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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19

"GFIIIHH
 (By Central Press.)
 Newark, April 19-Mrs. Maude Fancher is dead here. She died a martyr to her convictions. And in death she took with her her two-year- old baby, Cecil, a victim of her con viction.
 Mrs. Fancher took her life and that of her child because-being a firm believer in spiritism-she believed that she would be able to promote her husbands material welfare better from the great beyond"
 Mrs. Fancher had been suffering from a lingering illness. To while away the time she studied spiritism. A double death was the result. In letter to her husband, Herman Fancher. written just before she ad- ministered poison to her child and took it herself, she wrote that she feared for the welfare of her child if she should be called by death and expressed the belief that she would
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19
Deposited S4,0O0;
 Wanted 4 Barrels

John Reich. of 112 Lorraine street, is just back home from a visit in Newark, N. J.
 MT. Reich, during his sojourn - in the Jersey metropolis, had occasion to visit a bank. He tells the following story
 "I was in a bank. one day, and I saw a fellow come in the i'm. stitution@ and place S4,000 before the teller
 .3What do I get for that ?'' asked the fellow
 -Four per cent quickly re- piled the banking official
 Well. give me four barrels" was the retort of the depositor
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19
ESTATE VALUED AT STOOD.

The appraisers for the estate of the late Henry w. Seely were ap- pointed this morning as follows Ed win c. Shelton, George Hawley and Charles F. Nichols The inventory Of the estate consists Of property in
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19

John Bogdonois of 1296 Pembroke street was arrested yesterday upon a charge of trespassing upon railroad property. He was fined S3 in the City Court this morning
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19
WEATHER:

For New Haven, and vicinity: un- settled weather with probably show CTS tonight and Thursday.
 For Connecticut: Probably showers tonight and Thursday; TO change iE temperature: fresh southernly winds.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity cloudy and unsettled weather and not much change in temperature.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19

Speaking unktndly of the lawyer Is not a habit of modern origin. A pie ture or cartoon circulated in England and Ireland many years ago shows the plaintiff pulling a cows tail. the defendant her horns, and a lawyer seated serenely on the stool, gather ing the milk Judge Dillon says that this cartoon is representative of what many people think of the lawyer to- day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19

There fs the islander about jury duty. The talesman said to the court: "T have been drawn many times, but ] was always too smart to get caught on a jury Do you boast" said che judge. "of your sma rtness in escaping jury duty?" NO. your honor" said the man. mot at all. I meant that I was always excused be- cause the lawyers thought I wasn't Ignorant enough"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19

There was the lawyer who bored She court and made three or four mo- lions which were promptly overruled, who began his address with the words: Your Honor, my unfortunate client -" There. the court is with you" came from the bench in gentlest tones.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19
BOARD OFHEAL7HABANDONS PAROCEzZAL SCH(
 SUPERIORITY OF TRAP ROCK EXPLAINED Tones
Police Plan
 ToRidCity
 OfCangsters

With one victim dead, and another in a critical condition at his home, police today are planning to take drastic action to stamp out the gang feud that now threatens to throw
 the city of Bridgeport into a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19

The Supreme Court of Connecticut has another idea of the qualifications of a lawyer. Tn a. famous case the court said: '.It is not enough for a1 attorney that he be honest. He must be believed to be honest A rigid demand
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19

Lawyers do not always know when the witness Is lying. Women wit DeSSeS are the ablest liars. Their in- aerent alertness of thought, their gift of fluent means of expression. their extraordinary talent for minute and detailed description, enable them to lie more successfully than men The authors experience causes him to be- Geve that more men are liars.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19

Misery likes company Our au- thor devotes a chapter to showing that clergynen, statesmen and edi- tors are also criticized This little book is interesting and well worth reading. Lawyers need no defence AS profession they necesas asrily av- craze higher in morality and integ- Iity than ordinary men, because they are devoted to a profession which is 9a fact a compendium of rules for the practical application of moral law
 Judges, a superior sort of lawyers, are probably the superiors of any other group of men in the practical application of the rules of righteous ness Clergymen. perhaps. have the 1oftiest ideals. but less opportunity to give practical effect to the things in which they believe.
 Lawyers would not have survived the centuries. unless they wete a necessary part of human institutions. Rule by law is better than rulk by Sword.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19

Neither do lawyers use hishfaIutin' book talk. Witness the lawyer who said: My client doesn't need any of this fine talks Look at him. gentle tpeu, and see if he hasn't done the honest thing by the plaintiff. From his youth up he has been as you find him, No. 1. extra-inspected scaled and screened, copper-fastened, free from scoots, silver-steeI, buck-horn Slandle, nine yards to the dollar thread thrown in
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19

Paris. April fa--The Rourse wa
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-08-17
GERMAN COLLAPSE AND
AMERICAN BUSINESS

Wellesley Hills, Mass, August
~. 1922. The German question was
discussed today by Roger W. Bah
son. statistician, who has been en-
tanplinp the international and finan-
cial situation.
Germany has failed to meet her
obligation on the indemnity pay
ments," says Mr.. Babson, land like
any other concern is judged bankrupt.
We face the same situation that we
find when business can not pay Its
debts. We either have re-organiza-
ton and try to get back on its feet
or we call in the referee and Judge
It bankrupt and sell its assets and
put it out of business.
"The world is now having credit
ors' meeting to decide what is to be
done with Germany. Up to the
present time France, the largest credi-
tor, has been taking the pound OF
flesh. It is only within the past
few DAYS that she has offered any
other proposition. Now, however,
France sees that if she will let Ger
MANY off that England will let France
off. It is understood that a French
ambassador is dealing with the United
States Government at this time, in the
hope that the republic may be released
from some of the debts she owes us.
These later developments are fav-
orable indeed, and strongly suggest
that, a friendly reorganization OF
German finance is possible.
"If France on the other hand were
to march an army to Berlin and to
collect the pound Of flesh by force, it
! is quite possible that this might align
Russia, Italy and even possibly Eng
Hand with Germany and bring about
another war. This, of course, would
be an undesirable situation from ev-
cry point of view. Such an action
would undoubtedly cause panic in
our stock market, and would serious
" embarass our big banks. 1t would
upset business generally. We would
| not even experience the business boom
that we had at the beginning of the
last European war. The new gases
and chemical weapons of warfare de-
veloped since 1918 can be made just
as well in Europe as over here.
"If, however, Germany has friend
lly reorganization of her finances It
would mean much and boom Amerl-
can business Such reorganization
would clear the air and overcome the
fear of reputation which keeps all
our foreign transactions in muddle
It would do away with the uncertain
ty of the situation and if arranged te
the mutual satisfaction of all parties
concerned it would give the whole
world the confidence it needs at this
particular time. 1t would strength
en- business everywhere The great
est part of the benefit would be fell
in America. certainly hope that thi.
will be the outcome.
"In the meantime" concluded Mr.
Babson, 1--WE must remember ont
thing more, there is distinct differ
ence between Germany's government
tai finances and the finances Of Ger
man firms and corporations. Thu
credit of Germany's government il
almost nil because of the tons Of pape
marks which it is obligated to re
deem. The banks are also in a rath
Ier uncertain position because thei
cash assets are of very uncertain val
ne. The private firms of Germany
however, hold real property, factories
machinery, land equipment and mer
chandise. Most of them are in
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-08-17

decessor on the job was not satisfied
with the conditions and circumstances
of his labor and quit.
The fact Of whether the strikers
are right or wrong in their differences
with their employers in no way at
fects the right or wrong Of the boy
colt which they have organized. It
must be said to the credit of the Pas
co shopmen that they have conducted
the strike in peaceful and orderly
manner. They have been quick to
denounce every show of violence by
strikers in other parts of the country.
They have let it be known that they
are unalterably opposed to running
the strikebreaker off the job with a
club or blackjack but they make
their friend, Mr.. Business Man, the
goat in an attempt to starve the
strikebreaker off the job. They seek
not only the right to dictate to their
employers as to the conditions OF their
labor, in which they may be Justified,
but they have gone afield and are
seeking to dictate to the business man
as to how he shall run his business,
practice which can neither be JUS
titled nor defended. They are stick
lers for the constitutional rights OF
the citizen. They applaud William
Allen White as the champion of the
freedom of utterance back in Kansas.
But wherein is the freedom of utter
ance more inviolate than the freedom
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-08-17
PAsco ON STRIKE

IF current reports are to be credited
i the Big Four Brotherhoods OF Pasco
are still on the job but the business
men of that city have joined the
strike.
The news which comes to Kenne-
wick from the neighboring town
across the Columbia is that every
business house displays a placard in
forming the men, who have taken the
places of the striking shopmen, that
they are not welcome and that their
business is not wanted. Reports are
also numerous that workmen are be-
ing refused service in the business
houses and charged exorbitant prices,
and there is effective general eco
nomic boycott against the men who
are helping to keep the trains NOV
ing. The boycott, it is said, has the
sanction and approval of the Pasco
Chamber of Commerce.
If this be true the editor of the
Courier Reporter is glad he doesn't
live in Pasco, for he is not yet ready
to surrender the belief that every cit
izen has the right to labor when and
where he chooses to labor and that in
the business of earning his daily
bread he is entitled to the protection
Of the law, and the respect and SER
vice of his fellow men; nor is the
right Of such protection and respect
abridged by the fact that his pre-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-08-17

sound condition because these things
are of actual and permanent value.
The reorganization of Germany's n
nance would upset the German gov
ernment's financial bureau and might
call for considerable readjustment IN
Germany's banking circles. 1t need
have little effect on the real credit
of private firms"
General business is maintaining its
recent improvement in spite of un-
favorable sentiment created by coal
and rail strikes. The index of the
Babsonchart shows that business is
but go below normal. No change
since last week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-08-17
LIBERTY PROGRAM

Friday-Special vaudeville attrac-
ton: Bulger's Trained Animal Circus.
Photoplay, Corrine Griffith in "The
Single Track" thrilling story of
railroad life. Also the Sport Review.
Saturday-"The Poverty Of Riches
with Richard Dix, Leatrice Joy and
Louise Lovely, who appeared in per-
son at the Liberty Theatre this sea-
son.
Sunday-Raymond Hatton in His
Back Against the WALL" fine story
with lots of western action and come
DIV. Also a two-reel comedy.
Mon. and Tues.-Another splendid
picture from Zane Gray book "Gol-
den Dreams" a story Of action and
thrills. Also Pathe News, Review and
Fables. One show only each night.
Wed. and Thurs.-Mabel Normand
in fast and snappy picture Head
Over Heels" with spice and comedy.
Also "The Duck Hunter" Mack Sen
nett comedy. Local hunters should
not miss this comedy.
Coming soon - yellow Men and
Gold,' Cali for Woman" an Ince
special; "The Branded Woman" with
Norma Talmadge, Twin Beds" ''The
Rosary"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-08-17

of labor; just where and how does the
constitution guarantee to one citizen
the right to say what he pleases when
he pleases and denies another citizen
the right to labor where and when he
pleases, or the right to sell his goods
to whom he pleases without coercion,
interference or molestation from any
other citizen? Does the constitution
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-08-17

guarantee the holder of a union card
the right to strike when he pleases
and deny the nonunion citizen the right
TO labor when he pleases? Is. the
brand of our much Wanted freedom
genuine only when it bears the union
label? This, it seems, is the quality
of American freedom as it exists IN
Pasco today.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-08-17

WILL SELL-50-acre dairy ranch on
ten years time and give $500 in
work to help pay first payment. Price
$1,000. Omar w. Rich. 1922
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-08-17
WHAT BABSON SAYS

MERICA has no better authority on matters OF busl
ness and finance than Roger w. BabSon The Courier
Reporter week will print copyrighted report from
the great economist These reports will be interesting and
beneficial to all classes of readers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-26
TWO ARE ARRESTED ON
 CHARGE OF DISTILLIMG

Meridian, March a5.-(Special.)- Sheriff John NJ. Martin, Special off, cer l.. c. Monette and D. s. Cleve- land of the police department and Special Agent Jack Jordan of the Mobile and Ohio railroad company. located and raided a big moonshine still close to the city today, arrest ing two well known white men, c. D. Sturdevant and J. A. Reed. both resi- dents of Meridian. A 5O-gallon gaso- line drum alleged to have been stole n from the Mobile and Ohio Railroad company. was used as the boiling vat from which the copper coil ran.
 A charge of larceny in connection with the theft of the drum, was dock eted against Sturdevant in addition to charge of distilling. Reed was only charged with distillii.; Sur dcvant made bond of l,500 while Reed had not been able to make his bond up to late today and was in Jail Sturdevant also entered a plea of guilty in the police court to hav- ing about gallon of whisky in his possession and was fined $50.50. A warrant has also been made against him. in Justice Clay's court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-26

 w considered than Birmingham? city has done so well? Name it.
 Nashville Memphis Richmond Augusta Jacksonville hoary with history before udd Troy, T. Miner, M Caldwell that declared should where the Waters and cotton plantation
 Dallas into being 1s4 Houston 1886 and Atlanta 1ss They Birmingham They traffic before Birmingham had smoke stack
 Birmingham jealous in other coal fields said would Birmingham had Ptsburg lean Youngstown not be converted into steel
 Sturdy pioneers hither The Woodwrds from Pennsylvania from England Giles Edwards from Wales Enoch Ensy Tennessee George Comack and Erskne Ramsay Thomas H. Aldrich like
 Each required proof made Today Birmingham steel products go the world Birmingham featuring end of the corporation the earth
 When the materials had been and their conveb finished established another outstanding ton of the southern states and the ideal point for distributing Then such folks the Hercules company get look Tn on this eeg south through the gateway of Birmingham Memphis had bottled Their jobbg back yards while wholesalers struggled footh where they should We had nations out of the No task but it has been done We had prove again got still the of proving it. We put up money the after the gulf laden peoples making Birmingham the northern gateway of the gulf
 barely of steel production chief industry maintained less than schedule and first get back hundred ule this
 We shall have children buildings costing than within ton of the district The spirit expo sion showed that reeay truly pulling together
 Cut that talk about other cities has the record for achievement of period of
  Her public school system model for quarter tury
 Those who give her back what she has them, will her will not countenance much less join in beloved com mrnity,
 Yours for upbuidng,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-26
By CAROLINE VANCE

Special Correspondent of The Age-HeraId
 Wopynisst, ns2S Magcb 5y Ihs
 the scented gauntlet thrown down by the republican women, the democratic women refuse to fight out the coming congressional campaign on social lines. They have even retreated be- fore the well-thought-out plans of their republican sisters for social welfare have been put into operation. It Is a strategic retreat on the part of the democratic contingent, how ever. for they have deep laid plans for hitting their enemy upon the flank.
 We realize our deficiencies" said Mrs. Emily Newell Blair. leader of the democratic forces, today, "in trying to combat the republicans socially. They have cornered the supply of mill lionairesses upon whom they depend to attract women to elaborate par ties planned for the republican wom- ems clubs throughout the country" Mrs. Frank Dodson, republican or ganizer. was found mailing tho so- cial calendars arranged at her head quarters to the E. o. p. women's clubs. The calendars give dates for three parties a month.p Under a cover of the calendar Is the picture of an elephant cutting capers.
 Mrs Dodson laughed when told of the democratic objections to the re- publican plans for 8 social campaign.
 Well, climbers have votes. haven't they?' she queried, inferring that all was fair in love and war-and poli- tics.
 Gets Women Together But seriously" she continued, "ar- ranging social affairs Is the best method of getting women together. That is the way they have always come together In all classes. A party need not necessarily take place in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-26
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REPUBLICAN WOMB N PREPARE TO
 WAGE SOCIAL-POLITICAL FIGHT
 TO BUILD UP SPIRIT OF PARTY

1 highest social strata Any group of women may have party. The tea party takes the place of smokers in mems political affairs"
 The League of Women Voters give many various social affairs in the various state capitals, where they are lobbying for bills. They have found that legislators like to dance and the more gangling or stout and generally graceless they are, the more they like 1t. Lobbyists have discovered that 1t Is not waste of time to dance with them. for instead of whisper ing sweet nothings while dancing they engage busfly In the art of lob- bying for the bills they want to pass the legislature.
 Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton at one of these political dances was sitting on the side lines. a grandmotherly wall flower. She asked the name of the man who was dancing with a prominent republican woman worker.
 Why that Is the national repub- lican committeeman from her state" was the answer.
 Dear me-" Mrs. Upton replied con- cernedly, do you have to dance with them? Then I shall have to take dancing lessons-and at my age. too" Mrs. Frank Dodson. newly installed 1 organizer in the republican head quarters, is the product of a perfect feminine political machine in Iowa. and Is proud of it.
 Construct Smooth Machines 1 Her job is to induce women of other states to construct similar smooth \ running machine. She was the state chairman of Iowa's republican wom- ans division. Responding perfectly to the gentlest republican pressure. this huge efficient machine of women politicians has complete sets of con gressional district chairwomen. county chairwomen. precinct chair women and 10 helpers in each pre- cinct who heed the slightest wish of republicans. Altogether. Mrs. Dod- son says there are 30.00o women in Iowa who may be depended upon to work for the republican cause "It Is not strange that women take so readily to organization work They have had years of training in their club life before enfran sement. There is nothing in the man world that corresponds to the clubwoman" |" And the democrats have discovered that women are more adept at rais- 1 ing money than the men. Major | Newman of the democratic headquar-
 
 nancial advisory committee one man and one woman from each state would be appointed. Were it not for | offending the vanity of the male sex they would not be afraid of having women alone on that committee, for they believe the men will be mere figureheads
 Richard Linthicum, also of the democratic headquarters, adds that Ifinancial plans proposed by the women are extremely clever and in many instances they actually raise more money than the men.
 There you have it. Are women natural born gold diggers? There again they have had a lot of expe- rience. not only practicing on their husbands but they have known how to raise money. from a church sup per in isolated communities and they have been the Indispensable workers in the modern nationwide drives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-26

ment was smaller than its industrial, while since 1919 no war materials have been constructed there.
 pr. Wiedfeldt has been government official and an earnest student of pol itics and economic statistics. He met Lloyd George in Essen when the lat ter was there years ago, studying Ger man social legislation and was highly esteemed by the welshman. After ward he was called to the. home office, where he displayed much energy and
 initiative. After a brief service as counselor of the imperial Japanese state railways. he returned to Essen, where he was named to post under the municipality.
 Knows the World
 The doctor finally was lured by the offer of the chief directorship to the Krupp organization. This is one of the greatest industrial positions in Germany whose incumbent is selected only after a close sccrutiny and who must have demonstrated exceptional qualities. Wiedweldt has been re- nowned for these at all of his posts. and the serious pOtticlans or ter many have been very anxious to pu. him or the road to the imperial chan ceilorSh'p He knows the world. He knows Gernlany's business and gov ernment offices. their strength. as well as their weaknesses. He never has been a hureaucrat. He will wo~ll in Washington quietly and tactfullv and without the sliehtest symptom of propa eanda. His appearance is that Of lear-ed r,a, who is used to brain work. May this he good omen. A f1Snowiedee of economies now 's more irnnortant thar ever before. Yet be- yone the c-nde. material, economic world there is apother too often for ~otten. which alone makes life wort living in the hiehest sense.
 It is interesting to recall that s dozen impossible candidates for inc vacant omhassado-shin were rnen- toned before Dr. WiAdfeldt was pnr- suaded to accent the vacan. post The imperial embassies in the past mostly wore occupied by princes. counts ;i- tied nillioraires. who for the glorv and prestige accompanying the post