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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-26
MERIDEN GAS VICTORY SPURS LOCAL
 LEAGUE TO RENEW BATTLE HFR|
CONSUMERS ASSN. TO REVIVE FIGHT
 AT NEW HEARING

cent @ uItsed by Merdens successful fight against ,O Consrers re1ta charge members of the Bridgeport
 the Bridgeport Gas Light company when nexf be aPPear before the Public Utilities commssinn ~ nes
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-26
BergdoX, WeaZthv DrafDodger; Near
 Capture Al BQde,,

that Grover American draft dodger Raden
 iu Ill Frankfort dispatch account of effort delphian .ooo "e fhia
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-26
= ----------- - WEATHER

Conditions favor for this ,-ioi,. lair weather and slowly rising ta,, perature followed by increasi1. cfoudinesS sssii' ssSis sii'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-26
PACT WITH TUREH

MOSCOW by wireless to Berlin aanI Pasha, ambassador from Mus- -apl .apla hemal Pasha to Moscow an pieteiy successful in his nissioy, 1o gtins soviet Russia and NationaIist turkey into a close alliance
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-26
Germany To Open Trade
 With Soviet
Nationalist Turkey and So- vlet Russia Reported to Be
 In Close Alliance

London-A commercial agreement mas been concluded between Germany ana Soviet Russia it was announced a. Kiss by Victor Kopp. according 10 Riga today. Al ''i' hopp, who is enroute for Moscow rom Berlin. said that announcerept or the trade agreement would he
 kopp is the envoy of tbc S,-;,. government in Germany. He recently
 ueparted from Berlin in comnanI. HlIh h Leonide Krassin, head of the been negotiating with the Rrifisb .-o,.i ernment. So"-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-26
TODAYS PROFILE.

Today's profile and Identification Will be found on Page Six.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-26
START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT

By subscribing for The Bridgeport Times. Write or telephone The Bridgeport Times
 Business Department: Barnum f2O8
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
DEBATE Ownership
OF ALAND ISLANDS
swsdes and Firms Present A.
gunnents Before League
Council at Geneva
WILL ACT UPON REPORT
BY the Associated press

Geneva, June 2O.---Sweden ana nj.
land debated questions relative % a.
future status Of the Aand Isiands IA
fore the Council Of the League of NJ
tions here today. -
This was the first open session a. 4.
Council. public meetings held IN e
past being for the purpose on'v 'ne
announcing decisions on matter. .!
at executive assemblies of the orsea,
zation. ''sahi'
Hjalmar Brsntins, former sv.a,.,
Minister OF Finance. had prepared =
presentation Of Sweden's claims ID ~
islands, and the answer was 70 no NAL
BY c. j. A.. Enckell. former n Tinn;ouse n,sue
Foreign Minister and now the Tis
nish Minister TO France. 'n'
During the coming week the poNs,
Lithuanian dispute, the report of *
commission appointed to pass ON nros ne
posed amendments to the coyensnt !,
the league. and conflicting claims ~ ~
territory along the frontier of Ajho,,oo
will be considered by the Council. p.a
lief is expressed that these matters nd,
be cleared up before Saturday. "'''
The debate on the Aland islands ,vs.
based on the report of the League ~
Nations commission which recommendes
that the fsiands De given TO Finland
The members Of this commission wsrs
Judge Abram Elkus. former United
States Ambassador to Turkey NJ, Cei
onder, former president Of the Swis,
Confederation. and Baron Baeyens s ~
Belgium.
They decided that there was no NOR.
reason for attaching the islands ~
Sweden than there was for giving n
Sweden t,arfs OF the Tipn;ob ,nat.ies J"
where the Swedes also predominant
IL was admitted tho population OF a.
islands was overwhelmingly SwediM
but IL was stated that the peoples In,
terests would be inadequately protected
and methods for insuring this protection
were detailed.
It was expected this morning that the
Council would also consider the CUES.
ton Of epatriatine Russian refugees
either through the control of a centrsi
organization or otherwise.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
ON TRIAL FOR KILLING GIRL
Michigan Man Accused Of Poisoning
His Fiance-Denies Guilt

Cor,lnna. Mch.. June 20.-(By A..
PD-Sclection of jury to try Forest
Higgins. twenty two years old, on n
charge of killing Lucy Wittum. nine
teen. was begun in Circuit Court here
today. Higgins is accused of having
given the girl poison, upon learning
she was in a delicate condition. He
denies this.
Miss Wittum's body was found by a
train crew alongside the railroad tracks
near the adjoining farms of the Higgins
and Wittum families April |. The
body lay in ditch face downward with
mud and grass clutchcd In both hands.
Higgins admitted having met her at
the place the night before and asserted
she took the poison after learning their
marriage would have to be postponed.
He saw her fall into the ditch, he added
but fed from the scene and made no re-
port to the authorities for fear he
would be blamed for the girls death.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
BATTLE OF THE BUGS"
Hawaiian Planters Import Parasites
Which Prey Upon Sugar Pests

Honolulu, June 20.-Sugar cane
worth millions of dollars is being saved
in Hawaii every year through the efforts
of scientists in combating insect pests
which attack and destroy the cane in
the fields.
The Hawaiian Sugar Planters AS
sociation has succeeded not only in
materially increasing Hawaii's sugar
outturn, but in preventing cane dis
eases and the inroads Of pests which
for many years. threatened the life OF
the territory's leading crop.
Parasites which prey upon these pests
have been brought to Hawaii in large
colonies and liberated here, and theil
activities are proving highly successful
Local scientists have gone into all parts
of the world to obtain these parasites
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
BlACKMAIL IN KABER CASE
Indictments Expected Charging
Threats Against Accused Widow

Cleveland. June 2O.--(By A. PD--
Detective Philip Mooney. armed with
extradition papers for Salvatore Gala.
arrested in Buffalo in connection with
the murder of Daniel F. kaber. left
here last night for Albany, n. y. to
have them signed by Governor Miller.
Detective Mooney will then proceed to
Buffalo to return Gala to Cleveland to
answer a first degree murder, indict-
ment.
Indictments charging attempts to
blaCkmail Mrs. Eva Catherine Kaber,
widow of the dead man, and Mrs. Err
minina Colvaito, who also are under
indictment for the murder. probably
will be returned within few days. The
blackmailing, they said. was done in an
attempt to collect money which it was
charged. was promised by Mrs. Kaber
to the murderers.
Mrs. Mary Brickel. sixty ninc-year
old mother of Mrs. Kaber. who is held
in detention home. is said to be in a
critical condition.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
BREAK GROUND FOR CHURCH
Bywood lutherans to Build Edifce
on Half.Acre Tract

Lansdowne, Pa. June 20.-A half.
acre plot of ground. recently purchased
by the congregation Christ Lutheran
Church. of Bywood. was consecrated
Yesterday afternoon and ground was
broken for the erection of new build
ing. The Rev. s. d. Daugherty. u; D.,
Superintendent of Missions of East
Pennsylvania Synod conducted the
service. assisted by the Rev. Paul :.
Wagner, D. D.. the pastor Of the
church. which is temporarily hold
ing services in the Upper Darby Post
Office Building. Sixty ninth street and
the West Chester pike.
Governor Sproul, who had been in
vited to speak. was unable to be pres
sent. but his regrets were read. in
which he said that he congratulated the
congregation in their efforts. Addresses
were made by the Rev. Ross Stoever,
pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church,
Philadelphia, and J. Milton Lutz, of
Upper Darby Township.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
BOY DROWNED IN SURF
Woman Resident Of This City Saved
From Death by Guards

Atlantic City, June 20.-Seven- year =
old Henry Louder, Jr.. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs Henry Louder, of this city
was drowned in the Thoroughfare at
Annapolis avenue Saturday. The boy
wandered away from home while his
mother was preparing supper.
Two hours later his body was found
in the water. DR.. Lewis r. Souder,
county physician, Investigated the case
and pronounced the drowning an acci- =
dent.
Swept out by an undercurrent at
Kentucky avenue, Mrs. Alice Mularky
of Van Pelt street, Philadelphia. sank
in the sea off Kentucky avenue. Guards
Kertland and Riddle, who responded Ia
her calls for help, were compelled to
dive into the combers to aid her. The
woman was unconscious when brought
ashore, but recovered in the hospital
tent under care OF DR.. Hilton Read.
Miss Mabel Mularky, one of the hun
dreds attracted to the Boardwalk rail
by the rescue, was unaware her mother
was the victim until the guards lifted
her into the tent. She took her to her
hotel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
SHOT IS FATAL TO WIFE
Mrs. w. II. Benjamin Dies After
Accusing Her Husband

Murder, instead of attempted homi .
eide, is the charge against William II.
Benjamin. who shot his wife after a
quarrel last Friday. Mrs. BENJAMIN
died in the Northwestern General Hos
pital yesterday afternoon, without re
gaining consciousness since sinking
spell. following her bedside identified .
tion Of her husband as the man who
shot her. His name never passed her
lips from that time until her death.
Since he was brought face to face
with her at her deathbed Saturday and
she identified him as the man who fired
she steadily grew weaker. Relatives
were summoned to the hospital early
yesterday. Mrs. Benjamin made nc
further statement to the authorities. but
detectives assert that they have six
eyrwitnesses to the brutal shooting.
Magistrate Oswald today held Ben
jamin without bail to await the actor
of the coroner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
TlUO Men Killed
in Auto Crashes
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
was anxious to 60 home early. 1
wanted to stay little longer ana so
he went on ahead. It is the first time
he has ever been in the car without me.
! feel certain IL / had been in the car
would have been killed, too
Joseph s. Black, sixty years old,
farm manager for DIR. Howard Wilson,
of Arlington, was run down by car
driven by Frederick Vanuxem Hebard,
a Yale student, son Of Daniel Il. He
bard, of East Evergreen avenue, Chest-
nut Hill, late Saturday night.
The accident occurred on Easton
highway in Roslyn. Hebard and his
companions were released when the
Coroner issued certificate of accidental
death. Evidence of eye witnesses indi-
Gated Black was walking on the wrong
side of the road and Hebard, who was
swinging out to pass a car. In front OF
his, could not see the victim until TOO
late.
Miriam Rifkin. nine years old. was
run down and received fracture of the
skull, near her home, 2411 North Ma :
trona street. She is in the Woman s
Homeopathic Hospital, and is not
expected to live. Alton Prettyman
1892 jackson street, who was driving
the car, was arrested and taken to the
Twenty sixth and York streets police
station. Magistrate Oswald, at the
Nineteenth and Oxford streets station,
today held Prettyman in 5000 bail for
a further hearing June q.
George Henderson, twenty nine years
old, 3019 Reed streetf suffered broken
back when his motorcycle skidded and
fell on him on the newly paved southern
boulevard. Henderson was taken to the
st. Agnes Hospital and will probably
die.
Mrs. Walter Flaherty. 1901 Allegheny
avenue. who was injured late Saturday
when the car in which she was riding
crashed into another automobile neal
Egg Harbor. Is in hospital in Allan.
tic City. She is expected to live.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
CANADA MAY GET BERGD0LL
Dominion Government Considering
ExtradltIon Of Stacker

Ottawa, June 20.-Thc eXtradtOn
from Germany of Grover c, Bergdoll
United States draft evader, is under
consideration by the Canadian Govern.
ment. C. J. Doherty, Minister of Jus.
ticc. announced last night.
Rergdoll Is reported to have reached
Germany on forged Canadian pass =
port. That is the first official announce
ment that the Canadian Government
has taken action in the case.
Some time ago American Legion off
cials petitioned Canadian war veterans
organizations to bring the deserter' :
case to the official attention of the Do
minion Government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
DOCTOR SHORTAGE 25,OO0
Long Study Said to Discourage Men
4, Entering Profession

Washington, June 20.-The Initcd
States H. short 25.0O0 physicians. Dr..
Roy Upham, of Brooklyn, said ycstpr. L.
day at the opening session of the an o
nual convention of the American Tu-
stitute OF Homeopathy. Long and
arduous study required Of medical
students and inability speedily 10 build
up n profitable practice tend TO dis.
courage prospective doctors. he said.
In an effort TO assist medical students
Through college. and so relieve the
shortage, wives Of members Of the in e
stitute have formed the Woman VA
tional Homeopathic League,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
FLIERS TO BOMB SEA WOLF
German U.6oat to BE Target 70
Military Airmen

Washington. June 20.-The former
German submarine U-117. turned over
to the United States Navy after the
armisticg, was anchored in fifty fathoms
of water sixty miles east of Cape
Charles, Va, yesterday to become the
target for airplanes Tuesday.
The navy will send twenty four
planes of various types against the
T-l17 and the army will use twenty
three bombing airplanes In the test.
The naval transport Henderson will
leave here Monday morning with a
large party of army and navy officers,
Cabinet members, Congressman and
newspapermen.
The U.l11, which was to have been
used in the destroyer target practice,
sank Saturday near Cape Henry while
being towed to the firing point.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
FOUR DIE IN CHAIR
Pay Extreme Penalty for the Muir
der OF One Man

BeliefOnte. Pa. June 20.--(By A.
r Milton Hudson. William Stragin
Robert TrammelI aud Steve Schiop,
convicted in Erie County for murder,
were executed in the Western Pennsyl-
vania Penitentinry at Rockview today.
II is the first time in many years that
four men have paid the death penalty
for II single crime.
Hudson. Trammcll and Stragin, Ne
groes, and Schiop. white, killed Szma
Florian, Rumanian. at Erie on the
night Of September 26, 1920. The men
were arrested next day by city detec-
tives. Hudson. who later confessed to
firing the shot which killed Florian
walked into police headquarters, say
ing. II hear you are looking for me.
They were found guilty in the next
term of county court Several unsuc
ccssful efforts to avert the execution OF
the death sentence, pronounced by Judge
RoSsiter. were made.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
Defends New Americans

Lewiston, Me-, June 10. Amerca
needs leaders who think straight, who
look at the stars while they keep their
f,.et on the ground and who are capable
OF moral enthusiasm that lasts longer
Than over the week end, said Clifton
ID. Gray, president. in his bNccalaureute
sermon at Bates College
"It Ill becomes us. he sGid, Ito
sneer at the new Americans, The fact
thnt our ancestors came over in the
Mayhower should not give US a feeling
Of superiority over the new American
who has just reached these shores via
Che steerage, The latter is undoubtedly
more sahitnry than the stuify hold Of
che Muytiower ever was. and while
fhsse newcomers may need disinfecting
RsN delousing, the companions of Elder
H|-Ester never heard of either"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
REACH SOUTH POLAR ISLAND
British Explorers Find Rich Seal and
Penguin Colonies

Vancouver. Il. C., June 20.--(By A.
P.)-Thc British Imperial Antarctic
expedition. which sailed from England
last September. landed on Graham
Island at latitude Ga 80 south, longi-
tudc GO 40 west, on January -, said a
dispatch today to the Vancouver Sun
from the Sydney (Australia) Herald.
The dispatch added that the expedi-
ton had found rich seal and penguin
colonies at Enrood Bay.
DR.. John l.. Cope. biologist and sur
eeon. commander of the British expe-
dition. said when he left on his i've
year trip that he would attempt to reach
the South Pole by airplane. His ship,
Thor |. was last heard from February
II. when a dispatch from Santiago,
Chile, reported the expedition sailed
from Port Stanley, Falkland Islands,
December 20. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
2 MEN ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
Charged With Completely in Killing
Sharon Hill Doctors Son

Roanoke Jasper and John Austin, two
Negroes charged with the murder Of
John Dalton. OF Sharon Hill, July @.
1920, were placed on trial in Media
courthouse today before Judge Johnson.
Dalton. who was son of DR.. David
Dalton, was shot and killed near his
home
Walter Lewis. another Negro, also
charged with completely in the murder.
was tried several months ago and found
guilty of murder in the first degree. His
counsel asked for new trial.
Harry G. Sweeney, representing Aus
tin. asked for severance in his case
which is expected TO be granted Aus
tin was captured recently, after a chase
OF several months, in MOrgantown, W.
Va. by c. Gilbert Crawford. who was
especially assigned to the case by Dis
trict Attorney Taylor. Austin denies
taking any part in the shooting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
AUTO PAYMASTER HELD
Studebaker Official Charged With
EmbeZzIement

Cincinnati, June 2O.--tBy y. ~.
William Lev, forty. head paymartcr Of
the automobile division of III" StuG"-
baker Corporation. Detroit, Vas hrld by
the police here today upon complaint Of
John e. Hogan. special detective EN-.
ployed by the corporation, whc said
warrants charging cmbcMlnmcnt and
forgery had been issued by Detroit an-
thoritics for Ley. Hogan charged Ley :
accounts were from $1,000 to 500 900
short. Ley had been living at hotel
mere until recently, when he movel TO
Newport, Ky. Ley waived eXtradtOn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
SIMS FOES THWARTED
Admiral to Avoid Demonstration By
QuIttInu Shin at Quarantine

New York. June 20.-One Of the an
noyances of coming home from Europe
is the delay on the pier. To circum-
navigate that killing experience is
the life long ambition of many travel
fiends. The happy solution is to be
taken off the ocean liner at Quarantine.
Since the announcement wns made of
Rear Admiral Sims presence on the
Olympic. due Wednesday, Sim Fein
symapthizers in New York have been
telling what they are going to do to him
when he reaches the pier. What has
been the effect of their talk? The Navy
Department is planning to take the adj
mirnl off the Olympic at Quarantine.
The objection the Sim Fein sympa- =
thizers have to the admiral is that in a
London speech he called them Jack
asses
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
TWO AIRMEN KILLED WHEN
PLANE FALLS INTO RIVER
Third Occupant Of Machine Injured
When Il Piunges Into Water

NhS" ~ 'e"6SS INV
Troy. N. Y, June 20.--Don Camp
bell, thirty -one years old, and Henry
Beattie, eighteen, of Watervliet, were
killed and Schuyler Mochaire, twenty
two, Of Albany. seriously injured yes
terday when a large hydro -airplane
piloted by Campbell was wrecked in
shallow water in the Hudson River
about 125 feet south Of the new Federal
dam.
As Campbell, the pilot, was banking
his plane for a turn. after flying low
over the grounds Of the Laureate Boat
Club, It fell into a side. slip and then
crashed down In spiral dive, the nose
of the machine striking the gravel bot
tom.
Captain William A. Mai, of the
boat club, headed rescuing party,
which was hampered by the tide rising
SO fast it threatened to drown Mochaire
before he could be extricated. Tie
machine was owned by the Hudson
Valley Air Line and was being tuned
up for passenger carrying. 1t had been
operating between Albany and New
York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
DEGREE FOR NINE. CURIE
Wellesley Pays Special Honor L
Scientist

Wellesley. Mass. June 20.--CRy n.
PD--Mme. Marie Curie, CO. discovercr
If radium. rec,ivcd the degree Of doctor
Of science, the only honorary degree ever
conferred by Wellesley College, at the
commencement exercises today, Etgrc"S
in course werc awarded to 3I5 gradu-
HtCS.
Th. orator "f thc day was Gntzon
HorGIum. the ScUlutor. Discussing the
larger national interests Of the Am'u-
can woman NJ today, he urged women
voters to hold aloof from partisan COM
milmCnis.
IF tho women divide UP with the men
and vote as the parties have beer vot-
ing" he said. there will be but one
rcSult--thc p,lntcr's bill for ballots.
Even as Il minority, Your power can
determine the course of government for
Goud if You remain free.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
TIME FOOLS SHOPPERS
County Clock on Standard Schedule
Cuts Saturday Sales in Woodbury.

WOOdbury, =. J., juno gO.-- TNDre
was general mix up in time Saturday
evening through the turning back Of the
clock iu the courthouse tower. ordered
last Thursday by the FrcchoIdcrs. When
the city changed to the daylight saving
system on June ) the clock was moved
forward one hour.
Every Saturday night country folk
hy the hundreds come tn the city to take
in the movies and do their shopping.
The show was visited as usual, but
when thc visitors undertook to do their
shopping they found the stores closed.
The majority did not know the mcr-
chants were operating on daylight =
saving time, and most of the visitors
went HON" without their usual pur-
rhaECs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
WOULD FREE ROSENBLUTH
Attorney Says Government VIII
Drop Case II He Recants

New York. June 20.-'I am con-
vinced that the Department of Justice
is more than willing to drop its charges
against Robert Rosenbluth IL he will
agree to drop the charges of neglect of
duty, abuse of power and criminally
rotten methods he has leveled against
the Palmer system which still domi-
mates the department" said Jonah j.
Goldstein. Rosenbluth's attorney, yes
terday, on his return to New York from
the open hearing held in Washington
Saturday.
Far better to victimize Rosenbluth,
even though they are willing to admit
that they have no evidence against him,
than to admit that the system has been
at fault
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
AMERICANS CONTROL PATHE
viii Direct Future Work Of ST..
100000 Film Concern

New York. June 2O.-The American
management and stockholders of Pathe
Exchange, Inc, have acquired control
Of the company from Pathc Cinema
Ltd, of Paris, according to a cable
from Paul Brunei president of the
exchange, who has been abroad for
several weeks in connection with the
transaction.
Charles Pathe, founder of the organ :
ization, will retain large share of the
stock in the American concern The
transaction means that hereafter the
American stockholders will direct the
policies of the $1,000 600 organization
There will be broadening Of activity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
HARDING'S NEIGHBORS HURT
Four Women In Auto Upset While
on Way to White House

women, former neighbors of President
Harding in Marion. o.. motoring from
that city TO Washington, d. c.. TO
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Harding met with
fnlshap yesterday on the National pike
ten miles east of here. with the result
that all are quartered in a hotel here
until they have recovered from shock
and minor hurts.
The party Is composed Of Mrs. Linda
Willaupr. Miss Grace WinzPtt, Miss
Rhen King and Miss Alice Blair.
Tteir machine skidded on slippery
stretch of road and overturned The
women were thrown out and bruised