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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-03
SCHOOL HOUSES TO BE
 USED DURING XMAS RUSH

Holiday mail service will be greatly speeded up by the use of the school houses as distributing centers, for frs. class mail from the 24th to the 26th, this obviating the carriers re- turn to the branch post offices. Per mission to use the school houses has been given Postmaster c. F. Greene by the Board of Education. Prac- tically all the extra men used during tba holiday rush will be taken from the large fist of available substitutes, many of viho om are eX-soldiers.
 Mrs. Arthur M. Comley, who re cant1v underwent an operation for anendtcitis at the Roosevelt hospital New York. is now convalescing at her home on Beechwood avenue.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-03

Stratford has received much men ton throughout the state, because of the town having the distinction of having the first two women who are to be the registrars of voters they being Mrs. Fflmer and Miss SaI1ie Wells
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-03

Ground is being broken for a new residence on Main street at No. 3190
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-03

There are many more on the 1914 list, the total being $963.49.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-03

Bills remaining unpaid for the sew craze work done to date total nearly $250,000. A bond issue may be re- quired to complete the work. Action along this line is expected at the council meeting on Dec. 12.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
PRESIDENT URGES
COLOMBIAN TREATY
Sends First Formal Message
to Senate-Sees More
Friendly Relations.

Ratification of the longpending
treaty with Colombia is urged by
President Harding in his first formal
message sent today to the Senate.
Immediately upon receiving the
message the Senate went into eXecu-
tive session. the usual procedure in
taking up treaties.
The Presidents message was very
brief, and while the text was not
made public, it is known that he.
urged the ratification of the Colon
bian treaty, saying that it would
make for more friendly relations.
Argue Over Open Session.
Senator Lodge. the republican leader.
expressed the opinion that the treaty
should be considered in executive
session of the Senate, behind closed
doors. Senator Borah of Idaho, Sena-
tor Kellogg of Minnesota and Senator
Johnson of California. however. all
demanded that the treaty be consider
ed in open session. The Senate some
time ago. when the Colombian treaty
was to be taken up, entered an order
that it be considered in open session.
The opponents of the treaty, who are
demanding open consideration of the
pact, insist that there is just as much
reason for considering the treaty in
the open now as there was before.
Senator Underwood, the democratic
leader, suggested that the Senate
should adjourn and that the Colom-
bian treaty might be taken up when
the extra session of Congress meets.
He suggested that the senators were
entitled to Il rest before the new Con-
gresS meets.
Tomorrow. it is expected. the SEN
ate will decide whether the treaty
shall be taken up now or at some flu
ture date. and also whether it shall
be considered in open session or be-
hind closed doors.
Lodge Sees President Harding.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,, the
republican Senate leader, was an
early caller today at the White House
Another visitor to the President was
ment.
Mr. Fall was chairman of the Sen
ate foreign relations subcommittee
which was appointed last year TO
draft an amendment to the Colomb bian
treaty designed to protect American
oil and mining interests from the
operation of presidential decree.
since declared invalid by the Colom-
bian courts, and which was regarded
by some senators as confiScatory.
The original draft of the treaty un-
der which the United States would
pay to Colombia $25.00O,OOO was
signed in Bogota by the Colombian
government in 1914, but since then
has been changed by the State De-
partment to meet objections of sem
ators who opposed it especially be-
cause in the original draft the United
States would have expressed regret over
the partitioning of Panama.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
Today's News
in Paragraphs

retrograd held by revolutionists after
fierce fighting. Page
President asks Elihu Root to assist i,
shaping L. 5. European policy.
Page
II is indicated that Secretary Hoover
will ask Congress for $500, 900 for ex-
tending the usefulness of his depart
ment. Page
Palmer ruling against limit on louor
permits issued. Page
Uprisings in Russia hidden by censor
says British spy. pape :,
Society matron is insulted and abused
by traffic officer. paaa :,
Armistice is in effect on Panama bor-
oef' Page ;
Assassins murder Premier Dato of
Spain Page
New treaty permits extradition of
fathers who leave children and flee to
Canada. Page :
A total of s27,127 is reported as receipts
Of Child Welfare benefit ball. with
reports moi All IN. Page 9
better lights. Page 10
D. c. citizens to fight for lower utility
rates. Page IL
Senate and House committees plan Joint
meeting to consider tariff and revenue
legislation. PAGE n
Officials discuss treatment of wars dis
apleo. Page 10
Sixteenth Street Heights Citizens. As
sociation asks that crowding of ID q
schools by Maryland pupils be inyes-
tigated. Page IL
Representative Towner warns Porto
Ricans against anti-American senti
ment. Page II
Japanese press says l.. S. must make
sacrifices IL disarmament pIan suc
ceeds. Page is
ny Secretary MeiItn, Page Is
Evening star., 1921-03-09
HORSES AND CARRIAGE
FORCED UPON BURLES0N
TOO SLOW FOR HAYS

The horses and carriage used by
the former head of the postal service
is too slow for Postmaster General
viii II. Hays.
1t being the only mode of Of
fetal locomotion accorded the
Postmaster General. however. Mr..
Hays is using a taxi when he
wants to so some place in a hurry.
It will depend upon the next
Congress whether the Postmaster
General will be given an official
automobile like other cabinet Of
ficers.
1t is explained that Mr.. Hays
is the victim of dem ocratic
kicker" in previous Congress.
who insisted at that time that
since the former Postmaster Gen
erai was after economy. he could
do well enough with two horses
and a carriage.
At least, that is the story, and
the post Office head today has at
his disposal no official automobile.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Probable Course of America, Should Berlin
Resist Occupation of Territory, Arouses
Interest Among British Officials.

France. They had decided before the
conference opened that. in no cir
cumstances would they break win
France Lloyd George and BRAND
agreed that if France and Great
Britain separated it would be next to
impossible for European clvlilZatlon
to hold together.
Rritain'S responsible officials enter
upon the task of compelling Germany
to pay her war bill with heavy If
resolute hearts. Privately they admit
that nobody can foretell the issue.
Forced to Fight.
Just as Germany forced us to fight
for our lives" said a cabinet minister
to the writer 80 she is forcing us to
fight for our minimum rights. we
shall not falter any more in this than
in the other. DIR. Walter SimonS de-
clares that history must reveal the
authors of the war. With the heads
of the German nation talking in such
strain, there is great difficulty in
keeping the extremists from preclpl-
tatine punitive operations on large
scale.
Only feeble voices are raised in Eng
land against drastic methods of
bringing the German nation to it's
senses" Nevertheless. the outlook
has caused widespread depression.
Poll ticians, business men and the gen
eral public are anxious.
1t is realized that the crisis will
have far-rea ching effects. delightng
the bolsheviki and the disaffected ele-
ments all over the world. Many fear
that the attempted coercion will prove
Il fiasco due to the determination of
the German people to resist passively
if not actively to the point of stop
ping production and inducing starva-
tion and chaos. Others believe that
once the Berlin government appre-
ciates the temper of the allies it will
capitulate. But all deplore that huge
sums Of good money must be poured
out in an effort to collect what. after
all, may turn out to be bad debt"
Evening star., 1921-03-09
EY. EDWARD PRICE BELL.

BY Cable to The star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright 1921.
LONDON, March 9.-Great interest
is apparent in London as to the prob
able reaction in the United States to the
latest developments in the reparations
crisis
Suppose Germany should decide not
only to resist the new allied occupation
passivey in some places. but to fight in
others. Suppose, in short that the ques-
ton of who was really victorious in the
war should now arise. What will the
United States do? In such case Will
the United States or will it not offer
some form of assistance to the allies
in confirming the issue sealed by the
treaty of Versailles?
These speculationS one meets again
and again. Not few foreign critics.
neutrals as we'll as citizens OF allied
countries, feel that the growing aloof-
ness of the United States, no less than
the Anslo-French Emergencies of opin
ion, the Sim Fein rebellion, the trou-
bIes in Egypt and Persia and elsewhere,
has emboldened the Germans to con-
slider riskinG trial of strength with
their late European enemies.
Does Not Think L. $. Can Escape.
.If chaos returns to Europe" said
a well known liberal member of
parliament to me today. tine united
States cannot well escape it's share
of the blame. Moreover. the vast ma
terial loss from a renewal of warfare
would fall upon the United States the
same as upon US in Europe. Once
again we have repetition of the
lesson that world peace and pros
perity are the common interest of and
lay a common duty upon all nations.
French opinion exercised power
full if not "A decisive influence upon
Lloyd George and the government in
doing what they have done. They had
arrived at a point where they must
break with Germany or break with
Evening star., 1921-03-09

By the Associated Press.
DCESSELDORF. March 9.-Although
1000 French( British and Belgian SOL
diers were today occupying Duessel-
dorf, Duisburg and Ruhrort. the peo-
pie of those cities were proceeding
about their usual affairs in apparent
utter Indifference to the presence of
the allied forces.
There were no signs today of any
workmen as an outcome of the occu-
patton, the effort of agitators to bring
on the long-threatened general strike
in protest against the imposition of
the allied penalties having failed.
This refusal of the workmen to strike.
at least for the time being, is at
tributed by the leaders to the poverty
Of the men. which would not admit of
their existence without their daily
wage. However, the temper of the
Ia borers in the Essen district is re-
ported such that it is feared the agita-
tion may develop a menacing situation
there.
Machine Guns on Streets.
Allied troops to the number of 5000.
with four tanks and three river fiotil-
las. are stationed here. but the mill
tary are not in evidence except that
double sentinels were at the street
corners. with machine guns.
Alongside the order of the French
general of occupation. which was
posted in public places, was the proc
Iamation By President Ebert calling
the people to bear up peaceably under
the ententes Slavery" Cen De-
goutte's order places the miners land
other functionaries Of the public utili-
ties" under military control. 1t like
wise forbidS passenger train service.
except for workmen and international
travellers. There have, however. so
far been no cancellations of trains or
other changes in the service.
LandtaE Can Meet.
Cen Gaucher, commanding the
French troops in Duesseldorf. visited
the burgomaster today and told him
Gen. Degoutte had no objection to the
meeting of the Rhine provincial land
tag called for Sunday. provided no
speeches were made with regard to
the occupation.
The communal police are remaining
on duty. The security police force
which was disarmed yesterday re-
ceived it's arms back today The men
on duty were reduced to the smallest
number consistent with the preserya- =
tion of order although the burpo-
master had urged that the force be
retained at it's former strength
Allied soldiers patrolled the cjtv of
Duesseldorf last night. SO far as
Continued on Page .. Column ~
Evening star., 1921-03-09
SALE Of FIREARMS
SHOWS INCREASE.
Survey of Shops Disc|oses Is
Per Cent More Weapons
Bought in 1921.

Sale of revolvers along streets 3
row of general shops and second
hand stores has increased about 10
per cent since last year. survey OF
this business section revealed today.
Merchants who furnished this IN
admitted the seriousness
of the gun -toting epidemic which has
hit Washington, along with other
cities. and emphasized the need of a
national law to curb the situation.
Without exception they report a de-
mand for firearms that. is unprece-
dented, and say that sales are run
ming greatly to the high priced type
of gun"
Anxious to Obey Law.
These dealers declare they are will
ing and anxious to obey the law, but
point out that competition in trade
compels them to handle products also
handled by rivals in business. Sew
eral Of them suggested that much
trouble might be averted if the Dis
trict license bureau would make GER
tain that licenses were issued to no
dealers but those who would comply
strictly with the provisions of the
Law in the sale of firearms.
Summed up. their attitude is about
like this: There's no law forbidding
the sale of deadly weapons. The man
next door is handling them. We need
and are entitled to all the profit we
can get legitimately. If we turn
away the trade the man next door will
get it, II there is to be a law it
should be a national law affecting all
alike. In the meantime, the authori-
ties may help by issuing licenses to
only those dealers whose records and
regulations entitle them to the privi-
lege of selling deadly weapons
Cuts Down Sales.
s. Atlas. dealer at 927 D street.
said today that he cut down the sale
of revolvers from As in February last
year to 81 in the same month this
year. but had he sold pistols to every
one who had asked for them the sales
would exceed 100 during the month
just closed.
I'VE are turning down from twelve
to twenty-five persons. and sometimes
many more. every week. Atlas sal
Il realize the need of further restric-
ton. Almost all of us in this business
are in favor of d law prohibiting the
sale of firearms. But if there is to be
prohibition or regulation Of the sale
a similar law should be sought ~
AlexaNOFld anu baltimore, because ]!
revolvers can't be bought here IL Is
only d matter of fifteen to twenty
minutes to reach Alexandria and make
a purchase. The enactment OF a law
prohibiting the sale of firearms here
however. would be good start"
Gets II Back in Night.
Here's another angle, vouched for
bv a salesman of revolvers and moi
the proprietor of the shop.
f.y npl a q n {
purchase "A pistol. In keeping with
| the custom of his particular class ht
wanted nothing but the best type o1
| KILLING" gun, even at the high price
! demanded. AS he was heading for his
machine at the curb he remarked tC
| the salesman walking to the door
| with him:
! II don't mind paying $50 for a re-
| voIver VIXEN ! can hold up a man to.
I night and get the price right back
( He jumped into his car and was gone
} The salesman did not have time ever
/ to get the license of the machine, bu,
| hc gave a description of the con-
| fesscd hold up" expert TO the author
| itieS.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
People Fail to Respond to
Call of Agitators for a
General Strike.
AMBASSADORS AT PARIS
AND BRUSSELS DEPART
River Flotillas, Tanks and Machine
Guns Enter District to Be
Under Control.
Berlin Feels Nervous;
MANY Favor Strike
By Gable to The Star and Chicago
ha.,.. >....-s I,..,r.:ah4 1901

By Gable TO The Star and thcago
Daily News. Copyright. 1921.
BERLIN, March 9.-Berlin is
feeling nervous The same
feeling that succeeded the over
throw of the government by
kapp and Luettwitz a year ago
seems to have taken hold OF
the populace in this city. On
all sides one hears passionate
outburstS against the allies, and
particularly France. The senti-
ment here is that Germany
must take measures such as a
general strike to protect
against the occupation of the
Ruhr district in order to i'm
press upon their former enemies
that they cannot force the
German people TO accept what
they consider ridicu,ously i'm
possible terms.
The German people. whose
emotions are easily aroused.
have choice between two
courses: Either they must
turn out the government in
favor of the reactionaries or
they will have to join the boil
SheviSt elements.
The next few days are sure to
see changes in the cabinet. At
present negotiations are going
on between the majority social
lists Othe government party
and the radical independents to
kick the bourgeois members out
of the cabinet and have an all
socialist ministry with slightly
radical tendencies instead.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
10000 GARMENT WORKERS
STRIKE FOR FORMER WAGE

NEW YORK. March 9-Approxi
rnateIy 10000 workers in misses and
children's dress factories went on
strike today. it was announced at the
headquarters Of the international
Ladies Garment Workers Union,
where IL was claimed that the indus
Try in Greater New York was prac-'
ticaIly tied up.
tnion officials said that tho strike
had been called Tor the purpose of
establishing minimum wage scales.
yfRatniHg the wage rates IN force
before the recent reduCti ions and fore
INK the entire industry TO recognize
IN" union and sign agreements.
The feather boa industry. il was an
..0un"cd. al,so was tied up by II strike
~ ZOO members Of the Feather Boa
Maker Union. The workers demand
:. union shOp and u forty four hour
" eek.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
FLYERS BROKE GAME LAW.
Motion Pictures of Aviators Kill
ing Duck Start Criminal Action.

SACRAMENTO. Calf. March g
Pictures shown in motion picture
news weekly depicting an airplane
crashing into a flock of wild ducks,
which were taken near Colusa last
october. resulted in the fling of
criminal proceedings here yesterday
against Louis HUT, photographer;
Lieut.. Harry Halverson of san Fran
cisco J. NJ. Fetters. commercial avia-
tor. and Richard Done.
The complaint was filed by Charles
S Hauser, chief of government divi-
sion having in charge violations of
the migratory bird act. and charges
the men hunted ducks in airplanes, in
violation OF the migratory bird act
Letters protesting against this meth
od Of hunting were forwarded 10
Washington and an agent was sent to
California to investigate. 4
Evening star., 1921-03-09
FAREWELL BY FlLIPINOS.
Thousands in Demonstration for
Francis Burton Harrison.

MANILA, P. l.. March 5.-Thousands
joined in a demonstratve farewell here
to Francis Burton Harrison. retiring
governor-general of the Philippines
marking his departure for New York
after eight years service as executive.
Harrison's last official message to the
Filipino people was as follows:
My greatest regret on leaving my
post is the fact that l will no longer
serve the people Of the Philippines, as
a public official Wherever 1 may be-
however, l will do everything in my
power for the advancement of the
Philippine cause. / will work for its
sacred ideals. I feel the most profound
gratitude for the generosity and SYM
,pathy with Which my administration was
helped by IL people Of these islands" :"
Evening star., 1921-03-09
URGE DEEP ST. LAWRENCE
Canadian Speaker Favors Making
It Sea Waterway,

TORONTO, March 9.-Arsuments
for making a deep-sea waterway out
of the st. Lawrence river were ad-
vanced by speakers before a con-
vention sponsored by the National
Waterways Association of Canada
1--WE have spent S14,0Oo.O00 on the
Toronto harbor and will spend an
other S1i.0O0,O00," said Controller
Gibbons. but We certainly will never
need a $2S,000,000 harbor if eventual
ly we do not have a deep waterway
to the sea-"
Evening star., 1921-03-09
DELAY WILLIAMSON TRIAL
Illness of Doug" Mounts Prevents
Court Session.

WILLIAMSON. w. Va. March o.
Due to The illness Of Doug" Mounts.
one of the defendants in the Matewan
shooting trial. there was no session
of circuit court this morning.
If Mounts has sufficiently recovered
this afternoon, further testimony will
be heard.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
ROOSEVELT IS CONFIRMED.

The nomination of Col Theodore
Roosevelt to be assistant secretary Of
the Navy was confirmed today by the
Senate.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
WEATHER.

Rain tonight and colder; tomorrow
cloudy and colder.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at pm. today: Highest. -,
at pm. yesterday. lowest. g., at
: am. today.
Full report on page IS.
Evening star., 1921-03-09

Continued on Page ., Column ~
Evening star., 1921-03-09

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-14
Heart Problems

Dear Mrs Thompson: I am keeping
company with young man four years
older than myself. | love him dearly
and have reasons to believe he cares
for me the same way, but he never
seems to care TO be with me in pub
lie. He never wants anyone to be
with us when we are together, and
when we go riding or take walks it is
always after dark or just at dusk.
He says that his reason for this is
that he would rather be alone with
me.
Do you think it is right for me to
go with him under these conditions?
Recently in lecture | heard that
4 girl should keep her boy friend in
doubt as to whether she loved him or
not What is your opinion of that?
WONDERING.
You must Judge the young man by
the way he treats you when you and
Ia are alone. Does he respect you and
love you? If so he probably begrudges
every moment that he cannot be with
you und5turbed. Such an attitude is
extremely selfish. because he ought TO
entertain you by taking you places.
and should not expect you to enter
tain him every time.
Some young men like to spoon.
They are INSCRIPTIONS and take a
girls love and kisses and give moth
ing in return except a quantity of in
sincere love-making. They do not
dream of taking the young lady to
theatres and dances, but have another
girl who is less generous with her
demonstrations of affection and more
highly respected.
If the young man is selfish and goes
TO see you for kisses, drop him. But
if he enjoys your conversation, laughs
at your droll remarks and shows no
signs Of lack of respect, keep him as
a friend. Tell him frankly that he is
not fair to you and that you want
to 20 to places the way other girls do.
Yes, think it is better for girl
to keep a man in doubt as to whether
or not she loves him. This is a
fine theory. but a difficult thing for
many women to carry out. 1t is a
woman's nature to be demonstrauve,
and in many cases brings great suf-
fering A man likes to feel that he is
pursuing, not being pursued.