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The New York herald., 1922-01-15
Are Not spectators.

Look about you, examine the names
OF the men who are to-day at the head
of our railroads. Do you know q single
one who does not deserve your implicit
confidence? They are not speculators;
they are not grafters: they are high
minded public esrvants deserving of
public trust and of public enthusiasm.
Most of the railroad presidents started
at the. bottom of the ladder. Samuel
Rea. president of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, began as rodman nearly fifty
years ago. Daniel Willard OF the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad and Freder-
lex Underwood of the Erie started az
trainmen. Going through the list you
win hnd that our railnoad officers are
to-day among the very best illustrations
of what American boys can do with
opportunity and ambition. There isn't a
man to-day at the head of an American
railroad who is not credit to the in
dustry with which he is connected and
an asset to his country.
"The American people are to-day boss
of the railroads. Let us honor these
men. help them in the solution of their
difficulties. and make them feel that we
are with them for progress and prosper
ity Let us hack our, railroad officers
as the manager of a great industry
would get behind his. department heads.
"At every turn our railroad managers
are hemmed in by rules, regulations and
restrictions which deprive them OF power
10 exercise their discretion, prevent the
exercise OF the sound business judg
ment which has grown out of their long
experience and interfere with their do
ing acts which If done would contribute
immeasurably to the restoration OF pros
perity.
The New York herald., 1922-01-15

find an effective way of making such,
Intent so clear that he who runs may
read fti-st 4. 4.
"The situation is not an easy one.
Mexico properly and earnestly desires
the recognition of the United States OF
Great Britain. OF France and of Bel
gium. These countries In turn are no
less desirous Of according recognition,
but they desire too that their under
standing with the Mexican Government
az to the fulfillment of contracts and
obligations which that Government has
hitherto made with many thousands OF
foreigners. who have brought their en-
ergy and their capital to the develop
ment OF Mexico, shall be SO clear that
future Misunderstanding and difficult
ties shall be avoided.
Certain. the attitude of the Inter-
national Banxers Committee on Mexico
has from the start been one OF con-
sistent endeavor to assist Mexico in the
solution of her perplexing financial
problems. That will. continue to be it's
attitude, and / hope that the Mexican
Government and Mexican people will
permit us to show that we have for
them nothing but the 'friendliest feelings
and the keenest possible desire to A.
operate with them on terms advan-
tageous to them in the. development Of
their great and resourceful country"
The New York herald., 1922-01-15

tions Of the earth has come to all of US.
Now the cables from Cannes tell US
of the economic conference to be held
in Genoa next March. American repre-
sentatives may or may not be present.
But IL Mr.. Lloyd George and Mr.. BRAND
could have arranged to be invited TO
hold an economic conference in WASH
ington,Nit might have been great sue
cess. Such a conference right here
would have given all our people educa-
tion In the economic problems of the
world Just as. the present Washington
conference has been giving us all edu-
cation in the worlds political problems.
BE that as 1t may. what have we TO
look forward to for 1922? Here is what
look forward to, not with assurance.
but with hopes: sEt
"(a) Improving business In the
spring.
"(b) Commodities slowly creeping
back toward normal price levels.
(c) A gradual unlocking OF farm
loans. =
"(d) An evening up Of the disparity
between the prices for farm products anc
for manufactured goods.
(e) A general recovery that by
autumn will make us feel that the sun
Is shining again.
Abroad look forward to adjustment
between Great Britain and France. to a
The New York herald., 1922-01-15

!, the construction Of railways and other
public improvements For eight years
past the interests and sinking fund on
these loans have, owing to the revolu-
tionary conditions, been In. default
Three years ago these bondholders. wltk
the approval of their several Goverr-
ments, organized themselves into a pro-
tectiye committee, and 1t was as acting
chairman of the American section OF
that committee-acting also in this in
stance for the European and Icnglisi
bondholders--that conferred with the
Mexican authorities.
Talks With ODregon. yt
my conversations with President
Obregon, with Minister de la Huerta
and with other Cabinet Ministers. while
in no way conclusive. led me to believe
that tf the way could only be shown to
them they were anxious to meet Mexico's
obligations. Their experience in finan-
cial matters is--as they themselves
fiankly state--more limited than that of
Europeans and Americans. but they now
have before them a great opportunity,
which 1 cannot but believe they will
avail themselves of. of making plain to
all their sister nations throughout the
world that they are determined to live
up to their obligations. be they financial
or political ., It now remains to be seen
whether the Obfegon administration' viii
The New York herald., 1922-01-15

settlement Of the reparations schedules
SO as to make for great Improvement In
Germany Brands fall may postpone
this. but IL must come.
Hundreds of thousands may starve
In Russia this winter. yet economically
Russia has seen her worst. After the
frightful catastrophe there recovery
must be slow and painful. nut it will
come.
And. finally. look forward to
stabler Mexico. I want to say a speciai
word about that sister republic of ours
just to the south OF US. For almost two
thousand miles. from the Gulf OF Mexico
tu the Pacific Ocean, our frontiers march
together. For almost ten years now
Mexico has been sore beset by revolution.
Not only now are her people wearied of
the strife, but they are anxious and
eager to follow the paths of peace.
Il have recently returned frem-a visit
to Mexico city,.
II went there upon the invitation of
the Mexican Government In order TO
discuss with them. as they requested.
the matter of their external Indebtedness.
In the years prior to 1918 the Mexican
Government borrowed from investors In
the United States, France. England and
other continental countries several hum
dred millions of dollars. this money
being for the most part we'll spent In
The New York herald., 1922-01-15
Mu.tn,t Kinder Ability.

You never make progress by ham,
stringing ability and initiative. and no
industry ever gave good service long If
1t wasn't prosperous itself.
MY message. therefore, to the Amer
lean people Is that as measure to con-
tribute to the revival of prosperity in
our country let us repeal all the laws
we have placed on the statute books
which repress initiative. restrict enter
prise and dampen enthusiasm on the
part of the men in charge of our rail
roads.
"Let us make, our ;Eailread presidents
The New York herald., 1922-01-15
Warns Ohio Society Diners
Against Hamstring-
'ft
ing Ability.
STABLER MEXICO SEEN
4. W. Lamont Speaks From
Recent Experiences in Re-
public to South.

You never make progress by ham,
stringing ability. and initiative, and
no industry ever gave good service
long If it wasn't prosperous ITSELF"
said Charles NJ. Schwab last night at
the thirty-sixth annual banquet of the
Ohio Society of New York. The affair
was held in the Waldorf Astoria. Mr..
Schwab was the principal speaker.
Mr.. Schwab began analyzing condi-
tions and indicating trends. He said:
''Among the numerous facts for
which Ohio has the right to be proud
IS that in Warren c. Harding she has
given TO the United States a President
who in meeting the gigantic problems
of reconstruction brings to his work
above all else the endowment of sound
comrlon sense. What is needed now
is not academic theory, but the appli-
cation to facts as they are of old
fashioned well tried principles. 1t is
no time for nostrums or quack cures.
We must face reality, face it with de-
termination, with confidence and in
good spirits. Suoh is the disposition
Of our honored President, and under
his leadership we shall undoubtedly go
forward with assurance and power.
Elm order to look forward fntelli-
gently we must see what has happened
in, the past The phrase History re-
peats itself is simple statement OF
the fact that like causes always pro-
La Of 49, q nd n
flation always cause extravaganza, anu
though it isis the surest road to the
restoration of sound methods and new
period of prosperity e.
I'VE are to-day able to look into the
future with more confidence and opti-
rnism than has been possible for many
years past. Not that we are through
with our troubles. for there are still
great difficulties to be overcome. but
we are looking at facts as they are.
we are adjusting ourselves to those
facts and we are laying foundations
that are strong and sure.
Al Results of Arms Farley.
r,rhe results accomplished by the
Washington conference have shown us
that the statesmanship Of the wdrid is
capable of graphing with the gigantic
problems which must be faced before
the world is again on it's feet. And,
amid all the welter of world politics
one cannot help but see that the peo-
pies of the world are day by day COM
ing to a sounder understanding Of their
problems and a firmer determination to
meet them with stout hearts and erect
heads.
I'm this country we have many prob
The New York herald., 1922-01-15
Amid Northern Snolus

THU Z VV7I7EC77T O7IOIUS -
Cooo for the vigorous sports the snow banked retreats
ote Adondks and Canadahee winter smiles Freedom costumes
specifically designed for skating skiing hoeing or kons fire.
side clothes for evening convvty around the blazing logs or dance
frocks for the merry social evenings.
The New York herald., 1922-01-15

scandal. but we must also be careful
not to stifle progress.
But no matter what has taken place
in the past. l am firmly OF opinion that
no finer and more conscientious lot of
men was ever attempting to dischage
their duties to the public under difficult
conditions than the men who are to-day
running the railroads OF the United
States.
The New York herald., 1922-01-15

MID JANUARY is the recreation period Of winter
4vA when the worlds Fairgrounds become the stage Of
social e with settings Of southern palms. northern SHOWS or
metropolitan gaeties. Against this variety Of backgrounds
Bonwt Teller Co. make Fashion the fascinating foreground
changing the mood and temper Of clothes to every setting and
every occasion. with the and discrimination that
only when intelligence is guided by experience
The New York herald., 1922-01-15

lens to be solved. but there Is one
particular point that l would like TO
make on this occasion, which 1t seems
TO me is fundamental TO the restora-
ton OF American prosperity.
The greatest OF American interests
next 10 agriculture is that OF trans
portation. l have been told that. IL
would take five billion dollars to put
our transportation companies abreast Of
the commercial requirements of the ma
ton and TO make up for their inability
to expand and progress during the last
few years. IL we Were to have an OUT
burst OF industrial prosperity 1t is alto
gether unlikely that our railroads
would be able to carry the burden.
"Our railroads for the last two years
have abandoned more miles of track
than they have built, and In that period
they have probably retired from service
more freight and passenger cars than
they have installed. In a country like
ours. with its great future still ahead
of Ii. that Is an impossible situation.
I'VE cannot have prosperity, our coun-
try's commerce cannot go forward con-
fidently unless our railroads are once
again made prosperous, are put In posi-
ton to carry the transportation of the
country and are able to attract the
capital needed for them to perform their
service as common carriers.
Burdcned by Laws.
1--WE have imposed upon, our railroads
a network of laws and restrictions
which has made their rates no longer
responsive to the changing commercial
needs of the country, which has taken
AWAY from their managers the power to
exercise initiative and enterprise and
which has made private capital unwill-
ing to embark in railroad development
except under. most rigid guarantees.
II am a firm believer in the fact that
the way to get results in life and in
industry is to put your faith In men.
When went into the Emergency Fleet
Corpora ton did very little work my
self, but the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton got great results because 1 spent
my time making the men in charge of
the job understand that / was behind
them, giving them encouragement and
confidence.
1--WE should stop knocking our rail-
roads, our railroad presidents and rail-
road men in general. The railroads
have had an awful drubbing, such as
no other industry in the history of this
nation has ever gone through. There
have been evils in the past, but the
damage done in the restriction of enter
prise and the prevention of progress,
through the laws which have been
passed, has been infinitely greater than
all the material harm due to the finan-
cial scandals which were committed.
We should, of course, prevent evil and
The New York herald., 1922-01-15
Amid Southern Palms

Southland for every hour tropical day. from the moment
the morning spak the until long after has dipped
its coo beyond the horizonfor cycling swimming go6ng tennis
yachting motoring lingering the piazza the club casino or dane
ing beneath the southern moon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-14
Dodge Under
 $7OOO Bonds
Son Of Late Automobile Manufacturer Held In Connection With Se- rious Accident, Sun day.

Kalamazoo, Mich, March 14-Miss Emeline Kwakerneck, 1Essyear old Western State Normal sl~dent, in jured when she jumped early Sunday morning from an automobile driven by John D. Dodge, son of the late millionaire automobile manufacturer of Detroit, was said this morning to be in a serious condition at the hos pital, where 1t was stated she was suf- fering from a fractured skull, all visitors were denied admittance to her room.
 Dodge, arraigned yesterday on charges of driving an automobile while intoxicated. and illegally trans porting liquor is under bond of S7,000 to appear for a hearing Tuesday, March 21. Miss Ethel Clemens and Miss Sue Stegenga,, also Western State Normal students who were in the ma chine with Miss Kwakerneck, Dodge and Rex Earl, of this city, have been summoned as witnesses at the hear ing.
 Aside from denying he was intoxi- cated and asserting it was planned to give the young women "a little ride" Dodge has refused to discuss the af- fair
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-14
Man Crushed
 In Machine At
 Local Factory

Crushed between an electric sruck he was operating and a huge grinding machine at the plant of the Bullard Machine Tool Company at 1O:45 this morning, Toney Buffeno, age 35, of 429 Pequonnock~ street, received internal injuries that may cost him his life
 He is seriously injured and is re- ported as dying in the Bridgeport hos pita1 where he was removed inmedi- ately after the accident by Dr. F. J. O'Brien in the Emergency ambu- lance.
 A. rigid examination is being con ducted into the cause of the accident by officials of the Bul1ard company.
 Ruffeno who has been operating the electric truck, which is used to carry material from one department an other, for the past five years failed to bring the truck to a stop as it headed toward the grinding machine. He had been making trips all morning. It is believed that the stopping apparatus became damned. It is said that Buff feno had a chance to leap from the moving truck but for some unknown reason failed to jump The controll- ing apparatus is on the front of the small truck
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-14

President WebSter's letter of resignation is as follows:
 "I desire to tender herewith my resignation as president and member of the Board of Educa- ton. Disregarding the unwar- r-anted affront to the dignity of the office which I hold. the ac- ton of the board at the special meeting of February 27 in ap- pointing a committee to select a new superintendent of schools is contrary, to Article III, Section 5, of the book of rules, which clearly and specifically provides that the president shall appoint all committees necessary for the transaction of the business of the board and is, therefore, illegal and void. It is also d1ff1- cult to understand why this duty should have been entrusted to the committee on school buildings instead of the com mittee on schools to which 1t be- longs, both by president and by prerogative. Moreover, it is my belief that the circumstances surrounding this action, point to the existence of a situation in the board not calculated to advance the interests of the school system or insure har- moniouS relations. Under these conditions, therefore, I do not feel that can be of any further service as a member of the board"
 The letter was dated March II.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-14
Local Company Incorporates In
 Springfield, Ill.

The following telegram was received today by the Times from a core spondent in Illinois. A representa- tive of the Times called the American Chain company to verify the report and was told that although it was not a new company, having been in eN- istence for some time. the laws of the state of Illinois require a domfcile registration of the corporation in or der to put the goods of the company on the market in that state. The telegram reads as follows:
 The Reading Steel Casting Go. Of Bridgeport, Conn.,, W. S- Lashar, president, and ". M. Wheeler, secre- tary, incorporated today to transact business in Illinois. The capital stock is S4, 2o0, 900, of which S160,SS0 is to be employed in the business in Illinois. The principal place of busi- ness in Illinois is POS South LaSalle street. Chicago, and the represe ntative dress
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-14
Taken From Building By
 Ire Fighters
Mrs. Brunch
 Says Husband Wounded Her

Mount Holly, N. J., March i4 Mrs. John T. Brunch, widow of the late circus man who was slain in the identical manner as William Desmond Taylor at Los Angeles, today, admitted that her husband had wounded her with revolver during a quarrel.
 Sitting within few feet of the flower heaped coffin of her husband, Mrs. Brunch for the first time gave her version of the tragedy. She was aroused by stories ref1ecting upon her attitude and said she wished to give her side to stop them if she could.
 Had Made Enemies.
 "I am aware of the stories that are being told about me-" Mrs. Brunch said. They are being inspired evd- dently by some one who seeks my un- doing. It Is because of them l de- cided to break my silence. l am as much in the dark as to the identity of the man who killed my husband as everybody else. l suppose every man who has been successful in business has made enemies"
 Mrs. Brunch admitted she had quarre1s with her husband. One of them, she said, ended with her lying on the floor with a. bullet wound In her right side and her husband stand ing over her with a smoking revolver in his hand.
 Good Man-When- Sober.
 My husband was a good man when he was not drinking" said the widow. When he was drinking he was like a man bereft. We lived happily together for many years My hsuband was a wonderful man and I loved him dearly. I am going to spend every cent I possess to run down the person who killed him.
 My husband once killed a man in Sunbury, Pa. but was exonerated on the ground of seFf-defense. I am not speaking dll of the dead when I say this, but wish to show that he had very quick temper and probably made enemies as a result of it.
 q did not see my husband shot. I heard the shot. I ran into the room and my husband was lying on the floor. I know of no motive and I have no idea as 70 the identity of the slayer, but I am going to find out if can"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-14

 Of Revolt
 Is Broken
General Shuts $ e e k S Unconditional s UT = render To Avoid Loss Of Life.

Johannesburg, March 14\ - (By the A. P.)-Government forces have captured Brakpan from the rebels, entering the town yesterday afternoon
 Brakpan is a coal mining center. 22 miles east of Johannesburg, and has been one of the strongholds of the revolutionists.
 A Cape Town despatch last night stated that Major General Vandeven- ter was marching on Brakpan after having captured Benoni.
 The commandos at F'ordaburg, five miles west Of this place, have been notified by the government that they must vacuate their positions by II o'clock this morning, failing which they will be subjected to bombard- nlent.
 Advices from the western district vest terday afternoon showed the gov ernment forces were sweeping in from both sides upon the Commandos fighting at Interchangeable advance government forces having reached the ridges overlc olking the town.
 It was believed the 1u1l in the fighting meant that General Shuts, the premier, who has taken personal charge of the Johannesburg situa- ton, was making an effort to obtain the unconditional surrender of the strike commandos so as to avoid the loss of life which would be entailed in oveI'vvh elming them with his forces
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-14
Sausage Is
 Said to Have CausedDeath

Short Beach, Conn, March 14-CBy l. N. S)-Char1es SaNton, formerly of Meriden, who since his marriage a few years. ago to Mrs. Lucy Cush- man. proprfetress of the Cuhmap House there, has resided at the hotel. died suddenly of ptomaine poisoning and heart failure at the hoteI early today.
 Death is believed to have been caused by the effect of sausage which MT. and Mrs. Saxton ate for supper last night. Mrs. SaNon was also taken i'll, but this morning had re- covered MT. Saxton was known to suffer from weak heart. which un- doItbted1y was the cause of death. Mrs Saxton aroused the neighbors shortly after midnight today and pr. Mcqueen of Brandford. was summon ed, but found Afr. Saxton dead
 A week ago MT. and Mrs Saxton had a. narrow escape from death from gas poisoning when the house became filled with fumes escaping from the furnace They had fully recovered however MT Saxten leaves TWO sons and a daughter by a former
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-14
Only Handful Of Pickets At
 Textile Mills

Providence. R. l., March 14- Lighter picketing than for many days past prevailed this morning at textile plants in the Pawtuxet valley which are attempting to operate in spite of the strike. At Crompton only a hand full of pickets appeared at the mill of the Crompton Corduroy and Velvet Company, which reopened last Fri day. No workers reported, but over seers and second hands continued to operate part of the machinery in the finishing department of the mill.
 At Hope and Arkwright, where mills are in partial operation, the picket lines were thin. Troops on strike duty in the valley were still guarding the Natick and Pontiac mills of B. B. and R. Knight. Inc. while a few cayairymen- were on ,patrol at Crompton.