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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
Auto Thief Given A Year in Jail

The large increase in the number of automobile thefts recently caused Judge Christopher L. Avery. presid- ing at the September term of the Superior Criminal court, to reref to- day to the fact that a professional autom obile thief was recently given a sentence of 20 years in states prison.
 Judge Avery had before him Dan ie1 Weaver of Monroe. who was charged witE. stealing the car of WIFE jam K. Mix, a Monroe resident Weaver, whose brother Charles is now in the state reformatory for com plicity in the theft of MT. Mixs car today changed his plea from not guilty to, guilty. He is the father Of two children and his mother. was among those present in the court room when Judge Avery sentenced him to a year in prison.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
Poli Review

A splendid bill consisting of seven high class acts, marks the fall festival week at Polls theatre. From the big headlfner, "Ring Tangle, George Choos' miniature musical comedy, to the Paramount picture, ''The Bonded woman" starring Miss Betty Comp son, the show is without an equal.
 The Ring Tangle" is 3, splendid act replte with snappy music, good danc- CTS and humorous situations Golo and Edward, the dancing Frenchmen' won much applause for their work and offered as a feature, clog dance on roller skates.
 Field and Sheldon, the last or the cabbys, in their attempt to sing ther new song 'tShe Sells Seashells, are a riot On few bills presented outsioe of New York are seen dancers Hke tLockett and Hope" who term tneir act "Say It While Dancing. The costumes worn by Miss Hope are
 O,Brien and Josephine offer a pleasing little act which is chuck full pf good humor. Both young people are fine singers and good dancers The remainder of the vaudeville pro gram includes Morton Jewel com pany, who juggle, sing and dance' and Neil and Witt.
 "The Bonded Woman" has mover n1ot which deals with a woman's sac rifice to save the soul of the man sbe loves. Miss Betty Compson ana Iohn Bowers are seen in the leadlnR roles. @
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
Legionaires Hold :,
 Mock Court Martial

After having served for a year as a. military policeman at Camp DeVens and returning to this city with a very ereditable record, John F. Moran. for mer Adjutant of the Congdon Post of the American Legion, was last night taken with force of arms by a. party of gendarmes of the 40 Hommes and 8 Chevaux and booked as a prisoner
 For last night was General Court Martial night in the camp of the 40 Hommes and Chewaux, subsidiary organization of Harry w.. Congdon Pos tof the American Legion at which time four "goofs'' (new members) were added to the roll It was tho frs ttime in his career as a soldier. that Moran. erstwhile M. F., suffered the humiliation of a. General Court Martial and like all others appearing before the secret tribunal of the 40 aommes and 8 Chevaux, Moran was acquitted when Kemp Batchellor,. Foremaa of the Graft Bpard,'' re- ported the finding of the 'Wrecking Crew.
 The following prisoners of war were arraigned before the Chef de csuerre, William N- BN llou:
 William McNulty. Robert J. Kirk, John F. Moran and Jerry Lehner. All were acquitted and admitted to mem hership in the organization.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
LIGHT SENTENCE
 FOR ACCUSED IN
 FATAL SHOOTING
Arthur Barry Gets Off with Sentence of Three Months.

Arthur Barry, alias Arthur Cum mings, 25, of Worcester, Mass, who with another man, is alleged to have shot to death Peter A. Wagner, 2S, of 101 Parallel street on April 13, last, got off with three-months jail sent ence today in the Superior Criminal court.
 That Barry thus escapes so lightly is largely due to the efforts of his attorney, George Mara, who fought to have the charge against his client reduced from murder to manslaught- CT and then to simple assault
 The shooting of Wagner followed a brawI in Schwaben hall last April when Mrs. Nina Gregory, a friend of Wagner's is alleged to have declined to dance with Joseph Porter, a friend of Barry's.
 Porter is alleged to have called Mrs Gregory a little bum and to have used other insulting epithets Barry and Porter were pursued from the dance hall by Mrs. Gregory's husband and Wagner. The pursued men opened fire. one of the shots striking Wagner and fatally injuring him. Porter is still a fugitive from justice.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
STAR CHAMBER
 SESSION HELD
 BY POLICE BD.

Not to be outdone by the other pub lie boards which have been holding their meetings behind closed doors, the police commission Last nigh. held star chamber session lasting one hour and forty minutes at which all the important questions were dis cussed and the views of the commis- sioners aired after which they com descended to come out and call votes on various matters of minor importance. The regular meeting lasted about ten minutes after which time they adjourned and discussed changes in the traffic laws
 Patrolman Thomas A. Tierney, who has been suspended from the police department for over two weeks, will be arraigned at a special meeting of the board to be. held next Monday coming an officer. Details of the case are very vague and have been closely guarded. but according to a recent announcement, the charge will be drunkenness and creating 8 disturb ance.
 Patrolman Robert Mccullough, wrf1so has been assigned to the Detective Bureau for over year, was last night raised to the rang of Detective Ser geant-- He will begin his new duties immediately.
 Patro!man F. P. Schaak of the sec ond precinct was granted permission by the board to accept a reward of $50. five per cent. to be diverted to the Police Sick Benefit Fund for re- t turning to the nearest army post a deSerter.
 A further discussion Of traffic changes occupied most of the time of the commission
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
Mrs. Mills Body
 to Be Exhumed

New Brunswick, N. J.. Sept. 26-
 The body of Mrs. Eleanor Mills, who
 was shot to death while keeping a
 supposed love tryst with Rev. Edward
 of St. John the Evangelist, will be
 exhumed and examined for evidence
 that may throw new light on the
 tragedy, it was strongly intimated
 today by A. M. Beekman, prosecutor
 of Som erset county.
 number of bullet wounds in Mrs. Mills body afford one reason for the plan to eXhume the sorpse: Dr. W. B. set County claims that only one bull let entered the body. Other physi- clans have said they found three or four
 T am considering exhumation of with regard to. the number of shots that struck Mrs. Mills. It is quite likely that her body will be exhumed. The fact that pr: Hall was shot from ambush and that an interval elapsed before the staying of Mrs. Mills has been virtually established by the authorities, it was learned to- day, Apparent confirmation of this fact has strengthened the belief of in- vestigators that a woman either was the actual slayer or accompanied the man who did the killing.
 Mrs. Mills. the authorities believe, the killing of the rector. After the minister had been shot, ac- cording to the picture of the tragedy built up from evidence gathered by probers, Mrs. Mills and the woman quarreled and a struggle ensued dur ing which Mrs. Mills was clawed by her asssailant. When this quarrel summated by the shooting of Mrs. Mills.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
Conspiracy
 Case Continued

Further testimony was given De- fore United States ommissioner Hugh J. Lavery today by Judges Carl Foster and Rockwood in the con tinued case of Harry Morse, son of the famous shipbuilder, charged with using the mails to defraud, to show cause why Morse should not be re- turned to New York for trial in the United States courts in that state.
 Judge Rockewood read the testi- mony of Bart Murray auditor of the United Transport company, continued from yesterday and also read the tes- timony of Dan O'Haire, resident au- ditor of the Virginia Steamship Co, a subsidiary of the United Sra7ss Steamship Go.
 The disappearance of all the books of the United States Ship Building company, controlled by Charles W. Morse and his sons, for the years of 1916-17-1S and early part of 1919, provided the fireworks in arguments on probable cause in the nearing yes terday on the petition to remove the case of Harry F. Morse, who was in- dicted on a conspiracy charge, from the jurisdiction of Connecticut to New York courts.
 The case will be continued tomor- row
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
CHILD SCANDAL PARENTACE CASE
 AT FINAL STAGE

South Bend, Ind, Sept. 26- The Poulin-Tfernan case is expect
 to end today and it will be left to
 Judge c. l.. Ducomb to decide
 whether the charges of Mrs.
 Augusta Herman that Harry Pou-
 I'm Is the father of her ten months
 oid child are to be upheld. Both
 sides will be given an hour in re-
 outtal arguments today.
 Following the examination of Pou- Hn yesterday, the defense closed it's case. The defendants testimony in tended to reinforce that of other de- tense witnesses, was in effect against denial of testimony by the plaintiff The witness said he met Mrs. Herman Tn the summer of 1920 at a dance to which he was accompanied by his wife He said later the two families became acquainted and had1often ex- chansed calls and attended entertain ments together. At no time had any Improper relations been carried on be- tween himself and his accuser he said, and denied that he had ever ac- companied Mrs. Herman alone to a rendezvous.
 Relatives and business associates Of the defendant were placed on the stand and told of seeing him at church ana other places at time the plaintiff alleged he was in her company
 Mrs. Tiernan's testimony was cor roeorated by her husband, Prof. John Ilernan of Notre Dame University. Mrs Herman testified she met the de- tSAA0%AI eil udICG III the summer Of I92o. Later she and her husband be- came acquainted with the Poulin Ianally and a strong friendship grew up between them. As their meetings became more frequent she testified she became infatuated with PouIin and her relations with her husband were strained and were finally broken.
 Romance Crashes
 At the suggestion of Poulin meet lngs were arranged between the two ana the affair was carried on for the better part of year. Finally shs testified, she told Poulin she was about to become a mother and that he acknowledged the paternity of the un- born child. Following this how ever, she asserted, Poulin broke re- lations with her, and refused to speak to her when the two met on the street. She decided then, she said to confess to her husband and told him of her relations with Poulin. Af- ter the child was born, her husband went to PouQin and told him of her alleged confession, and Poulin re- fused to discuss the affair, the witness said, and then she determined to bring court action and force him to acknowledge the child.
 The latter part of the story was corroborated by Prof. Herman on the stand. He told of meeting PouIin and demanding that the latter pay the cost of accouchment. He testified that Pouin acknowledged the faith erhood of the child and promised to pay the medical charges incident to the ehild's birth. but that he did not carry out his promises.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
& SONS
 LOWEST BIDDER
 FALLEN SCHOOL

1 Contract for the construction of the proposed Edward A. Halfen school in above Beardsley park. was awarded the contracting firm of William Mar tin Ss Sons at last nights meeting of the Board of Education. called es- school. The Martin & Sons bid was S51, IA for the mason and carpentry work with s2.ooo added for terraza flooring.
 cluding the installation of Bridge port make of boiler was awarded Howard F. Bryant. the low bidder, whose figure was 3,40o. The paint Ing bid of G. A Douglas of $1,645 was considered too high and was rejected.
 Electrical installation in the new soaooi was awarded William T. Rock, whose figure was $2.49O. The spen- awarded the contract to install the vacuum va system in the new school. Ine1r figure was $sS1:50: The ap- IS placed at $es,215. If rock is struck the cost will be somewhat higher.
 The bids of the second lowest bid oefs will be held until the firms aWaroed @ the various contracts quaH- enes- The other bids opened by the board were follows:
 W. R. Muirhead. mason and car penter work, $52,956.
 Hubbell Building Co.,. mason work z s4S'756; carpenter, s16.05o; mason and carpenter. $59.805.
 United Building Construction Co. mason and carpenter, $59,766
 Jackson & Greer. mason and car penter, $56,840
 Casey & Hurley, mason and car- penter, $64,632
 Hewlett Building Co.,. mason ana carpenter, $59,981; mason and car penter and painting, ..61.581
 T. J. Pardy Construction Co.,. ma son. carpenter and painting. $67,sO0. penter, $57.e35.
 Michael Noonan, mason and car penter. $6O,593; mason, carpenter and painting, $62,293.
 Christensen & Christensen. carnen- ter work. $20,S49.
 Van Stone & Van Stone, carpenter work. $16,875.
 Epifanio & Frassinellf. mason ,,orL SS9,e42; mason and carpenter, sss..
 J. F. Richards, heating. ss,54s: ar- ternatVe boiler. $6,9S1 and $6,92O. $14,225. 4iee 'An B. F: & F. c. Booth. plumbing, s4,s5s: heating, 9.Ss0; plumbing and heat ing. $14, ,348. with alternative bids on
 R. T. Rock. plumbing and heatins.
 w P. Kirk Co.,, plumbing. S4.o65; heating, S9.5oo; plumbing and heat
 schietinger & Ladwig, plumbing. so'4SS-S6; heating. $10.0O2. 2.6S; heaJ- ing and plumbing, s15,492.O4, with alternative bids on different boilers.
 G. A. Douglas. painting, $1,64s.
 C.. J. Steinhardt, electrical work, $2'61s; Flynn & Power. electrical, $3,058.4O
 City Clerk Francis P. Dunigan, ap- bearing in behalf of residents of Bear rdsley Park and upper Bond street asked the board to erect two port able schools, one at Beardsley Park and one on the City Farm at Hillside Home, to take care of little children who are obliged to go almost one mile to Beardsley school. Rules of @ fhe board were suspended while pr. Tones made the motion that the conf- mlttee on school houses be empow- cred to receive bids for three double portable school houses to relieve the cond1t1ons complained of by City Clerk Dunigan and to relieve over conditions in the lower grades at Madison school.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
Black Rock Riddles"
 Robbed of Education

tContinued from Page One.) pupils had the poorest marks and averages.
 G. H. Brundage declared that his children were unable to recognize the alphabet, were poor in reading and could not spell simple words. He declared that the system of teaching in the Brewster street, Black Rock school was at fault.
 Mrs. Mary Cutting, board member said that the children were taught to recognize words by sight and that spelling was not taught until the chil- dren~ reached the fourth grade. The phonetic system of teaching the al- phabet twas disregarded by former Superintendent of Schools Slawson, Mrs. Cutting declared. She said that this was the easier way of teaching and that many teachers taught their children this system in disregard of the rules of the former superintcn- dent.
 Dr. McGovern vehtured to blame the laxity in the Black Rock district on the former superintendent. "1t is probably relic of MT. Slawson's days. 1Dr. McGovern declared.
 On motion of pr. Alfred c. Tones it was unanimously voted to have Supt. Cortright look into the matter make tests, of the children and find the root of the evil in the school in question and report back to the board at it's next meeting
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
Cortright Determined
 To Do Duty

(Continued from Page One.) fled him as rural teacher. Return ing to Middletown he took up teach ing and for four years taught a one room district school consisting of all grades and with pupils from to 21 years old.
 Teachers Institute Work.
 From Middletown MT. Cortrtght went to Hartman, N. Y., where he took charge of the Union Free school. From Hartman he went to Cornwall on Hudson, where he was superin- tendent of schools for six years.
 After six years at Cornwall on Hud. son MT. Cortright took up teachers institute work. In 1909 he went back to teaching and in January of that year he came to Bridgeport as head of the Department of Physics in the High school.
 A salary disagreement led to MT. Cortrights resignation as head of the physics department here and he left Bridgeport again for Cornwall. where he spent 9 year at the New York
 In May, 1910, he returned to Bridgeport to take over the princi- palship of shelton grammar school succeeding the late W. H: Porter, who died. After serving five years as principal Of Shelton, the princi- palsfdp of the City Normal school was given him.
 / 1918 he came into the educa- mer superintendent Samuel J. Slaw- son. After the resignation of MT. S1awson he was elected acting supe intendent by the board to serve an period. MT. Cortright will receive a master of arts degree from New York University next month as a reward for his extension studies that he has been carrying on during The summer.
 Acting Supt. Cortright was elected Superintendent of schools for the term ending July 15, 1925, last night, at a meeting of the Board of Educa- ton, after short discussion.
 Tones, Cutting, Speer, Mclaughlin and Wilson voted for Cortright.
 Burns, McGovern, Challenger voted blank.
 The vote was 5 to o.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
W h O s Who in the "Good Will Election"

MRS. ELLEN COYLE, Gold . Star Mother, member of the AmerIcan Legion Auxiliary. Home ,362 East Main Street. MISS CATHERINE PRATT ELMER, East Branch Libra ry, home, 7e7 B. Broadway, Stratford.
 MISS ISABEL E. HOGAN, sec- retary Bridgeport Mattress Co. home 1866 Seaview avenue. MRS. HARRIS, Gold Star Moth- CT, V. F.. w. Auxiliary, Inoth- of Raymond Harris for whom the Post was named. D MISS ANNA c. SMITH, Visiting Nurse. Home 2O5 Black Rock avenue.
 MISS CATHERINE MORRIS SEY, member of V. F. W. Auxiliary. Home 1252 Rail- road avenue.
 MISS SOPHIE D. STOKES, clerk First National Bank of Bridgeport, home 41 Maple wood Avenue.
 CT in the D. M. Read Depart ment Store. Member of the Business &. Professional WO- mems Club.
 MISS REA s. WISENGRAD, teacher Shelton School, home 362O Main Street. MISS EVELYN MATHIESON. clerk in the order department of the Singer Manufacturing Co.,, home 75 Linwood avenue, MISS JANE s. FARRELL, forewoman in Holmes & Ed wards Silverware Co.,, home 32 Sherwood avenue. MISS EDNA M. BOILER, secre- tary to w. E. Wardle, General Purchasing Agent Remington Arms. Member of the BuSi- ness & Professional Women's Club, home S9 Mill Hill Ave. MRS NELLIE McMELLON : ECKLUND, forewoman in the winding department of Salts Textile Co,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
Death of Pasha
 Blow to Sutton

Constantinople, Sept. 2s-The Sul- tan was stirred by the deepest emo ton when lis brother-in-law, Damad Ferid Pasha, suddenly left for Switz-
 In Nationalist circles candidates for succession to the imperial throne are being freely discussed, but thus far only three of these are understood to be acceptable to Mustapha Renal Pasha and his followers. Prince Se- linn, a distinguished cavalry officer, and a hephewoof the sultan, appears to have the best chances.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
3. H. 5. NOTES

Students of the Kossuth stret Ju- nlof High school assent bled Friday In the Barnum school auditorium and organlzd its first athletic association. A constitution was drawn up and the following officers were elected: gel DoIan, vice president; Miss Cecelia Dwyer, secretary; Miss Lillian Brad ley, treasurer; Miss Louise Cohan,cus- todian of supplies.
 The athletic managers elected fol- low:
 Edward Mccarthy, football; William Shocks, soccer; James Murphy, bas- ketban; Miss Dorothy Hart, girls basketball.
 The faculty advisors are George Pendleton boys .and Miss Mary RadeI, girls.
 Mrs. Pryor, director of the Players club is planning an eXtravag gant pro- gram of plays this year. Always a source of delight among both students and their friends, the Players club productions, aided and abetted by much new and modern stage equip ment, will outshine anything attempt ed hitherto in the dramatic line bv this organization.
 There wifi be no girls soccer team this fall according to the present out look, as Misses Lockwood and Clark, girl coaches, are busily engaged from to 5 o'clock daily with gym classes.
 A Southern New England girls con- ference is being planned by several teams of the lower section of New England, and in all probability,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
LOCAL GIRL IS
 HONOR STUDENT AT MT. HOLYOkE COLLEGE

Miss Katherine c. Jennings of Huntington turnpike and Miss Pris- honor list for the competitive schol- -arsnip offered by the trustees of Mount Holyoke college to the member of the freshman class at Mount Hol- yoke making the best grade in the entrance examinations. The schol- arship was won this year by Miss Helen B. Sawyer of Lowell, Mass. Miss Jennings and Miss Ford are both numbered among the frst ten students in the class of over 200 talk ing the entrance examinations.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
OBITUARY
Edward GOrhey,

The funeral of Edward L. Gorhey was held from his late residence, 399 Myrtle avenue, at 8:3O a. m., this morning and from Sacred Heart church at 9 a. m., with a mass of requiem celebrated by Rev. T. P. Mooney. As the remains were brought into the church the choir rendered Thy Will Be Done." At the offer tory Mrs. Charles Ogren sang "Vini Jesu'' and after mass she sang Come Unto Me" The pallbearers were Edward Mulloy, William Heery, John Mccarthy, Francis Young, Thomas Cassidy and Thomas Lapke. The in- terment was held in St. MfchaePs cem etery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
RussO-Japanese
 Conference Splits

Tokio. Sept. 26-The Russo-Japan- ese conference at Chanchung, at which an effort was being made to reach an agreement between the So- viet government and Japan over a withdrawal of-Japanese forces from Siberia and the resumption of trade relations permanently broke up this afternoon in disa greement, according to advices reaching here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
DIED.

PERSIANI-In Walnut Beach, Mil ford, Conn.,, Sept. 24. 1922, Fred erick A.. husband of Clara M. Per- siani, aged 56 years, z months. Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, 794 Laurel avenue (Bridgeport), on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 2:30 D. m. Interment at Mt. Grove cemetery.
 I25b# MORENCY - In this city, Sept. 24, 1922, Madame Joseph Morency, at her home, 256 Olive street.
 Funeral private.
 Friends please omit flowers.
 I25bs STOKES-In this city, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 1922. Michael Stokes, of 75 Henry street.
 Notice of funeral hereafter. a-p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
EARLY MORNING BLAZE.

Fire apparatus was called to 122 Federal street, about S:15 this morn ing to extinguish a blaze which had started in number of old boxes own ed by Frank Carbonner. The damage was slight.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
WIFE CAUSES ARREST OF
 MITCH THE NEWSROY,'

Edward St. Jacques of 116 Ogden street, better known as Mitch the newsboy," was taken into custody by officers of the Bureau of Investigation this morning upon the complaint of his wife. who alleges that he has failed to contribute to her support He was locked up at Police Head quarters in default of a bond of $50 for hearing tomorrow mocuing
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26

London, Sept. 26.-The Irish pro- visional government will soon pub fish documents seized from a woman courier employed by Eamonn De Va lera. in wfiicfl De Valera is said to have admitted that he should have repudiated Rory" O'Connor and the Irregular cause, according to the Daily Express today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
Bomb Explosions Wound Thirteen in
 Limerick Violence

Belfast, Sept 2.6@Thirteen civil ians were wounded by bomb explo- sions in Limerick today. Fifty IT, regulars were captured. Heavy cas- ualties were reported from Glen Da- lough where three hour battle took place
 Irregular troops attacked Boyle Muliingar and Clonmel, but were driven off.