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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-26

Our country is one Of the few in
the world which is now paying its
way as it goes. and must regard with
disfayor any tendency to Interfere
with this condition or TO increase
taxes" President Harding in adj
dress to executive officials of the gov.
eminent
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-26

Thursday evening, Nov. 2, will be
the first regular meeting of the Geo
w. Myers Post No. 1872 for the month
Of November.
There is a great deal of business
to come before this meeting, plans for
Armisticc Day program will be the
most important.
The membership and attendance
contest between the "Cootie Dodgers"
and the Awkward Squad now
stands at an even count, with only
three more meeting nights before it
ends.-All out, let's go.
After the close of the business
meeting, Jimmy Konomos, a light
weight champion of the army, now
connected with the European Cafe,
will furnish 3 and good fast boxing
matches. He says he will take on
any of them at 1870 pounds. What
say?
Doughnuts and coffee will be served
at the close Of the meeting.
The Legion dues for the year Of
1923 are to be in by January /, 1928,
Cooperation won the war. So let's
get together and put the George W.
Myers Post No. 1872 on the map.
Sara O. Brodebeck be it known
woman-is "A candidate for Regis
ter of Deeds on the Democratic
ticket
She is highly qualified by nature
and attainments to discharge the
duties Of this important office.
She was born and brought up on
her parents farm in Gratiot County
Comes as one drafted to service by
her fellow citizens at the Primary
Election. Being so in the race she
espectfully asks those who desire
to bc represented by such a Register
of Deeds to place cross in front of
her name on the election ballot No
vomber 18th. If elected you wont be
sorry for having voted for her She
! believes in service.
(poitical Advertisement
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-26

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The Congress shall have power
to regulate the employment and
the hours of labor and conditions
Of employment of persons under
eighteen years of age.
This amendment. when adopted
will enable congress 10 regulate child
labor in way that will stand the test
of the courts 1t will need strong
campaign in favor Of this change in
the constitution to obtain the approval
of at least 80 states. and the effort is
to he made largely by womens or
CARNATIONS who are kccnly alive to
the interests OF the little ones of the
nation.
1t Will be splendidly constructive
work for women to press to compile
ton. 1t VIII not be an easy cam
paign, but il is the most effective way
in which to obtain permanent reform.
The child labor amendment is but
one of many progressive and con-
structivc measures fought for in
Washington by Senator Townsend.
Eeihaps ms pest known campaign Is
that for the st Lawrence waterways
project to give the Great Lakes ports
a direct outlet to the sea- fhis cnor-
nous work viii revolutionize trans
portation methods and bring huge say
ings to farmers and industrial work
ers not only in the states adjacent 20
the Great Lakes, hut 10 the entire
Middle West and the great northwest
Nearly a score Of states' have def
ntely recorded themselves as in IA
yor of the St Lawrence project In
every ore of them Senator Townsend
Of Michigan is regarded as the ma
tional leader of this movement All
friends of this project want to see him
remain in the q. $. Senate until this
10 ,tf 4
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-26
WOMEN TO BACK
NEW CHILD LAW
TOWNSEND RESOLUTION AIMS
TO AID CHILD WORKERS
THROUGHOUT u. S.

When the United States supreme
court last summer declared uncon-
sttutional the Child Labor law as
adopted by congress. Senator Charles
f. Townsend, of Michigan. immediate
ly introduced i'm the senate joint
resolution proposing a constitutional
amendment be submitted TO the states,
as follows
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-26
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS

Circulation counts-we have it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
POLITE THIEF
 SENTENCED TO
 REFORMATORY

Arrested by Detective Lane yester- day when they went to pawn a quan- tity of silver which they had stolen from the Lee Brothers furniture store on Main street. the night previous, Roy Curran of High street was today sentenced to the Cheshire Reform atory while Kenneth Johnson. his all logged accompICe was placed on pro abtfon for one year. Both are col ored.
 Lees was entered on Sunday night and an attempt made to open the safe by tearing the hinges off. When the door failed to fall out, however, after the hinges had been rem owed, the thieves gave it up as a bad job, leaving a note for the managen ent thanking them for their hospitality and stating that they were sorry they had to leave the safe in such a, cOndi- ton.
 They manager Q gain entrance by sealing a roof and breaking a rear window which brought them on to the top floor of the building. They then rode to the lower floor of the store where they procured tools and went to work on the safe. Unable to open that they carried a. quantity of siIverware away with them and 1t was while they weer trying to pawn these articles yesterday that they were picked up.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
STOP KICKING
 MY DOG, ASKS
 TOWN CHAIRMAN

Stop kicking our dog around, :" said Democratic Town Chairman John J. AcGuinnes in substance to- day. commenting on the row that has been started over the appointment of Thomas Burns, formerly Q sprinkling cart driver in the Public Works De- partment, as a mechanic of the Nfu- mcipal Garage, without even consult Ing the town chairman or the Demo- cratic executive board.
 Chairman MCGuinneSS declared to- day tha tthere was no row and that too much was being made out of nothing. He said that neither he nor the executive board had been consulted on the appointment of Burns on recommendation of Supt. Neisner of the garage and frankly stated that he wasn't very much in terested.
 George Flynn. executive board member from the Second district, said that the Second district was en- titled to some patronage and that they had Thomas Quinn. a worker in the district slated for the job.
 Chairman MCGuinness said that too much was being made over this dog ''patronage" and that it was about time Ito stop kicking him around" I
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
MOTT SILENT 0N
 MURDER ACTION

New Brunswick, \. J., Dec. 5.-O. N. S-''I cant say anything about 1t is the only reply special deputy At 1orney General Wilbur A. Mott, in charge of the prosecution for the state in the murders of Dr. Edward W Hall and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills made today concerning the rum Ors that he svould sever his connections with the case at tOday's conference with Attorney General Thomas F. Me Gran, in Trenton.
 1T shall meet the Attorney General and talk matters over There will be no formal report made on the aCtiV- tties or prOgreS of our investigations What will happen at the conference Is more than I know said Judge
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
CASSED IN SUBMARINE
 HAS CLAIM

Probably the last echo of thG
 sinking of the submarine S-4S
 just one year ago Friday, will be
 heard on Monday, December IS,
 when William Wagner of Strat-
 ford, one of the members of the
 crew who was miracuIousIy saved
 from a watery grace, appears be-
 fore Compensation Commissioner
 Edward T. Buckingham to seek
 rcCOmpcnSe for impaired eyeSightr
 defective hearing, and ailments
 of the nose, throat, cars and
 lungs.
 Magner, who is a brother of Lieu tenant Thomas Magner of the Bridge port Fire Department, was one of the members of the crew which went down with the sub on the morning of December 8, when the flooding of an open hatch caused the sea boat to over a day all of which time the men were suffering from the effects of chlorine gas poisoning which flooded the interior. This gas has affected Magner to such an extent that he has been unable to work for the past year, and has been confined most of the time to his home convalescing. will be represented by Attor- ney Daniel E. Brennan.
 The cases of all of the other mem bers of the crew who went down with the boat have been settled by an in surance company and Magner's is probably the last claim that will be presented. At the time of the sink Ing the insurance company believing the disaster to be one that would be aired before an Admiralty court paid m oSt of the claims that were present. ed by the men through the Lake com pany. Magner's claim was one, how ever, which was not settled.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
Shoot First" Is Order in Warfare
 on Fire Bugs

Ph:1a deIphia, Dec. 5-"ShOot first ask questions afterward' is the order that has gone out 10 farmers OF Montgomery. Delaware and Chester counties following what now appears to be a definitely planned series of barn burnings during the last few weeks.
 e-roz-e5 with an estimated loss Of more than s175.00o. At the last two Ares men were seen running iron, the buildings shortly before flames broke out The ned force or the b17rAau of fire protection has been ordered into three counties State troops are patrolHng the region
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
Pretty Girl RObs
 Firm of S3,5O0
 for Stage WOOer

Troy, N. Y, Dec. 5-'T stole because he wanted me to-" This was the excuse offered today by Mary E. Luther, 20, regarded as this city. when arrested on a charge of stealing $3, 800 from the firm of Henry StewclI & Son, where she was employed as boo AKoeper.
 Tie He" referred to by Miss Luther is George l.. Dcmar, 30, of Rochester, who says he is an actor. Demabr is in the Troy jail charged with grand larceny as his part in the affair.
 The girl told the police she had been infatuated with Demar for some time and that he had promised to marry her if Sho would furnish him with money.
 Miss Luther is at liberty un- der $1 ,5O0 bail.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
GASHED WOMAN WITH CLEAvER;
 KILLED HIMSELF

Niagara. Falls, N. Y, Dec 5,-Goine to a meat market while the husband of the prOprietress was away, Hasa DesgOrian, 30, attacked Mrs. Ohoma. Tsorian with a meat cleaver, so se- verely cutting her head that she is dying in St. Marys hospital then ran from the place to his own home not far away. and killed himself by draw ing a razor blade across his throat. Desgorian first asked for money, and then tried to attack the woman, as they struggled he grasped tAe cIeaver brought it's blade down on the vyo- mans head. She fell unconscious in pool of blood. Police hurried to DesgOrian's home There they found the man on the floor. his throat slash ed from ear to ear.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
Count KarOlyi
 on Trial for
 High Treason

Budapest, Dec. 5-(By the As- sociated Press) )-The trial of Count Michael KaroIyi former president Of Hungarian national council who is charged with high treason in deliver Ing Hungary to BOlsheVisn, has be- gun here. The public prosecutor de- ulanded the confscation of all the ac- cused's property The defense plead ed that the KarOlpi family is reduced So poverty. Count Michaefs wife earns her livelihood by ferrying pas sengers from Ragusa to the Island Lacroma in a motor boat.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
EXPRESS JUMPS
 TRACK; "A HURT

omaha, Neb., Dec 5.-Twenty-four passengers on Wabash train number l4. which left Omaha for St Louis at 5.55 last night were seriously hurt and nearly a hundred others shocked and bruised when the through train was derailed through some unknown cause near Shenandoah. Iowa. last night.
 The train was travelling forty miles an hour and had just crossed a bridge when the tender left the tracks. Three coaches followed, turning over.
 Most of the passengers were able to continue on to St. Louis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05

HavorhII. Mass. Dec. 5.-Union labor for the first time in the history of this city was an open participant in the muniCi pal election today The shoe workers protective union was making active efforts for the re-elec- ton of Mayor Parkmau E. Flanders. who Ss an avcwed Socialist. and for the election of two union labor men to the board Of aldermen.
 Tn sIderr-autc candidates en- dor<eG by the union are Michael J. heuetler. a pIas-erer. and Fred w. Wh5pcock. a shoe cutter and q mem Der of the shoe workers protective union The unions executive com mittee for the campaign hired more than 200 automobiles for use in bringing out the vote and advertise d in local paper that ''mOtherly wo- men connected with the union" would
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
CLEMENCEAl]
 PAYS VISIT
 TO HARDING

Washington, Dec. 5.-Georges
 CIe1nenceau spent forty minutes
 with President Harding today
 on his first visit to the White
 House.
 What they talked about dur
 ing the nearly three-quarters Of
 an hour the Tiger was clOseted
 with MT. Harding. was not re-
 Veaicd but the versatile French
 man was his usual jaunty self
 as he emerged from the confer
 Gncc.
 The Tigers appointment with MT. Harding was for 10 o'clock He was five minutes early. Promptly at 9; o'clock he presented himself at the Ambassador Jusserand and he was ushered Immediately into the Presi- dents office. Nj. Jusserand was present during the nearly three quarters of an hour that the Tiger and the President were together.
 A small crowd of admirers cluster ed outside the executive offices and waited patiently for M. Clemenceau to come out. They appiauded VIZ orOusly when he emerged and the aged F'renchman gave them a wave of his hand as he clambered into his car for a visit to the Lincoln Memor-
 Wilson Call Tomorrow.
 It appeared doubtful late this fore noon whether NJ. CIemenceau would signa.ize his first day in the Capital with a call On former President Will son at his quiet $ street home.
 While Col. E. M. House. who is in charge of Clemenceau's tour, had previously announced that the Tiger would call on MT. Wilson soon after he had paid his respects to the White House, friends Of MT. Wilson said to- Lay they understood the former Pres dent would not receive his old col league until tOnorrow afternoon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
Ever Dream? Here
 Is Chance to Earn
 Some Xmas Money

Do yOu ever dream? If you do, here is a chance to earn some easy money for Christmas: Next week the PoIi Players will pre- sent Dreams for Sale at the Ma jeStic theatre and in conjunction with the theatre management THE BRIDGEPORT TIMES is going to inauguratc a dream con test. All you have to do is to send in a letter describing one of your dreams. Many people are interested in dreams and the con test promises to be both novel and interesting. Full details of the contest will be found in an other column of the TIMES to- day
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05

b1rta Meadows, escaped from the
 county jail here early today.
 She sawed her way through the steel bars on the windows of the woInen's section Of the jail and fled over the roofs of adjoining buildings. She escaped with assistance from the outside 1t is believed.
 Jail matrOns discovered her miss ing about o'clock this morning.
 Mrs. Phillips retired to her cell carly last night. She complained of teinE i'll and asked to be left alone.
 Her escape was one of the most daring and cleVerIy executed in the history of the jail She was gone with probably an hours start before it was discovered she had broken out
 How she managed to get out of her cell could not he ascertained in the first hurried investigation.
 From her cell she went to a win dow and with the held from the out side. sawed through several of the steel bars, making a hole large enough for her to crawl through
 Dashing over the roofs of adJofn- ing bUi dings with the persons who aided her she evidently climbed down Q fire escape to the street and fled in an automobile.
 Astounded by the audacity of the escape, Sheriff Traeger ordered every possible officer to take up the search for the missing murderess.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
NeWbern's Blaze
 lncendiary's Act

Newborn. N. c. Dec. 5-(I. N. SO The direct charge that last Fridays fire which wiped out an area of forty blocks in this town was caused by an 1ncendiary was made here today by police who said they would shortly arrest a man they believe respOnsi- ble. Officers expressed the opinion that this man fired a house while fire men were lighting flames in another section givinE the fire time to spread.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
WOMAN BETRAYS JANUS SLAYER
 TO THE POLICE

Chicago. Dec. 5-G. \. S.)-Be- trayed into the hands of the police by woman, Morris BogOslOwski, 23, today made a complete confession, according to Chief of Detectives Hughes that he and three other men now under arrest were responsible for the ruurde CT of Handsome JOe' Lanus wealthy auto dealer. Lanus was shot and killed during 9 hoIdup when one of the four bandits called upon him to throw up his hands BOgosIowski declared. The murder occurred a week ago last Friday night in L5nuS' garage.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
UNION LABOR SALIENT ISSUE
 IN HkVERHILL'S ELECTION

care for the children in homes where the mothers desired to leave long enough to vote.
 Opposing the union candidates was q citizens ticket headed by Dr. Will liam D. McFee for mayor. The cit izens' committee openly supported by the shoe nanufa cturers also had made elaborate arrangements to as sist voters to the polls . The shoe workers =n the campaign have asserted that all they seek is a square deal at city hall The man UraCtuTers have declared that cleo ton of the union candidates would mean that the sympathy Of the city government would be with the shoe workers in the event of labor trou- bles and that this would make diff cult the maintenance of law and or der.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
Treaty Expires Tomorrow.

The Anglo-Irish treaty expires to-
 morrow, when the provisional govern
 ment will cease to function and the
 Free State government will officially
 take charge The first meeting of the
 Dali E:reann as the lower house of
 the Oireachtas, or Irish parliament, has been fixed for five o'clock We'd
 nesday afternoon.
 Meanwhile, the Dafl will sit to l choose 30 members of the Seanad
 Efreann, or senate. The choice will be made from about 15O candidates and the selection will be announced tom OrrOw.
 The Daily Mails Dublin correspond
 ent says that the appo.ntees of WIi- liam COsgrave, president of the DaI, include the well known writers Will
 Ham Butler Yates and George Rus sell, also the Earl of Dunraven, the Earl of Wicklow. Lord ClenaVy-bet- Ger known as Sir James Campbell the former Irish lord chancellor-and possibly Lord Decies, the husband Of Helen Gould.
 The business that brought President Cosgrave to London suddenly yester- day in unknown. but 1t was appraent- ly urgent. His hands are not only full of national business, but his wife is graveIy ill and it is not believed he would have left if he could have avoid ed doing so.
 HeaIy Is Governor. Timothy Healy, who yesterday con- firmed in an intedView his acceptance of governor generalship of the Irish Free State, returned to Dublin on the night boat after consultations at the Colonial office which are under stood to have been satisfa actOry to both parties It is cOnsid cred note 1 worthy that MT HeaIy is the first untitled person to be chosen as tho Kings representative in any British l q dominion It is also understood that unlike those of all other viceroys, the | prospective governor generals aids will be officers of the Irish army in stead of officers holding commissions from the King.
 Arrangements for the evacuation of all the British troops remaining in Free State territory are going forward, and it's is understood that the last of the military will have left by Decem- Der IS.
 Although the appointment Of the new governor general of Ulster has not been announced, the report that the Duke of AbercOrn would be the choice seems likely to prove accurate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
luxury And Social SWirL
 Handicap To College Boys

college has
  Of John R. Mott incrnaticnal secretary the \ NJ S Enuch Of  
  hesitate  and the Ii also
 
  g o Iarg college life
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
Education Board
 Enlarges Quarters

Expansion of organization has caused the Board of Education to take over an additional room in the First National Bank building where the board has headquarters, SuPt. of schools E. E. Cortright announced today. The board at present occu- pies seven rooms on the sixth floor Of the building The new room does not adIcin the others. Clerks and ste1 ographers will be housed in the new room, MT. CorcrigEr said.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
BEAT TWO SENSETESS
 FLEE WITH SIS. 900

Weehawken. N. J. Dec 5-G. " S.1-Three hiEhwaymen today held up an emplOye Of the Public Service Gas COmT"Uy and his policeman escort in West New York beat both seuseless and escaped with $S,T7O in "ash and checks for S4.S99.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
IRISH CHANGE TO BE MINUS
 OF ALL POMP
Free State Government to Assume Control of Gov ernmental Machinery Tomorrow-British Troops to Complete Evacuation of Territory by December Is.

London, Dec 5.-(By the A. P P)-Without pomp or ceremony Irish Free State will into being after midnight tonight.
 By a special order in council the full administration of the country has handed to the Provisional government Therefore, when the constitution in to existence tomorrow there will be Of any kind to mark the fulflmen of the treaty made between the British and Irish governments
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
TURKEY RED.

Ry Frances GilChriSt Wood.
 This is one of the Famous "'O'Brien's'' hest short stories of the year Read it. Complete in today's Bridgeport Times.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
EDITOR ANDREW MILAN DEAD

New York, Dec 5-Andrew Me- Lean. editor of the Brooklyn Citizen. died at his Brooklyn home today or pneumonia
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
SAWS STEEL CELL BARS
 OF PRISON
FIees Over Roofs of Ad- joining Buildings in Daring Liberty Dash Q f f C a 1 s Suspect Friend of Mrs. Phillips Was in Waiting.

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. 5-SIrs. Clara Philips. convicted of the ''IiaIninCr murder" of Mrs AI-
 bGrta Meadows, escaped from the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05

Hubert Kenneth Clay. SophO- more at Harvard, said to be a scendant of Henry Clay, received a communication signed K. K K. which read, You are too fndis- erect. Remain in Cambridge at your peril" The young man leaves college and goes back to Florida What would Henry Clay think of this conduct if he knew of 1t?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
WEATHER:

New Haven. Conn, Dec. 5.-FoE New Haven and vicinity. Fair and colder tonight and Wednesday.
 For Connecticut: Generally fair and colder tonight and Wednesday; strong shifting winds becoming west and northwest.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05

Rev. pr. John Roche Straton, pastor of the famous Calvary Bap- ttst Church, induISes in deruncia- ton of the Ku KIux Kan. deny snE that his church has been used as a propaganda station for that orEanization. Incidentally. he soins in denouncing all secret soci et!es on general principles, which is q good deal like denouuc- ing all olives because some olives become unfit to eat.