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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15

resentment of every reliable banking institution in Connecticut, and which may lead to a thorough investigation of the enterprise by state bank off cials.
 The disclosure of the use of the name of Judge Futile, one of the most prominent and respected members of the Connecticut bar, is of exceptional interest, developing as it does simul- banking officials.
 Judge Futile was prominently quoted in advertisenen and in the prospectus of The Empire Trust as having furnished his approval of the legality of the organiza ton, but to The Times the lawyer vehemently de- uied any connection whatsoever with either The Empire Trust, or with the Coshnear outfit.
 The Hartford lawyer was approach ed some time ago, he said, by rep resentative of the Coshnear inter | ests and questioned if the banking statutes of Connecticut allow the es- i tablishment in the state of organ izations, similar to The Empire Trus., | now fourishiag in Massachusetts. Name Wasn't Mentioned. In the role of his profession, Judge | Futile answered that such propo- | sition could he placed in actual oper- l ation in Connecticut without direct in- l frinsen1ent Or violation of state sta-
 utes. The use of Judge Tuttie,s name 1 in connection with the organization
 was not mentioned during the con- 1 ference.
 Nothing further was discussed on the matter, and the prominent and
 public use of the attorneys name was unknown to him until the re- ceipt of a communication from q local bank official. acquainting him with the use of his name as an in. tegral part of the sales promotion scheme.
 A private investigation was at once instituted by Judge Futile, and h' announced to The Times that ths
 course of his future action would b.
 definitely determined by impending
 disclosures that will be brought t. light within a few days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
II[JRDER KING HAS KILLED
 OVER 1000

Berlin-Ossip Lietnyi, of Australia, is hard. He claims to be the hard est man of the ages. Bringaon Nero. and Jacks Giant, who sang about ,he blood of an Englishman. Their comb ned hardness is as putty com pared with friend Ossip-
 Within three months Ossip, with he assistance of a few hard com rades, managed to commit about 1,500 murders. More than one-halt of these victims were women and children.
 Ossip Lietnyi was for a while the chairman of the Soviet of Zarazin. The business of running Soviet soon palled upon Ossip, who required new fields to conquer after he had mixed Zarazin Of everything moya- ble. He appointed himself Czar of Astrachan and with his newly organ ized royal guards started out to col lect the taxes of his new Czardom
 In the town of Jenotajewsk he murdered all the men. After this detail was attended to he kidnapped all the women and took them aboard his fleet of river boats which he had stolen on the Wolga.
 He found the upkeep of his new royal harem too expensive, so after about three days he cut the throats of half the women and threw them overheard.
 After systematic plundering and incidental murdering of the villagers along the river, "Czar Ossip the l Hard'' burned his ships in historic i manner and disappeared into the l Caucasus with 800. wagon1oads o1 l booty.
 The Soviet authorities of Astra char have placed a reward of ten million l rubles Gin peace time, five million dolIars) upon the capture of com 1 rade Oss.p, dead or alive, accordin. | to the Pravda, of Petrograd, whicf l recounts the exploits of the world | hardest man.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
JUDGE FUTILE MAY
 SUE PROMOTERS

(Continued from Page One) will with patrons and the public, are the basis for the bank officials oppo- sition.
 The alleged camouf1age stock of the Empire Trust a financial off, vestment and securities dealers of Bridgeport, New Haven and Hart ford, under the guise of trust se- curities caused the agitation that is now sweeping through banking cir cles in the state,
 The Empire Trust proposition was introduced to Brid geport by the pub lcation, in an evening paper of Jan. 25, of a full page advertisement an- nouncing an issuance of $1o0,0oo worth of stock in $10 shares. CosF. near and Company were prom otina the sale from their headquarters in Room 5o9 in the Liberty building working in conjunction with the New Have nand Hartfgord offices.
 Organized under a "declaratfon of trust'' with a capital of s1,oo0 coo diveded into 100000 non-assessa ble shares of $1o each, the proposition ing. or fiscal or fiduciary agenting for commercial, industrial. transport ation, foreign trade and other bus mess enterprises as well as the notes, commercial paper. foreign ex- change, real estate, mortgages, an6 other functions generally in tho trus' business BUT IT SHOULD NOT AC CEPT MONEY FOR DEPOSIT"
 Would Direct Sales.
 The management was to be in tht hands of men who had a wide anf varied experience in banking, busi ness nd trade who would direct the sales at $10 per share, payable ir cash or on reasonable terms and sub jected to withdrawal or advance il price, the right being also reserved to return subscriptions and pay ments.
 In both the advertisement and at tractive prospectus nearly the entir space was devoted to glowing de scriptions of the enormous profit derived in past years from shares 0 trust COMPANY stocks, and the re maining space utilized to depict il fowery phraseology the attractive ness of the shares of The Empir TRUST of Connecticut
 The intimated close connection be tween trust COMPANY securities yielding shareholders highly lucra tive returns in profit, and Coshnear' offering of stock certificates of Tn Empire TRUST. when the two pron ositions bear little more sirnilarit than does a livery stable with tn largest automobile fnanufacturer WE the joker. exrosed hv p~.a-~a-,c c- bankers that aroused the wrath an
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
MOOSE PUT BIG CLASS
 THROUGH

Moose Home He'll. 651 State street, was crowded last night. when 27 candidates were conducted through the mysteries of of Moosedon. The ritualistic work was conferred in an impressive manner by the degree of- ficers in charge Of Dictator c. L. Dennis, who has been the head of No. 2S9 continuously the past ten years.
 The meeting was characterized by old-time pep and enthusiasm, and every member present pledged him. self committee of one to assist in strong.
 The committed comprising Calas, Pentz, John F'ountaine. J. Marshall. George saltzgiyer and John Pfalgiaf, gave detailed report of the big booster meeting held at Derby Sun day afternoon. when over 100 can didaites were conducted into the de- lending circle and addresses by the ing attorney. ". J. Bennett of New ark, N. J., John Hubbard of Meri- den, F. J. Fitzgerald of Hartford, John Cannon of Springfield and oth- CTS.
 The building committee, consisting of C. l.. Dennis (chairman), A. S. Allen. H. Brenner, c. Pentz, A. Col hns, F. Flint, J. Pfalgraf, F. Vaugn the proposed s225,OoO Moose Home building to be erected within two years on the present site, and several shares were disposed of
 Favorable action was taken on a monster summer outing next season.
 The Women of Moosehead Legion, chapter No. 193, reported $50 or more as the net proceeds of tine mas querade ball held at Mechanics hall Saturday evening.
 Carpenters commenced operations yesterday in making the entire sec ond floor of the present Moose Home into one large lodge room in order to accommo odate class limitations of candidates under the membership D drive now in progress.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
TODAY'S WANTS

FRONT ROOM in private family: suit
 able for gentlemen: reference. Phone Noble 1s73. F 15 s.r
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
W. J. o'DoNNELL RIGHT.

w. J. O'Donnell had the first cor rect identification of the profile of w. Shaughnessey which appeared in The Times yesterday afternoon. Other correct answers were brought in by Building; H. P. Quinn, Of los Rose street. and M. J. O'Reilly. of James street.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
WHO IS HE?

This gentleman is not an caves dropper, but he can listen in when ever he wants, if he wants to. He fills a pretty important job in Bridge port, and he fills it to the satisfac- ton of everybody. Who is he?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15

In the 153 cases which were
 studied it was found Fhat goo per
 sons came in contact with the af-
 flicted persons and did not contract the disease. indicating tha: 1t is neither infectious nor conta gious.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY

EDWARD JENNINGS vs. EMMA CUn- MINGS. ORDER OF NOTICE State of Connecticut Fairfield County. Superior Court ss- Bridgeport, February IIth A. D.. Is2l-
 Cpon the Complaint Of the said Ed- ward Cummings praying. for reasons therein srt forth. for a divorce. custody of two children. now pending before this Court. having been returned thereto on the first Tuesday of December 1a1a II aI,prars 10 and being found by thIs Court ths.S Emma Cummings. the said dcSeEE.u-. Is absent from this State and gone % parts unknown. ard that notice of the ;lea.ielcy of the complaint was given as required by order of notice here tofOrc .ss5IeI, and now the Plaintiff asks for n further order of notice in the lres,Iis.s-
 Therefore Ordered. that notice of the pcnIcnc5- Of said complaint be given by T.uas=shgns this order in the Bridgeport Times. a newspaper printed ia Bridge port. once a week for two weeks. com mencinc on or before the 18th dzyr Of February A. D.. isGi-
 By the Court
 MICHAEL !. FLANAGAN.
 Asst Clerk of the Superior
 Court for Fairfield County
 A & CEDULDTG. b--s-2 Attorney for Plaintiff
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15

New Haven. - Forecast for New Haven and vicinity: Fair and slight 1y warmer tonight and Wednesday.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity generally fair weather with slowly rising temperature.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. DISTRIC,T OF BRIDGEPORT. SS. Probate Conrt

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT. SS. Probate Court February 14fh, Is2I
 Estate of Eliza GoodSeu SeMeclS late Of Bridgeport. in said District. deceased The Administrator having made apysli- cation for an order authorizing, him ry convey by proper deed certain real es- tate belonging to said estate. as per said application on file duly appears
 ORDERED. That the said application be heard and determined at the Pro- bate Office in Bridgeport. on the I7th day of February. 1s2l. at 2-30 o'clock in the afternoon. and this Court directs said Administrator to give notice 10 all per sons interested in said estate to appear if they sec cause. and be heard there on. by publishing this order once in q newspaper having a circulation in said district, all on or before the 18th day of February A D.. 1921. and return make to the Court of notice given
 Attest,
 PAUL C. MILLER A Isl1izzS
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-17

bling? I'm afraid Dick has noticed
my downheartedness. Well, l won't
give way again"
With this resolution Hester lifted
the CUR and fired several shots in
the direction of the Dowd place. She
thought she heard a signaling shot in
return, and, satisfied that help would
soon be on the way, she went back
to the cabin and discovered that Dick
was sleeping quietly.
1t was a lonely day for her, for
Dick slept far into the afternoon. She
completed her plans for Thanksgiving
day, and while she stood in the door,
yard watching the trail along which
she expected to see Lin Dowd's mules
come galloping at any instant, a great
plan took form in her mind.
u Z co1fd oaiy GLOW tbs cid Iorn
of Plenty to bits, Dick would admit
defeat and go home with me. There
he could have some chance in fathers
office and | would work, too, if neces-
AIRY. This suspense is killing him."
She bit her lip thoughtfully as she
went down the hillside to the mine.
She was familiar with the workings
and had often helped Dick, holding
the hand drill and fetching and carry
ing for him faithfully.
She opened the door of the tool
shed and rolled a keg of gunpowder
into the mouth of the tunnel. Then
she inserted a fuse into the opening
and carried the length to a large rock
halfway up the slope.
There, you greedy old Horn of
Plenty, you've swallowed all our hopes
and our money. When you have van
ished, perhaps we can begin over
again somewhere else!"
Hester did not light her fuse then,
nor for several days, because Dick re-
CURED all her attention. Lin Dowd
evidently had not heard her call for
help n she was compelled to do the
best h could alone and unaided.
On Thanksgiving morning Dick was
much better. He said he felt as strong
a. a lion and would get up and eat
of the toothsome viands whose
odors filed the cabin with reminders
Of Thanksgiving days in New England. |
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-17

an outward air of cheerfulness Hes
ter read growing despair in his
stopped shoulders and evasive eye
and only this morning she had noted
, with a little shock that his dark haiI
was silvered around the temples.
And Dick is only thirty she muir
INJURED to herself with a catch Of the
breath. "That awful mine! With its
alluring promises that are never full
filed it is sapping his life of youth
and happiness. Such a mockery to
call it Horn of Plenty The YAM
pire' would be a better name"
Tears clouded her blue eyes and
for the moment she lost the cheer
fulness that had sustained her ever
since her marriage to Dick Prentice
six months before. Family and friends
had protested at her f~oOlhardiness in
risking everything upon the mining
claim staked out in distant Montana.
There is Dick, you know" she had
smiled confidently at them. with
Dick, I would go anywhere-take any
chance In the world"
So she had married him and the
summer had been an ideal one, but
November vas upon them n Thanks
giving only a few days away.
Inconsistencies tugged at her heart
strings. Back there in New England
they were making elaborate prepara-
lions for the great festival. They had
written and urged the young pion-
GERS to come home for Thanksgiving.
Hester smiled bitterly. Why, there
was scarcely a bushel of -four in the
house and the bacon was almost gone
what could n do with nothing
coming in?
Dicks hopefulness had Jared on
her nerves Only this morning she
had spoken sharply to him when he
had made some remark about Thanks
A pang of remorse now sent
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-17

her hurrying down toward the shaft
At the very edge of the opening she
hesitated and peered within the tun
mel. Dick was ~there-sitting on a
keg, his bead bowed in his hands
alone with his disappointment
Dick, Dickw she cried, going to
him and folding his head in her arms.
Some up to the house. Leave this
dreadful placer
His face was hot with fever and his
eyes were bright.
Il believe / will come up for a
while, dear" he laughed uncertainty.
This hole in the ground has rather
got on my nerves, and if could only
sleep for a while-there-there I've
forgotten to cover hat dynamite
"Il come down and do that, dear"
protested his wife. you know III
be just as careful. Comet"
Hester supported Dick up the hill
and somehow got him into bed, and
because they were twenty miles from
the nearest town and there was no
direct means of communication save
through their neighbor, Lin Dowd,
five miles away, she had to admins
ter the simple remedies at her COM
mand until she could devise some
way of getting word to the doctor.
Presently Dick was muttering rest
lessly in the little bedroom while Hes
ter picked up his gun and went quick
ly up into the woods behind the cabin.
If she could only make Lin Dowd
hear the report of the gun he might
suspect trouble and come to her aid.
Once in the dim aisles of the pines
she started a wild turkey which fiut-
tered up with a ragcous squ2wk.
There is or Thanksgiving din
cried Hester. what an idiot
I'M to think that one can't be happy
and thankful anywhere in the world
Why, if Dick were only well again |
would be the most delighted m
In the universe. But we will have a
Thanksgiving dinner in spite of you"
she turned and shook her fist at the
of Plenty below. Il will make
some mincemeat-squirrel will help
some, although | hate to kill the dar-
those wild grape preserves
made will be deliciousl Why didn't /
think of 1t before instead of grum-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-17
She found Dick rising to his feet,
white and stern-looking.

She found Dick rising to his feet
white and st~ern-looking.
what was that. Hester?' he asked
Tearfully, Hester made her confes-
sion, and she had scarcely finished
when they were confronted by anoth-
er disaster-the little cabin they
called home burst into flames, ignited
by the overturned cool stove.
Half an hour later, they faced each
other amid the smoking ruins of their
home. Below was a jumbled heap of
upturned rocks that marked the site
of the Elusive Horn of Plenty.
Hester, %wide-eyed and pale, was
afraid to meet her husbands eyes.
This was indeed a cruel Thanksgiving
her own fault, too!
A shout came up the hill. Lin Dowd
had heard the roar of the explosion
and had dashed his mules up the trail
to the Prentice claim. They saw him
leave the mules and come a-foot up
the slope. He stopped at the mine
and studied the ground, Their he came
hurrying to meet them.
Anybody hurt?" he asked anxious
ly, and finding that the young settlers
were intact, he tossed his hat down
on the ground and proceeded to exc
cute a weird dance around the embers
of their home.
Are you crazy7" demanded Dick at
last.
Almost admitted Lin breathless-
ly, pausing to confront them. "You
folks better come down to our house
to dinner. Sarah's got q wild turkey
with all the trimmings. You two
will want to give thanks all the rest
If your MISUNDERSTANDING"
I'VE don't understand" replied Dick
'Come with me, then" Lin led the
pay down to the upheaval that marked
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-17

him with tender eyes. He paused by
the rock, waved his hand and
scratched a match to light his pipe.
He tossed the flaming match end
aside and Hester, watching it, saw it
flame on the ground and then a sullen
streak of red ran down the hill to-
ward the shaft.
"The fuse-fuse ]" she screamed,
running toward her husband.
But she was too latel The quick
fuse had accomplished its purpose. 1t
reached the gunpowder-there was a
deafening explosion. followed by a
detonation that shook the hillside as
the store of dynamite ore into the
earth.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-17

The little cabin chung to the SCARED
hillside and pine trees clustered
around it as if to protect the tiny
home from the cruel blasts of the APP
preaching winter.
In summer it was very lovely there.
Birds nestled in the deep pine woods
behind the cabin and a robin had built
in the tallest pine over the roof. But
now the robins had fled and the woods
were quiet save for the scolding chat
ter Of blue jays and the occasional
bark Of squirrels. The grass had
died under the touch of a blighting
frost and the wind whistled keenly
down the mountain.
Hester Prentice leaned against the
doorway and looked SorrOwfully at the
bleak hillside and the dark hole In
the earth where her husband had
delved for many months. A few
f1ecks of gold had rewarded his eff
forts and although he still maintained
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-17
Dick Required All Her Attention.

her skill. The turkey was roasting il
the oven now while Hester put the
finishing touches to her timed vege.
tables and the pumpkin pies she had
made.
Il suppose you covered the dyna-
mite, Hester?" asked Dick suddenly.
Il forgot, dear" she replied, and
she had also forgotten her intention
of blowing up the mine. Thanksgiv-
ing preparations had driven despair
and bitterness from her heart. II will
run down there In a few moments"
i believe | feel able to go myself"
began Dick, who had dressed himself
and was trying his strength.
Hester made such protest that he
compromised on walking as far as the
big rock.
She stood In the doorway watching
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-17

For the News read The Herald.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-17

The soul united to Gsd in
strong bonds Of love makes
every day enc Of thanksgiving
to God for the numberless bless
ings that flow unintsrruptsdIy
from Him, but it is we'll to unite
often in public thanksgiving that
we may teach the minds of the
forgetfuI children of the Father
their duty of gratitude.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-17

the size of tie mine. LOOK at this
and this. The explosion has cut into
the vein that you always believed
was there-you wouldn't have found
1t any other way, and, well, I guess
you're a millionaire for keeps
That Horn of Plenty mine has GER
tainly overfiowed with gold-aAd I'm
darned glad of it-and if you feIkx
can stop hugging each other . bet
ter come along down and get Soma
Thanksgiving dinner /"
Copyright. 1921. Western Newesap.r Union.
For the News read Tho Hara1d
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-04-04
WOMAN's BUILDING TO OPEN
WITH POPULAR EXERCISES

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eu-
gene, April 4,--one OF the biggest
occasions during the spring at the
University OF oregon. will be tho for
NAL turning over TO the state and to
the public OF the Woman's Building,
which is declared to be the most com
plete building OF It's kind In the Unit.
ed States. over a hundred thousand
dollars towards its construction was
contributed by Oregon citizens and
the rest was appropriated by the leg
islature, The exercises in connection
with Its formal opening will be held
May I. There will be a program both
forenoon and afternoon and In the
evening there will be a concert by
the Symphony Orchestra OF Portland
A large number OF guests from all
over the state will be present.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-04-04
Says Cheap Labor
May Doom, Whites

LONDON. March 10 (By MaiD.-
Dean iGge, a well-known cleric
known as the gloomy Dean, predicts
that cheap labor may seal the doom
OF the white race. lie declared In an
address that the japanese had toler.
ated a labor system no better than
that OF England 100 years ago, I'm
der u rcClme OF peace, free trade and
unrestricted emigration the cClored
race would outwork. underliye. and
eventually cx erminate the whites.
Tho abolition OF war and the es-
tabl.shment o. a league to secure
justice and equality OF treatment for
all nations, would seal the doom OF
the white laborer, he prophesied.
The Dean was of the opinion that
the British social order was on the
verge of bankruptcy and as condi-
tions became more favorable 10 en-
terprlse capital and business ability
would be transferred to the economi
cally strong countries.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-04-04
HOW IT HAPPENED

personal Column, Sacramento Becl
To Whom 1t May Concern--At the
Tetrizzini Concert, |, by mistake,
tried to get a newspaper which
thought got wedged in between our
seats. pulled and even lifted my
chair to get the paper and then, |. to
my horror, found out that the paper
was In the gentleman's coat pocket,
and tried no longer to get the same
and he just then was speaking to n
lady and the concert intermission
coming to end, forgot to beg pardon
as | ought to have done. This is from
seat number four to seat five, fourth
row. main aisle. Hope no evil
thought OF me, as | meant none.
Sacramento, March 3lst.