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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-02
Naval Audit Proposed.

Washington Representative A. Il.
B. Stephens, of Cincinnati, member of
the House Naval Affairs Committee,
introduced a bill to authorize the COM
mittee to employ an expert auditor
and accountant to seek information as
to the expenditure of naval appropria-
lions. Mr.. Stephens bill is the result
of a personal investigation at Dahl
gren, Va, where, he says, extravagant
expenditures were made without the
knowledge of the committee.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-02
CITY of Tents Erected.

Evansville, Ind.-A tent city of idle
coal miner has been established on the
bank of the Ohio River outside Of Eliz-
abethtown, Ill, few miles below here,
housing about 300 men, who have gone
there in an effort to unionize the fuor-
spar mines at Roseclare, ILL.,, it is re-
ported. The miners in the tent colony
come from the coal fields near Har-
risburg, it is said, and they say they
are determined to establish their
union among the fuorspar miners.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-02
Murder List Grows.

New York.--One additional murder
was solved and another added to the
list of possible Camorra killings, bring
ing the total Camorra murder list up
to 1873, with 16 solved in New York and
IL in Detroit. To these might be added
five solved in Syracuse. The murder
of Detective Lieutenant Joseph Pc
trosini, predecessor of Sergeant
Michael Fiaschetti, of the police Italian
squad, is not included in the solved
list.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-02
Recruiting Is Suspended.

Washington.-Rec in the Uni
ted States by Spanish officials for Mo-
roccan service has been suspended on
orders from Madrid, the Spanish EN-
bassy announced. THE Spanish Gov
eminent, in view of the large number
of European volunteers who have join
ed the Spanish Foreign Legion for
service in Morocco, has suspended fur
Their enlistments in the United States,
the embassy's announcement said. Re
cruiting for Moroccan service had been
in progress principally in New York
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-02
TWO Killed In Plane Fall.

Winona Lake, Ind.-JOhn Rode
HEAVIER, eighteen-year-Old brother of
Homer Rndeheaver, widely known
song leader, and Lieutenant Z. NJ. Mer-
rilI, former army fiier, were killed in
stantly here as the result of an air
plane accident. The two were flying
1000 feet above Winona Lake, after a
flight over the city, when their air
plane was observed to turn upside
down
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-02
TWO COMMUNISTS
SLAIN IN POTSDAM,
KILLED IN A CLASH WITH Po-
LICE AT POTSDAM DURING
DEMONSTRATION
Students Arrested on Suspicion of Be-
ing Connected With Assassination OF
Erzberqer Have Been Released
Ebert to Preside Over Council.

Berlin.-TwO Communist demonstra-
tors were killed in clash with police
at Potsdam, where rival Communist
and Monarchist demonstrators were
conducted In defiance of police orders.
No conflict between the rival parties,
however, took place.
Workmen attacked and scattered a
procession conducted to commemorate
the battle of Tannenberg. Former
army officers were in the line. Later
the workers broke windows of hall
where a Tannenberg festival was in
progress and expelled the audience.
Socialists and Laborites are arrang-
ing throughout Germany for demon
strations against the white terror
the day Of the funeral of Matthias Err
berger, who was assassinated. 1t is
said the members of the Leftist party
intend to allow no Militarist denote
stration hereafter without carrying out
counter-movements.
Two students arrested on suspicion
of being connected with the assassi-
nation of Erzberger have been released
President Ebert will preside over a
Cabinet council that will consider the
internal situation of Germany. Chan
cellor Wirth, in d speech before tn?
Catholic conference of Frankfort, re
ferred to the passionate strife witt
which the country was being shaken
II must return TO Berlin immediate
Iy," the Chancellor added, because
l must keep my eyes open there il
order to guard against disaster be
falling the country as the result Of
recent occurrences that fill us witt
horror"
1t is stated semi-officially that Ma
thias Erzberger will be buried al
Bieberach, instead of Berlin.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-02
British Victory Scored.

London.-Contendin that England
has scored another great oil victory,
Lord Beaverbrook's Sunday Express
announces that British interests nave
won control of Mesopotanian oil sup
plies after ten-year iignt. The
Turkish Petroleum Company, Operat-
ing in the Mosul fields, has been re-
organized, and the Anglo-Persian Com
pany, in which the British Government
holds control, has obtained 80 per cent
Of the Mosul stock.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-02
Murder Charge Filed.

Louisville, Notwithstanding a
statement accusing his wife, Lena
Mayer, 80 years old, of having shot
herself to death and having wounded
him, a charge of murder was filed
against Virgil Mayer The shooting,
which took place at Mayors apartment,
was said by Mayer to have been the
climax of a quarrel. Police, who
broke through the door of the apart
ment, found Mrs. Mayer dead, locked
in the arms of her husband. Mayer,
wounded twice, told the police that his
wife had shot him and then ended her
own life.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-02
"swallowed the Devil"

Rerlin.-"yye have swallowed the
devil whole, without considering the
mixture we have drunk, but it is just
as well that we draw a line through
the past says DR., Bernhard Dem-
berg. who was active in the United
States as 4 German propagandist dur.
ing the early part of the World War,
in criticising the German-Americail
peace treaty in the Tageblatt. Tile
treaty, from beginning TO end" he de-
clares, lis without spirit or vitality"
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-02
TWO Bodies Recovered.

I.ondon.-The bodies of Lieutenant
Commander Emery Coil, o. S. n, and
AID Petit, rigger, who were killed N
the fall of the dirigible ZR-2 at Hull,
were recovered from the Humber
River during salvage operations on the
hull of the airship, according 70 an
announcement made by the Air Minis
try. Lieutenant Commander Coils
home was Marietta, O. He was TO have
been executive officer of the airship
when it was turned over to the Uni
ted States Navy.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-02
LEGISLATION is Urged.

Louisville, Ky.-A number of Louis
Vile physicians and others from other
points in Kentucky will attempt to
have the Legislature enact law max
ing it compulsory upon applicants for
marriage licenses to undergo ply
steal examination. Many physicians
believe that such a law, if enforced
rigidly and properly, would be of ire
mendous value to future generations.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-02
Panama Is Dissatisfied.

Panama. = Appointment Of Prot.
John F. Hayford, of Northwestern
University, and Prof Ora Miner Lee
land, of Cornell University, by Chief
Justice w. H. Taft, of the United
States Supreme Court, as members of
commission to lay out the boundary
between Costa RIGA and Panama, is
opposed by the Panaman Government.
Officials here have advised the State
Department in Washington that Pan
anna refuses to recognize the validity
of the nominations.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-02
-Four Killed BIZ train:

New York.-Four persons, three OF
them women, we're killed when a pas
senger train on the Central Railroad
of New Jersey struck ar automobile
when near SomervilIe, n. ]. The au-
tomobile was driven by DR.. A. G..
DAmico, of Somerville, and was hit
when at Vantane's crossing. In addi-
tion to the physician the dead were:
Mrs. Maria Rosalba, so years old;
Miss Helen D'Alnico, sister Of the ply
stefan, and Miss Mary Sansone, nurse.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-02
Bank Bandits Get s4s.o 900.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Between $4,000
and $4,000 was obtained by bandits
who robbed the Huntington Park
branch of the Los Angeles Trust and
Savings Bank, it was announced by
bank officials. After knocking A. Ad-
ans, branch manager, and another en-
ploye unconscious with revolver butts,
the bandits escaped in an automobile.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-02
Road MILEAGE Announced.

Columbus, O-FOur thousand miles
of highway are under control Of the
Maintenance and Repair Division OF
the Ohio Highway Department, it was
stated. OF this $500 miles are con-
strBction projects.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-02
AUSTRIAN FORCES
MEET RESISTANCE
cRENADEs ARE THROWN AT
AusTRlANs BY THE
HuNGARlANs,
Who Seek To Regain Lost Province
BuraenIand Turned Over To Vienna
Regime BY Peace Treaty, Objective
of Irregular Forces.

western Newspaper Union News Services.
yienna.-Austrian forces have met
with resistance from the Hungarlans in
the occupation of Burgenland, little
strip of West Hungary awarded to
Austria by the Paris treaty, accord
ing to reports reaching here. Lieuten-
ant Heiias. one of the recalcitrant lead.
ers in West Hungary, appeared at the
head of a large detachment of irreg-
Mar forces, seized the railway sta
tion at Odenburg and filed the streets
with uniformed men, armed with PTS
tols. A detachment Of ITO men ADJ
vaneed to PinlSafeld, where they metz
with grenades and machine guns, Aus
arians who were advancing to take
over the territory. 1t is reported that
Heiias and other Hungarian officers
were in uniform when the attack was
made. There are conflicting reports
concerning the casualties.
Allied officers are said to nave
marched with the Austrian troops
when the attack was made by the
Hungarians. A demonstration by the
Czechs Is expected unless the Allies
forbid the occupation of Burgenland.
The Czechs are known to have.concen- I
trated a full division on the frontier
near Pressburg and other forces along
the Hungarian border. The events ID
West Hungary have caused great APP
prehension here. Communication with
Odenburg is cut, and it is reported
that the railway has been torn up
Budapest.-Wes Hungary has been
evacuated, with the exception OF the
Podersdorf section, which is being held
as a pawn to guarantee Hungary's
financial claims against Austria. 1t is
said here that after the withdrawal
of the Hungarian troops, Irredentlst
bands were formed with view OF pre-
venting Austrian occupation OF the
territory.
The little strip of West Hungary
turned, over to Austria by the Paris
treaty has an area of 1,70O square
miles and population Of $4,000. by
it's addition to Austria it was expected
to supply that country with fairly large
quantities of foodstuffs. The order OF
the transfer Of the territory caused
great indignation among the Hunga-
Rams. Under it's new ownership it
was to be known as Burgenland.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-02
MINERS WAGE
GUN BATTLE
FIRE UPON STATE POLICE WHEN
FOUND PATRoLING WEST
VIRGINIA ROAD.
Five Attackers Are Seen to Fall Dur
ina cIash-Trooper Reported TO
Have Been KiIIed-TWo Fire at Cap
tain, Then the Fight RACES.

Charleston, w. Va.-Possibility OF
serious trouble in the Blair-Sharpless
| region of Logan County was intlmated
| in a telephone message to Governor
| e. +. Morgan Half an hour after the
| Governor made this announcement
| Adiutant General John III. Chanock
and three United Mine Workers 0tti-
| Gals left for Logan, where they Will
| attempt to pacify the miners.
| Armed men have captured three
Deputy Sheriffs of Sheriff Don Chains
| Logan County forces and the holding
them at Sharples, the Governor said.
Feeling is so intense that Chain IS
having trouble in holding back armed
bands Of citizens of Logan, the coun-
ty seat, who are demanding they be
permitted to attack the armed forces
at once, the Governor said
Huntington, w. Va.-Wire coInmuni-
| cation between Sharples and the out
! side world has been cut off. The last
message received at the Chesapeake q
! Ohio offices here was that telling or
the arrival there of a special train
having OH board Adjutant General
| John I'll. Charnock and three United
! Mine Workers officials.
Charleston, w. Va.-Captain j. X.
Brockus, of the State Police, was fired
upon by two members of band OF
armed miners encountered near Beach
Creek, in Boone County, between
Sharples and Blair The men USED
pistols.
The officer escaped, but during the
fight that followed between the dc
tachment of police accompanying Cap
tain Brockus and members of the band,
five of the latter were seen to fall and
are believed to have been killed or
| wounded.
The clash took place before day
light. Hampered by the darkness and
the fact that they had five prisoners,
four of whom escaped, on their hands,
the police withdrew and proceeded to
Logan, where Captain Brockus report
ed the trouble to Governor e. r. Nor
gan. The fight started When Captain
Brockus disclosed his Identity to mem
bers of the band, after they had in
formed him they were engaged in pa.
trolling the road, and told them to con
slider themselves to be under arrest.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
Robinson Has Set
 Time
Chairman Names To- morrow Evening For Meeting of Republi- can Town Con-
 1nittee.

Tomorrow night at o'clock has been definitely set for the meeting of the Repu blican town committee at the Algonquin club. Town Chair man John A. Leonard will not be present but almost all of the other members of the committee will be and Secretary Alex J. H. Robinson will preside. MT. Robinson stated today that there is no particular signifi- canoe to the meeting. but that the town committee was the legal body to arrange the machinery for the party primaries and that this would be the subject of discussion at the meet ing.
 In addition to the chairman and secretary, William E. Seeley is treas urer of the committee. The other members representing the various districts of the city are: Ralph T. Beers, A. J. Northey, R. F. smrh, John L. Lyons, Elmer F. Ravens, Nicholas K Tesiny, Alexander L. De- fancy, John M. 'Connen. William E. Primrose, Frank E. Connors, Chas c. Blackman and Arthur F. Con. norS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
Striving For Safety Each
 Day In Year

.~we are striving for safety every day in the year, declared Supt. of Police Patrick Flanagan this morning, while discussing Safety First Week, '" which was observed last week in Bridgeport. Our policemen are try ing to apprehend the speeder and the reckless driver every time he makes his appearance in this city, and we hope in this way to cut down the number of yearly accidents. Right now our records show fewer accidents this year than last and I honestly be- lieve that our campaign is getting good results
 During Safety First Week. which was observed thoughout the state as well as in Bridgeport, A persons were injured in street accidents in this city, and three were killed by automobiles. In no instance was the driver of the machine charged with speeding, but reckless driving charges were prefer red in each arrest. These were later changed to mans1aughter in all three cases.
 Those who met their deaths in ac- cidents were: Chester Benedict, 70. of 295 Harriet street, who was crushed between a, trolley car and an automo- bile; Joseph Sed1ak, 4 of 143 Prince street. and Mrs. Lorenzo B. Kicker son, of SIS Norman street, both killed by autos.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
Harding Says
 Ought To Be
 Work For All
Tells Delegates Country Financially Sound, Fi- nancally Strong, Industrially Unimpared,
 Commercially Consistent and Politically Un- affected" - Will Perform Service to World

Washington, Sept. 26-The National unemployment confer ence, which the administratio hopes will evolve means of put ting the nations involuntary idle back to work was formally opened here today by President Harding.
 Addressing the half hundred indus trial, economic and labor leaders comprising the conference, the pres ident described the present indus, trial depression as a war inheritance throughout the world" for which as applied to the United States he added he would have little enthusiasm for any proposed relief which seeks either palliation or tonic from the public treasury
 ident that the results of the confer ence would extend beyond the Dor ders of the United States and that the delegates in their deliberations would be performing "a service to the world"
 Fundamentally sound, financially strong. industrialy unimpaired, com rnercially and politically unaffected" to be work for everybody in the United States who chooses to work, and our condition at home and our place in the world depends on everybody go- ing to work and pursuing it with that patriotism and devotion which make 8 fortunate and happy people,
 The President declared that the open, sure and onward way to rid the nation of the wars aftermath of depression involved liquidation, re- organization, readjustment. re-estab- 1ishment, taking account of things done, and sober contemplation of things to be done.''
 Another other way. he added was only hugging a deluSion.
 The delegates were told by MT. Harding that they had not been in vited into the conference ito solve tn elong controverted problems of our social system and that Secretary Hoover. whom he had designated 8 chairman of the conference would lay before them the program of dis cusSionS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
, Killed
 And 60 Wounded
Widespread Violence In Belfast May Have Un- favorable Effect on
 Peace Farley.

Belfast, Ireland, Sept. 26.-The riot act was read here this afternoon, fol- lowing the terrific outbreak of week end rioting in which five persons were killed and sixty wounded.
 Following a conference between the chief of police and the commander of the garrison, additional troops and armored cars went sent into the city. to reinforce the patrols.
 Among the five persons wounded by one bomb Sunday night were two young children.
 London, Sept. 26-Widespread vio- lence at Belfast in which at least five persons were killed, aroused fears here today that the continued out breaks may have an unfavorable ef- feet upon the Irish peace negotiations which are now in a delicate stage.
 Premier Lloyd George has not yet dispatched his new note to Eamonn DeValera, but advices from Gairloch today indicated that it might be sent to Dublin at any time.
 So far, the Irish truce has been strictly observed throughout South Ireland, but Black and Tan police men have made their appearance in Dublin under arms for the first time since the armistice was negotiated.
 Sim Fein officials at Dublin are conferring daily.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
To Further MovenentOn
 Buyers Week

New York, Sept. 26.-A conference of New York's leading business men has been called to further the move ment for a Buyers Week. with the idea of selling s10O,0OO,O0O worth of merchandise in two weeks time thus starting flow of goods from factory to consumer, giving relief to the economic pressure and aiding un- employment.
 Jesse I. Strauss, of R. H. Macey & Co.,, has bcen made permanent chair man of the movement.
 It is reported here that the idea is spreading to other cities and many letters and telegTams have been re- ceived asking further information. Mayor Archibald, of Newark, N. J., has taken active interest in the plan and is linking up Newark mer- chants, to work with the New York merchants.
 Tie father of the Buyers Week. idea is Franklin Simon, one of the leading Fifth avenue dry goods mer- chants.
 Tentative dates for the drive are October 10 to Nov. IA.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
EUiidence Bad For
 DriiUer
Witnesses Show Reckord Went 100 Feet After Hitting Mrs. Nick
 erSOn.

John Record, 2,s41 East Main street, was operating his automobile at such a high rate of speed that the machine travelled considerably over 100 feet before being brought to a standstill after striking and fatally injuring Mrs. Lorenzo B. Nickerson, 518 Norman street, who died in Bridgeport hospital yesterday, after being horribly injured at 9:30 Satur- day night Evidence, very damaging to Record, was offered by several witnesses, among them two lads from Springfield, Mass, who had brought their automobile to stop to permit the unfortunate woman and her hus- band, who is general freight agent at the local depot of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, to board trolley car that was standing still awaiting the couple.
 w. A Lindberg, a coppersmith of 26 Willard avenue, Springfield. Mass, was driving a stripped Ford car from New York. He was accom- panied by Murray Gray "a toolmaker of B Cen ter street, the same city, and being unacquainted with Bridgeport were driving slowly, following a trolley bound toward the oity on Fairfield avenue. A block before Martin ter race was reached the car make a
 CConfinued on Page Six)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
Warfare Grows In
 Balkans
According to Indications Italy May Be Drawn Into Fight - May
 Be Protest.

Paris, Sept 26-Warfare between the A1banians and the Skvians in the northwestern corner of the Balkans is growing in extent, according to an Belgrade today. Important rein forcen1ents are being moved up to the Albanian frontier, for further attacks against the ServianS, it was reported in advices to the Servian War Office.
 It is reported in ofica1 circles at Belgrade that Italian officers are>com- manding the Albanians and that Ital- ian troops are fighting in the Albanian ranks.
 Allied statesmen are closely watch ing events in the Balkans, and anxiety is apparent over the growing serious ness of the military situation in that quarter.
 Latest advices said that the Servians had suffered a reverse on the Drin River, and that fighting was still in progress.
 (The Drin River rises in Servia and flows westward passing into the Adriatic Sea south of San Giovennidi Medua. It crosses the entire north ern part of Albania. It flows through a rugged mountain country.)
 Rome, Sept 26-AFbania is calling all her men of military age to the coIors, for operations against the Serbians, according to information from Durazzo today.
 Belgrade, Sept. 26-ItaIy may be drawn into the troubles between AL bania and Seervia. according to indi- cations today. Reports that Italian officers and men of the ranks were fighting with the AEbanians. were fighting with the Albanians were taken under consideration by the for eign office and a note of protest may be sent to Rome.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
Attempt To
 Kill Pilsuaski

Lemberg, Sept. 26-Genera1 Joseph Pilsudsd, president of the Polish re- publica, narrowly escaped death by assa ssination here last night. He was entering an automobile in city hall square on his way to a theatre after attending 0 banquet in his honor when three shts were fired at him. Gen eral Pilsudski was not injured, but Count Grabowskt who accom- panying him, was wounded in the leg.
 The president directed his chauffeur to drive to 6 hospital, and after be- ing assured that Count Grabowski' S wound was not serious. insisted on going to the theatre as he had in- tended. He was enthusiastically cheered by the audience when he en- tered.
 The wouid-bc assassin attempted suicide, but was arrested before he could end his own life,