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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-12
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, Distri

STATE OF CONNECTICUT. District oI Brtdgeport. ss. Probate Court. Estate of Reuben Stowe. late of the Town of Bridgeport, in said District, de The Court of Probate for the District or Bndgeport hath limited and allowed SIX months from the date hereof for creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect 70 present their accounts properly at a recovery All persons indebted to said state are requested to make immediate
 OLIVER S. BRAKEMAN.
 Address. stepney Depot, RI F. 5. IA.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-12

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, District
 August 4, 1921
 Estate of Bridget Healy, late of the deceased
 The Court of Probate for the District oI Br1dgeport hath limited and allowed creditors of said estate to exhibit their ciaIns for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly at tested, within said time will be debarred a recovery All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 THOMAS NJ CULINAN, Ll1s~p Executor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-12
NOTICE. Taxes on Grand List of 1920

Notice is hereby given to the tax payers of the City of Bridgeport that the second half of the taxes on the Grand List of 1920 arc due and pay- able at the Tax Collectors office. Rooms and 5, City hall, Thursday. Sept 1, 1921.
 The undersigned will be at the col Iectors office as above on Sept l. 1921, and daily thereafter, Sundays excepted, from a. m- to D. m. and saturdays from a. m. to 12 noon for the purpose of collecting said taxes After Oct. l, 1921, as required by law, interest at the rate of three quarters Of one-per cent, will be added to the scond half of all unpaid taxes and the same on the first Of each succeeding month
 HOWARD F. SMITH,
 Tax Collector
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-12
SCHOOL SUPPLIES

School Bags, Pencil Sets, Book Straps. Pads. Loose Leaf Sheets. Fountain Pens. Paperoid Envelopes suitable for carrying school papers now c1 sale Post Office News Store
 II Pest Office Arcade.
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Open SHOP HITS
COAL DOCK men
Owners Give Workers Until Sat.
urday Night to Sign |ndIvld-
uai Contracts Or Quit.

In all probability there will be a
Duluth and Superior. Coal dock own
ers have presented individual con-
tracts to the men which provide for
a reduction of from IL to % per cent
In wages and the 10-hour day. The
owners would fore the men back to
pre-war standards and conditions.
joint meeting of the Duluth ana
Superior local unions of Dock Work.
ers will be held at Finnish Hall, Su-
perior corner of Fifth and Tower,
Friday evening, at which definite &C.
ton will be taken. The men have
been notified on some of the docks
that if they do not sign individual
contracts by Saturday evening they
can take their belongings and leave.
which will result in lockout.
The unions have agreed to accept
a reduction in wages, but they insist
on the continuance of the eight-hour
workday. The coal dock owners re-
fused to yield one point. The con-
tract with the union expires April 80.
The individual contracts are said to be
one-sided and wholly in favor of the
companies. No guarantee of employ
ment is given and employees may be
discharged at will, but the men will
be fully bound to work for the wages
and hours fixed by the owners
At one or two docks nearly all of
the men have signed individual con-
tracts. 1t is explained that the super
intendents called each man in individ-
ually. informed him that the others
had signed and put it up to each in
turn to sign or quit, when as mat
ter of fact none of the men bad signed
when the first representation had been
made. It is believed that after the
Friday evening meeting the situation
will be turned more favorable to the
union.
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With the house already over half
sold out and. a special trainload of
over 200 fans coming from Virginia
and other Mesaba range cities, the
boxing carnival of the Duluth Ath-
letic club to be. staged Friday, May
s at the Shrine Auditorium is GER
tain to break all attendance records
for the Head of the Lakes.
The show is advertised as an all
star bill and it certainly is all of that.
Neil Allison, the Morgan Park slug
ger, who has whipped over half of
the welterweights in the United
States, will meet Johnny Nichols of
st. Paul, known to the cult as the
Minnesota Thunderbolt. Hardly a
better ring battle could be imagined.
Both boys are aggressive, hard
fighters, who are willing to mix at
all stages. Nichols, a master boxer
will meet a small edition of Jack
Dempsey when he faces Allison, as
the latter can slug like a heavy
weight.
Jimmy Valentine, Duluth's own
bantam, and one of the best boxers
developed at the Head of the Lakes
Stroud of St. Paul in one of the two
semi windup~ mills. Their quarrel is
scheduled to go ten rounds. These
little fellows met. here in an eight
round row last Month when Valen-
tine was returned winner, giving
Stroud a rather severe whipping. The
battle was the first one in which
| Stroud had taken part following a
! major operation at local hospital
several weeks previous. He said he
was not just right that night in March
and asked for a return engagement
with the Duluth Italian. Valentine
consented readily. Both boys are do
ing their. training in Duluth and both
are coming along nicely in their
| workouts. ). .,
| One of the feature bouts of the
card will be in the other half of the
double semi-windup in which Tony
Machefts, the Polish patro1man of
Virginia; and a yiddleweight boxer
who has been coming to the front
with great strides. will meet Patrick
! Henry, the OKLAHOMA orator. Both
these boys are rough, hard fighters
and a great battle should result. Vir-.
ginia fans think so we'll of Machefts.
that they have arranged to run a
special train to Duluth on fight night.
1t is estimated that between zoo and
300 Mesaba range fans will be in
ringside seats when Tony crawls
through the ropes.
In the curtain, raiser Jack Shar-
key, local niddleweight, who has won
| his last three fights over the knock
out route, will take on Sailor Billy
Perkins of Rhinelander, Wis, in
scheduled eight-round battle As
Sharkey and Perkins are both head
liners on an ordinary boxing card,
the high class Of the next D. A. c.
show can be easily appreciated.
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PROFESSIONAL OPEN SHOP
AG|TAT0R TO SPEAK HERE

F. H. Davidson, president of the
Citizens Alliance of st. Paul, will adj
dress an open meeting at the Com
mercial club this evening, Friday.
The meeting will be held under the
auspices of the local Builders Ex-
change.
Mr.. Davidson is professional anti
unlonist, and is one of the paid agents
OF the labor haters who employees no
workers himself, but who uses his
talents to exploit the present unpleas-
ant industrial situation. Local anti
un1onlsts have heralded his, coming
like the birth of new savior. He'll
save them, all right.
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CHARGE TIMBER. MONOPOLY; !:
WHY, THAT'S NOTHING NEW:

TRENTON, N: j., April 2s.-7Four-
fifths Of the timber Of America. is in
private hands and a monopoly OF pow:
erful lumber dealers lis slowly but
surely destroying the countfy's forest
resources, is the charge made by Gif-
ford Pinchot, commissioner OF for
estry of Pennsylvania, in a. letter to
members Of the state legislature. The
forester said that timber is being de-
vastated at the the rate of 3,000,000,-
900 acres a year and that there is
concerted plan to give the Pacific
states control of the timber in this
section of the country.
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|-uN|ONISTS
AREExPL AIMING
John Hogan, Employing Painter,
uphoIds Contention Of Union;;
Exposes open Shoppers. !"

The anti-unionists are kept busy at
tempting to explain their position on
tho wage and "open shop" questions,
and every time they make state
ment they seem to get in bad.
Mr.. E. F. Zimmerman of the Mas
ter Painters club, loyal to the en-
ployers' organization, frankly con-
fesses that a number of master paint
ers in Duluth have entered into con-
spiracy with other Minnesota employ
ers to beat down wages and destroy
collective bargaining.
Several conferences have been hell
with representatives of the Painters
union and representatives of the pub
lie. whom Mr.. Harris characteriZes as
Outside parties" and leading others
to believe he is of the inside par
ties" although he never employed a
painter in his life. Mr.. Zimmerman
declared that the painters stood out
for the present wage scale Of dollar
an hour.
John Hogan. of the firm of John
Hogan & Co., came back at Mr.. Zim-
norman, said, that Zimmerman mis-
represented the situation, and an
nounces that the union representa-
tives at the Conferences stated they
we're prepared to submit the wage
controversy to arbitration. Mr. Ho-
gan's statement as given to the daily
press was as follows:
,Hogan's Statement.
"In fairness to myself and justice to
the men who participated in the meet.
ing held on the evening. of April 20
f.. the purpose of adjusting the diff
ferences between employers and jour-
ncymen painters, I take this oppor-
tunity to ine I'm the public that E.
F. Zimmerman's statements in last
nights Herald was erroneous and
grossly misleading, was One-sided, in
asmuch as the Master Painters club
at meeting earlier in the evening in
structed their committee by far from
unanimous vote to stand pat on the
Builders exchange ultimatum of 80
cents an hour and the open hop.
"Mr. Zimmerman made a strong eff
fort to establish the fact that the
journeymen's demand was for 81 per
hour, to which Mr.. Jensen made the
following answer, We are not asking
for 81 per hour. Our organization
unanimously rejected the Builders ex.
change scale of 80 cents, but we are
here with full authority to settle the
difference between employers and en-
ployes and we are ready to consider
any wage scale above 80 cents
Prefers Bargaining.
1.-THE proposition Of preferential
| open shop was referred to as pos
sible solution to be considered. AS tc
my own participation in the discus.
sion confined myself to a very few
remarks, which in substance was this
Taking present conditions into con.
sheraton, personally believe a wage
| scale Of 80 cents an hour for painters
! cannot be far from right, but that il
! takes two to make bargain, and that
any person who has anything to Offer
| for sale should be granted the priv.
lege of participating in setting a price
on same
| "These facts as stated above can bt
verified by committee of well-knowr
| citizens who attended our meeting
and used their good Offices in an en-
deavor to get the two parties to-
| gether."
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union LABOR TO
Start BUSINESS
Trades Assembly Plans TO Or.
ganize Coop. Realty and
Insurance Business.

Union labor in Duluth plans to go
into the realty, insurance, building and
loan and building construction bust
ness. At the regular meeting of the
Federated Trades assembly held last
Friday evening at Owls hall, ,Presi-
dent John z. Jensen was authorized
to appoint a committee Of three to
make a careful study of the plan,
which was outlined by Thos. Chalnl-
ers, Charles Fossett and J. H. Opper-
man of the Public Service Employees
union.
They presented a strong case in be-
half of their plan and startled the
delegates with revelations of the
amount Of money loaned on the homes
of workers, and the amount of insur-
ance carried by them. 1t was brought
out, now that the employers and their
allies, such as the real estate ex-
changes, were lined up against labor
and the employers carrying strike in
surance with which to fight labor, that
the last hope Of the unions was in
cooperation.
President Jensen appointed Thos
Chalmers, Filing Munkeby and Henry
L. NORM as a committee to make
thorough and complete investigation
Of the plan and to report at as early
a date as is possible.
The assembly appropriated SO to
pay it's membership fee in the Ma
tional Child Labor committee for
1921.
A communication was received from
the United Garment Workers union
notifying Duluth labor that the Thos.
A. Nash Co., of Chicago, manufac-
turers of ade-to-measure" clothing
were unfair to union labor. 1t was
reported that agents of this firm rep
resent that it's products are union
made.
George w. Lawson, secretary of the
Minnesota State Federation of Labor,
sent in a letter advising that the
Luger Furniture company of North St.
Paul was unfriendly to union labor.
1t cut the wages of it's employees to
FL and 81 cents an hour. They are
on strike and need assistance. Send
contributions to Mr.. Lawson.
A round of applause greeted the
reading of communication from the
Duluth Architects association, in
which it was stated that the architects
would keep neutral in the "open shop
fight. The secretary was directed to
compliment the association on it's re-
fufsal to submit to dictation from the
Citizens Alliance.
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ELECTRICAL TRACTION next.
SAYS NATIONAL SCIENTIST

BALTIMORE, April 28.-"The
steam locomotive has outlived it's USE
fulness. Electric traction can do the
same work better with a saving Of
two-thirds of the coal required by
steam locomotives" declared DR.,
hugo Steinmetz, electrical scientist, in
az address in this city.
Inc speaker said every engineer
knows the value and saving Of cleo
trio traction but the change has been
delayed because railroads cannot Sc
cure sufficient capital to buy the
equipment.
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PLASTER CONTRACTORS
SIGN UP WITH UNION

Gerald Cronin, of Chicago, vice
president Of the International Opera
tive Plasterers' union. is visitor in
Duluth. Mr.. Cronin came here to as
sist the local plasterers in adjusting
their grievances with the plaster COZ,
tractors. A meeting of the union was
held Monday evening. 1t was re-
ported that nearly all of the members
were working at union wages.
On Tuesday Mr.. Cronin headed a
committee which interviewed plaster
contractors, seven of whom signed up
with the union for the year.
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NOTED SINGLE 1AXER TO
ADDRESS LABOR MEETING

John z. White. Of Chicago, noted
lecturer on the single tax, will ad-
dress the meeting of the Federated
Trades assembly to be held Friday,
May ~. Joseph Pratts Of this city
appeared before the meeting of the
assembly last Friday night and ad-
vised the delegates that Mr.. White
would be pleased to address them.
An invitation was thereupon ex-
tended to Mr.. White and a full at
tendance of delegates and others is
urged.
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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
URGES joint BARGAINING

CLEVELAND, April 2S.-Colle ctive
bargaining was again Endorsed by the
national league Of women voters at
It's second annual convention, in this
city. 1t was unanimously declared:
we affirm our belief in the right
OF the workers to bargain collie ctivelv
through trade unions and regard the
organization of working women as
especially important because of the
peculiar handicaps from which thew
suffer in the labor market"
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Il. |. NORM WILL Be !.
!: COOP. STORE. MANAGER

Henry L. NORM, former secretary
of the:Federated Trades assembly, and
secretary Of the Labor Political COM
mittee, who recently left the post
office where he served several years
as a. clerk has accepted the position
of manager the Union Co opera
tive store in the West End. i ~ 49, - 8,
Mr.. NORM proposes to put his, usual
energy into the business. in which
event a successful year is predicted
for the stockholders and purchasers
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HUGE OIL PROFITS.

NEW YORK, April 2s.--The Allan
tic Refining company reports last
years profits were $10.513,694 This
means a. dividend of 1882 for each
share Of common stock. Profits in
1919 against $177 a share. ri. -
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AN ALL STAR CARD.
Main BOut-Ten Rounds.

MaIn BOut-Ten Rounds.
Johnny Nichols. st. Paul, VS.. Neil
Allison, Duluth.
Double Semi Windup. =.
1.-TWO Bouts, Ten Rounds Each.)
Jimmy Valentine, Duluth, vs.. Jack
Stroud, St. Paul.
Tony Machefts, Virginia, VS..
Patrick Henry, Tulsa.
neutrality-suspicious. Rounds.
Jack Sharkey, Duluth, VS.. Sailor
Billy Perkins, Rhinelander.
Time-Friday Evening, May 6.
Placc-Shrine Auditorium.
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JAIL PETTY PROFITEER

NEW YORK, April 2S.-If a
barber can be jailed in this CITY for
five days because of overcharre how
long would millionaire nrofiteer
nave TO stay behind the bars?
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Suits

of Navy Tricotine and
Twill Cord, in semi-tailleur
and fancy modes, trimmed
or braided. Buttons and tai
lored stitching plentiful. A
remarkable economy tomor-
row at only
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-04-30

of a more aristocratic
nature will be on hand in
beige, checks, navy tricotine,
and navy twill cord. Tuxedo
styles, narrow string belts,
embroideries here and there.
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The labor. union stands between the
worker and slavery; are youth it:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-04-30

in wrappy and plain tall
ored effects, with French
velour. One may select tan,
blue, or brown. Slip into
these-there is one you will
very much prefer at
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$500
-
Bl0uses

Two special attractions:
French Organdie, Fancy
Dimity, and handsome Ba-
tiste effects at 500. Navy,
flesh, or white Georgette,
trimmed in Filet, tucks, or
beads, between 1850 and
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-04-30

BOYS 2.PANTS N0RF0l K SUITS
Special, 1895. The Big Duluth.
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WOULD MAKE EN- VOTE. I.
BOSTON, April ga legislative
committee has approved a compul-
sorry voting bill. Every voter who
fails to cast ballot shall be fined
IS, unless physically disabled. .
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Aprl's Parting Word to a Longing
Wardrobe Is: Long No Longer

To wait longer is of the question: For burning leaves
with things cmatic May we say to the woman who wishes
to look the most keptca in the that the following pro-
gram for tomorrow refuge from the slightest of cri
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Sweaters

See the Shetland !. Wool
Tuxedos at s.75-thes shet-
land Slipons at 7.50-the
Tuxedowise Fl Der SILK
modes at 1O.95-and Just
feel those woody affairs
that are only
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$500
Sport

lis an out-of-doors diver
sion and must be wooed in
the proper attire as we'll as
in earnest. Short. Jersey and
Velour Sport Coats will be-
around tomorrow at: only
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-06
To Reimburse
 Saloon-Keepers

At hearing before the judiciary committee of the legislature yester- day, County Commissioner Ballard of Bridgeport, advised the reimburse ment of saloon-keepers for the un- expired term of their licenses The committee called a public hearing for next Tuesday on measures repeating control excise by county commission CTS, and state Jurisdiction in enforc- ing prohibition laws.
 senators and representatives from Falrf1eid county are in session at the capitol today to discuss the county highway situation. Senator Challen- ger called the meeting following re- ports that Fairfield county roads were to be ignored by the state high way commission this year.
 A substitute bill for the control prevention and abatement of state water pollution was offered the judi ciary committee yesterday by the Manufacturers' Association of Con- necticut- The original measure was introduced by Senate Chairman De- Laney.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-06
(By a Staff Correspondent of
 The Tin7PS0


 Norwa1k, Conn.,, April 6-Even Judged by Bridgeport standards super particular critics would have to ad- init that the dinner given here last night at the Royal James, to United EStates Judge Edwin S. Thomas who has recently come to Norwalk to live was a real event.
 The two hundred guests who sat . down to dinner at seven thirty includ- ed distinguished members of the bar who had come from Stamford, Bridgeport and Hartford, to join with { ether members of the bar and citizens of NorwaIk in giving Judge Thomas a formal welcome to the community and paying a tribute of respect and ton.
 The speakers were Judge Edwin S. Smith who is one of the most proni- nent members of the Hartford County Bar; Porter Emerson Browne, we'll known author who is a resident of Norwak; Homer S. Cummings, ! SpelIacy, former Assistant District Attorney of the United States. Judge Thomas feelingly acknowledged the i tribute and then made a plea for a No on a knowledge of and respect for government by law. Judge John Walsh was toastmaster.
 Before introducing Judge Smith, Judge Walsh called attention to the fact that it was an anomaly to call the office be was about to perform that of a ''toastmaster," for" said he, that exists only in memories What hallowed memories!"
 Imagine he continued, "drinking a toast to some worthy cause with a glass of water, or to John Jones of Kalamazoo with another glass of water. No, the man who presides at a dinner today is simply an announcer and an umpire"
 Then in a more serious vein he described the purpose of the dinner as being to show "honor to & man who every man that knows him be- lieves entitled to it by all the stand ards by which men are judged"
 Judge Smith accused his audience of having the appearance of expect best rule for hootch, "but," said he, slowly shaking his head. T am able to keep secrets to myself.'' He con sidered himself in a hard position be- cause the occasion required that he should be both truthful and respect full and the two were <'often incom- patible." He declared that the text of an after dinner speech was only a mere pretext; a. point of departure and not of arrival,'' and then defined a judge as "a man who sits on a bench and listens to arguments pro and con-mostly con- He also said that judges were fortunate as the State of Connecticut furnishes twelve men who are paid four dollars a day and obliged to sit and listen tand even then" he observed respectfully, many of them ask to be excused
 Then becoming serious he said, ''The judge is judge. He deals in jus tice which has been defined as the application of truth to affairs; a mere metaphysical concept which men like Judge Thomas attempt to realize in a. workaday world of com mon men. We try to deal in that thing called Justice between men; one
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-06
Secret January Marriage Is
 Announced

The recent announcement of the marriage of Miss Minnie Stendahl of Norman street and Armond Rourke of Vine street which occurred in this city on January 28th, in the rectory of St. Augustne's church came a complete surprise to the many friends of the young couple.
 Last evening Mrs Rourke's former business associates at the Welfare building feted her with a 1niscel- ianeous shower which was given by Miss Mary Rebar, at her home, $40 NeWheld avenue. The bride was pre- sented with many useful and attrac- tive gifts. A buffet supper was served late in the evening to the following guests: Miss Martina Keane, Miss Mary Heffernan, Miss Katherine Pick er1ng, Miss Agnes Tanning, Miss Anna Rebar, Mrs. John Stevens, Miss Rose McAvoy, Miss Dorothy Tour ceiiotti, Miss Mary Goebel Mrs T. Shaw and Miss Florence Cooper.
 MT. and Mrs. Rourl1e who are ex- tremely well known in this city will be at home to their friends at 119 Rocton avenue after April 18th. MT. Rourke is manager of several nov ing picture theatres here.