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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18
Heartbr0ken Hubby Waits
For Word From Wife; Came
From Canada To Meet Her

disappearing from her home An
Westmont, Canada, April 81, arriving
in Bridgeport, May 8, writing to her
husband and telling him where he
could locate her, and then mysteri-
ously disappearing from this city on
May 9, to parts unknown"
This is as far as the police could
Hickey. sometimes known as Edith
Vaughn, who was reported missing
to the Bureau of Investiga ton. May
9. by her husband, who came all the
way from the land of the, Maple, on
receipt Of her letter, telling him she
was here. and who after his arrival
and failure to locate her at the ad-
dress she had given, decided to take
police into his confidence and ask
them to aid him in his search.
Due to the late hour at which the
police were called into the case they
have not as yet been able to get any
definite information on the matter
other than that she lived with a fam
lily on Asylum street during her stay
of four days in this city. She is
described as being about % years of
age pretty with dark eyes and dark
hair and when she last left home
she wore a blue dress with a beaded
front, a gray straw hat and a small
frock coat
The husband is heartbroken over
the failure of his wife to communicates
with him and is anxiously waiting for
any information that may aid him
in his attempt to locate her
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18
Watson Absent;
Believed Through

1t was assumed today that De Loss
Watson, a mechanic at the Municipal
CARA ge, has quit his job. Watson has
not appeared for work at the garage
since Monday and no word has been
received from him to the effect that
he was i'll or remaining away from
work for other reasons. Supt. of
Charities Angus P .Thorne, secretary
of the commission. stated today that
It is now assumed that Watson is
dropped from the staff
AS stated in Yesterdays Times,
Thomas Bowen has been re-appointed
to the garage staff, succeeding Wal
ter Lord who was dropped last week.
No reason has been given for Wat
sons absence but it is said on good
authority that he was dissatisfied with
the pay he was receiving Mechanics
are now receiving so cents per hour
an.! helpers 40, Supt. Thorne stated.
Everyone in the place has been put
on an hourly rate and when work
slackcns mp they are sent home. Re
Gently there has been more repair
work and Bowen was added to the
staff The Garage Commission will
hold its next meeting May e.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18
Long Probation
For Woman Who
Had Booze Plant

Charged with manufacturing liquor
with intent to sell, Mrs. Lucy Winar-
ski, 9S Pennsylvania avenue, was ar
raigned in city court this morning,
and through her attorney, ex-Mayor
Clifford B. Wilson, pleaded guilty, to
the charge and was fined $780, and
costs, and given ten day suspended
Jail sentence.
She was placed in charge of Mrs.
Burgess, probation officials for six
placing her on probation, Judge Com
ley told Mrs. Burgess that If she did
anything at all that seemed the least
bit suspicious, she was to consider it
violation of probation and to bring
her into court again.
According to a statement made to
the police by the accused woman, who
led the police a merry chase through
a swamp yesterday before she was
captured she has been manufacturing
thooch'' for about seven months, and
had been selling 1t to parties who
came to her house in autos and car
ried it away. There was no evidence
to prove that the woman had been
running blind tiger at her home, SO
the charge of keeping liquor with in
tent to sell was not pushed.
She Is the mother of two children.
and her husband, now in Russia, has
not contributed to her support in some
time, according to the statement of
her attorney and, thrown on her own
resources, she turned to liquor max
ing as a means of keeping herself and
her children alive.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18
Catholic Community House
To Have New Home; Fitch
Estate Acquired By Fr. Landry

Congratulations are being showered
on Rev. John J. Landry. and officers
of the Catholic Charitable Bureau as
the result of the acquisition today OF
the Fitch estate at 21S-226 Washing
ton avenue as the new permanent
home of the Catholic Community
House This historic estate will replace
the present quarters at Gil Barnum
ayenue.I The negotiations for the sale
were conducted by simon Crehan of
the Security Building. Rev. John J.
Charitable Bureau.
The plot is about 115 by 800 feet
in extent and contains a house of
about thirty-five rooms fronting On
Washington avenue.
The officers of the Catholic Char
itab Bureau consider the location
ideal for their purposes, because of
its proximity to so many agencies
with which they have to deal, and be-
cause of the high-c1ass residential
neighborhood which ir1mediat sur
rounds it. The directors of the Blu
reau are confident that the selection
of permanent location of this char
acter for the Community House VIII
result in heightened interest in it's de-
velopment and support of its actfvi-
ties.
The seller is Mrs Caroline Fitch,
member of an old Bridgeport family
but now a resident of Passaic, ". J..
where she edits q magazine. She is
also connected with business enter
prises in New York and other cities
The house was built for a. school
and is a splendid example of the
architecture Of its day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18
Paine Becomes
Manager Of New
Waterbury Store

Yesterday marked the close of
Ralph H. Paine's service with The
Rowland Dry Goods Company and
this morning he entered actively upon
his new duties as general manager of
The Rowland Hughes Company, of
Waterbury.
Just before the close of business.
the staff of the millinery section
sprung the first of a series of sur
prises which will make the day a long
remembered one for Mr.. Paine. He
was called to that department on an
errand only to find that the errand
was to receive from the staff the gift
of a handsome travelling bag. Pre-
sentatton was made by Miss NJ. Lyme
han, head of the department.
AS the store closed at o'clock, the
entire force gathered on the main
floor and Mr.. Paine was greeted with
a cheer. Joseph Poultney then pre-
scented for the general store force a
Masonic ring of unique design and a
set of K1pling. Surprised and deeply
stirred, Mr.. Paine expressed his
thanks and said farewell.
Last evening at the Farm, there was
a gathering of the Rowland buyers
and heads of departments, at which
Mr.. Paine with his wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Rawson Hughes, of Water
bury, were the guests. The party
numbered about sixty, and at the
close of the dinner the group, through
S. C. Parker, extended their remen-
brances to Mr. Paine in the form of a
handsome watch with suitable inscrip-
ton.
Cooper. vtce-president Of The How
land Dry Goods Company and presi-
dent of The Observation-Disclosures Com
pany, and by Mr.. John Rawson
land-Hughes Company. Dancing
closed the evening.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18
Can Tell Booze
By Its Odor
Says Expert

you Just b.lLa1L-I me and try
me- stated Henry G. Calhoun, $50
Bishop avenue, when Coroner John
J. Phelan this morning asked him if
beer and whiskey smell Perhaps
there were other experts in the coro-
ner's court room but they failed to
volunteer their services
sion of the inquiry into the injuries
to George G. Clark, II Harmony
street, badly injured Saturday night
when struck by a car driven and
Wood avenue Calhoun who is en-
ployed at the Rowland Dry Goods
company, drove by shortly after the
accident, and was certain he s1neAed
wlaiskey on some one grouped around
the injured man. Dr. A B. Marquis
of the Emergency hospital. who
answered a call with an ambulance.
testified that the injured man sn1elled
as though he had been drinking. and
that he admitted having had some
beer
Fritz Henninge who owns and
operates the Log Cabin Inn, well I'D
North Main street, near the French
town road, stated that Durham.
whom he knows. had entered the
plaoe and taken some sandwiches
and near beer to his machine out
side, where other parties were wait
ing for the refreshments. Nothing
else was sold Burnham, and 81 have
nothing at my place but near beer
ANYHOW, because 1 had to open the
place myself this spring because
other people in charge didn't do what
was right" stated Henninger.
other testimony was similar to that
offered at the first session of the in
ouiry Another session viii be held
at $3.50 tom borrow morning Reports
from St VinceuIss hospital today
gave the condition of Clark, who suf-
fa-ed "a fracture of the skull, as be-
ing favorable. the man having had
good night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18
East Enders
Want White
Way Lights

A meeting of repres sentative East
End citizens will be held tom orrow
night at HIS Stratford avenue as the
first gun in a campaign to have
hfte Way lights put on Stratford ave-
nue.. The meeting will be called to
order at $50 by Samuel VOLTS. HIT
Stratford avenue, who at a recent in
formal meeting of East End nfer-
chants was elected chairman of a
committee TO take UP with the alder
man of the Twelfth district the mat
ter of White Way lights for the East
End.
A petition for the lights has already
been circulated among the East End
residents and it is expected that this
petition will be presented to the
aldermen at tomorrow nights meet
ing who in turn will be requested to
lay the matter before the mayor and
Common Council and see If they will
not take some action.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18
f.Mursitis Kills
". Y. Children,
Says Noted Doctor
By HAZEL BLAIR,

-.
New York, May 1s-"Chf1dren
dred' are seriously afflicted with
'nursitis' which threatens to
spread to middle class children
unless stopped in its course" DR..
Royal S. Copeland, city health
commissioner, declared today
He explained that the disease
was caused by society mothers
the care of nurse maids.
Three times as many young
sters die yearly in the region of
Central Park, Riverside Drive
and Fifth Avenue as down on the
East Side and other less fashion
able sections DIR. Copeland as
serted. IT can prove it to you by
these charts made recently by my
staff. I attribute this fact largely
to the disease I have been telling
you of for no nurse in the world
can take the place of a mother
in caring for a child" he eX-
planned.
Since so many society women
have started to mother toy dogs
instead of their children, it has
been found that the children are
the ones who suffer most as a re-
suit
MANY of these mothers will
deny my assertion continued
the doctor, las false, but I know
whereof I speak. Every physi-
clan knows that it is the mother
touch that keeps many children
alive through the earlier years.
The most expensive nurse in the
world cannot replace her. Moth
ers of East Side children may
have poverty stricken homes but
they at least have much of their
mothers care and time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18
A. ]. Smith, Of
Fairfield, Loses Suit

After a short hearing before Judge
Isaac Wolfe in Superior court this
morning a judgment for $4,000 with
interest. for a total of S6,224-45, was
rendered in favor of the Lawyers
Title & Trust company, go Broad
way New York city, against Aiming
T. Smith, Fairfield, the suit arising
from a note endorsed by Smith for
the Smith Transportation company,
December 1, 1915 The original note
was for $1,000, and one payment of
$500 was made
At the time the note was issued
the steam schooner Marion" was
mortgaged as security The plaintiff
in the action was represented by At
torney Howard N Wakeman, Fair
field John Smith. attorney. appeared
for the defendant
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18
F. r. Griffin Asks
Damages Of $4,000

For the loss of a leg, and other
painful and permanent injuries, Fred
erick r. Griffin, Stamford, through
Attorney Robert R. Rosan asks dam
ages of $25, 900 from the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad. Hor-
ribly injured at the Miller street
grade crossing in the Springda1e sec
ton of Stamford, December %, last,
Griffin lays the entire blame upon
the railroad.
With the view of the track obstruct-
ed, according to the allegations; with
no watchnaan, and no gates; and
without even the caution of sounding
a warning whistle or bell, a rapidly
moving train is said to have demoI-
ished the car without the slightest
warming to Griffin.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18
vENESS CHARGES ATTEMPTED BRIDE
a. S. Seeks Clearer Knowledge OF Hague Meeting
AProclamation
To The People
Of Bridgeport

The period of May 20 to May
goth, 1922, has been designated
as "Poppy Week. by the Poppy
Lady of France" fMadame e.
Gueriu.)
The peoples to be sold during
this week are made in France by
the war widows and orphans. and
the proceeds of the sales are to
be used for the relief of eX-ser-
vice men and their families in the
devastated areas of France. The
sale and distribution of these
pOppies viii be under the super
vision OF the Veterans of Foreign
Wars throughout the United
States, and the local post is very
DESTROYS of making a good show
ing for Bridgeport.
As Mayor of the City. I do
hereby commend this splendid
work on the part of our ex-ser-
vice men to the favorable con-
sideration of the community, and
call upon all our citizens to aid
in every way their efforts to rea-
lie a generous sale of the FYan-
ders peoples during the week of
FRED ATwATER.
Mayor.
Commander John H. Williams o
Grams of Foreign Wars, received
letter today from Adjutant Pau
of Thomas Vincent Bowie
Post, United States Veterans Hospi
tai in New Haven, ordering 200 o
the large peoples and 500 Of tn
small size. This order will be turne,
over to the Bridgeport Poppy Driv
committee which is gradually gettin
under way to dispose of $4,000 pop
pies before Memorial Day in this city
The proceeds will be used for the re
lief of ex-service men and their fam
lilies.
In a proclamation today, Mayo
Fred Atwater commends this sp1endi,
work of selling peoples in common
Grafton of the boys, who gave thei
lives in the war, and asks for the ia
vorable consideration of the entir
community. calling upon all citizen
to aid in every way
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18
Approached
Three him eS.
On Proposition
President of BoAd of
Aldermen AskeoA to
Give 259o Of Commits
sion in Return for
Contracts with City.

In a statement issued today
by Alfred E. Veness, President
of the Board Of Aldermen, and
of the Veness company of this
city, he specifically states that
he was approached last year
and told that if he would give
25 percent of his commission
on goods sold to the city he
would be permitted to do bust
ness with the city
Alderman Declines.
Last year" said Mr.. Veness, 'I
sold the Municipal Garage a battery,
and at later date was told that if
[ gave 25 per cent. of the commission
to those people who might be instru-
mental in procuring some of the city's
business, / could continue to do BUSH
ness with the city. 1 was approached
at least three times on the proposition.
Whether it was an offer made in good
faith or simply a ruse in which I
might incriminate myself I do not
know, at any rate I declined to do
business that way.
Il do not mind the fact that my
political opponents will say things
concerning me. but when on the mat
ter of selling the city tires, they en-
deVOur' to hurt my business / must
make a statement.
Nothing Said.
""Those people who are opposed to
the fact that the Veness Company sold
tires to the city will notice in the re-
port of the Finance committee of May
there was a bill for $3,292-15, the
accumulation of smaller bills con-
tracted during the months of Septen1-
Der and October of last year, and that
nothing was said concerning this bill.
Until the present board of contract
and supply were submitted bills,
which provided that from / 5 to 25
percent off the list price was the price
to be paid for tires, the city was forced
to pay list price on all tires. The bill
the May report of the Finance Conn
roittec, for tires.
Sway and Skid.
AS to the statement of the driver
of the ambulance wherein he states
that the ambulance Swayed from one
side Of the road to the other I would
alton between ''sway. and skid
Carlisle tires will not permit skidding.
Next to the other tire they are the
best non skid tires on the market"
Fred Lewis. chief tester at the fact
Dry of the Carlisle Tire company
of Stamford who was present at the
inerview, said that the tire was so
constructed that sI<idding was not
possible. He showed the construction
of the tire and stated that some of
the foremost tiremen of the country
We're connected with the company
among whom is J. M Gilbert who was
instrumental in making a success of
another great tire company.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18

Mr. Hearst, who perhaps will run
%o- governor. has newspapers which
print more crimes than others lie
finds crimes all across the country,
and protests exclusive condemnation
for the crimes of New Y ork. He's
right enough They are rougher in
Che West. There is plenty of news
abou+ crime Not much said about
why crime grows nor now TO dlroln-
1sh crime. Science and reason are
not helpless, if they are invoked
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18

Sidney Ward. a Moron, maddened
by noonshfne made in mountains of
Kent, shot one woman and killed an
ether. He has been caught. Morons
and moonshine do not mix well.
aIorons have personal liberty like the
fest OF U.s. Ward would not permit
society to diminish his personal lib
erty for his own good. Society will
diminish 1t for the good of society,
perhaps with a rope. Personal lib
erty to drink moonshine is poorly
Traded for the gaf1ows
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18

John Hays Hammond, Jr., prom
&kes private radio MESA ges and a
AEave which will carry several mes
Eages at a time. He says there will
5be less static, which means fewer
Strange noises in the ear of the lis
&ener, and less interference by other
Snstrun ents. Good if true. If it
Asn't true this time, it's sure to be
some other time. Radio is in it's
6a byhood,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18

A French engineer fell out of the
swindow of the engine cab, beyond
Eherbourg. yesterday. The train
@as delayed two hours. A sudden
Surch of the train caused the acct
3ent. They picked the engineer up.
Tfe told the fireman how to run
Grain, and they made the steamer
switch was to bring Americans home.
War gave a Jolt to the social train,
(which shook many engineers out of
Che window. Not all of them have
been picked up.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18

A woman wants to collect a mill
Hon for striking miners. 1t would
buy them each a meal for themselves
and their families. More to be de-
sired Is the organization of work so
%hat mines. railroads. manufactures
And farms may stand in proper rela-
aion to each other Strikes and
4ockouts merely pull the garment of
Rar, not a cent for wisdom is maxim
of industry.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18
Non Aggression
Pact Adopted
Further Advices Sent
from This Govern
ment Regarding Parti-
cipation.

Genoa, May 18-(By the A.
P. 1.-THE non-aggression pact
was adopted unanimously at a
plenary meeting of the politi-
cal sub-commission of the
Genoa conference today. The
pact was not signed, but was
adopted in the form of a reso-
luton each state pledging itself
to respect it.
To Study Situation.
Sir Edward Grffh announced on be
half of the British delegation this at
ternoon that further advices had been
received from the United States gov
eminent. that it did not seem likely
the United States would participate
in the Hague meeting, at least until
the scope of the meeting was better
understood.
Reuters today states that a, reply
has been received from the United
States, with reference to participa-
ton in the projected commission at
The Hague on Russian affairs. saying
that the United States T y erved it's de-
cision, pending a further investigation
and until the situation becomes clear
er.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18
NOT FRIDAY EITHER.

While eating fish today. John Kin
worthy, age II. of sol Ogden street,
swallowed fish bone which became
lodged in his throat He applied at
the Emergency hospital where DR..
Francis J. O'Brien removed the bone
of contention
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18
CUTLERY WORKS FILES PAPERS

Papers were filed today by new
company to be known as the ReT1ing-
ton Cutlery Works. The company
will issue capital stock to the amount
of $4,000. They will start business
with an investment of $1,000. The
names of the incorporators are
Chauncey 3. Carver, Chas. r. Barrett
and William B. Stitt all of New York.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18

Chicago is a cross section of som
European countries. They throw
6onlbs there and kill each other by
Sway of discussion. Police make
Wholesale arrests. They are ordered
70 shoot to kill. Big Tim" Murphy
Eon Shea and Fred Nader are under
Andictrnent for murder. Labor can't
swim that way. Civilization might be
Badly battered in that way. The ben
gifts would 40 to the unborn. Bath
CUBS and telephones are thought out
Progress IS seldom bombed into be-
eng.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18

To what age may a. girl wear socks =?
Brooklyn instructors are CONSIDERING
the problem. In Berkeley Institute
they must stop at twelve. BROOKLYN
Director of Girl Scouts says her girls
would stop scouting if they wore them
snort at any age The thing will
regulate itself Scout legs ward off
prambles when stockings are high.
Other girls ward off unattractfve legs
when the stockings are high. The
Eght age is when the girl gets old
enough to know she wants to look
pretty Bare legs do not long re-
main beautiful. Utility and the de-
sire to please will regulate socks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18

A nice American girl left her nice
american sweet heart waiting at the
church the other day and married
Count de Itchy, a young person with
d foreign title. Sheriff appeared
with judgment, early yesterday, and
asked bride, or brides parents, to pay
can; if you can't, marry a Count
Hho can keep a ham in the refriger-
Ator. The advice IS materialistic but
useful.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18
VIRGINIA ROSEMARY ARRIVES.

Mr. and Mrs. John j. Stevens, OF
1878 Seaview avenue, are today re-
joicing over. the birth Of z daughter
Virginia Rosemary. at their home,
yesterday Mother and daughter are
doing nicely.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18
ONLY ONE ARREST

Only one arrest for violation of the
parking ordinance was made by the
police yesterday, the accused being
released after payment of a fine OF
81.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18
DAMAGE ABOUT 500.

Firemen were called this noon to
extinguish a burning shed at the foot
of Ellsworth street. The manner in
which II caught fire is not known, but
the damage iii not exceed 800.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-18

Harry Singer, age 81, of 15s Par
rctt avenue. applied at the Emergency
hospital today for treatment to a dog
bite wound DR.. F. ]. TsBrien cauter-
lied the wound.