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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-21
Turks Delighted By Advent Of
 Americans

Constantinop1e, March 21-Ane eri- cans and Turks were delighted by the arrival her7a recently of two big Amer ican tourist ships carrying together more than 1000 passengers, among whom there were said to be more than 80 millionaires.
 Revival of the American tourist great anticipation and the Americans received more than a cordiall welcome from their compatrioats connected with relief work as well as from the keepers of Turkish bazaars anxious to sell souvenirs to their visitors.
 One of the ships sailed into the harbor of Constantinople with it's band playing Dixie" while the Americans in the Near East Relief /orphanagSs on the waterfront waved American flags
 The Americans found Constantine pie harbor filled with the warships of every nation, 9. country stiM at war and city with more than 150. poo refugees. Passengers of both ships took up collections for emergency re- lief, gave donations for orphans and refugees and prmised to send their winter clothing to ConStantinOple when the trip was over.
 The merchants were all excit ent over the arrival of the Americans and fairly pulled the tourists into the shops in their eagerness to sell
 Some of the visitors entertained Rear-Admira1 Bristol Ameiican High Commissioner and Mrs. Bristol in the Muscovite, famous Russian restaur- ant. The American visitors were serESeI by girls who were formerly members of old Russian aristocratic families who came to Constantinople two years ago as refugees.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-21
SEALER TESTED
 JUSTICE SCALES

Sealer of Weights and Measures Dennis Kelly this morning tested the scales of justice in the City court
 room and found them to be function
 ing in a perfect manner. He was ar
 rested yesterday after he had refused
 to pay an assessment of $1 for park ing his car over the legal time all lowance of 20 minutes on Fairfield
 avenue. When he was arraigned in
 court this morning that section of the City ordinances which provides for a limited parking time of 20 minutes was read and it was ascertained that cars which are used by city officials in the performance of their duties are exempt from arrest for violation of this law.
 It was through a misunderstanding that he was taken into custody as
 his car which is provided by the | city, is at the present in the repair l shop and he was using his own pri- | vXate car to transact his business. ln- asmuch as the car was not labeled as
 a city car the officer who arrested | him was acting within his rights. After MT. Kelly had been dis l charged he held a long tete-a-tete | with Judge Boardman, who stated i that he was glad to see him and | hoped to see him there more often
 in future. The pair shook hands and l i1e incident was closed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-21
Swapping Stories
 FavOrite Pasti1ne Of Lloyd George

Crlccieth, Wales. April 21.-Premier Lloyd George is never so happy as when swapping stories about his boy hood days with old cronies of his na- tive Wales.
 During his last visit here he gave lea party to 19 ancients who were his fathers pupils at Troedyrallt school more than 60 years ago. The who still works ss a carpenter. Next to Jones was William Davies an as- sistant teacher under the Prenier's father who testified to the latter's naana1ness with the cane on occasions. Another guest was John Williams, now blind, who used to carry love messages between the Premier's fath- CT and mother.
 stories of his father he had never heard before, and all were in the best of spirits. Old John Jones made the premier roar with laughter by the quaint way he told a story of the local inauguration many years ago, when a minister preached from a text which another minister had used the previ- ous Sunday
 MT. Lloyd George always tries to take things easy while here, but mem- bers of his cabinet and newspaper men seldom let a day go by without approprfating part of his time
 Getting up late in the morning, to Welsh music are his chief pleasures during his visits, and when the wtea- ther IS threatening he sits on his cov- cred balcony wrapped in 0 gaudy They say" he remarked on his 1ast visit, "that I must go back to schoo in few days. They say I am p1ayins trnart. Yet thev all followed me: in. cIuding the newspapers. I wish they fortnight; 1t would be better for them and certainly better for me-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-21
George Kelley, War Veteran,
 Passes Away

After an illness of short duration Special Policeman George w. Kelley, a veteran of the world war. died late yesterday in Bridgeport hospital. At the outbreak of the war MT. Kelley enlisted with Company D. 11th Ma chine Gun brigade. and participated in the battles of the Argonne, Mouse and St. Mihiel sectors. He is surviv- ed by his father; three sisters, Mar garet, Eleanor and alice, and two brothers, John and Dennis.
 The funeral will be held Monday morning from the home of his aunt. Mrs. Byron Kerwin, 261 Lennox ave- nue, at S:3O. and a half hour later in St. AugustfHe's church. Interment will be made in St. MichaePs ceme- tory. sEElE
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-21
Miles Of LeUees SnUe
 Homes From Big Flood

been included in organized drainage districts.
 Flood Stage 35 Feet.
 The flood stage, or "bankful" stage, of the Mississippi is thirty-five feet on the Memphis gauge. The most serious flood in 1913, left a record reading of forty-six feet at Memphis While there is little fear that the river will go to such a height this Spring engineers Say that even if it does it still will be several feet short of the dire danger point. They are confident that the great embank- ments will stand a stage of fifty feet.
 There are no places in the lower levees on the two banks are nearer together than one mile. The average probably is two miles. At some points they are so far apart that a floodway six or eight miles wide is left for the Father of Waters At Memphis the lovee line is on the Arkansas side of the river only, the high bluffs on the Tennessee side serving to hold the river to it's channel. The Arkansas miles from the main channel of the river. The land intervening, a sort of mo mans land" already has been in- undated. @ Islands in the river like wise are under water. The few fam flies that eke out a perilous existence in such places. however, were early to quit their erstwhi1e homes. Most will return to the islands and the river banks as soon as the flood re- Iycedes and perhaps for two or three years will manage to raise crops and a small amount of livestock with a certain degree of success.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-21
CREAM PUFF WINS HECTIC BOUT WITH ARTISTS MODEL.
 WHO LOSES FIGURE

(By International News Service.) fat!'' ee'
 There you have the last message of known under the semi-anonymous title of Mrs. Lucas" to her friends as she sailed away on her honeymoon. She has gone to South America with lionaire, whom she married quietly, and for whom she has given up her career.
 Think of such a message fromsMrs. Lucas-the perfect model" The woman over whom artists raved as the possessor of a perfect figure. a form that has been immortalized in bronze. For years she kept her figure through the most rigid dieting and by long walks and strenuous exercising. and she hopes she gets fat!
 MT Elman made his fortune in the prosaic business of booking motion picture features. He met Mrs. Lucas and they were mutually attracted. He asked her to marry him. but she refused on account of her art. Then he began a subtle plan ot winning her over. He took her tc dinner and. while she nibbled at deli cacies. he gorged on steaks smothered etc. When she walked he rode. She began to weaken.
 My dear. take my heart and g cream puff" he pleaded-and she capitulated- They were married. T am sorry" she said. ..but tbe cream puff won Lord, how I love them
 From now on eat what I please. I ride instead of walk. and I sleep as late as I want to. And - ''I hope I get fat!'' The artists gaSped.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-21

Memphis, Tenn, April 21.-With flood waters of the Mississippi creep ing higher and higher, nearly a mill lion people in the. immediate lower Mississippi Valley are without fear of an overflow and flood. They stake everything on the huge eartnenworks the leVees-which are designed to prevent just such flood periods as the present.
 Ttere are 1,5oo miles of leeves along the <Swer Mississippi On the west side they start above the mouth
 of the Ohio river and, in an almost unbroken chain, extend almost to the Gulf of Mexico.
 On the east bank they start from the high bluffs just south of Mem phis, and, save for a gap where the
 Yazoo river empties into the Missis- sippi at Vicksburg (Miss.) continue southward below New Orleans. At places the Mississippi 1evees tower fifty feet or more above the | level of the land. They are built like | the Pyramids, with a huge base of | ten more than 300 feet tn thickness. | Engineers say that they will hold the Mississippi river to it's. main flood way even should the high water get to be two or three feet beyond the record mark of 1913.
 l A patrol system now is being used 1 to safeguard the entertainments. Men,
 armed heavily, watch them day and l night to report the smallest particle 1 of water seeping through.
 l Barges Keep Watch A fleet of Government barges and steamboats is maintained at Memphis | for no other urpose than to take care of the great levee system, and | in each community there are organi-
 cations perfected for such emergen-
 cies. Patrolling in the most serious 1 stages of the floods Is the most exact l ing requirement..
 The levees along the Lower Mis-
 sissippi give overflow protection to an area of several million acres of | land in Missouri, Arkansas, Mlssis- sippi and Louisiana. In this area are | flourishing cities, hundreds of small towns and villages and Q large num-
 Der of great plantations, upon which live from a handful to several thou-
 sand persons. At Scott, Miss, under levees is one p1aptation of 3S,00C | acres, with 5000 employees.
 Until a dozen years ago the reg1or known as the "deMa" in the lower | valley States was farmed only in g haphazard fashion. The overshadow' ing fear of floods from the Missis sippi prevented the greatest develop | ment. All the while, however, the | levees were being built higher and l stronger, and after the Governmen had Appropriated $50,000,000 in 1917 l the construction went forward b1 1 leaps and bounds. With protection against the river, drainage by arti ficial means was undertaken to ge the full value of the rich bottom lands. According to the last census
 report, more than one-third of tn
 20, O,0OO,000 acres of alluvial lands ant
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-21
DIED.

WAGNER - In this city, April IS, 1922, Peter A. Wagner, aged 27 years. 19 months, IT days.
 Friends are Invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, 101 Parallel street. on Saturday, April 22, at S:30 a. m., and from St. Patrick's church at o'clock with solemn high mass.
 Burial in St. MichaeFs cemetery.
 U19s* KELLY-In this city, April 20, 1922, George w. Kelly of 51 Courtland street. aged 26 years.
 Friends are invited to attend funeral services from the residence of his aunt, Mrs. Bryon Kerwin. 261 Lennox avenue, on Monday, April 24. at 8:30 a. m., and from St. AuguStine's church st 9:00sa- m. Interment St. MichaePs ceme- tery. a" HALL-In Stratford, Conn, Thurs day, April 20. 1922, Della Little Hall, 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:30 a. m., and from St. James church, where 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- tery, New Haven. New Haven papers please copy. U2ob~
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-21
ELM CITY GROCER
 IN HOLDUP CASE

New Haven. Apri1 21.-RaIph Ci arrested yesterday in the police in vestigation of the holdup of the Orange Dramatic Club in West Haven by a dozen armed men on April when more than $1,000 was taken from club members. Cipilla was turned over to the West Haven police who locked him up on a charge of robbery, with bonds fixed at $20,000. Four others arrested last week are held on the s..me charge in tflis case. They are Salvatore Santaniello of Springfield. Mass, William P. Powers and Thomas M. Cuniff, both of Boston, and Biagno Gargano of this city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-21
THE BRIDGEPORT TIMES

Cabot of Massachusetts; Porter Mcumber P Mclean of Connecticut; Harry Indiana; Joser France of Maryland Frederick Hale Johnson California; Frank B. Kellogg of
 M LaFollette of Wisconsin,; Carroll Page Vermont Miles Pondexter of Washington Howard Suher Virginia and Charles E. Townsend of Michigan
 The is where theory gives to practice The sol diers did fight They did make the sacrifice. It sacrifice and they expect the country sacrifice for them Evidently these Republican states believe the country takes the soldiers view,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-21
CONVERTS TO BONUS

Congress continues to play with the bonus Congress courageous. will and won't bonus but There shall not be bonus paid with taxes
 The confusion Congress has basis In the main 1t wishes to avoid making payments to the fought the they friends are They believe their just, they have votes.
 How eloqueny speaks of the state Congressional
 mind that the thirteen Republican Senators who eeeton hls fall have none o them shadow of doubt all want the bonus and they all camorng are their
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-21
George ?. Potter
 Phone Bar. 684S-2
TODAY'S WANTS

TO GET REAL homemade candy go to
 the Goldenrod Sweet Shop, Wall St,
 near Main U21aSs LOST-Female SealyhaIn terrier, white.
 with brown patch over eyG Learner collar with Stratford license tag Re ward C. C. Kennedy, 199 Main St. Stratford. Conn., Tel Strafforu Ssz
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-21
25O MEN NOW ON
 CHARITY DEPT. PAYROLL

According to figurA compiled today at the Department 5f Charities but 25o men are now on the payroll. the force being gradually reduced by the demand of outside employers and the general improvement of the un-em- ployment situation. Fifteen men were sent to Stamford today to work on state Soad construction work.
 It is estimGted that 500 men will be Paid tomorrow at the city yard by the Charities Department, 370 of them -eceiying full time pay and the re- nlainder receiving haif-dme pay.
 Tiu,es Ads Bring Results
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-21
HARDING SIGNS
 LANGLEY BILL

Washington, April 21 - President Harding today signed the Langley bill appropriating $17,000.000 to provide additional hospital facilities TOT dis- abled veterans of the world war. The money is to be expended under the direction of the Veterans Bureau.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-05
Another Dead
On "Bloody Block
,By United PressD

New York, Sept. 5.--Brooklyh
"bIoody block"-a place of many. un-
solved murders-was the scene OF an
other mysterious tragedy early to-
day. :,
Patrolman Edward Conners, walk
ing his beat, stumbled over a huodieu
mass on the sidewalk, invisible IN the
darkness. He found the body OF man
identified as Con Melitte curled up
under a bed quilt as if asleep, with a
80 caliber bullet wound squarely be-
tween his shoulder blades.
Melitte had been dead but a short
time. according to surgeons VINO eN-
amined the corpse.
Shrieks of COnnOrs' police whistle
brought half dozen patrolmen 10
the neighborhood at the double quick
They surrounded the block. hoping, TO
trap the men who, it is believed shot
Meiitte in a lodging house nearby
and then carried his body to the street
in the bedquilt stretcher.
Melitte, according to the police
theory, was slain by a band OF gam
blers whom he threatened to betray.
II is believed he was lured to a room,
seized and held face down on a bed
while a pistol, wrapped in a blanket
to muffle the report was put to ms
back. A systematic search Tor the
assassions is in progress
If the murderers are taken, detec-
tives believe light may be thrown on
other unsolved killings during the
last three months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-05
"MOTHER" JONES is CRITICALLY
ILL: WAS NOT TOLD OF STRIKE
CBy United PreSS0

Washington. Sept. 5.-"Mother'
Jones, aged %. known TO coal miners
the country over, through her work
i'm their behalf for almost 90 years.
lies critically i'll here.
All news of the coal strike settle
nent and of developments in the rail
strike have been kept from Mother
Jones by her doctors orders. The aged
unofficial leader of the miners was
stricken with pneumania following
her arrival here late in July. She
came to Washington to recover from
a nervous breakdown, following work
i'm the Colorado mine fields.
AT the home of T. V. Powderly,
secretary of the board of review, la
bor department, where Mrs. Jones is
being cared for, it was stated that
the aged woman has an even chance
for recovery, in spite of her % years
Mother" Jones has figured In the
labor movement for almost hah q
century. Once a school teacher IN
Chicago she became interested IN wei
fare work for girls, and from that
broadened her activities until she was
nationally known as a champion ot
labor She was called the "angel OF
the mining camps because Of her
frequent mimStrationS to miners. par
ucUIarly during strikes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-05
u. S. Intervenes in
Economic Situation
lny TnIted FresSA

Washington, Sept. 5.-The United
States has taken the first step to-
wards intervention in the European
economic sitCltion.
This Government has initiated in
formal negotiations between the
great banks of countries that are
most sound economically with a view
to some action to stabilize shattered
world exchange.
The negotiations, which have been
going on for several weeks, We're
started at the instigation Of Presl-
dent Harding.
Informal feelers have gone out to
the great banks of issue of England,
Japan, the Scandinavian nations, Hol-
land and Spain to see what can be
done by these Institutions and the
United States to readjust exchange.
The countries that are involved IN
the negotiations are those where eX-
change is at par or is nearly so;
The Government here IS still IN
doubt as to the outcome Of the nego-
tiations.
1t is not believed that any defi-
mite plan of action was suggested by
the American Government, but the
banks of issue concerned are undoubt-
edly considering a number of posi-
BILE steps.
These negotiations are regarded in
some quarters as foreshadowing some
wider and more direct action later by
the United States Government to re-
lieve the chaotic economic s.,uatlon IN
Europe.
1t is admitted that the present nego-
tiations with q view Of stablllzlng eX-
change constitutes only minor step
so far as the main economic troubles
of Europe are concerned, and that
the proposed arrangement on eX-
change does not go to the root of
the situation.
This. it is thought, may necessitate
more definite and sweeping action
later by this Government to solve
world economic problems, which are
centered in Europe.
ANY number of steps may result
from the banking negotiations that
have been initiated by this Govern
ment. in addition to the possibility of
an international financial conference
to take up the question, an agree
ment might be arrived directly be-
tween the banks for some such ac-
ton as the establishment of gold
pool. and for the shipment of gold to
certain countries when necessary to
strengthen exchange:
1t is believed probable that the
principal Allied countries of Europe
in addition to ENGLAND NAV have
been consulted in the negotiations,
and reports from Europe have indi-
Gated that these other nations are
not favorable to the plan unless the
countries whose exchange is princi-
pally affected directly participate in
the efforts to stabilize world ex-
change.
Because of the problematical out
come of the banking negotiations, it
is possible that the present discus
sions may be broadened into plan
of wider scope for economic rehabili-
tation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-05
LARGE NUMBER
GET PUBLIC
SCHOOLPERMITS
Work Begun at Lee School
This Morn
ing
PUPILS GET BOOK LISTS
Tomorrow and Thursday For White
Children and Friday and Saturday
For COlOred Children.

The work of issuing permits to
children to attend the public schools
of the city was begun this morning
at 9 o'clock at Lee School Building,
on Prince street. There was steady
stream of pupils, and parents ac-
companied mapv of them. The work
of issuing permits is in charge OF
James Callan, Magnus Bales and
Hugh Murphy. Each person obtain
ing a permit is required to produce
the current years tax receipt. Many
persons who had overlooked paying
their taxes besieged the office OF
Tax Collector P. F German tins
morning and throughout the morning
hours there was q steady stream OF
persons at his office paying their
school tax.
Pupils as soon as they obtain the
required permits 90 to the principal
of the respective school where they
are assigned and obtain a book list
from the teacher under whom they
will study during the present schol-
astic year. They have until MONDAY
in which to have the necessary books.
The work of issuing permits will
be contained daily for white child
rem. from 9 a. m., till 2 p M, ending
Thursday and on Thursday children
at West School will also obtain per-
mits at that school. Permits to col
ored children viii also be issued at
Lee School at the same hours on
Friday and Saturday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-05
WILL EMPLOY
800 UPON ITS
REOPENINC c
Old Dominion Glass Com
pany Awaits Arrival
Of Coal
ALL READY TO START
Plant Turned Down 100000 Order Re-
Gently Because of Its Inability TO
Obtain Coal.

The Old Dominion Glass Company
is ready to resume operations and
give employment to total OF 3OO
men just as soon as they secure coal.
to this effect was made
today by officials of that company.
This company would have reopen
ed after the annual close down IN
July had they been able to secure
the necessary gas coal which is used
exclusively in their business.
Since being closed the plant
and its equipment has been given a
general overhauling, and it is stated
everything is in readiness to start
the fires.
Assurances have been received by
the company that they will shortly
receive coal The coal they use comes
from West Virginia. This plant has
monthly payroll of $4,000 and Is
one of the city's leading industries.
Since the coal shortage every pos
sible effort has been eXerted to OBJ
tain coal without success. Now, how
ever, they expect to receive within a
short time sufficient supply of coal
which will enable them to start
operations.
Only recently this company was
compelled to turn down an order for
100000 worth of bottles because Of
their inability to obtain coal.