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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-08
RINCSIDE CHIT CHAT

Like the well-known brook, Sam my Waltz, the Hartford feather weight seem to be going on forever. SammyS next bout will be with Iron man Hague in a ten round decision go at the Elm Rink Iof New Bedford Mass, next Friday night
 Jack Bernstein, the New York lightweight is making rapid strides in the Benny Leonard division Bernstein recently knocked out Young Eddy of Greenw:S Sh in five rounds. Bernstein's next go Is with Sol Seeman in the main bout of twelve rounds at the Com monwea1th s. c. tonight. sammy Butts battles Phil Rosenberg twelve rounds on the same bill.
 Marty Gross the East Side, New York, welterweight is leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to round into the best possible shape for his scrap Monday night with Italian Joe Cans at the Broadway Exhibition Association. Cross is training at the Marshall Stillman Gym for the fray.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-08
F EASTERN N LEAGUE
Standing of Teams.

TOday'S Games. Waterbury at Bridgeport. New Haven at Albany. Pittsfield at F'itchburg- Springfield at Hartford
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Games Ton1orroW.

Fitchburg at Bridgeport. PittsfieId at Albany.
 Springfield at New Haven Hartford at Waterbury.
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Another Bust
Waterbury.

Totals, .34 ? S*29 22 ~Two out when wnning run scored
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spelled defeat for the MoCannisters
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The Front Foot Plan

ave. owned and operated by the one
man. He Ia n heavy taxpayer. 20 he
says. Yet. " for any reason folks
refused 10 come 60 his hotel for an
extended period Of time he might
enjoy leisure enough 10 ascertain
who we're tho real taxpayers.
That the present high ratio of
street car fare In tho worst handi.
cap Seattle has II generally admit.
ted. and II In now apparent that
thoas instrumental In imposing that
handicap are the bitterest opponents
Of any measure OF relief for tho vic.
time Of Ole Hanson's acquisition.
by imposing n tax or one cent per
front foot ON all tho property in
Seattle tho street car system will
pay for itself and it's necessary ex.
tensions In less time that the con.
tract calls for. and beside. the tax
will be painless. but the SPECTATORS.
particularly those with unplatted
acreage. maybe they won't be alto.
gether taken by the plot. or course
that one cent OF itself will not do II
all: that is the minimum. intended 10
apply to acreage chaps mostly, for
hardly any home owner II 10 blocks
from a car line. For those whose
property r. on tho same street ms
the car line. there would have TO be
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,,x n 10 cents PEE From, fco,--and
!, ,wo lines ran aiong that thorough
fare h. should not object 70 ~.
cen, rating per front foot. and 20 on
until wr finally arrive a, s"c"no
80 wher. ten OF more lines op~r'
~. ana we might come possibly 70
~, TREMENDOUS tar OF 81 per 'front.'
foot. or 500 annually on a sefoot
lot should the property owners
there object too vigorously. the~
.c,,la be provision made In r~rout'
ing souse. OF all. tho lines along an
other avenue.
The man living around the corner
from a car street would pay cents
per front foot. man IN the next block
q rcnt~. and 40 on down 10 the one
cent tar which We started with.
Ana N II were around the corner
from a two car street tho Tan would
be Is cents. and 20 on down. very
.,npl. and almost any old s'a'iNu'
clan. with access TO the figures In
the engineers office as 10 the Pre-
c..s street mileage and In the rail-
why office as 10 trackaxc. could toll
20 a penny what this tar should pro
duco annually. Roughly. we WIN say
1880 GOO.
sounds good. but u isn't done that
way. But. that II just the way that
paving ana other improvements are
paid for except, of course. for the
hidden aces. Figures In this case
would all be In the open. and every
man could check his assessor.
During tho last street car fight
over thu Erickson plan. some OF the
ioudest obi.c'ors were those advo'
Gates Of priva,. ownership OF public
property who have converted every
east and west street In thu business
Eection OF Seattle into garages
whether there In another city OF the
siF. OF Seattle which permits such n
use OF It's streets or not II beside the
question. The fact In that there IL
no other city that needs the fares OF
the rides I'm those automobiles 30
badly. and n they were compelled 20
either ride or garage their machines.
one OF two things would result. but
| the city as whole would benefit.
4
Street car fares would Increase. or
tho vacant downtown lots would
be improved with garage buildings.
Seattle alone. OF tho cities OF the
Northwest. permits unlimited garage
use of its streets. Puyaliup. even.
win not permit that.
| BY adopting some form OF the
| front.foot plan and charging a nickel
faro II necessary. the street car sys.
tenn would soon be paid for. outside
the courts. Then again. this plan
does not wait interminabiy TO learn
what this and that Judge has to say
about this. that and the other thing.
Folks who cannot guess what the
Judge is going 20 say are tremend-
ously In need OF Americanization.
FRANK T.. MURPHY.
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HAVE MADE A SILENT WORD

Lord winton on that night Ana.
monsieur. u IL on behalf ~ this per-
son that have come 20 YOU today ="
Lord Valleys was assonirhed. but
he did not move. and he expression
did not change.
You amaze me-" he said. Upon
whai mission from this mysterious
person could you come 20 msg'
Upon the same mission" replied
the Project Of Police, with which
that person went on the fatal night
20 Lord Winton's house IN Covent
Garden. Lord Winton promised 20 do
certain thing for this. AZ you call
Il. mysterious person He died be-
1 fore II could be carried out. and I
have now come 20 you 10 fuinIl Il,
trust. monsieur. that you win not
deny me"
Monsieur Jonaueils rose. He took
folded legal paper out ~ his
pockets and presented II 10 Lord
I Valleys
Monsieur" he said. lord winton
promised 10 execute this indeniurc.
He died before his signature could
be attached 10 a. must ask you
90 execute u IN his stead"
Suddenly. a. once before on this
morning. Lord Valleys. who had been
seated the inntan, before was now.
with no motion that seemed visible
70 the eye. standing on his feet He
came forward. took the paper which
Monsieur Jonquelle held in his
hand. and going over 20 the table.
unfolded u and stopped over H. He
wns some time in the inspection Of
tho document. and In the meantime
Monsieur Jonaueiie had made n
gesture as one Of fliciung the ashes
from a eieare, thru the or~n win
dow into the Bots De BouioRns. The
two young men In their animated
discussion instantly crossed the stree,
and entered the house.
Presently Lord Valleys rose from
his stopped posture. lie was
! shaken with establishment. hut there
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its gravity. and hut for one fact a
conviction would have followed.
1.-THE autopsy showed that the
wound which had caused the death
Of Lord Winton was seven inches
deep The handle Of the knife with
which u had been accomplished had
not entered the wound The wound
was no longer than tho width 81 the
small knlfs-blade AZ ia exterior
point"
Lard Valleys suddenly extended
his hand. like one who puts down
something thai IL finished.
"And was therefore acquitted
You know. monsieur. what the
English iaw-couris say; a man may
tic. but circumstances cannot ! may
have lied. and Lord Winton'H man
servant and the Metropolitan police
who saw the hanson drive away on
that night but the science OF mathe-
mates could not lie a wound seven
inches deep could not be made with
a knife blade four inches long. Ana
the case ended"
lie went over 10 a table. got a
fnrfntFT -NnrN hoN drnCAfriy tnlhif
with silver. opened I, and presented
" 90 Monsieur Ionauelie
You will have cigare;. mon
sieur-' he said
Monsieur Jonauciis took The Gig
are,. and Lord Valleys wen, hack %
the chair
Then suddenly. Ne on, Of rorne IN.
citing memory. the mans voice
changed
"a moment aso. monsieur. when I
mentioned the arrival ~ the visitor
at Lord winton's house. and the
doubt Of the English court Of that
fact, you said u was true. How a.
you know that Z, was true. ~ may
l. permitted 30 inquire
The Protest % Police balanced the
clgare' n moment IN HE fingers be-
fore be replied
n hnow your statement about the
hanson Il true. monsieur. because
I know who u was that came ~
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Editor The htar.
Mindful that more than a year has
ELAPSED since Councilman F1txsernld's
Importation. Peter Witt 81 Cieve-
land. tried 90 expert us out Of our
street car muddle. and that II is pref
ty near Q year since the nickel fare
promises OF Mesdames Miracle and
Iandea were matching the fve-csnt
oratory Of NJ. Brown. We. the riders
and purchasers. II possible. OF the
system. are stiii paying sf-s cents
per whirI for transportation
SO. as a measure OF relief for the
Browns. Wits, Miracles, as well as
the prospective purchasers. such as
you and I, let me suggest the front.
foot plan.
For pure, sheer anarch. socialism.
or any other old ism" which ie out
side the pale. II has the Erickson
plan made conservative.
Recent figures discovered by an nc
compIished accountant. and dragged
forth from their seciusion In the
report OF the street railroad activi-
ties, might seem to indicate that the
system will. under present condi.
lions. pay for itself 20 years from
now.
The Henderson plan OF liquidation
converting two.men to one-man
cars-.whiie involving no apparent
difficulties other than traffic conges-
ton. appears TO be the sole result of
Mr.. Wits visit. Folks said they did
not want the Erickson plan, by a
three.to.one vote Maybe II was boz
cause OF the three-cent fare involved.
Beside, II would necessitate a change
In the plans and specifications OF all
the money changers we ever raw.
One man, a year ago, told me that II
the three-cent fare was put over II
would be but short time Till each
OF the carmen would have an aud
itor along Just as they used 20 have
on the steam roads until the auto.
mobile stages laid them off.
The front.foot plan In quite sim.
pie, Anyone can understand II who
knows the difference between a tax.
payer and n collector. For tho pur-
pose OF tho frontfoot plan we arc
going 10 call the street car riders
taxpayers, and the fellows who own
all that downtown business property.
collectors. OF course. tho assessors
rate them M the taxpayers. and the
majority OF them believe they are
taxpayers: but here and there among
them you will find an odd one who
knows he is only a collector, if he
owns the property, and a sub.coIlec
tor, " he rents.
There In certain hotel ON Second
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SCIENCE
Monel Metal.
Fills Valuable Need.
Platinum Substitute.
Used in Dye-Moking.

one Of the features at the chemical
exposition at the Gfsne 3ss.is~a raj
ace. New York. was the new metal Tor
taking the place Of the expensive
platinum.
In developing the dye and chemical
industry one Of the most important
items IL a mstai that " non@c0rfo-
alva and that does not enter into
chemical reactions
Monel metal h the newest. II can
be produced cheaply enough for the
purpose and does the work For
some purposes wooden watts we're
used. but these could only BE- used
for one kind Of operation on account
Of the material being absorbed ~ the
wood This discovery means millions
saved for American dye manufac-
turerA
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We Are Learning Some Secrets

Sir Basil Thomson former head of Scotland Yard de
tectives ecturing in America, and revealing inside
stuff of the British secret service, says:
THE German general staff had resolved upon the in
vason Of Belgium and they put their plans before the
kaiser. He vetoed them.
This situation continued for IS hours and after the
general had issued the orders for the army to adj
vance Won Motke went to the kaisers bedroom ut
the morning and asked him to sign the order He refused
Won Motke then said that the safety of the fatherand
had devoved upon the general staff and If majesty
refuses to sign the general staff must take the re-
sponsiblity.
I'm other words" according to Thomson, "the kaiser
must choose between abdicaton and approval, and he
took the latter course
A melodramatic picture of the death of Rasputn,
sacred devil of Russia" is given by Thomson
Rasputin taken to palace basement dining hail. was
given bottle of poisoned wine that had been tried out
dog.
Rasputin when the poison got to him. breathed heav-
fly and foamed the mouth. but showed signs of
dying So Prince Youssapov, when Rasputin staggered
at him. gave him shot out of pistol and the monk
fell backwards with terrible cry"
doctor called in. examined the body and pronounced
dead Later Youssapov approached the and put
his hand under the robe to feel the heart II seemed to
be STILL when suddenly Rasputin sat up and seized him
by the throat"
Youssapov escaped Rasputin staggered to the door.
out into the Three more pistol shots brought him
down. But it took bludgeon TO finish the work.
He died hard You do not wonder, Youssapov decided
that Rasputin was the devil himself
Sir Basil Thomson thus adds few more pages to the
insde history of the world war; already contributed to
heavily by William Hohenzoern Lloyd George, Frank
lin X. Lane and others.
sThe inside stuff" is coming the very heels of
the That contrary custom, for diplomats
ally leave their memoirs to be published after death
We fortunate II is rarely that generation that
fights lives to learn what took place behind the
scenes.
small children stand out
the tariff
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Editor THE star
As an Aiaaka man ! have been
much interested in the story Of the
Hell ship" written ~ Max stern
ana published Ia The star. during
the last two months. From my
many years experiences in Alaska and
two season In the same ship az Max
stern made the trip. ! know that
every word in the story about Alaska
salmon ships and canneries II true.
only that the name hell ship In
somewhat too nice name for most
Of the Alaska salmon ships Other
wise the story II throwing a true
light on tho life Of misery existing
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was Of this establishment no visible
element. either IN his appearance or
in his voice.
Monsieur" he said. this f. a deed
drawn By an English solicitor. con-
veying all Of Lord Winion'a estate.
In England 10 his granddaughter.
Barbara Westridge. Why. monsieur.
should 1 convey these estates 10 this
American giri7 They have dsscende1-
20 me By Inheritance. One does not
alienate his lands without a causs-
Il will suggest reason replied
Monsieur Jonquelle. This Is In ac-
cordance with Lord Winton's prom
lse. You stand now in Lord Wintons
stead. and a. ! have said. you have
received his benefits. and you should
assume his obligations"
Lord Valleys smiied-thai vague
smile which seemed not 20 disturb
the features Of his face. He folded
the deed together IN his hand
You must permit me 20 decline.
monsieur" he said
He paused moment and the
background Of his face hardened.
"And you must overlook II. mon
sieur." he said. ~ feel that your
whole suggestion with respect 70 this
matter II not convineng This Rfrf
could not have assassinated Lord
winton."
''Rhc could not" replied Monsieur
Jonqueiie. lord Wtnion was killed
BY some powerful assassin who
seized him. compressed the body and
drove in the knife"
He turned now toward Lord VAL
leys. his face firm.
Monsieur" he said. "wiii you
carry out the obligation OF Lord VIM
ton and leave the matter OF his a.
sassin a mystery. or win you refuse
n and have that mystery solved7'
The man nj the table looked
strangely a. Monsieur Jonqueile. He
had the ascept 81 creature Of great
strength. concerned always With
concealinF H. lie was puzzled ana
disturbed. but his voice did not
change.
Turn TO Page .. Column n
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Two years the Harding administration went into
office with 100000 majority behind it. The country
politicians said, has thus gone on record against the
league of nations and foreign entanglements
The other day there a nationwide referendum
on the administrations policies And there was land
slide in the other direction Many administration sena-
succeeded did with maortes reduced that Tor days
their reelection in doubt. .
Yet the same old crowd thru with the same old
interpretation The country they said is against any par
ticipation in international affairs.
Such politicians display the wisdom of the ostrich AS
matter of fact neither in 1920 in 1922 did the
league Of nations sway many votes Folks were restless
after the great and they wanted change.
The story the recent election tells IS one OF dissatis
faction with things they are. Folks want peace
we can't be prosperous in this country while the rest
of the world is either at preparing to go to war
and drag in.
America has always stood for justice" declared
President Wilson in his Armistce day speech and always
will stand for it. The puny persons who are now stand
ing in the way will presently find their weakness is no
match for the strength of moving providence"
If any one doubts that Americans still red-booded
any still thinks Americans wish to sidestep THAR
share Of the job of getting back footing of normally
The other day the picture of leading member
Of President Hardings cabinet flashed the II
never got hand" Then a picture of Lloyd
George the exBritish premier who handed stop
the fight against the league of nations looked upon
in silence while the picture of Woodrow Wilson received
ovation. Very significant.
II think" says Wilson I'VE may faith in
partisan motives to the honor of their country and the
peace of the world do not represent the United
States"
everything It Is a relief
to learn horsethief was arrested In Reading Conn.,
business An increased demand mated the
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Gland Takers; Ware of EN-

Beware of patent medicine takers who cashing in on
the publics interest in monkey glands flooding the
market with pills and liquid dopes heraded marvellous
glandular "cures."
The arrival of these parasites to be expected.
Every discovery is traied by mob of unscrupu-
ous takers who fatten public creduty.
Thirty-three years ago the original gland doctor,
Brown-Sequard ridculed when he came forth with
his theory about restoring lost youth and stimulating
mentality thru the of endocrine glands.
Today legitimate scientists admit that Brown-Sequard
the right trail. But the public should remember
that tnkerng with the bodys endocrne glands in its
infancy and that the treatment is extremely dangerous
unless administered by medical skilled in this line
great deal is already definitely known about the
thyroid gland in the necks partial control of intellect
and its effect the general health, particularly heart
and hair.
But thyroid treatment Is dangerous except in the hands
of skilled physician. For instance calming down an
over-active thyroid is apt to leave the heart weak
OF the other glands much less is known Their general
functions have been defined. But there are few-even
experienced doctors-who can stimulate or calm
these other glands without definite pers to the patient
wife has TO hunt his things knows bi
Since 1918 prices have dropped 10 gone up H.
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LAHERCt Ss NHNR
Says Hell Ship" Story All True

IN the Alaska salmon shipH and can
nerteA
viii say thanks To Tho Star for
the great intercs, u has taken In the
welfare OF the many bread-sarnern In
Alaska. and i've In tho hope that the
story. ''on Hell Ship" win he Of great
help In putting an end TO the time
when Americans In America must
slave under Chinese masters. the rui-
ers Of tho csnnsry work In Alaska
And that time will como when
American workman even In Alaska
can enjoy tho comforts Of ciiiviixA-
ton IN a land OF trus 100 per cent
Americans u. X.
1901 Western Ava
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90 say that he had soen the hanson
leaving Lord Minton's door shortly
before the firs was discovered. Th~-e
facts Indicated the truth o. my state
fnent
"a further fac, brouEh, on, By my
legal advisers established with naihe-
NAUTICAL accuracy the fact thA, ! had
not dealt Lord Winton tho blow that
elected him out Of iifs The wound
which had CAUSED his death had been
made with The small blade % knirs.
The police found IN my pocket q
knife With a small blade. blade Of
ahou, the width Of the wound Ne
evidence ~ HOOD vas found ON THIS
knife. hut the police profcsSnd 70 be-
iievo that " had been carefully
washed They thought traces 81
moisture remained IN Y, The case
seemed continctnE. ! myself rsalires'
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K LETTER From
AVRDGE MANN


see the California court cutting Bible short:
schools must quit the
they claim has bad
Perhaps H. II strike 40
think of
fnth OF job the love Of Ruth soomons
Nor does bring mental
lhe In fact I've always understood In doing
good and tried TO teach tho
- -
Perhaps do perhaps ought to want to sht
with all the folks that fail the
and leave them in tho Avrdge Sanni
For mt how tho world has r.x ~.
Book that sprung thousand sect, ~
to stand theoogic
80 It's sect for which your eyes can ~.
there But OF loving
and only all It's great eternal love for man
0s's$e Ma...
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Qt'iun,phS ofA;
M)onqueLleX
by MELVILLE DAWSON pOST
1000 NEA Service Inc
THE MAN WITH The STEEL FINGERS

" 1oSorrtf.w. creates, - rr~nrh f.-
tsrfixss. faced the man with steel ma
gers
LORD VAti.ErH the powerful. half
Hias. half EnNissb, nohirfmaa whp psr-
fnru4ed ~ brilliantly on the plane ard
who had recently surressisd % the
wealth and TILE Of hit murdered
uncle.
LORD WINSTON
Three isNss had stpod b~sssen valleys
ard the tttls nut both % Lord wtn-
tons sens we're killed In ~. var and
his EranddAaxhtsr. the anir hstf. an
American. vas barred FROM The posfi,os
~ Enzitsh las.
lord valleys tells ~ Jsnausils that
his unris was stabbed "a Death while Val
isys wss visiting hini valleys says he
~ss down In the ~fr~ cellar al the time
u ths siarina bat that eiruumsfantisi
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ssiarnHs caused ths Kamitsh aasherftiss
% charge him with ruaFdsr.
go ON WIN rffE STORY
CHAPTER Ill

CHAPTER Ill
Lord Valleys got un.
n Was 20 - expected. monsieur.
that the LnKilsh court under these
circumstances would Try me for the
murder u Lord winton. had both
tho motive and thu opportunity 20 nc.
complish Il. and the circumstances
we're. 20 say tho least. Indicative.
ITO IN, surprise. this maaserysns.
asaley. cam. forward 60 establish the
fart that tho ~ine-ceilar was little
less than a s,raw-rick. and this
Metropoll,an police officer appeared
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Business tip 5 the Jail
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Ex marks who passed the tariff
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In these Of frantic efforts everything a
to learn horsethief was arrested In Reading. Conn.