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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-31
DR.. GORDON LOSES TRUNK
Silver and Linen Valued at $1,000 Sold
as "Unclaimed Freight"

as "Unclaimed Freight"
Two years ago this month, when DR..
robert Gordon. who was pastor of the
First Baptist church, moved from To-
peka. he ordered trunk filled with
siiverware and linen. valued at 81 900,
Sent to storage. BY mistake the driver
of the truck took the trunk to the
santa Fe baggage rooms.
8 For six months this trunk was
bounced around the baggage room and
Finally it was sold as unclaimed
freight"
q Meanwhile Doctor Gordon was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-31
With PimpIes and BIackheads.
Itched AwfulIy. Cuticura Heals.

81 had Pimpies and blackheads
all over my face. They were hard
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
Wants Damages
 On Agreement

Lima. Watts, Sanbury, is the plain tiff in a peculiar suit filed in Super1of court today against Ess1e WauS Wi Iians Danhury. eecutrix of the estate of the late Charles H. Watts The de- fendant in the action lives in Milford Lima Watts claims that when sne married the deceased on October 27. 1909, that she owned a. house and that previous to the wedding it was agreed that it was to be used as thear nome Watts to pay her rent.
 The rent was not forthcoming ac- cording to the complaint, damages o1 s3500 being asked
 Another Danbury case of interest is the suit of James H. Townsend against the Shepard brothers, Bethel in which it is claimed that the plain tiff owned Osborn street property or June 26, 1913.
 Damages of s5,0OO are asked b, an alleged violation of a. building agreement whereby both were to con duct operations on the land Whicf originally was valued at $2,0Oe-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
Amusement Lovers In America
 Spent Nearly Billion Last Year

Washintgon, Aug. 29-Amusement loving America spent nearly billion dollars during the fiscal year of 1921 for theatrical tertainment. accord ing to statistics made public today by Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair. The 10 per cent. tax collection on theatres and places of entertainm ent. during the fiscal year just closed, amounted to ss9, 1905, Blair an- nounced.
 Total tax collections during the year were s4,595, ,000,765, as compared with ss, s,4o7.s5 o.251 in the previous year. With the decrease in tax col lections, the cost of collection ad- vanced from 55 cents to SS cents for each S100 collected, Comanissioner Blair stated.
 Income and profits taxes yielded s,225, ,79o, ,6l53, or 70 per cent. of the total tax revenue. The same taxes yielded $S.956, ,936.o0s in 1920.
 New York was the greatest revenue producing state, paying taxes of ap- prodmately s1,o0o, 100000 while Pennsylvania was second with tax payments of $4Ss,o00,ooo.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29

The Dewey Club" is located in an unobstructive shed in the rear of the buildings at the southwest corner of Atlantic and State streets. not a great ways from the center of the city and within a stone's throw of the railroad station Entrances from several di- rections, one through a saloon. gave access to the place, said to resemble the dazzling dives so often shown in the movies. Barred windows and an outer guard made entrance possible ,only after a secret knock was made ,on the door.
 At two o'clock Sunday morning, shortly before Jack Ballard and Charles Brown, named as proprietors, night, a knock sounded on the door. The bandits must have had the pass word, for the door was opened, and a. forced admission gained
 Two men, one said to answer to the name of John Reddy, IS, of BOA W. 20th- street New York city, and AL fred Johnson, also of New York but address unknown, covered the door 1y three men appeared at the win dows, and four others dropped through a. sky1ight- and lined up the .'guests'' of the club. in much the same fashion as the road bandits a. year ago raided a fashionable road house gambling establishment at Ha- Zardv1lle, Just over the COnneCIlcuC line from Springfield, Mass
 Kilkelly resisted, and was struck with either a blackjack or a, pair of brass knuck1es, and fell to the floor, dead After "frisking'' the men present, getting about $2,000 in cash, land many pieces of jewelry and watches, the gang, all armed and ana sked, made their escape, and were given an hours start, while the astonished guests are said to have theld consultation as to whether or mot the police ought to be notified. It twas not until an hour had passed that attention was given the only man of lthe crowd who showed fight, and he Twas found to be dead.
 !, An alarm was immediately spread eand Reddy and Alfred Johnson were iovertaken in Greenwich and placed under arrest. Another large body of tpolice surrounded other suspects on fthe edge of town and gathered in tHarry Cavanaugh, Charles Giovanni land Christopher, all believed to be of Stamford, but concerning whom the Stamford police will not give any in formation pending developments.
 John Ryan and Joseph Palmer, Stamford, known to be employees of the "club' were also apprehended and held under bonds of $500. Just why Ithey are held cannot be stated, but the Stamford police may believe sonne- lone on the inside gave information that allowed the two bandits to gain entrance through the door.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
Situation In
 nCer1nany
 Is Serious

Berlin, Aug. 29-The flames of political strife un1oosed by the mur- der Of Dr. Matthias Erzherger, 1eaped high today when the full news of yes terday's demonstrations here and in other towns was told, and when Chan ceIlor Wirth summoned his cabinet to an extraordinary session to discuss the international crisis.
 Two working men were killed and a third was mortally wounded in 2 clash between Reds and Monarch ists yesterday aft@noon at Potsdam.
 That old Kaiser town bristled with uniforms of men and officers of the old aemy, including some famous generals, who had defied the govern ment's offer, forbidding a demonstra- ton in celebration of the anniversary of the battle of Tannenberg. At the same time, Potsdam swarmed with radicals, who had needed the sum- mons of the Rote Fahne, to make a counter demonstration.
 Police fired into a throng of work fngmen when the latter resisted an attempt to throw their red flags into the canal.
 The inter-party strife and bitter ness continues to grow hourly in 1n- tensity and the menace of a cabinet crisis 1oomed still larger today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
Interboro
 Securities
 ake Drop

New York, Aug. 29-The Various securities of the Interboro Rapid Transit Company and allied or con trol1ed properties weakened in the stock market today as a result of the receivership application made last Saturday by the American Brake Shoe and Foundry Company.
 Interborough Rapid Transit five per cent bonds fell four points in the early dealings and junior bonds and preferred shares all made lower records.
 Manhattan Elevated Railway which is under lease to the I. R. T. for 999 years on 6 guaranteed seven per cent basis, was most unfavorably affected. falling 9A points in the first hour.
 The balance of the stock list be- came reactionary after opening with some substantial gains.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
Children Are Committed To
 County Home

Miss Julia Moran, welfare work CT for the Catholic Charitable Blu reau appeared before Judge Miller in the Probate Court this morning and Lucy Le May, aged 4 and 12 re- spectively, in the County Home for children. The children's mother has been dead for number of years and the father, although working, re- fuses to contribute to their support and is further accused of cruelty to them. After several relatives, in- cluding an uncle and two older sisters had testified, the children were com nitted to the County Home from which they will later be transfer red to St. Francis Home in New Ha- ven. County Commissioners Heart and Moran were also present and will take up the case further. There was some question as to whether the children had lived in this state long enough to come under the Jurisdiction of the court
 Joseph DeMay. the father. is at present living and working in Nor walk. Not long ago one of his older daughters got married here and ac- cepted the custody of her small sis ters with the understanding that the father would pay a certain amount weekly for their maintenance. This was never done. Later, the children were taken in by a friend, Mrs. Roo- ney, who was told that she would re- ceive s5 weekly for each child as long as she cared for them. Although she has supported the little girls since April, she has in that time received only S10 from LeMay.
 An uncle of the children offered tt take one of them into his home, bur it was decided by the court that i would be wiser to allow the two tC remain together, and they were botf accordingly committed to the Count!
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29

A sermon on the life of St. Angus tine by Rev, Walter J. Drum. s. J., one of the leading authorities In the Catholic church on Oriental 1an- guages and scriptural research, was the principal feature of the celebra- tion of the pastoral feast of St. -Au gustine's parish yesterday. Rev James B. Nihill, the pastor, celebrat- ed solemn high mass assisted by Rev. George Donaaauo and Rev, Joseph Ganiey, Father Drum in his ser mon compared the early life of the patron of the local church with the present day exaltaHpn of the natural and disregard of the supernatural, declaring that these early years were an illustration of the truth that man, no matter how great or varied his talents, depending on natural powers alone merely "reaps of the flesh cor ruption" as the youth Augustine had done pointing out as contrast, and as lesson applicable equally to the present day. the later career of St. Augustine when the transformation wrought by supernatural and actual grace had made him intellectual and moral leader whose achievements have sent his name ringing through the centuries and earned him a high place above.
 The son of Captain Drum of the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
Father Dunn Gives Splendid Sermon
 At Celebration of Patronal Feast Yesterday

regular army, who was killed at the battle of Sam Juan Hill. Father Drums youth was spent at army posts. When he entered the Jesuit order, his marked linguistic ability resulted in his being sent to Palestine ,and Syria, where he spent great
 many years in original research. at places mentioned in the Old and New Testaments and acquired 8. mastery
 of several Oriental languages, which
 gave him access to original sources
 of information.
 Father Drums youngest brother,
 Major General Hugh Drum, accom-
 panied General Persh1ng as a mem
 Der oe his staff on his first visit to
 France, ard at the time of the armis- ttce was chief of staff of the First Army. General Drum was a fresh
 man at Boston College at the time his father was killed, and President Mex finley offered him a second lieu tenancy in the army as a, memorial to bhis father He thus became the youngest officer in the army and was the youngest man to attain the rank
 of Major General in the 4. B. F. An other brother, Joseph Drum, was star football player, and later be-
 came the head of one of the leading adv ertising agencies in New York. John g. Drum, the oldest of the ia rn- fly is a prominent Boston lawyer
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
All Union
 Barbers Go Out On Strike

Every union journeyman barber in o'clock this morning. More than, 60 barbers refused to go to work when the demands of the master barbers for reduction in pay went into, eff feet.
 The trouble between the journey men anc the bosses has been, brew ing for months and cu1minated when that starting today wages would be $40 instead of S25 for a 62 1-2 week
 Immediate protests were made but were unavailing, and rather than submit to the cut, the journeymen went on strike.
 Of the 250 barger shops in Bridge port, 215 are affected by the strike, although but 60 barbers actually par ticipated in the waIk-out
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
Giant ZR-2 Equipped
 With Safety Devices
 That Were Condemned

Chicago, Aug. 29-The giant dir1- gibie zR-2, wrecked in England. was which had been eondemned pb! by the the United States army air service, ac- cording to Major A. W. Schroeder, former chief test pilot of the service record. Major Schroeder declared the type of parachute with which the ZR-2 was equipped had been con- demned by this government, after a. British air officer using one had been killed in a demonstration ait Dayton, Ohio.
 Airmen throughout the country, ac- cording to Major Schroeder, are won dering why the United States air men aboard the ZR-2 were not equipped with the free type parachute, better known as the life pack, which has mail services. Schroeder Believes yes most of the men would have been saved if they had worn this safety appliance.
 Schroeder also declared it "surpris- ing'' that the weak parts of the ZR-2 were not developed by tests on the ground before the ship was permitted to fly.
 London, Aug. 2s-New light was when it was revealed that the two main girders had been dama ged in a trial flight before the fatal voyage The Daily Exchange today printed an Maitland, of the Royal Flying Corps
 on August 13, which had never beer | published. Air Marshal Mait1a nd | (who lost his life on the ZR-2) ad- mitted that troubles had occurred during ten minute speel trials, add l ing: ''The cause was an uneve1
 pull upon the ship by the central mo l tors. The engines did not synchron | ize."
 l American and British aviation au 1 1horities conferred today on the ques | ton of holding joint federal services l for the victims of the ZR-2 disaster
 before the bodies of the American
 are shipped to the United States. I | was believed certain that such join
 services would be decided upon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
Logan nCounty
 Battle Front
 Quiet Today

Logan, W. Va. Aug. 29 - Logan lcounty's battle front was quiet this ,morning, following a flare up of fight ling at Beech Creek, near Camp Four, Sunday, in which five miners are re- ported to have been killed in a clash Fwith state police. according to infor- Emation at state police headquarters at Ethel, five miles from here.
 State police today took the view that the Sunday fighting was purely Edocal in character and that it had nothing to do with the march of 5000 strikers from MarTnet toward Mingo county.
 Charleston, W. Va. Aug 29-Run- ners who have been sent out in the Cabin Creek coal district asking the miners who returned to their homes Saturday from Logan and Boone counties, to reassemble at Marmet immediately, according to a statemen made by local operator here this morning. Thus far. the report lacks confirmation from other sources.
 Another report, thus far uncon- ffrmed, says a woman was shot this morning near Ethel, in a new out break there.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
Raid on Safe Deposit Vaults
 Netted Bandits About $25O,OOO

Chicago, Aug. 29-The raid on the safe deposit vaults of the Security Safe Deposit Company in the Masonic Temple last night by four unmasked robbers, netted the bandits about s250,oo0, it was estimated today.
 The robbers escaped after a leis- urely search of seventeen safety de- posit boxes, although they overlooked S4O,oOo in one thousand dollar bills in one box.
 Today Michael Hughes, chief of de- tectives, characterized the affair as an inside job'' and held two GUS todians of the vaults who, he said, told contradictory stories. Three other suspects have been taken into custody.
 The four robbers, well dressed. ap- peared at the vaults which are said to hold valuables worth S1,000,00o about eight o'clock. One of them ap- piled for a safety deposit box. When the doors to the vault were opened. the robbers bound the custodians and then proceeded with lead mallets to open several boxes.
 They were fired on when leaving the bank more than an hour later but escaped unhurt. A few seconds later policemen from four stations. a rifle squad and many detectives were swarming the building. The safety deposit boxes robbed are kept open night and day, and are patron 1 ized extensively by those desiring to l make deposits after banking hours.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
700 are Killed
 in Uprising

Calicut, India, Aug. 29-Near1y 700 of the insurgent bands which have been creating disorders in the district south and southeast of this city have been killed in fighting with British forces sent to quen the uprising. Several Europeans have been killed, while seventy men of the Leinster Regiment and IT native po- licemen are missing. Many Hindus have been massacred.
 Indian troops are being brought southward from Cannanore, a mili- tary station on the Ma1abar coast north of this city, and will be thrown into the troubled districts to queH the uprising of the Moplah tribes in the neighborhood of Ponani. It is re- ported that the insurgents have de- stroyed bridges and felled trees across roads for the purpose of obstructine troop movements. Bluejackets and marines from the warship Comus have been landed here
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
Inventor
 Lays Claim
 ToM Million

A million dollar claim against the government, held by Carl GAllgrunn, Rochester, N. Y, who is represented by Frank J. keiper, well known pat ent attorney of Rochester, is connec- don with war work done here by the Bullard plant, is being inveStig gated here today by government represen- tafiveS.
 The United States Treasury depart ment is said to have refused to pay an original allowance of $33,000 by the War department. Allgrunn claims ito have patented a process whereby the time necessary to rifle the bore in the field guns that were made at the big local plant was re- duced from 27 to two hours, thereby greatly facilitating the war work. Elf forts are being made to locate ma chiIistS who worked at the plant al made part of the record for the claim
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29

My boy is not to blame." his sor- row-Stricken mother exclaimed. He is not responsible He has always been a good boy to me, even though since he was gassed in the war;
 Young Moran is the son of MT. and Mrs. John T. Moran, ST.. of 357 Brooks street He is charged with marrying Olive Knight, 22. of 260 River street, a stenographer in the office of Attorney Ralph T. Beers, while still the common law. husband of Sarah Madeline Foley Moran, 20 year old daughter of Daniel Foley, prominent manager of the Chester Clothes Shop on Main street.
 Although but 20 years of age,
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
Farm Life Is
 Not So Onerous

Washington, Aug. 29-Life down on the farm' is not as onerous as it was in the old days, according to figures made public today by the Gen. sus Bureau, showing the number of farms that have modern convent ences such as automobiles. telephones and electric lights. In 1920, 1879, 564 farms, of 3o.7 per cent of all farms in the United States, had automobiles, the number of cars being 2,146, ,512- Automobiles were reported by more than one half Of the farms in states west of the Mississippi river.
 Telephones were reported on 2,5oS,o02 farms or 3s.9 per cent of all farms. More than one half the farms in Connecticut and Massachu- setts reported telephones.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
Two Suits For
 Foreclosure

Lillian M. Brown, this city, has filed suit against John Fedorek Her bert Moon ct al. Fairfield asking fore closure and possession of property located on Castle avenue to satisfy a note for s155 given to Annie Labar and subsequently, coming into posses sion of the plaintiff.
 Another foreclosure suit Danbury parties being involved is brought to light by papers filed today by Joseph Andrews against Frank J. Schme1tz ct al the property being located on Di- vision street in the Hatters' city on which the plaintiff holds a. mortgage to secure a note for $2,000.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
Biga1nist s Brother
 CoQapses In Court;
 Moran Pleads Guilty

As John T. Moran, the youthful overseas veteran. faced Judge Arthur M- Comley in the city court this morn ing and quietly answered Guilty to a charge of bigamy, his IT year old brother, Howard, swooned and col lapsed to the floor with an inarticu- late cry of Johnny" The prisoner paled, stepped toward his prostrate brother with outstretched arms, and then with a pitiful look of agony on his aashen face sank to the prisoners bench.
 When order was restored in the room and the hysterica1 brother re- moved, young Moran waived exami- nation and was bound over to the September term of the Criminal Su- perior court under bonds of S2,O0O
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29

 Are ToBe
 Paid Full

Judge John P. Kellogg will hold a. special session tomorrow at which time it is probable that the affairs of the Shelton Bank & Trust Co.,, so successfully strengthened out by ex- Governor Marcus H. Holcornb, will be brought to a conclusion.
 The ex-governor, and others inter ested in the affairs of the institution that was nearly wrecked by the ac- tivities of Edward Kneen. the treas urer, will appear tomorrow before Judge Kellogg and ask for a cour1 order, which, if granted. will enable the receiver to mail checks paying al creditors and depositors in full, 1eav. ing a balance for the stockholders.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
Hundreds Pass
 Over New Road

Hundreds of Bridgeport motorists yesterday took advantage of the new Bridgeport-Danbury road at Black Rock turnpike and from early yester- day morning until early this morning a steady stream of traffic moved over the thoroughfare,
 By taking the new route in prefer ence to the Main street to Long Hill way, motorists save a number of miles and several hours time. It is expected that in several months this will be the only popular line to Dan bury and already a bus corporation has obtained a right to use it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
AU h Fauor!

Chicago. Aug. e9-A "univer- sity of the education of mothers in law" was advocated by Rev, Charles B. Stevens of the Third Presbyst erian church in a ser- mon last night.
 He asserted the mother in law problem had ceased to be joke. ''Seventy-five per cent. of all mat rifaonial disasters are precipi- stated by her interference," he said ..She is an outlaw instead of an in law
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
Wonderful Display of Dahlias Delights
 Hundreds at Park

4 few of the new varieties of dahlias which were exhibited last year in the gardens of Judge Marean at Greens Farms were transplanted in the gardens at Beardsley park and are now in full bloom. These flowers surpass in beauty any of the other plants which have been seen in the park.
 According to the gardener in charge at Beardsley park, there are now about eight different varieties of the dahlia on display, including the double and single flower. Each week end hundreds of Bridgeport nature lovers visit this delightful sport
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
Nationwide Railroad Strike Was
 Averted By Labor Board Decision

of the board had foresta1led labor troubles on the railroads, despite the fact that the brotherhoods are now taking a strike ballot.
 "The unfortunate and depio-able situation from the point of view of the public" Dauck declared, "has been that the labor policy of the railroads has been dominated by a group of fnanciers and railway execu- -tives, whose main object has been not to serve the public intelligently by bringing about real railway efi- ciency and economies, but to secure
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