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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-22
Free State
 Troops Hit
 Rebel Force
De Valera Said to Have Been i'll Cork but Left for Army .Headquar- ters When Attack Be- gan.

Dublin, July 22-(By the A. P.)-Heavy firing occurred early today when a party of men, armed with rifles and machine guns, attacked the Four Courts Hotel adjoining the ruins of the Four Courts building, held by the national army forces.
 Both Hanks Broken.
 With both Hanks of the Republican tnsurgent army broken, through yes terday's capture of Waterford and Limerick, the irregular troops today were reported to be retreating in the direction of Cork. They are believed to number some thousands of soldiers, sufficiently equipped with all arms ex- cept artillery. and they are expected to give the national army forces con- siderable trouble in guerrilla tactics, but it is doubted if they will make a determined stand before reaching Cork
 Eamon DeValera is alleged to have been in the city for some time but left when the attack began, going to the Republican headquarters at Clon- mel
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-22
Mrs. Cora Ar1es Named Defendant in $75,OOO
 Suit by Conservator

nearly a score of other parcels of property, which 1t is alleged, Mrs. Ames owns in various parts of the state will be attached, il is stated. Mayor David E. Fitzgerald of this city is counsel for the conservator.
 Calls It Ridiculous.
 Mrs Ames when informed of the suit pronounced it ridiculous. She de- clared she had been confidential sec retary for MT. Futile for twenty years and had handled his affairs, declaring that she now had in her possessi on many papers, deeds. mortgages and other papers. and that any property of MT. Tuttle's which was in her name she had bought and: paid for
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-22

London, July 22--Premier Lloyd George has been urged by his closest advisers to go to Washington as the head of the British debt funding commission. to discuss world affairs with President Harding in order to make up for his absence from the Washington conference But the suggestion was rejected by the Pre- niier, it was learned from an auth ori- tative source this afternoon.
 The following official version of the matter was given to International News by Downing street confidante of the premier.
 MT. Lloyd George decided not to go to the United States because of his fears that Europe is on the verge
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-22
Germany Accepts
 Allied Demands
Chancellor Wirth States that His Nation Ac- cepts on Guarantees Presented Last Tues day.

Paris, July 22.-(BY THE A. P1 Germany has formally accepted the demands of the allied committee on guarantees which were presented at Berlin last Tuesday, In a letter to the reparations commission, received today, Chancellor Wirth stated that Germany, after profound deliberation. had decided to accept the conditions of the duration of the moratorium which the German government as stunned would soon be granted.
 The conditions. the letter points out, place a heavy load upon the Ger man government, and their accept ance is only agreed to by the gov ernment and the parliament on the theory that the forthcoming decision on the reparations question will con- stitute definite settlement of the chief financial questions which have been the subject of negotiations be- tween the committee on guarantees and the German goTernment.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-22
Lloyd George Urged To Come
 To America By His Advisers

If possible chaos and bankruptcy. Premier Lloyd George believes that the crisis will be. reached during the ext three months.It is not merely a question of reparations settlement. The crux of the issue lies in central Germany and involves the question whether France wants weak Ger many that is unable to meet her ob- ligations or will permit the creation of a strong Germany which will eventually be able to pay off all her debts.
 s.The question is more psychological -than financial Through the fall in the value of the mark Germany all ready is finding difficulty in import ing enough food to support the popu- latiOn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-22

New Haven, July 22.-Mrs. Cora D. Ames of this city and Bridgeport is made defendant in a suit for S75, 900 filed here by Harry J. Post, recently appointed conservator for former State Senator Dwight w. Futile. of East Haven. In the suit the conser- vator for ex-Senator. Futile charges that "the plaintiff Futile was of un- sound and Incompetent mind, unable to manage his own affairs and that the defendant knew and took adVan- tage of his condition persuading the plaintiff to transfer certain real es- tate and other property to her."
 Property at 566 Chapel street, where Mrs. Ames resides here and in Grand avenue have been attached and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-22
Says Auto Truck
 Stolen from Home

Meriden, July 22.-Frank Sanzo, driver for the Meriden Rug company, who is held here for the state police in connection with the attempted bur glary at the store of the Middlefield Grain and Coal company early yes terday. when his truck was found backed up to the door of the store, declared today that the truck had been stolen fro8l his home Thursday night. Sanzo is wanted to explain the presence of his truck at the Middle field store The person or persons who attempted the robbery fled, 1eav- ing the truck. when a burglar alarm caused the approach of a constable.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-22
Money Cannot
 Be transferred
 IoDepartlnent
Auditor and Treasurer R e S train e d from Making Appropriation of S32,250 to Health Board.

Judge John w. Banks to- day signed the petition of the Board of Education, Dr. Alfred c. Zones and Lynn w. Wilson as taxpayers of the City of Bridgeport, restraining City Auditor Bernard F. Keating and City Treasurer John Will Hams from honoring drafts made by the Board of Health on $35,25O appropriated for use in dental hygiene work of the city.
 Appropriated To Hygfenists.
 The complaint asserts that in February, 1922, the Board of Appor- tionment and Taxation appropriated to pay the salaries of dental hygien- ists and the expenses of the dental work in the schools, that the auditor and the treasurer threaten to make the proceeds of this appropriation available for, the Board of Health This they are restrained from doing.
 For some years the work of dental Health Board. The Board of Educa- tion decided to take it over, and Aldermen, declaring the appropria- ton to the Board of Education, un- appropriated revenue, attempted to make it available for the Health au- thorities. The auditor and treasurer had said that they would recognize the authority of the aldermen. Hence the injunction.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-22
and Harding In
 Conf ference
Six Leading Carriers Make Efforts to Settle Strike with Shopmen Clerks w a lk ou t Threatening, c iv e s Unsavory Aspect to Situation.

Washington, July 22-By the A. P.O-Chairman Ben w. Hooper of the Railroad Labor Board, arrived here today in response to a summons from the White House, went into conference with President Harding, prepared to give the executive a complete survey of the railroad strike situation and the recent negotiations conducted with a view to bringing about a settlement. May Produce Peace.
 Chicago, July 22-As the railroad strike today entered it's fourth week turn and expectancy turned to Wash ington, where Chairman Hooper, of the Railroad Labor Board was called for a conference with President Hard Ing, and to the efforts of six leading railroads to make separate peace with their striking shopmen. A conference between A. c. Menimen of the Rail- load Labor Board and Secretary of Labor Davis at Moosheart, Ills, also was regarded as a possible producer of a peaceful gesture.
 Reports from half a dozen cities that approximately 1S,00O clerks and other railway employees had voted to walk out and new indications that Canada was facing shopmen's strike added to the war talk, however, as did President Gral les statement that any railroad that refused to meet with committees of maintenance of way men to adjust wage differences woul5 eace a strike of these workers.
 New Note in Demand.
 A new note in the demand of the strikers was made evident by the statement of Samuel Gompers, presi- dent of the American Federation O. Labor, inviting the government to urge striking coal miners and shop men and their respective employers to begin direct negotiations, coupled with the action of representatives of the "big four" railroad brotherhoods In urging Congress to facilitate a re- turn to the direct barley system of settling disputes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-22
OFFERS COMPOSITION OF
 5OPER CENT. ON DEBTS

Ernest J. Bell, 239O Main street, who conducted a bakery at the above address has offered a composition of 50 per cent. to his creditors. The majority of the creditors have agreed to accept the composition and it IS expected that Referee in Bankruptcy John Keogh will accept the offer A date for a hearing on the matter will be set in a, short time
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-22
n INJUNCTION RESTRAINS HEALTH BOARD
.iigHeadOn
 Collision
 Takes Toll
St. Louis and San Fran cisco Passenger Train Strikes Meteor in Missouri - Cause Not Known.

Springfield, Missouri, July 22-FiVe persons were killed, several persons injured this morning when a St. Louis & San Francisco passenger train, number ?, known as the Texas Special, struck train number 9, known as the Meteor, in a head on collision at Logan, Missouri, about p miles west of Spring. field.
 List Unavailable.
 A list of the dead and injured was not available. The cause of the wreck had not been ascertained.
 Joplin. Mo, July 22-Six persons were killed in the head on collision of St. Louis-San Francisco passenger trains number two and nine at Lo- gan, Mo-, this morning, according to railroad agent at Marionville, which is near Logan. Besides C. H. Ring, engineer on train number nine, a man, his wife and three children on number two were killed, the agent said.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-22
Child Narrowly
 Escapes Death

Struck by an automobile at heHcor- ner of Bostwick and Wordin avenues, Steve F'Iockler, three years old, of 941 WcfAin avenue almost miraculously escaped serious injury and perhaps death. The baby's injuries were found to be only a confusion of the right foot. The foot was treated by Dr. E. J. Suss1in of the Emergency hospital who then removed Steve to h1s home. The auto truck was driv- en by Charles J. Hopla and owned by Albert Miller of 1855 Barnum ave-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-22
Garment Workers Are Ordered To Suspend
 Work For a Week

New York. July 22-The Interna-~ tiona1 Garment workers Union has ordered it's 50,0OO members to sus- pend work for week beginning next Tuesday. Nearly 5000 plants will be affected by the stoppage order which was issued to compel the small con tractors to accept union organization or quit business.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-22
BOY HAS FRACTURED SKULL
 MOTHER REFUSES ATTENTION

Tony Varel1i, nine years old, of 245 Grand street. fell from a fence and sustained a fractured skull. Early this morning the boy was taken to the Emergency hospital by his moth CT who despite the serious nature the boys injury refused to allow jim to be taken to the hospital
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-22

Union officials stated that the move was to stabilize the industry and force sanitary working conditions 1Sle employers of about 600 large factories, already working under union rules have agreed to the sus- pension as it will force sub-contract- ors and "sociaT' or family shops into the standardized production system.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-22
WATCHING FOR BOOZE
 NEAR SOLDIERS CAMP

New Haven, July 22-On informa- lion that liquor is being dispensed py bootleggers to soldiers encamped at the East Haven range, the East Haven constabulary, assisted by fed eral officials. today set watch on sev- .ra1 establishments which have sprung into being since the arrival of the troops here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-22
Trolley Bound for
 Here Strikes Auto

Milford, July 22-Halsey W. Curtis, 330 East Broadway, Silver Beach, was badly cut and bruised late last night when a Bridgeport bound trolley car struck his automobile at a crossing in Woodmont. The car was badly smashed. Curtis is in the Milford hospital.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-22

CIVIL WAR VETERAN DEAD.
 Norwalk, July 22 - Henry Joseph Grttto, 76, one of the few surviving members of the 17th Conn. Volunteers n the Civil War. is Gead here. He .eaves a brother in Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-22
STRIKE HEAD MAKES MOVE FOR PEA(
WEATHER:

For this vicinity: FIair tonight; Sunday partly cloudy.
 For Connecticut: Generally fair tonight and Sunday; not much change in temperature; moderate southwest and south winds.
The New York herald., 1922-09-03

movement as il to investigate the
intruders upon the privacy Of his
feast.
Policemen. and our fellow repor-
ters. bore glad testimony that no
two firemen, escaping from a falling
wall. ever slid down q ladder with
such reckless speed as we developed
in our retreat to the sidewalk.
There was but one thing for Us to
do; to learn if there had been a
press agent plant We found the
Snowman and took him to private
room in a neighborhood cafe where
we cross examined him for an hour
The details are of no interest now:
our conclusion was that 1t was q
straight story. The end was that.
with irons heated white hot in the
boiler room Of a candy factory
across the way, the lion was forced
back into his cage and taken away
from there, much to relief of the
The New York herald., 1922-09-03

several typical queries from Night
City Editor Clarke: Were we aware
that our story was for publication in
the morning, not the evening SUN?
Could we conveniently postpone
dining until after filing our stuff
And so forth. After we had each
got an operator whose wire was con-
nected with THE Sun office. and had
Strengthened out our soggy notes,
Villa turned to me and said. We've
been soaked: now let's soak 1t to
Boss Clarke" Without so much as
stopping to light pipe we soaked
it," At 8 o'clock Clarke wired: ::
''One or two other unimportant
stories are scheduled for tomorrow s
paper. Cut yours short" We
grinned in triumph, and went to
dinner.
Other assignments proved the spe-
cial merits of my colleagues. AL
though he was the turf specialist
Christopher Fitzgerald was for some
reason satisfactory to the man who
wrote the assignment sheet sent to
Jacksonville, Florida. to report the
fight between Jim Corbett and the
Englishman, Charley Mitchell, and
so was /. A day or two before the
fight we were strolling about the
streets in Jacksonville when Fitz-
gerald stopped. looked into the dim
recess of a stable on the opposite
side of the street, and after an ap-
praising glance said, There's a horse
in there i want to look at" He
looked over the horse and engaged
1t and q light rig to take him to and
The New York herald., 1922-09-03

down a withholding wall Of secrecy,
releasing a flood Of vice revelations
which shocked the city and State.
A reporter in long service on The
SUN was assigned to the first days
session. Even that opening day gave
hint that a big story would break,
so I was assigned to cover future
afternoon sessions Learning of this
the reporter first assigned delivered
an ultimatum: He alone would
have the story or he would resign.
He was allowed to resign. For some
reason, however. no assistant was
assigned to me. but from the second
to the last day-the investigation
lasted months-I wrote every word
Of the story, although other papers
had two or three writers covering
it, my daily space running into seve-
raj columns, the final day nine
columns.
This last days work started a
The New York herald., 1922-09-03

shop discussion as to the record for
length of single days story written
by one reporter unassisted. 1 do not
hold that record, though it may have
been mine. Later in June, 1899.
a prize fight of much interest took
place at Coney Island between the
heavyweights, Fitzsimmons and the
Californian. Jeffries. That was re-
ported by Joe Villa, then of THE SUN.
now sporting editor and a writer of
a daily signed column on THE
Sun. On that story Villa began
filing his telegraphed stuff at 6
in the evening; preliminaries about
the principals in their headquar-
ters. followed III order by word
pictures of the arriving crowds. ring
side stuff, betting, the small fry
fights. the main event. round by
round. interviews with the heavy
weights after Fitzsimmons was
knocked out in the eleventh round.
then a lead for the whole story.
When he had filed his last page.
soon after midnight. the Western
Union. checked a count of 1900
words on his matter filed and sent
Villas story. and mine of the last
day of the Lexow investigation. were
of the same length; but Villas work
was done under conditions which
made his the more notable piece
OF reporting. He dictated directly
to typist. not writing a line him
self, composing his story as the
story unfolded. / also dictated to
no stress of unusual exitement, and
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
Meeting a Lion, Mark Hanna and Others

from the scene Of the fight. some
miles out of town. When the brie9
ring affair was over-Corbett scored
a knockout in the third round--1
ran to a railway siding where .
locomotive and a day coach waited
to carry me to Savannah, Georgia,
where 1 was to file my story because
Of inadequate telegraph facilities In
Jacksonville. Fitzgerald, in no great
hurry. got into his rig and started
In pursuit of several competitors.
and the horse whose speed he had
correctly appraised at a glance
gained upon and passed one compete
tor after another and finally took his
confident driver to the telegraph
office first of the army Of reporters.
Mark Hanna's "Rage."
Edward Riggs. THE Suns CHEZ
political reporter. knew every city.
State and national politician Of inns
portance, and his friendly relations
The New York herald., 1922-09-03

with them was on a strictly non.
partisan basis. 1 was among a mum.
Der OF reporters he took with him
to the ST. Louis Republican Convens
ton of 1896. There he said to me:
Now. you just write about anything
you see Of interest; anything. my
boy-except politics and the con-
vention." feel sure that there were
tears in my eyes when 1 thanked
him for leaving the field so wide
open for me; for letting me review
Hamlet, as one might say, with no
mention OF the Prince OF Denmark.
But he knew conventions better
than /; there was more than enough
for me to write about Some ec-
centric who assigned seats for the
press had placed the whole SUN
outfit among the chairs generally
reserved for representatives Of
weekly or monthly agricultural pub
locations. When Riggs learned this
he nearly passed away. He sought
that eccentric, but did not speak
until he had planted his ample but
firm belt line against the others
waistcoat. Then he roared: 'tSir.
what in he'll do you mean by seating
THE SUN men a mile from the secre-
tary's desk? / want my men seated
where they will have quick access to
all documents. have desks to write
on, where they can see and hear
what's going on, where copy rum
ners can reach them in a hurry
where they belong, damn you. sir!
And l want quick action without any
argument"
He got what he wanted. but II
was days before his outraged dignity
ceased to arouse periodic appeals to
heaven to tell him what that eccen-
trio thought half dozen Sun men
had Travelled thousand miles from
Broadway to do.
Returning from ST. Louis. Mark
Hanna's private car was attached to
our train, and as / had known Mr..
Hanna all my life / called upon him
He made quite a fuss over me for
the reason that my brother. Horace,
eldest in a family of eleven children
OF whom was the youngest. had
been his business associate, and their
families We're intimate. When he
had introduced me to his travelling
companions, all nationally prominent
Republicans, Mr.. Hanna casually re-
marked, as il he were asking IL
still said my prayers: And, of
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
By EDWARD w. TOWNSEND.

Copyright, 1899, By THE NEW YORK HERALD.
r N many New York downtown
residence streets strangers
wandering from the main high
ways, sightseeing. have been puz-
zled by finding here and there little
two-story brick cottages wedged in
between towering apartment houses.
They have noted that these were
either artists studios or artistically
furnished homes, and wondered at
their diminutive size, or rejoiced
that some Manhattanites had what
back in Main Street would be i'm
portant-one family homes. These
were once combined stables, car
riage houses and living rooms of
coachmen. One such, not yet, at the
time of which write, converted into
The New York herald., 1922-09-03

I had opportunity between adjourn
ment of the committee and dictation
for q breathing spell. to get the
story somewhat outlined. Villas
story. conditions Of work. character
and amount produced considered, is
the best piece of reporting know
of.
More Than Enough.
I often worked with Villa, a Har-
ward man who played both football
and baseball there for two years.
We were sent together to Boston.
New Haven. Springfield (neutrai
ground). Princeton and Philadelphia
on football stories. A Yale-Harvard
game at New Haven was played in
a cold drizzle of rain, and after the
game, in lack Of any means OF rapid
transit we walked to the telegraph
office. stopping on our wet and
weary way for coffee.
At the telegraph Office we found
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
Lion hunting in dark stable
was never popular
sport of mine.

human habitation. stood on the north
side of East Seventeenth street near
by a Snowman who housed there a
performing lion and its keeper. One
morning tho sedate neighborhood
was alarmed by the report that the
lion had escaped from its cage and
had killed. and was devouring. a
trick horse also stabbed there by
the Snowman.
Richard Harding Davis. novelist.
breakfasting in club near by. heard
the alarming reports and. an old
Sun man. telephoned tip to THE
SUN and also to the World. 1t was
an early hour for morning news
paper workers. but David Graham
Phillips and 1. having then given up
night work. were in our offices and
were assigned. he for the World, to
rived was much as If a fire alarm
was the cause; police lines were
drawn, and ladder led to the second
story of the little brick stable; ex-
cited crowds pressed the police lines.
and distracted mothers were search
ing for their children. out for a
morning airing with nurses. Phil
lips and / agreed that a peek in
side the building was in order, and
we gingerly climbed the ladder.
reached the second story floor, and
in the semi darkness found the stairs
leading to the stable floor. We heard
fearsome growls. sure enough. but
they might come from Gagged beast
angered by a devoted press agent.
I.ion-hunting in a dark stable was
never a popular sport of mine. and
Phillips admitted that he had never
felt any enthusiasm for it. but Duty.
the poet reminds us. is stern
daughter of the Voice of God" no
less than of city editors. We
stealthily crept down few steps
OF that stairway and presently. when
our eyes became accustomed to the
dim light, we saw exactly what we
did not want to see, big lion
breakfasting on a freshly killed
horse. In our agitation We made a
racket which caused the lion to
raise his head and, seeing us, voice
q heartstopping roar. and make Q