergency hospital later rend- cred first aid to the executioner, and took number of stitches in the
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
New Highway
 Part of Plan
 To Aid Jobless

Hartford, Oct. 1-Highway Com missioner Charles J. Bennett has pre- pared plans for the construction of a three mile highway starting from the center of CollinsviI1e and running south towards Burlington and Union vile. It will be constructed of bi- luminous macadam and will cost in the neighborhood of S115,0O0. The contract for the work will be awarded next week and operations will be started this fall. The building of the road is a part of a plan which Commissioner Bennett has arranged to relieve the unemployment situa- tiOD
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
Prisoners Relased On Another Charge
 To Be Re-Arrested
After This Statement Was Made by States Attor- ney Efforts to Secure Bail For Jacob Wrinkle Were Abandoned Sergeant Richardson Said to Be Resentfu1 Because Friends Have Not Come Forward to Aid Him.

Hartford, Oct. With a seventh prisoner, Salvatore Va Scielli, in the police court net, following the arrest of detec- i've Sergeant Andrew J. Rich
 hson, of New Britain, bis two
 ns and three others in the al
 ged rum-running conspiracy
 id to have statewide rami- cations, interest to-day center d in a report that one or more f the principals held in custo- |y would tell all they knew of he dealings in liquor, with it's collateral operations in stolen Automobiles and other crimes, including no less than murder. States Attorney Afcorn and Chief Hurley of the state police, refused Ito discuss a printed report today that EPetectiye Sergeant Richardson, still Bail in default of a s50,0O0 bond on H charge of receiving and conceaung tstolen property, had 6<sSided to make a clean brea-s Of his Knowledge of hhe operations centering in New Brit iain. That the states attorney and 5tate police working under his direc- Etion, expect that some of those con- Efined under heavy ball will furnish |the state with information, was inc general belief.
 When efforts to obtain bail for Ja- fcob Wrinkle. nephew of Lewis Win fa, New Britain real estate man be- {ieved to have been murdered, and 3held as one of the principals under a fbond of S5o, GOO, were given up after twoaid re-arrest any of the principals sso released on another charge, it was lgenerally conceded that the state Ehoped continued contemplation of itheir plight in jail would convince some O the accused of the desiraJ- lbilfty of telling all they know.
 Sergeant Richardson was credited in fthe report witt being bitterly resent lful at tAe failure of his friends to fcome to hs assistance by giving bail. fSnouid he decide to unburden him fself 1t was tue general belief that his tsta tement would be made directly to fhe authorides. Rurnors continued To-day that further important arrests kS1ld be made iR the near future and
 the hand cf\ the law might in
 pen quite as prominent as the
 itain police sergeant.
 this morning, only one of the
 persons locked up had been
 secure bail, namely Jacob
 Es, Hartford saIoonkeeper and
 New Britain man, who was
 9lsed yesterday on s3,o0o bail af-
 being arrested and locked up as "a material witness.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
Pfau Held In
 Bonds Of $500

William Pfau, proprietor of the Amazon hotel, 3s Fairfield avenue, who was arrested last night when po- hcemen raided his place and confis- cated II bottles of liquor, was ar raISned in the City court to-day, charged with violating the liquor law. The case was continued until Octo- Der s. and bonds were fixed at S3OO The liquor which was seized in the raid, was found in safe and includ- ed four bottles Of whiskey, one bot tie of cognac, one bottle of ginger brandy, one bottle of creme de menthe, one bottle of gin and a bot tie of Martini cocktails
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
1000 of Foreign Born in This City
 Are Illiterates

More than 2,0O0 of the foreign born population of Bridgeport are i1- liteartes. Figures just supplied by Director Deming of the state Amer icanization Department indicates that 6. 9per cent. of the 143,152 residents of Bridgeport, or exactly 2,074 per sons, are u1iterate.
 Of the four big cities of Connecti- cut, Waterbury has the largest mum Der of iIliterates with 75 per cent :; bridgeport is second with 6.9 per cent; New Haven third, with 63; and Hartford last with 5.1 per cent
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-01
Evidence Shows He Was Operating Car
 I'm Reckless Manner
No A11usion Is Made to Testimony Showin } Reckord of Having Been Drinking - Nothir to Obstruct View of Motorist Using Due Ca Finding of Coroner Directs Prosecuting A torney to Proceed According to Law

John F. Reckord is held erin inally responsible for the deat last Saturday night of Mrs Georgianna E. Nickerson, 5i Norman street, in a finditS made public to-day by CoroneN John J. Phelan.. Reckord, who lives at 453 Broad street, from all evidence was operating his machine in a reckless manner at the time he struck the de- ceased" according to a part of the lengthy finding.
 No a1lusion as to testimony offered as to the man having been drinking was mentioned in the report, which directs that Prosecuting Attorney Homer S. Cummings proceed accord ing to law. The finding also esti- mates the speed of the Reckord ma chine as at least. 5 miles an hour. and rec1tes that with the combina- ton of street lights. lights from a Ford machine that was parked at the curb, and the profusion of lights with the fact that there was nothing to obstruct the view of a motorist using due care and observing signals of proceeding machines, makes 1t obvious that the offending Chevrolet car was being handled in a speedy and reckless name.
 Mrs. Nickerson's body was hurled 75 feet and the machine travelled an additional 65 feet before being brought to a stop, proving conc1u- sively that it was beyond control. Lorenzo B. Nickerson, accompanied his wife, and when they attempted to board an east bound trolley at F5=trfield avenue and Martin terrace at I0:10 last Saturday night the Reckord machine swept Mrs. Kicker son away from her hsband, irjuring her to terribly that she never regained consciousp ess- Much valuable Ia ssist- ance and testimony was given the coroner by W. A. Winberg and Nfur- ray Grey, two careful motorists of Springfield, Mass, who had stopped their Ford roadster to allow ths Nickerscns to board the trolley.