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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-19
NOTICE.
Taxes on Grand List of 1920

Notice is hereby given to the tax payers of the City of Bridgeport that the second half of the taxes on the Grand List of 1920 ar, due and pay able at the Tax Collectors office, Rooms and 5, City t1all. Thursday. Sept. l. 1921.
 The undersigned will be at the col lector's office above on Sept. l, 1921, and daily there liter, Sundays excepted, from g a.. m. to D. m. and Saturdays from 9 a.. m. to 12 noon fer the purr ose of collecting said taxes.
 After Oct. l. 1921. as required hy law, interest at the rate of three quarters of one-per cent, will be added to the scond half of all unpaid taxes and the same on the first of each succeeding month.
 HOWARD F. SMITH, Tax Collector.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-19

Advertise In The Times
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-19
CALL FOR THE REPUBLICAN
 CONVENTION,

Notice is hereby given that there will me a meeting of the Republican Town and City Convention at Bridgeport High School, Lyon Terrace, City of Bridge port, at 500 P. M, Friday October 7th, 1921, to select candidates for Mayor, City Clerk. Tax Collector, Treasurer, Town Clerk, Assessors, City Sheriffs, and Se- lectmen, and to transact any other busi- Convention.
 Attest:
 JOHN A. LEONARD.
 Republican Town Chairman Dated this 14th day of September. 1szl
 I16rs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-19
Established 1874

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
 DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT.
 In the Matter of Abe Hoffman. Bankrupt, in Bankruptcy.
 UPON CONFIRMATION OF C)M-
 Notice is hereby given. that Abe Hoffman, of RridgeDort- in the County of Fairfield and State of dated September 15- 1921. for con firmation of a composition of 25 per cent, proposed by him: payable as follows: Is per cent in cash upon offer and the halance in two pay.
 ments of per cent. each on Novem- Der 15. 1921. and January IS, 1922 said last two payments being secursd endorsed by Harry Rakoh, of Bridge port, Conn.,. payable as above, with out interest: which application has been referred to the undersigned as Special Master; and tl.at all his cred itors and other pereons interested, ob jecting to such confirmation, may attend before John KeoEh, Esq, Referee in Bankruptcy and Special Master, at the County Court House,
 Bridgeport Conn on September 27, | 1921, at 10:3o A M, then and there
 cause, if any they have why such | composition shall not be confirmed. JOHN KEOGH, Referee in DAAkruptcv and Special Bridgeport. Conn.,. Sept. IT, 1s21 ] STATE or cueusRTIcUT. District of Bridgepoet os s. Probate Court | Estate of Richard Emanuel Knutson,
 late of the Town of Bridgeport, in said | The court of Probate for the District
 of Bridgeport & hath lin 1imited ga.s and S allewed | Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their
 claims for settlement soi Those who neglect l tested witffiu said time will be de-
 barred a recovery. All persons indebted
 to said Estate are requested to make | JOHANNE A KNUTSON. | Executrix. 1 1sssp Address. 1e Aorahonsa Gt-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-19
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SCHOOL SUPPLIES

School Bags. Pencil bets, Book Straps, Pads, Loose Leaf Sheets. Fountain Pens. Paperoid Envelopes suitable for carrying school papers now c1 sale Post Office News Store
 II Post Office Arcade.
South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31
PhiLanthroby
HOW FAR DO FISH
ODORS CARRY. Is
COURTS PUZZLE

The case Of the city against
Charles Labadie charged with main
tanning a nuisance, which was tried
p the city court Wednesday. re-
solved itself into the sordid ques-
tions as 20 how far several witness
res could smell dead fish
Atty. Pattee who defended la
badie who conducts q butcher shop
and fish market at AIS :. william
St made il 6 point to ascertain the
hsh-smeliing qualities of health Of
fcers who testified that Labadie's
establishment is odorizing the neigh
borhood with perverse fumes and
when the state had rested its case,
he moved that the hearing be con-
tinued until Saturday when he could
introduce witnesses of his own.
one Of the states witnesses testi-
fed that the odors from LabaGie s
place arose in the wind and, hitting
against the Jewish church in the
vicinity. bounced back at her and
saturated her clothes. Mr.. Pattee in
timated that the rabbi of this
church will be summoned to sub
stantiate her testimony.
South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31

Ihe train loafed and sputtered
ami stumbled-and halted-through
Virginia in manner which would
have been most exasperating If
had been well and anxious for the
end Of the journey But as il was
every minute that I could lie quietly
in my berth undisturbed by az
tempts "a dress or face the work.
outside the wing-room meant
that much gained strength. and
rcvelled in the long waits. usually
at some deserted cross roads.
They're running true TO form. -"
Dicky grumbled. at one stop where
there was not a sign or life to be
seen i'm any direction They're
stopping at every pig pen and chick
en- coop along the way. II il WASH {
for you. old girl, that I know the de q
lay is best for you. I'd get out and
walk or help push the engine or
something"
I smiled uI at his imp5 tiencc;
there was something very boyish
and attractive in il and him. I was
hwell content TO rest queitly and
have the undivided attention of ms
, andsome husband. For my own
part I would have been willing to
| have the Journey twice as long
But / feared more than anything
( else that he might find III confne-
ment irksome, and might be playing
! the part 70 chief nurse from duty
rather than from inclination. There
fore I braced myself for an effort
10 arrange things differently.
Tell me about the rest OF the
people, I said carelessly. What
are they dong and how are they
| standing the journey"
Dicky grinned reminiscently.
Each after the manner OF his
kind he quoted. My maternal
and your pa-ternal ancestors are
/ of course, engaged in alternately
spelling Junior. each 3 airing with
/ suppressed disapproval at the
others methods. Alfred and Leila
are holding hands in the drawing
I room of the Fairfax sisters. chaper-
Oned by Edith, who, in self-protec-
| ton looks out of the window most
/ OF the time. That girl will be a
wreck by the time this wedding is
/ pulled off. never saw anybody
looked SO bored and miserable in
my life"
vague shadow fitted over the
! rOseate sky of my comfort To,
well I knew the secret springs of
Edith Fairfaxs discomfort. That II
was torture for her TO look on al
/ her sisters happiness and contem
rlate the hopelessness of her own
/ feeling for Dicky 1 strongly aus
/ pected. and 1 wondered miserably il
( my husband had any ghryJGering OF
4 the truth. 1 decided quickly in the
negative, however. for Dicky Is dis.
\ tinCtly not "A coxcomb.
Her fiufficeness," Dicky went OF
amusement dancing on his eyes. els
4 having the time of her young life
running things generally. She stag
! ed the breakfast out of old Grant
hamper in her own stateroom, when
| they vacated yours on the
double quick for your majesty, and
South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31
Revelations of a Wife
Ny Heart and Ny Husband
By Adele Garrison

By Adele Garrison

ever since she's been huttering from
one OF the party TO the other. see
ing that everything is going 10 suit
her. She's especially concerned over
Hughie. though. You know he's ace
high with her. and every time he
leaves the train she's certain he is
not going to get back on. or that IL
he does he'll be minus an arm or
leg"
Why does he leave the train?" 1
asked idly. as Dicky paused.
"Seach me-" he replied careless
ly. "Of course, he's been doing
some writing about transportation
from Aberdeen-the station where
We leave the train-to the cottage
at Cedar Crest. but he told me an
hour ago he'd got that straightene ]
out. so I don't know why he's leav-
ing the train at every station un-
less he's trying TO dodge Rita. That
young woman is certainly making "a
strong campaign. I think the sight
of that cloak Hughie toted along 81
nonchalantly made her realize for
the first time that old Hughie would
be a gold mine for some greedy.
luxury-loving wife. and that d.
scription certainly fits Rita. She
on his trail with her ears laid fiat
I back against her head"
/ didn't try to analyze my strong
distaste for the news ne brought,
I but filed it away for future intro
spection. There was another ques-
/ tion on my lips of much more inn
/ portance TO me.
"Dicky." I said timorously. "will
you answer question frankly il
| l ask it,
| He straightened himself and look
ed at me shrewdly, quizzically.
What's on your mind. old dear?"
ne countered. shoot"
Would you mind telling me why
when you seem to disapprove of
] Rita Brown 80 much. you insisted
/ on my offering to share my draw
ing-room with herr"
Ny husband stared at me frankl7
( for long instant. Then he laughed
merrily
well. I'll be d-di" he ejacu-
lated Talk about a woman's in
4 tuition. She hain't got none
suppose you got it into your noodle
that it was solicitude for Rita
! Browns comfort that made me ask
| that Of you
Something like that" I assented
family.
After another glance at my face
I he suddenly put his arms around
! me and drews me close.
Let me tell YOU something" n
! said boyishIy. Rita Brown could
ride on the Cow-catcher as far a
/ I'd worry anything about her com
/ fort But she was the only woman
without a drawing-room. and I did
not choose to have anybody i'm tho
rarty think that you were selfish
/ Savvy?"
/ With a little rush Of happiness
and the feeling that the cobwebs oil
misunderstanding had once bore
brushed away between my husband
and me I nodded a rapturous as
| sent.
South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31

this matter with Dehs on I recent
trip GO Washington. 0 wa.ther
Debs has made plea TO- eeneral
amnesty
The attorney eercr.I 10
plain that whatever r...u-. .ala-
tiors are made in the urhs -.sr wlI
not be based upon any promise 20
future action hy Dets
I'm any action 7 take H tne Urts
matter. I wiz impose ro conditions
az any character whatever affecting
his liberty the attorney general.
said.
The department Of Justice wa
not trade its opinion for uars 81
liberty in the Deas case or aHy ether
case"
This statement was in reply tr roe
ports that Debs had been asked to
promise not 20 devote bis fltlre lfe
20 preaching so-caUed -reest
doctrines.
South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31
Consider Amnesty for
Political Prisoners

WASHINGTON. March 30.-Atty.
Gen. Daugherty is considering max
ing recomme ndations in the qucs-
tion Of general amnety fir all po-
lucal prisoners. ne said Wednc--y.
If he decides on such action. the
case OF Eugene V Debs probably
viii be included with others and not
treated separately. as was originally
Daughertys Intention
Daugherty said his decision would
not be made until he has had time
TO confer with members OF the SEN
ate judiciary comittce. which is con-
sidering "a resolution for the general
amnesty and il is possible that he
South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31
INGROWN TOE NAIL
How TO Tougher Skin SO Nail
Turns Out Itself

A few drops Of "Outgro" upon the
skin surrounding the inErowing nail
reduces inflammation and pain and
SO toughens the tender. sensitive skin
underneath the toe nail. that = can
not penetrate the flesh. end the nal
night.
"OutEr"' Is b harmless. z-tiScptic
manufactured for chiropcdists. How
ever. anyone can buy from the drug
store a tiny bottio containing direc-
ti0ns. -Advt.
South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31
Announcements

at o'clock Friday afternoon at the
horne of Miss Florence Reamer. 5.
Main st.
The Congenial Thirteen club will
meet at the home OF Mrs. George
Maquire, 6S1 S. Michigan St, this
afternoon.
The Ladies' Sewing circle Of the
Zion Evangelical church will meet
at the parish school Thursday aft
ernoon. The hostesses will be Mrs.
John SindlinEer. Mrs. George Sind
linger and Mrs. Rosina Roessler.
South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31
FIND MANS BODY
IN RIVER. CHARGE
THREE WITH DEED

FORT WORTH, Texas, March so.
Scott Nichols, Western Union chief
Of operators here, and brother OF
W. w Nichols. speaker of the New
Mexico house OF representatives was
held by one man. shot TO death by
another and his body dumped into
Trinity river on the night OF Feb.
s, according to IN alleged confession
q. 1,n police today following the ar
rest early this morning OF two men
AMI a woman. Nichols body was
found i'm the river late Tuesday. Il
was identified by cunlinks, signet
ring and clothes
South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Edward B. Yorty, to Lydia c
Behl. both of Mackey, Mich.
Alfred Green. to Julia Cottren
both Of South Bend.
Walter Holderness. to Minnie Gus
,afson. both of Chicago.
Paul Campo 10 Lena Facosi
Doth of South Bend.
South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31
BENEFIT DANCE.

BY Loyal Order of Moose at
Moose hall. 23O So. Michigan ST..
Saturday evening. April >, for the
benefit of the widow and five small
children of the late Willard VI. Nc
Williams who were left without
funds. Fifty cents couple Music
by Elkhart orchestra Tickets for
sale at Otto's Lunch room, w.
Washington st. BY j. J. Morgan.
South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31
To IMPOSE 40 CONDITIONS.

To IMPOSE No CONDITIONS.
BY International News Service
WASHINGTON. March 20-Atty.
Gen. Daugherty's forthcoming rec
concentrations on the appeal for a
pardon OF Eugene v. Debs. socialist
leader. viii probably include recon-
mendations with regard 90 general
amnesty for political prisoners. IL
was indicated Wednesday. The at
torney general refused 20 say
whether or not he has discussed
South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31
RTFTE STOLEN

DR.. Boyd snee. reported to the po-
lice that a Remington automatic
rifle was stolen from his garage at
427 City Hall ct, on March p. The
thieves are said to have entered the
place by forcing the lock
South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31
"NTACCABFES

Regular review of South Bend
tent No. 1 Friday night. Degree
work and an April Fool party has
been planned. Sir Knights are
urged TO attend.
A. A. SECRIST. Com.
W. +. GETZ. r X.
South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31
Personals

Mrs. J. d. Oliver. Miss Catherine
Oliver and their guest. Miss Eliza
beth TschrGy of Memphis. Tenn,
have returned from California where
they have spent several weeks.
South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31

may withhold acticn until congress
has registered its opinion on this
measure.
South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31

The postponed meeting Of the
Centennial club was held Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. John Gull
Is eos Z. Sample st. The after
noon was spent socially and con-
tests were a diversion. favors going
To- Mrs. MolHe Bradley, Mrs. +. r.
Ward and Mrs. Kaveney. Refresh
South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31

Mrs Charles Brown. s11 s Gin
ton st.. was hostess to 16 members
and four guests of the Independent
club yesterday afternoon Among
the guests were Mrs. A. Snyder and
son. and Miss Mary Catherine Lee.
Mrs. James Thumm Will entertain
the club at her home. 1924 Clinton
St. on April 16
South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31

The Good Will club members
were the guests of Mrs. Frank Woof-
ter. 4115 5. Franklin ST.. yesterday
afternoon. Contests were a source
of entertainment during the after
noon and prizes went TO Mrs. Emma
Mccormick and Mrs Mary Fowler.
The hostess served refreshments to
25 members. Mrs. Anna Carlin will
act as hostess on April 115 at a
meeting which will be held at the
W O. w. hall.
South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31

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South Bend news-times., 1921-03-31

Miss Jean Lamont. religious in
structor OF the Y W. G. A. began
the first of series OF six lessons
on "The Fundamentals of the Faith
as Found in the Old Testament" at
the meeting Of the Wyman Bible
study class which was held in tEs
club rooms Of the Y. w. G. A. on
wednesday afternoon.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-05-12

that he had a pistol in his hand. or a
weapon of some kind; anyway, l
caught the CLINT of the gas-light on
dull steel.
That stirred me up good and plenty.
/ still had the gun l had taken out of
Fred Mays drawer; 1 had carried 1t
ever since the night when 1t had
mighty nearly got me killed off in the
Red Tower coal yard. l fished 1t out
and made ready, thinking. of course.
that the skulker must certainly be one
of Clanahan's gunmen. l still had
that idea when felt, rather than saw
that the man was pulling himself up
to the window SO that he could take
a look into the dining room.
The look satisfied him, apparently.
for the next second 1 heard him drop
among the bushes; and when l stood
up and looked out again could just
make him out going around toward
the back of the house. i knew the
house like book, and without making
any noise about it slipped through
the buffers pantry and got a look
out of rear window My man was
there. and he was working his way
sort of blindly around to the den side
of the place.
l knew there was only one window
In the majors den room, and that
was nearly opposite the screened door
7 way. So ] ducked back into the
dining room and took stand where
could see the one window through
81 -fuiv ,nf- Arly ne h.,
beads. / was so excited that / caught
only snatches of what Mrs. Sheila wns
saying to the boss, but the bits that
heard were good deal to the point.
"No. mean it, Graham -. !. it is as
I told you at first :. there is no
standing room for either of us on
that ground =. and you must not
come here again when you know that
l am alone. -. No, Jimmie isn't
enoughl"
1 wrenched the half-working ear
sense aside and jammed it into my
eyes, concentrating hard on the win
dow at which l expected every second
to see mans face. If the man was
a murderer, I thought 1 could beat
him to 1t.
The suspense didn't last very long.
A hand came up first to push the
window vines aside. 1t was white
hand, long and slender, more like
woman's than mans. Then against
the glass l saw the face, and 1t gave
me such a turn that 1 thought l must
be going batty.
Instead of the ugly mug of one Of
Clanahan's gunner, the haggard face
framed in the window sash was face
that l had seen once-and only once
before; on a certain Sunday night in
the Bullard when the loose-lipped
mouth belonging to it had been bab-
bling drunken curses at the night
clerk. The man at the window was
the dissipated young rounder who had
been pointed out as the nephew Of
President Dunton.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-05-12
CHAPTER X
The Man at the Window.

OF course, the first thing l did, the
morning after that adventure in the
coal yard, was to tell the boss all
about it, and was just foxy enough
to do it when Mr. Ripley was present.
Mr.. Norcross didn't say much; and,
for that matter, neither did the law
yer. though he did ask the boss a
question or two about the real facts
in the Midland right-of-way squah}le.
But noticed, after that, that cur
man Tarbell was continually turning
up at all sorts of times, and in all
sorts of odd places. SO took 1t that
Ripley had given him his tip. and
that he was sort of body-guarding Mr..
Norcross on the quiet, though l am
sure the boss didn't know anything
about that part of it-he was such a
square fighter himself that he prob
ably wouldn't have stood for it If he
had.
Meanwhile. things grew warmer and
warmer in the tussle we were making
to pull the old Short Line out of the
mud; warmer in a number of ways,
because. In addition to the fight for
the public confidence, we began just
then to have perfect epidemic of
wrecks.
The boss turned the material trou-
BILE over to Mr.. Van Britt and devoted
himself pretty strictly to the public
side of things. Everywhere, and on
every occasion-at dinners at the diff
ferent chambers of commerce. and
public banquets given to this, that, or
the other visiting big-wig-he was al
ways ready to get on his feet and tell
the people that the true prosperity of
the country carried with 1t the pros
perity of the railroads; that the two
things were one and inseparable; and
that, when it came right down to basic
facts, the railroads were really part
of the progress machinery of the coun-
try at large and should be regarded,
not as alien tax-collectors, but as con-
tributors to the general prosperity and
welfare.
BY this time also. Red Tower Con-
solidated was beginning to find out
what 1t meant to have active COM
petition. The G. S. & w. people were
hammering their new plants into work.
ing shape, and they were getting the
patronage, both of the producers and
consumers, hand over fist. Track facil-
tiles and yard service were granted
freely; and while no discrimination
was permitted as against the Red
Tower people, the friendly attitude of
the road counted for something, as 1t
was bound to.
During those few prediction weeks
the New York end of us seemed to
have petered out completely. We heard
nothing more from President Dunton.
worse than. an occasional wire COM
plant about the number of wrecks
we were having. though the stock
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-05-12

iided with the ruins. There were no
lives lost, but q number Of people,
including the engineman, the postal
senger, were injured.
The editorial, commenting on the
wire stun, was sharply critical Of the
Short Line management. 1t limited
broadly that there had been no such
thing as discipline on the road since
Mr.. Shaffer had left It that the rank
and file was running things pretty
much as 1t pleased; and with this
there was a dig at general managers
who let old and time-tried depart
ment heads go to make room for their
rich and incompetent college friends
which was meant to be a slap at Mr..
Van Britt, our own and only mil
lionaire.
Unhappily, this fault-finding had
good bit to build on, in one way. As
/ have said. we were having operat-
ing troubles to beat the band. With
the rank and file apparently doing its
level best to help out in the rev
"public-be-pleased" program, 1t seemed
ub IL VIC COui0h willy thAOueh
single week without smashing some
thing.
Latterly, even the newspapers that
were friendly to the Norcross manage
ment were beginning to comment on
the epidemic Of disasters. and nothing
in the world but the boss policy Of
taking all the editors into his con-
fdence when they wanted to in
vestigate kept the rising storm Of
criticism somewhere within bounds.
Mr.. Norcross had read the paper
before he handed 1t over to me- and
afterward he hurried his breakfast a
little. When he reached the Office, Mr..
Van Britt was waiting for the chief.
"We've got 1t in the neck once
more" he gritted, flashing up his own
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-05-12
CHAPTER XII
The Name on The Register

So long as was holding on to the
notion that the man outside was one
of Clanahnn's thugs. hanging around
to do the boss mischief. thought
1 knew pretty well what should do
when 1t came to the pinch. Would
l really have hauled off. and shot a
man, in cold blood? That's a tough
question. but guess maybe l could
have screwed myself up to the stick
ing point. as the fellow says, with n
sure-enough gunman on the other side
of that window-and the boss life. at
stake. But when 1 saw that 1t was
young Collingwood, that was horse
of another color.
What on earth was the presi-
dents nephew doing. prowling around
Major Hendricks house after eleven
o'clock at night, Juggling a pistol and
peelSing into windows? could see
him quite plainly now. He had both
hands ON the sill and was trying to
pull himself up SO that he could see