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THE FARMER : FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1920
TERCENTENARY OF!
PILGRIM LANDING
Washington, Aug. 4 President Wil
son In a proclamation today "suggest
ed and requested" that December 21
be celebrated throughout the United
States a. the "tercentenary of the
landing of the Pllsrims at Plymouth
In 1620 and appointed Samuel W.
McCall and TMchard Hooker of Mass
achusetts and George Foster Peabody
of New York, as members of the Pil
grim tercentenary commission.
In the " proclamation, the President
recommended that the day be fitting
ly observed "to the end that salutary
and patriotic lessons may be drawn
from the fortitude, perseverance and
the ideals of the Pilgrims."
The President's proclamation fol
lows: "My fellow countrymen: December
21, next, will mark the tercentenary
of the landing of the Pilgrims at
Plymouth in 1620. The day will be
becomingly celebrated at Plymouth
under the auspices of the Plymouth
tercentenary commission and at oth
er localities in Massachusetts. While
this is proper and praiseworthy, it
seems to mo that the influences
which the ideals and principles of
the Pilgrims with respect to civil lib
erty and human rights have had upon
the formation and growth of our in
stitutions and upon our development
and progress as a nation merits more
than a local expression of our obliga
tion, and makes fitting nationwide ob
servance of the day.
"I, therefore, suggest and request
that the 21st of December, next, be
observed throughout the Union with
special patriotic services in order that
the great events In American history
that have resulted from the landing
of these hearty arm courageous navi
gators and colonist, may be accen
tuated to the present generation of
American citizens. Especially do I
recommend that the day be fittingly
observed in the universities, colleges
and schools of our country to the end
that salutary and patriotic lessons
may be drawn from the fortitude and
perseverance and the Ideals of this
little band of churchmen and women
who established on this continent the
first self-determined government bas
ed on the great principle of just law
and its equal application to all, and
thus planted the seeds from which
has sprang the mighty nation.
"In witness hereof, I have hereun
to set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed, done
In the District of Columbia, the
fourth day of August, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and twenty and of the independence
orthe United States of America, the
145th.
"WOODROW WILSON."
ALL MUST SHOW
FINANCIAL STATUS
San Sebastian. Spain, Aug. S (By
the AF- Representatives of each
government participating in the in
ternational financial conference to be
held in Brussels on Sept. 2 4 will be
asked to present a balance sheet
showing the actual financial situation
of his notion, it 'was decided at to
day's meeting of the council of the
league of Nations here.
All countries will be asked not to
issue any more paper money so as to
avoid a further weakening of foreign
will be made through a
commission of experts to arrive at an
equitable arrangement f( r exchange
between Germany and Austria and
other nations, the money of the
former Central empires being re
garded as beyond restoration to its
pre-war exchange value. The invi
tation to. Germany to participate in
thisc onference is conceded to be
tantamount to notice that she will be
accepted as a member of the League
of ations if she makes application.
Thirty allied, neutral and enemy
states will be asked to join in the
conference, the program of which will
comprise four principal subjects
the financial policies of the different
states: e-xchange and paper circula
tion: dommercial relations, and the
re-establishment of international
credit.
FOUR CORNERED
RACE EXCITING
Topeka, Kas., Aug. 5 The four
cornered race for the Democratic
nomination for governor occupied
race for the Democratic nomination
for governor occupied chief interest
here today as the returns from Tnes
gte'v - state widep rimary were tabu
lated. Based upon latest reports.
Jonathan Davis of Bronson was hold,
ing a slight lead over Dempster
fotts, O. T. Wood and W. S. Hyatt.
On the Republican ticket Senator
Curtis and Gov. Henry Allen were far
ahead of their opponents for renomi
nation. NOMINATION RACE
HOLDS ALL INTEREST
St. Louis. Mo.. Aug. 5 Political in
terest in Missouri today centered on
the race for the Democratic sena
torial nomination as returns of Tues
day's statewide primary drifted in
from rural districts. With unofficial
incomplete returns from about 50 of
114 counties and St. Louis giving
Breckinridge Long a majority of 14.
241 votes over former federal Judge
Henry S. Priest, the closest of his
opponents, the Globe Democrat, inde
pendent Republican paper, announc
ed today that Long will win with a
plurality which may exceed 10.000.
I,ong campaigned on a League of Na
tions and law enforcement platform.
The re-nomination of Senator Selden
P. Spencer, Republican senatorial
candidate, was conceded last night.
AMERICAN TEAM
LAST TO ARRIVE
Antwerp. At. 4. (By The A. P.)
I.'nless the American transport Prin
cess Matoika arrives sooner than now
is eixpected, the United States ath
letes will be among the last delega
tions for the. stadium events to reach
Antwerp. Dozens of athletes of other
countries were busily training at the
stadium today. Thirty-one members
of the Canadian team have arrived
here, among them Earl J. Thompson,
Dartmouth's hurdler, who holds the
world's record in the 120 yard high
REDDING
Redding, Aug. 5 The selectmen
at their monthly meeting on Monday,
again considered the default of the
contractors in failing to make road
repairs as ordered and decided to
further withhold their pay until the
work should be done. This is the
longest hold up period since the con
tract system went into effect, pay
ment having been due on June 1.
Lack of labor and pressure of farm
work are excuses offered by the con
tractors for their negligence, but now
that haying time is nearly ovj they
will probably make belated amends
for existing deficiencies. The Sunset
Hill route, carrying an unusual
amount of traffic on account of the
temporary disuse of the Park road,
is again in bad shape despite the re
pair by the State Highway Depart
ment of ravages made early in the
season. The road to Newtown
through Hopewell woods has been
wholly neglected and is almost im
passable. Contractor Banks con
tinues in default as to the cross road
east from Lonetown, but elsewhere in
his district the inspectors find fewer
defects than in the two other sec
tions. On Sunday afternoon a car In
which were a man and two women,
got out of control at the top of a
steep hill above Putnam Park and
the brakes working poorly pursued
an erratic course downward until it
swerved against a stone 'fence, part
ly displacing, and finally surmounting
the barrier so as to land in the ad
jacent field. it was one of those
accidents which at the start threaten
dire tragedy and then taper to a com
paratively harmless conclusion as the
car suffered scarcely any injury from
the adventure and the occupants none
at all. Two other auto mishaps are
reported. Last Friday the car of the
Bridgeport man who operates the
steam shovel for Contractor Valerio
on the trunk highway job took fire
from cross wires and was practically
ruined. On Sunday evening the
steering gear of a car filled with col
ored people went wrong on the long
hill west of the Ridge, the machine
zigzagging threateningly, but safely
until it brought up against a bank
near the home of James Tucker.
Commodore Luettgen has decided
to at once close his summer residence
on Sunset Hill and sell off the live
stock with the exception of a horse
and a cow, leaving the estate in
charge of a single caretaker. Al
though the place comprises several
hundred acres the owner has never
carried on extensive farming opera
tions as the land is of a kind not
suitable for crop growing. However,
a force of half a dozen men was for
merly employed to look after the
woodland park into which the com
modore converted the territory for
merly known as East Wods, and to
do the other work relating to the up
keep of a big country establishment.
An electric lighting plant, a fountain
supplied with water pumped from an
artesian well and formerly a deer
park were among the features of the
place.
Representing the chairman of the
Diocesan committee. Rev. Mr. Cun
ningham left town on Tuesday to be
absent until the 14th on a trip
through eastern Connecticut in fur
therance of the Episcopal Church'3
nationwide campaign. The campaign
was practically completed last spring,
but elaboration of certain of its
phases has been decided upon. In
the course of his Tip, Mr. Cunning
ham will visit some 7 0 parishes. He
is to preach next Sunday in St. John's
church Hartford.
Notably successful in every way
was the annual sale and supper given
in the Community house last Friday
by the Woman's Auxiliary of the
Episcopal church. The net proceeds
were about $300 and from 5 until the
closing hour of 9. all sections of the
entertainment did a rushing business,
a keen and continuous interest being
shown in the exhibit department. To
this members of the Pleasant Valley
summer colony contributed an exhibit
of flax, showing the plant through its
growth processes and thence to the
developing stages of curing, carding,
weaving and dyeing. Samples of pot
tery, articles of beaten copper and
other objects of the handicraft arts
I of his own production were shown by
O. Britt Nash. Mrs. tt. li. waiDnage
donated a numtw of originally de
signed and beautifully dressed dolls
made by herself. They were sold at
$5 each although everyone agreed that
in New York shops the price tag
would have been not less than $25.
Guests of the Ridgewold Iim cdntri
buted an orange tree made servicea
ble for the occasion as a grab bag.
Miss Keeler conducted a successful
rummage sale at a white elephant
table. In addition to these ingenious
devices for pleasing the eye and at
tracting the cash were many fine ex
amples of embroidery and other
needlework, giving evidence that
these gentle arts had suffered no local
decadence. The $300 which was real
ized will be contributed by the auxili
ary to the church organ fund. in
creasing it to about $500. The ob
jective of the fund campaign is about
$2,000.
Rev. Dr. Rainsford will be unable
to deliver as was expected the prin
cipal address at the soldiers' memorial
exercises to be held in Putnam Park
next Sunday, but the arrangements
committee promise another speaker of
ability for the service beginning at
11 o'clock. The World War service
men and the members of the local
Home Guard will form the nucleus
of the gathering which is expected to
comprise fi large part of the town's
population. A basket picnic is sched
uled for the interval between the
morning and the afternoon exercises.
At the latter several speakers will be
heard. A recent meeting ojh last
year's Welcome Home corfimittee,
who also have in charge the affair
of next Sunday, was attended by
Lieut. Ward, E. A. Pinkney, S. C.
Shaw. D. S. Sanford, J. B. Sanford,
Paul Connery and Rev. Mr. Cunning
ham. The committee decided that
the surplus of $100 from last year's
celebration, augmented by the
sum
realized from the collection to be tak- .attending th:s reunion is requested to
en at the park on Sunday, should be I meet at the library at 10 a. m. Lunch
devoted to providing a memorial for ' will be on the. -basket plan, each per
the town's service meu. From infor- ' son or family to provide their own.
mation given by Mr. Shaw it was
judged that a suitable memorial tablet
bearing the names of those entitled to
a place thereon can be obtained for
about $400. It is planned to have
this tablet placed in the building
hurdles. Although he has long com
peted in intercollegiate athletics in the
United States. Thompson is represent
ing Canada in the Olympic events be
cause of his Canadian parentage.
Five American bicyclists entered for
the Olympic road race a-rived at Ant
werp aboard the Finland today.
ALL-METAL PLANES OFF ON COAST-TO-COAST
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Three Larson all-metal monoplanes, carrying 18 passengers and 100 pieces of U.
3. mail, left Long Island for a flight to San Francisco. Upper photo shows one of the
planes starting. Lower, Miss Louise Dietz of Omaha, bidding good-by to Capt. jUddie
Rickenbacker, as the premier American ace stepped into one of the planes. (C) TJ&U
about to be erected at the park and
thence removed to the new Town
Hall when that structure becomes a
reality. The committee desire it to
be known that Town Clerk Sanford
has on hand blank certificates fur
nished by the State which, on applica
tipn, will be furnished the War Vet
erans to be filled out by them for
transmission to the War Bureau at
Hartford for certification and return.
These certificates are in a form suit
able for framing and will naturally
become a cherished possession of
their owners.
The third of the laymen's district
conferences for the advancement of
home missionary work by the Episco
pal church was held in Danbury last
Sunday, Redding being represented
by W. C. Sanford, B. F. Bassett, A. G.
Barnett, Philo Piatt and E. P. San
ford. There are seven parishes in the
district and organization was effected
by the appointment of a committee
of one member from each, D. S. San.
ford being named as the Redding
member. The next conference will be
held in Bethel on Aug. 15.
Preparations for the forthcoming
production of "Esther" "nder the
management or Miss Blackwell, are i
progressing satisfactorily, the chil
dren's chorus of 25 which will assist
having had several rehearsals. The
assignments for the cast are not fully
completed.
An offer from a Brooklyn lady for
the purchase of the little bungalow at
the Five Points, owned by Herr Emil
Schoch, formerly of the Sanford
school staff, brought from the owner,
now residing in Alliance. Ohio, the
reply that he must decline to sell. He
said he had so many pleasant recol
lections of Redding that he did not
care to divest himself of the property
which was one of their tangible- re
minders. A boys' club has been organized in
tHe Center by Rev. Mr. Cook, pastor
of the Congregational church. He is
also planning the organization of a
girls' club.
Subscriptions towards raising the
$500 needed to motorize the equip
ment of Fire Co. No. 1 now amount to
about $300. The largest individual
contribution was $100 which came
from A. B. Frost, a new resident.
Tomorrow (Friday) a community
and Episcopal church Sunday School
outing will be held at Compo Beach.
If the weather is fair a big fleet of
autos will be called into service for
the party's transportation.
N. F. Hoggson returned on Sun
day from a trip to France which he
made as a delegate from the United
States Chamber of Commerce to con
fer in Paris with European repre
sentatives on questions relating to in
ternational trade.
Mrs. John C. Read started on Mon
day for Desplains. near Chicago,
where she will spend a month with
her daughter, Mrs. David MacLuckie.
Cholmcnley Jones and daughter,
Dorethea of Philadelphia are guests
at the Ridge of his daughter, Mrs.
Percey Litchfield.
Henry F. JSallentine has been en
gaged as teacher of modern langu
ages in the Sanford School for the
coming year. He comes with high en
dorsements as an instructor in
French, German, Spanish and Italian.
The paxish committee and vestry of
the Episcopal church will meet with
A. Q. Barnett on Tuesday evening of
next week.
BOTSFORD FAMILY
TO HAVE RE-UNION
A Botsford family reunion will be
held Tuesday, August 10, in Milford.
Conn. All who are descendants of
Henry and Elizabeth Botsford. Leices
tershire, En-giand, and Milford, Conn.,
1639. are invited to attend the reunion,
also those not known to foe descend
ants of Henry and Elizabeth Bots
ford, or those who are descendants of
the Botsford family and not bearing
the name of Botsford.
There'is much in Milford of histor
ical interest, among which there is a
memorial bridge, library. Ye Fowler
Mill, First Congregational church and
cemetery to see. During the after
noon a trip to the Bungay road in
Seymour will be made if enough of
those present, so desire it. The homes
of some of the early Botsfords were
on the Bungay road and some of these
i homes are now standing. Everyone
Each person attending should make
their own arrangements for lodging.
No personal notices will be sent out.
If the people present, wish it, ai
rangeme.tns can be made to visit Derby
Wednesday, August 11, and Newtown,
Thursday, August 12. Further partic
ulars can be had if desired from either
Miss Sue Dana Woolley. 101 Rodney
avenue, Buffalo, N. T-, or the Misses
Bertha and Mary Hatch, New Milford,
Conn.
Gov. Allen of Kransas was renom
inated by 126,100 plurality.
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Offered His Wife To
Rival, Now Sues Him
Trenton, N. J., Aug. 5 Papers in
a strange alienation suit have been
filed here in which it is set forth
that Charles B. Chisholm of 87 Beau
mont place, Newark, told William C.
Parker of Morristown, that if he
wanted Mrs. Chisholm as his wife he
could have her, but that if he didn't
want to marry her he must cease
seeing and communicating with her.
Failure to comply with the ultima
tum resulted in the filing of the suit,
in which $100,000 is demanded.
According to the papers, for two
years Chisholm" battled with his rival,
also a married man, for the love of
Mrs. Chisholm. Parker's wife knew
of the affair between her husband
and Mrs. Chisholm, and discu-ssed the
situation with Chisholm. In fact,
conferences were numerous, as were
promises of reformation, says the af
fidavits. The papers set forth that after tho
last conference between Chisholm.
his wife and Parker, the latter two
decided to elope. They set on July
8, but after talking the matter over
decided to call the elopement off,
and return to their respective homes.
Chisholm says in his complaint that
by this time he had lost his patience
with Parker, and decided to carry out
the terms of the ultimatum hence
the suit.
Chisholm avers that the "infatua
tion" of the couple had its inception
in the summer of 191S, when the
Chisholms and the Parkers occupied
summer cottages at Culver's Lake, N.
J. Chisholm became convinced that
his wife loved Parker, so, in a matter-of-fact
way he called his wife and
Parker into a .conference, his affida
vit says. He told them the affair
must end, and both agreed. Parker
left immediately for the city, and
after two clays Chisholm. sure that the
rival for his wife's affections would
not return, left also. He returned
only on week-ends.
Chisholm, sets forth that he learn
ed from his wife's maid that Parker
returned early in the summer and
saw his wife frequently.
ENGLAND WARNS
REDS OF WAR
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Kosciuscko squadron are battling
and infantry along tHe Sereth river
where the Soviet forces have not
made any headway.
The losses suffered by the enemy
in this district were very heaVy, 1600
Bolsheviki being killed and large
numbers wounded.
Munitions recently unloaded at
Danzig by the British have arrived
and tanks, rifles and artillery from
France are being rushed to the
front. French officers are arriving
daily to act as technical advisers at
Polish general headquarters in the
preparations for Warsaw's final
stand against the invaders.
REDS AND GERMANS ALLIES.
London, Aug. 5 Soviet Russia con
cluded a secret treaty with Germany
concerning Poland a few weeks be
fore the great Polish offensive be
gan, says a correspondent of the Lon
don Times. He claims he has secured
the information from "excellent au
thcfry.M Sfee treaty, it is asserted, contained
trie following provisions:
Russia, w-ithout interference from
Germany, would be allowed to appro
priate all of Poland's arms, muni
tions, rolling stock and foodstuffs.
Another of Poland is permission
would be given Russia to send a num
ber of Bolshevik commissioners into
that country to control' the export of
Polish supplies of all' kinds.
Russia would then undertake to
completely evacuate Poland in favor
of Germany, which would hold the
country as a guarantee against fu
ture credits to Russia in return for
German goods and German labor.
"Russia," the correspondent adds,
"intends to try to avoid the terms of
the treaty by the creation of a Polish
Bolshevik army, the first steps in the
formation of which now are, being
taken in occupied areas of Poland.
When Russia withdraws from Poland
she will leave? this Polish army, per
mitting Germany to take such steps
as she can to face the situation. The
Bolsheviki are convinced England will
not materially aid Poland and will
wage their next campaign
Rumania in Bessarabia.".
argainsj
POLES ASK PEACE.
Warsaw. Aug. 5 Poland s council
of defense has sent a wireless de
spatch to Moscow- informing the So
viet government that Poland was
ready to send a peace delegation to
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In September, 191S, when the
Chisholms had taken up their resi
dence in Newark, a second confer
ence was held. It was then that
Chisholm told Parker to either mar
ry Mrs. Chisholm or leave her. The
two agreed the affair was a thing of
the past and promised not to see
each other.
The peace of the Chisholm house
hold was not disturbed for a month,
saya the husband, when Mrs. Chisholm
was stricken with influenza. Parser
phoned and asked permission to see
the sick woman and Chisholm finally
agreed. By the spring of 1919 Mr.
Chisholm became suspicious again.
There followed a letter from Parker
to Mrs. Chisholm, saying they had
been wrong in their love, and Chis
holm breathed easier.
By the first of this year the situa
tion was such that Chisholm sched
uled another conference with Parker.
No concrete answer to the situation
was given. Once again thing slipped
along.
In July Chisholm sent his wife to
the White MSuntains, but she return
ed in two days. Then the last coh
ference was held.
"Take her or leave her either one
or the other, or face a suit for aliena
tion." he told Parker, according to his
papers.
"I can't take her," Parker answered.
"I've got to educate my sons."
This so aroused Chisholm that he
declared: "The education of your sons
do you put the education of your
sons before a woman like that?"
Then Chisholm says he gave Parker
ten days to think the matter over.
Mrs. Chisholm packed her bag and
the next day she and Parker departed.
Chisholm returned from work and
found his wife gone. . Mrs. Parker
phoned him her husband was missing,
and while they were talking over the
phone the two principals arrived back
in their respective homes.
Parker then asked for a conference
and offered to post a bond to be for
feited if he saw Mrs. Chisholm again.
Chisholm told his rival that he was
beyond that stage and would sue.
Minsk. Two Conditions laid down
by the council were:
That Polish delegates be permitted
to communicate freely with the War
saw government, and that the Soviet
government agrees to accept in prin
ciple the terms Poland will pro
pose. SOKOLOWSKY A
FOREIGN SPY
(Continued from Page One)
sentative of the A. F. of L., was real
ly the agitator he professed to be in
laibor circles or whether he was a
secret spy of the industrial inter
ests or whether he played both end's
against the middle, as it were, and
was both.
He was always free with his money
in labor circles and was popular with
the workmen with whom he talked
and carried "on business. His ability
to speak eight languages and all the
Russian and Polish dialects made him
extremely valuable in reaching the
foreigners who constituted a large
part of the forces oi the big rolling
mills and foundries in the Naugatuck
valley.
The only criticism made of his
work with the strikers was the point
that he never counseled violence but
rather leaned to arbitration and con
ferences. Although the officials worked for
a time upon the theory that Mrs. So
kolowsky might have been the in
strument of secret and foreign inter
ests who might be interested in the
man's death this idea has been prac
tically given up. It thought that pos
sibly certain agencies which may
have had reasons to desire Sokolow
sky's end might have so playfcd upon
Mrs. Sokolowsky's jealousy as to
make her a willing administrator of
the deadly acid. The authorities are
proceeding along the simple lines
now that the act was that of a wom
an, of extremely jealous disposition,
made desperately so upon the discov
ery of letter written to her husband
by a rival.
TAKE AVIATORS'
BODIES HOME
Los Angeles, Aug. 5. The bodies of
Lieuten-n nts Omer Locklear and Mil-
ton Elliott, former army aviators.
killed Monday night when an airplane
in which the.y were flying for a mo
tion picture screen, crashed to the
ground, will leave Los Angeles today.
The body of Lieutenant Locklear will
be token to Fort Worth, Texas, and
that of Lieutenant Elliott to Gadsen,
Ala.
CHICAGO RING
MAKES MILLION
IN BOOZE RUNS
Chicago, 111., Aug. 5. The .biggest
whiskey-running conspiracy of the
"bootleg ring," according to Major A.
V. Dalrymple, was uncovered last
night with the seizure of eighty-one
cases of liquor and the arrest of ix
men. Chief Garrity said the ring had
made liquor deals that had netted
them $1,000,000. He declared a em
ployee in the local revenue offices
was involved.
Further evidence of police partici
pation (in booze robberies ana illegal
transportation of liquor which has
existed for some time was also found.
This time it is a detective sergeant
named Lynch who is being sought.
The seizure of the eighty-one cases
was made at the Continental ware
house in the Maxwell Street police
district. Major Dalrymple estimated
that $500,000 worth of whiskey had
been reported stolen in this district
during the last year. The informa
tion that led to the raid came from
Stephen K. Healy, in charge of the
American Railway Express Com
pany's secret service.
A two-ton truck was being loaded
with liquor. Other policemen fouAd
Detective Frank Welling and Henry
Zadeck of Maxwell street. They said
they had been - sent by Capt William
Russell to investigate the report that
a watchman in the warehouse had
been bound and gagged and 150 cases
of liquor stolen.
The liquor was marked "for Michael
Clancy." Previously 180 cases had
been shipped by the American Rail
way Express and 200 cases had reach
ed the hands of the bootlegger. Clan
cy explained he had been robbed.
There no authority for the trans
fer to the truck.
Joseph Katlaw, driver, Albert Lev
inson and Louis Rodich, were ar
rested. In an automobile standing by
eleven cases were found. H. A.
Byrnes and Martin Kilcummings were
arrested. They said they had brought
it up from Springfield.
Chief of Police Garrity is using his
best detective talent in uncovering
the whiskey ring activities of his own
policemen. Detective Paul Peterson,
who was arrested on the charge of .as
sisting in the robbery of his friend
Abe Nelson of $15,000 whiskey
money", has been released on bond.
Peterson had an automobile and lived
at the rate of $10,000 a year.
STOECKEL SEEMS
TO BE THE MAN
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law. Then the crimes and all other
papers would jump on me for not
seeing that the law was enforced. I
am goings to see that the law is en
forced and I am going to have a force
of men down in Bridgeport in a few
days to see that the law in reference
to overcrowding is strictly enforced."
The speeches outside of Governor
H-icomb's neat little talk did not
abound in any brilliant oratorical dis
plays, although Congressman Chand
ler's handling of the Prohibition
Question nut the crowd in a hannv
state of mind, said:
"Prohibition? I don't know what
to say about that. What will I say?
What are you in th audience, wet or
dry?"
There was a chorus of "wet."
"Well, all right, then. If you are
wet so am I. I believe that if it is
too dry it should be wetter, and if it
is too wet it should be dryer. I be
lieve we should be able to strike a
line between hilarity and intoxicatio i.
I am in favor of hilarity but am not
in favor of intoxication and I am a
Presbyteriariand don't think that doc
trine will' shock any of the dea
cons." The speeches of Senator Brandagee
and Congressman Merritt were the
usual political stump speeches wrth
the usual Republican flavor. The
Democrats, they said, were the party
of sedition. The Republican party
saved the country in the 6 0's. The
Democratic party was the party of the
Southern slave owners and was now
controlled by the South and by the
Murphy's, the Brennans and the Tag
garts. ' The Republican party was
100 per cent. American. The Demo
cratic party was made up of foreign
ers. Senator Brandegee claimed credit
for Iiaving drawn up the declaration
of war against Germany. Ho. said that
as a member of the Senate Committee
on Foreign Affairs he had had as much
to do with the drawing uip of the dec
laration of war as any man in the
country and objected to giving the
credit to President Wilson.
Congressman Chandler occupied
most of the time in denouncing Eu
gene V. Befcbs whom, he said, had
been adjudged a criminal antx-that the
party that nominated a criminal jWho
was serving his sentence in prison
was guilty pf criminality. He eulo
gized Speaker Sweet of the New Tork
legislature for denying the five So
cialist members the right to sit in the
legislature and said that that act was
not a denial of the right of represent
ative government -because although
these men had been legally elected
they were not members of the Legis
lature until they had heen accepted as
members by the men who had been
elected from other sections of the
State
In reference to the criticism of
Senator Harding for conducting a
front porch campaign Senator Bran
degee said that Hughes would have
been elected four years ago if he had
stuck to his front porch and had not
caused the mix up in California which
lost the election to the Republicans.
He called attention of the audience
that shortly before we entered the
world war President Wilson had in
sulted our best friend, England when
he had said that he could not see
any difference between the aims of
England and of Germany and said
that Senator Harding would never be
called upon to explain any pro-German
editorials as none had been
printed in his papers before the
United States entered the war.
The Republican State convention
for the nomination of governor, lieu
tenant governor, comptroller, secre
tary of state and state, treasurer wWl
be held at Hartford, September S
and 9.
"In many countries ladies campaign
and sometimes offer a kiss for a vote.
It isn't bribery menely a way of cam
paigning." 0 "Well, if you put it that way, -I'd
rather have a kiss than a bum ar
gument." ' ;
STEPNEY
Rev. Mr. Clark has partially recov
ered from his 1 recent illness and
preached at the iMethodist church at
the morning service on last Sunday.
Miss Edith Richdale of Cannondale
was a recent visitor of her friend,
Alias Helen Burr.
Mr, aqd Mrs. Clayton Hawley have
returned home atfer spending thair
vacation at Fort Trumbull Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Blakeman
have enjoyed a motor trip to Massa
chusetts and over the Mohawk Trail.
"While en route they were guests of
Mr. and airs. G. Flathers at Shelburne
Falls.
Carlos Warner of Brookfield has
been a goiest at the home of Miss Mary
Sceley.
William Slater of Bridgeiport has vis
ited his daughter, (Mrs. Stanley Nor
throp. Mrs. Milon Hawley has returned
from the Bridgeport hospital whore
she had an operation performed re
moving her tonsils.
Ma-, and Mrs. Oscar Plumb and Miss
Beatrice (Plumb of Isiohols spent Mon
day at the lioroo of S. B.. Hayes.
Mrs. John Hunger-ford and Miss
Edith Osborne of Monroe spent Thurs
day as guests of Mrs. Anna Gilbert.
Miss Emma Wells of Bridgeport is
spending a two weeks' vacation at her
home in Judd s District.
iMiss Irma Meade is spending a week
with her mother at Myrtle Beach.
Miss Olive Corning has returned to
Monroe after spending a Ttreek with
her grandmother, Mrs. Mary E. Cor
ning. John Milton of Bridgeport spent the
week end at the home of hia daughter,
Mrs. Barnes.
Miss Loretta. Keenan has resumed
her duties at B. Hawley & Po.'s store
after a week's vacation.
George Clingan, who ha been tak
ing a business trip to Ch)eago, re
turned nome last eaiuraay.
Shipping Board
Defrauded of Thousands
(Continued from Page pne)
this port, report (firectly i us, we
alone having the right to (authorize
purchases of supplies or expenditures
for repairs. All repairs al present
must be made according to Ipeciflca
tion and under bond. Every Till must
have my signature before itwi!l be
paid, and the result of this haAbeen a
saving of as much a SO per cent, on
many items. Conditions formerly
were so bad that I have evenheard
that in some cases food was tnj-own
overboard in order to create a short
age so that purchases could be
made."
During the first four weeks of the
supervision provided by the new ar
rangement it was officially estimated
that a saving for the Shipping Board,
which means for the United States
government, of $5 0,000 for food alone
and $25,000 for repairs was made. As
a result of this campaign at least one
arrest is expected when a certain ship
arrives in New York.
There are 23 lines under the Ship
ping Board which have vessels call
ing at rjprts in this jurisdiction There
are on an average 22 vessels on hand
at all times. The average cost for
maintaining these is from $1,500 to
$2,000 each per day. Before the war
an American vessel on the River
Platte was a curiosity.
'Since the Shipping Board had no
offices of its own to take charge of
its vessels in ports throughout the
world," continued Captain Carden, "it
was usually necessary to entrust the
care of its ships to established agen
cies. Many f these steamship
agents had already for years been the
representatives of foreign and possi
bly competing lines. The result haa
been that in many cases American
vesels have been held back while
other ships were given the prefer
ence, causing the expenses of Ameri
can ships to mount up through port
charges and lost time.
"In all River Platte ports, losses
from this source have been very
groat as well as those through over
charges for supplies, repairs and so
forth. There is one case on record
where an American ship was held up
for months for repairs and charges
totaling about $300,000 were piled up
against ner. But we are seeing to it
now that Shipping Board vessels get
into port and get .way again without
unnecessary delay. The saving to the
Shipping Board from this attention
undoubtedly will toe several hundred
thousand dollars annually.
"Agents who have the interests of
other nationalities more at heart than
American are coming to learn that
they are not entitled to more than a
legitimate profit from American ves
sels and must handle them efficiently
if they want American business."
Caaptain Carden and his assistant,
Captain Farwell, are officers of the
United States Coast Guard, detailed
on Shipping Board service. During
the war Captain Carden was port
captain of New York and had charge
of loading more than 345,000 tons of
high explosives, making a record, it
is said, of never having had an acci
dent or lost a man. .
TO STOP CANTU'S
INSURRECTION
Me.xico City, Aug. 5. Government
troops which will be sent into Lower
California to put down the insurrec
tion led by Governor Cantu are being
mobilized at Guaiymas and Puerto Is
abel in the state of Sonora, and at
other ports, according to Secretary of
War Calles.
"Cantu has not more than one. thou
sand men," he added, "and they are
not of the fighting kind. Most of them
are saloonkeepers and gamblers."
The Federal grand jury at Chicago
has indicted 41 railroad strikers but
the indictment were held up while the
court tried to find out how the news
papers learned of them before they
were returned to court.
The Rnights of Columbus declared
for free Ireland at the national con
vention. There are 100 war brides on the
Pocahontas sailing from England yes
terday. Most of them are Germans.
BMan Howe, 5 years
n'.
refused
Ho eke-
fo take a nickel from John
feller yesterday.