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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05
AtWater Not For Blue Laws As His
 Opponents Infe1:
Neither Does He Believe In Financial Fiascos - Favors Recreation, and Advocates Well Being of Citizens Takes Shot at Tax Office

Continuing his address at rallies in ths city, Candidate Fred Atwater de- clared forcefully last night, that hls opponents have been endeavoring to place him in a false light before the voters of this community, He especial ly referred to the allegation that he was in favor of strict Sunday laws, and his statement given to a Times man, in part follows'
 'gThe Evening Star tonight says that 8 report is being circulated that l am opposed to Sunday sports. and that a blue law Sunday would be my idea of observing the Sabbath. l have no doubt that such reports are being circulated. I have no doubt either or their source. In fact, after some or me statements which have been put In rny mouth on various subjects, have no doubt about anything that may ap- pear, especially In view of the pros poets sor one gloomy day ,,,fn on No-
 Not A Reactionary.
 II feel that you can tell by looking ..t me that Sunday Blue Laws have no place in my category, l have always counted myself Il Progressive, not ,rent the sentienen who are eircu- iatina this report upon their inventive genius I must rferair from pleading guilty You can tell by looking at me that have indulged in some athletics. A few years ago 1t was said that my lungs were affected. and so I adopted strenuous physical exercise! and for number of years did not wear an oyercoat even in the severest storms of winter Very often, on Saturday afternoons tbefore became cam dIdate for Mayor) I spent my time with the boys at Seaside Park, where I believe I was as much interested in their games as~they were them- selves:
 For More Recreation"
 eff I am elected Mayor Of this City, there will be no more fervfd champion of all healthfu1 outdoor sports that I myself. I shall favor an extension, if possible, of the facilities of the Recreation Department, In or der that as many people as possible may have an opportunity to take part in these activities, No one knows bet ter than I that a man who has spent six days a week bending over Q bench. sometimes in a mirky, unhea&hful att rnosphere, requires fresh air and fa- ciltties for physical exercise and en- ioynent when Saturday afternoon and Sunday comes. The welT-being Of the community depends upon the health of its citizens, and the health of It's citizens is absolutely dependent upon healthful indulgence In physical ex- ercise in the great outdoors.
 "A great deal has been said during this campaign concerning the tax questions It must be conceded that Bridgeport has had an era of taxes,
 (Continued on Page S.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05
Sim Feira Skir77aish
 With Irish Police

London, Nov. 5 - Michael Collins, oomander in chief of the Irish Re- publican army. and Gavan Duffy, Sim F'etn envoy to Rome, two Of the members of the Sinn Fein delegation to the Irish peace conference, left for Dublin today to consult with EamoIan De Valera, Ut is understood that the conference will relate to the attempts of Premier Lloyd George to secure an adjustment between Ulster and South Ireland, Collins said he would return to London on Monday.
 There was no meeting today of the Irish conference joint committee,
 Sir James Craig, Premier of the Unionists government of Ulster, ar rived from Belfast this afternoon and immediately went to Premier Lloyd Georges country home at Chequers for conference.
 Colonel spender. secretary of the Ulster cabinet, accompanied Sir James to London while the Lord Mayor of Belfast. an influential rnem- Der of the Ulster Unfonist party, was 8 passenger on the same train.
 It was learned that a formal invi-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05
Stab bWounds Prove Puzzle
 For Officials

Was Thomas McNally, who was shot and killed by Albert c. Dow. of 6S Yale street, actually stabbed, who case and when did 1t occur?
 These are the questions that are bothering every official who Is In any way connected with the investigation of the case. The police today seem- ed unwilling to admit unreservedEy that the men was stabbed. and offer ed dn proof of their stand the fact that McNallys clothing. bore no cuts which might have been made with a knife.
 pr. Alfred Kornblut. of the Elmer gency hospital staff, who treated the wounded man while he was being rushed to St. Vtncent's hospital in the that cuts corresponding to the incised wound in McNally's chest were ao- tuafly found on the dead mans over according to the physician. are in addition t9 the holes made by the that the incised wound may have hoen made by someone probing for the bullet, was also shattered by Dr. Kornblut, who claimed that a physi- elan would not have made cross incision.
 The police are positively certain that there was not sufficient time be- tween the shooting and the arrival of four officers at the Dow home, to al- low anyone to have stabbed McNa1ly after he had been shot. Harold Dow, who was the first man to leave the house after the shooting, met the po- licemen in the front yard.
 The two men who were with Mc- Na1ly at the time of the attempted robbery. and who are the most im- portant witnesses in the case, have not been located as yet, Neither has the car in which they made their escape been recovered.
 It was sad this Inornng, that Me- Nally had been living in New Haven since September 16, and travelled back and forth between that city and Rridpenort
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05
COL, MURPHY AND FAMILY
 GO TO GAME

Col T. J. Murphy and family left today by machine to attend the West Point-Notre Dame game at West Point. Col. Murphy's eldest son, Capt. Jeremiah J. Murphy, who made the supreme sacrifice in France dur sng the World War, was formerly @ member of the varsity team at Notre Dame, of which institution he was an alumnuS.
 Col. Murphy's second eldest son, Capt. James F. Murphy, who also saw service overseas, is also a graduate of Notre Dame, and is completing his law course at the university. His third son, a sophomore at Notre Dame and a substitute on the varsity eleven is expected to be with the team at West Point and a happy family re- union is expected to be held by the Murphy family.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05
Cornell UncOvers Little Secret Of
 Tax Officials
Brings Out Unusual Note Written by Capt Bill'' To One of the Pups Showing Submission of Members of Boards, and Practice of Issuing Certificates of Error

Ihe prostitution of the tax office functions said John city, comnenced during the latter days sors and dominated by whose in- sruc both of them when to and when erty valuation"
 MT. Cornell had with him note which created no little stir written by the President of the of Board of Relief official in the Assessors department showing that the boards made themselves obedent to his commands coming from sboss" whisted they did his bidding.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05
CHICAGO GREErs FoCH,

Chicago, Nov. 5-Ferdfnand F'och. Marshal of France, arrived in Chit caeo today from Indianapolis and was welcomed by d cheering. flag waving, singing crowd of hundreds of thousands The streets through which the veteran leader of the worlds greatest army in the worlds greatest war passed triumph. was densely lined with people. The cheers for Focts sheok the city
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05
Thomas Will Not
 Remand McAuliffe

Judge Edwin S. Thomas of the U. s. District court declined yesterday to remand former prohibition officer Thomas McAuliffe to the State Court for trial. and rendered a. decision denying States Attorney H. M. AL corn's motion to that effect. Me- Auliffe will therefore be tried in the United States court on the charge brought by Atty, Alcorn of accepting $1,500 in bribes from Andrew J. Richardson, former detective sergeant In New Britain and Charles Gardini, joint owners of the Grand Hotel in New Britain,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05
ATwATER NEEDS THEM.

The Times will print on Monday a sketch of each candidate on the Democratic ticket. Get a copy of the paper Know about the men who will operate your city for the next two years. One of them is a woman, Miss Eiely. who is running for town clerk. Read about her. If Fred Atwater cleans up the city he must have his friends to help him, the aid of those in office who believe as he does. Get Mondays Times.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05
DALY FINED $2a.

Thomas J. Daly. of Stamford, driv- CT of an automobile which demolished traffic stanchion at North and Park avenues last night. was fined $25 and costs IwhenSarraigned in the City court this morning. He was charged with reckless. driving. According to the po- lice, two bottles of liquor was found in Tsaly's CT immediately after the ac- cidhr1t,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05
The Times WEI Glue Returns
 OfBig Games

Watch The Times window this afternoon for bulletins of the big football games. Returns of all the big contests will be bulletin ed immediately. from the direct wire of The Times, As usual-at your service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05
O Aldermen.
WEATHER:

New Haven, Nov. 5-For New Ha-# ven and vicdnity-F'air and colder to- night; Sunday fair.
 For Connecticut-Fatr and colder tonight with freezing temperature; Sunday fair; fresh northwest gales, diminishing tonight.
 Warnings for high winds are dis played on the coast.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-25
WOMAN SHERIFF
SAYS SEX is TRICKY
THINKS ENTRY INTO POLL
TICS WON'T MAKE 1T ANY
NICER. DON'T STICK.

BEULAH, Municipalities won't
be any nicer now that women are in.
You may bank on that" declared Mrs.
Estelle Gates, sheriff-elect of Benzie
county.
Matron1y, about 50, with a figure
muscular beyond ordinary feminine
attainment, she gave the impression
that she knew whereof she spoke.
Mrs. Gates charges there was lot
of trickery in her campaign.
"And I'm right here to tell you that
the women were to blame for it" she
added. my husband has been in poll
tics in Benzie county for twenty years
and he says he never experienced any
think like the mean tactics that were
employed against me in the closing
days of the campaign"
Many who labor under the impress
sion that women will support women
lin politics are going to be disillusion-
ed, according to the woman who will
be one of two of Michigan's sheriffs
after Jan. I.
"They didn't support me in my
election and | never knew before
ran for the. office that l had an enemy
Besides bucking me, they can think
UP far more subtle methods OF attack
than a man could ever dream OF.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-25
ARE SEEKING MATES
IN UNITED STATES
ENGLISH WOMEN ARE emil
GRATING ON LARGE SCALE.
SURPLUS OF A MILLION.

LONDON, Eng.-"Jackless Jills"
are emigrating in considerable num-
bers from England in the hope of find
ing suitable "Jill-less Jacks" for hus-
bands in the United States, according
to Norah March. bachelor Of science.
Her comments on England's mar
riageble women who may never mar
ry" before the national birth rate COM
mission some time ago were widely
discussed in the British press.
Government figures show there is a
surplus of million women in England
whose only hope of marrying depends
on their migrating to some part OF
the earth where there is a more even
distribution of the sexes. According to
Miss March, they are doing 1t. She
says she is receiving letters from
America that are Significant of the
loneliness of some mems lives"
Women are enterprising today,
she added. MANY are emigrating who
few years ago would have feared to
take the great adventure"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-25
ERA OF SIMPLICITY
IN DRESS HERAL DED
WOMAN EDITOR DECLARES
SPRING COSTUMES WILL
BE IN GOOD TASTE.

CHICAGO.-"Women are facing
an era of simplicity" said Mrs. Edna
Woolman Chase, OF New York, editor
of the magazine Vogue, and who is
rated as one of the leading experts on
feminine apparel in the fashion world.
This spring." she continued, there
will be sparing use OF embroidery, a
discard OF gaudy footwear, an elimina-
ton of that 'overdressed' look. Every
thing is to be in exceeding good taste,
exquisite shoes, many pearls. There
will be sashes at the hips floating pan
els and plaitings-but, above all, SIM
plicity in cut and line.
The knee length frocks are doomed.
They become too common, you see
When styles become common smart
women drop them and start new
modes. They are the ones who start
new modes. Why, evening gowns are
to reach almost to the feet and street
dresses will not exceed 10 inches from
the floor.
'Not one woman in fifty in fash
ionable American crowd is well coli
fuered, and it is not expensive to be
well coiffuered. A woman with long
face should never draw her hair up
high. 1t merely accentuates the effect
OF grotesqueness.
"Women should be as beautiful as
possible 1t is their duty to the world
and to their husbands. 1t is true that
nice men frequently marry impossible
women, but not as general rule. Wo-
men dress for one another and the
first rule is fashion. | do not believe III
the outrageous fashions adopted by
many young American girls today
They look common-and hayward
those awful jet earrings and overfeat-
ured hats and lace. Young girls are
copying the models Of the women o.
30-drcssing as women Of the world
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-25
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS'
REMARKABLE GROWTH
HAS INCREASED TWO AND A
HALF TIME AS RAPIDLY
AS POPULATION.

White Baptists of the south have
shown remarkable growth in member
ships during the past twenty years,
according to DIR. E P. Alldredge, sec
rotary of the department of survey,
statistics and information OF the
Southern Baptist Sunday school board.
By way of comparison the report
shows that 49,
In 1000 southern Baptists had 737
associations while today there are 975,
representing gain of 25.5 per cent;
in 1900 there were 18,963 local church
es. which number has been increased
to 25,305, a gain OF 1874 per cent;
there were 1.604,41 bona fide mem
bers in 1900 and 2,961,348 in 1920, a
gain of 841 per cent; 97l1- Sunday
schools twenty years ago, and l/,o8o
today, an increase Of S2.1 per cent;
63o,944 Sunday school pupils in 1000
and 1885, $50 today, a gain OF loI per
cent. Annual gifts to missions and
benevolences in 1880 were SOL, 323.38,
while this sum has increased to ST.
331, 226.58 today, an advance in 20
years of 945.3 per cent; total contri-
buttons per year to all purposes III
1900 were $1,000, 506.52, while by 1920
they had climbed to $21,327, 1900, an
advance OF 594 per cent and the value
of local church property in 1900 was
SIG, 437 1928, while in 1920 that valua-
ton had climbed to S74,273,728, an in
crease of 282 per cent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-25
$15,OOO.OO GRAFT
IN OILING ONE SHIP
WITNESS TELLS COMMITTEE
SIS A BARREL WAS PAID FOR
FUEL THAT COST $l.38.

NEW YORK, N. Y.-How the gov
eminent overpaid $4,000 on supply
ing oil for one ship alone was told
to the committee of congress investi-
eating the United States shipping
board when the committee resumed
its session in this city, after protract-
ed hearings at Washington, yester-
day.
The witness who told the commit
tee of this graft was Byron {. Baker,
district controller of the shipping
board at Boston, who, in his testimony
dwelt largely upon the lax accounting
methods prevailing in the board
which are responsible, he said, tor
losses extending into hundreds Of mil
lions of dollars.
Mr.. Baker told of the case of the
Blue Star Navigation company, which,
he said, was authorized by the ship
ping board to purchase oil for a ship
ping board vessel it was operating,
at the price of SIS barrel. The oil was
authorized to be purchased from the
Mexican Petroleum company, of Phil
adelphia. Mr.. Baker testified that the
Blue Star Navigation company re-
ceived bill from the Mexican Petro-
leum company for $1.38 barrel. The
government, however, the witness tes-
tilted received a bill covering the pur-
chase at the SIS rate and was thus
overcharged $15,000 The shipping
board, Mr. Baker testified, paid the
Hill
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-25
Corncob Pipes Are
Made By the Millions

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-The
corncob pipe industry in Missouri
last year ran close to $1,000,000.
The exact sales, as reported by w.
H. Lewis, state labor commission
er, amounted to $912,890. Corncob
and wooden pipes originated in
Missouri, from which they received
the name of Missouri meer-
schaums." Six factories are devoted
to this business of converting
seemingly worthless cobs and seed
stalks into pipes and pipe stems
to be distributed not only through
out the United States but abroad.
Thousands of these pipes are being
smoked in Germany, the home of
the genuine meerschaum, Mr.. Lew
Is report says During the past
yea o. ';;ssouris six factories man
ufa ef din. aS6,800 complete corn
cob PIP fJ 10 wooden pipes
and more tno- 7vtra reed
stems.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-25

PRESTON, GA Seaboard pas
senger train, on the main line OF that
road from Savannah to Montgomery,
narrowly averted a disastrous wreck
at Kinchafoonee creek, in Webster
county.
As the train approached the creek
the engineer noticed cross tie direct
Nv across the rails and succeeded IN
bringing his train to standstill be-
fore it struck the piece OF timber.
On reaching Richland the crew re-
ported the matter to a railroad detec7,
tive who happened to be there, and
he boarded the "shoo fly, which was
leaving for Americas, for the scene
of the crime. AS this train approach
ed the trestle it was discovered by the
engine crew that another erosstle had
been placed on the track, with the evl-
dent intention OF wrecking the shoe
fly" also. .f,
Investigation was made and small
negro boy was found near the scene
but the detective was unable to eaten
him. With the aid of Sheriff CHRIS
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-25
JAPANESE COLONISTS
DENIED TEXAS LAND
ORIENTAL SETTLERS MET AT
TRAIN BY IRATE CITIZENS
AND ORDERED TO LEAVE.

American Legion posts and citizens
OF southwestern Texas banded to-
gether for the purpose of excluding
Japanese planning to acquire home
steads in the Lone Star state.
Feeling ran high in Harrington,
Texas, when two families of japanese
arrived from California. The Orientals
were met at the railroad station and
informed by committee of citizens
their presence was undesirable.
B. r. Cato, Japanese colonist from
California, arrived in Brownville later
for the purpose of making an investi-
CATION. 1t was reported that he had
arranged to send several more fami-
lies to Texas. Cato was met at the
train by a committee of the Ameri-
can Legion, Chamber OF Commerce,
Retail Merchants Association and
farmers organizations and was told
to leave within AZ hours.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-25
Mr.. HARDING is NOW
RESTING IN FLORIDA
HAS CLOSED MARION HOME
PASSED THROUGH GEOR-
GA FRIDAY NIGHT.

MARION, Ohio.-Quitting Marion
for a vacation in Florida before enter
ing the white house, President-elect
Harding has vacated the residence on
Mt. Vernon avenue which was the
mecca of the front porch pllgrimages
and closed up the little Office next
door where many of the nations no
tables have given their advice on the
nations problems:
The presidents train pas S
through Atlanta Friday night and
reached St. Augustine Sunday morn
ing. Mr.. Harding made no rear plat
form speeches along the way, having
planned to begin a rest as soon as ne
boarded the car. A ST. Augustine hotel
will be his Florida headquarters, but
first of all he will get entirely away
from his care on two weeks hshne
trip.
Babe Neighbors Farewell.
He put in his last day at Marion
bidding farewell to his neighbors. He
made several personal calls, received
many friends at his Office, made a
short farewell talk to the pupils OF
the CITY high school and was the hon
ored guest at a meeting OF the Elks
fraternity of which he is a member
He will return here before gong to
Washington but only for stay OF a
few hours.
The party accompanying him south
is the smallest with which he has
Travelled since his nomination.
A Story of His Devotion.
A story of Mr.. Harding's devotion
to one OF his fellow townsmen came
to light by chance tonight after It
had been kept secret for several
weeks from some OF those directly
concerned. 1t involved financial
guarantee by the president-elect to en-
able his church to continue the salary
of pastor who has been incapacitat-
ed since last July.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-25
Kill the First Fly
And Win a Reward

NEW YORK.-Four sane and
sober men celebrated that noisy
first hour of 1921 by visiting New
York's gay cafes and hotels to see
if they could find one winter house
fly. Unsuccessful along the gay
white way they went lower on
Manhattan island, where the less
luxurious restaurants held their
sleepless celebrants. And in one of
them they found sorry specimen
with lean and hungry look. The
Philadelphia man in the party of
four did the dirty work. Then he
sent the remains to the Merchants
Association, which annually pre-
sents scarf pin bearing golden
fly to the person who first kills a
fly on New Years day.
THE capture of this insect, small
as it is, means that we shall have
several billion fewer flies next sum
mer," said the funeral Grafton ac-
companying the scarf pin.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-25
GOV. SELLS $500, 900
OF SCHOOL WARRANTS
HIGHEST RATE OF INTEREST
EVER PAID DURING ANY
ADMINISTRATION.

ATLANTA, Gar. N. Berrien, Jrr
& Co., OF Atlanta, was the successful
bidder on Thursday for the state OF
Georgia's school warrants for 1921,
which will amount in round figures to
$3,500,000
The rate of discount offered by Mr.
Berrien was 6.92 per cent, the highest
paid by any Georgia administration.
The only other bid was by the Trust
Company of Georgia, at 7.73 per cent.
For three or four years the rate OF
discount paid by the state has been
increasing.
The warrants will be issued from
month to month to pay the school
appropriation of the state for 1921.
The warrants will be dated February
/, 1922, and will be presented for pay
ment on that date.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-25
SPENDERS OF
TAX MONEY

WASHINGTON, D. Cit is
rather unusual to see a woman be-
fore a congressional committee an
nouncing that she is there merely
"as a business woman" Mrs. Sally
Burch, who, with two other wo-
men, runs a bookshop, came before
the house military affairs commit
tee to protest against eXtravagant
military appropriations. And this is
what she said:
"You gentlemen are, of course,
aware of the fact that the current
appropriations for the army amount
to S392,000,000; for Notifications
$l8,000,000; for the navy $433,000,-
900; the military academy $1,000
900. or total of upwards of $685.
100000 for these services. This is
amount of our 1916 appropriations,
which was the highest pre-war APP
preparation for all these services.
81 am speaking before this COM
mittee as a business woman. | can
not believe that the business men
of this country know these figures.
If they know them, | ask this COM
mittee what they are thinking of
that they are not here in Washing
ton at this time in such numbers
as to block our traffic?
"The business woman, now she
has become a political factor, will
not overlook the large business of
government, but will insist upon
sane and wise business policy.
Our American people are slow
to be aroused, but they will be now
when this enormous burden OF tax
alton has to be borne not for con-
structive purposes for which the
whole world is crying in its anguish,
but for destruction"