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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24
Old dynamite"
Sold for Junk

Washington. April 24-The old
navy ship Dynamite" in Span
ish war days hailed as the pos
sibIe pioneer craft of a new naval
area for the world, has been sold
as junk to J. Lipsitz, of Chelsea,
Mass, for $4,260. Like many
other novel craft which were ex-
pected to sweep all battleshtps
from the seas as the Merrimac
and Monitor wrote the doom of
wooden hulls, the ''Dynam mite
Ship" failed utterly and was dis
carded. The naval records of all
countries are full of such expert
mental craft.
The Vesuvius did see real war,
in 1898 when the American fleet
concentrated before Santiago De
Cuba to bottle up the trapped
battle craft OF Spain, she steam
ed down TO join the grim ring OF
steel with three slanting. slender
n1uzzles of her dynamite guns
thrusting upward from the sweep
of her forward deck. From these
queer looking weapons. operated
{ by compressed air, huge projec-
tiles loaded with nitroglycerine
charges Sufficient. it was thought.
to tear al srt any ship or fortiff-
cation on which they landed we're
to "a hurled
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24
Will Protest
Gas Station

A tour of inspection throughout the
city will reveal that some of the gas
oline and oil companies are rather
presumptuous that whatever they
wish in the way of permission to erect
filling stations will be granted. AL
ready a tank and the other equip.
ment which is necessary, even to pre-
pairing for installation of the tank,
has been placed on the lot on the cor
nor of Main street and Westfield ave-
nue..
This section of the city is residen-
tia1, and a public hearing has been
set for those pepole in that vicinity
who are opposed to the installation
Of the filling station at that place to
present their rem onstrance. The pc
tion has been filed by Joseph White.
At the last meeting fthe Com
mon Council permission to erect a
filling station at the corner of Wall
and Water street was granted the
Atlantic Gulf Refining Co. Appar-
emily remonstrance of some weight
has been made with the result that
thu New Y ork, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad have cancelled their
lease. which was only temporary
one, and the filling station will not
be erected
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24
Police Give Up
Accidental
Death Theory

Camden, n. J., April 24-(I. N. So
officials Investigating the
death of Ida Kramer, seven years
old Woodbury. girl. who disappeared
from her home on March &c, and
whose body was found yesterday in a
pond near here. today had virtually
abandoned the theory of accidental
death.
The body was found lying face
downward in Newton Creek at Wood
lynne, a mile outside the limits of
this city The corpse was covered
with mud and one eye was missing. It
had been in the water about a month,
the medical examiner said. THE
body was identified bye 1sadore kra-
mer the father of the girl
Detectives now are unanimous in
the opinion that it would have been
impossible for the child to have walk
ed from her home to the place where
her body was found They are es-
pecfalIy Interested in locating a woan-
an with whom the girl was seen on a
trolley car the night she disappear
ed.
The conductor said the woman got
off near Newton Creek
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24
FRANCE To MAINTAIN treaty ALONE
Mary Garder, Has
Quit Her Job

Chicago, April BINARY Gar
den, director of the Chicago
Grand Opera Company, resigned
the position in a statement made
public last night. Her followers
drew from it however, the idea
that she would continue with the
organization as a singer. Though
Miss Garden announced nothing
definite concerning her steps in
the immediate future, it was ex-
pected that she would leave for
New York today. ostensibly. for a
conference with her concert man
ager, Charles Wagner. who is re-
ported to have offered her $3.50
900 for q. tour next season. Later
she may go to Europe for a So
journ. So
Miss Gardens withdra wal from
the leadership of this city's opera
was quite as dramatic as her en-
try. She spoke spiritedIy of
Americanism and American
ideals in opera maintaining that
her fighting blood urged her to
stay, but her reason babe her go.
She addressed statement to
Chicago which lead opera lovers
to believe she would remain with
the organization as a n artist.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24
Recon- m ends
Recession Of
Bond Issue
Authorization Of $780,
900 Bond Issue For
School Purposes Be-
yond Power of Coun-
Gil, Atty. Cornell Re-
plies to Mayor.

The action of the Common
Council is illegal with respect
to its authorization of a bond
issue of $4,000 for schools in
which it attempted to instruct
the Board of Education where
to build school houses, accord
ing to the opinion given to
Mayor Fred Atwater today, by
City Attorney John A. Cornell.
The city attorney recommends
the RECESSION of the unlawful
part of the action. The opinion
follows:
The Question.
"WilI you kindly advise me as to
the legality of the minority report of
the Common Council as. presented
Monday night relative to an issue OF
bonds in the sum of. S33O.OOO fo-
school purposes. wherein it is specI-
pended?"
The Opinion
In reply L beg to advise as follows:
In taking the action in question, the
Common Council, by adopting the mi
nority report of the Finance Commit
tee, sought to exercise the power con-
ferred by a special act approved April
Is, 1921, which authorizes the city to
issue bonds within specified limits,
the avails of which when sold
shall be applied in the manner pro-
vided by the charter = for the
purchase of school sites and the con-
struction and equipment of school
buildings in the city of Bridgeport
The power to authorize the issu-
ance of bonds for school purposes
rests with the Common Council; the
right to apply the proceeds thereof
when issued, subSists in the Board of
Education, provided that such appli-
cation be fore the purchase of school
sites and the construction and equip
ment of school buildings
Boards Own Power.
The power to fix the sites of school
houses is by charter expressly placed
in the Board of Education. The Com
mon Council has no authority under
which it can interfere with the legit-
innate exercise of such power.
The resolution adopted by the Com
mon Council at its meeting of April
18th, being the recommendations COM
tanned in minority report of the
Committee on Finance, eSsayed to
designate the sites specifically in two
instances. and the general location
thereof in two other caSes), to which
the avails of the sale of said bonds
should be applied, and provided that
said monies should be available for
no other purposes" etc. This was
beyond the authority of the Common
Council to do.
I would respectfully recommend the
RECESSION of said action.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24
Infant Dies After
Pneumonia Attack

Donald Ravens Stone. infant son
of Howard L and Helen Ravens Stone
and grandson Of Col and Mrs. Elmer
H. Havens, passed away last night at
the bona of his parents after a sewers
attack of pneumonia
The child was born October 3rd.
1921. Besides his parentsfand grand
parents. he is survived by one brother
three wears of age The funeral will
be held Tuesday afternoons at Z
o,cIorlx from the home of his parents
on Buena Vista road. Stratneld dis
5frirf Tnfermeuf viii be made in
Mountain Grove cemetery Col Hav-
ans vas formerly president of the
Banxd pf Edueauoh
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24
Charged With
Theft Of Small
Sums Of Money

Arrested early this morning at the
MohiCan market by detective SER
geant Frank HoTbrook, Carl Brunette,
20, of 600 East Main street. is being
held at Police headuarters charged
with theft, under bonds of $1,000. At
press hour he had not furnished
bonds and was remanded to Jail for
an appearance in the City court to-
morrow.
He is specifically charged with the
theft of sass, S45 of which was in
check and the rest cash. According
to the police, Bruetto, who was in
charge of the fruit counter at the
store. had been systematically steal
ing small sums of money and con-
verting them to his own use The
check which has entered the case is
said by Bruetteo to have been found
This is the only information the police
would give out concerning the case.
Mr.. Sullivan, manager of the Moh1-
can store, refused to say anything
about the case stating that he had
pledged himself not to-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24
Treaty Must
Be Kept Says
French Leader
If Germany Defaults in
Her R ara tion S,
France Shall Not Suf-
fer Burden of Repara-
tons Declares Poin-
care.

Bar lie DUO, France, April 24
will, if necessary, I'M
dertake alone to see that the
treaty of Versailles is executed
if the Germans default in their
reparations payments, Premier
Poincare minated in an i'm
portant speech before the Gen
eral Council of the Department
of the Mouse here today.
The 31st day of May, when
the Germans must either &C
cept the conditions laid down
by the Preparations commission
or default in their payment is
an important date for France
said the premier. It is Frances
duty, he added, Gin full indie
pendence" to assume the duty
of maintaining the integrity of
the treaty.
"A1l we have ever asked and all
we ask today is the execution of the
treaty" said NJ. Poincare. land that
we must have and shall have. The
peace of Europe depends upon 1t.
Our future and our national prosper
ing depend upon it.
1T is not by precipitate action or
by decisions without reflection that
we will obtain it. It is by persever-
ing and Inethodica1 action. But it
must be done"
The premier declared he ardently
hoped for the cooperation of the Al
lies in case Germany defaulted, but
according to the terms of the treaty"
he n n ne
take, respectively, such measures as
are deemed necessary, and we shall
not suffer it that our unfortunate
country succumb under the burden of
hat does not consent to make the
necessary effort to discharge her
debts.
1--WE shall defend, in full independ-
ence the French cause and we shall
not abandon any arms the treaty
gives u.s."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24
New System
Works We'll

The Garage Com mission will meet
at the Municipal Garage this after
noon when routine business and the
schedule to be put in vogue will be
discussed. Already the board of
contract and supply Is obtaining re-
suits from the methods that have
been recommended by the new Com
mission.
Previously when anything was
needed at the garage, oftentimes the
order was given for the material and
a requisttton for the same was then
asked for. Now requfsition must
be made before the order for the ma
teriai is given.
The new system is working out
very much better than the old way,
said one of the clerks this morning,
but it has not been perfected by any
m cans as yet
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24

the member
in her divorce
world and their wives
nunnerOu
to
of
nve a
dnce
to
polio charges
n
OF the
frornth office
of
six ever
OF ired"b
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24
Honest Person
inds Money

An innocent looking envelope ad-
dressed to Mr.. Marshall was re
ceived at 40 CORTLAND street this
morning and when opened was found
to contain a. check for $4,000 and
$3.50 in cash. The check was drawn
on the Liberty Trust Company of
Boston.
, The money and checks are both
the property of zee w. Yah, who has
been stopping at the rooming house
conducted by Marshall at 40 Court
land street, and who reported the
loss of them to the police on Saturday
night.
They will be turned over to him on
application to Lieutenant James
Dooley at Police headuarters.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24
Labor Frowns
On Tactics OF
All Factions
All Normal Activities
Suspended This Morn
ing - Labor Party
Plans Demonstrations
Throughout E ntir e
Country.

London, April 24 - Ireland
today was cut off from all COM
munication with the outside
world, the result of a general
strike in all industries pro-
claimed by the Irish Labor
Party in protest against mill
tary tactics being employed by
both loyal and mutinous sec
tions of the Irish Republican
army. All normal activities
were suspended at 6 o'clock
this morning and will not be
resumed until 9 o'clock tonight.
Just before telegraph service to the
Emerald Isle was discontinued there
were unconfirmed reports from Dub
speech yesterday at Tralee had been
delayed in his return to Dublin by
uptorr roads near Newcastle, 125
miles southwest of the South Ireland
capital.
There were unconfirrned reports
also that truce had been agreed up
on by warning army factions.
Members of the labor party had
planned demonstrations today and
early tomorrow in all parts of the
island, in protest against rnilitarism.
Government leaders were taking eX-
treme measures to prevent actual at
tack upon headquarters of the mutt
neers by the Laborites.
When the Dali Eireann meets We'd
nesday it is understood that Arthur
Griffith, the president, will propose
q resolution, dissolving the body and
calling for a general election. A
bitter debate is expected to follow
but Griffith is confident of success.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24

rumors that spread over the old town
this morning. Marsh was sent for
and arrived like the fire department,
and neither could he open the recep-
tacle.
The story goes that Hubben and
Marsh motored to Bridgeport that
Marsh might obtain some necessary
tools and that when they returned
they found Town Manager r. H.
Hunter in the office and the safe
opened
When Hunter was interviewed this
morning he would throw no light on
the subject excepting to say, well,
don't know anything about it except
ing that when I'm in the office the
safe opens alright
Checks for the payrilI of various
persons employed by the Town issued
on Saturday again carried the sigma
lures of the Director. of Finance VIII
coxson, Town treasurer Curtis, ana
Town manager r. H. Hunter. This
made the second week since Hunter,
supposedly deposed in favor Of Wal
ter Hubbe1l. has been able to put
through the payroll and have the
checks honored by the Stratford
trust company.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24
Muffles
Gun; Kills Self

New York, April 24-Muffling his
gun so as not to disturb his chum,
sleeping in the same bed, William c.
Christie, former soldier killed him
self in his Brooklyn home early to-
day. He had been gassed in France
and had never fully recovered.
He left his war medals, showing
service in Mexico and France, to Miss
Elsie Pagnan of Wallingford, Conn.
his fiancee who visited him yesterday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24

The light wines and beer AprobleIn
IS with US again, as nornina rs draw
near The question is usually asked
with complete stupidity There is only
one road TO wine and beer. Toe con-
stftntion must be changed. Congress
might enact twenty statues for wine
and beer and the courts would throw
them out, if the stuff w4 Id rhake a
man drunk. There is no .gaI way TO
ger intoxicating LIQUOR except BY
chanstWthe constitutional
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24
METER THIEVES ACTIVE.

According to a report made to po-
lice headquarters last night gas meter
thieves are again active. holman
karas of 40 williston street reported
to the police that thieves had broken
into the meter in his cellar. He could
give no estimate of his loss.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24

Darkest Waliingford Is weaned
slowly from ancient cruelty Forty
men were dispersed while they were
enjoying a cock fight. 6 sport in
which specially trained birds are put
10 killing each other to amuse specta-
TORS. some OF whom come from cur
fosity and some because the instinct
of cruelty has not been civilized out
OF them. Animals probably take no
pleasure In the suffering they cost.
with them 1t is business Only man IS
cruel for fun, and OF men, nowadays,
in America. only few
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24

Tho Countess Christine De Rosen-
kranz and her son, Baron Holger Ju-
liam Frederick Rosenkranz. came to
Aneroia third class She is held by
the immigration auth critics at New
York, although she wears costly furs
and Jewels, has letter from the Dan
lsll minister of foreign affairs. a nus
band who is delegate 10 the Genoa
Conference and intends to visit a dis
tinSu.shed Phsladelp1lia. family. Those
who travel must not merely be- some
body. they must travel first class II
they want first class treatment. No
biaty In the steeraSe will be sub
tec~ed TO many fnconvenfeu1ces which
VIII mot Cad to the lot of Democracy
+, first cabin. Row shall this injus-
tee DO ecrrscfed7
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24

The roads to New Britain were COW
cred with an inch of snow, this morn
ing A late snow There is the year of
The great cold, of the great wind. of
the biggest rain Nature IN her opera
tions goes upward 2to a peak, but
won't when men are. a bit wiser. His
tory of Connecticut tells of a time
when frost came so late that Indian
corr wouldn't ripen in the field.
Most of the time is orderly and can
be depended upon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24

Once upon a time Connecticut had
an established church. Everybody
paid TO support a single establish
.nent. The First Congregational
church of New Britain has its orig
inal charter, giving the right of pub
lie AVIATION Pastor Henry w.
AIaier suggests that the congregation
still has the tax power. Let him try
10 lay the tax and collect 1t. Tnen
he will know better.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24
Spiritualist Parade i'm
PatersOn-Mr. Com
pers on Injustice to
the Poor Nobility
i'm the Storage
Cock Fights i'm Dark
est Wallingf0rd
But One Road to
Wine and Beer.
Wine and Beer.

- The Spirituaiists OF Paterson parade
with white banners to show the faith
that is in them. Men and women al
ways have paraded for faith. For
faith some permit themselves to be
buried alive in the tomb, and wives
have been burned in India because
faith required them to die with their
husbands But faith seldom proves
anything The British, skepttcal about
suffice. stopped the burning, which
There is so much to know, so little
time to know it in. and so little known
that faith must often take the place
OF knowledge, unfortunately
Z Mr.. Gonpers says that justice is
slow for the poor man. Many other
things are. The poor man has no
automobile. and walking is slower.
things are. The poor man has no auto
mobile, aand walking is slower. Nature
never turns her face away from the
unfortunate. Man with spirit and
mind may some day ptu all men on
an quality; more likely not. Races of
savage men disappear in the presence
of the white man, not by violence, but
by failure to adapt themselves to the
new environment. Something of the
same kind goes on within a civiliZa-
ton OF white men The thing is to
find whether some men are inh erently
inferior, or whether the environment
makes the difference between man
and man. Environment is much. The
garden ought to be prepared, SO that
the seed wild have an equal chance.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24

1fan. queer man. Thomas J. Spell
lacy. abfeex OF Hartford county Demo-
Gratis. has been asked IL he will run
for governor. 'tr have never refue-
ed e~ servo my party" he replied.
Whist Spefsacy wants he usually gets
He tscres &c. being slxinrul and indus
trtouA He knows. however. that
thousands THINK OF Office 40 some
thing thar sesz<s the man. and makes
the appropriate answer. The true
answer would be. ct VIII, II It looks
like q good year. and I can get the
nomination" When the able men
are willing 60 take nominations. tho
times are propftious. Democratic
sock IS going up
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-24
w WEATHER..

For Connecticut: Fair tonight and
Tuesday; frost tonight; moderate to
fresh northerlv winds.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
fair weather and continued cool to-
night. followed by increasing cloudt-
noes and rising temperature on Tues
day
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-05
HOW TO SAVE WHEN SHOPPING
Ky Ruth Leigh.
Author OF THE Human Side OF
Retail Selling Tho a B c
OF Retailing" etc.

Ism; silk terribly expensive these
days." asks the average housewif,.
II don't understand why"
Hero 10 one ."ason that probably
never occurs To you. In the raw state.
before SILK is woven. the silky
strands are sold hy the pound. Three
thousand siIkwcrms arc REQUIRED :,
spin on" pond OF silk. and one to
TWO pounds arc required In order
TO make the average wOman's dress.
Mrs. housewife can see now why
good SILK must necessarily be cX-
pensive. The great present demand
for silks at a moderate price has
caused manufacturers to resort to
methods OF adultcration. IT is i'm
portant to know. however. when YOU
are buying pur. SILK. and when adult
teratcd, and while the price is often
an indication. this is not an infallibls
test. IF yon are buying silk by tn.
yard. some careful buyers get a
sample and max" some simple tests
at home. thus making sure OF get
ting the purost quality.
For example. IL YOU burn small,
sample OF r"a! silk. 1t Will give forth
the odor OF burning feathers, for you
arc burning the genuine animal
hbers. On tho other hand, IL you
are burning loaded" or weighted
silk. the adultcration forces the
mineral ash to retain tho full size
and shap" Of the original sample ar
ter II is burned But IL Will fail
apart the moment you touch it. In