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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
THE WEATHER
Generally Fair-Much Colder Tonight
and Sunday.

WASHINGTON, April o. The
weather forecast: Generally fair and
much colder tonight and Sunday. Fresh
to strong north to northwest winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09

Bill Brennan is slated to exchange
wallops with Willie Meehan, the Cali
fornia heavy, in a bout in Mexico city
on April Is
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26

American Association of the Ba+- ing industry in convention at Chi cage is planning a campaign for ''certified' bread.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26

morrow; we may not get any more," said the youngsters.
 stBut there will be more tomor- row." promised the superintendent:
 The little girls unwrapped their treasure and reluctantly ate it. It was evident that they did not believe such kind fortune could be lasting:
 Two skinny dogs slunk up and licked greedily at the paper that the girls threw away:
 A Red Cross train went out of Kazan andestabiished a station few versts outside of the city. Bread and cocoa were distributed to a thousand children, and a number of women.
 Some of the fugEives in KaZan and those gathered outside the city. are Tartars, unable to speak Russian. There was one little group of seven Tartar children. homeless and help less clinging together outside of a feding station in this city. Some of the TartarS were barefooted and ragged and had tramped fer 36 miles, living on such scraps as they could forage by the waySide-
 Hundreds of members of old Bourgeois families are working side by side with workmen and peasant women in communal gardens. The officials said that there was a fair potato crop and that the people were trying to store up enough potatoes to keep them alive until Christmas.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
JoBLBss TO REPLACE ALIENS.

Norfolk, Va, Sept. ee-One hun dred aliens manning the Shipping Boards fleet ladd up at Camp Eustis were discharged Friday and their places will be filled with American citizens. EX-service men will be given preference among those who apply for the jobs.
 An nvestigation started by the Ar1er1can Legion is the direct cause of the change in the policy of the board. A fleet of S2O vessels is tied up at the Camp Eustis wharves in units of ten. Each unit has aboard a skeleton crew,
 The Legion committee, headed by M. A. Butler, found the aliens were included in these crews. Orders were Issued Friday by Capt. J. N. A. God win. commander of the fleet person. nel, discharging all of these aliens except few cooks who cannot be re- placed tmmdiately.
 Capt Goodwin says the fleet will shortly be augmented by the addition of another 300 ships and that the personnel required will be practically doubled in strength,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
PATROLMAN TAKES
 HIS OWN LIFE

Believed to have been mentally un- balanced es the result of an attack pneumonia several years ago, Patrol man Dennis J. Sullivan, of 2S4 South avenue, took his own life by hang Ing. early Sunday morning. The po- icemau's body was found hanging from a bay window of the Warner Brothers' Institute. in a small area way off the sidewalk, by Patrolman keene. Sullivan Is the second Bridgeport policeman to commit sui eide within the past Is months
 aPtrolman Sullivan was appointed to the police department on April 1, 1913. and for a number of years was assigned to duty in the Traffic bu- reau. He acted as clerk of the divi- sion for a long time, and six months ago was transferred to street duty in the Third precinct
 He went off duty Saturday after noon at three o'clock. and nothing unusual was noticed in his actions at that time. Sullivan used his own belt for making the moose.
 The deceased is survived by his wife, one son. James F, Sullivan; three sisters, Mrs, James Prescott, Mrs. John Naedeie and Irene Sullivan and two brothers, John and James Sullivan. Funeral services will be held at the home of his parents, ss2 Warren street, Wednesday,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
BRIDGEPORT WOMEN
 T0ATTEND BIG DINNER

The Catholic Daughters of Ameri- ca, formerly the Daughters of Isa- bella. will hold a complimentary din- ner aRd dance at the Hotel Astor in New FeEk city en Wednesday even ins; Oct: 5, in heneE of Mrs. Ger trude +. Walsh, supreme grand re- gent of the organization.
 Fhe society has councils in every state in the union and Mrs. Walsh recently returned from Porto Rico where she established several courts in a few months.
 Mrs. John LaEeS grand regent of the local court and Miss Margaret DerGE, vice grand regent, will be the ofnciaI delegation from Bridge port, but all members of the Bridge porf branch are invited to attend. A meeting of the Bridgeport court will be held this evening in the Knights of Columbus club house, on Wash ington avenue. The women who are planning to attend the dinner are especially asked to be present and @ make reservations.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
PEDESTRIANS
 RESPONSIBLE ,
 FOR ACCIDENTS

liar tford, Sept s4.-More pedes- trians than motorists were Killed an a total of 26o deaths due to motor vehicle mishaps. 1a7, or 6B per cent. of the total number of fatally injur- ed, were on foot, Elghty-six of these the pedestrians, 27 to the negligence and four were unaeoounted for,
 These records. based on official re- ports of eoroners, were made pubic ment for the purpose of showing that much of the responsibility for redue- Ing traffic accidents in Connecticut rests on the pedestrlan-not alone on the autoist.
 city streets and 47 on country high ways Of the sa who were them- selves at fault. s1 were careless in crossing streets. 20 others crossed in expectedly from the curh. were playing in the street. were tntoxi- cated and Il failed to exercise proper caution in other ways,
 The 27 deaths laid to negligent op- orators, included who were speed ing, with insufficient headlights, 3 wh ose vision was obStrueted, each who skidded. had defective brakes or were careless at interseeting high ways and enc each who was passing a standing trolley ear, passing to the left of 0 trolley ear, backing up or Inexperienced
 The 10 fatalities attributed to pure accidents included four eases that were due to physical inf1rnities of the victims, three in which the driver of the automobile was blinded by a trolley light, two where a road con- dition was at fault and one in which the victim fell into the road before an approaching machine,
 ReckleSsn ess, in the sense Of lack of attention to safety requirements, is more apt to be justly chargeaEble to the pedestrian or to some one else than the motor vehicle driver, in the opinion of Motor Vehicle Conmis- sioner Stoeckel. He believes that. If all other classes of users of the highways, as pedestrians, cyclists, and horse drawn vehicles were under strict discipline and were held ao- countable to the same extent as motor vehicle drivers and if that discipline should be as effective. accidents would soon be fewer. The real att tempt to lessen accidents must be made, not through unjust severity of discipline on the motor vehicle driver although discipline must be continued and extended into a per- fected system. but must take the ob- vious lines. of education and disci- plfne of other classes,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
Mother Love Is Triumphant But
 Tragic Figure

(Conlnued From Page One
 Before the winter is over, more than 100000 children will be fed here daily, according to present plans.
 Food kitchens. similar to these which are now the life of the Volga district, are being established in the city of Kazan and the country dis tricts.
 On Thursday at noon time. I saw 400 small shaved heads crowded around the tables, They were Rus sian and Tartar children, waiting to get their rations. The practice of shaving the heads made some of the boys look like little old men.
 All morning. they had arrived, barefotted and srimy. their filthy rags barely covering their nakedness. Some were so weak they staggered. even carried the tiny ones, who were too sick or too weak to walk unaid ed, Some Of them had tramped 20 miles, They came alone for starvation breeds independence. I asked some where their fathers and mothers were, A few said they did not know. Others said their parents were dead.
 We had only 50 bowls with which to feed the 400 yesterday. but the implements of supply are being in- creased, While the first batch greed fly ate their pudding. the others waited, casting longing glances at the disappearing food,
 Two little girls wrapped up their pudding in a newspaper. The super intendent asked them what they were going to do with it,
 We are going to save it till to-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
POLICE CHIEF TAKEN
 IN HIS THIRD HOLD UP

Chicago Sept. 26-The crime wave in Riverdale was suppressed last night when Chief of Police Frank Sinnick was seized as he was holding up five men in Frank Crea's saloon.
 He had taken SS0 and was threat ening to kill every one in the place when the Chicago police arrived. This was the third time Sinnick had held up the saloon, and the owner said the work had grown monotonouS. "I need the money" was all the Chief said, He has been Chief of Police for twelve years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26

ing will be made near the Pole. The return trip calls for stops at Spitzber- gen, Bear Island and North Cape, Nor way. One plane will be used for the entire flight.
 If the Journey to North Cape is suc- cessfully negotiated MT. Naulty plans to fly by easy stages from there to London The party will thus, if every who with hree other experienced miles.
 many more of them would no doubt show up, and be made" Next year is another year, but many men and women will be sorry next Monday that they cannot have a share in the fun,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
BITTEN BY INSECT 27 YEARS
 AGO, SUFFERS GREAT PAIN NOW

Middletewn N, T.. Sept e6-Bitten on the neck by an insect 27 years ago, Henry Graf. farmer near Jefferson vile, Sullivan county, is again suffer ing severely from the effects, The bite is causing a wasting of the tis- sues of his hand, face and neck. Four years ago. because of decaying tis- sues, it was necessary to amputate the thumb of one hand and the little finger of the other. Physicians say the poison germs remain in his sys- tenn, feappearing at intervals of sev- eral years, when the victim suffers eXcruciating pain for weeks,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
Aeronaut Plans Making North
 Pole I'm Two 6OO-Mile Jumps

New York, Sept. 26-Ffrst details for his proposed flight to the North Pole and back are being prepared in Washington by Edwin Fairfax Naulty. who with three other experienced pilots, will attempt to reach the Pole.
 The starting point of the expedition will be Point Barrow, Alaska. MT. Nau1ty expects to make the hop from there to the Pole a distance of 1900 miles, with only a single stop-about midway. If conditions permit, a land
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
WOLFE NAMED TREASURER,

Edmund s. Wolfe, president of the First National Bank of Bridgeport has been named treasurer of the coua- try by the county commissioners to succeed Walter B. Daskam of Stam- ford who has been filling the position temporarily. The county treasurer handles several hundred thousands of dollars annually, being in charge of all the funds of the county.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
NEW SLATE IN TENTH.

The anti-Wilson Republican forces known as the Republican organization of Bridgeport, have named a com p1ete slate for the primaries in the Tenth district. Adoiph Lederer is the choice for alderman and William H. Phelps, Charles Denardi, and Ademar Bundoek are delegate candidates,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
EXPLOSION VICTIMS BURIED.

Mannheim, Germany, Sept. 26-It !. Is estimated To,o0o persons yesterday { attended the funerals of the victims of the Oppau explosion St the Lud- f~wigshafen cemetery, The French ! military authorities were represented iby Gems. Lenetz and DanGand.
 Both these officers brought wreaths s and expressed condolences to Presi- dent Ebert and Premier Lerehe enfield Herr Ebert, replying. said he was touched by the manifestation of hu- man sympathy which had set aside EEheb arriers arising from the war,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26

An international conference on teie- graph tolls, at which England, Ger many and Russia were represented. was held in Riga. M Kadikis. of the Latvian Telegraph Co.; was elect ed president.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
NINTH DISTRICT MEETING.

All women of the Ninth district are invited to attend a meeting of the dis trict Republican Women's club at the club rooms at East Main and Ogden streets tonight. The question of the primaries and ether business matters will be discussed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26

Sen. John J. Pershing was receiv- ed by the entire population of Chau- mont, France, when he reached the scene of his former headquarters The American commander was kiss ed fervently by the Mayor of Chau- mont.
The evening world., 1921-06-23
STREET CLEANERS
MARCH IN 5TH AVE.
Hylan and Leo Lead Parade Of
1000 Men-Spic and Span
Carts in Line.

Fifth Avenue, which is kept clean
every day in the year, was given over
to the men who care for it this after
noon when 1000 of them marched in
the annual parade OF the Street
Cleaning Department. The men, in
three regiments headed by Mayor
Hylan and Street Cleaning Commis-
sioner John +. Leo. started from 60th
Street Behind the Mayor and the
Commissioner were "A squad OF Depu-
ties from the Bronx, Brooklyn and
Queens.
The Police, Firemen's and Street
Cleaning Bands were in the parade.
There were companies OF carts. sp!ck
and span, with horses curried till
they glistened. The new tractors and
snow plows also were seen.
The Mayor and Commissioner Leo
dropped out OF the procession aa1
reviewed it at the grandstand at the
WORT - ."''0'0rt. The parade con-
The evening world., 1921-06-23
1854 ARRESTS
UNDER DRY LAW;
ONE TANK SEIZED

Figures issued by the Police De,,- =
ment this afternoon In regard TO the
enforcement OF the new State Prohi-
bition Laws show that from the time
the new laws went into effect on April
4 up to June Is, the police made 1894
arrests for alleged violation OF the Dry
Laws In this city.
The seizures included So, 6jS bottles
OF supposed liquor, 1869 barrels, 1,l93
cases, 5s kegs, 5sl cans, so presses, 1872
glasses, 364 containers and 80 tunnels
There were rs automobiles
gathered in, "a stills, 13 suitcases. 623
jugs. l04 flasks, SO dcmijohns, 60 pots,
tank. truck, 20 empty barrels. 1
junk boat / taxicab, 49 Jars.
Other captures were: One brief
case, description file, record book
horses. wagons, s handbags,
washboilers, 10 tubes, 10 bags OF
sugar, 2 gallons OF mash barrels OF
The evening world., 1921-06-23
FIGHT TICKET PLOT
IS REVEALED BY
3COUNTERFE|TERS
Taken Before Grand Jury to
Give Details of Plan to
Embezzle Fortunes.
FORGED STAMPS, TOO.
Gang Had Turned Out One
for so Cent Postage That
Defied Detection.
FORGED STAMPS, TOO

Three OF eight men who were az
rested last night charged with plo.-
ting to print and sell $4,000 counter
felt tickets to the Dempsey -Carpen-
tier fight were taken from Police
Headquarters to the District Attorneys
office to-day to give testimony before
the Grand Jury exposing the details
OF the conspiracy. Two of the three
had already made SO many incriminat
ing statements to detectives OF In.
spector Coughlin's stan during tn,
past three weeks that they conch,dec
It would be best for them to turr
States evidence.
The eight had already been held
for trial by Magistrate McQuaid in
Centre Sareet Court,
According to the detectives, coun-
tcrfeiting tickets to the fight WIS
only one phase of the activities Of
the gang. Louis Cohen, one of the
men under arrest, told them, while
they we're posing as spectators wish
ing to buy the tickets in quantities,
that the gangs engravers and print
ers had succeeded in turning out n
hfty-cent postage stamp that had de-
ceived the experts OF the Post Once
cpartment.
Trail along with u.s." Cohen is al
legged to have told the detectives
land we'll clean up 100000 for you
be fore the end of the year"
In working up a case against the
conspirators the detectives actually
bought "a counterfeit tickets OF the
$40 class. They contracted to bu,
IS, 900 worth OF $50 and $40 counterfeit,
tickets for $3,7Oo.
The first clue to the forgeries came
from Reading Pa, where the cut
rate tickets had been offered for sale
a week ago.
The print shop in which the tickets
were prepared is in the basement al
No. A Elizabeth Street. 1t Is now ir
the possession of the police. A quaint.
ity of partially consumed $50 tickets
which had evidently been printed ex.
perimentally was found in a stove in
the place.
Demattio, chauffeur. of No. lie Eas
Continued on Second Page)
The evening world., 1921-06-23
RUTH GETS HIS
25TH HOME RUN

BOSTON, June 23.-Babe Ruth
slammed out his twenty-fifth home
run of the season in the fifth inning
of the game between the Yankees and
Red Sox played here to-day. There
was one man on base at the time,
The hit was made off Pitcher Thor
mahlen.
The Yankees got away to good
start in to-day's game. sending two
runs across in the opening inning
They added another in the third stan
"a and Ruth's homer sent home two
more in the fifth Rip Collins occu-
MED the mound for the Yankees and
up to the sixth inning held Boston To
one run. The Yankees got another
run in the seventh inning. Both sides
went scoreless in the eighth
The evening world., 1921-06-23
SMOKE SCREEN CLIPS FIFTH
Of A SECOND Off MARK

then came away to a galloping vic
tory. Sea Mint, after showing a lot
of early foot, was second in front of
the fast closing Dimmesdale. Sea
Mint was well played, but after get
ting a running start wasn't good
enough.
The Harry Payne Whitney colors,
carried by Wellfinder, flashed across
the finish line very much to the good
in the Union Selling Stakes. Penman
took the gelding out in front at the
rise of the barrier and it was no
contest thereafter.
Wellflnder was 5 to shot and
almost overlooked by the regulars in
their desire to wager on Superwoman
and Rankin. Both of these. however.
performed poorly. Two Feathers, one
of the outsiders in the betting. chased
Wellfinder all the way and finished
in second place in front of Miss
Petite.
Young Bullman, son Of Johnny Bull
man, the ~reat jockey of a generation
ago, put il on the premiere Sande in
the third race, mailing him and Tom
McTaggart on the post with Sir Graf
ton. The youngster came from
twenty lengths back on the back
stretch and he didn't have a stride to
spare.
The Enquirer, showing a good per-
formance, jumped from the second
division nearing the stretch turn int
contending position and held on tc
be third in front of Devildog, The lat,
ter was badly cut of in the stretcl
and his rider Joe Mooney, lodged 6
complaint which was not allowed.
Hobey Baker threatened to make 4
runaway race OF the fifth, but Capt
Alcock coming strong in the stretcl
The evening world., 1921-06-23

effort the with the deep scratches upon his face
last evening The wood about three quarters of mile from the so
Hampstead H. where manacal fury
murdered assaulted Minnie Bartlett widow of
York oil merchant police dog taken the wood this afternoon
With the animal went the two negro servant girls who had
six policemen The girls to point out the spot at
which they had been acosted by the and there possible the trail
be taken up by the dog detail of the police squad to
follow the the others make thorough search Of the
patch of woods.
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caught him and won going away
Hobey Baker, regarded as only n
sprinter had no trouble holding on to
beat Genie w. for the place.
Irish Brigadier was the winner or
the opening event, running straight
and true on the rail with plenty OF
room while the other contcnders were
battling it out in the middle OF the
track. Bravo was the one to cut out
the pace and he led all the way until
midway from the bend home.
Here Ultimo made a bid but he was
under the whip at the time. Broom
flax hove into the picture at this
stage. This trio really beat them
selves, for while they were fighting II
out Irish Brigadier was running with
out his serious contention. At the
end 1t was Irish Brigadier. Bravo,
Broomflax and Ultimo in the order
named.
The evening world., 1921-06-23
HUTCH|SON LEADS
IN TWO ROUNDS
FOR GOLF TITLE
Chicago Player Creates SEN
sation by Doing the Short
Eighth Hole in One.
TURNS IN AZ SCORE.
Ted Ray of England and Jim
Barnes of America Next
With 148.
TURNS IN Az SCORE.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, June 23.
With two brilliant rounds Jock
Hutchison. Chicago, took the lead in
the British golf championships here
to-day. He went around in the morn
ing in 72 and this afternoon in rs for
a days total of lat. His nearest rival
was Ted Ray, British golfer. and Jim
Barnes. American, who had totals OF
14S for the two rounds.
Bobby" Jones OF Atlanta made his
second round in "a for a total of 1852.
Emmett French, Youngstown. o., had
76 for total Of l55. Jim Barnes
was around in "a for a total OF 14S,
equalling Rays mark.
Hutchison played a particularly
strong game on the outward journey
in this round. creating n sensation by
doing the 139-yard eighth hole in one
and taking only two for the 273-yard
ninth. His score to the turn was "a.
Hutchison used a mashie from the
tee on the eighth hole. holding out
amidst great applause.
other scores and the totals for the
SO holes were turned in as follows:
Abe Mitchell, North Foreland. 7S-
70, 157.
Joseph II. Kirkwood. Australian
open champion, 76-74, $50.
Alexander Herd, former British
open champion, 75-74. 149.
George Duncan. 7E74, 149.
Arnaud Massey. 74-75. 149.
Walter Hagen, Detroit, 74-79, 153.
William Melhorn, Shreveport, IT'S,
152.
Tom Kerrigan, New York, 7+sO,
l54.
Harry Vardon, Couth Herts, TIT,
154.
Emmett French, Youngstown, O..
79-76-155.
George MCLEAN. 76-73-14S.
Clarence Hackney, Atlantic City
77-75-152.
Edward Ray, Oxhey. 76-72-l4S.
H. c. Kinch, Woodcote Park, Eng
land, 73-77-150.
J. b. Bailey, London Country Club
S1-82-163.
p. Alliss, Clyne, 7s-77--l52.
J. Burgess, Asheville, N, c..
The evening world., 1921-06-23
Wins the Friar's Rock High
weight Handicap in 1.174-
by Five Lengths.
Blu Vincent TrednOr.

AQUBDUCT RACE TRACK, June
... When trainer ]. Evans said
'"They would have to break the record
70 beat Smoke Screen" in the Friar's
n)ck lightweight Handicap, the
second event to-day, he was abso-
lately right. Nothing beat Smoke
Screen. He won by five lengths and
crcated a new track figure of III 40
for the six and one-half furlongs.
This mark supplants that of Mask
cite, 1.1s, made in 1910. Smoke Screen
ran in behind the we'll played Sea
Mint until we'll into the stretch, and
The evening world., 1921-06-23
3 UNIVERSITIES GET
10000 FROM
DE LAMAR FORTUNE

Bequests totalling $6,000,000 were
assured for Harvard, Columbia and
Johns Hopkins Universities to-day
when the referee reported that no
protest would be made against the
will of the late Capt. Joseph r, De
Lamar.
De Lamar's daughter, who divides
the $3O,O00,000 estate with the in
stitutions. did not take advantage OF
her privilege to contest. the referee
said.
Trustee fees OF nearly $500, 900 were
allowed by tine report.
The evening world., 1921-06-23
LABOR FEDERATION
REJECTS PLAN FOR
WAR REFERENDUM

DENVER, Colo, June 23.-The con-
yention OF the American Federation
OF Labor to-day voted down a pro-
posal calling for an amendment to
the Constitution OF the United States
taking the power OF declaring war
from Congress and placing it in the
hands OF the people through referen-
DUN vote.
The oficial roll call showed that II. =
7i2 votes were cast against the war
referendum and 1880 for It.