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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17
OBSERVE 25TH ANNIVERSARY
 OF BIG STRIKE

Dawson, '. T.. Aug. 17-sour rush to the Klondike in 'ss, gathered here today from far and near to eel ebrate the Yukon's twenty-ffth birth day.
 A pioneers parade and a sour dough banquet were the big events on the formal program, arranged by the Yukon Order Of Pioneers. But an even bigger event for hundreds of the old timers was the renewal of old acQuafnbances, and the swapping of thrilling yarns Of the late nineties, when the gold fever gripped the land, and n1illionaires sprang up over night.
 It was a motley crowd-made up partly of prosperous looking men,who had struck it rich before the Klon- dfke's wealth began to wane. and partly of grfzzled, wistfu1 eyed, old prospectors who still follow the will O the wisp of fortune in other fields. Snow of Seattle, first secretary of the pioneers when they organized in the early days at Forty Mile Post
 It was 25 years ago today that the first rich strike of gravel was found on Bonanza Creek. News of the strike spread like wild fire, and a Ms smpede to the then inaccessible re- zion followed. Miners and adven- turers from all parts of the world hit the trail for the Yukon and within three years the population of the dis trict had risen from virtually nothing to nearly 10000.
 | Strike followed strike until 1900, when the gold production reached its Threafter, the strikes grew less | frequent and many of the prospectors | departed for Alaska and other newer
 fields. In 1906 the gold production
 population had been decreased more than half.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17
Directs Detectives To Men Responsible For
 51 Secret Killings.
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Continued From Page 1.) Salvatore Gtsraso was captured by cused of operating a murder farm for the Bonventre gang. It was on this farm that F7ontano says he shot and killed Caiozzo. who had been lured to the farm to shoot ducks.
 The men arrested are charged with comp1icity in the death of Caiozzo.
 They are: Stefano Magdinno, 30, of Brooklyn; Bartomelo Di Gregorio, g. baker; Vito Bonzentre, 46, boot maker; Giuseppe Lombard, 4O a bar Der; Mariana Galande. 30, a painter; Francisco Tuna, 27-
 The gang is said to be organized here in groups of 15 and to have nearly half a million dollars in cash for the defense of members who are arrested in connection with its mur- ders. Forty members of the group are known, police said today, and the arrest of men said to be responsible for recent mysterious killings is scheduled to take place in a raid upon the Italian quarter, the time of which has not yet been announced. Meanwhile, every effort is being made. to see that none of the wanted men escape The whole of Little Italy" is honeycombed with police agents, many of them disguised as irnmigrants and pushcart peddlers Following FontanO'S trembling confession, Captain Fiaschetti went with him to the Grand Central Sta tion, where disguised as an immi- grant F'iaschetti overheard a coR- versation between Fontano and Mag adinno, in which Magadinno instruct ed Fontano to proceed to Buffalo to meet the chief Immediately Fias- chetti arrested Magadinno. but not without some rislstance. Later. at police headquarters, Magadinno at tackled Fiaschetti. but was torn away by detectives.
 Following is a partial list of men Fontano says were slain by the Bon ventre gang:
 Antonio Mauro, shot before his home on Chrystie street, New York; John Messina, killed last April Vincenzo Alfonzo murdered on Schiff Parkway, New York; Francesca Fin atzzo, whose name was stricken from the list of those to be killed, but the place of whose alleged murder is not known to Fontano; Joseph Lon go, killed on Chrystie street; Joseph Ponzo, place of murder not known.
 Those killed in Detroit; aecording his brother F,elice, and their cousin, whose name is given as Salvatore Si-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17
TO
 WORK FOR
 H. F. M'CUEN

The Connecticut delegation attend ing the Veterans of Foreigns National Encampment at Detroit, Mich. Sept. 1s to 24 are going to work for the election of Hebert F. McCuen for the office of Judge Advocate General: the position is now filled by Royal c. Johnson, congressman from North Dakota
 Hebert F. McCuen fig an native of New Haven, graduate from Yale and tho Westinghouse Engineering School of Pittsburgh, a member of tlre bar of New Haven and at the present Dept. Commander of the Vets. and is very popular with the that ths ststa shoid be represented in the National Office they have chosen MeCuen to run for this position, which he Is well quail fled to fill.
 The veterans in their annual elec- ton of National Officers have their own brand of politics and each sec tion Of tho country have their 'candi- dates and 1t ia G great fight. New England has always managed to hold It's own until this year. they will have to step lively as the order has grown 80 much in the South and West in the past year that the men from that section of the country are quite factor, However, it is expected that the hardest fight on the floor of the Enoampment this year will be for Senior and Junior Commander, as no | opposition Is strong enough to offset Robt. G. Woodside's popularity, as he | Is the ideal of all foreign service men and is more familiarly known as "Bightfng Bob.'' At the last En- eampment held at Washington when | Wodside was nominated for Com mander the cheering lasted for AZ minutes, All opposition was with | drawn after that
 The delegates from the Raymond l w, Harris Post s.Hd John H. Will Hams, chairman: William Lynne, Jo- seph J. Deyine, John R. Kelly and J. | Youheuse, The Connecticut delegates
 vii join tha New York delegation in New York and go by special train | leaving Penn. station 6aturday, Sept. I17, arriving in Niagara Falls early
 Sunday morning and spending four
 hours there viewing the sights and
 will arrive In Detroit that evening. | Special arrangements have been | rnnde to house and feed all mon who
 care to take advantage of neeommo- dations that can be furnished at the state fair grounds at the rate of s2
 per day. Army cots are promised
 but the committee in charge has also
 promised to leave aium and beans of
 the bill of fara.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17
May Break Truce As Radicals Are
 Urging Action.
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continued From Page l.) When the truce went into effect. | both the Irish and the English gave | pledges that a reasonable time would be given by both sides if 1t was decid- | ed to end the armistice.
 English troops on leave of absence are returning to their regiments in Ireland, indicating that the British government believes that fighting may be renewed at any time,
 Dail Eireann met in secret session today for a detailed personal report by DeValera on his peace negotiations with Premier Lloyd George.
 The Irish press was not entirely sympathetic with the attitude taken by DeValera and the heads of the Irish Republican army. The Irish 1 Times. in It's editorial comment, said: | Premier Lloyd Georges offer was
 everything that the heart and the na-
 ton could desire. We are convinced 1 that Dail Eireann will not withhold
 peace from Ireland because they are | patriotic men and women. We pray | that wisdom will guide their coun-
 seIs In the cold gray down, which Is | breaking over IreIand's darkened
 skies May there burst through the I laden clouds Gods glorious sunshine | In the form of bleSsedSpeace.
 The Irish Bulletin Referred to Gen.
 eral Shuts letter pointing out that
 Premier Lloyd Georges offer fell
 ment for Ireland. 'tNo Dominion could
 tolerate for a moment any conditions
 laid down by the premier" said the
 Irish Bulletin. Dominion status has
 a definite meaning and importance.
 that meaning is not to be found In the
 English peace offer.'
 . There was an imposing scene at Mansion House when the second ses- sion of parliament opened. Crowds waited for hours for, the doors to l open, for it had been advertised that . the first part of the session would be = open to the public. All available pc s sitions were taken before the l2I V members were in their seats Sol
 diers of the Irish Republican army
 who had been wounded in battle witt e British soldiers, and policemen were t given seats of honor. Some hobbled ]. | on canes and others still wore band = | ages over their wounds.
 f London, Aug. 17-'There is nc e secret that powerful anti-EngIsh in d f1uences have been at work in Ireland . in the last few days endeavoring tt = said the Daily Express today, in com e menting upon the Irish situation. Th s. political correspondent of the Dail. s. Express was inclined to believe tha $ Eanonn De Va1era's speech was no s. the decisive Sim F'ein answer to tn d English offer.
 II The Daily News forecast that tn q English government would neve l. recognize Ireland as a republic e The London Times said that tn Il members of the Sim Fein Pariamen
 may take it for a fact that the Eng .- fish mind is made up and that n' l. rhetoric, no sopphistry, and no appea .- to violate can move the electorate ]. of British and her doninions to yielC y on the one cardinal point upon whicl y the constitution of the empire rests. O That one cardinal point, the T1me
 points out, is loyalty to the King ana
 admission of the Sovereignty of tn,
 British government over the Britisl
 empire.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17

Several dog roasts are being held .at tho beach this week in the even
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17
OHIO AUToIsTs ESCAPE.

Columbus. Ohio, Aug. IA way to avoid being haled into police court for violating traffic rules has been utilized by a number of local autoists who have been disobeying these regu- Iations of highway traffic.
 It has been the practice here by the police not to arrest an auto driver until he, or she, has been warned twice.
 Each time a traffic officer warns autoist a record, including the license number of the drivers car, is made at police headquarters
 In order to avoid the third warn ing" and arrest some autoiStS, inlme- diately after being warned" the second time, buy new license tags bearing a different license number.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17

iucca; Pietro Bosco and his brother Tosanb. Antonio Galliano and his brother Salvatore.
 All these murders, says Fontano were recently committed.
 Wealthy Italians are involved, hoth here and in Italy, according to the confession, and at least a dozen new murders were contemplated when Fontano gave himself up-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17
BATHTUB FULL OF
 PRUNES LEADS TO JAII.
(By International News Sc

(By International News Service.)
 New York, Aug. 17-Common household prunes were caught in l position when detectives of Inspector Dominick Henry's staff paid a call at the home of Mrs. Anna Kiernan, in the Bronx
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17

Not only do they avoid the humiliat- ing publicity involved in being haled into police court, but they save money oftimes. During the rest of this year S4 is the auto license fee on the small cars. while S and costs, totalling S7-75, is the minimum fine assessed violators of the traffic code
 One Columbus autoist boaSted be had bought three new sets of license tags this year in order to escape arrest.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17
Fairfield

Ruth Coughlin of Brooklyn, New | York, is spending two weeks as the | guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry shannon | at their cottage, the Shoals
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17

Occupation of Haiti by the Marine Corps is uphel din ar eport submit ted to a Senate Investigating commit tee. by Major General Commandanr Lejeune.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17

Hugh McGrath of Snug Harbor left yesterday to spend a week with his fschoolmate. Raymond Nolan, who is i at his summer home in Westport Brooklyn Preparatory school last year
 Tickets for the Chautauqua are rse1llig rapidly in the town. At the drug stores and at the various other stores in the center of the city these tickets may be purchased The peo- pie in the town realize the treat that is in store for them when the artists and musicians arrive and open the sChautauQua which will be held from August 18th to Sept. 1.
 The Twilight club held their reg ular weekly meeting last night. Pres ident Hogh Tole gave the members an interesting talk on his trip to Can ada The membership of the club is increasing and soon the members will present a play and will give an en- tertainment to the towns folks. It was decided last night that a play will be produced about the middle of September. Ooutside talent wlh be procured and the members feel that their efforts will be a success.
 Louis Duckworth, life saver at Fairfield Beach, is introducing some thing new in the way of teaching school. Glasses are being formed by Duckworth and each Wednesday eve ming Instruction is given in the art of life saving. Last night a, special class was called and about 25 on the beach attended. They were instructed in the fundamentals of life saving and flor an hour Duckworth had a very appreciati tive audience All this is be- ling done gratis and the residents of 1.-the beach are taking advantage ot sthe opportunity to learn life saving.
 Several dog roasts are being held at the beach this week in the even
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17

Mrs. Eli Jennings entertained the members of the Ladies Social club at her home, Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield recently Musical and vo- cal selections were the features for the afternoons entertainment. The guest list included: Mrs. Richard Knapp, Mrs. Charles Peck, Mrs. Cliff ford Jennings, Mrs. Walter Jennings, Mrs Leslie Jennings, Mrs. P. R. Sher-
 wood, Mrs. S. Clifford, Mrs. George Crittenden, Mrs. Thomas Brown, Mrs.
 Morris Beers, Mrs. Fred Barber, Mrs O'Brien, Miss Mabel Sherwood, Miss Mildred and Miss Ethel Jennings
 Several out of gown guests attended also. The next regular meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Richard Knapp of Knapps Highway on Wed nesday, Sept. 14th. All members are urged to attend as it will be a special business meeting.
 At last Penfield road is being re- paired. The scraper made it's ap- pearance yesterday and started re- pairing at the beginning of the road. The road vii be oiled and when heavy
 traffic starts Saturday and Sunday
 the automobilists will be surprised to | see it repaired.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17

ing. Although the tide is low many employees of the shops and stores In Bridgeport have decided to get to- gether and have a roast and a good time in general. The Singer Man ufacturing company, Howland's em- ployees the Brass company employees and Reads workers are only few of the many who have held roaStS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17

when the detectives commented on the neat appearance of her apartment and gave vent to her sense of gratl- tude by showing them through the house On entering the bathroom the detectives spied the bathtubful of prunes which were in soak.
 When Mrs. Kiernan led them into the kitchen their suspicious were aroused by the sight of twenty gallon still. they said. Eight barrels of mash were found in another part of the house.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17

Official estimates submitted to the Senate by Secretary of Labor Davis shows that 5.735. 900 persons are out of work in the United States.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17

Senator Lodge, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was definitely selected by President Harding to be 8 member of the American delegation to-the disaEma. ment conference.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-12

a tail as Turkey Proudfoots And for a time this gentleman made Turkey Proudfoot feel a bit uneasy
 I'll have to fight him and pull out some of his tail feathars,' Turkey Proudfoot decided.
 But on the very day, in the fall, when Turkey Proudfoot intended to pick quarrel with this pcrson--and spoil his fatal beauty--he was lniss- ing. And oddly enough, nobody ever saw him around the farlnyard again. Turkey Proudfoot went so far as to hint that he had scared the fellow away Not many believed that that was what happened, however, for old dog Spot claimed to have seen one of the missing gobbler's wings hanging in the kitchen of the farmhouse,
 Mrs. Green uses 1t for 6 brush" Spot had explained.
 When he heard that story Turkey Proudfoot exclaimed, Nonsense! A FoXs tail is Q brush But q Turkeys wing is q wing. Old dog Spot doesn't know what he's talking about No doubt Mrs. Green has q Foys brush hanging up beside her Kitchen range"
 Still, most of the farmyard folk in- sisted that the missing %obber' had met with an accident. Anyhow, the question as to what had become of him didn't trouble Turkey Proudfoot. The fellow was gone. Anl there wasn't another young gobbcr on the farm that was likely 10 have a tail out of the ordinary. So Turkey Proud foot was content,
 His peace of mind lasted only few days. He was ranging through the meadow one morning when he heard a great commotion in the farm yard. Old Mr. Crow soon came sail ing over from the edge Of the woods to see what was the matter And after q while he went sailing back again. On his way he stopped to drop down into the meadow and speak to Turkey Proudfoot
 ou ought to hurry homc," Mir. Crow crooked. "Johnne Green has new pet. You ought to see him."
 'Johnnie Greens pets don't inter- est me-" Turkey ProudfUot snilfed. Hes never owned a pet yet that had a tail worth looking at twice. As for his Guinea Pigs-well, they haven't tails that you could look at even once, They haven't any tails at all.
 T must say I don't admire Johnnie Greens taste in pets," sail Turkey Proudfoot,
 "Ah, This one is different" MT. Crow told him with q hoarse laugh. When you see his tail you'l fold yours up in hurry. And you'l never spread it again."
 "Impossible!" cried Turkey Proud- foot "lmpossiblc!" He was so yn- gry with MT Crow that he couldn't say anything more.
 For all that, he strole away to- wards the farmyard. And he had q most uneasy feeling under his wish bone.
 Copyright 1921 by The Metropolitan
 Newspaper Service).
New Britain herald., 1921-12-12
PLAN DRIVE SOON FOR
 DISABLED WAR VETS
Nation Wide Campaign Will Be Start ed on Dec. 17 with Head
 quarters in Ohio.
quarters in Ohio

Cincinnati, O., Dec. 12.-A drive tc raise $250O0O for disabled veterans of the World War is planned for De- cember r throughout the United States by the disabled American Vet erans ot the World War. whose na- tional headquarters are here. Robert S. Marx, judge of the super for court of this city, national com mander says the forget not flow CT will symbolic the plea of the Dis abled Veteran. Women's clubs and auXi!iaries of the disabled veterans organizations will make the forget me~nots which will be sold.
 Governors and mayors will be ask ed to issue proclamations calling at tention to the drive and the cooper ation of the various Chambers of Commerce will be asked. Sealed re- ceptacles for the convenience of pas Sers-by will be established.
 The national organization in an nouncing it's plans for the drive said:
 There are 100, 900 veterans alto gether and thew need $250, ,0O0 to aid their members who are out of em- ployment and in urgent need of help. One-half of the sum given each chap ter will be diverted to the chapter and the other half to the national organi- zation. Each chapter will have a bank as it's treasurer. The aid of womon's clubs and auXiliaries of the Disabled Veterans organizations will be enlistcd q.
 "A great many organizations are trying to help the disabled men. They are doing good, much good. but they can't know of all the need that we sec. They simply cant get as close to the men,"
New Britain herald., 1921-12-12
EXCELLENT SHOW, FOX'S.

Dream Street" is the latest screen effort to come from David Wark Griffith and opened to a capacity house at FoX's last night, and will continue through Wednesday in con- vaudeville, the feature oi which will be The Carter Review, q scintillating bit of miniature musical comedy.
 Dream Street" is a picture with a well drawn moral lesson and through it's principal characters DOT trays the influence of good and evil. The scenes take place In that place of depravity and poverty in the great city of London--the Lime house District.
 Two characters in this picture are making a great hit with movie aud fences, Carol Dem pster, the new star, and Ralph Graves. Graves in real life is the son of a prosperous steel manufacturer of Cleveland Firing of college life, he returned home, but when ordered 10 go to work in his fathers foundry, he declined and went to Chicago, where he came into public notice through a newspaper contest for handsome men. Some one sent in his picture and it took the prize. He was then asked to try the movies and succeeded from the start Then it was that Griffith picked him up and began to star him. In Dream Street." his part is one of young man whose voice charms women and whose fists vanquish men, . Tom Mix" in The Rough Dia- mond' will be the feature the final half of this week.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-12
WIRELESS
 CROSSES OCEAN
Scotland Sends Confirmation or Cali From Connecticut First or Kind To span Ocean.

Greenwich, Conn, Dec. 12-Thc distinction of sending the first wire less message across the Atlantic with an ordinary amateur set goes to Minton Cronkhite, New York dry goods merchant, according to de- spatches from Scotland, The messa ge breaks all existing authenticated amateur records
 Mir Cronkhite. who has a sending set of one kilowatt on his fathers North street estate here, has been sending messages nightly as part of transatlantic tests conducted by the Radio Club of America and the American Radio Relay League. More than 5000 American amateur wire less operators participated.
 According to Q wireless received at 2 o'clock this morning from Paul Cooley, American representative of the wireless amateurs, now in Scot land, where he has erected q par ticularly sensitive receiving set the call 1-BCG Was heard. This was con- frmed by cable later.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-12

Saturday Evening Post. These two get rich quick schemcr8 are more fun ny in the picture than can be imag- incd and their schemes provoke real laughter, The other characters, cs- pecially the rubea of Battlesburg, are very cleVerly enacted. The Keith vaudeville features, four excellent acts, headed by The Werner Amoros Trio in Loves Follies. Thursday, Friday and Saturday brings vaude- ville's biggest musical comedy, Frank Dobson and his Sirens Mr. Dobson will be remembered.a co-starred with Billy Arlington in The Golden Crook" in which he established him self as one of the leading comedians of the stage. His company includes thirteen beautiful chorus Sirens and the most elaborate scenery in vaude- vile
New Britain herald., 1921-12-12
The Sound Madge Heard Behind Her
 When Lillian Drove Away.

She's not particularly original" commented idly wn3n Lillian had in- terpreted Bess Deans early rising ns a trip to the telegraph office. Rita Brown did the same thing when we were down South"
 What else could the poor girl do,'" quoted Lillian, save stage a fake telegram Neither has any talent for facing failure or humiliation. But don't make tho mistake of putting Rita Brown aad Bess Dean into the same category Of course, Bess is catty and vain, also she is very angry at you and if there was ever q chance where she could do you some petty, purely feminine i'll turn, she'd con trve the trick. There's no real vil- lainy in her, however But that other dame? l wouldn't trust her across the block. If she ever appears on your horizon again, you see that she is hobbled, pronto'
 'I'll look out for her." l promised. But If you want to eat q decent