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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-12
Gonapers Optimistic At Big Labor Contention
A. F. of L. Faces Most Difficult Problems of 42
 Years of Existence

Cincinnati June 12-Facing the most difficult problems of it's 42 years of existence, the American Federation of Labor opened its annual conven- ton here today. it's leaders nflitantly determined to combat increasingly threatening inroads on organized labor.
 Four hundred accerfted representa- lives of the millions of workers af- hliated with organized labor began in the Ohio National Guard Armcry two weeks deliberations from which labor leaders demand there must emerge a solidihed organization able to cope with the asserted grim struggle ahead"
 President Gompers took over the duties of presiding officer, afzer Thomas J. Donnelly. secretary of the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-12

To Correct Charter.
 All these bills will be designed to correct imperfections in the city charter, this same authority stated to- day He said that the amendments would be asked to simplify the pro cedure in connection with sewer as- sassments and more clearly define the powers and latitude of various city departments.
 This plan of procedure now laid out by the Dem ocratS would indicate that there will be a revolutionizing of the present city auditing system. What the new plan would be is not at pres ent known but il will be designed to close all loop-holes in such a way that there will never be another shortage in city accounts similar to the shortage recently uncovered in the accounts of Collector Smith. There is no system that cannot be improved upon" City Auditor Der nard Keating said, when asked if new system would help matters here.
 The present. plan now unler way by the administration is to have Mayor Atwaterpresent a new auditing system that would be the result of a conference between experienced audi tors to the Board of Aldermen, ask. ing that it be put in the form of aal adnend ment to the City Charter. The City Attorney would in turn draw up an lmendment and present it to the generally assembly which wiN convene January next.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-12

sented him with a gaveI made by the carpenters atti
 Gonpers declared the convention to be the Parliament of labor en- gagged in the work of~f1ghtfng the bat ties of mankind
 saThe issues that have been heaped upon us in no way depress our spirits he said. Your movement is united Its spirit is unconquerable There is throughout our ranks militant determination that justice for all the people must triumph.
 we are shocked by things that have happened. Twice within a few days the Supreme Court of our land has rendered decisions fitting only to the dark days of old There is boisterous and brazen movement at work to destroy every progressive in-s stitution and to submerge human rights for the sake of producers and industrial autocrats.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-12
Storm and Tragedy Takes
 Heavy Death Toll During Week-End; Millions Lost
Impossible Today to Secure Approximate Figures on Property Damage Caused by Storm, but It Is Believed that the Losses Will Run into Mil lions of Dollars.

Connecticut did not receive the full brunt of the storm York last night the material and according to reports from all today However, the weeks end marked by many incidents tragic anad otherwise
 The the and country and traf every o conveyance and route was marking opening of the in these spects.
 Automobile accidents many. One which cost three Haven road crossing east of the sta Sterling where morning train from Providence crushed adults
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-12
ReUOLutiOn M City,s
 Auditing Systena Planned By Correcting City Charter

That action will be taken by the and the Com certain legislative amendments made to the City Charter that will have bearing the audit system the city and other city departments indicated today by high political authority who said that before the Assembly amendments to the City Char the city attorney and would be ready for to he
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-12
No Definite Plans.

No Definite Plans
 Town chairman John A. Cornell Jr. when asked today if the administra- ton planned to take action in this matter said, "The matter of drawing up amendments to correct faults in the city charter has not yet taken definite form. The frequent resolu- tionS of Alderman Hogan would indi- cate something of this nature
 In the last report of City Auditor Bernard Heating, he strongly advised a legislative act in the shape of an amend ment to the city charter em- powering the city to make a uniform pro rata assessment per front foot for all future sewer construction, whether on line of trunk or lateral sewers This he said would go far to solve our city problems in this respect and do away with the nu- merous appeals from sewer assess ments and the numerous abatements of such assessments made by the Com mon Council Concluding his report on this matter MT. Heating said, '1 suggest that the city attorney care fully look into this important matter and if possible prepare a bill for presentation to the next General As eembly."
 In speaking of the sewer assess ment Mr. Cornell said that Sn all probability the Common Council would authorize him to draw up a bill and with this view in mind he is now working on possible amend meut.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-12
PREMIER.s SLAYER GIVEN LIFE,

Tokio June 12-Nakaoka, the youth convicted of staying Premier Hara, was sentenced to life imprison- ment today. Hashi Motto. tried for melting the assassination was ac- quilted.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-12

Advices from Paris state, according to report submitted to the Academy of Sciences by M Bouvier.two young scientists M Xenev and Boiasom have hopGe of making siEkworr1s produce naturally co1ored silk through scien- tific selection of foods
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-12
ENTERTAINED
 AS STORM BROKE

Washington, June 12-The yacht Mayf1ower with the President and Mrs. Harding aboard docked at the Wash ington Navy Yard early this morning g after safely weathering a 35 mile gale in Chesapeake Bay last night.
 The Presidential party was being entertained on deck by the Mayf1ower orchestra when the storm broke.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-12

Hartford, June 12-The presence of William T. Ti1den 2nd, as contender, caused great interest in the 21st New England tennis champion tennis tour nament at the Hartford Golf club to- day. Ti1den was matched today against R. H. Cole, a we'll known To- cal crack. Sixty-four players were matched in the singles matches for today's opening games.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-12
Petition Of Mrs.
 Nott Withdrawn

Hartford, June 12.-The pe- tition Of Mrs. Ethel H. Mott, of Bridgeport. who is serving life term for the murder of her hus- band, was withdrawn today be- fore the Board of PardOnS which is sitting at the State Prison to hear a total of 66 appeals from prisoners.
 Mrs Ethel Hutchins Mott, con- Cicted of the murder of her huS- band, George Mott of Bridgeport and sentence to life fDlpriSon- ment year ago, was scheduled to make her first plea for com mutation of her sentence before the annual meeting of the Board of Pardons which was held at the Wethersfield prison to-day. Mrs. Mott maintains she was fn- nOcent of the crime for which FL wood B. Wade, a Bridgeport milkman was hanged.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-12
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The Cow Max e S America Greater Radio COmfOrt LOvers-KillingD l. Diet Good for Richard sOn-Teach the Ig- nOrant, but Don't Twit Them Hard to Make the Friend less Man Equal Be fore the Law.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-12
WEATHER:

For Connecticut Fair tonight and Tuesday; cooler tonight strong westerly winds diminishing tonight
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05

AS soon as he arrived in small town his
greatest delight was TO slap a one sheet on
the broadside of stray COW. At one time
he was bill sticking for THE Wizard of Or
at the Park Theatre, during one OF those
old fashioned summers when horses used to
drop dead in the street freely. horse col
lapsed in the street In front of the Park
Theatre and before the health authorities
could remove the carcass Pete had stuck a
big three sheet on II.
No place was inviolable for him In the
sacred cause of bill posting. Once rival
crew of bill stickers from an opposition at
traction stole march on him and plastered
over every available site in Washington. and
Pete was unable to jump their claims. Moth
ing daunted, he gathered his crew together.
stuck big poster OF his show on the Wash
ington Monument-and promptly blew out
of town.
In Boston again the rival gang played the
low down on him and grabbed every posi-
BILE space with the exception OF one sign
board which an opposition workman was
busy smearing up as Pete rose over the hori-
zon. Pete seeing policeman looming up
promptly hired small boy to stand blub-
boring i'm his path and to wall loudly that
the rival bill sticlter had struck him.
The cop listened to the youngsters accu-
sations against the paste pusher, but his re-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05
Pete, Bill Posting King, Acmed Nerve

marks and his expression indicated clearly
that he thought the boys story was little
too strngy. Pete deemed 1t best to happen
along just then.
Yes. SIR" he told the cop, Il must say
that the boy is telling the truth. Much as
regret to report Il, that man hit him. The
boy was standing watching him without say
ing a word or annoying him. and suddenly
he turned and hit him savagely with his
brush. most brutal attack, sir"
Well. Pete had all the appearance of d.
ogenes. and, moreover, he volunteered
name and address readily. for names and
addresses always came easily to him. Inn
pressed by his patriarchal appearance, the
cop hailed the protesting blposter to court
And Pete gathered his cohorts and slapped
three sheets on the signboard in jiffy.
During the war he was arrested Tor STICK
ing Red Cross poster on Grants Tomb.
In view Of the circumstances and Pete's rep
utation. IL was not considered such heinous
crime. but nevertheless Pete was taken to
court, where the Magistrate talked to him
with Olympian severity.
Don't you know" he demanded. that
you can't post bills on property without ask
ing permission"
Sure. 1 know it, Your Honor" said Pete.
II knocked on the door at this place, but
nobody came out so I went ahead
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05

DETE KAvANAGH king Of the old time
- bill posters and advance agents, Is
- dead, but he has left behind him
heritage of Immortality in the form OF stories
about his exploits that are almost as vivid
as some of the posters he used to stick up.
regardless of time, place or the police.
Pete had very benignant. even a noble.
aspect, with silvery hair. a most bland and
kindly face and the general air and bearing
of a wealthy philanthropist out to conde-
scend among the other half. Possibly that
accounted for the fact that he could get
away with stunts that would have meant
change OF diet to bread and water for other
men.
Geography existed for Pete simply as bill
posting spaces. He knew each town from the
next merely by the number of one sheets,
three sheets and other posters it could dis
play A street was important for him only
IL It had signboard. Once. before starting
out on tour with chin Chin" he exhibited
the remarkable quality Of his memory by
sitting down day and sending in orders
for the posters sof every town along the
route. getting them exact as to size and
number. and no doubt he could have figured
out the amount Of paste required, too.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05
RambIin 'ROund
By EDWARD ANTHONY.

fancy cats these days. Lookit the cat
show they had at the Waldorf the other
day l sure got good laugh when seen
the pictures of them cats in the papers.
The sissies!--all dolled up In fancy rib
hons and combed and everything. | could
lick any one of them with three paws tied
behind my back. Bet If one of them cats
seen a mouse he'd boiler "Mommer" and
run. Why people bother with them fancy
cats when they can pick up good sone for
nothin' off the street Is somethin' | don't
understand.
Believe me. us street cats amt gonna
stand this snubbin' forever. Do you know
how many homeless cats there are in
America? 4,376,123, according to the
Bureau of Vital Catistics.. What do you
think this is gonna lead to? Any one with
a grain of common sense can see. Revo-
luton. We're organizin' now. We're
startin' Cats Soviet in every large COM
munity in the country When the proper
time comes we're gonna rise up and raise
the dickens. We been prosecuted long
enough.
well, so long. See you some more.
Gotta attend meetin' of my Soviet"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05

Friends, as l was saying when very
discourteously interrupted, back in the
days when was in politics, the contract
ing business and public speaking in the
metropolis, this young O'Hara came to my
table one night in Shanley's He was
slightly in his cups-which will happen to
the best Of us, even to newspaper men.
And, says he, young O'Hara, Mr.. QUINN
says he. I have one burning ambition in
life. All kinds of newspaper stories have
I written says he, but before I die or
retire to desk editing the copy of others,
which, says he, Is the same thing, I ask
only for one grand newspaper assignment
that have in mind.
Opening OFFICE Irish House
His Ideal Assignment
1.-THE assignment with which, Mr..
Quinn, would close willingly my journal
istic career explains young O'Hara, is
this: / want to be assigned to go to Dub
lin,' says he, to write for my paper an
account of the opening session of the first
Irish Parliament when the dear old green
isle of my forebears,' says he--the lads
voice now breaking with emotion or the
hard stuff within him--which is the same
thing, friends-'when,' says he dear Erin
at last shall be free!
This opening day of the first Irish Par
lament says he after another of Shanleys
best, I would have hot, muggy, irritat-
ing day. says he, the fires of imagination
and ambition and the case goods burning
red in his tear stained eyes. I would have
it, Mr.. Quinn, the kind of sticky day
when every Parliamentarian's nerves would
be on the ragged edge says he.
Quinn, | can see it, all in my minds
eye, says he, who was getting past all see
ing quickly, and jumping up excitedly but
retaining his glass of liquor"
On account of the panic that broke in
Borough Council a few seconds later in
Hon. Quinn's anecdote, with everybody
quoting everybody else simultaneously
We scribe from this on in the speech will
quote just this young OHara or otherwise
this report would be all quotation marks
inside of quotation marks.
"The Parliament is opened" says this
young OHara years ago in Shanley's to
Hon. Quinn, "and instantly up jumps on
this mean, irritating day Parliamen-
tartan named Joyce from Connaught.
"'Mr. President cries Parliamentarian
Joyce, for seven hundred years have
waited patiently for the privilege of TAX
ing the floor in this august assemblage,
waiting seven cruel centuries while my
fathers bled and died for
'Bled, did your fathers, did they? here
sneers Far Down Parliamentarian named
Anthony Campbell, he jumping up said
O'Hara. also hot and sticky and irritated.
'Sorra a drop of blood was shed by your
father. Joyce, or your fathers father!
Them that are caught sheep stealing red
handed, Joyce, may die, but never man
hung for sheep stealing yet shed one drop
of b."
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05

"Mr. Chairman!" here shouted Council
man Luther Mickelman as Hon. Quinn was
quoting young O'TIara, quoting this i'm
aginary Far Down Parliamentarian named
Campbell. This man, Quinn, I protes-'
"Yuh lie, yuh black spalpeen" here hol-
Tered Hon. Quinn, he now carried away
with his anecdote and merely quoting
O'Hara quoting the Member of Parliament
named Joyce, chatting back and forth with
Parliamentarian Campbell. But Hon.
Mickelman took it Hon. Quinn was calling
him out Of his name.
mo man can call me a liar in this
Council and"
Fresh fish for sale Throw Mickelman
out! Quinnl We want Quinn! Three
cheers for Vostead!"
Hon. Quinn's party guests were holler-
ing these and other shouts, and Hon. Quinn
was still shouting. "You lie!"' and "Your
purse is lined with dirty British gold,
Campbell!" and the like. Hon. Quinn still
merely quoting Parliamentarian Joyce
and Campbell chatting back and forth, like
the quarrels we sometimes have on hot
days in Congress in Washington, as told
by O'Hara.
Backed by Party Guests.
Shoot Down Mickelman
And it wasn't until Councilman J. Wes-
ley Mickelman pulled Hon. Luther Nickel
man aside and shouted an explanation
that Hon. Quinn could go on for the other
hour and half of his eloquent speech on
the grand glories that are in store for the
grand new Irish Free State.
Then all that hadn't already trickled
back to the party at Hon. Quinn's man.
sion while he was speaking accompanied
him at 10 p. M. cheering up N. Main and
resumed the party in his palatial mansion.
A pleasant evening was renewed by one
and all until somebody left burning Gig
arctic on the front parlor windowsill of
the mansion while Hon. Quinn was max
ing another speech shortly after midnight
this morning, igniting the elegant lace
curtains.
All guests In excited1y trying TO save
valuables for mine host, Hon. Quinn, rea-
1ized the most valuable was the many bot
ties Of real pre-war stun still laying around
full everywhere and began throwing them
out the windows to save them. Little else
was damaged, the fire being slight.
Out of pretty near four cases OF hard
stun, all regular pre-war goods, all was
broken on the frozen lawn. said Council
man Quinn, while getting shaved when he
came up for air late to-day in Ferd Schroe-
der's Waldorf tonsorial parlors, except
three bottles, and two of these were only
vermouth.
This can never be replaced, but Hon.
Quinn added jovially he wasn't as bad off
as this Joyce from Connaught in his an
ecdote that waited seven hundred years
to make a speech and then right at the
kickoff got the rollers put under him by
the Far Down named Campbell.
Copyright. 1922, BY the Ben syndicdte)
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05
THE FENCE CAT.

~
when we bumped into him
again, lis the way people show no regard
for dead cat. When man gets run over
in the street, people rush to his assistance
II he's killed, his body is at once removed
to decent place What happens when
cat is bumped off? The chauffeur that done
the dirty work beats 1t, and no one even
takes the number of the car, so the cats
family can sue. And the body lies in the
gutter until the Street Cleaning Depart
ment comes around and sweeps II up. No
one thinks OF trying to find out who the
cat Is and sending the body home to the
family. Is that fair?
Another thing. It's gettin' SOS poor
ordinary street cat amt got chance to
get homo no more. Everybody's buyin'
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05

everybody scrambled into Fire House in
the wake Of that prince of good fellows,
Hon. Quinn, about $40 p. NJ, all the ladies
in their party dresses as well as the men
folk still cheering for a national Demo
cratic ticket at the next Presidential cleo
tion to be headed by Quinn and volstead'
respectively for President and vice-Presi-
dent.
Hon. Luther Mickelman was making a
speech on something to Council when all
tumbled into Fire House, this being the
first time Hon. Mickelman had got the
floor away from Hon. Quinn since Hon.
Quinn's election to Council.
Rev. Borough Clerk U. Grant Pilberry
and Councilwoman Faith Prettyman both
tried to back up Hon. Mickelman, when
Hon. Mickelman protested vigorously to
Chairman Mayor Calvin Van Scoick when
Hon. Quinn cried: Greetings, my friends,
to one and ALL" and advanced to his Coun-
cilman's seat.
But when Rev. Pilberry and Miss Coun-
cilwoman Prettywoman heard all Hon.
Quinn's party guests starting in again CIV
ing cheers for Volstead and prohibition,
they kind of grew more friendly, they not
being close enough to the standees to get
everybody's breath that had just come from
the party.
my gifted protagonist, Hon. Nickel
man." genially said Hon. Quinn to Hon.
Mickelman, surely on this night of cele-
bration you--though I admit you have law
and correct procedure On your side-you
will at least step aside for only minute
while !, an old fool that ought to know
better, gratifies craving to tell this hon.
cred body just short bit of an anecdote
that happens to come to my mind.
It's about a young friend had, news
PAPER lad in the metropolis-by name
O'Hara," said Councilman Quinn.
With this remark Hon. Quinn was now
started on his two hour speech on the
grand new Irish Free State, but this fact
Mickelman.
MickeIman Howled Down
BY Quinn and Volstead Fans
"The anecdote which briefly I will now
tell you," went on Hon. Quinn, he now
raisingj his tones to his regular public
speaking voice and striding out into the
aisle, lis apropos of the glorious Irish Free
State-which, incidentally, my friends, is
the great subject on which l would ad-
dress you this night in all It's"
II protest. Mr.. Chairman" hollered
Councilman Mickelman, he now sensing
how events were shaping themself sud-
denly.
shut up, Mickelman!" shouted every
body that had just come into Fire House
from the party. Throw Mickelman out!
Quinn and volstead! We want Quinn and
Volstead!"
THE majority seems to favor that pro-
ceed," stated Hon. Quinn in statesmanlike
tones. "T am the peoples servant and I
bide by their will
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-13

sense. Each industry is asked to pre-
sent the names of two or three of their
men best qualified to handle the job in
| Washington, and one of these is picked
by Secretary Hoover.
These are the main branches of this
new trade organization. They are as
sisted by several technical divisions,
among which should be noted the newly
created commercial laws division. With
10 nations changing their import tariffs
| this year, and with Il b~ewildering and
constantly shifting multitude of other
trade regulations throughout the earth,
it is highly important that the latest
information Of this sort be on hand
in Washington for the benefit of ex-
| porters. Such information the com
| mercial laws division obtains.
Those called in to head the branches
and divisions Of this organization are
for the most part keen, energetic, young
business men, most of whom have made
| regulations In their own lines and who
take their government jobs at a sacri-
flee. They are bringing a new atmos-
phere into the departmental offices.
| The average American business man,
| when he has to approach the govern
nlent, comes in a suspicious and ever
hostile attitude. But when he steps
into the bureau of foreign and domestic
| com merce, he instantly feels at home.
There they speak the language of his
tribe, and he appreciates it. 1t is
largely for this reason that the bureau
Is getting results.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-13
Seek Damages
as Sequel to Crash
at Railway Crossing
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Lewistown, Dec. 12.-As a sequel to
the accident on October II last, when
an auto driven by j. j.. Ballinger, a
Iewistown banker, with Public Admin
istrator Walton Hood Grant as a com
p%anion, was struck by a Milwaukee
engine between Hoosac and Denton,
both men Tuesday began damage suits
against the railroad company.
1t is set out that at the place where
the accident occurred trains cannot be
seen from the highway at all, as the
track runs through a deep cut. Be
fore driving onto the track to cross,
they looked and listened but there was
no indication of q train. 1t was right
upon them, however. and hurled the
car 80 feet.
Mr.. Ballinger sues for the value of
the car as well as for his WI injuries,
asking for $500 while Mr.. Grant asks
for $1,000.