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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30
2 FOOTBALL STARS DEAD WHEN TRAIN HITS AUTO
'sBOts" Brunner and Red Wray of Lafayette University Eleven Vic tims of Grade Crossing Tragedy at WOodbury, N. !.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 30.- q. N. S.)-Bots Brunner and Red Wray, two Lafayette Uni versity football stars, were killed early today in an auto mobile accident at Woodbury, N. J. The automobile was struck by a Pennsylvania rail- road train.
 Bots Brunner and Alex Wray were well known in the feled of in tercollegiate athletics, the former having achieved no little distinction during the past two seasons as ibackfield man at Lafayette college during the last two seasons. He was prominently mentioned for All-Amer- lean honors during this season ana last and in 1922. led all the Eastern players in point scoring.
 Brunner played college football, off and on, for number of years. He first appeared in the backfeld of the Lehigh University team but after the war, matricula.ted at Pennsylvania, where he played one season. He then transferred to Lafayette.
 Wray was not so well known in the athletic. sense but came of a prominent Philadelphia family, re- siding in the Chestnut Hill section. He was a brother of Lud Wray, TOT three seasons varsity center of the Pennsylvania team. In 1920 he alter matted with his brother in playing the position on the first team. The dead weight to hold down the position per- man entity.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30
FEAR FAMINE IN COAL MAY
 CAUSE FLU"
Plenty of Substitutes but Hardly Any Coal in Regular Sizes Haven Appeals for Relief in "Flu" Crisis.

Fear that shortage of coal may result in an epidemic of in
 fuenZa was expressed here tooay
 when it was learned that Dr.
 Sterling Price Taylor, health of
 ffcer of North Haven, has asked
 Congressman John Q. Tyson to
 try and get coal for that town to
 relieve cases of influenza and
 pneumonia. Dealers, busy with
 orders in the larger cities, have
 neglected North Haven, with the
 result that a serious condition
 now exists there.
 Although the worst storm Of tne winter was succeeded by freezing weather last night and this mornfRk Superintendent of Charities today de day declared there had been no no ticeable increase in the number o1 for coal relief from the poor Bridgeport is perhaps better off in regards to it's coal supply, than some other places in the state, and in cases of serious illness dealers here
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30
MANY ACCEPTANCES
 TO PROFFERED JOBS


 T1lizteen out of tventy-three appointments to twelve of the city boards and governing com missions of the city government announced today by Mayor Fred Atwater are reappointments. That Mayor Fred Atwater has followed the dictates of his own mind in making the appointments is proved when the announce ments showed that some of the appointees are the very ones on whom the Democratic Executive Board Waged a concerted war.
 But one hitch has been made in the appointments. Attention or Mayor AHwater was called by The Times to the fact that Walter M. Redfield, appointed to succeed Wal ter B. Lashar of the City Planning commission is resident and voter of Fairfield thereby making him in eligible to appointment.
 Mayor Got Mixed.
 When asked why MT. Lashar was replaced, Mayor Atwater said: Be cause he is a resident and voter ot Fairfield"
 likewise resident of that town the mayor said: <''WelI, did not know it at the time I made the appoint ment. I will see to it, though, that the matter is adjusted"
 Commenting on the appointments the mayor said: Every one of them is absolutely individual"
 All political groups in the city are represented in the appointments. the Democratic organization, the Repup- lican organization and the Republican Voters League
 John c. Stanley, former president of the Police Board and Phi1o c. Cal houn, president, both appointees of former Mayor Clifford B. Wilson, are re-appointed to the board to serve a term of two years from January l.
 Other Appointments.
 Henry N. McCaJdhron, one of the yrirne movers in Republican activity in the Ninth district, has been ap- pointed to succeed Samuel Dave on the Fire board.
 William H. Gledhil1, Democrat, re- siding at 521 State street. has been
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30
Panic EnSueS.


 Immediately there was panic within. Women screamed. Men pas sengers rushed about the car as in a haze, looking for emergency valves with which to stop the car. Some of the patrons after gaining their bear ings, rushed to the aid of Mrs. Bantle. who lay on the floor of the car. When reached she was in a semiiconscious condition. A call was put in for the emergency ambulance. which respond ed with Dr. F. J. O'Brien in charge. All but Mrs. Bantle refused medical attention.
 Another car. which was proceeding in the opposite direction. also had a narrow escape from being mixed up in the wreckage, the motorman of the car applying the emergency brakes just in time to prevent crashing into the truck. which had careened off tho side of the car by this time.
 Both the car and the truck were badly damaged and were lowed to their respective barns Traffic was tied up for about one-ha1f hour The police are Investigating with a view to determining responsibility.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30
BANDITS ROB
 2 PAYMASTERS

Cleveland, Ohio. Dec. 3O.-G. N. S.) Working with lightning like speed, five armed bandits within an hour this morning held up two plants in widely separated parts of the city and escaped with approximately $27,- 900 in cash.
 After entering the offices of the Ferry Cap and Set Screw Co.,, shortly after nine o'clock, holding up 20 clerks, and shovelling nearly $2O.000 into a, valise, they escaped in an auto mobile and a few minutes later held up and robbed the paymaster of the Ohio Buick company, taking a pay roll of S7,45O and an automobile, bearing Ohio license 31S3, and es- capped.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30
.14,0O0 LOAvES
 BREAD BURNED

Willimantic, Conn, Dec. BOA five ton Pierce Arrow truck with 1000 loaves of bread belonging to the Dexter Bread company of Spring field. Mass. was totally destroyed by fire at Columbia just before 2 a. m. who was on the seat of sle truck, was blurred about the face and is now in St. Joseph's hospital here for treatment. His condition is believed to be not serious.
 The truck, which was bound from Springfield to New London, had stopped at Columbia to transfer gas Oline from reserve tank when flames suddenly shot out of the gas. The cause of the fire is unknown.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30

the Italian government since 1870.
 3. The Vatican requests that the agreement, if ratified. shall be com nnunfcated to all foreign governments together with guarantees of independ- eIpce Of the church.
 The movement for reconciliation between the Vatican and Quirinfal has taken definite form since the ere atIon of the Fascist government headed by Premier MussoIinf.
 Pope Plus XI is favorable towards the proposals and at the time of his accession to the Papal throne last veaE it was reported that one of the first official actions of the Papa1 gov- to the italian government.
 x1 the Itlin government.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30
VESSEL SINKING
 OFF NANTUCKET

Chatham, Mass, Dec. 30.-A three masted schooner flying distress sig nals and stripped of her sails by the storm, anchored in Nantucket Sound today, three miles off shore Appar- ently Q victim of the blizzard Thurs day night, the vessel seemed partly full of water and in need of imme- diate help.
 Captain Robert Ellis ordered the coast guards of the Monomy Point station to the schooner, which was anchored on the leward side of Show elful ShoaI. The wind was blowing from the north, about 35 miles an hour
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30
SLEUTHS AWAIT
 BERCD0LL SHIP

Pensacola, Fla. Dec. 30-Police and court officials here were ready to meet the steamship Jupiter. said to be enroute to this port with Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, Philadelphia drart dodger, on board as a member ef it's crew.
 The Jupiter was expected here to- day or tomorrow. eOther gulf ports also were being watched closely.
 Leon County authorities still held a young man. who said he was William Jones. of Erie, Pa. Sheriff Jones said he did not believe the man was Bergdou, but was holding him until snger prints arrived.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30
Mother And Her 4 Children Gas
 Poison Victims

Syracuse. \. Y., Dec. 3O-A mother and her four little ci1ii- dren were found dead at their home here by her husband early this morning. Death was caused by gas poisoning. The v3ctfsns were Mrs. Katherine R. SimOne, S3; Mary, II; John. 8; William, 4; Robert, 2.
 SimOne. completely unbalanced by his discovery, was taken to the psychopathic hospital.
 In bedroom the bodies of the three children were found stretched on the bed. Mary. the oldest of the children, was fully dressed.
 \ gas heater and two jets of of the gas range in the kitchen were burning, and on the stove was a percolator of coffee.
 Coroner Crane expressed the opinion that death had been caused by monoxide gas poison tug.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30
HERzOG FIGHTS
 TO CLEAR NAME

Baltimore, Md, Dec 3O.-Charles H. Knapp, famous in baseball as le- gal adviser to Jach Dunn, once elect ed president of the International League and for years a figure in the fight against the draft, was today engaged by Buck Herzog to clear any suspicion around his name in connec- .ion with the Rube Benton case.
 HerZog was involved in the orig 7ual Benton scandal, being accused jointly with Hal Chase, of having of fered Ruhe a sum of money to throw game to the Cubs in 1920. There dler at the time Nothing was done pith Benton OF HerZog.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30

Washington. Dec. S0-Charges that funk dealers in a number of cities had conSpire6 to cheat the govern rnent, in buying war supplies at auc- sfon sales will be laid before grand juries as basis for inS1fcJme ments, it was learned at the Department of Justice today.
 The charges relate to purchases of sllaterials Eeft over after the war and sold piecemeal in auction sales over rhe two past years. The supplies are usually offered to the highest bidder.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30
FARLEY
 kDJ0U R NED

Lausanne Dec. 30. -U. N. S.)- With the deadlock still unbrOken, the Near East Peace Conference came to a stop today. Following conferences of subcommittee on capftulat1ons, safeguards for Christians and Turkish straits matters, an adjournment will be taken tonight, until next Tuesday.
 Lord Curzon, the British Foreign Secretary and chief of the British delegation, is going to Paris to con- fer with Premier Bonar Law and Premier Poincare upon German ra- paratiOnS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30
Truck Skids Over a.
 SnOWpile into Factory

J. J. Kennedy. head night watch man at tke Harvey Hubbel1 plant ,tele- phoned to Sergeant Salmon at the Third Precinct last night that a large truck had sxidded over a snow pile in front of the plant last night and crashed into the door of the em- ployment office The truck backed out of the debris and disappeared in the darkness Police are conducting an investigation and hope to locate the owner of the car.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30
Thief Gets All Set
 for Spring Painting

R. A. Hallock of B Colorado ave nue. reported to the police today that a quantity of paint, two ladders and a number of sash tools which he had been using in repairing the Stanley CruIIer Shop, at 1890 Stratford avenue which was destroyed by fire some time ago, had been stolen from that place The police are investigating.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30
COrOnOr Holds Two Men Responsible for
 Death of Soldier

Norwalk, Dec. 3O.-Coroner J. J. Phelan, in a finding handed down here today, holds E. J. Sheehan, Jr.. and FrGtlk De Martino criminally re- sponsible for the death of Sergeant Branigan. U. s. A. whose home was m Trenton, N. J.
 Branigan was killed in a street brawl here a week ago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30
NEW BOARD AND COMMISSION
 APPOINTMENTS.

Board of Police Commissioners John c. Stanley succeed John C. Stanley. Philo c. Calhoun Phlo Calhoun
 Board of Fire Commissioners Henry N McCathron succeed Samuel Dawee William H. Gledhill to succeed Michael Noonan
 Board of Health Commissioners William L.. William [, W. A. LaFfeld Callahan. Board of Building Commissioners John C. Schwartz to succeed William McLennan
 City Plan Commission M. t M. Redfeld Board of Apportionment and Taxation William Burnha1n William Burnham. John A. Leverty succeed John A. I1averty. s.
 Board of Contract and Supply William E. Burnham to succeed William Burnham.
 Sinking Fund Commission F. to Hing Clinton Barnum Seeley Clinton Board of Charities Commissioners F. William Behrens succeed William Behrens. Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages William F. Corr to succeed Stephen F. Boucher.
 Oyster Ground Committee Charles L. Lewis succeed Charles l.. Lewis.
 
 Charles S. Charles
 Paving and Sewer Commission John L. Berglund to succeed John Reilly deceased.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30
WEATHER:

For New Haven and vicinity: fair tonight; Sunday unsettled, probably light snow or rain; warmer
 For Conenctcut: increasing cloud mess tonight probably followed by snow Sunday; slowly rising tempera- ture; moderate to fresh northeast shifting to south east winds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30
CALM ACTION ON PREPARATIONS T,ANGLE
13 OFFICIALS TO
 CITY OFFICES

Only Hitch Comes When Mayor Names Fairfield
 Man, Believing Him to Be Bridgeport Resi-
 dent-AI Political Groups Represented in
 Appointments.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30
MAYOR ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS

Suit Against Guffey- Monument to the Living Woodrow Crafts Dedicates Estate to Brother hood - Dollar for Sultan's Wife-DO Women Talk More than Men.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30

J. Ogden Armour, retires soon as president of the great Armour company to become chairman of its board of directors. President once upon a time was the last word in promotion in a great business institution. Now it Is the fashion to make promising young men president While the gray old boss, retires to a lofty elevation as chairman of the board.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30

An analogy to this state of mind is discovered in the atti- tude Of a person who listens to one speaking a foreign language. Such a speech. be 1t ever so in telligent, sounds like nonsense to the listener who usually has a feeling of superiority to which he is not entitled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-06
EXPECT BIC VOTE:
Total of $4,000 TOpekans May
Vote in Tuesdays Election.
Total Registration of 29,OO5 Re-
ported by City Clerk.

If approximately the same percen-
tage of voters take advantage of the
privilege to cast their ballot for their
respective candidates as was the case
in other years. the total number of
ballots cast tomorrow will be close to
$4,000
Total registration as reported from
the office of Miss Eta NJ. Covell, city
clerk, reached 23,O05. which is the
third largest registration in history
The largest registration in the history
of the city was in 1916, when 25,02S
registered. OF this number, 16,647
voted in the general election.
In 1914. the second largest registra-
ton in the city, 24.400 registered and
17.175 voted in the general election.
Since 1916 was a presidential year.
when voting as well as registration is
heavier. and the year 1914, which was
not a presidential year, as a basis, the
election Tuesday should reach $4,000,
city officials predict.
To Use Double Boards.
The stage is all set for taking care
Of one of the large crowds in the his
troy OF Topeka elections. Double
boards are being used at ali the pre-
cincts in Topeka except precinct one
in Ward one, and precinct eight in
Ward two. All precincts which cast
200 votes for secretary of state at the
preceding general election are entitled
~ wv DNcLuS~ OtAC " ACT dS u count
ing board and one as a receiving
board The receiving board will start
work at o'clock in the morning, and
will work until the votes are all
counted in the evening. The counting
board starts to work at counting at %
o'clock in the morning. and will con-
solidate with the receiving board at z
o'clock in the evening, the time for
closing. Thus after o'clock in the
evening, both boards become one and
act as counting board, their duties
to cease when the count is completed.
Interest in the election is surpris-
ingly large if the registration in To-
peka is any indication. Especially is
this true among the women. More
women have registered than ever be-
fore.
Total registration of women in the
city is 1O.1O6. and that of the male
registration is 1888
The boards are to have luncheon at
II O'Clock and dinner at o'clock. A
light lunch will be served in the eve
ming. All boards will have ten mem
bers except in precinct one of Ward
one and precinct eight of Ward two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-06
tBy the Associated. Press.

Doom, Nov. 6.-The former Ger
man emperor and his bride, Princess
Hermine of Reuss. began their honey
moon today, with no place TO 60
They were married yesterday at the
house of Doom where the one time
kaiser spends his hours in exile ami
there they remained today.
The ceremonies that united them,
both civil and religious, were wit
messed by twenty-eighL guests and
were kept from the sight of the; Yil-
layers of Doom and a host of corre-
spondents and cameramen. with a. Sc
crecy that was both studied and mys-
terious.
the wedding repast, William was still
His Majesty" and Hernlne was Her
Serene Highness."
William addressed her as "Your
majesty" but to many of the ganins
and the curious grownups who peeked
thru the gate and the hedges at the
bridal party. as they entered and left
the gate lodge of the estate where
William was just a poor unfortunate
target for quips and booes. - %
More Than One Joke. tt
But those on the inside also had n
laugh on those who could not get in.
AS a joke on the curious they con.
sidered it nothing short of colossal the
way Princess Ida, sister of the bride,
had successfully posed as Hermine at
the Amersfort station, Saturday even
ing. when a fleet of fine automobiles
led everyone to think that William s
financee had arrived. Meanwhile Her
mine had left the train at Adeldorn
and gone unobserved to her future
home.
Some of the devout Sabbatairian vii
layers thought it was simply awful
that the exile of Doom selected Sum
day as his wedding day and not a
few of them looked with disfavor
upon his becoming a bridegroom
within nineteen months after the
death of the woman who shared his
glories and his sorrows, the former
Empress Augusta Victoria.
Several of the children of that first
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-06
SUE TOPEKAN FOR $4,000
Dixie Doh and Sister, Yankee, Appear
in District Court Here.

Dixie Doll. the 1O-year-oId movie
actress, and her sister, Yankee aged
s, both of whom played a part with
Douglas Fairbanks in The Three
Musketeers." appeared in the Shaw
nee county district court today to
testify for her mother. Mrs. Hazel l.
Doll, of St Louis. who is suing g Ben
Franklin. proprietor of the Cadmean
Chautauquas, of Topeka, for $4,000.
Both the little girls were present in
Judge George Whitcomb's division of
the district court. when the trial of the
lawsuit began before a jury.
Mrs Doll signed a three-year con-
tract with Franklin, covering the sea-
son of 1921. 1922 and 1928. Frank
lin cancelled the contract in August,
1921. Mrs. Doll then brought the dam
age suit, asserting that the cancella-
ton of the contract deprived her of
employment and also injured her
reputation TO such an extent that she
was unable TO get contracts with other
lyceum and chautauQua companies.
Franklin contends that the industrial
court of Kansas forbids the little girls
from performing in this state. and that
inasmuch as most of the work lay in
Kansas and they were the chief at
fractions of the Dixie Doll company.
that there was no other way out for
him except to cencei the contract
Dixie Doll and her sister are said
to have had parts in the Three
Musketeers," The Beast of Berlin"
and in several pictures with Charlie
Chaplin and Mary Pickford. They are
also well known to followers of vaude-
Vile
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-06
Legion and Auxiliary VIII
Work Hard Tomorrow. s.
Every County in State Covered
in Preliminary Campaign.

Members of the American Legion
auxiliary in $50 towns in Kansas will
make their final drive for votes for
the state soldiers bonus measure to-
morrow. For three months ex-serv
ice men and otfer citizens have cam
paigned for the measure. County or
ganizations have been completed in
every one of the los counties in the
state. Every city of the first and
second classes has been canvassed for
votes
s'In every case the results show that
there will be a large majority of votes
cast Tuesday for the bonus" declared
Donald H. MacIvor, executive secre-
tary of the legion's state adjusted
compensation committee, today
Reports turned in by post compen-
sation officers to state headquarters
from more than 200 towns. MalVor
said, indicate there is an overwhelln-
ing sentiment in favor of the bonus
bill In order to register a mathe-
nlaticaI count on this feeling. the posts
will have precinct workers out tomor-
row distributing literature at the poll
ing places, driving voters to the polls
in automobiles, and using many other
n ethods to get every possible favor
able vote.
Extensive Publicity Campaign.
The publicity on the bonus PROPOSE
ton has been intense for the past few
weeks Almost every newspaper in
the state has given its editorial en-
dorsement. Hundreds of thousands of
windchield stickers have been dis
tributed TO motorists over the state.
Two hundred and fifty theaters have
been showing slides asking for votes
each night. Ministers in many towns
preached on the justice of the measure
yesterday which was called '-Compen-
satfon Sunday" Civic organizations
have lent their support in working for
passage of the bonus
The war picture. Flashes of Ac-
ton" an official film showing Kansas
boys in action in France. has been
shown in so towns in the past month,
according to state headquarters of the
legion where the film was booked.
Reports to state headquarters in all
most every instance. legion officials
assert. say il was necessary for the
picture to he run more than once each
night to accommodate the crowds.
Every time the picture was shown,
speaker from either the Citizens COM
mittee of Kansas or from the legion's
bureau. talked in favor of the bonus.
In all more than 700 addresses will
have been delivered on the bonus sub
ject before today is gone, according to
lists at legion headquarters
No county has been untouched by
campaign activity" MacIvor said
Farm communities have been reached
by booster trips made by Legionnaires
Letters have been mailed by local
posts to all voters. Despite the enor-
nous vote. we must pile up, We are
confident of victory In almost every
city in the state the Legion has been
responsible for a record registration
and tomorrow Wen get the folks out
to vote for the bonus"