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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-03
Mrs. Sanford, lO6
 Years Old Yesterday

Mrs. Della A. Sanford of Franklin avenue, Norwalk, yesterday celebrated her 106th birthday. Mrs. Sanford has lived all her long life in RedGng and Norwailk. When she was a little girl her father was a weaver in Bedding and she rem emberS the great looms. As she grew older she was taught to spin flag and to knit.
 She lives with her daughter, Miss Della NJ Sanford. Six years ago she fell and broke her hip and has since been confined to the house. Mrs Sanford has two sons, Frank, of New Canaan, and Charles, of this city She does not believe in the modern woman nor in voting and her advice to young men is:
 When you get married. boys, pick a girl who is a home-body, and not a fighty butterfly
 Her birthday yesterday, was the oc- caslon for a big cake with six candles and for much mail and many calls
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-03
MISS VINING, EDITOR,
 DIED WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Hull, Mass, Feb 3-Miss Floretta Vfning, former editor and publisher of the South Shore Breeze and other weekly newspaper of a syndicate that served nine towns popular as sum- nler resorts. died Wednesday night at her home at Stony Beach. Her activ- lues In the interest of those com munities had made her widely known She was known along the south snore as the Mayor of Hull" because Of these activities. She was a close aeouaintance with the late Hetty Green, Colonel Roosevelt and Sena- Tor Lodge. Miss Vfning was 75 years old.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-03
Alleges 1nhdelity;
 Seeks Divorce

Joseph Wahlberg, Bridgeport, al- leging inf1delity, filed papers yester- dya, asking for a divorce from Charity Stockart Wahlberg. New York city Married March 24, 1917, it is claimed that between November l. 1920, and February l. 1921. that the offenses occurred, the name of the man in volved being given as Charles Cut ting
 Another divorce action filed yester- day was that of Katy Shirilo Balint, Bridgeport. against Louis Balint also this city. whom she claims deserted her June 1, 1917. The couple were married July IT. 1902. and have three minor children.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-03
WOMAN WILL TAKE COW
 BACK TO NATIVE LAND.

Sharon. Pa, Feb. 3-Mrs. PauI kubec, of this city and her hus- bands pet Jersey COW. Ruma. in few days will be on their way home" to Szecho-Slovalxia They are going on the same ship The wife will go in steerage and the COW in "storfa ge'' They will sail from New York
 '1t cost more for the cows passage on the ship than for the wife's- Kubec says he intends to go along since things look more rosy over there now than for long life"
 The Kubecs are thrifty and homesick. They made money in this country They believe their dreams have at last come true.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-03

by the hotel man. They advanced to within 8 few feet of the 'corpse." The two discussed the deal to buy the bogus sleuth's silence. Money passed. The hotel man said:
 ''I hope this closes the deal" That was the cue for the "corpse" to get busy.
 Kemmerling suddenly swished the shroud aside, jumped up, showed a business-nke gun toward Penrod and placed him under arrest.
 Penrod was frightened speeches.. He was held on a Federal charge of impersonating a Federal prohibition agent and accepting money in an at- tempt to eXtort.
 "I felt pretty funny while lying on that couch. which had held many a dead body" said Agent Kemmering.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-03
. Special Purchase of Manufacturers Overstock Genuine Leather
 Hand Bags $1.57
Regular $1.9S and S2.5O Values

Regular $l.9S and S2.5O Values.
 Our close connection with large manufacturer gave us opportunity to choose 15 styles of regular S19S $5O genuine leather bags at price to sell at $157.
 Pin Sea Ooze leather, spider caf fooled feathers, Persian calf in black and colors Some vanity boxes with fittings.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-03
TRIED TO KILL WIFE
 AND GTSTER VESTEDn

Cleveland, Feo. 3-George LaRins. S2. first attempted to kill his wife, Mrs Lenore Zupnick. then turned the gun on himself, the bullet going through his temple. killing him in stantlys sh ortly before noon yester- day. The two women were both in 1ured. but neither seriously 1t was said at the hospital
Arizona republican., 1922-06-24
DETROIT MAN WILL
DIRECT NEW NEWS
GATHERING AGENCY

NEW YORK, June 23.-George E.
Miller of the Detroit News was elect
ed president of the newly formed
North American Newspaper Alliance
at its organization meeting here to-
day. Loring Pickering of the San
Francisco Bulletin was elected vice?
president and Ralph Pulitzer of the
New York World, secretary treasurer.
The alliance, a mutual organiza-
ton formed by publishers of news
papers in the larger cities of the
United States and Canada for the
acquisition and distribution of inn
portant news features not handled
by press associations. starts with SO
members, it was announced, repre-
senting nearly 100 newspapers with
total circulation of 100000.
The fact that the list of papers
exceeds the number of members by
nearly two to one. is due to a pro-
vision permitting members to take
in as associates publishers of small
er papers in their respective terri
tories.
A directing head for the organiza-
tion is to be named shortly and the
alliance is expected to begin func-
tioning in six or eight weeks.
The alliance, which is patterned
largely after the plan of The Associ-
ated Press, will have. an executive
committee of five and a board of
directors of Is. selected regionally.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-24
Mrs. E. II. Shanks
To Sing Solo For
Community Class

Mrs. f. II. Shanks, wife of the
pastor of the First Baptist church,
will sing "A Little Bit of Love" at
the community Bible class at Library
park Sunday morning. Mrs. Shanks
will be accompanied by Miss Carrie
Spangler.
The Community Bible class is
steadily increasing its membership.
Last Sundays lesson was particu-
larly interesting. being presented by
B. Z. Marks, and dealt with the siege
of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar.
Tomorrow's lesson will be a review
of the true and false leaders Of
Judah. The regular teacher, Z. S.
Clarke, will be in charge
Every member of the class is urged
to bring a friend and be there
promptly at $3.50 O'clock in order
that there may be plenty of time for
general discussion. Each speaker
will be allowed three minutes and
should only attempt to bring out one
thought.
1t is hoped that all adult Bible
classes of the city will join with the
Community class in the big water
melon picnic to be held at Eastlake
park July z.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-24
Pihless CroWd
Wen Bodies Of
Unhon0redDe0d

HERRIN, ILL.,, June 23-Herrin's
unhonored dead lay pale ana STARK
tonight in the vacant store pulidlHs
pressed into service as g. morgue
since yesterdays mine battle Fast
them filed an unending line OF men
and women, young and old, barefoot
ed boys and little girls.
They lifted muslin clothes and
peered at the pale faces ana at the
wounds left by pistol bullets, rlfie
balls and buckshot. They fingered
avidly. then reluctantly pressed on
to some adjoining horror. eager to
miss nothing.
Never word of pity from the
crowd These were the enemy slain
in a labor war. These were the men
who came to take away their JOBS.
Outsiders-enemies Well. it served
them right. That was the attitude
of the town as expressed py It's men
and women and its children. Tears,
none. Sympathy, not much. These
were the enemy.
The dead of half dozen nation
alities, with sloping foreheads of the
Slav, high profiles of the native porn,
the long mustaches OF eastern Eu-
rope, lay at peace for all the crowds.
the laughter and the suilen looks.
| bTICkS DenodLn liCdoo III Pii-
lows. pine boxes for their beds, they
lay waiting the call of friends and
relatives who loved them once and
have lost touch with them in the
vicissitudes of transient labor. Most
of them, it is safe to say. will be
forgotten in the potters fields. their
meagre courses run, their stories fin
ished They came here because they
wanted a living and because other
men wanted to make money.
They died hunted across the fields.
stoned, shot at, tied and dragged
down dusty country roads because
other thousands feared these men
would take away their living.
The trees are green in Herrin, and
the birds are singing, and the crops
ripening in the summer sun. From
the morgue the crowds drift to the
bill boards in front of the picture
show. to see what the posters prom
Use, to the drug store for soft drinks,
then home for supper. Only the out
siders show surprise and horror.
People here say:
fThis is our business. Sorry, but
it's done. Let us alone. Well handle
this all right We're good people to
get along with--good as anybody il
you mind your own business. Well
attend to ours"
Arizona republican., 1922-06-24
MadaIynne's Loue
Victim Tesfifes
For Prosecution
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though it were a story he was
writing.
He said references to "A were to
mean Burch and martyrs Kennedy,
while Mrs. Obenchain was to hero
inc"
He identified the letters which he
said Mrs. Obenchain wrote him, hav-
ing them mailed by friends of hers
in Los Angeles. Most were signed
Your Dream Girl while others bore
the signatures, "Madalynne" and
Miss NJ Donner Conner" the last
name being Mrs. Obenchain's maiden
name.
In one Of the letters referring, Ro-
man said, to Kennedy, this passage
occurred:
"No girl in the world was ever
more thoroughly disillusioned in a
man than / was in him."
In another letter appeared:
you ask me IL I have forgotten
him. He deceived me hide
ously and why? No matter what he
did and was, | could have forgiven
everything if he had not deceived
me-"
Later she wrote:
"All this suffering was to find you,
my Paul. You will never disillusion
me will your
Other passages were:
You seem to have given me the
breath of life and slow returning
desire to live"
81 am lonely for you, dear Paul.
Oh, hold me to your heart and let
me rest"
81 know you are destroying my
letters, for you know only too we'll
what might happen"
'T ached to reach out and touch
you to make sure you are my own.
Maybe fate will reach out and seal
our love-"
''Play / was a dream girl and you
a dream boy wandering into the land
of dreams. Press me to your
heart and kiss my tears away"
Mrs. Obenchain at her first trial
testified Kennedy urged her to marry
him but she refused. The prosecu-
ton alleged that 1t was Kennedy who
refused to we'd and that for this rea-
son Mrs. Obenchain induced Burch
to shoot him.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-24
REFLECT GOMPERS
A. F. |. PRESIDENT
FOR FORT|ETH TIME
Convention Indicates 1t
Will Vote Against The
Recognition Of Soviet
Russia This Year

CINCINNATI, June %. - Led by
Samuel Gompers, foes of the Russian
soviet government in the American
Federation of Labor seemed certain
tonight of placing the federation at
its convention here on record against
the recognition Of the soviets for the
third successive year. A test vote,
called for at Mr.. Gompers' sugges-
ton. virtually ended the debate but
a final showdown went over until
tomorrow.
Aside from the Russian question,
the convention went on record against
the federation affiliating with the
International Federation of Trades
Unions and re- elected the federation's s
present executive council of IL Of
ficers, headed by Mr.. Gompers as
president. 1t was Mr.. Gompers' forty
first election and he was unopposed.
Other officers were reelected as
follows:
First vice president, James Duncan,
Quincy, Mass; second vice president,
Joseph Valentine. Cincinnati; third
vice president, Frank Duffy, Indian
apolis: fourth vice president William
Green, Indianapolis; fifth vice presi-
dent, w. d. Mahon, Detroit; sixth
vice president. IT. A. Rickert, Chi
cago: seventh vice president, Jacob
Fischer, Indianapolis; eighth vice
president, Matthew Woll, Chicago:
treasurer, Daniel j. Tobin, Indianapo-
lis. and secretary, Frank Morrison,
Washington.
The only stand made by the radical
element at the convention, came with
the presentation of the Russian
question. and though it was not a
new question before the federation,
it was regarded as one of the main
issues before the labor movement.
Answering the supporters of the So
Wet, Mr.. Gompers declared that they
had evaded or forgotten that the So
Wet had declared it's purpose to
desrtoy the American Federation of
Labor. and he asserted that mo one,
who believes in free democracy. can
consistently favor the soviet
In the election of the federation's s
officers, the movement to bring out
an opponent to Mr.. Gompers collapsed
and the railroad unions bloc centered
its efforts to defeat two members of
the executive council. Thomas J.
Flaherty of Washington was named
in opposition to Mr.. Fischer, but was
defeated by 17,725 votes against
1929. Joseph A. Franklin of Kan
sas City, Kansas, lost his contest
against Mr. Tobin by 1859 to 12,542.
Fraternal delegates to the British
and the Canadian trade union meet
ings, also were elected and Portland,
Ore, was selected for the seat of the
federation's next convention, which
will be held in October, 1928.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-24
7 KILLED, SCORES
HURT IN CANADIAN
ELECTRICAL STORM

WINNIPEG. Man., June 23-Three
known deaths, scores of injured and
extensive property damage was the
toll of a half hour electrical storm of
hurricane violence that passed across
Manitoba early today. The province
short but fierce blasts which swept
down from eastern Saskatchewan,
striking Brandon, Portage, La Prai-
rie. Winnipeg and Lydiatt. then
passing over the Ontario boundary.
Swapping of high tension wires
starter fire that destroyed three
grain elevators of the Metcalfe, For
syth and Premium companies.
Accompanied by violent rainfall,
the wind struck Winnipeg at "a miles
an hour. with terrifying electrical
disturbance. A heavy wind shook the
city to its foundations.
AT Lydiatt, the Canadian Pacific
railway station was shifted from its
foundations. railway sleeping car
was overturned and several employees
injured. Farm buildings and crops
also suffered.
The damage in Portage and La
Prairie will reach the million dollar
mark, according to a report received
here tonight.
Four Dead At Brandon
BRANDON, Man. June 23-Four
are known to be dead and an un-
known number injured as a result OF
the storm which swept the central
portion of Manitoba early today. Al
least three were seriously injured
An increase in the casualty list is ex-
pected when complete reports from
all sections of the province are avail
able.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-24
DEATH LIST IN
k|ANCS| |MUT|NY
FIXED At 1900
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SHANGHAI, June 23.- Although
there is no report of confirmed ac-
curacy on the casualties in the
Kiangsi mutiny, a probably fairly ac-
eurate estimate places the dead at
four thousand in Kianfu. Taiho. Wa
nan and Lungchuan. The greater
portions of these cities were de-
stroyed. 1t is believed no foreigners
were slain or taken captive.
Much foreign property, principally
belonging to Christian missions, has
been destroyed. Great anxiety is
felt regarding the fate of the Catholic
Jazarist mission under Father de
Jenliss, at Taiho, which Thursday
was reported under siege by the
mutineers with 500 Christian convert
refugees within its compound. There
has been no further news from the
mission.
Messages from the interior OF
Kiangsi say conditions there are
greatly improved, although the out
break south of Nanchang has not
been wholly quelled The mutinous
troops are being brought under con-
troll and reorganized. Fears for
the safety of foreigners generally are
being allayed.
The city OF Nanchang is calmer
and apparently residents there do
not anticipate a spread of the dis
orders that far north. The foreign
residents have declined to depart
aboard the British gunboat Cock
chafer and the American gunboat
Monocacy.
Although the Kiangsi outbreak is
undoubtedly the most terrible in
years it is believed many reports
ennanating from the terror zone are
grossly exaggerated.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-24
To PERMIT WORK To
RELIEVE FLOOD IN
PALO VERDE VALLEY
CONTINUED from Page j.

lated their report, which is as fol-
lows:
Commission Report
Honorable Sirs:
Pursuant to our respective ap-
pointments to investigate conditions
on the Colorado river in the vicinity
OF Palo Verde Valley, California. and
having completed a thorough inspec-
ton of field conditions and having
held a public hearing in the town of
Blythe, California, on June 20. 1922.
we beg leave to report as follows:
"The Colorado river adjacent to the
Palo Verde valley in California is
now at flood stage, and two large
breaks in the levees protecting said
valley have occurred. A large VOL
unle of water from the Colorado river
is now flowing through said breaks
and over cultivated and heretofore
irrigated lands, inundating the same
to a depth of from four to eight
feet. covering an area estimated at
approximately 10000 acres. includ-
ing the town of Ripley and other set
tied districts. The people OF said
Palo Verde valley feel that by cut
ting through Raab, Hauser, Conner
n
contend they are able and willing to
do), they will relieve their present
distressing conditions. 1t does not
appear by so doing property inter-
ests of individuals or the State of
Arizona will be injured or jeopar-
died.
in view thereof, we recommend
that both states withhold any obiec-
ton to the people of the Palo Verde
valley doing the work above set
forth in said bends in such manner
as they deem most compatible with
their welfare for the present emer-
gency only, and that each state with
hold objection to federal aid, it be-
ing understood that by. such cuts the
integrity of neither state shall be
affected nor the boundaries thereof
disturbed thereby.
"The above matters and recon-
mendations bearing on the immediate
relief of the flood conditions are
made with view of establishing an
emergency relief only and shall not
be construed as establishing any pre-
cedent in the future or being a per-
manent policy, nor acquiring or
granting any permanent rights
thereby.
"As result of our investigations
we are convinced that emergencies
will continue to occur along the Colo
RADIO river between the States of
Arizona and California unless a large
comprehensive plan shall be evolved
and mutually adopted for the ulti-
mate control of the river within a
fixed permanent channel. Therefore
we further recommend that a Joint
commission be created by the States
of Arizona and California for the
purpose of collecting data, making
studies and presenting recommended
tions for the protection of lands and
property in the two states from the
flood hazard of the Colorado river
and for he location of the common
boundary between the two states,
which is now described as the Colo
rado river. but which is indefinite
in location, due to the frequently oc-
curing channel changes"
Arizona republican., 1922-06-24
ONE IN I OFFICERS To
BE ED|SCHARCEDUNDER
TERMS Of ARMY BILL
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WASHINGTON, June 23-Approxi-
mately one out Of every seven Of
ficers in the regular army must be
turned out into civil life by January
l, next, according to preliminary esti-
mates made tonight at the war de-
partment Of the meaning and effect
of the compromise reached by senate
and house conferees on the army ap-
preparation bill.
The unofficial study of its provi-
sions indicates that 1000 or more
officers must be dropped entirely
within the next six months.
OF the officers to go the great ma
jority will be from the line and yeany
others will be probably denoted one
grade. The compromise bill provides
for a total of not exceeding $4,000
officers after January 1, 1928. There
are now in the service 1882 officers
of all grades. The only second lieu
tenants. however, are the hundred
odd, recent graduates from the mill
tary academy, while the bill in fixing
the number Of officers in each grade
after January /, provides for LII
men with this rank.
1t further provides that not more
than 500 demotions OF one grade may
DC Aidue III TSuuCiHS the COIpS WHiiS
the total number to be eliminated
within the time set is 1886, including
line and staff.
AS the bill is read at the war de-
partment, authority is given to either
carry 500 officers as extra numbers
in grade until absorbed by the
natural losses in each grade or to
denote that number one grade each
Where it may be decided to carry
such officers as extra. promotion
from the grade below would be
blocked until the extra numbers had
been absorbed.
The bill provides for the appoint
ment of an army board to recon-
mend to the President the process by
which selections for discharge or de-
motion shall be made.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-24
HOPE DEFERRED

From the Boston Transcript.
Askum-I understand your mother
in-law is quite rich. Does she en-
joy good health?
Ardupp-Enjoy it? She positively
gloats over IL.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-24
Children Not To
Be Permitted To
Run Automobiles

Police Chief Robert l.. Wilkerson
has instructed his traffic officers to
strictly enforce the ordinance which
provides that no person under the
age of 16 years shall drive a motor
car. Several youthful drivers under
the designated age have been brought
INTO police court and directed to dis
continue driving. Those who permit
boys or girls under 16 years of age
to drive a car are also liable to pros
ecution. The section of the traffic
ordinance relating to this is as fol-
lows:
Section il. 1t shall he unlawful
for any person under the age of 16
years to drive any motor vehicle in,
upon. along or over any public street;
and it shall be also unlawful for any
person to permit any motor vehicle to
be driven in, upon, over or along any
public street or other public place
by any person under the age of 16
years."
Arizona republican., 1922-06-24
Illinois Operators
To Bring Suit Under
Coronado Decision,
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CHICAGO, June 23.-Legal action
for the recovery of damages sus-
tanned by the Southern Illinois Coal
company as the result of the mine
riots at Herrin and the destruction
of the company's strip mine there
will be started Immediately against
the United Mine Workers of America
and the county of Williamson. in be-
half of the company and the families
of it's dead employees, Toilette w.
Bull. attorney for the coal company
announced tonight.
The suit against the United Mine
Workers, the attorney pointed out,
will be the first suit under the re-
cent Coronado decision by the United
States supreme court holding labor
organizations liable for damages
The suit against the United Mine
Workers will probably be filed in the
federal court at Indianapolis.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-24
A BARGAIN

Mrs. M. had arrived at the little
station in Vermont on a cold, stormy
evening, and had hired an old man
to drive her to her friends farm
among the hills. The roads were ir
poor condition from the storm. and
the ride was altogether uncomfort-
able.
How much do ! owe you?" she
asked, on arriving at her destination
We'll, ma'am,' said the old man
"my reg'lar price is a dollar, but
seein' as it's such a bad night, and
the goin' so terrible, I'll call it rs
cents"
Arizona republican., 1922-06-24
Woman Drives Across
Desert With Body Of
Husband In Her Arms

PRESCOTT. Ariz., June 23.-Hold-
ing in her arms the body of her hus-
band, who died suddenly while cross
ing the desert about so miles from
here, Mrs. r, Z. Washburn of Okla
homa motored into Prescott late to-
day. In the party also were two
small children of the Washburns, and
the driver of the automobile. The
party came here from Phoenix. Mr.,
Washburn, an invalid, became Ill and
expired, his wife said, when they
were far from any place where
medical aid or water could be OBJ
tanned.