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New-York tribune., 1921-05-23
Porcelain Money Cast
To Replace Rubber Coin
Saxon Firm Makes 1t for Guate-
mala and Germany Also
May Adopt 1t

MEISSEN, Saxony, May GA
series of porcelain money for Guate-
mala has been designed at the former
Royal Porcelain Works here. If accept
ed, this currency will replace the hard
rubber coins now in circulation in the
Central American republic, where
paper money cannot be used because
Of the climatic conditions.
Although the German government
has not yet decided to use porcelain
money. the Messen porcelain plant is
perfecting its process of manufacture
in the expectation that this form of
al circulation
New-York tribune., 1921-05-23

the people and the yield would prove
material asset to the Reichsbank.
=. Matthias Erzbcrger. the former vice.
chancellor, is reported to be advocat-
ing, during tour of western Germany,
the seizure Of privately owned gold
ana silver Immediate imposition Of a
capital tax levy and the enforcement
OF several socialization schemeh.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-23

several chimneys and two steeple points
Of the First Baptist Church.
So far as conid be learned Tonight
no one was seriously injured.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23
Arbuckle Hearing Is
 Continued

San Francisco, Sept 25-The spot light of testimony again today turned toward the tragedy of Virginia Rappe, film actress to determine whether Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, film cona< edian, would be tried on a charge of murder or on the charge of man slaughter in connection with the girls death It is charged Miss Rappe sui fered fatal injuries from Arbuckle while she was his guest at a drinking party at the Hotel St Francis here September 5, last.
 Arbuck1e this afternoon was to, be brought from jail where he is held without bail to a police court for con tinuation of his preliminary hearing which will decide whether he shall be held to answer to the Superior Court on the murder charge sworn against him by another guest at the party, Mrs. B. M. Belmont, a grand jury in dictment already returned accuses him of manslaughteF.
 The first session of Arbuckle's pre- 1iminary hearing, held late yesterday was adjourned without his attorneys s
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23
". M." Man Gets Sharp
 Reprii1nand

Judge John P. Kellogg gave Will fam s. Futile. Y. M. c. A in structor, a thorough lecture and reprimand for his attempts to de- ceive the courts, when Futile being sued for divorce by Loretta R. Futile, was granted $15 a week alimony pendent Htes during the short calen- dar session of Superior court.
 Futile, 29, has been working for Jennings Brothers, demonstrating cars but claimed he received no pay ment or commission for the work. He admitted doing some tutoring, and stated he was going to work for the Y. M. C. A. next week. Judge Kel- logg thought he intended to have the court believe he would give up his employment with the Jennings Broth CTS at that time, when such was not the case.
 Mrs. Futile, who lives at 120 Ben ham avenue. is 21 years of age, and will have to make the S15 do for the support of a two year old child as well as herself. Mrs. Futile left her husband, who appeared quite pros- porous in court, on JunA,5 last, after she claims she was mistreated.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23
F ind Oppau Explosion Due To Spontaneous Decomposition of
 Nitro-Sulphate of Ammonia

Paris, Sept. 2s-French govern ment chemists have begun an investi- gation at Oppau, Germany, where sew eral hundred persons were killed by an explosion on Wednesday morning to determine whether secret war stores and munitions had been clan destinely manufacture there, says Mayence despatch to the Journal. Their inquiry has shown the explo- sion was due to the spontaneous de- composition of new product-nitro- sulphate of ammonia-from which wonders were expected as fertile ing agent.
 The manufacture of this salt has been going on in the plant of the Ba- dtsche Aniline company at Oppau for the past five months, and considera- ble stocks of it had accumulated. II is declared by the despatch that this practice appears to have been gross iy imprudent as amm onia com pounds are most unstable and the thus far poorly defined.
 Deflagration of the ro-sulphate of ammonia Is declared to have caus- ed the explosion Of other ammonia products, and 1hen several gasome- ters. one of which of SC, 900 cubic me meter contained Ignite gas which was
 meter coEtated Ignite gas. which was used as the motive power If the fac tory. Te plant. also contained quantity of liquid air i1 tubes which added to the power of the explosion. and would tend to explain the extent and exceptional character of the dis aSter-
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23

This is the view of Lynn W. Will son; editor of The Times. who yes trip of nearly four months duration. MT. Wilson and Mrs: Wilson left Bridgeport in June, as the delegate of the BridgePort saftoa Rotary club eo o+sns the Clubs, which was held in Edinburgh, Scotland, June 12 to IT.
 There are two Europes.' contn- ued MT. Wilson, ''the Europe of the churches, cathedrals, palaces, ancient abbeys, Roman walls and ancient statues, and the Europe seethinE with revolution, torn with poverty stress ed with anger and afflicted with hun ger.
 "The. traveller who keeps his at tention fixed on those old things will return to America only a little i'm pressed with the feeling that he has been standing at the crater of an active volcano whicA is in imminent danger of eruption. But the thought full and observanf traveller will re- turn with a feeling of anxiety for the future over there and a heart hiled with profoundest gratitude for Amer ica in which, despite some tempor- ary drawbacks, human comfort IS al the highest level of the worlc ana human life is held to be. something more than dress.
 ''In Russia. a man may be killed tor his boots Not since medieval times has so profound a misery been the lot of so many millions of human be- ingS.
 3In Italy the bitterest social revo- lution is in progress and Communists and Facisti kill each other in the strets.
 "In Ireland there is deep disturb ance except for a temporary truce. The waves of it go out into Asia ana Africa; into India, where violence is increasingly the rule; into Egypt which strains at the leash; into South Africa where the demand for lnde-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23

He laid particular emphasis on the point that his judgment was based on bills submitted for the Congress street work, and not on any other
 when asked about MT. Leake's statement to the effect that bills for E other work were included on the Con greS street job, the mayor sa1d ne twas talking about the Congress street bridge bills alone.
 His statement was:
 ''I recommended to the Director or 1 Public Works that the contract be given to the Leake company because II wanted all possible contracts ana work to be in the hands of Bridgeport people as in the period of industrial tdepression I wanted everything pos 1 sible to be done to alleviate local con- tditions ! of engineers, the approximate cost or 1.-the work was given Before work twas started I believed that the Con i gress street bridge was such costly | structure that it demanded the best advice to eliminate the trouble that the bridge had cost the city. F1ve , engineers were selected, majority .and minority report handed in: the ma jority report was adopted ana MT. fIeake started in work
 After he had been working at the ! bridge for several weeks, went ooWn
 personally one s,d day anne anu i0GNeu From o the length of time that MT. fLeake told ! me 1t would take to finish the 1oo ana ! the way the costs were mounting in l the bills submitted, was fearful that the total cost would be far in excess , of the estima ates of the engineer ana one of those who signed the ma1orIty ! report and advised with him in the | presence of MT. Leake. The Director | of Public Works was also present
 MT. Fay contended that the re. ! hairs should be made in about haIr the time that MT. Leake had est1. 1 mated. I advised the Director Of Public Works there and then that fer it and that he should advertise for bids They were accordingly ad- l vertised for and on the day that they ! were to be opened one of the bids | received was from the Leake com | Dany which was obviously not in the 1 form required. The bid was return
 ed unopened If his bid was TOT (Continued Cn Page Four)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23

pendence is heard again; into Ceylon which demands a portion of seh-gov- ernment; into the remotest reaches of the far flung British Empire.
 ''In England, Scotland and Wales there is no violence, but there is hunger, unlimited unemployment, that takes from six to eleven shillings in twenty shilling pound.
 '"This enormous taxation is in creased by the rates for municipal paid his shiIhngs six or eleven, from his pound of income, he has still to be the cost of streets, and highways police and fire and the usual expenses of city or town administration
 t"This immense cost of government, try in Europe. It is responsible main ly for the depreciation of paper money, and for those vast differences between prices and income which make Europe, formerly a cheap con- tinent, now dear one.
 '"The people of Europe live more cheaply than Americans do, but through self denial They go with little is consumed and little, there fore, purchased in the market, is re- sponsible for the slackened industry and the depreciating resources of all European countries. excepting per- haps Germany and Belgium.
 ''The English workers are more re- sentful with the passage of time, and the government is much disturbed in the effort to placate 8 growing hos ti1ity. As I left London the County Councils were being stormed by the unemployed, who demanded, and in many cases obtained, from the pub lie funds relief in excess of the wages they had earned
 ''This phenomena carried with it no implication that industry is to begin again. and it is one of the many (Continued on Page Three)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23
Bryan Now Predicting
 Democrats Victorious At
 Polls In Next Election

Washington, Sept. 23-The political wheel of fortune is turning toward a Democratic victory at the polls next year, in the opinion of William Jen- nings Bryan, three times the candt- date of his party for the presidency opportunity arise. It is based. he said, today on an observation of condf- tions the country over during a three months lecture tour which he has just completed.
 The Commoner stopped off in Waab- ington for a look in at the latest pro- hibition fight in Congress before pro- ceeding onto New York.
 'HThere are five causes which will contribute to the Democratic success next year." he said thoughtfully today.
 "1.-The revenue bill relieves less than 5000 men with big incomes and makes the burden relatively heavier on the rest of the people. 1t also re- peals the excess profits tax for the benefit of a few corporations and rela- lively adds to the taxes of the rest. It will please few and displease
 "2.-The farmers have suffered. They are selling their products at half price and buying at high prices There
 ..3-wapes arc falling and wage earners will not be in a happy frame of mind next year.
 "4-The ex-service men are not pleased with the treatment they have received.
 taking his loss by next year, and it will not make him especially enthusi- Add these together and you have a formidable complaint which will be ! registered at the polls next year"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23
Two New Offers Made
 For Church Property

Two new offers have been made for the purchase of the Trinity Epls- copal church at the corner of Broad street and Fairfield avenue. One or the offers, which was made through the real estate firm of Schnee X Schnee was for s175,000, while the second was for s250,00o. Neither of the offers were accepted by the church although they were under the con- s1deration of the veStray.
 Considerable interest has been at tached to the SGhnee offer which. rumor has 1t, was made to pave the way for the erection of a modern office building on the present site Of the church. Additional credence has been attached to the rumor in view of the fact that Abraham Schnee and Phillip Schnee, members of the real estate firm, are the owners of the property that adjoins that of the church at the corner of Broad and Cannon streets. In the event the Schnee brothers secured the church location. they would be the owners of the entire tract along Broad street between Fairfield avenue and Can Eon street.
 Both offers were turned down pri- marily because they were not large enough, and because the church exc cutives are not yet ready to dispose of the present site. It is understood that the offers were not considered officially by the church as a body, but were discussed by the vestrymen who made the decision 10 1eJecI the Offer.
 While the church officials are not disposed to part with the Fairfield avenue property at this time, they are looking for a more desirable location farther removed from the business section of the city.
 The offer of s25o, 900 was made the vestrymen by a 1oca1 agent, acting for a client whose name has not been re- vealed to the church. Although this is an increase of s75.o0O over the Schnee offer, it was yet insufficient to meet the demands of the church.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23

The council handed Ivan Praznoveky, president of the Hungarian peace delegation, a note in which Hungary was invited entirely to evacuats Bur genland within a brief period. If Hungary refuses. the allies, she was informed, would be obliged to use force.
 timatum to evacuate West Hungary and is rapidly mobi1izing 30,o00 troops, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Vienna to- day.
 Hungary, according to the Ex- change Telegraph correspondent. is masisng soldiers in the region of Steinamanger near the Austrian fron- tier, and is preparing a military front Servia (Jugo- o-Slavia).
 There have already been clashes between Hungarian volunteers and Austrian gendarmerie in which a. number were killed and wounded. The allies have tentatively approved the suggestion that Italian and Cze- cho-S1ovakian troops be used against the Hungarians if necessary. Stein amanger was the headquarters of the Hungarian Royalists when Charles attempted to recover the Hungarian throne.
 Rome, Sept 23-The Italian gov ernment is in favor Of immediate ac- ton against Hungary, unless the Hungarian troups evacuate Burgen- land (west Hungary within ten is proposed to establish a ommercial blockade against Hungary with mili- tary penalties unless Hungary backs down.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23
Well Known
 Resident Dead

The funeral of Thomas Arnold prominent business man of this city. who dropped dead of heart failure last evening at his home, 660 Wash ington avenue, will be held on Mon day morning at 9:30 from the late home and a half hour later from St Augustine's church. Burial will take place in St. Michaers cemetery.
 Death was very sudden and oc- cured while MT. Arnold was sitting on the porch of his home last night. For the past forty years he has been a resident of this city and has been engaged in both real estate and coal business. His son, Senator Thomas Arnold, Jr., died several years ago.
 Mir. Arnold is survived by two sis terS, Mrs. Theresa Neal and Miss Fannie Arnold, two nieces, Mrs. Lo- retta Desserau and Mrs Mildred Hampstead, two nephews, Harry and Arnold Neal, and four grandchildr ren, Virginia, Thomas, Louise, and Nat allie Arnold.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23
Got $500 For Being In Sunday
 School Class

Among various oequests in the will of the late Hannah w. T. Hurd of this city, was one of $500 to Frank Eales, "who was in my Sunday school class at St. Luke's church" In addi- ton Mrs. Hurd left $500 in trust to the Wading River cemetery, the in terest to be used for the upkeep of ] the graves of her father and mother, and S1,000 to the Congregational chruch of Wading River, which is on Long Island, to go toward the sup port of the pastor.
 One hundred dollars was left to | each of seven cousins. Mary Emma ! Cook, Lois Ann Griffin, Hannah Maria i smith, Charles Henry Corwin, Isaac Terry Corwin. Huldah. Terry Burns and Susan Morgan Corwin. A trust ] fund of s4,000 was established for 1 John McGraw, formerly a servant of ! the deceased, with the provision that the principal might be used if the trustee found it absolutely necessary At the death of McGraw the principal |! goes to a grandson, Cuyler Hurd | Shaw.
 The residue of the estate, well i as what is left of the state of the de- ceased's mother is left to a daughter Amy Hurd Shaw. Jacob Cuyler Shaw l is executor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23
Crawford Is
 Chosen ToH lead
 Algonquin Club

The nominating committee of the Algonquin Club, composed of Isaac T. Banks, chairman. George M. Eamezs pr, Robert J. Lynch, John H: Rich-s ardson and Charles A. Paul, have sci lected the following names for omc- CTS board of governors and auditors. to be voted upon at the annual meet-s ing of the club on Wednesday even-s ing, October 1eth. 1921: For prest~si dent, George E. Crawford: vice-prest-i dent Matthew H. Rogers; secretary. R. Irwin Smith; treasurer, ThaddeuS E. Bceerher
 For board of governors for twos years, Edward A. Godfrey. Fred Att water, Herman k. RrandeS Fortt auditors, Philip L. Holzer, Charles T-S Garfield.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23

arranged. Also, the hope prevails In certain official circles there may be revfsions of the Agenda to make 1t more definite on some points,
 The British fear that discussion of limitation of land armaments will precipitate croubfe in view of the attitude of the continental European powers upon this subject.
 The informal communications be- tween Washington and London dai:e back nearly q fortnight. when Amer ca invited Ct. Britain to make any criticism she saw fit on the outline of the Agenda which transmitted through Sir Auckland GeddeA, on Sept 12,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23
Mayor Makes Statement In Reply 70 Leake
Sh00tsHer RiuaZ And
 Kills Self

New York, Sept, Miss Mildred Hanan, said by the DO lice to be a daughter of the late John H. Hanan, wealthy head of Hanan & Son, shoe manu- facturers, was shot three times early to-day as she was emerg- ing from an apartment house in Brooklyn with John S. Bo- land, an importer. Mrs. Grace Lawes, who fired the shots, then ended her own life by fir ing d bullet into her brain.
 Miss Hanan, in a hospital, refused to discuss the shooting.
 According to the police, Roland said Mrs: Lewes had stepped out of emerged from the apartment where they had been visiting a friend and fired the shots. He attributed the shooting, police said. to Jealousy. ad- hitting that he had quarreled with Mrs. Iawes recently over Miss Ha- nan.
 Miss Hanan's condition was reported to be critical but not necessarily fa- ld1- OH0- Ol lIlS Dull6lS LOOK 6loCI In the left breast near the heart, one in the left side and one in the right arm
 Roland was unable to explain to the police how Mrs. Iawes learned that he and Miss Hanan were visiting in Brooklyn. He said he had gone to Brooklyn yesterday afternoon with Miss Hanan to help her seek a new apartment. The apartment hunting trip, he said, ended with visit to Miss Dorothy Gottscha1k, a friend of her family.
 They left the apartment about 1:25 A M he said and encountered Mrs. Lawes as they stepped to the street. She then stood for moment regard ing them, Roland said, then she utter Ned a scream pressed the muzzle Of the pistol against her head and fired.
 Mrs. Lawes who is a. daughter of Mrs. M. F. Ditmars, of San Francisco was distant relative of Miss Hanan. For years she had lived with Miss Hanan and the latter's mother in an apartment in the exclusive Park Ave nue district of Manhattan. Two weeks ago she moved to the Hotel Wander bilt nearby. The police said that she had sent several threatening letters recently to Miss Hanan.
 z Two letters were found in Mrs Lawes pocketboow. One, addressed to her mother, asked forgiveness for what she had done. The other, ad- dressed to Mrs. Birdie Williams of Manhattan, formerly a nurse in the Hanan household, requested that Mrs. Williams take Mrs. Hawes' body to San Francisco and have it cremated.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23
Warner Denies
 Property Sale

DeVer H, Warner. president of Warner Brothers Company, largest corset manufacturers in the world. to- Hill residence, RumorS had been current to the effect that the mansion had been disposed of for s175,000. MT. Warmers Greenfield AIll estate has been on the real estate market for some time, but according to the owner a purchaser has not yet been found. The residence is one of the finest in this section of the state and is one of the show places of Fairfield county,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23
England Feels Conference Agenda
 Involves International Complications

London. Sept 2s-Greah Britain has conveyed the opinion to the United States that the Agenda for the Wash ing conference contains elements which may involve international com- plications, it was learned today from a nigh authority.
 The British foreign office, II was said is awaiting an answer rom Wasbinston to representations which were made through Sir Auckland Geddes. .he British ambassador to the
 Great Britain, it now appears. has nof vet completely abandoned nope th.. rse1aIntnay conversations gan be
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23
Settlement On
 Yap Assured

Tokio, Sept. 23.-It Is reliably re- ported here that a settlement of the Tap mandate question with the United States is assured.
 It was learned that the foreign of flee expects an announcement of a complete settlement of the question, along the lines already reported to be made soon., lief that the announcement of the settlement would follow a cabinet meeting this D. m.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23
Woman Is Elected To
 Commons

London, Sept. 2s-ViscountessA Astor today lost the distinction of being the only active woman member of Parlia- ment when Mrs, Thomas Wintring- ham was elected to the House of Commons at Louth,
 'I am delighted to welcome Mrs Wtntringham to Commons," declared Viscountess Astor to an International News Service correspondent.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23

the case. withheld any comment con- :: cerning the death of the young wo-s man. He came here today expectings to take tho sstatenlsnt of the husband, and to examine such other witnesss-ss at Ike Afashapaug as have knowi-t however, that with the assistance off the state police. he planned 2 c3m-S pIcste investigation of the circda,-t : stances surrounding the dEsaHh af the |, yo,1ne, woman, before making fina-| ing ill ths caEe-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23
Perform Autopsy On Body Of Bride
 Found With Rope Tied Round Neck

Stafford, Sept. s3.-An autopsy was performed today by pr. G. P. Bard of this place on the body of Mrs Norah Johnson Kette1le. tho three days bride of John D. KettelIe, of Cambridge, Mass, who was found in Mashapaug Lake, in Union, yes terday with a rope attached to a boat fishing anchor tied about the neek.. Pending the result of the autorsy. Coroner John Ei. bahey, of Holland county, who is investigating
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23
CASE AGAIN POSTPONED.

The matter of aEmony pendente lite in the pending divorce action of Earle Brooks Hoskins against Fannie Ross Momand Hoskins, was again postponed, when reached at .he short calendar session of Superior court today. HoSkins, who is secretary and manager of the Bridgeport Morris Plan company, accuses his wife of cruelty in the papers on the divorce action.