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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-20
Madison School Graduates To
 Present Gift

eptionaIly impressive will be the gra duation exercises which will take place this evening in Madison school when the members of the class ot 1922 receive their diplomas.
 - The features of the affair will be an opening selection by the orchestra, and eighth grade pupils next year, will enter the hall each carrying an arm bouquet of daisies or red ramb- Ter roses. They will form an aisle graduating class will pass As the graduates enter the hall they will sing "ZVe stand Here United
 The words of welcome will be given bv Miss Barbara Mary Lord. after which the Madison School Glee club will sing '"The Rose and the NiShtin- eale!" Proceeding the second song by the club, The Flag Goes By,' Dr. William Mclaughlin, d member of the Board of education will address the graduates
 chased by the class and will be pre- sented to the school by Miss Lillian Gertrude Brewer, the president. The presentation of diplomas by Mrs. Of Education will follow, the delivery of the vaiedictory by Miss Ruby Frances E Brennan, e1 .u, The program sR will hymn Farewell Madison written by Miss Emily Rudine Lawson.
 The hall has been most attractively decorated with ram OIer roses m red and white, the class cclors. Parents and friends are invited to attend the exercises. The graduates:
 Mary Regina Adamchak, Ruby Frances Brennan. Lillian Gertrude Brewer Lynn Alden Brewer Jennie Louise Cer-rata, Anna Bernice Clark. Stella Jeanette Coles Joseph DefeIice Edward John Defero. Mary Ann Di- leo. William Walter Fitelson. Mabel Lois F'rauenberger, Ruth E.dwina F'rauenberger. Harold Wesley Cor ham. Edward Stanley Tmioto, Earl George Kacerovsky, Jennie Mildred Kaufman. Emily Rudine Lawson. Bar bara May Lord. Hilton Bowman Mur- Evelyn McManus. Charles Kendall O'NeilI Irene May Prince. Alfred AL phonso Rao, Florence Ebba Saunders Gertrude Veronica Shallue. Alice Bus mes Louise StaIsun, Marjorie Wonson Stepstream, Edith Louise WaIdhauS
 Ruby F .Breenan, Barbara Nj. Lord and Jennie M. Kaufman. have main- tained a yearly average over 90 per cent, while those having an average for the year over so per cent. are Mabel F'raunberg. Charles K. O'Nein. Jennie L. Cerrata. Mary R. Adam R Murray. Stella J. Coles, Lynn 4 Brewer, Agnes L. StassuTn. Emily R. Lawson, Marion E. Smith. Harold w. Gorham, Lillian G. Brewer. Joseph Bushey Smith. Marion NJ. Mackhn Gertrude V. Shallue, Mary A. Dileo Alfred A. Rao. Edith L. Wa1dhuus Irene NJ Prince. Alice E. McManus, Edward s. 1mioto and Marjorie W.
 The class officers are Lillian c Brewer. president: Charles K. O'NeiIl vice-president: Lynn A. Bewer sec CT Miss Jane Andersn is the prin- cipa
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-20

and tfe lounge and the sofa pillows, padding the man against every shock. But is the man who loiis amid the sofa pillows always an advance on the man who sat on the wooden bench Is the uniformed cha auffeur at the steering wheel Of the Limousine an advance on tho old stage driver graspfn8 the four-horse reins in crooked fingers: Does the electric light enable us to zee life more clear ly. and to solve it's problems more surely than did our fathers by their candle light? Or are we, like Frank eRstein,, constructing a mechanism so powerful that he may become the slaves of our own creation? There is a Chinese proverb which says: There is no use of thousand mile horse unless you have a tfrousand-ncile man to ride him Today our railroads have outgrown their presidents, our governments have outgrown our kings and premiers. our banks have out grown OUT bankers, and the one cry Of the world Is not for bread, but
 for leadership We need not only men to match our mountains. b.t
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-20
City To Pay
 Veness' Bill
Suspended Bill of $637
 of President of Board
 Voted to Be Paid by Council.

At the meting of the common
 council held last evening 1t was order ed to pay President Alfred E. Veness the bill of S637 which was contracted during the Republican regime. for tires used at the Municipal garage. This matter has been held up by al- lnestisation into the affair. After the bill was ordered to be paid, President Neness asked Alderman Sanford to give the result of his investigation.
 In the place of Alderman Sanford Alderman Caldwell arose and said
 The reason I asked for investi- Satlon was that l had heard from a number of automobile tire and supply merchants that tires and tubes pur- chased by the city were not bought form the lowest bidders. One of the merchants wrote to the mayor pro- testing against the apparent irregu- larity saying that the Board of Con- tract and Supply had asked them to submit bids. The merchants informed me that the same amount of tires could be bought or 100 less then the price VenesS company charged"
 Alderman -veness then asked who submitted lower bids and was told that the Erwin M. Jennings company was a low bidder. He was also told that the Jennings people had bid on tires far below the Veness people Alderman Sanford declared that the Board of Contract and Supply had the power to reject all bids as they saw fit
 City Attorney Cornell told the council that they had the power to abolish the Paving and Sewer Com mission On the motion of Alderman Lavery a public hearing on this ques- tion was ordered for the next meet ing City Attorney Cornell also gave his opinion on the power of the city to prescribe parking zones. He said that as long as the police powers of the city are concerned, he did not be- lieve that the charter now exists l it would be possible to lay out and enforce a plan of zoning.
 The petition of the Housatonic Oil company to lay pipes in the yard be- longing to the city for the purpose of feeding gasoline to the tanks on their l own property, was rejected even | though Aldermen Knapp and Sanford 1 We're in favor of it.
 The election of William E. Burn | ham, Morris BeardsIey, and Edmund | Wolfe to the Library Board was rati- | fled resolution introduced by AL | derman Hogan stating that the mem | bers of the police force be permit | ted to wear uniforms in summer | squad. This matter was referred to | the Police Committee was the mat 1 ter of censuring Patrolman Tate. - The United illuminating Company | was ordered to remove a white way | pole in front of Erwin M. Jennings garage on Fairfield avenue without cost to the city. The same order was is sued to the manager of Polls thea Ire who was ordered to remove a pole on Main street in front of the theatre.
 On a motion of Alderman Lavery it was decided to engage a band to be present at the exercises when the Setzer Memorial bridge is presented to the city. The meeting adjourned at midnight and it was not called to order until 9:50 p. m.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-20

that the true American doctrine is
 that every student who can pass cer-
 tain entrance examination shall have
 g. chance to enter But that is not
 an American doctrine and never was
 Always out historic colleges have i'm
 sisted that characte- as we'll as schol-. arShip is necessary for entrance. The
 whole certificate method of admission
 .s based on the idea that examine
 tions are not enough, and that the
 teachers estimate Of the entire school
 record is safer basis of judgment Cecil Rhodes in founding his Oxford scholarships placed at the forefront Of requisites such moral qualities as un- SeifShness, interest in ones fellows. fondness for sports and capacity for leadership. The idea that any shrewd i boy that can by craanming get by on written examinations. must thereby
 be automatically admitted to college Is anti-American- The college may and should demand physical cleanliness and freedom from diseases It may and should demand elementary truth fulness and honor and loyalty to the
 society of scholars that constitutes
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-20
Colleges Obliged To Adopt SeIectiUe Process
 SaUs President Fdunce

from their hearts desire" Tn h.s dis cussion of the problem. D. Faurce said in part:
 The food of students now rising to the doors of our colleges compe;s our most ancient institutions of learning 70 adopt a eelective Srocesss- When buildings are overcrowded. and teach CTS overloaded and funds exhausted. simple justice to those already in col lege demands that some shall stay out When, however we talk of select.ve processs. CIT is a. once v-aised that we are undemocTadc and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-20

Providence. June 1e.-"Probably 25 per cent. of the students now in American colleges would achieve greater success t1 living t they had never entered declared Presiden Faunce of Brown University. in his Baccalaureate sermon yesterday to the graduating class The colleges would be far happier and more eff fectivc if that 25 per cent could be replaced by an equal number of stu dents intellectually eager and moral ly desirable, who now stand outside the gates debarred by circumstance
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-20
GUESTS AT OUTING

Angus P. Thorne superintendent of charities and Dr. William H. Coon. health officer are with the party of citv officials who are the guests of the Borden's Milk company, at one of the Borden's farm sin New York state, today
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-20

we need everywhere personality to. dominate machinery and souls great enough 10 oVertop materials and con- struct our vast crude resources into a shining city of Cod
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-20
OBITUARY
Nathan smith.

Nathan smith.
 The funeral of Nathan Smith Was held this afternoon at 2:50 from the nlortuary chapel of August G. Baker. Rev. William 1T. Jepson. otHciated. .Internlent was made in Lakeview cemetery
 He is survived by his widow, Mrs Lihtford Smith one soE. Edwin smith of this city, and four daugh- 7rrs. Frances, wife of George. Wilson: fife Louisa ard Harriet smith, all of Norwaik.
The Washington times., 1922-11-17
ND. NORMAL At FRoSTBURC
WILL HAVE NEW DoRMITORY

FROSTBURG. Nd. Nov. 17.-Al-
bert q. Cook. State superintendent
Of education. arrived In Frostburg
today. accompanied by an architect
from Baltimore. to consider plans for
the erection Of an additional dormi'
tory at the State Normal School.
1t IL not expected that the neces'
sary money for the erection OF this
additional unit at the local institu-
ton will be available before next
year, but Mr.. Cook presumably
wishes to 20 over the ground and
discuss the proposition with Prin-
Cipal James Widdowson, OF the
school, and inspect possible locatio as
for the new building.
II is expected that a committee
from the Commercial Club. headed
by w. T.. q. Hitchins. will have a
conference with Mr.. Cook this after
noon. The Commercial Club
lau ched the fight last winter for
an appropriation for this new build.
ing, and, with the help Of the local
delegation In the general assembly
secured il.
The Washington times., 1922-11-17

Car Had Penn. Tsg.
The police have also been told that
members Of the local khan gather at
q garage here. The cars in which
Fisher was abducted are said 10 have
come to a garage just before the
attack.
Persons whose attention was at
iracted to the car by Fishers cries
for help noticed that 1t bore a
Pennsylvania license tag
Beaten And Branded.
Eight men seized Fisher after he
had finished his work In the Norfolk
and Western railroad yards. He was
dragged into an automobile and
AIKEN TO Mnugansville. Here the
machine was stopped and Fisher was
AIKEN out and beaten, his assailants
telling him that he WAS being
punished for being unfaithful to his
wife and going With q single girl.
Then they traced the letter X on
each cheek and his forehead before
releasing him.
Fisher made his way home about
daybreak. He did not report the at
'ack to the police. and officers OF The
local force have not been able to get
In touch with him to talk TO him.
This feature OF the case II puzzlins
the local authorities.
Wife Denies Charges.
Fishers wife declared today that
he attack was entirely unwarranted
She said that she and Fisher have
been living happily together for the
past nine mon hs
Last February, according to the
,olire, Ms. Fisher followed her hus
and and fornd him walking with
another woman on the railroad
.ra Ks. She gave the other woman
a beating. the police say, and since
this time has not had any trouble
WIKI her husband. She reported
The Washington times., 1922-11-17
Wife Lost In Subway
Is Found In
Morgue

NEW YORK, Nov. i7.-Joseph
Gallo, a native of Czechoslo.
vakia, lost his wife in the SUBJ
way here Monday. He found
her today--dead. in the morgue.
Despite the eighteen years
which the couple had spent in
this country neither knew Eng
lish. Laden with grips and
packages they boarded a SUBJ
way train, and the husband, in
broken English, asked the
guard to help him get to "Mr.
Broadway" Al one Of the sta
tions the guard told Gallo to
get off. He did so, but his wife
was left on the train.
Where the wife got off, what
were her wanderings in the
strange city, no one knows.
First knowledge Of her, after
being lost, dates from the time
when a citizen found her late
Monday wandering aimlessly
about. She was taken to
Bellevue hospital, as she ives
suffering from exposure. Tues
day at noon she died. Today
the husband found her body.
The Washington times., 1922-11-17

beating the woman to the police At
The time, II was said.
According TO Mrs. Fisher. the eight
members OF the Waynesboro khan
were called In by the Hagerstown
khan. These eight, she says, are
he same as those who seized VIII
liam Holiingsworth. OF Waynesboro,
who was accused Of mistreating his
aged mo her. carried him off, beat
him and branded him in manner
similar to that used Monday nigh.
Police here are investigating the
case, particularly trying 10 find ou,
what garage II was that the cars
stopped at.
The Washington times., 1922-11-17
WAlTONIANS NEVER IN
PRISON, SAYS PREACHER

CHICAGO. Nov. 11.--Not q soii,
tary dyed.in.the-wool fisherrnan or
nature lover Is ever found behind
prison bars.
so declared the Rev. Preston Brad
ley, pastor of the Peoples Pulpit
at n recent meeting Of the Izaal,
Walton Club.
bad men have no love for the
out f-doors," he said. "They can,
stand TO be alone with themselves
Statistics show that not one Of the
major criminals OF today liked "a
fish, loved n dog or smoked o pipe.
The Washington times., 1922-11-17
SOPHIE BRAS[AU.
CHARMS WITH
MELODY
Technical Pieces Also Liked b
Big Audience at
President.
BY WILLIAM MOORE.

Which does the average con =
audience prefer-heavy. techn ~
songs. generally ciassed as "h
brow" or simple. appealing numl
having, above everything. meloo
Sophie Braslau. the distinguish
contralto, tested her audience
terday at the President Theater.
gave her auditors a little OF ev
thing-classical, semi-classical,
simple folk songs.
While the audience heartily
plauded the musical gymnastics
Handel and Dubois, II went |
ecstacies over the ungarnished c.
positions of May Brahe, Lily Str!
land and H. T. Burleigh.
Only a comparative few listen
might genuinely appreciate the
ficult--and oft times unmelodiou
'iassics and the rest applauded
cause they believed il TO be "hi
brow" and in good taste"
But the burst OF handclappi
which came spontaneously WI
Miss Braslau sang number eve
hody could understand and appreci
was gratifying to hear.
Rarely have we heard c.
tralto who sings with more feel!i
coupled with rare technique a
interpretative quality, than Sop!
Braslau. Her voice is rich q
mellow and she throws her ent.
consciousness into her work.
An expressive. mournful, almt
churchly spirit characterized /
first offering, an old seventeen
Me. Beloved" Next she skipped
Handel. giving the difficult n
technical "Furibondo" with gre
ease. A series of four Schub'
songs. including the drama
"Erlkoenig." was next on the lis
The highly original "Serenad
of Werner Jost n was given wi
fine spirit. The first "simI
song" on the program was NJ
Brahe's u Passed BY Your w
dow" This number was receiv
with such applause that Miss BIZ
lau had to repeat II.
An old Irish song, Lovers Sons
Send Me a Lover. g.. Valentine
old English, and II. T. Burleigl
negro spiritual, Weeping Mary
completed the second part of h
program.
Perhaps the best interpretati
ability manifested by the artist W
In the group Of Russian son:
Rachmaninoffs "Eocallse," so
without words, was filled with
the pent.up woes Of down trodd
race. Other songs in this gro
were Moussorgsky's ION I
Dneiper" and THE Classicist." Nj
senet's . Twilight" and Dubo
"Tarantelle" finished a well-select
program.
The Washington times., 1922-11-17
PASTOR DENIES
P0|S0N|NGH|S
AGED BRIDE
Woman Died Of Pneumonia
and Heart Disease, His
Answer to Relatives.
~ International New. Service.

CHICAGO. Nov. 17.-Repfying to
veiied charges of relatives who hint
of poisoning In connection with the
death OF Mrs. Clara Cowley. his
sixty-five-year-ol bride, the Rev.
Griffith CowIey, forty.six, pas'or OF
the First Congregational Church of
Solon Springs. Wis, today declared
he could easily prove his wife sue.
cumbed from pneumonia and heart
disease.
Jealousy and hatred on the part
Of relatives Of the dead woman
prompted the charges. he said.
The body OF Mrs. Cowley was ex.
humed from the Rose Cemetery at
Gary. Ind, At the demand OF VIII
liam Boutwell,, Mrs. Cowley's son
by her first marriage, and her
niece, Mrs. r. r. Williams. They
stated their belief that Mrs. Cowloy,
who died suddenly on August IL
at solon Springs. had been poi.
soned.
Examination Of Mrs. Cowley's
vital organs 10 now being made at
the coroner's office In Chicago.
Mrs. Cowley left an estate valued
at from S65, 900 to 100000.
The Washington times., 1922-11-17
LARGER FAMILIES URGED
BY D. A. r. PRESIDENT

SPARTANBURG. 8. c., Nov. II
Larger fam lies and closer atten.
ton to home life by the women OF
the country were urged here bv
Mrs. George Maynard Minor, New
York, president.general OF the
Daughters OF American Revolution.
In on address before the State con.
ference Of the organization now In
session here.
The country needs "a revival Of
the spir OF our ancestors, the
spirit Of the pilgrims and the Puri.
tans." she asserted.
II believe that women's first duty
~ to the home" she said II want
10 tell home women that you are
doing more for your country than
The Washington times., 1922-11-17
TRUCK WORKER KILLED
BY PENNSYLVANIA ENGINE

CUMBERLAND, Nd, Nov. H.
George Coffinbarger. Martinsburg, q
baltimore and Ohio railroad lsborer,
was struck by Pennsylvania railroad
engine No. 9sS at Cumbo early yes.
terday morning. receiving injuries
from which he died a few minutes
later.
1t 10 thought that Coffinbarser
who was working on the tracks, did
not see or hear the approach Of the
locomotive.
The Washington times., 1922-11-17
BUILDING RECORDS ARE
BROKEN m LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17.-Los
Angeles has passed the 800, ,ooo, 900
mark In It's building activity for this
year to date, and has surpassed the
total building mark for 1921 by nearly
s20, 900 900 The month OF October
set new record for city building per.
mits issued, there being total Of
s,i0o permits for new structures.
Total valuation for new buildings
10 date amount TO sioi. 400, 900.
The Washington times., 1922-11-17
BAR PATRONS HELD UP;
FLEE BY FAMILY EXIT

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 17,-Twirlins .
cannon" ieisurely about his dex
finger, bold bandit pushed open the
swinging doors and ordered ten Gus.
toners Of Emmett 0rogan's bar to
"stIck 'em up" The customers van.
ished via the family entrance. ieav.
ing the intruder to play with his
heavy artillery.
THAT was q fine boner pulled
that tims," remarked the robbsr a.
he made . gracious exit.
The Washington times., 1922-11-17
[AWiW|LL
SEEK FOR
: AM|TY
Militarist's Defeat at Polls
Given by Hard as Evidence
of PeaoefuInsss.
BY WILLIAM HARD,
Cosmopolitan News Service,

Mr.. Willmott Lewis. Washington
correspondent OF the London Times.
Seiis me that In the new Bonar
Law governpent In Britain tho lit.
Tie British clique Of anti.American
tories will have no power. From
my own Observat ons of Britain ]
The Washington times., 1922-11-17
.bONAR Law HAS
81 MAJORITY
IN HOUSE
Labor Party Members viii
Support All Peace
Measures.
by DAVID M. CHURCH,


LONDON, Nov. Unsupported by
q Tory majority of at least eighty
In the House Of Commons. Premier
Andrew Bonar Law settled down
today to put his policy Of tran
guilty" fully into effect.
His first official act was 70
dispatch Lord Curzon, foreign secre'
tary, to France to cement closer the
Anglo.French entente and make
preliminary arrangements for the
Near East peace conference.
Leaders among the l4l Laborites
elected to commons said they would
support all peace measures. They
are threatening. however, to intro
duce at an early date measures
calling for the naturalization of the
coal mines and the railways.
Returns compiled at noon showed
the following elected:
Tories, S42; Laborites. 141; Lloyd
George Liberals, So; Asquith Liberals.
81; others. ~. Constituencies not yet
counted. 10.
The fea .ure Of the election-a sub
ject still under discussion In political
clubs-was the overwhelming defeat
Of former Premier Lloyd Georges
candidates.
New Parliament Meets Monday.
The new parliament will meet on
Monday. The new members will bs
sworn In Monday and Tuesday.
There are three women among them.
1t 10 anticipated that within the
next few weeks the defeated minis
ters will be elected to commons
through pre-arranged retirements.
The Laborites will make a strenuous
effort to secure the election OF
Arthur Henderson.
Supporters Of Lloyd George will
endeavor to obtain the election Of
Winston Churchill. who was defeated
by the Dundee SOCIALISTS.
Newspapers Comment.
The Daily Express. chief opponent
Of Lloyd George. In commenting upon
the result, said:
at spells absolute ruin Of Lloyd
Georgeism."
The Daily Express urged the
Tories Immediately to withdraw all
British commitments In the Near
East. The paper claimed that
Britain, under Lloyd George, had
tried to do too many things abroad
and not enough at home.
THE nation has committed itself 10
reaction for at least five years" said
the Chronicle, organ of Lloyd George.
The result should lead to revival
of trade and greater business sta
bility," said the Daily Mail.
Tory Victory Scored,
The Westminster Gazette deplored
the OUTCOME, saying: I'VE hold It a
n n'sfortune that conservatism should
survive at a time when II is obvious
that the tendency of the electorate
is toward progressivism.'
splendid, but we will do better
yet" declared the Daily Herald, Of
ficial organ of the labor party. How
long can reaction lastf"
The country must accept the ver-
dict and settle down to reconstruc-
ION said he Daily Telegraph.
For this relief much thanks, /"
said the Morning Post, a Tory or.
gan.
I'VE are grateful that the danger
If narl ain n ary blocs Is past" COM
mented the Times.
The Washington times., 1922-11-17

know that such
tories exist, but
that numerical.
ly they amount
TO nothing. Mr.,
Lewis tells me
that politically
also they W II
amount to moth.
ing and that the
n G W govern
ment at London
will energetical.
ly continue the
new fundamental
British policy Of
= e Q X In g the
friendliest pos.
sible relations
with the United
States.
The Washington times., 1922-11-17
Fight Anti-Strike Laws.

Leaders of national labor organ
lzations will meet here tomorrow to
draw up their plans Of battle
aeninst any attemp, by Congress to
enact anti-labor legislation, II was
disclosed today following a visit by
Warren s. stone, grand chief OF the
Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers
and his assistant, II. u, Wills, to
the White House.
The Washington times., 1922-11-17
MARYLAND MAN is BRANDED
WITH TX" BY GANG
TO MAKE ADDRESSES

HAGERSTOWN, Nov. l7.-Informaon supplied to the
police by Mrs. Edward Fisher whose husband beaten
and branded with a Monday night indicates that Fisher
was attacked by eight members of the Ku Kux Kan OF
Waynesboro Pa.