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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
DIED.

COMES this city, April IS. 1922. John W. Combs. aged 63 years.
 Friends are invited to attend funeral services from the Mortuary Chapel of August G. Baker, 1888 Stratford avenue, on Friday after noon at 2:S0 o'clock.
 Interment in Lakeview ceme- 1922, Peter A Wagner, aged 27 years 19 months. l7 days
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, 1O1 Parallel street. on Saturday, April 22, at S:S0 a. m., and from St, Patrick'S church at 9 o'clock. Burial in St. MichaeTs cemetery
 U19s~ BRADY-In this city. Tuesday. April 1S 1922, Mary E. Brady.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at her late residence, S2 Buckingham street on Friday, April <21st. at S:30 a. m.. and from St. Augustine's church at a. m.. with a solumn high mass.
 Interment at St. Michaels ceme- HAII-In Stratford. Conn. Thurs day. April 20. 1922. Della Little Hali. wife of Edward A. Hall.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Albert Bryant. 627 California street. on Saturday. April 22. at S:So a. nn-. and from St. James church, where a solemn high mass of requiem will be offer ed up for the repose Of her soul at o'clock.
 Burial in St. Bernard's ceme- terry New Haven. New Haven papers please CODY. U20b"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
Fitzgerald Pleads
 Humanity s Cause

Boston. April 20-John F. Fitz- gerald, former mayor of Boston and former Congressman, sent broadcast by radio last night his platform as a candidate for the Democratic nomina- tiOn for governor.
 'I want to be governor because of what I think I can do to further hu- man rights" he said.
 He expressed the belief that better industrial relations could be brought about if the influences of the gov ernor's office were brought to bear to convince employers of labor that the way to prosperity was by econo- mics in management instead of reduc- ton in wages and lengthening of hours, and to make workers realize that a liberal sharing in the profits of industry could be made nossfbIe only if the interests of the employers were made their own
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
FIRST ARREST UNDER
 MOTOR LAW

The first arrest for violation of that provision of the motor vehicle laws which forbids a motor truck to operate between Connecticut and an another state for more than fifteen days without procuring a license in both states was made yesterday when State Officer Scu1ly arrested Jerome Pagan of New York city
 In the City court this morning Fagan's employer appeared and stated that he was in ignorance of the law and requested that the case be con- Inued to allow him time to secure counsel This request was granted and the case was continued until next Tuesday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20

Baroness Beaumont, Peeress in her own right, will get a seat in the Eng ilsh House of Lords. The Baroness Is the second English woman to hold such an honor. Lady Rhondda being tne only other woman ever seated in the venerable house.
 England has 43S female black smiths.
 A Japanese contractor is employing women instead of a steam engine to operate a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
ADA SMITH RELEASED
 UNDER BONDS OF SfOO

In the City court this morning the case Of Mrs. Mary Meara, better known as Ada Smith, who was arrest ed last night on a charge of keeping a house of i'll fame on Gilbert street, was continued until Monday for further investigation. She was re- leased under bonds of S1O0 Last nights raid was conducted by mem bers of the Bureau of Investigation and beside the alleged proprietor two frequenters were also taken. Their cases were also continued until Mon day She is well known in police cir cles having been arrested in 1910 and again in 1914 on the same charge
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
Thursday, April 20, 1922

gram Colonial Dancers; Dorothy and PhyIys; Butterflies; Spanish Cabaret Dainty Step Dance; Rosebud Serles' Ballet Toe Dance: Papillon Toe Dance; Old English Folk Dance; Highland Fling; A Little Coquette; Oriental Group Dance.
 The groups taking part are: Ellen RonnelI Frances Krapp Eleanor Langham. Ruth Christensen, Margaret Forman, Gertrude Lockwood, Ethel Mitchell Edna Malone, Doris Heon, Alice Magarison, Helen and Dorothy Sailer, Marion Watt and Doris Mar Sel.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
BIG FIRE IN LITTLE
 MASSACHUSETTS TOWN

Natick, Mass, April 20.-Damage caused by the fire which destroyed [ two large wooden buildings in the bus mess section here was today eStimat e q at $10O,0OO. The Methodist Church was considerably damaged and two ! residences also suffered from the blaze. Aid summoned from Fra ningnam after three alarms had . ben sounded.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
OBITUARY
Mrs Della Little Hall

Hall, died early this morning at her home 637 California street, Stratford. Mrs Hall was very we'll known in this city of which she was a former resi- dent She Is survived by her husband two daughters, one son and grand daughter.
 The funeral services will be held Saturday morning at S:30 from her homo and a half hour later in St. sfes church where a solemn high mass of requiem will be sung. Inter- 1nent in St. Bernard's cemetery in New Haven.
 New Haven papers please copy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
ALDERMAN KELLY WAS
 COMMENDED IN DISTRICT

Alderman Eugene c. T. Kelly of the Third district. was commended by , many of his constituents for the stand he took on the Star Shirt factory proposition. Monday night. He was alSo asked to let nothing be undone that might help the Park Board in making Saint Mary's by the Sea a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
SILVER FINED S8

Samuel Silver of 1880 Park avenue who was taken into custody yesterday for violation of the Motor Vehicle laws, was arraigned in the City court this morning On two counts On a charge of operating a car without an operators license. he was fined S3 and on another Charge of parking his fined S5
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
S12.OOO,OoO FOR SHOWS.

Connecticut people spent SIP, 00o.- 900 in 1921 for shows, dances and en- tertainments- Movie theatres got SS,- 0OO. 900 or more. Hartford citizens l,aid the larger sum. New Haven and Bridgeport fellow et in that order.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
Miss Halls Pupils
 To Give Program

Miss May Hall will present an en- tertaintng dance program Friday evening, April 24, at the Barnum school assembly hall with a group of her pupils under the auspices of the Recreation Board of the Community center for the Tenth district. Pro-
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GRAIN RECElPTs.
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co., 2Ol
New England Building. Topeka. Kanl
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KHAN is AGAINST REED
Organization Will Take Active Part in
Missouri Campaign.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 11.-Knights
of the Ku KIux Khan threw them
selves squarely into the political arena
in Missouri today following an open
meeting of the order in Convention
hall here last night to which 10000
persons were admitted while several
thousand others fought in vain to
gain entrance. 49,
The klansmen urged that only Pro-
testant Americans be voted for at
the coming election, and that party
lines be cast aside for that purpose.
None of the klansmen appeared in
uniform, and declarations of the lead
ers of their affiliation with the khan
met with demonstrations from the
crowd.
The Ku Klu Khan in Missouri is
400 stronger today as a result of ini-
tiation ceremonies Immediately pre-
ceding the open meeting. Senator
James A. Reed was denounced and
his defeat urged.
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TOPEKA HOG MARKET.
FURNISHED by Wolff Packing Co., foot of
Quincy street. Topeka. Kansas.l
Reoyodmirotios of
MISSOURI, KANSAS 4 TEXAS


Pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and
Agreement Of Reorganization dated Novem-
Der I, 1921, the undersigned Reorganization
Managers have made and published offers TO
General Creditors of "a Missouri, Kansas &
Texas Railway Company (2) The Missouri.
Kansas & Texas Railway Company Of Texas
and (3) The Wichita Falls & Northwestern
following bonds guaranteed by endorsement
by Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Com
pany, viz: First Mortgage Five Per Cent.
Bonds of Texas & Oklahoma. Railroad Conn
pary. First Mortgage Five Per Cent. Bonds
Of The Sherman, Shreveport & Southern
Fer Cent. Bonds Of The beaumont & Great
Northern Railroad.
Said offers are on file with Columbi. Trust
Company. Depositary, so Broadway, New
York City. and copies thereof may be OBJ
tanned from said Depository or Me-eantiis
Trust Company, Agent of said Depositsry,
7zI Locust Street. ST. Louis. Missouri,
or the undersigned. a 81
On or before September IS, 1922, Gen.
eral Creditors should deposit assignments of
their claims with said Depository or its said
Agent and holders Of said guaranteed bonds
should deposit the same, in negotiable form,
accompanied by all unpaid coupons. with
Dated, New York, July rs. 1872.
I. w. SELIoxAN Co.,
HALLcAsTEs & Co.,
Reor0onisGtio1 Masd0ers.
The time for the deposit Of assignments
OF claims and guaranteed bonds in accord
anee with the offers referred to In the fore-
going notice has been extended TO and
including OCTOBER 1e, 1922.
]. & w. SELIGMAH q Co,
HALLeARTEN & Co.,
REORGANIZATION Mdnagers
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Wall St, New York, Oct. 1l.--SToCKS-
Renewal oe the heavy buying of oil shares
days stock market. Steels, equipments,
rails and public utilities, all made medium
gains, one thousand shares of Standard Oil
of New Jersey sold at the opening between
236 and 23s. and the stock then advanced to
40 compared with u close of 233, yester-
days Mexican Petroleum shot up to 20sl2,
or within points of the years high, on a
net gain of nearly points Pan American.
A. and B., established new peak prices on
gains of more than five points eacn. stan
dard Oil of California improved IA and
most of the other oils advanced fractionally-
Gains of q to Ia were registered by
American Locomotive common and prefer
red, Baldwin, L. 5. Steel, CFucibie and Gulf
States Steel. American Express moved up
four points to new peak price and Con-
solidated Gas rose Is The advance in
rails was led by Lackawana ia Internal
tional Combustion up 2Is and Biscuit up
81, were other individual strong spots.
Weakness was noted in Dawson Chemical
off 212 and American Car off
Initial strength of high priced oils was
followed by period of profit taking,
which carried them down to points be-
low their early high. This temporarily un-
settled the rest of the list, reactions of a
point or more taking place in Crucible and
Gulf States Steels, Studebaker, American
Bndwn na Smeltns
influence was provided by a broad demand
for rsilraod shares, Union Pacific. c. p,
Chicago Northwestern, Norfolk and West
Valley. Atchison, Atlantic Coast Line.
Southern Pacific, Great Northern preferred
and Rock Island improving 1 to 2ia points.
This manifestation of strength caused a
rally in oils and other industrials, Ameri-
can Express extending fits gain to d points.
National Lead climbing 39s to new top
and U. s. Alcohol rising 215. Mexican Pc
troleum rebounded to 20314, new high on
the movement, and Standard Oil of New
Jersey touched 239
Call money opened and renewed at Sc
per cent.
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK MARKET

Kansas City, Oct. 11.-CATTLE-Rec
LOGO. I;eef steers, generally steady to
weak; spots, slightly lower on short feds
early top, S1100; some better ones due to
arrive Gamers, strong: natives mostly
81 Goa 265; best westerns. 81 I51 2S5; all
other classes. around steady; few cows,
$5.25060o: bulk others. S3.IjM5g0: others.
IS. 75af 500; heifers, generally S4.00q TOO
cutters largely $3O0H3.25; most bulls.
81. 2j9i400 packers buying best veaiers at
SIC 90: early sales stockers. $1,000 100
feeders, S6006I7.25.
HoGs-Receipts 12eG0 Market 5@10c
lower, mostly 1Oc lower; spots, off more
part load bulk It's and 200 pounds, S9.0GQs
Obs; 20 and $50 pounds, mostly $9.Oyte
of sales $500: stock pigs. steady TO Toe
lower, with decline on heavier kinds. most
1y s. Goa 9Go.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Lambs generally
1GEI15c higher: best western lambs. ST. 10
sheep. steady: Texas wethers, $40; feed
ing lambs. x13.35
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HIGHTOWER is SENTENCED
Gets Life imprisonment for Killing
Arthur Ruff at Ice Plant.

J. c. (Jake) Higktower, negro, who
shot and killed Arthur Raft, seriously
beat Roy Ward and took a shot at
~. ID. Darlington, engineer, at the
Mutual ice plant, April 20, was SEN
tenced TO life Imprisonment in the
state penitentiary by Judge James Nc
Clure in the district court late Tues
day. The jury, after celebrating less
than forty-five minutes, returned d
verdict of first degree murder
The states witnesses all testified
that the assault on the three men by
Hightower was utterly unprovoked
and resulted from changing him from
one job to another. Hightower, who
was the only witness for the defense,
asserted that lie shot in self defense
when the men attacked him.
The negro Was sentenced from
Grady county, Oklahoma, in 1914 on
a charge of fourth degree mansIaugh-
ter, and served Il year and a day in
the Oklahoma state penitentiary. He
later served two years for transport
ing liquor, according to records in
abe possession of local authorities. He
is said to have killed a man while in
the Oklahoma penitentiary, but was
acquitted.
Since the murder of Ruff, he was
kept confined in the state penitentiary
at lansing for safe keeping until last
Sunday evening, when he was brought
here for trial. He Will be returned
to the penitentiary at once, it was
said
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WEATHER.
Continued from Page One. }

CONTINUED from Page One)
pass thru Topeka tomorrow morning,
the weather man announces. Cold
weather has arrived in the northwest
and the birds are on their way to the
south.
Ne indications of precipitation were
notable on the weather map today.
The sky was clear from Illinois to
California and from North Dakota to
Texas.
The temperature will drop to about
IS degrees tonight and will rise to
about 20 degrees Thursday.
The highest temperature in Topeka
in the last twenty-four hours was 10
degrees at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday after
noon and the lowest was At at Z
o'clock this morning. The highest
in Kansas was 76 degrees
at Concordia and Goodland and the
lowest was So at Goodland The
highest in the United States was s6
degrees at Phoenix and the lowest
was 26 at Havre, Mont, and Williston,
n. d.
The highest temperature ever re-
corded in Topeka on this date was 81
degrees in 1889 and the lowest was 81
in 1909.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the wind
was blowing at fifteen miles an hour
from the north.
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LIVESTOCK RECEIsrs.
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: New England Building Topeka. kanJ
CHICAGO LIYEsToCK MARKET

Chicago. Oct u-CATTLE-Re Receipts
1900. Reef steers rather slow, mostly
steady; liberal share of run still back;
held higher; best yearlings. S1235; buis
beef steers of quality and condition to sell
Mt S9O0M IL %; better grades beef cows
and heifers. strong veal calves, strong to
shade higher; other grades and classes
largely steady 4 supply OF western grass
ers. moderate.
HOGS-iieeeipts 1900. Lighter weight
10c to zoe lower; packing sows steady
bulk 10 TO 30 pound butchers. S9.s0d9.S5;
top, $3.50, one load bulk packing sows
$It5No3j: desirable pigs around 1885 !;
heavy, $S.15G9S0: medium. $855T9 "a !:
light. S9.35G9.I5; killing pigs, s. 500 30
native iambs staaS V t eI, saies
city butchers; $3.50 to packers some held
at 81 90: liberal supply of westerns trad
lambs. s13.e5; feeders, steady. doubles
So pound western feeding lambs, $3.50
sheep, scarce, around steady.
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SPRING WEATHER IN EAST
Birds and Flowers Make Life Happy
In New York.


New York, Oct. 11.-SpriHg has
come again-in New York at least. A
robin was reported today in Central
park. Blue birds and thrushes are
thick as mosquitoes in Broad park
In City Hall park the grass is green
and the trees have begun to bud.
1t is all on account of the hot wave
accompanied by rain storms that have
prevailed the past week. 1t is more
like April than October.
Squash vines have begun to bios
som in the garden of Thomas Jenkins
on Staten Island.
Easter lilies are in bloom in the
garden of Mrs. Frank Afee in Brook
Ign.
Hagerstown, Nd, Oct. 11.-Peach
and apple trees are in full bloom in
many Cumberland valley orchards, the
first time such a freak of nature has
occurred in several decades. >
Muncie, Ind, Oct 11.-Persons on
the streets at 1880 o'clock last night
declare snow fell for a period of five
minutes, melting as it touched the
ground.
Camden. n. J., Oct. 11.--Cherry,
peach and apple trees are again in
blossom in Camden county A lilac
bush is blooming a second time at
Kirkwood, seven miles from here. A
36-pound pumpkin was picked this
week near WOodStOWn.
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World Supply Suffers Loss of
SO,OOO,OOO Bushels.
United States and Poland Only
Nations to Increase.
MOST OF EUROPE is SHORT
Predict Russia Has Enough to
Meet Domestic Needs.
Germany's Crop Is 4O,OOO,OOO
Bushels Under 1921.

Washington, Oct. ia decline in
the estimate of world wheat produce
tion, including that OF Russia and
Mexico for this year, was announced
today by the department of agricul-
ture. The output was estimated in
the departments compilation at
3.012,293. 900 bushels, compared with
the previous estimate this year of
1880, 900 bushels, and the revised
estimate for the same countries last
year of 3,O49,074.0O
This years estimated yield indi-
Gated. with stocks on hand as far as
known, an available supply of
3A92, o37,00O bushels, the department
advised as compared with 3,273.5SS,-
900 last year. Production in Russia
sufficient for domestic needs con-
tinued to be predicted, while the total
yield for Europe was placed at
9s5, 100000 bushels, compared with
last year and 1.1OO,991,0OO previously
published for this year.
Gain in United States.
The new estimate shows a consid-
cradle increase over last year in the
United States from 794,893, 900 bushels
TO Slo,123,00o.
The estimate places Frances pro-
dsction at 235, $780, 900 bushels against
32S,467 900 in 1921, and Germany's
at 6e,670,OO0 compared with 107,79S,-
geo bushels.
"A cable from alfred P. Dennis, spe-
cial representative of the department
of commerce at Paris, made public
today. declared the officiaify estimat-
ed losses of the present year in the
wheat crop as compared with last
years production, stated in bushels,
were
France. S6,oOO,OOO; Spain, $4,000
600 Italy, 10000 900; Germany, 49,
100000; England and Wales, 9,000,-
600; Hungary. 5000, 900; Czecho-Slo-
Vakia, 100000: Bulgaria, 5000, 900;
Belgium, 100000; Sweden, $780,
600; Holland, 100000; Denmark.
100000, and Switzerland, 1850, 600,
with the only gain of consequence in
Poland, amounting to 1888, 900.
Rains Hurt Quality.
Excessive rains turnout September.
Dennis reported, postponed the con-
clusion- of the harvest and impaired
the quality of the grains in England,
Germany. Poland and Scandinavia
The latest estimates of cereal produc-
ton, he added, were below those of a
month ago, due chiefly TO sharp re-
versal in the wheat and corn pros
poets of Rumania, and to a much
heavier shortage in the French wheat
crop than was anticipated
Canadian production of wheat is
placed at 3SS,775.0O0 bushels this year
as compared with 0,S5S,000 bushels
in 1921, in the latest reports received
by the department of agriculture. 9
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BOOZE PARTY RUNS AMUCK
Two Smith Center Men in Jail at Man.
hatfAn and Third Is Held.

Manhattan, Oct. 1O.-R. H Mahin
and Lewis Moore of Smith Center to-
day We're fined $500 and sentenced to
80 days in jail. each, on charges of
having twenty-five gallons of grain
alcohol in their possession. The case
against c. L. Mahin, nphew of r. H.,
also a member of the party, was con-
tinued and he was released on bond.
VIM. Mahin. well known Smith Cen
ter attorney and a relati-e of the
two defendants of that name, ap-
peared in behalf of the trio in court.
A large touring car in which the
three men were riding along with
their cargo of liquor. is being held by
the sheriff here. 1t carries a license
number indicating it belongs to Bert
Porter of Glasco.
Moore testified that the liquor was
purchased i'll Kansas City and was
being taken to Smith Center.
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is A DANGEROUS BUSINESS.
Three Hundred Officers Killed Trying
10 Enforce Liquor Law.

Washington Oct. 11.-Three hun
bred officers of the law have been
shot and killed during the past year,
while engaged in enforcing liquor
laws.
This latest estimate of the prohibi-
ton death toll was made by prohibi-
ton enforcement officials today. The
list was said to include the names not
only of government prohibition agents,
but sheriffs and local officials.
Most of the killings have occurred
on the borders and along the coast in
combat with SmugglerS.
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SANTA FE FIREMAN KILLED
Other TTainmen Injured in Collision
at Burbank. Okla.

Arkansas City. Oct. 1O.-Fireman
E. H. Carlton was killed, and Con-
ductor Blanchard, Engineers Lyman
and j. D. Mackey. Fireman Fred
Strann, Conductor H. J. Duncan, a
brakeman named Angelin and uniden-
titled trespasser were injured in a col
lision between extra work trains of
the Santa Fe near Burbank, Okla, at
11:15 o'clock today.
Carlton and all of the injured, with
the exception of the unidentified
trespasser. lived here.
The cause of the collision was as
signed to a conductor and engineer
overlooking a train order.
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ST JOE LIVESTOCK MARKET.

st Joe. Mo. Oct. II -HOGs-Receipts
5000. Early market around 25c lower
than their market yesterday Packer mar
ket slow few early sales lights and butch
ers 1Jc lower than yesterday. 500 paid by
both shippers and packers: packing sows
about steady; bulk Of sales, s7.3J6I1 10
CATTLE Receipts 5000 Butcher stock
and calves. fully steady: bulls and beef
cows strong: native steers weak, barely
steady: top yearliugs early. <11 90;
weighty steers. <10T5. SINE held hig
buIk beef cows 81 0O6I6e0: Gamers. 81 ia
500, bulls, mostly s2t5Gf4 20; veal cal, es
top SOC: a few fat steers. 81 J0fIG75
SHEEP AReceipts 2,Oo0. All classes gener-
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-Atchison Man Is Secretary.

St Joseph, Mo, Oct 11.-At a meet
ing OF the Missouri. Kansas and Ne
braska district of the Central Protec-
tive association formerly the Anti
Horse Thief association at Savannah,
Mo, yesterday, G. w. Spencer, Dekalb,
Mo-, was elected president; j. F. Will
cox, Savannah, vice president, and
C. H Falk, Atchison. Kansas secre-
tary-treasurer