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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31
NOTICE.
ANNUAL CITY MEETING

ANNUAL CITY MEETING WARNING Is hereby given to the that the. annual meeting of said Cit, will be held upon Tuesday, November 7th. 1922, for the purpose of electine twelve (12) aldermen. Gone from eael Board of Education; one CD assessor And to vote upon the following ques. tton which shall be answered YES or NO" to wit:
 Shall a Commission be chosen te prepare a Charter for the City ot Bridgeport?
 Voting machines will be open from 6:0o o'clock in the forenoon until SOC o'clock in the afternoon, for the reg tstratton Of the votes of the electors meeting. at the following places namely:
 FIRST DISTRICT 105 Gilbert Street.
 SECOND DISTRICT Jefferson School, Myrtle Avenue between Gregory and Atlantic Streets,
 THIRD DISTRICT Whittier School, between Orland and Whittier Streets, near Fairfield Avenue.
 FOURTH DISTRICT Elias Howe School, Clinton Avenue and State Street.
 FIFTH DISTRICT. (First Precinct) 303 Wood Avenue, (Second Precinct) Junior High School. Linwood Avenue, between Wood and Laurel Avenues
 SIXTH DISTRICT (First Prectnct) Webster School North Avenue. corner of Oak Street. (Second Precinct) Shelton School, Wheeler Avenue, near North Main Street.
 SEVENTH DISTRICT High School, Lyon Terrace, between Congress and Golden Hill streets
 EIGHTH DISTRICT. Read School, North Avenue, be- tween Garland and Remer Streets
 NINTH DISTRICT (F'irst Precinc0 Branch LibKary, SIS kossuth Street, near Jane Street. (Second Precinct) Garfield School, Stl1lman Street, between Pembroke and Hallett Streets.
 TENTH DISTRICT Barnunl School, Noble Avenue, be- tween Arctic and Maple Streets.
 ELEVENTH DISTRICT Franklin School, Nichols Street. be- tween East Main and Pembroke Streets.
 TWELFTH DISTRICT (First Precinct) Summerf1eld School, Grant Street, corner of Gen. traI Avenue.
 (Second Precinct) Lincoln School Stratford Avenue. between Union and Central Avenues.
 Given under my hand this 31st day of October. A. D., 1922.
 FRED ATWATER, G 31 q Mayor
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31
OPENING GUN IS FIRED
 FOR NEW CHARTER
Continued from Page One.)

yOOHLlAuSu OAC-J
 members of the oratario society in rehearsal at St. Johns church and Rev Hal T. Kearns will speak briefly at the bridge party of Democratic women In the Strafie1d hoel.
 MT. Phillips explained to the work CTS where they win find the ques- ton on the voting machines, at the upper 1eft-hand corner Vote Yes ter" he said ''but men and women os all parties are behind the move ment and 4,500 people have already expressed themselves over their sig should vote Yes because our present charter is as out of date as a 1910 automobile. It hasn't been revised for decades; it has simply been amended from time to time like a pair of patched and repatched shoes." OPEN1NG-,THREE ..-.
 The workers evinced great interest in MT. Phillips suggestion that one change which some people consider desirable would be heightened terms of officials. What Is the result of lips asked. About as soon as the officers are elected they must begin and campaign for reelection. It is almost a continuous round of cau- them a chance to spend more time on their jobs and less time in trying to retain them? In the past we have felt long terms to mean we wouldn't with four-year terms they would run things away with us and we. the stockholders and tbtllpayers would find things were not running to our liking. But in many American cities they have heightened terms to four years or more and find that the longer term actually results in no less of de- mocracy. By Joining with the long term proper initiative. referendum and recall provisions, they have worked a result for more, rather than less democratic government"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31
Wife Finds Jail Is
 Too Soft for Hubby


 Anderson, S. C., Oct. 31-When Frank Andrews went to the chain gang for violating the prohibition laws his wife, Mrs. Rosella Andrews, sorrowed: With true wifely regard she felt that hubby was falsely accused and muchly abused.
 Not now. His six months sentence is nowhere near what he deserves,
 Recently Mrs. Andrews decided to call on friend husband at the camp and cheer him up. He didn't need it.
 When she arrived she found him sitting in an automobile billing ana cooing with another woman and with one arm encircIing her.
 Mrs. Andrews went straight to J. Mack King, Supervisor of Anderson county, told him about it and com pIairDed that "hubby's'' work was entirely too light He was trans ferred from kitchen work to breaking rocks
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31

DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss. Pro-
 bate Court. October s1, A. D. 1922
 Estate of MARY FUTILE, late of the Town Of Bridgeport. in said District, de- ceased.
 Upon the application of James A, Price, a creditor of said Estate, praying that this Court appoint Commissioners on said Estate to decide said claim, as per application on file more fully ap- pears, 1t is
 Ordered. That said application be heard cnd deterTnine ed at the Probate Ofice in Bridgeport, n said District, on the 9th day of November, 4. D. 1922. at 2su o'clock in the afternoon. and that notice ae given of the pendency of said appli- cation and the time and place Of hearing thereon. by publishing thts order once In said District. and by causing a copy of this order to be left with. or sent by mall postpaid to eu persons known to be interested. on or before the 1st day of November, 1922. and return make to this Court.
 By order Of Court.
 a LEO J. wHALEY, Clerk.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31
MANY DIVORCES AMONG
 HAWAII PICTURE BRIDES

The number of divorces of Japan csc picture brides is abn ornaIfy high in the Territory of Hawaii. ac-. cordFng to Judge John R. Desha, of the Court of Domestic Relations, here. stAn one has to do.' Judge Desha says. ''is to look up the divorce records to verify the statement that the large percentage of Japanese d. vorces filed here are those of picture brides'-Japanese women who, after an exchange of photographs, agree 10 come to Honolulu and marry local Japanese, these marriages being per formed before they are released from the local migration station.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31
Tuesday, Oct. 31, 1922

he, with another man and two women were out on a joyride about 12 o'clock at night.
 Judge Paul l.. Miller today declared the estate of Carnine Andruilo insolv- ent and declared a dividend of 2S.5 per cent. in favor of all the creditors of the estate. Andruilo a well known Italian, lived in Church street and on the night of July 6, 1920, was found murdered in his little store. The mElrderers were never found and po- lice believe that the affair was the result of a blackhand fued.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31
PRESCRIBED
 LIQUOR FOUND IN
 HOME; WOMAN DISCHARGED

7 Mrs. Mary Olsavky, of 192 Willard street, arrested yesterday by officers of the Second Precinct on charges of violation of the state liquor law, was found not guilty and ordered discharg- ed from custody when arraigned in the City court this morning. Mrs. Olsavsky testified that the liquor found in the place had been prescrib- ed by her physician, and her testi- mony was corroborated by Dr. E. F. MoGovern, her family physician, who testified that he had ordered the I-
 quor for medicinal purposes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31
Steen Inventory Filed; Court Declares Dividend
 on Slain Mans Estate

Inventory of the estate of Andrew steen. who was killed when his au- tomobile coIlfded with a trolley car at Benson switch, Fairfield, March. 19z1, was filed today by A. Eliot Frost
 q1nlnlstrator. It shows a total of 9o'2I9.60 in cash and insurance poli- cies. The deceased's fafNSr was his only survivor. Steen was killed while
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31
Search Fruitless
 for Fire Victims

New York, Oct 31.-Search early today failed to disclose any bodies of victims in the ruins of the five-story factory building in Brooklyn which was completely destroyed by fire last night One man, Eugene Kersten, met death when he jumped from the firth floor of the building to the side walk. Flight other persons were in jured and soon after the fire started reports were spread that the loss of life would be heavy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31
FIRST WEDDING IN 45
 YEARS HELD IN CHURCH

Brattleboro. Vt, Oct. 31-The first wedding to take place in the Goshen Methodist church for 45 years oc cured when Mindeu A. Cross and Hawley O. Hathaway were united.
 The previous marriage occurred when MT and Mrs. Henry Sessions, aunt and uncle of the bride. were married there 45 wears ago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31
PERSONALS

Miss Hazel Mahan was the hostess at delightful Halloween party given Saturday night at her home or Boston avenue. Dancing and games were enjoyed during the evening ane a luncheon was served Those pres ent were Miss Hazel Mahan, MISS Olive Brooks. Miss Florence O'Leary Miss Josephine Krauts, and Miss Teresa Bednar. George Miller s5an1sn E1nes' Johnson and Wilbur Knapp.
 Nick Bayas and A. J. Faulkner will be in charge of the Tuesday evening whist and pinochle parties and social which will start tomorrow night and will be held every week during the winter in the American Legion club house by the Harry W. Congdon Post. These parties were held last year and were splendid successes. Dancing will follow the games.
 The finance committee of the Phyllis Wheatley branch is plan ming for circus to be held dur1ns g the latter part of the month. Further plans will be announced later.
 An important meeting of the Elias Howe, Jr., Relief Corps No. 53, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the corps rooms. All officers and members are especially urged to attend.
 Mrs A. M. Cooper will be the hos tess at large meeting to be held Friday evening by the Y. W. c. A. and at which Miss Helen Davis, member of the National Board of the "Y''. will speak. Miss Davis recently returned from a trip around the world.
 MT and Mrs, Robert Earle Lans- downe of Laurel Beach, announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Isa- belle V. Lansdowne, and Milton H. Friedberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam uel Friedberg, which took place Sat- urday at the home of the groom's parents, 2e5 Federal street, Rev. Dr. A. Levy, officiating. The bride was formerly employed in the office of the Locomobile company, while Mr. Fr1edberg, who is a graduate of the New York University is a c. P. A. connected with the National Grain company of this city. After a short honeymoon they will reside at PAS Garfield avenue.
 A harvest supper will be served by the members of the Women's Guild and the Girls club of St. Luke's church, in the church parlors, corner Wilmot and Connecticut avenues, Thursday evening from 5:30 until 8 o'clock. Dancing and social even- ing will follow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31
LYONS RECOVERING

The many friends of John L. Lyons division chief of the Internal Revenue office, who was taken to the Bridge port hospital this week, will be glad to learn he is today reported as re- covering
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31
REACHES TOBACCO

The nrohibition of smoking is an accomplished fact, at least as applied to the cyclone-swept 540.0o0 acres of the Olympic National Forest This taboo was proclaimed by the Secre- tary of Agriculture to protect the tirnber.|Scientific American
 Cap O'Counen of the Third soeeled in and saw a few rounds of the Iasr fight. Sergeant Wakeman too
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31

Tommy Robson. the star mfddIe- weight of Charley Cooks stable, cut his arm and developed blood poison ing. This forced Thomas to call off his fight with Young Fisher. of Syra- cuse. Robson will be ready in about ten days to start tearing through the middlebeight ranks
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31
DIED,

DOEHRER - In this city, Oct. 30, 1922, Louisa Clemintina. wife of Charles Fred erick Doehrer, aged 60 years. months. ] 5 days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, 92 Carroll avenue.
 Notice of funeral hereafter.
 G3Obs kUTSCHER Entered into rest on Monday, Oct. 30, 1922, Helen, widow of Louis Kutscher. Sr., aged 8S years.
 Funeral service at her home, 473 Maple street. on Thursday. Nov. 2, at 2:30 D. m.
 Kindly omit flowers.
 Interment at convenience of the family in Mountain Grove ceme- tery. G31b*p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31
Bo,,ouet for GaIyin

Jimmy Calvin of Waterbury did the refereeing Nice work, Jimmy.
 Doc Mccarthy arrived a little late but managed to batter his way to the riugSfde
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31

An important meeting of the Elias Howe, Jr., Relief Corps No. 53, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the corps rooms. All officers and members are especially urged to attend.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31

The finance committee of the Phyllis Wheatley branch is plan ming for a circus to be held during the latter part of the month. Further plans will be announced later.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31

FOR SALE-A corner property in the
 business section of East Main St. D. R. Whitney, S3 Fairfield Ave. G31s1
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31

l FOR SALE-A fine house of nine rooms, | North Main St. section. D. P. Whit 1 ney, S3 Fairfield Ave. G31sS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-31

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the real estate of the above described bank rupt, located at No. 660-666 Pembroke Street, 672-67s Pembroke Street and 42 Hallam Street, Is to be sold at Public Auction on Thursday. November End, 1922, at 1o:ao a. n1., on the premises.
 H. M. WAKLEE,
 G31bs Auctioneer.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-03-30

ward the moon and tell you some more
about our town."
"Oh, Mr.. Proxies, amt you kind?
Here ! was ready to go upstairs, read
the timetable n cry into my pill
low
Come on, sister,
Forked lightning flashed from her
eyes.
II don't care If / do
Then through the lobby with little
jumps like grace notes in their walk,
and the screen door of the veranda
slammed behind them. Next down
wooden stairs with their light feet
touching each alternate step; a brief
stretch of gravel walk, gloomy with
arching cedars, and finally before them
the diamond beach in the diamond
white moonlight.
"Oh-h-hi %
Some little nights we have out this
way, sister-ain't they?7
Look, the sands all silver-all sill
YER"
Eyes. special process we have"
"And these are the canoes Maisie
ranted about-say, amt they cute?'
How do you like that long one
there-the shell with sides like a
greyhound-she cuts the water like a
knife cuts butter"
"Oh, Mr.. Proxies, l can't get in that
little thing-it1l turn over"
"Not with me-gimme your hand
there. sister-easy-easy-no, in the
middle-there amt nothing to scream
Observation-Disclosures !"
They slid out into the water like a
phantom shell that rides the lake
even opening the bosom of the
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-03-30

York-you'd thrive like al orange
grove in Alaska"
Gee, a story-and-a-haIf cottage in
M-Michigan, with a garden and
props under the trees to keep the
fruit from breaking them, and a pal
ing fence all around to keep the kid
dies in while you're cutting cookies
with the lid Of a baking powder can.
Gee, a little of that would make the
silk velour in the Turkish room at
Churchey's raise it's nap for shame at
takin' your money"
"Migawd, whisper that line Of talk
in a photograph record, Birdie-birdie
and III send it to Maisie for a CEN
tennial present"
"Silly !'
Rave on, l can manage you If you
get violent"
What's them lights over there,
Gilly?"
That's Bay Shore-another dump
like ours, only they got a picture show
and two hotels and dancin' on Friday
nights"
She raised her head like a hound
seeming its trail.
"Dancin'-lead me to 1t, honey lead
to it"
Keep cool and Fletcherize your ham
sandwich, Cleopatry-Friday nights
was what l said-Friday nights-and
I'm on dootyl"
Miss Fink waved her sandwich above
Ter head so that the long arm of her
danced across the sand.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-03-30

water with it's keel; then Mr.. Prokes
dipped his paddle and steered straigh'
for the yellow path of the moon.
The dip-dipping Of the paddle, the
rustic of water against the delicate
sides of the canoe-the string of vii.
lage lights-the yellow windows OF
the hotel notwithstanding.
Life amt much, after all, Miss
Fink, except water and air and light,
and plenty of them, and the smell of
pine and a nibble on your line and
sunrise on wet tree-tops and God and
love in your heart; a Preside or steam
radiator O. winter and a pretty girl
with moonlight caught in her hair for
August and the heated spell"
"You sound like the Salvation army
gone into musical comedy"
Lay still there, sister-a canoes
like a nervous horse if you tickle it's
ribs. Anyway, when you lay there
like that, you look like a calendar we
got hanging in the kitchen called
Comfort in a Kitchenoff Folding
Cancel
"Say, MI. Proxies"
eyes, sister"
keep your face that way a min
ute, with the light on the side there
like that-say-say, didn't you ever
buy goods from Benson & Sons
CIoaks and Suits-East Broadway"
He dipped his first uneven stroke
and regarded her with his gray eyes
frankly wide.
Say, sister, you amt Anna Eva Fay
doing the Middle West incog, are you?
I've bought misses cloaks and ladies'
cloth skirts from Benson's since be-
fore they moved up from East
Eleventh street. Paw before me bought
from old man Benson long before my
time, when they started up with two
sewing machines and a one-window
loft. The Red Trunk amt been with
out q line of Benson's goods since ]
can remember"
81 knew I'd seer you s~omewheres
your face was as familiar to me as
my board BILL"
you amt"
mo, but l used to be-Benson's is
the first firm l ever worked for-I
started in when l was fourteen doin'
misses models for him."
"Well, whatta you know! To think
of my ever havin' bought listers for
the Red Trunk off'n you-a little pink
and white flower like you %sprOutin' in
B~enson's."
you used to come in with the early
September buyers. remember seem
you more'n once in the little back
salesroom, with old man Benson offer
Ing you a cigar every time you yanked
me to the daylight to see how g,een
the lot 27 black listers were"
"And look at you now, living like
a little lady-vacatiOn and all"
II may be a head lady at Rentley's
now, but take it from me, Mr.. Proxies,
it's a long and crooked lane from
Benson's and six a week to four times
six and green velvet floors on the Ave
nue."
"Rentley's is one of them dead
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-03-30

ana look, tonight I'm out here i
a canoe with a man from a town tha
SOUNDS IKE a patent medicine 6
close to the stars l could kiss 'em an,
floating through the middle of q nigh
that's got 1t all over the purple an,
silver model | sold the day before
left. Gawd, how Maisie grudged m,
that sale !"
"And you're getting acquainted will
a SKY over your head that you never
even saw before except between tall
buildings, when you looked up to de.
eide if you was going to carry an nm.
brella."
Sometimes when the Welsh-rabbit
amt cooked enough or you've talked
your heart and soul out the day be-
fore tryin' to sell a six-hundred-dollar
import to a New-Rich, who used to
sell EN- himself and knows the game
sometimes you get to floatin' off
like this. too, but her you begin TO
fall over the edge of things and
wake up.
"oh-hl Be careful how you land.
Mr.. Proxies"
Easy there-no hurry-taka your
time-here now. your hand-aIwavs
stand in the middle of a boat-whoop-
la-so p
"Nonsense-look. you stepped out
as neat as a sardine from his can"
Its beer a swell ride. Mr.. Proxies"
What about tomorrow night. Miss
Fink-paddlin' you is the best fun I've
had at this convention
Tomorrow Amt that a shame now
Mr.. Gilly's off duty at four and he's
going to row me over to a little island.
But say car be back by ten if 1t
amt too late for you"
Sure it amt. I'd wait later than
to paddle a sweet little girl like
you"
Good I"
There's going to be a swell dance
a week from tomorrow night, Miss
Fink-installin' the new grand mas
Ter and the closin' of the convention
amt much on dancin' and it's a long
way off, but I'd kinda like to know
you're going with me-"
Sure"
Great! This way, sister; we1l take
he long road through the pines"
"Gee. amt it black in there and /
She closed her hand over his rough
.oat sleeve with the primitive gesture {
# a child. G
you amt scared when you're with I
ne. are you, little sister?" t
"Scared-nothin'." S
She linked her arm in his and her o
scuttled back over the water S
y i 4 = c
The magenta light of declining day
ly on the water and REDEEMED it as s.
monsters were spilling gore in a sub |
quatic battle. A low, far-away sur e
lat had lost much of its heat and nc \
niger dazzled the eyes, slipped, a. n
a most delicately contrived windlass
letting it down cog by cog into the
Drizon. For a second it rested or o.
lie surface of the water, then dipped c.
roke the circle and dropped gradually lie
own into its tomorrow. n
Miss Fink clicked down her pinH II
lrasol and shifted her position or
le sand. Her feet were curled undei
ar like a shah'S. "
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-03-30
1.-TWO Nights Ago This Time Was
Sittin' Under a Gold Leaf Ceiling
Eating Italian Spaghetti and Listen
ing to a Hungarian Band Play the
Broadway Glide.'"

"Say, wouldn't a model tunic gown
draped in h%Ot-looking pink chiffon, the
same color as that ca~mel-shaped cloud
out there, be sWell?"
Meat little sky, amt it? l know a
fellow made a fortune out of an idea
like that-Al Levy; he's the fellow put
out the Sunset Sextette Girls that was
such a scream in f~our-a-day vaudeville
last year. l knew him when he was
sellin' tickets in front of the Rialto in
the old scalper days"
"All aboard for Sunset Land-tra,
la la lara la la"
Sure. that's the actl l know all
them little girls like they was my sis
ters. | remember Daisy de We're when
she was carrying a tin spear in the
fourth row Of a fifth company of the
Gaiety Girls. Daisy always knew
when her show anne in off the road
that she could get a dollar room-and
off me-and pay me when her luck
turned. Them was the good old days
at the Rialto house-good old days"
A theme Of retrospection, subsid-
larry, but insistent as a l~eft-hand
theme marching beneath the trill of
treble arpeggios, crept into Mr.. Gilly's
voice; he burrowed an equally retro
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-03-30

Continued Next Week.