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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
Relief Fund Of $165,OOO
 To Go Back

Recommendations will be made to the meeting of the Charities commits sioners, to be held Monday at the Welfare building. for the returning of an appropriation of $165,0OO re- gently transferred to the Charities department for relief work back to the Department of Public Works, it was learned today. It was re1ia ply stated that the transfer will take eff feet either May Is or June 1.
 Before the money can be turned back a recommendation has to be made to the Board of Apportionment and 1t Is believed that the board will order Supt. Thorne to make the recommendations to the members of the Apportionment board.
 When the unemployment situation became acute in Bridgeport the money was turned over to the Charities de- partmetn for relief work. Charities officials now believe that this relief work Is unnecessary and that the De- partment for relief work. Charities complish better results by hiring it's own men and supervising its own work The belief at the Charities department is that the entire person. nel of the department now in charge of relief work will be taken over by Director Coughlin-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06

At the May term of the Criminal Superior court with Judge William Maltbie on the bench, it is probable that the nearly year old Dewey Club murder case of Stamford will be tried. The murder of Bernard Kilke1ly, a Stamford trolley conductor, occurred in the club rooms late in August.
 It is expected that an important witness who has been out on bonds on technical charges in Newark, N. J., will be in the hands of the local au- thorities by Tuesday. There has been great deal of trouble encountered in experimenting this man: The fail ure to have the man in the hands of police before is believed to have been the cause of the delay in trying the case.
 was charged with murder changed his plea to guilty of manslaughter at a previous session of the court. He is still held without bonds at the County
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
Auto Figures in
 Bankruptcy Case

A hearing on the City Dressed Beef company. bankrupt. was heard before Judge Keogh in the bankrupt court today Among the witnesses examin- ed were United States Commissioner Hugh J. Lavery and Arthur L. Clark of the Arthur L. Clark company, auto dealers
 Commissioner Lavery told of deeds he executed for T. J. McNamara, who was formerly president of the com pany Clark told of an automobile transfer in which he acted as third party. He said that McNamara came to him and asked him to place a valuation on a Dodge car of the de- livery type. Clark valued it at $500 McNamara then asked Clark to act as third party in the transfer of the car to him
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06

A report was printed here that Pierre Merillon, former suitor of Peggy, and one time her husband to-be. will accompany her to the United States but this could not be confirm ed.
 MeTillon was not a passenger on the boat train, although he may have gone to Cherbourg last night.
 Dempsey Not at Station.
 Jack Dempsey overslept this morning owing to a late dancing party and was not at the rail- way station to see Peggy off. In response to queries regarding the report that Peggy and Jack will appar in the movies together in the United States, Peggy said:
 My trip to America is much simpler than that I am going because my mother is sick The movies have nothing to do with my departure. But of course I am willing to see any of the pro ducers in New York if they want to see me.
 'I want to get back to Paris just as quick as I can. I expect to be back before the middle of June"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06

Royal S. Copeland. New York's Health Commissioner, tells Rotarians They can live to a hundred by reduc- Ing weight. This is oratorical ex- aggeration. Thin people die at all Ages. Their chance of living to be a hundred is merely somewhat bet ter than the fat mans chance Dr. Copeland says he knows how to live to be & hundred. but doesn't do it. He could have told Roosevelt how Neither would Roosevelt have done it. The sad fact is that over weights confronted by 6 large steak prefer its imm ediate enjoyment to the longer life which they believe will reward the abstemfous- People like to live to a ripe old age. but. driven to a choice, they prefer their habits Late hours. idleness. alcohol. the attrac- tions of sex lure men prematurely to their graves
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
S75O Demand for
 Bursting Pipes

The S. S. Kresge Co.,. filed a suit against The Citizens Association to- day for $75o- The Kresge company states that on the second and third days of November, 1921. water pipes in their building burst and discharged water on their stock damaging it to the extent of S64s-75-
 The plaintiff alleges that The Citi- zens Association knew that the pipes were weakened The bursting of the pipes is due to negligence on the part of the association the Kresge com pany charges.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
Deputy Coroner Attends Powell
 Funeral

Deputy Coroner H. C. Stevenson left this morning for Newton, Mass, where he will attend the funeral of his brother-in-aw, William B. Powell. office manager of R. G. Dun & Co.,, at Boston. who shot and killed his wife and then killed himself last Tuesday. Mr. Stevenson's sister was Powell s first wife.
 Before leaving here Stevenson gave out a statement in which he said that he had received a letter from Powell on Tuesday, written the day before the tragedy, in which Powell gave evidence that he was mentally un- balanced. He said in the letter. ac- cording to MT. Stevenson, that he had found that his wife had had improper relations with a butler at their home and that she must take the conse- QuenceS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
Knows How to Live for a Gen. tury-Mayo and His Barnyard Ideals Chinese Coax Civili- zatiOn Mystery of the Brain and Its Blood Supply-Men and Their Mothers.

They operated on Babe Ruth for adenoids and tonsils. Will this make a difference with his mighty swat
 He ought to do better. Maybe he'll do worse. Adenoids create pres Eures. which change the course of blood currents in the brain. Ger tain cells are unusually well nourish- ed, and special talents develope. It is barely possible that Babes swat is founded upon specially supplied group of brain cells. Let's watch and see. The first game may show.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
Bathing Couple
 to Be Remarked

Oklahoma City, Okla. May 6-The bathing suit bride and groom, over whose marriage in a swim ming pool at Medicine Park, last summer. the Rev J. Irwin of Lawton, became embroil- ed with part of his congregation, are to remarry.
 This announcement was made here today by Frank L. Wall. the bathing suit bride groom who was welded to Helen Brinsfeld, IT, by the minister. The marriage followed brief court ship. The bride returned to her home at Atlanta Ga, 30 days after the wedding. A divorce was granted in the district court last week upon application of the -Sirrs mother
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
Notorious Deuuey Club
 Murder Cnse Mnrked Up
 For May Term Of Court

jail and is awaiting sentence. He will be one of the most important state witnesses in the case it is believed.
 Stamford and Bridgeport lead in the number of cases the May docket, Bridgeport having 10 and Stamford having 12. including the Dewey club murder cases.
 Bridgeport Cases.
 The following cases are of this city: Paddy Harris, alias Capoldi, will be tried for burglary; Alexander Novak, larceny; Steve Colds, burglary; James Jones, burglary; James Lesko, aban- doning family; John Godish, exposing person; Albert Lechocki, rape; and George D. Waldron, forgery. Two drug violation cases will come before the court, both being Bridgeport per sons. Edward Smith arrested some time ago and accused of transporting drugs will be tried with companion Fannie Smith.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
Zs There e Community Chest
 Heart In Your Window?
 $1OO, 900 More, Is Goal Set

Every house in Bridgeport that does not show Com unity Chest Heart in the window will be canvassed Monday the assumption being that subscription has yet been made
 This the unanimous action of the District Chairman, working the house to house at meeting today with the Finance Executive committee
 Thousands of people in Bridgeport have not yet been visited because of the two days rain The District Chairman voted continue the campaign that everybody have opportunity to participate in this great work.
 Additional subscriptions reported today brings the reported precincts 1000 factories ST. 900 the mercantile district; 200 from the schools S65O the firemen.
 figures reported last night by the campaigners Sf74 63O6O
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
Axe FaZLs On FiUe Girls
 M Tax Collectors Office

district will be retained until the present difficulty in the fourth as to whether Miss Grace alone or both Miss Grace and Miss Lynch will be permanently appointed to the office Miss Mccarthy, who was a regular flee of the city auditor a week ago
 Those who will remain in the tax collectors office are Misses Anna Drew, Helen Malone and Margaret Daly. Miss Brady will remain in the office until a successor of Miss Rose Mccarthy is named. Kenneth Grif- fin.- Russell Neary and F. Finn will remain attacheeS of the office
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06

Blessed Is the companionship of a great man. MT. Harding may give the job in Porto Rico to his secretary. They need a new Governor for the Island. Promotion has sources. The great man knows chap, likes him and paves his way to success Life does hava it's ups and downs. MT. Harding's present secretary is to be rewarded, a few days after MT. Wilson's former secretary is rebuked Secretary Christian never wrote book about his boss.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06

Capacities lie mostly in the brain A longer or a shorter leg may control and limis certain muscular opera tfons. such running and jumping, but the main control is in the great tissue under the skull Henry P. Davison, financial wizard, executive of tremendous power, is having a tumor removed from his brain. Who can tell what may have been the consequence of redistribution of nutrition under such a pressure as this, what its consequences were, or what the successful removal of the pressure may mean. There is much to know about mind. Little is known.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06

Drew's clerical staff-an girls-lost their jobs today. A few days ago The Times published a story that the tax collector was going to wield the axe, but s denial followed from the collectors office.
 The girls engulfed by the admin istration economy wave were Eliza beth Swan, ninth district; Marion Mccarthy, sixth district; Hazel Thompson, twelfth district; Marion Grace. fourth and Mae Lynch of the same.
 Miss Caroline Brady of the sixth
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
Bear Hugs For
 Peggy From Her
 Latest ''Cdtch

Paris, May, 6.-Peggy Hopkins Joyce who left for the United States today motored from Cla- ridge Hotel to the St. LaZaire Railway station with Henri Letel- Her. newspaper owner and noted as the richest man in France. Henri is young ana handsome. Ignoring the crowd of curious spectators at the railway station the wealthy E'renchman grabbed Peggy in his arms and squeezed her repeatedly in bear hugs for which he is somewhat famous in feminine circles. The fearful good eyes of the couple support cd the report that they have been engaged to marry for three days despite their feeble denialS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
WOLFE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER.

Edmund g. Wolfe. president Of the First National bank, president of the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce and dean of the Bridgeport Junior Chamber of Commerce. will address The latter body at their second annual meeting to be held at the Seaside Cs1,,1, next Monday evening at s30 o'clock. Mir. Wolfe will speak on the subiecr of "A Young Mans Opporunities in Bridgeport
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
Garage Drops
 Another Man

At the meeting of the Garage Con- tro1 Commission. held yesterday at the Municipal Garage it was decided to drop another mechanic because of the small amount of repair work It was stated that repair work has dropped ploye will be needed Supt. William Neisner was ordered to make reco1n- mendations and submit a report of
 he man to be dropped by Monday to Supt Thorne. No permanent soc- retary was appointed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06

Twenty women are named to be dry agents. Fiction or tomorrow will tell their deeds The woman spy is the favorite of fiction writers. The opportunity for women is look ing up. They get better jobs and more pay than their grandmothers did. The pace for men is quickened. Women have industry. self denial persistence and faith in a high de- gree. These qualities are three fourths of success.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
MUCH NOISE: NO DAMAGE

Traffic on Main street and on Fair field avenue was brought to a stand stiM. at noon today, while an inoffen- stve little roadster was driven along at a slow rate of speed making a noise like three ambu1ances and the Strat- ford Fire Department It was all caused by a short circuit in the Klax- on horn on a machine owned by a very much embarrassed man. He stop ped his car at Broad street and silenced the horn with a monkey
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
rial
 InCity Court

Subpoenas in large numbers were being issued today by the police for witnesses in the case of Arthur Barry who will be placed on trial Monday morning in the city court charged with first degree murder. Through his attorney, George Mara, Barry has signified his intention of refusing to waive examination and it will be necessary for the state to prove it's case in the city court before he can be bound over. The trial will start at nine o'clock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
UNIDENTIFIED CHILD BURIED

The body of the unidentified child which was picked up yesterday about noon at Housatonic avenue was bur jed yesterday afternoon in fPotters field There was absolutely no means of Identification and both police and inc medical examiner have signified their intention of not investigating the case aay furtheEs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE.

MichaIina K. Makowski, River head, L. l., vs- FTomaszek Makowski, is the title of a divorce suit filed with the clerk of the Superior court, to- day The couple were married Jan f. 1968- The defendant in the case lives in Sfratford and the plaintiff al leges that on several occasions the defendant committed adultery with a one Kate Doe. The plaintiff asks for
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06

News says that Jersey manufactur- CTS ask Congress to quit political tar if tinkering. It doesn't mean any thing. Political tariff tinkering is any kind of a tariff which the other fellow wants and We do not. Wis dom would say to Congress. make tariffs intelligently, on. one article at a time, through a permanent body of experts who will do as much good and as little damage as they can.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06

for bigamy, tells court he perceives nothing unethical in his relations with women. Mayo has the phtloso- phy of the barnyard. In a state of nature he would be ideal. In a cIvi- 1ized state he is finding himself un- comfortable A man may fall short pathy in certain quarters. When 5he same man sets up the ideal of the beast as a human Ideal nobody will feel sorry for him. The original Virgtnius was 8 Roman citizen. He killed his daughter to save her honor. What would that virginius think of shis one7
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
Police Patrol On
 Belfast Roadways

Belfast May e.-The Ulster author ities fearing that the truce between the rival factions in South Ireland may lead to increased activities in North Ireland, posted police patrols this morning along all roads into Bel fast. The patrols searched pedestrians and the occupants of vehicles.
 Dublin May 6.-The Dail Eireann peace committee after session of two and a half hours today announced that two of its members had been re- ouested to arrange with the reSpec- tive army headquarters a prolongation of the temporary truce recently a. greed upon between the rival repubH- can army factions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06

UN NCSUAI EMElE-tIE4NOf CASES.
 Two unusual cases came to the at tention of the Emergency hospital today. Marie Diln, age 3,< of 271 Haley avenue. applied for treatment to a rat bite of the finger. Gilbert Marshall, age 51, of 495 Newffeld avenue, applied for treatment for poison ivy. Dr. F. J. O'Brien treat
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06

One man killed his friend, because the friend was brutal to that mans another The old woman was beaten and much abused. The slayer was tried by a jury of his peers. excu1- pated and praised. In Brooklyn, John Manke, 47, strikes his mother, S2, and gets six months. She re- fused to give him money for drink The judge said that it gave him pleasure to inf1ict the sentence. What d difference in the outlook about mothers. Some pressure. or decay, may infest the brain of Manke
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06

In & Chinese battle 1000 are kill ed or wounded. The Chinese are getting civilized. When they can kill a hundred thousand in single battle they will have arrived. Who knows about the war in China? If Americans and Chinese compare notes of what they know about each others wars, the contest might be a blank. Mutual ignorance would be almost complete.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
Vice President,s Address.

Vice Presidents Address.
 That modern colleges should adhere to the purposes for which they were founded and continue to be "centers of intellectual and spiritual power, supporters of the government and of religion was the declaration of Vice President Calvin Coolidge this after noon at the thirty-seventh annual spring gathering of the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. In this they have not fail ed, the Vice President asserted.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06

New Haven, May 6--vice President Calvin Coolidge was the principal speaker at the thirty-seventh annual spring session of the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools which met here today, with delegates present from practically all the New England institutions of this character. Limitation of educa- tional privileges was the general top tc of the addresses and discussions. Yale was host to the gathering.
 At the morning session there were addresses by Dean Craven Daycock of Dartmouth, John Lee Tildsley. dis trict superintendent of high schools of New York city and President Alexan- der Meiklejohn of Amherst. At noon a business session heard the pre- liminary report of the committee on college entrance requirements.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
} Negroes
 Burned By
 Texas Mob

Speedy Southern Justice Meted Out to Ravish- CTS and Slayers of School Girl - Crowd Watches Flames De- vour Victims, One by One.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
Strife Now at End

Strife Now at End
 T1en Tsin May 6.-Genaral Wu Pei Flu, victorious in the civil war which now appears to be at an end, is re- ported to be at Huangtsun, on the Peking-Tien Tsin railway about ten miles south of the capital, where he went yesterday afternoon from Feng- faf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
BIG sHAKEUP PLANNED

Picking May 6.-Sweeping govern n,ent changes followed today the suc- cess Of General Wu Pei-Fu in vim ing the military mastery at Peking. President Hsu Shin Chang issued a mandate diSmissing Premier Liang Shfh-Y1 and ordering his arrest. Ffance minister Chang Hu and Min lster of communications Yeh Kung- Cho also were dismissed and their ar rest ordered. ssAi
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
Chang Takes Flight On A
 Jap W arshiiEp
U. s. Marines and Other Allied Troops Patrol Tientsin Territory to Suppress Disorders = Thousands of Soldiers Wounded in Battle Left on Field.

Shanghai, May 6-General Chang Tso-Lin, military Gov ernor of Manchuria and ally of the Republic of South China, whose army has been defeat ed by the forces of General Wu Pei Flu, was reported today to be in flight upon a Japanese gunboat from Taku-
 Disorders similar to those during the boxer uprising when foreign armies had to intervene are feared in the Tien Tsin region as an after math of the war.
 British Military Observers at I,aofa reported that large bodies of defeated Fengtian troops. (Former7ly part of Chang's army) were pushing through that district towards Tien Tsin bent upon footing. They were firing indis- criminately, even at their own troop trains.
 American, British and French Milf tarry authorities at Tien Tsin have begun a cooperative movement for the protection of foreign lives and have arrived. American citizens living on Chinese soil have been warned to concentrate in Picking or Tien Tsin for their own salvation.
 Thousands of soldiers who were wounded in battle are still lying upon the field receiving no attention owing to the lack of medical supplies.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-06
WEATHER:

For New Haven and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday; possibly local showers; warmer tonight
 For Conn ecticut: Showers late to- night or Sunday; warmer tonight: moderate shifting winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-06-29
PELLETIER LEFT BOSTON
His Destination Was Said to Be Un.
known There.

Boston. june 2a.--Joseph c. Pelle
tier, whose resignation as supreme ad
vocate of the Knights of Columbus was
announced az New Haven, was not in
this city today. Officials Of the state
branch Of the order said Mr.. Pelletier
left Boston yesterday. but that they
did not know his destination.
Mr.. Pelletier was removed "a dis
frict attorney Of Suffolk county by the
Massachusetts supreme court last Feb
ruary after an extended hearing on
charges Of extortion and misconduct
in Office preferred by Attorney General
J. Weston Allen. Pelletier offered no
defense at the hearing Of the charges;
nor did he contest the disbarment pro-
eeedings recently brought against him
in the court, and he was subsequently
disbarred.
In answer 10 a petition filed by the
United States district attorney here,
seeking to disbar him from the feder-
al district court. Pelletier denied ca
tegcrically the allegations contained in
the petition. which were based on the
decision Of the Massachusetts, court in
him from state practice. The
federal court petition is still pending.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-06-29
TWELVE VETERANS PRESENT
At Annual Meeting of 18th Vermont
Regiment at Essex Junction.

Essex junction, june 29.The 18th
Vermont Regiment association held its
34th annual meeting yesterday in q.
A. r. hall The business was called
TO order at 1880 o'clock by the presi
dent. The officers reports were re-
ceised and adopted Sixteen deaths
were reported during the past year.
Letters from 20 absent members living
in eight different states were read The
usual roll call gave an attendance Of ~
members out Of 100 supposed to be lir-
ing. The average age of the II mem
bers present was 10 years. II was
voted to continue annual meetings
Officers were eleaed as follows:
President, G. S. Palmer. Plainfeld. r..
D.; vice president, NJ n. Dodge Of Es-
sex: secretary and treasurer, +. n.
Peck OF Burlington; executive com.
mittee. J. G. Farwell of Montpelier,
r. L. Brown of North WilIiston. A. II
Sherman OF Uinderhill
II was voted to hold the next meet
ing at Essex Junction. After the bus
mess adjourned the afternoon was
spent in visiting.