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third which has agreed to provide
half the cost Of the project. in addi-
tion to the engineering company of
Boston which originally put the
proposition to the chamber.
Several house building sites are now
under consideration by the chamber
of commerce. They include Cumber-
land Heights. a tract of property be-
longing to Matthew Mullaney, ada
cent to the Baltimore pike, beyond
Lindnerville: properties of Peter ].
Seaver in the southern section of the
city: lots in La Vale and the Simmons
farm, near The Dingle.
The lots under consideration come
within the stipulation of being so feet
frontage and costing S400 each. as re-
quired by the Boston company and are
adapted to all building conditions.
An innovation would be introduced
in the erection of the houses in that
they would be cheaper than the
present six-room frame house; would
be colored by a new process, making
them especially attractive and would
have patent air chambers. designed to
prevent dampness. and be compare
lively cool in summer and retain heat
in winter. They would sell at $4,000
or less. it is stated. 1t is claimed
that the outline of the new style con-
crete house can be finished in four
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Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. July 16.-Rev.
Carlton D. Harris. editor of the
Southern Methodist. and Rev. E. l..
Woolf. presiding elder of the Balti-
more district. made the discovery
yesterday that they had one put
over on them at the Baltimore
Conference held in Roanoke last
April.
1t all came out through the ef-
forts of the extremist group. led
by Noah w. Cooper. which is in
Washington in the interest OF leg
islation which would halt all rail-
road trains. stop all the activities
of the post office on Sunday and
forbid the publication OF Sunday
newspapers, and which was re-
sponsible for the statement that
the program had been approved by
the Baltimore Conference.
When asked about this state
ment yesterday DR.. Harris denied
that any such action was taken.
THE Baltimore Conference. held
in Roanoke last April. did not ap-
prove that radical program. he
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HURTS WOMAN AND FLEES
Auto Operator Runs Down Victim,
Leaving Her Unconscious.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FROSTBURG, Nd. July 1.-THE
driver Of an automobile along the new
Brotherton-Berlin concrete road ran
down Mrs. John S. Meyers, aged about
eighty years, and sped away, leaving
his unconscious victim lying on the
roadway. Identity of the driver of
the car was not ascertained. but it is
understood that some friends of Mrs.
Meyers have pretty reliable clues that
may lead to his apprehension.
Mrs. Meyers is in the Somerset Com.
munity Hospital suffering from frac-
lures of both arms and "a dislocated
shoulder. She also received an ugly
cash on the forehead and was badly
bruised about the body.
Mrs. Meyers had started to walk to
Berlin to visit Mrs: Lydia Buechley.
who is in feeble health. 1t was while
walking along the concrete road that
she was struck. IT will be quite q
long while before she regains the use
of her arma. 81
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Women Declare Var
On MOOnsIiiE,ers and
Are Death on Stills

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY. GA, July 16.-WOm-
en- OF the nOfthwestern part OF
Brooks county have declared
war on -mOOnshiners, and have
recently burned two illicit stills
there. according to reports
reaching here today. +
Following the burning of the
STILLS the women. It IL reported,
Issued n statement to the ef-
fec: TINT, as a measure Of pro-
lection for their families, they
would destroy all stills set up
in that section.
The second still burned, 1t il
reported, Nns at the same IOcn-
tion where the first one had
been destroyed by the women.
Men OF the section, who had
been drinking and ne;s!ectin.r
their families and WORK. the
women stated. had stopped aft
er the first attack. but had re-
sumed drinking after the Illicit
still had been replaced with n
new one. and this also Vas de-.
strOyed.
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BENEFITS P. O. EMPLOYEES.
Congress Votes to Reclassify "Spe-

By adoption of a conference agree
ment legislative action was com
pleted in Congress yesterday on the
bill to reclassify certain postal en-
ployes. entailing additional payments
of about $5.000,000. principally to the
special post office clerks, laborers
and other employees
Among the Senate amendments
finally retained was that providing
for sending American delegates to the
international postal conference at
Buenos Aires next month
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HUNDREDS OF new HOMES
FOR CUMBERLAND LIKELY
Chamber of Commerce Expects to
Realize Project Backed by
Outside Capital.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md, July 16.-Real-
ization of the program to build hum
dreds of houses here with outside
capital is becoming more probable
through daily developments taking
place at the Cumberland Chamber of
Commerce.
Franklin H. Ankeney, secretary of
the chamber of commerce. has re-
ceived a communication from finan-
cial institution of Pittsburgh. stating
that the institution would finance fifty
per cent of the cost of an unlimite ed
number of houses.
The Pittsburgh concern makes the
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MACMILLAN STARTS. BAFFIN LAND
DASH AMID CHEERS OF ADMIRERS

ing observations in terrestrial
magnetism for the Carnegie In
stitute. He also will act as op-
orator of the radio apparatus
equipped to receive messages
from the outside world and to
send at short distances,
DR.. Mcmillan saiT today that he
expects to enter Hudson bay about
August 26 He will establish
winter quarters as close to Fury
and Hecla strait as the engines
of the Bowdoin can force her
through the ice.
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days. but additional time would be
required to complete the roof and the
interior details.
Definite action in regard to the pro-
ject is expected in the near future,
following a conference of officials of
the various institutions interested.
MIR. Ankeney and other officials of
the chamber of commerce. it seems
assured. will be instrumental in
bringing about solution of the
housing problem there.
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WOMAN NOMINATED.
Candidate for Superintendent Of
Public Instruction.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG. Va, July 16.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Lewis Otey. nominated by
the republican state convention at
Norfolk as a candidate for superin-
tendent Of public instruction. is the
facturer, and the daughter Of Mrs.
John H. Lewis. Mrs. Otey Is one
OF the pioneer woman's suffrage lead
ers Of the state and has long been
active in civic affairs in this section.
She is a strong and convincing plat
form speaker, and il she decides to
take the stump, could make q vigor-
Gus campaign.
Mrs. Otey does not live in the city.
but is a voter in Campbell county. be-
ing a resident Of a suburb. near Peak
land.
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LEGI0N's NEW ACTIVITY.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 16.-Partici-
nation of individual local American
Legion posts in projects Of cou,-siuaity
and civic welfare will be fostered snd
aided by a new department OF .ne
American Legion to be known as the
department of national post activities.
created at national headquarters here
TO-DAY. John ]. Noll. formerly of Par
sons, Kan. assistant director of ma
tional organization, will head the new
department, with headquarters here.
Evening star., 1921-07-17
ELLIS ISLAND GRAFT
CHARGES ARE DENIED
Commissioner Wallis Says Great
Sums Could Not Have Been
Appropriated.

Appropriated.
Commissioner Wallis at the Ellis
Island, N. T., immigration station
was asked yesterday by Commis-
sioner General Husband whether he
had been quoted correctly in news
paper accounts of statement he is
sued on alleged graft at Ellis Island.
Reports to the bureau Of immigra-
ton said Commissioner Wallis had
said 100000 in graft was received
each year by Ellis Island ofhci ais.
Commissioner Husband denied that
such conditions existed, declaring that
officials of the service were loyal and
devoted, with few exceptions. No
such wholesale graft as charged could
have existed. he said.
Investigation Of the activities Of
August P. Schell. head of the law d.
vision at Ellis Island, was begun at
the instigation of the bureau last
March, the commissioner said, on an
accumulation Of evidence gathered at
hearings here. Commissioner Wallis
was ordered to prefer formal charges
against Schell.
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~, dcnb,e he'd size in assorted Marseilles
des;TnsNnerfect and free from dressfns-
famous stevenson make-on sale Whiie 'he!
last-buy.
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TABLE OILCLOTH

Choice of tile, white and ngureo az
from fulI piece-run-of-th mill quality
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-27
Hold Suspect For Murder
 Of Little Girl

Morristown, Oct 27-Frank Jan kona, 20, of Florah Park, was held in the Morris county jail here today on suspicion of murdering Janetta Lawrence 12, whose muulated body was found in a woods at Madison seV- eral weeks ago.
 The Lawrence girl had been brutal ly assaulted and there were more than 20 stab wounds on her body. of the story told prosecutors detec- tives by Frank McCrooy of Newark, who said he had met Jankona on the night of the murder and that Jan kona, had confessed murdertng the child.
 T was with Jankona the day of the murder and met him again that night" McGroory told detectives. T met him again that night and notic- ed his shirt, shoes and trousers were spotted with blood. It was then that he told me how he had assault ed and finally murdered the girl be- cause he thought she identified him.
 Jankona was grilled by police for four hours but steadfastly maintain ed his innocence. He persisted in his denial even after McGroory re- peated his story in Jankona's pres ence before detectives.
 Captain Brex of the Newark de- tectfve bureau, said Jan-.ona admit ted being in the vicinity of Kluxen's S woods, where the body was found, Kona said he had gone to Madison to visit his brother, who is employ ed in a green house there. It was recalled that the Lawrence girls arms were tied with cord used by florists, when the body was found.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-27
Harvard Advances
 Time Of Games

Cambridge, Mass. Oct. 27 - '"The plays the thing" the Harvard Uni versity faculty has agreed: Apropos of football. Breaking rule of long standing that athletic contests should not begin before D. m. until Nov. 1. the academic heads yielded to the re- quest of the college sports authorities that next Saturdays game with Cen tre College. be set for an earlier time. Half an hour was conceded, and the game will begin at 2:30 D. m. The fact that the closing plays of the spectacular contest with Penn State last Saturday were lost in the dusk, and that there was danger of players and of spectators being hurt in leaving the wooden stands after sion, it was said.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-27
Democracy Has
 Not Solved
 Our Problems

New Haven, Conn. Oct. 27.-"De- mocracy has not solved the problem of property, taxation, the distribu- tion of wealth or the obligation of the individuaS to the community" said Prof. Charles Mclean Andrews of Yale, speaking on Fundamentals of American History" at the school of citizenship conduted at Yale by the Conn., League of Women Voters to- day, designated as National Day"
 ''The immigrant" he said, remains today perhaps the most perplexing of our fundamental issues. The ques- the principles of the past in the face of two conditions that confront us the continued coming of new waves
 of migration and the obligation that
 of the leading powers in solving the worlds problems? The course of our history has taken us out of our isola-
 ton and mas unmistakably predes- tined us for a greater part in the fu-
 ture .han we have ever played in the past"
 Speaking on Health as a National
 Asset" Prof; c; E. A; Winslow de- haps the most fundamental of all problems of citizenship
 There is everywhere" he declared, "a crying need for more aggressive tion and the cutting down of the pre- mature death rate. 1ll-health con- Stitutes national liability. The United States loses a million lives a year from so-called natural causes. | Two per cent of the population will l be found too i'll to be ct work on any given day of the year" Dr. Winslow 1 advocated the education of the com
 lnun!ty ir the principles of hygiene l and organization for the early detec-
 tion and proven Eve treatment of dis l ease.
 | Prof. R. H. Gabriel spoke on "Po- | litiCal iaS' MrS Phelps and Mrs. F. L. c, Mitchell | presided at the two sessions today
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-27
Miss Wagner
 Real Artist

Of Miss Grace Wagner. the young American singer who will be the so- loist with the New York Ph1har- monic Orchestra at its concert here next Sunday, Musical America has this to say:
 Miss Wagner has a fresh and bright soprano voice which she uses well. The range Is extensive, she phrases musically and she brings to her performance real sincerity. She has the equipment to make a real career"
 The following Is the comment Of the Musical Courier:
 Miss Wagner has an evenly de- veloped, sweet, clear, lyric soprano voice of @ decidedly sympathetic quality and an excellent knowledge of how to use 1t. She Is charming in appearance"
 The concert on Sunday will be the first of the Steinert Series of world celebrated artists concerts. The others of the seriea include the Mar guerite Matzenauer-Yolanda Nero concert in December. the Mabel Gar rison-Reinald Werrenrath concert in i January. the Jascha Heifetz concert In February. and the Raohmaniofl | concert in March, Tickets for the entire course as | we'll as single tickets for the Phil l harmonic Orchestra are now on sale at M. Steinert & Sons. 915 Main | street,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-27
Bridgeport To Save $lO,OOO On
 Military Tax

About 500 members of the fresh men class at the Bridgeport High school will go to New Haven on Sat urday for a tour of inspection around Yale University and in the afternoon will attend the Yale-Brown football game. The trip will be made to New Haven by trolley, and Herbert J. Stack and Arthur Sides, of the High school faculty will be in charge. Ten local Yale graduates wtll guide the boys and girls around the college and the city. The party will also go to East Rock where a picnic luncheon will be served.
 Through the courtesy of the Yale Athletic association all troops of Boy Scouts in this city will attend the game free of charge.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-27
Chester Hayden Dies
 After Long Illness

After an illness of some duration the death of Chester F. Hayden. son of MT. and Mrs. Edward L. Hayden of 2O7 Wells street, ocurred yesterday morning. MT. Hayden was a violin ist of ability and we'll known in the musical circles of this city. Besides his parents he Is survived by his wife Sigma, and three children; one brother. Edward, and two sisters, Mrs. c. Edward Walker of this city and Mrs. P. J. Sweeney of Miami, Fla. The funeral will be held from the home of his parents on Friday afternoon. MT. Hayden was for some years draughtsman in the office of A. M. Wooster
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-27

Park City council, No. 16, Knights of Columbus, will hold a turkey dance on Thanksgiving eve, Nov. 23, in St. Augustines hall on Pequonnock street. Further arrangements are now being made.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-27

The Bridgeport Art League has se- cured the services of Princess Chin quilla, of Sabago, Maine and New York city, as instructreSs for the weaving class which will begin at the Art League home on Clinton avenue tomorrow morning at 1 o'clock. The Princess is an expert Indian weaver and is much in demand as a teacher.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-27
FEW AUTOS IN GERMANY

Berlin, Oct. 27.-One or oUv He. nroximate number of registered mo tor cars in Germany at present IS lo,- GOO. according to the Berliner Mlttass- zeitung.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-27
HANDCUFFs CLoGGED SPEECH

Jackson. Mo. Oct. 27.-This corrob- crates the old idea that some folks can't talk with out their hands,
 Ralph Brashear, held in connection with a robbery and murder here, re fused to testify as long as he was handcuffed. Chief of Police Segraves had lost the keys. Court was ad- Journed. The keys were found that night. Brashier testified,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-27
54 PER CENT. NORMAL.

An interesting announcement that enlpl loyment Is now 54 per cent, nor may was made today by the Manu- facturers' association. This Is the highest percentage since September. 1920. The normal number oe em- pIoyes in the 31 local factories is 25.31S, and during the week ending October 22, 13,6S4 persons. an in crease of Tp per cent. over the week before were at work.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-27
1HeSl71ith=iNus7ayC0
MAY LEVY SPECIAL TAX.

When the Board of Apportionment meets they will probably have to take up the subject of levying a special tax. Money must be found some place to meet the expenses which are at hand and no one can suggest any
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-27

other way of obtaining the money. There are deficits at present in the Charities Departm ent, in the fund
 z
 for teachers salaries, and above ali the large state tax must be met
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-27

Marshal Foch will lay the corner stone of the national headquarters building of the American Legion at Indianapolis on Nov. 4.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-27

Senate by vote of 31 to 42 defeated an1endment to the p1sllding tax Dill 10 continue excess profits taxes at ep- nroxiuately one-half present rate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-27

Lobster fishing season on Nova Scotia coast will be extended from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-06-17
FIRM ] FINISH IN .
.-BE;'EF..CAT'Il|E DEAL
Light Weight Steers and Heifers on
Baby Beef Order in Lively Demand
Z. Hogs Strong for, Week. -

(Ry us. Bureau of : Markets and
Minnesota Dept. Of Agriculture)
South St. Paul, Mimi, June II,
1921 local trade ID. fat cattle during
the past week has been featured by
an active demand for better grades Of
yearliqk steers and heifers averaging
mostly from 700 to 200 pounds, and
such kinds, are outselling similar
grades Of heavier steers about Soc per
cwt., or more, with supply insu6fcieit
to meet current demand. Heavy beef
steers and common grades Of both
steers rand she stock closed steady to
CSC lower, with grassy cows, Gamers
and cutters and stock cattle Is to SOC
lower. ]. Medium 20 good grades Of
warnings. on the baby. beef. order sold
largely at prices ranging from $3.50
to $3.50, while heavy steers of a good
beef grade stopped at $500. Conn
mon grades sold from $500 to $6.75,
these. kinds. being rather scarce, with
bulk Of beef STEERS marketed at pres
ent selling from $f:O0 to $7.75. A
few choice cows brought $3.50. to
800, with odd punches of good and
choice heifers at 500 to $500, and
bulk Of she stock from $500 to 1925.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-06-17

nsxS
11s1ees with al1lite / Sims
.Qf Weakness, 1T 90 tiu6esevidlea. .ssss Il
Coarse 1tainas 16fe hnder ;prseissuse
of h4dU daily 1s1;66drts. at, all ttitialli1iin<
ais. Pricey hnalh 4eeded, but there
was z1onst&tly e.1,sfrm undeft6ne,
which Ntass(iie, sdoqb t1ess, TO addition
Il sales III Corn For export and also
sentifneat1lly do llp6einE the action. 81
Whe4k The Satukxl4y advance n
gained Tnlikh Of the 1t,dosts spglouAd.
Holders al: scorpr4otd s0atx aaJa6s1edlffS:
ed to. have a GJS d1slsOf pa11felia,
but these zgFaluSs sea1n to hesg1f1i11j1
nav friends on.t he theory sthattsbf66s,
ent prices are extremely low and thai
the probabilities are. that asa1oafe1
bumper crop will not be realized. sni
The Govef1ame mt. report Of June. 9th
revised its Winter Wheat crop Is SIS
million bushels, or 81 million less
than the previous month and eight
million in excess of the estimate OF
$40 n3illionin our May 9th review
The dfacial sSpxiise Wheat estimate to
] June Ast is 5l 1aillioh which makes
9 total indicated Wheat crop of 1926
Eqaillion and COMPARES with final re
6HltSs 4aSts ESt1E Of go faA1oSVVV OuSHcaS
Spring wfteats aeKeageyis. below that
he last yaaft butt; the condition is
(Sli0htH lower Khan pnevailed the pre-,
vious year, The new hay crop sol
present condition is not reported by
the G0xern1aent,-,b bat the acreage MS
shownsabopt seven million larger thar
" We Re isdt TIL inclined to hold=to the
opinion that the position of wheat IN
the JHy delivery IS strong, due to
the exceptionally light stocks, steady
export sales, improved domestic mill
ing demands and possible crop scares
in. the Northwest. Foreign Exchange
rates, however, are again in a very
weak rendition and Most authorities
on foreign trade report that Europe
will be forced by knancial stringency
to continue substitution and that also
due to increasing production their re-
quirements. will be less than during
the past year. Pending new devef-
oprnents therefore it. seems quite
likely that the September contracts in
all grains will be on an entirely. diff
ferent basis than the nearby deliveries
and we should advise. caution in fol-
lowing the present advance in the
distant deliveries.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-06-17

During the regular session of the
fFSevehteeHth legislative Assembly, by
ffatltitd, 81 QH centralized In the Mon
talia State Spof tsnen's Association,
i T. s sSfsafs a. l tse'aE sta{ats
books and not a few Of them have for
t a q 9nfpos Nh ePf8t>ction Of our
valuable Wild life. However, these
laws vatfuefess except We bring
about an observance of them For
thesfnforcement Of the laws we now
haY a company of twenty.fopr spe-
eia (deputy game wafdens.t / H we
WIZ stop to consider. the, vast area
these men must patrol, an average.of
.n1Qna thin 5000 square miles, we
must see how impossible it is going
to be fox these few men to really, en-
force The game laws Of the state. Law
observance being the desirable thing,
! appeal to the sportsmen Of Mon
tana TO. pse their influence, Individual
and collective, and every agency at
their command to bring about d strict
observance Of all laws pertaining to
the. fish land game Of the state, as
well as The recognition of, and respect
for, the, rights and feelings of farm
ers. and stoclkmen. If we are to pre-
serve the hunting and fishing and 9TH
er outdoor attraction. in Montana, we
must see that the fellows we meet
afield have the proper licenses, that
they keep. within the limits, Of bags
and seasons prescribed by laws, and
use only such methods as the claws
permit Let. us be gentlemanlv land
courteously always, but i1isistent and
firm for law observance on every oc-
casio9 Let JUS support and cooper
ate with the state game warden and
his de hties; and. in our respective
communities do what We can 70 create
and fozter pubic sentiment, favorable
to ,thes protection, cohservation.: and
propagaten Of our game and fish Be
.ges3;sp1rtsmen; o,ar wild life is en-
titled tQ~lt &%@;. :-.zt
!, .:astoo.s Yours in the service,
j. .sairssd NJ. S. CARPENTER,
Sec,Y sMeAtana State Sportsmen Assn.