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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28
Musical instruments

A REGULOR-$425 Kimball mahogany
piano, one of the best buys on our
floor. with bench. $685.; IS per month.
Ask for MI. Shannon, A. P. Gnggs
Piano Co., 121 =. End St., Davenport
conn" CORNET-And case. paid $40.
B. NJ Jones. 1909 End Ave.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28
Money to Loan

EVERYTHING In unredeemed
Foods. s. Dsutsch, 313 goth St. 3. l..
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28

HOUSE-why pay $1,000 for lust homo.
am offering my beautiful strictly mod
ern home for sale $40 per month IN
come and nice rooms and double e.
rage for myself. -. 500. Cash o. tsrns.
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28

HARRINGTON-Wal nut piano, $l25' %
per month Ask for Mr.. Shannon. A.
P. Griggs PiAno Co. 121 z. End ST..
Davenport.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28

CONovER-Mahogany upright grand
Piano Co., 121 E. 2nd st.. Davenport.
Ask for Mr.. Shannon. 4. P. Grggs
piano O.. lei e. End St.. Davenport.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29
DESERTED WIFE HELPS SAILOR
 GET DIVORCE

An unusual divorce case was heard today in the Superior Court when Mrs. Sadie Gardner appeared as principal witness for John Hennessey of 1401 Park avenue. in his action. to testify that her husband, Rodney c. Gardner. formerly connected with tn Columbia Towel Supply company, of this city. deserted her to accompany Jane Donnelly Hennessey. the re- spondent in the divorce action.
 Hennessey claimed that he was m the navy for 20 years and that in 1918 he married Jane Donnelly of this city. She refused to live with him in quarters which he provided in New London, where he was sta toned. He said that he was told by his wife to notify her whenever he intended coming home on furlough. On one occasion he neglected to do SO and found that his wife was work ing A visit to the establishment was made, where he found the doors lock- ed. He suspected that his wife cared for the company of the man Tor whom she was working, Rodney c. Gardner. His suspicious were con- firmed when Gardner's wife told h1m that she heard that Mrs. Hennessey was working in Macy's department store in New York and upon 1nvestr- gation found that her husband who had left her, met Mrs. Donnelly after work every evening. Judge John Banks presi ding on the bench, grant ed a divorce to Hennessey on the grounds of desertion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29
BOOZE VICTIMS
 FOUND IN SNOW

Springfield, Mass, Dec. 29-(I- N S.)-The storm hit Springfield in full force today and is rapidly developing into an old fashioned blizzard. High winds are piling snow into drifts on top of a three inch crust of sleet that fell yesterday. Service of many su- hurban trolley lines was abandoned this morning after an all night battle by blows and sweepers- Several cars are stalled in the snow in isolated sections.
 Three men suffering from alcohol ism were pulled out of snow banks by the police during the night. One of them, negro, was badly frozen, but is expected to recover
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29
S5O,OOO BLAZE IN RAIL YARDS
 AT CEDAR HILL

New Haven, Dec. 2s.-CT. N. S)- Railroad officials today are investi- gating a fire that swept the ''East Hump in the New Haven roads classification yards at Cedar Hill here, during the night and did damage of almost S5O.00O, destroying seven load ed freight ears, damaged several sec tions of track. and gave a large force of railroad workers an a1l-night fight.
 A train destined for the Shore Line division was being made up just be- fore midnight and following the con- cussion> of 8 car being pushed into the train, fire burst out of the car and swept with lightning like speed into the air. Every engine in the great Cedar Hill terminal was called out and workers used the fire hose from each to keep the fire from spreading to 100 cars nearbZ--
 Ten Families Homeless.
 Seven other fires during the past 24 hours caused considerable loss. Ten families were driven from an apart ment house at Howard avenue and south street, early today when fire which started in the cellar spread to the third floor before it was discov- cred, doing s10,000 damage to three stores and goods of the tenants.
 Other fires were at Morris Cove, FoXon and on Farren avenue. The three causing a total loss of about S5.0oo-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29
MURDERER
 IS PLAYED
 BY JUDGES
Battles Silent as He Hears Scathing Ar raignment After Con- fessiOn-J tice to Move Swiftly - Trial Jan. 4.

Orange, N. J., Dec. 29.-Fa-
 nous Jersey Justice," swift and
 sure, today cast its sinister
 shadow on the quivering form of
 William E. Battles. 19-year-old
 negro. whose confession and in
 dictment for first degree murder
 followed within 19 hours the dis
 coyery of the body of his victim,
 Mrs. Charles F. Brigham, kindly
 Httef housewife. mother of three
 sick children. strangled to death
 in the basement of her pretty
 home. after an outrage by the
 brutal negro.
 Judge Steckel, to whom the true bill was handed following hurry-ul action by the grand jury today Sc January for the trial, which, IL II believed, will take only few hours
 Battles. in his confession, said he enticed Mrs. Brigham into the tHas nasS, ment by pretending he had faller and injured himself on the stairs The woman died in heroic defense o1 her honor, while her little brood ol m measles and diphtheria afflicted chiA dren slept in an upSairs room
 BeastIy Crime, Says Judge.
 When Battles was arralgned today in police court, Judge Ovid1o C. Bian chi denounced him in one of the mos scathing arraignments ever delivered in New Jersey. The judge said:
 This was the most beastly, ano wicked, the lowest, most awful anc most dastardly crime ever committed in this community"
 He turned to Detectives Timothy Cronen and Thomas Burns and con- tnued:
 q feel 1t is my duty in behalf ot all the citizens of Orange to thank you for your fine work in getting thi: man. There would have been a grea fear in the heart of every woman 1T the community until the perpetratol of this horrible crime had been a;ppre- hended.'
 The negro stood silent, with head bowed, while the judge spoke.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29
Sailors Ldshed To Ringing
 or Wrecked Schooner SaUed

steamer were picked up in Philadel- phfa late yesterday. but the ships identity could not be learned until today.
 The Munnotor is steel motor ship owned by the United States Shipping Board. She was formerly called the Courtois and was built in Ecorse, Mich. She is of 1,485 tons dispIace- ment and has been in the coastwfse freighfing trade.
 Boston, Dec. 29-(By the Associated Press)-A radio message picked up here early today from a, steamer gfv- ing her name as the Courtofs, said she was listing badly to starboard and was in need of immediate assistance. A gale was blowing. Her position was given as latitude 39:25 north 1ongi- tude 73:30 west, or south of Fire Island, N. Y. The motor steamer Courtois recently changed her name to the Aunmotor and sailed from Bos- ton for Norfolk on December 24 It was not certain whether this was the vessel in trouble.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29
CAPITAL STOCK
 INCREASED BY FOX PIANO co.

The Alfred Fox Piano company of this city, filed papers at the office of tie Seer retary of State yesterday, showing an increase in it's authorized capital stock from $50,o00 to s150,- 900.
 The Hawley Hardware company of this city, has similarly filed papers showing an increase from $2O,00O to other increase reported is that of the P. Turney & Sons Co.,, Inc, of this city, from $10,o00 to s3o.o0o
 Among the concerns incorporated is capital, $1OO,0O0, to begin with ST. 900; incorporators William Schroe- del, Herman Schroedel and Anna Schilling.
 Officers have been elected by the Thompson company of Bridgeport. as follows: President, Henry T. Hyatt; treasurer, Harold R. Eastwood; sec- retary, Frank A. BIackman.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29
ROMANCE OF
 TROLLEY co.
 IS REVEALED

A trolley car romance came to, light today when announcement was made of the enga cement of Miss Cath crime Ayres, granddaughter of A. J. Kelsey, 55 Garfield avenue, to F.. Spencer Rider. formerly of Norwalk, and now superintendent of transporta- tion of the Detroit street railways company.
 Miss Ayres is a clerk in the cash fer's department of the Connecticut company at Bridgeport. MT. Rider started as clerk in the Connecticut company offices here, was advanced to chief clerk in the Bridgeport of flee, and then to be an accountant in the company headquarters at New Haven. He is g years old, and with $500 men under him at Detroit, is one of the youngest men ever to hold a transportation position of import
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29
COAL SHIPMENTS TO NEW ENGLAND
 FACE BIG TIE-UP
Boston's Death Toll Of Storm Reaches Four Rail Trans portation And Shipping Lines ParalYZed.

Boston, Mass, Dec. 29-(I. N.
 S.)-BoSton and other New Eng
 land cities were today facing a
 possible and even probable coal
 famine, as 8 result of the storm
 which has already taken a toll of
 four lives and has badly demor-
 alized steam and electric trans
 portation. Frderick Davis. 6S, of
 Fairfield street, Back Bay, died of
 exhaustion before reaching the
 City Hospital.
 Patrick Turner, an employe of the Frost Coal company of Neponset while unloading coal from a barge slipped on the ice and fell to his death in the hold of the vessel.
 David Hoodgdon, 52, of Providence, was almost instantly killed when he became blinded by snow and fell be- fore a moving locomotive in the Dover street yards of the New Haven railroad.
 William F. Chickering, 61, of Lake Port, N. H.. dropped dead of heart failure induced by exhaustion.
 Steamer Late.
 Shipping out of this port was badly delayed as a result of the storm and there were many late arrivals. The steamer Baltimore Maru day.
 Several fires marked the worst sEorm of the winter in this locality. Approximately $5O,00O loss was caus- ed early today to the block in which is located the Washington theatre at No. 724 Washington street. Four alarms were sounded. Bremen were severely handicapped by the cold and the heavy fall of snow.
 The church of Evangelist Law son, of prayer bride' fame, which was located in the building, was ruined by fire and water.
 The saw mill of Isaac Mclean at No. II and 13 Dunnen street. South Boston, was destroyed at a loss of more than $15,000.
 At Lynn, firemen called to fight a blaze in a two family house at No. 121 Fayette street, discovered two large stills and quantity of moon shine.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29
hDaid, 83, Ls
 Burned to Death

Hilton. N.- H.. Dec. 29.-Mrs. Sarah R. Comerford, S3 years old. and an invalid. lived alone in her lonely little farm house here. Each evening she dis played a lighted lamp in a win dow to let her nearest neighbOrS know all was well with her. Last night her neighbors, as has been their custom, watched for the light. They saw it-fOr the last time-for less than an hour later the little farm house was envel- oped in flames.
 Today the police are seeking to determine whether the aged woman met her death through a fire of accidental origin or whether she was the victim of a criminal seeking a considerable amount of money Mrs. Conner ford was known to have in her home.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29
CHILD'S MURDER
 REJOINS PARENTS

New York. Dec. 29-(I. N. S-)- The murder of ten year old Theresa Mccarthy for which Benjamin Pren- derville, a roomer in her home, is now held by the police. today served to reunite the parents of the slain child who had been separated for nine years They attended the child's fu- neral together.
 Prenderville, when questioned by the police admitted he owned the .22 caIibre revolver with which the girl was killed He denied connection with the killing but the police held him on a charge of homicide.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29
GIRL STUDENT
 FIRE RESCUER

Cleveland. Ohio. Dec. 29-U. N. S.) Miss Helen House, 21, Smith Cof- lege student, daughter of J. A. House, president of the Guardian Savings and Trust Co.,, played the role of heroine when fire destroyed their s125.Ooo home early today. Awakened by smoke she rushed to the room Of the housekeeper, Miss Olma Nordand, and dragged her unconscious, to the street through smoke filled corridors R. C. Mills. her aged grandfather was rescued by f1remen-
 Many valuable art treasures were destroyed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29

New York, Dec. 29 While
 New York shivered today in 20
 degrees above zero weather, in
 the wake of the heaviest storm of
 the winter, the city was menaced
 with the worst fuel crisis in it's
 history. There are only AS
 hours supply of coal on hand and
 snow has blocked many of the
 railway lines leading to the
 freight terminals where fuel is
 unloaded
 The storm began with a gale which ticularly the Atlantic coast. Rain turned to sleet and sleet to sno out the early part of the day a Connie wind whirled the snow into high difts. The mercury fell to 20 degrees above zero.
 Two Fatalities.
 Two men were killed and many other persons were injured.
 Railway and street traffic were badly crippled and thousands of The deep slush which filled the streets froze over, making foot traf- fic dangerous. The hospitals were kept busy caring for persons injured in falls.
 Steamship traffic was halted by the fog. snow and high wind.
 Four vessels laden with liquor units of the 'bootleg feet off the coast-were washed ashore and their corgoes lost.
 Three thousand street cleaners and 400 blows were put at work clearing the chief business thoroughfares.
 Officials of the public health de- partment and the fuel administra- ton were greatly alarmed over the coal famine. They feared-tb that con- tinued cold weather would lead to an epidemic of sickness.
 The reserve coal supply was put at 62,O00 tons, enough to supply the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29

The Board of Education filed with City Auditor Bernard keating today a preliminary budget which shows that s1e749425 will be required for the operation of schools for the fiscal year commencing April l, 1923 This is an increase from S1.I67,99S for the fiscal year beginning April l. 1SZz
 The largest single element in the increase is produced by the opefalion or the salary schedule adopted in the last years of Mayor Clifford B. Will sons adrnineA-ation, which amounts to almost S50,000- This item will continue to increase until the larger number of teachers have reached the maximum provided by the sched- ule-
 Additional Pupils
 The second largest element in the increase is to provide for the addi- tional nunber of 2ualtp who will at
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29

Bridgeport today emerged from the worst storm of the season, combining sIeet, snow and a high wind, with compar- atively little interruption to it's transportation facilities and only a few minor accidents re- ported. According to Weather Observer William J. Mealia the storm center has passed this vicinity.
 While the gale ragged at it's height last night, three barges towed by a tug of the McCaffrey Towing line, narrowly escaped being sunk in the water. They tied up safely, how ever. at the foot of Wall street Other shipping warned by storm sig nals, remained safely in the inner harbor.
 Harbornaster William Lamonde, whose official vessel. the 'Diik," was found half sunk under the Stratford avenue bridge yesterday, today ex-v plained why he did not venture out in the storm. He said that he has received no appropriation to run the operate the vessel, which when under way, consumes four gallons of gas-, oline an hour.
 Man Breaks Leg.
 AInong Nne accluenIS reported was one to David Howe, of 47 Anson street, who fell on Main street, and suffered a fractured leg. He was taken to St. Vincent's hospital. In the center of the city, high winds blew down several small signs, and a trolley car, bound to Derby, was de- raiIed. Two poles were blown down in the Black Rock district. and a tree. felled near Boston terrace on Boston avenue.
 The Connecticut Company worked all night to keep it's tracks clear an6i satisfaction was expressed at tITe5 company's offices this morning at
 (Cnrtin11ad Paoa EincInt l
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29
ALMOST $2, 900, 900 ASKED FOR SCHOOLS
LEAKING ! BARCES REACHED HARBOR
 IN STIFF GALE

Violent Sleet and Snow storm Accompanied by Sixty-Mile Wind Raises Havoc in New YOrk-BOOZe Steam CTS Washed Ashore Two Killed and Many Injured-Army of B. 900 LabOrers Put to Work Cleaning Streets of Snow and Slush- City Faces Worst Fuel Crisis in It's History.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29
NEW YORK STATE
 IS STORMB0UND

Albany, N. Y, Dec. 29-I. N. S)- Northern and eastern New York today is digging itself out of the second and heaviest snow fall of the sea son.
 Reports from all northern New York points are to the effect that steam and trolley traffic have been hard hit by the storm and many of the country roads are almost inn rassib1e. Snow workers and street ard road gangs are busy everywhere and normalcy will be restored in . few hours if the fair and colder weather predicted comes to pass.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29
School Budget IS Boosted S2O6, 949 To PrOUide For
 More Pupils And Salaries

tend the public schools during the coming year. This number is est1- mated upon the average annual m crease for 10 years. It will probably be somewhat larger than the average. because of the falling off during the present year
 In the item of "Repairs and I'm provements' and other items relating to the care and furnishing of the school buildings. there is an increase of 6.57O. which is added because of the opinion of the board that much larger sums will have to be expended in the future unless the buildings are put in shape now and thereafter kept in shape Many school buildings failed of full main tenance during the war and there after, and a great deal must be done for their protection
 (Cont1nued on Page Eight-l
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29

 RUPTUREL00MS

London. Dec. 29-CI. N S.)- Eleutherios Venize1os. head of the Peace Conference, has warned his government to be ready for a renewal Of the war against Turkey, said an Athens dispatch to the Daily Express today.
 Greece is putting an army into Thrace, while VeniveloS is urging that it be reinforced as rapidly as possi- ble-
 The Greek Cabinet at Athens nas decided to call up additional classes of reservists.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29

Provincetown, Mass, Dec. z9-The schooner Annie L. Spindler of Tar mouth, N. S., was wrecked at Race Point today. The crew of six men, trussed to the rigging in a storm of almost hurricane strength for hours, were rescued by brooches buoy. It was reported that the vessel was loaded with liquor, but Captain 1rv- ing Collins, head of the Coast Guard crew which rescued the seamen, said he had no official knowledge of her cargo
 Steamer WaterLogged.
 New York, Dec. 29@The steamer Munmotor from Boston for Norfolk, Va, is waterlogged and in distress in a terrific gale off Cape May. radio messages picked up here today said. Her position was given as sixty miles southwest Of Five Fathom Bank kght.
 Coast guard cutters from Cape May have put out to her assistance, reports said S. O. S. calls from an unknown
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29
SEVEN MURDERS
 IN 1922 TO 6
 PREVIOUS YEAR

Police records for 1922 show that one more murder was committed this year than last, six being the number for 1921 to seven for 1922. There were fifty less burglaries this year than in 1921, the records being 45O to 400. According t0 the police a large number of the burglaries were caused by careleSSneSS.
 The Department of Missing Persons has been instrumental in ascertaining the whereabouts of many persons Only three are vet on the missing list.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29
SAVE THE SOUL
 CRUSADE STARTS

Nyack. N. Y, Dec. 29-A crusade to "save the soul' of this thriving town is under way today Strange to say it was inaugurated by non-church goers. A little group of prosperous residents, not exactly noted for their religious leanings, decided that the times were growing so bad that action was necessary They retained soIi- citQrs to visit 500 non-church going falfftlies to ask all to join some church.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29
CORP. Goss TRANSFERRED.

Hartford. Conn. Dec 29-(I- N S.) Orders from the Adjutant Generals office indicate that Corporal Mortimer A Goss of Battery A. 173rd Field Artillery. is transferred as corporal to Company B, 1z0th Infantry
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29

Storrs, Conn.,, Dec. 29-Competing hens i'm the 18th Annual Egg-LayinS Contest here are breaking all records All hens in the present contest laid 2.6sS eggs in the past week, or a yield of about 97 per cent.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29
WEATHER:

New Haven, Conn, Dec. D. Weather forecast:
 For New Haven and vicinity: Fair tonight and Saturday; slightly warm CT Saturday.
 For Connecticut: Fair and con- tinued cold tonight; Saturday fair with slowly rising temperature; norther1y gales. diminishing by to- night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29

Storm Center Has Pass ed Bridgeport-POles,1 Trees and Signs Blown Down - Man Breaks Leg and Trolley Car Is Derailed- HI a r b o r - master Unable to Ven-' ture Out, He Says, Be- cause Without ApprO- priation for Gasoline Trolley Companys Works All Night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-29

Hartford, with enterprise char acteristic of an insurance city with plenty of money to spend, established a flying field and built a. hangar. Came snow, rain, sleet and freezing weather, until the hangar roof was coated with sev- eral inches of solid ice. The build ing collapsed all in a huddle. Now the question Is, shall Hart ford build again? The duty is plain; a first class city cannot afford to knuckle to two or three inches of ice.
Evening star., 1922-01-31
Cane and Mahogany Living Room Suites
At February Sale Prices

Louis XVI Living Room Suite, fitted with
loose spring cushions and pillows uphol-
stored in beautiful velour-three pieces,
February Sale price, SOS.
Luxurious Queen Anne Extra Large Size
Cane and Mahogany Suite, has loose pill
low arms, spring cushions and large roll
upholstered in beautiful black and gold
silk dan1ask. Exceptional value. February
Sale price, $495.
Elegant Queen Anne Design Three-piece
cushions and extra pillow upholstered in b
berry velour. February Sale price, $4z5.
Many Artistic Chairs and Rockers Febr
to $3.50.
Evening star., 1922-01-31
Extension Tables
Verv I Low Priced

Solid Mahogany, Chippendale, $120.
American Walnut, Queen Anne, $65.
Sheraton Mahogany, 54-inch, SIS. s
Evening star., 1922-01-31
Bedroom Suit
Specially Priced for Februa

Elegant Queen Anne Mahogany Fourpece Suite, consist
dresser semvanty, corette and ullsize bed Februar
price, $3z5.
Louis XVI American Walnut Suite FIVE pieces dresser ch
toilet table and twin beds. February Sale price, $3.50
Louis XVI American Walnut Bedroom Suite, four pieces
ary Sale price, $325.
Four-piece Walnut Bedroom Suite, William and Mary
February Sale price, $166.
Ivory Enamel Bedroom Suite, Louis XVI PERIOD consist
large dresser coette dressing table and panel tw
February Sale price, $5z5. ~
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-06-16

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QUE Sc HAN DE CELEBRAR EN-
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FIEsTAs PATRoNALEs DE SAN
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