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Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05
NO CHANGE IN !
navy BUILDING
Measure Reported to House
Continues Present Program
PERSONNEL TO BE REDUCED
Officers To Be Retained-Approprta-
tion Permits Monthly Expendi'
ture OF $7,5o0,000 For
Construction.

Washington.-The Naval Appropria'
ton bill, as reported to the House,
carries approximately 95,0O0,o00. q
reduction of about $38,00O,000 from
the amount appropriated year ago
and $2S4,OOO,O0O less than depart
mental estimates.
An appropriation Of 1896, 100000, in
the opinion of members of the appro-
priations subcommittee that framed
the bill, would necessitate a reduction
OF the Navy's enlisted personnel from
Z present possible maximum of 5000
to a maximum of 100000, but would
permit a continuation of the Nays
building program at the same rate as
during the current fiscal year.
Chairman Kelly of the subcommit-
tee declared that a force Of 100000
regulars would be ample for the
Navy's needs during year beginning
July l. The potential strength of the
Navy, he added, can be maintained
with this number of men, especially
since approximately 100000 men who
formerly were bluejackets, but are
low civilians would be available in an
emergency.
There will be no cut in the number
Of officers, according to Representa-
tive Kelly, who said the subcommit-
tee believed everyone Of the $500 now
in service should be retained. Trained
officers, he declared, are the nucleus
Of an efficient navy, and it would be
/ mistake to force economies in that
direction.
1--WE would have enough men to
keep one hundred destroyers and all
Of our submarines in service" he de-
clared. "It probably would be neces-
sary to tie up some out-of-date ships,
5ut it is advisable to do that in order
TO economize."
Use of only modern craft, in the
;ubcommittee's opinion, would cut
down the amount of repair work at
various shore bases and would per-
nit a reduction In land forces and the
possible abandonment of some sta
tons
Secretary Daniels, commenting on
The probability of reducing the en-
listed personnel of the Navy to 1OO,-
900 men, said such a curtailment nee
essarily would result in placing
number of the older battleships and
smaller craft in reserve commission
with skeleton crews, but would not
seriously cripple the Navy.
Representative Kelly said that the
amount carried in the appropriation
bill would permit a monthly expen-
diture of approximately $7,5OO,O0O on
the Navy's construction program dur
Ing the fiscal year and would not nee
essitate the abandonment of any
projects already started. Expenditures
on construction during the current
year have been approximating $780,
900 month, he said. The Navy De-
partment requested $184,O00.O00 for
the coming year.
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05
HOTEL BLAZE LAID TO REVELs.
Flames Started BY carelessly Thrown
Cigarette Or Match.


New York-A cigarette or burning
match tossed carelessly to the floor by
one of the two occupants of Room II
in the Colonial Hotel, Hoboken, was
found by police investigators to have
caused the fire which swept the
Colonial Hotel in Hoboken just after
midnight and burned six men and five
girls to death.
BY strange chance this Room II
was practically the only one unoccu-
pied of the hotels 46, for the man and
woman who engaged it left a short
time before the fire was discovered.
Fire Chief Gilday declared that he
believed the failure of Night Clerk
George Groll to turn in an alarm
promptly, as well as the physical con-
dition Of the victims at the time of the
fire, was largely responsible for the
heavy loss of life. He declared whisky
bottles were found in some of the
rooms, and said that had the occupants
been able to comprehend the warnings
that were sent he believed there would
have been little, if any, loss of life.
The chief declared the building was
provided with ample fire escapes, to
which open corridors afforded easy
access.
Crowds gathered in front of the
four-story brick building at 80 and II
Newark street, but there was really
little to be seen. A casual observer of
the building would have noted little
out of the way. Here and there a
pane of glass was broken, several
shades, apparently riped off their roll
ers, dangled outside the building, and
few of the unbroken windows had
been made opaque by smoke. That
was all. The building itself was out.
wardly unhurt; the gray-white bricks
bore no trace Of fire. Within, how.
ever, the blackened walls, charred fur
niture and utter ruin told another
story, for the fire which had ragged for
a single short hour had been one OF
terrific heat and fury, as the many
bodies lying unrecogrizable in Ho-
boken's morgue attested.
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05
DRY SLEUTH|NG
R|sk|ER THAN WAR
Wheeler Asks Committee For
Increased Pay For Agents
REINS ON SALES TIGHTENED
Many Arrests In Jersey Raid-Can,.
paian Started Upon Sale OF
"Tonics"-Would Insure
-, Legal Sales.

Washington.-The Senate Appro-
priations Committee was told that 1t
is more dangerous to be in the pro.
hibition enforcement service than it
was to be an American soldier on the
fields of France in the recent war.
Wayne B. Wheeler general counsel
Of the Antisaloon League, appeared be-
fore the committee in support of larger
appropriations for prohibition enforce
ment. Specifically he asked for enough
money to pay field agents larger sal
aries than s1,500 a year and insisted
that the full amount of $7,500,000
asked by Commissioner Kramer should
be allowed. The House allowed ST.,
10000, which was increased over S.,
100000, originally recommended by its
appropriations committee.
Steps to insure the legality Of sales
Of intoxicating liquor from bonded
warehouses were taken by Commits.
sioner Of Internal Revenue Williams,
who issued regulations requiring ware
house proprietors and customs officers
20 confirm the authenticity of permits
to purchase before making shipments.
The new rule directs reference of such
permits to the Federal prohibition d.
rector, purporting to have approved
them for confirmation.
Shipments Of un-taxpaid distilled
spirits or wines in bond from one
bonded warehouse to another, how
ever, will not require such evidence
of authenticity.
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05
COURT REvERsEs ITSELF.

Virginia State Supreme Judges In Pc.
culiar Position.
Richmond, Va.-The State Supreme
Court found its entire membership dis.
qualified to sit in a case involved in
consolidation Of two local clubs. All
the justices were members of one or
both of the organizations. Before the
order for substitute judges was en-.
tered, however, on application of couR-
sci for both sides, the court reversed
itself and took up the case.
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05
SAFE BLOWERS LOOT BANK.
Get Away With $4,000 Cash Besides
Liberty Bonds.

Liberty Bonds.
Reedville, Va.-Bandits dynamited
the safe in the Commonwealth Bank,
in this town and took $4,000 in cash
and, several thousand dollars worth
Of unregistered Liberty Bonds, In.
Guiding the life savings of manv of
the 200 residents. Before making their
escape they set fire to the bank build
ing.
The fire was discovered at 2:3O
O'clock A. NJ, by Hildon C. Evans,
clerk of the Customs House, whose
Office was in the bank building and
who lives near the building. BY that
time the building was destroyed.
When Evans attempted to summon
the sleeping residents of the town he
found that the bandits had cut the tele-
phone wires connecting the homes in
the village and also the wires to the
outside.
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05
Starts Campaign On "Tonics."

starts Campaign On TonicS."
Thomas E. Stone, Supervising Pro-
hibition Director for Maryland, Ohio,
West Virginia and the District Of Co.
lumbia, Is after alleged "tonics" re-
ported being sold for beverage pur-
poses. Mr.. Stone was in conference
with Commissioner Williams, of the
Prohibition Bureau, Washington, and
submitted long list Of remedies"
that, for reason of their alcoholic con-
tent and because they are being sold
promiscuously in ,soft-drink establish
ments, have been placed under ban.
Major Harry Guessford, chief of po-
lice Of Washington, has given orders,
it was stated, to confscate all concoc-
tions used as beverages found on sale
there. Mr.. Stone said that he had not
asked the local police department to
cooperate in the same manner, nor
would this be done until samples pur-
chased here had been analyzed. He
said he knew of no Baltimore concerns
that are manufacturing the stuff, but
that there was considerable of it on
the local market.
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05
$500 MAY BE CONFIRMED.
Senate Committee Approves Action On
Appointments To Army.

Washington.-The Senate Military
Committee voted to recommend con-
frmation by the Senate Of "originaT
appointments Of about $500 junior
army officers, whose nominations were
referred to the committee recently aft
er tilt in the Senate over the block
ing of all of President Wilson's nom-
nations. Those approved by the COM
mittee involve no promotions but only
appointments to the positions created
by the army reorganization act.
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05
M'ADoo VISITS oBREGoN.

Will Not Admit There Is Any Politics
In Trip.
Ell Paso, Tex.-William Gibbs Nc
Adoo, former Secretary Of the Treas.
ury, and Mrs. McAdoo, daughter of
President Wilson, reached Ell Paso
Sunday morning and departed an hour
later for Mexico City. Mr.. McAdoo
said he and his wife were going south
to Mexico City as the personal guests
of President Obregon.
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05
NEW LOCOMOTIVE RECORD,
HauIs 80 Gondolas 1926 Miles In 9
Hours, so Minutes.

Roanoke, Va.-Officials Of the Vir.
ginia Railway claimed a new record
when locomotive ''711" hauled 80 load
ed coal gondolas, containing $500
tons of coal. from Victoria to Norfolk,
unaided. The 125-mile trip was made
in g. hours and so minutes with four
water stops. The engine consumed
10000 gallons of water on the way
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05
TO TEACH IN CHINA.
Rev. r. A. Goodwin Resigns Win
chester Rectorship.

chester Rectorship.
Winchester, Va.-Rev. Robert A.
Goodwin closed his work as rector of
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
here and will sail about March 10 for
China. where he will become prin-
cipal of preparatory school for chill
iren OF missionaries: He was en-
gagged in mission work in China some
years ago, returning to this country
IN account Of his wife's health, which
has since improved.
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05
LIVE STOCK


NEW YORK.-Cattle-Steers, $3.50
@9.6O; bulls, $5@7.50; cows, $2@6.5O
Calves-Common to prime veals, ST.;
@18.50; culls, $9@12; fed calves, $40
8; barnyard calves $5@6.5O; little
calves, $4.50@5; yearl;ngs, $3@5;
Westerns, $7@8.
Sheep and Lambs-Sheep (ewes), 81
@5.75; culls. $3.50; yearlings, $7@9;
lambs, $9011.75; culls, $7@8.
CHICAGO. - Cattle = Beef steers
steady to strong; general trade steady
to Csc lower; top, SO; yearlings, best
heavy here. 1890; bulk, $7.75@9.25;
she stock steady; bulk fat cows and
heifers, s5.26@6.75; Gamers and cut
ters, $3.4O@4.35; bulls strong to 15e
higher; bulk s5.50@6.35; veal calves
mostly soc higher, bulk good and
choice, $12@13i
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05

PITTSBURGH, PA.-Hogs-Heavies.
S9.75@10; heavy and light Yorkers anG
ni1s. S11@11.2H.
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05
HARDING BUYS FEW CLOTHES.

President-EIect's Tailor Talks To XII
wants Club.
Chicago.-"Warren G. Harding buys
Just as few clothes as he can, and
would be more economical If his posi-
tion permitted" said Paul Gettum, .oi
Toledo, Harding's tailor, in an address
at the Kiwanis Club luncheon. "Our
President-elect rs a KiwainisS, too,"
concluded Tailor Gettum.
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05
NOTE SENT TO MEXICO BY U. S.
Eneroaehment Upon Oil Rights OF
Americans Protested.

Washington.-The State Department
has sent an emphatic note to Mexico
protesting against encroachment upon
the rights of American oil producers.
Mexfcans are alleged to have taken
advantage of announcement system,
put into effect in Mexico when claims
are contested, to take American oil
claims and reap profits from them, it,
was learned, and it is this practice
which the State Department has pro.
tested against.
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05
REFUSES DEBs FREEDOM.
President Disregards Recommends
tion Of Attorney General.

tion OF Attorney General.
Washington.-President Wilson re.
fused to commute the 1O-year sem
tence imposed upon Eugene V. Debs
FOR violation Of the Espionage act.
The President disapproved recon-.
mendation Of the Department of Jus.
to expire on next February IL. No
reason was given
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05
FOR KILLING DRY AGENT.
Hamp Kirby Sentenced To Life I'm.
prisonment.

prisonment.
Tuscumbia, Ala.-Hamp Kirby, on
trial in connection with the killing OF
Don Stephenson, prohibition enforce
ment deputy, and the wounding of two
other officers. was found guilty by a
jury and punishment was fixed at life
turned within four hours after the jury
was selected
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05
SAYS EDEN WAS IN OHIO.
Or. Allen Asserts Adam And Eve Ate
Apple There.

Boston.--The Garden of Eden was
located in the area now occupied by
the State of Ohio, according to Dr.
George Allen, of Brookline, philolosist
and geologist,. who claims that scien
tifc research has uncovered facts. that
bring Adam and Eve into the world
on the banks Of what is now the Ohio
River.
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05

Marine Corps Officer Highly Praised
BY Daniels.

Washington. - Col Elisha Theall,
United States Marine Corps, described
by Secretary Daniels as one of the
most capable and efficient officers in
the service, died at the Naval Hos
pital here from complications result
ing from an automobile accident a
year ago.
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05
MRS. HARDING IN NEW YORK.
Will Spend Several Days Shopping
And Then Go TO Florida.

New York.-Mrs. Warren G.. Hard
ing, wife Of the President-elect, ar.
rived here Sunday from Washington
At the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, where she
is registered, Mrs. Harding declined to
receive any visitors. She will remain
here several days on shopping tour,
and later will go to st. Augustine, Fla.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-22
ACTS AS HIS
 OWN LAWYER

It is probable that during the short calendar session of Superior court next Friday many of the Fairfield county attorneys will have a chance to get a. close up view of a man who believes it is unnecessary to engage a lawyer, and fights his own battles in court So far he has not fared so badly Ernest A. Tietjen, an expert son at the Wilcox Pier restaurant at Savin Rock, appeared for himself cross examined himself, and also mad the experience of questioning his Wl1e in public when he appeared in the local courts last spring to answer to a non-support charge or his Wlie, Elizabeth A. c. Tietjen.
 At that time she obtained a judg- ment ordering him to pay S6 a week toward her support. This payment seemed to go out of season with the clans for the man is now in arrears to the extent of SAP, which represents seven weeks and just about the lensth of time since shore dinners became passe.
 The couple were in France when the war broke out He came nome. She claimed that because of her name she was held as a suspect, being be- lieved by the French government to be a spy. He claims she coulo Hsv . eotten out and didn't want to, put fai1ed to obtain a divorce in the New Haven county court on 8 deseruon charge The woman was very exclt- able at the previous hearing put was snccessfully restrained by some male .e1stives who accompanied her to court,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-22
COMMISSIONERS
 GET COMPLIMENT

A compliment was paid to Fairfield county, the County commissioners and the officials of the Fairfield County Children's home at Norwalk by Chas. E. Dow, the new member of the State Child Welfare department.
 Dow has recently visited the Fair field, New London and Windham county homes and expressed himself to the commissioners of this county as delighted with conditions In the Norwalk home, in every respect
 While in Norwalk the city aims house was also inspected and recom- mendations were immediately made that new beds be installed ana mat the outside of the building be given a generous coat of paint.
 Plans are being made for a better organization of the Bureau of Child Welfare.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-22
MISS BELINSkI AND WILLIAM
 TALLER WED

A pretty wedding took place on Wednesday morning at the home of John Belinski of 157 Holley street when his daughter, Gertrude Marie became the bride of William Charles HaIler, of 60 Central avenue:
 The rooms were beautifully dec orated in a color scheme of pink ana white A wedding bell Of cosmus hung in the reception room while baskets and vases of flowers stood 1n all corners and on the tables. P1nE and white chrysanthemums covered the chandeliers.
 The bride wore a gown of ivory crepe de chine, hand embro1dereo with chenille braid and a picture hat of the same material trimmed with pearls and white plumes. The bou- quet was of large white chryyanthe- mums. The attendant was Mrs. Lo- retta Abbotts, sister of the bride, who was attired in pink crepe de chine with hat to match and carried a bou- quet of lavender chrysa nthernuns Martin Ealler acted as gro?msmar for his brother.
 After the ceremony the wedding breakfast was served In about a month MT and Mrs. Haller will leave for Texas where they will spend nhe1r honeymoon.
 The brides gift to the groom was heavy green gold ring with the Ma sonic emblem set in turquoise. The groom presented his bride with a. gold bar pin with two turquoise placed or each side of a diamond which was set in white gold.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-22
PREDICTS A FREE RUSSIA.

Albany, N. Y. Oct. PA new Rus- sia, free from the shackles of tnternai war and social disruption, before the world expects 1t was predicted tonlgnt bv Baron Sergius A KorH. aooress- ine the concluding session or the State Board of Regents convocatloL.. Baron Korff pictured an aln1os. homeless Russia famine ridden, ana weakened and tired but awakening people. o,,e
 ssThe old regime is dead for once and fo1, ever" he said. ''The Russian neonle are tired of war. There IS no social backing for revolution and the Russians are awakening at trernen- do1Is pace Dawn is bound to come, The change will come earlier tnall tbe outside world expects. we are sure of it; as sure as you are Of the coming of night"
 The Regents conferred the degIee of Doctor of Laws on former state
 Commissioner of Education John h. Finley r,i+,,
 Louis Marshall of New York C1ty
 smoke at the afternoon session. lie
 made an impressive plea for disarh!a- menf and the "cessation of that in ternational curse" MT. Marshall put inc responsibility of "hastening the day of universal peace" largely up
 to the educational forces of the coun-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-22

ed to continue her study of the plano here. Accordingly, she entered the Institute of Musical Art, New York city, of which Frank Damrosch is director, and was graduated from that institution in June with honors.
 The aim of this ambitious young Bridgepo1ter is the concert stage, but unlike those other artists who seek fame among strangers first and come back to their old homes laurel laden, she wants to begin her career in her home town. So she has arranged her first recital for Bridgeport and is eagerly awaiting Nov. 3, when she will make her debut as concert pianist.
 While this will be her first recital it will not be her first public appear ance as she has already played be- fore large audiences in this city. New York city and New Haven and always to the most enthusiastic comment of all who have heard her.
 She has also played before the Wednesday Afternoon Musical club of this city of which organization she is an active member.
 Miss Claire Caster, violinist of New York city, will be the assisting artist at the recital. Miss Zeigler plans to devote the proceeds of her concert to local charities.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-22
MARY TO MARRY;
 HOROSCOPE SAYS So
We Don't Know and She Doesn't Know Man, But
 It Will Happen in 1924.

New York. Oct 22.-with her hair bobbed. sunburned, wearing a heavy squirrel fur coat and carrying a stout cane with a carved ivory head of a. greyhound, Mary Garden returned yesterday on the Cunard steamship Aquitania from Southampton. She will leave for Chicago tomorrow to take up the problems of the Chica- go Opera Company.
 And, as usual, Mary said some thing.
 Strictly on the quiet and between us folks" she said, 'I had my horo- scope read while in Paris and the 'horrorscopist' or whatchernaycallem told me I was going to be married in 1924. There was a slight flaw in the scope for was not told who the rfage is a. great feeling, but it does get on ones nerves. I'd like to know who it is,'' and pointing in turn to the newspaper men she said. May be 1t is you, or you. or you: who can tell?"
 When told that MT. and Mrs. liar old F. Mccormick had announced their separation, she said she had not heard of it.
 Marriage is not treated with suffi- as the horoscope says I will, it is quite likely I will not live with my husband, bp but shall shall sort of Fanny " certainly a puzzle.',
 Mary said that while abroad she had tried out some sixty wouldbe opera, singers and had brought back one who will be tried out with the Chicago Company, Miss Jeanne Schneider, thirty, a mezzo soprano with fiery red hair. She is the product of a ''garret teacher" said Mary She declared she was not jealous of Ganna Walska, nor even had any reason to be.
 "Ganna Walska had good chance" she said. ''I was not a di- rectress then"
 She said she was quite willing to give vocal tryout to any promising singer that came to her.
 f'I will hear any good American singer" There are many of them here was her assertion.
 The Chicago Opera Company, she said. would open Nov. II with sam cial difficulty, as she had guarantees from 500 opera enthusiasts in Chica- go for S1 900 apiece to cover any pos sible delciency.
 Soon after Miss Garden arrived, it was learned she missed the greetings of a subpoena server by only a few hours Ben Atwell, a publicity rep resentative suing the Chicago Opera Company. claiming S6,000 for ser vices, had attached all the property fo the opera Company in this state.
 The management of the company got busy and supplied surety bond of S6O00 which was accpeted by I T. Flatto, counsel for Atwen- The bond saved the singer-manager from being met by any but friends.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-22
JUDGE GRANTS
 FOUR DIV0RCES

Judge Frank D. Hanes heard sew noon session of the short calendar in snider, Greenwich, was given a di- vorce and custody of two children, also alimony of $500. Her husband, Wilfred L. Snider. disappeared from the Greenwich home on December 16. 1916, taking the boys, now nine and 10 years old, with hm. Financial diff faculties are blamed for his disappear ance, and the children are believed to be in Canada, He still owes for expenses incurred for the burial of his first wife. The decree was grant ed nu on the the grounds of desertion
 whose wife, Camille, was charged with assertion, was granted a divorce. difference in ages, he being 25 years the senior of his wife, who was only IS when they married. is believed to have caused much of their trouble. They were married in Brooklyn, IN. Y, on January 2S, 1914 and she now lives in that city. She deserted him when he objected to her dancing with strangers.
 Louise E. Lockwood, 100 South Main street, Norwa1k, obtained a divorce from Frederick E. Lockwood, on grounds of cruelty. They were married June 2S. 1897, and upon ad- vice of a physician she left her hus- which she stated started in 1897. His cruelty finally led to an operation and the loss of the use of one arm ac- cordfng to testimony
 Mrs. Charles Grimwood, Jennie " Grimwood, was given a divorce, upon the charge of habituaI intemperance The Grimwoods were married Janu- ary 13, 1912 at Toronto, Ont, Can.; and were happy for but a few months when her husband struck her. From Toronto they moved to Detroit, and then came to Bridgeport. He finally Fairfield avenue in 1919.