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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-06

MO LESS than the navy lnen, the
Y army men are exercised over the
tendency toward what they believe to
be false and dangerous economy
shown by many members Of congress.
The house passed an army appropria-
tion bill which limits the army to No.
900 enlisted men and 10000 officers.
General Pershing, chief Of staff, and
General Harbord, deputy chief, assert
ed such a reduction would introduce
an unwarranted element Of danger In
our plan Of national defense" and that
an army Of 100000 men and 1900
officers is absolutely essential to the
nations needs at this time. At first
the bill carried a provision limiting
the Presidents right to determine the
size Of garrisons in the Hawaiian Is
lands and the Panama Canal Zone.
This was eliminated when Anthony Of
Kansas said he had the promise Of
the War department to reduce those
garrisons, but Secretary Weeks indig-
nantly declared that he not only had
made no such promise but had no in
tention Of making the reductions.
General Pershlng says the Hawaii and
Panama garrisons cannot be cut down
without violating the soundest princl-
Piles Of security,
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-06
J,iI Commitments Increased.

The number Of jail commitments
during 1921 in South Carolina showed
an increase of almost 4S per cent over
the Jail commitments OF the year
before, according to statistics given
out by the state board Of Tib'i" vel
fare. During the year 1920 th"rs we're
1886 Jail commitments IN the stats,
while during 1921 there were 1896
commitments.
The state board Of public welfare
attributes this alarming increase. in
large part. to the economic revarscs
suffered by the people Of the state.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-06
4 LTHOUGH the naval treaty places

A THOUGH the naval treaty places
"A our navy on level with that Of
Great Britain, 1t will In fact be scarce
ly equal to that of Japan If the naval
appropriations subcommittee Of the
house has Its way. That body, under
the leadership of Representative Pat
Kelley Of Michigan, is determined to
cut the naval enlisted personnel to
$4,000, which is $4,000 less than the
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-06
Highway Bulletin Issued.

The South Carolina Highway Bu.lt-
tin, the official organ OF the state
highway department, made its second
appearance for this year. The bulls-
tin is gotten out by the highway de-
partment with a view to furnishing
information to the counties ana 'hs
people OF the state. 1t is full Of val
uable information as to the work ON
the highways OF the state. equipment
available for the counties. how n
plan highway work. real rrogressiys
efforts and numerous other matters Of
interest TO the people.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-06

A PPRECIATING the dangerous
L \ state Of angry unrest throughout
the Mohammedan world, the failure Of
the Greeks to defeat the Kemalists In
Asia Minor and other conditions, the
allies Near East conference In Paris
decided that the Turkish empire
should be restored, with restrictions.
According to the plan adopted, the
Turks obtain Constantlnople, sover-
eighty throughout Asia Minor, includ-
ing Smyrna and Thrace with Rodosto.
The Greeks retain Adrianople and a
buffer corridor reaching to the Black
sea, fencing off the Bulgarians from
the Turks. Abandonment of the inter-
allied regime Of the Golden Horn and
the restoration Of the sultan's power
Is safeguarded through the British In
sistence that GalllpOli be left to the
Greeks, Dardanelles demilitarlzed and
the allied military inspectors oversee
The razlng OF all fortifcatlons.
While the Greeks are not at all sat
istied with this arrangement, all fac
tons except the Venizelists are sup
porting the Gounaris cabinet in ac-
cepting 1t. The Turks, however, are
far from pleased and have not yet
agreed to the proposals Nor have
they accepted the recommendations OF
the allied foreign ministers for a set
Element Of their differences with the
Greeks. For this latter the French
are blamed by British officials. They
are warning the Greeks much as did
Lord Byron long ago when he wrote:
"s Turkish force and Latin fraud
would break your shield. however
broad"
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-06

A T MIDNIGHT Friday operations
ceased In all the unlonized btu
minous and anthracite coal mines of
the country, $4,000 miners laying
down their tools. All efforts to pre-
vent the great strike were futile. Ac-
cording to some Of the union leaders,
the walkout Is likely to last about
sixty days. During that time, pre-
sumably, both sides will formulate
their demands and present their cases.
and it may be that these will result
in the negotiation Of new contracts.
The operators insist that wages must
come down In correspondence with the
decline In the cost Of living, but they
have not yet revealed what percent
age Of reduction they will demand.
The miners, in reply, say that the
stagnatlon In the coal industry Is due
to wasteful methods Of production, ex-
cessive profits, violation Of the laws of
supply and demand in control Of mar
kets and prices, and that costs Of lrv-
ing In the mine areas have advanced
while wages remained stationary.
In some regions, as Pittsburgh,
southern Ohio and Kanawha, Va, the
operators have posted notices Of wage
reductions and hope to he able to run
their mines with nonunion labor. In
Illinois the miners, though not in en-
tire sympathy with the strike, stuck
by the international, and the Indiana
men did the same. Probably in both
these states separate state agree
ments could have been negotiated, but
this was forbidden by the internation-
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-06

4 S PASSED by the house, the army
L a bill apprOpriateS about $2SSOOO,-
600 for the expenses Of the War de-
partment, but the representatives
made their claim for genuine ecOno-
my look decidedly foolish by the adop-
ton Of an amendment increasing by
$15000,000 the amount carried as
lump sum toward continuation Of
work the coming fiscal year on river
and harbor projects.
The budget bureau and the appro-
priations committee Of the house had
recommended an appropriation Of ST.
100000 for this purpose, but the
pork barrel" forces, under the gen.
eralship Of Mann Of Illinois, insisted
upon the larger sum, and had their
way despite the earnest efforts of
Mondell Of Wyoming, Burton of Ohio
and others. President Harding was
somewhat disturbed by this open def
ance Of the budget system, for he be-
lieves in the budget and intends that
It shall be given a fair trial.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-06

al. The Illinois mines cannot be op-
Grated by pickup labor because or a
state law which requires that no coal
digger may be employed unless he can
show at least two years experience
under ground. What Governor Allen
and the Industrial court will do IN
Kansas is atousing general interest.
If the promises of the union heads
are kept, there will be no violence In
connection with the strike. Nor Will
the mines suffer physically, for enough
men will be permitted to stay In them
to keep them from being flooded and
otherwise damaged.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-06

NIKOLAI LENIN, premier Of soviet
v Russia, Is again dead, according
to reports, but, as on. previous occa-
sions, it Is believed that the rumor Is
greatly exaggerated" Probably 1T Is
true that he is quite Ill, and it Is not
likely that he will be able to attend
the Genoa conference. However, the
soviet delegates to that confab are
luxuriously on their way to Italy by
way Of Riga and Berlin, rejoicing In
the fact that at last their government
Is to have measure Of recognition
from the capitalistic and bourgeois
governments they hate so intensely.
They are hopeful Of obtaining finan-
cial and commercial assistance for the
task Of definitely. establishing the
communist regime in Russia, but Lenin
recently declared communism there
had reached the limit Of yielding to
capitalism and was now in a position
again to advance. But he told the
communists they must cease their
dreaming and get to work.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-06

PTIMISTIC folk base renewed
" hope, for a unified Ireland on a
peace agreement signed by represent.
atives Of the Free State and Ulster
governments. 1t Is not apparent how
this will operate to pacify the repub-
licans whose latest exploit was the de-
struction of the plant Of the Freeman's
Journal In Dublin.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-06
DREMIER LLOYD GEORGES pol

DREMIER LLOYD GEORGES pol
L icy concerning the Genoa confer
ence was to be submitted to the house
of commons this week for approval or
rejection, and on the result depends
his retention of Office. Moreover, 1t
was said that the small majority that
was assured him on vote of conf
dence would not satisfy him. Unless
he was given a majority Of at least
300, asserted his friends, he would re-
sign. The resolution prepared for the
house to act upon read:
Resolved, That this house ap-
proves the resolutions passed by the
supreme council at Cannes as basis
for the Genoa conference and will sup
port his majesty's government in en-
deavoring to give effect to them"
Already Mr.. Lloyd George had quiet
ed the opposition in his cabinet by the
assurance that he does not intend an
immediate or unconditional recogni-
ton of the soviet government Of Rus
sla.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Political Pot Boiling In
 New Britain

New Britain. Conn, March so- Politics were effervescent here today on the eve. of the Democratic pri- maries at which the party's choice for the mayora1ity nomination will un- doubtedly be made known. Joseph M. Halloran. form CT mayor for two terms and one time state senator, and Alderman Angelo M. Paonessa, mem Der of the city council for twelve years are the contesting aspirants for the mayoralty nomination. The nomination will be made at the city convention tomorrow. night, but the choice of today's primaries will un- doubtedly be the choice of the con- vention.
 On the Republican side. Mayor Or son F.-Curds is generally conceded to be in the lead for the nomination. against ex-Mayor George A. QuigIey. who is alleged to be "bucking the Re- publican organization" The Republi- can primaries on Friday will settle the contest in that party.
 Democratic voters will poll their choice in the various wards between four and eight P. M, today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Mayor Atwater
 Signs Ordinance
Affixes Signature To Or der Placing Clinic Un-
 der Control Of Health 2 Board.

Another step in the dental clinic control controversy which is being fought out between the Board of Education and the Health depart ment, was taken yesterday afternoon when Mayor Atwater placed his sig nature to the ordinance which places the clinic under the control of De- partment- of Health.
 Some time ago, the matter was brought to the attention of the Com mon Council. and that body adopted an ordinance which handed the clinic over to the Health board. The docu- ment was then sent to Mayor Atwater for his signature, and the city's chief executive announced that he would sign it.
 Arguments presented by both sides during a meeting in the mayors office caused him to postpone the signing, however, and 8 special committee composed of Attorneys Gould, Com ley and Cornell was appointed and asked to submit an opinion on the matter to the mayor. The committee reported a few days ago that 1t could reach no agreement on the matter, but Mayor Atwater, making good his announced intention to sign the ordi- nance, affixed his signature to the document yesterday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Contests WiU Under Grounds
 Of Improper Witnessing

Holding that the will of his late sister. Jeanette E. Eadie, was not properly witnessed or executed, Rob- ert Eadte, through his attorney in the Probate court today. strenuously con- tested the terms of the will through which Mary I. Jameson and Estelle G. Ballou were made the principal benehciaries. The hearing was sur charged with hostility between the two sisters and the brother, and upon conclusion of the arguments, Mrs. Jameson arose, and after glarfng across the table at her brother. said, eff I had your conscience I'd jump off the dock" MT. Eadte made no reply to this remark.
 The crux of the argument this morning developed over the sigma ment bore the names of Florence D. Squires, Robert I. Wilson and John W. Rose. Attorney Robert DeForest, representing Robert Eadte, claimed notary public, and placed his seal on the papers. thereby acknowledging in stead of witnessing the will.
 It was claimed by Attorney De- the will in the presence of Florence Squires. and the witness never saw the testatrix's signature on the papers until the will was produced this morn ing. It was also argued by the con tender, that the sheets of paper on which the will was written were not held together by a legal or approved fastener.
 According to the terms of the will, Mary r. Jameson. of Hartford, and Este11e G. Ballou, of this city. sisters of the deceased, are the principal ben edciarfes of the estate which is valued at approxima4 s7,500. Miss Eadie formerly conducted the Jeanette Lin- gerie Shop, at TIT Fairfield avenue, and Judge Paul L. Miller, aft>s an- nouncing that he would reserve his decision for few days, gave per-
 mission to continue the business pro- vfded that all money taken in is care fully noted and accounted for.
 After the formal conclusion of the hearing. the smould ering feeling which existed between Robert Eadie and his sisters, broke forth. Mrs. Jameson, arising from her chair, placed both hands on a table and stared angrily across 1t at her brother. 'fIf I had your conscience" she finally declared, t'rd jump off the dock" Eadie made no reply, and the woman then left the rorr1o in company with her sister. Mrs. BaI1ou.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Buckingham Not
 Worried By Probe

Awaiting official notification. Com pensation Commissioner Edward T. Buckingham attaches little import ance to the proposed probe into the clerical salaries of his office. The probe was ordered by the state board of control following the receipt by Governor Lake of criticisms of the local salary system.
 Three clerks Are regularly employ ed by Commissioner Buckingham, fin addition to the part time services Of the commissioners father, w. T. Buckingham. The elder MT. Bucking- ham has been receiving s60 a month for his services, but this was reduced to $50 month, and the difference distributed among the three other clerks,
 During a discussion Of the changes in thes salaries at recent meeting of the state board. Governor Lake mentioned the criticisms of the local system he had received and it was at his suggestion that the board ordered the investigation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Hishnan Was Executed, Is Belief Today
Samuel Ma11en Though To Have Been Taken From His Home And Murdered By Rioters.

Belfast, March 3O-(By the A. P.)-The death of Samuel Mallen, whose body was found in the White Rock Road yes~ terday, appears to have been in the nature of an execution. It is learned that he was taken from a party of men who, barred from their places of work and who were awaiting their unemployment doles and was escorted to the place where his body was afterwards discovered.
 During the afternoon his workers card, the envelope of which should have contained the unemployment all Iowa nee, was pushed under the door of his home. It was found by his wife, who was, specu1ating on the pe- cu1iar occurrence when the police brought news of her husbands fate. through the chest while walking in Joy street, in the Sim Fein district of Belfast, today.
 Dublin. March 3o-cBy the A. P)-The raiders who wrecked the pla mt of the Freemans Journal early this morning numbered about hfty' and were not disguised
 The Freeman's Journal appeared this morning in the shape of a small hand bill, which was placarded all over the city It contained an edl- toria1 which told of the attack on the newspaper premises. expressed de- fiance of those who made the attack and asserted 1t would appear in some form or other and continue to oppose tyrany in whatever form it chose.
 London, March 30.-(By The A. P)-Lea ding representatives of the British, Provisional Free State and Ulster governments gathered today to consider proposals advanced yester- day at the initial session of the con- ference called to consider means of pac.edng Ireland.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Peace Restored
 In Hagerstown

Hagerstown, Mir, March So.-Peace was restored here today after a night bordering on rioting during which @ passenger train virtually was held prisoner for more than two hours by sympathizers of striking shopmen of the Western Maryland railroad.
 The trouble began with the arrival a carload of men recruited for local shops whose workers are out in pro- test to the contract system of opera tion. The train was surrounded by crowd which began hammering on the baggage car in which the men were locked and rocks were thrown. breaking one of>the windows. In the confusion some one uncOupIed the engine. When thelocomc mctive start. ed again the air hose broke and the crowd pressed in blocking all efforts to recouple the train
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30

Chicago, March 3o-Josefa and Blazek,~ the ''Siamese Twins died a. hospital here early today Josefa's death occurred first and was followed in a few seconds by the death of her sister. Physicians had declared early in the night that in the event of the death of one of the sisters the other would die quickly as their brother, Frank Blazek, had refused to permit an operation which would sever their bodies.
 The twins had been in the hospital ten days, Josefa was ill with yellow jaundice and that was followed by pneumonia. Shortly before her death Rosa was afflicted with bronchitis.
 Preparations had been made for the severing operation and the physicians were ready to make every effort to save the life of at least one of the women.
 Hope of. saving the life of Josefa was abandoned at midnight, accord the surgical staff at the hospital.
 T tried to get the consent of the brother to operate to save the life of Rosa but he refused to give his per- miSSion," he added
 Rosa was once married, her name being Rosa Blazeg Dvorak- She Is survived by normal II year old boy Her husband was a captain in the German army and was killed in ac- ton in 1917. She was married fifteen years ago. Sosefa never married.
 The little Franz has been at the bedside of his mother. who, until within the last few hours was less critically i'll than Josefa.
 The twins were the second offspring of a normal parentage in Czecho- Slovakia forty-two years ago There were four other children. all normal and all still living The father is also said to be alive, his age being S5 years. The mother died a year ago at the age of 65 years.
 The original Siamese twins. Chang and Eng, lived to the age Of 64. They married sisters and Chang had six children and Eng five. all of them nor mal- Eng died first and surgeon separated them. Chang died soon aaer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
MONTHLY MEETING OF
 POLICE COMMISSIONER

The regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Board of Police Com missioners will be held this evening in the Police Commissioners rooms at Police headquarters. An attempt will be made at the meeting to- settle the question of the aboIisment of the fourth precinct. Another matter to be brought up will be the arraigning of Patrolman Kfsselbrack who has been suspended from duty for some time past upon a charge of insubordination The signing of the payroll and other routine business will also be complet- ed this evening
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
3,OOOWorkes
 Left On Job ' In Lawrence

Lawrence Mass, March 30 = The strike of cotton mill operatives had advanced so far today that it was es- timated not more than 5000 were: working When the week closed Sat urday there we're about 21,ooo on the payrolls.
 Of the idle ones, 1000 went work- less by the shutdown of the Airing ton mills, announced 1s due to poor business conditions but characterized by unions as in the nature of a lock- out. The remainder are strikers, aba sentees or r<persons out of a job be-. cause of the closing of plants.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Wreck And Fire Dublin Ner0spaper Plant
 Borah NIiH Continue Treaty Fight
Protest Against New
 Regulations
200 Dealers And Pro-
 ducers Met Last Night. To Protest Regulations
 From Board Of Health.


 More than 200 milk dealers and producers from Stepney, Long Hill, Monroe, Nichols and Trumbull held meeting in the Long Hill school, Long Hill, last night to protest against the new milk regulations of the Bridge- port Board of Health which are to go in effect April 1.
 Speakers asserted that practicailv all small producers of Grade A milk would be forced out of business be- cause they could not afford to pur- chase the equipment necessary to pro- vide milk under the new regulations It was predicted that the consumer would have to pay 20 cents a quart for milk, owing to the increased cost of production, and it was also claimed that the consumer would have to de- pend entirely on the honesty of the big dealers for Grade A milk
 When informed of these chargesS this morning, Health Officer pr. Will liam H. Coon emphatically denied them, mad stated that all milk ship ped into this city must undergo a las boratory test.
 The meeting appointed a commits President William Zepp of the Health Board, and Health Officer Coon to dis cuss the regulations and to find a means of relief i'm possible. The com rnittee consists of D. FairchiId Wheel CT, president of the Bridgeport Land { & Title company; L. T. Stewart. A. F. Berger, TrumbuI, and E. H. Houston, Jewett avenue, for the producers while John H. Candee of Boston will represent the dealers. -sss
 This committee will see the Mayor as soon as an appointment can be made and will appear before the next meeting of the Board of Health soon after April 1.
 A permanent Dealers and Producers Association was formed last night anda another meeting will be held soon.
 When told of what had taken place at the meeting Dr. William H. Coor. issued the following statement on be- Falf of the Board of Health:
 The Board of Health first constd- cred a pure milk supply to the peo- pie of the city of Bridgeport and to so regulate that supply that in so far as possible the supply will not be pure at one time in question of another, but pure at all times. This z condition is to be desired not only by the consumer but by the producer and dealer as well. Without regula-S ton, we would have no assurance off a pure milk supply but with proper milk regulation we may have assur- ance.''
 Dr. George Beers, health officer of Easton, for the past ten years. stated that he will be forced out of business by the new ruling. He further stated , that the Grade A milk which Is 7 recomrn ended by doctors as the better ence except for that quality which E shipped in by large concerns 5 that the public will have to rely n the honesty of the big dealers. rx-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Greenwich Man
 vice Defendant

Two suits for an aggegate of s5.00os were filed in Superior court today
 against Augusta S. Yorke, Greenwich.
 One, for g., ,000 is filed by Jeremiah Dennirg and the second, for S3, Q00,s is filed by him in behalf of Margaret
 c. Denring. It is alleged that Mar-a garet C. Denning was injured by an automobile belonging to the defend E ant, when walking along the Shoro Road, Sound Beach, October l. 1921S
 The first suit is for medical expens-z es. and the second for personal in-. juries.. all due to alleged negligenca. by the defendant