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SIX. THE TIMES: SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1920 THE BRIDGEPORT TIMES And Evening Farmer. (FOUNDED 1T90. . FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES Bryant. Griffith & Branson. "New York. Boston and Chicago . MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHONE BUSINESS OFFICE Enuim 1208 ft -L 'J Published by The Fanner Publishing Co. 179 Fairfield Ave.. Bridgeport Conn. DAILY COc month. $6.00 per year WEEKLY . . (1.00 per year in advance The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. Entered, at Post Office. Bridgeport. Connecticut, as second class matter. SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1920 THE RESUL HE PRIMARY election Georgia brought out dency. Tom Watson, Hoke Smith and Attorney General Pal mer were candidates. The two first live in Georgia. Palmer hails from Pennsylvania. The votes were abouir equally divided between the three men. In certain quarters this is hailed as a vote against the League of Nations, because Palmer is a member of the administration. Of course it was not a vote upon the league, for the reason that the candidacies of powerful men, are complicated with ,many elements, the chief perhaps of which is the hope of groups of politicians, the captains of hundreds and thousands, to form an alliance with a chieftain with whom they will have influence if he should be elected. When the primary voting of the present elections is scru tinized, it may, if the argument is made without resort to the facts which govern primary elections, be made to appear that the League has been. voted in, Senator Brandegee, pf Connecticut, is opposed to the League of Nations. If he should be renominated by the Re publican party, or not renominated, it could not be said with reason that his attitude on the league had much to do with the nomination. He is the candidate of the Republican ma chine, which habitually is victorious. The voting after the nomination would be governed by many considerations, the chief of which would be that Brandegee would be the Repub lican candidate and that most regardless of his attitude upon Up to this time the only of an attitude upon the League Missouri, where the Democratic state convention definitely re jected Senator Reed, for the precise reason that he opposed the league. But it is not probable that all the votes against him were due to his delinquency. In such cases there are general ly powerful, or ambitious men, who build up opposition against an opponent that they may profit by his fall. TIIE STUTZ N ITS LARGER aspects the gambling institution, they have not sown and lose what they cannot afford to part with. To- a very large extent its transactions are outside the pale of the law. They are against public policy, which means that a court of justice would not interfere to produce equity belwcen the parties to a gambling dispute. Allan Ryan is probably helpless when he comes into a court against the operators who were short in Stutz. They gambled and lost. If they welch, there is nobody to say them nay. Gamblers must take care of themselves. Their transac tions are upon the good faith of gamblers, and have no other support. tThe significance of the action of the stock exchange, in refusing to liquidate the- shortage in Stutz is simply this, the losing gamblers welch. They refuse to pay although they have lost, and'they serve notice upon the host of stock exchange gamblers in the United States, that the bank will not pay, if the game goes very much against it. c The stock exchange ought to be reduced to a function of making actual transactions in securities. Buying and selling on 'margin ought to be forbidden, the daily publication of stock quotations ought to be omitted, and all things done that will keep the capital of the country in productive enterprise and take it out of the gambling operations of those who Ryan has described as being without vision,' or much intelligence. A WORTHY THE YOUNG Men's & Young Women's Hebrew Associa tion has negotiated for the structure known as Eagle's Hall, on Madison avenue, and is conducting a campaign for money with which to pay the purchase price. The association intends to establish a community home, which will be for the use and profit of all the Jewish people of Bridgeport and vi cinity,. The building .is well adapted for the purpose, it is centrally located and convenient to the main lines of transport. This drive is self contained. The Jewish people of Bridge port are financing their own enterprise, without calling upon the outside public. It is expected that every Jew will do his part to make the movement a success. N. J. STRIKERS ARE ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN JOBS New York, April 24 Hopes of striking railrcad workers in the New York-Jersey City district to regain their jobs with the seniority ratings taken from them by the railroad managers centered today on a con ference at Jersey City of strike lead ers with mayors of several New Jer sey cities who will be asked to inter cede for the men. Determination to seek the aid of tihe Jersey mayor was reached by the strikers yesterday after the railroad managers association ot .sew iorK had twice turned down requests for rescinding of the ultimatum and which strikers who failed to report by last Sunday lost their seniority. Railroad officials indicated today that they would ignore any overtures made on behalf of the strikers by the Jersey mayors, asserting that the strikers could return only as new em ployes. Place of many of the strikers already have been filled, it was as serted, and traffic was declared to be fast returning to normal. L. J. Maxse, editor of the National Review (Eng.),- states that in 1910 a document was formulated in the Brit ish Foreign Office which named 1913 as the year in which the Empire would pass into the danger zone of war. PHONE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Bsraum 12S7 IN GEORGIA in the Democratic state of three candidates for the presi out, up, down and all around. R-epublicans would vote for him, any question whatever. voting that has been signifiant of Nations has occurred in CORNER New York stock exchange is a through which men reap" what PROJECT T. R. MEMORIAL SPEAKER. Lawrence Abbott, editor, author, traveler and noted public speaker, will come to Bridgeport Thursday evening, April 29, and spea& in the High school auditorium, at 8 o'clock in the evening in behalf of the Roose velt Memorial drive which opens in this city May 9. The meeting will be the first of a series " to interest the Bridgeport public in the national me morial to Col. Roosevelt. EXCHANGE PRISONERS. Paris, April 24 Under- the agree ment relative to the exchange of Rus sian and French prisoners which has been signed at Copenhagen by M. j-iitvinott and the French representa tives 125 French women and children are to be sent immediately to the Fin nish frontier by Soviet authorities. They will be released in exchange for the 3,000 Russian soldiers who have recatraly leen landed at Odessa by, or der of the French government. DUEL CHALLENGE Montevideo, April 24 Baltasar Brum, President-of the Republic has challenged Dr. Rodriguez Larreta, di rector of the newspaper El Pais to a duel. Dr. Larreta has accepted the challenge. . The rise of the dollar (no at home, but abroad; at home it has de preciated to about 38 cents) is prov ing a serious menace in losing for eign markets to us. Sketches from Life .r. ' rm, fit.: Mother Hasn't REPORT STUTZ FFAIR CLO " New Tork, April 24 An agreement was reported today between Allan A. Ryan, chairman of the Stutz Motor Car Company and the protective committee organized to protect the in terests of 58 stock exchange houses under contract to deliver Stutz stock by which settlement with Mr. Ryan for $550 a share was arranged. The settlement price was fixed at $425 a share, plus $S5 for a 20 per cent stock dividend, plus $40 for pre mium for 20 days at $2 a day. When trading in Stutz was sus pended by the board of governors 'of the exchange shares were selling at $391 and later ordered lots were sold for more than $700 a share. Immediately after the announce ment that settlement had been made bids on the curb, where trading in Stuta opened with $550 bid and none offered, declined to $470 with none offered. The stock market reacted, to the settlement by an upward trend of prices in the early trading. I Mr. Ryan previously had offered to settle with trad-ers short of Stuts ai $520 a share but he later withdrew this offer, wibich firms involved con sidered excesisivQ, and announced it would not (be revived. Tho protective committee asked each house under contract to deliver stock to Mr. Ryan to name a maxi mum price at w-hich it consiide-erd set tlement should Ibe made and these figures-were submitted by the com mittee at a .conference with Mr. Ryan. The settlement followed several days of shai-p exchanges 'between the committee and. Mr. Ryan who, it was intimated, had cornered Stutz stock. TMjs was denied, and said he had act ed merely to protect Stutz stockhold ers against a "gang of raiders" who had attempted to beat the iprice do-wn. Wall Street authorities estimated "short" interests involved 3,000 to 5,000 shares, which on the Ibasis of the set tlement price represented a ijo; to them of $750,000 to $1,200,000. . 0. WORKER HAKE APPEAL New Tork. April 2 4 Upward of 200 Federal Civii Service employees adopted resolutions asking President Wilson, the House and the Senate to act "promptly bn pending pension bills, at a mass meeting last night in St. Columbia's Auditorium, 343 West 25th street. Most of those present were postal workers but there was a goodly representation of custom house and internal revenue em ployees. In the front row sat four men who have each served more than 50 years in the Post Office Depart ment. The youngest man in the hall has been working for the government nearly 20 years. $ STOCK DIVIDEND Boston, April 24 A stock dividend distribution of twenty shares for one was announced today to the commis sioner of corporations by the Frank lin Yarn Company today. The com pany has increased its capital stock from $6,000 to $126,000 to make the dividend possibile. The Grant Yarn company notified the commissioner of a three shares for one distribution which, with a cash dividend, represents a distribu tion of $900,000. "Instead of the haughty Prussian one expected to meet, he turned out to be a most courteous and perfectly mannered man; his behavior throughout, his captivity was a model to anyone in such a position." Something You Want? Times Want Ads Use ZiTL -r -parr WM--4i7Jt.i!ali . Seen That Pay Check COPPER MINERS ARE STILL OU Butte, , Mont., April 24 With an Increased but still small number of men reporting for work at Butte's copper mines, the situation created through the strike called by metal mine workers union number 800 of the I. W. W-, showed little change here today. A number of troops ar rived yesterday from Camp Lewis and Fort George Wright. Soon thereafter the rumors of posible violence which had been in circulation died away. The troops here . comprise several companies but their exact number has not been announced. No change had been reported today in the condition of any of the sixteen men injured in Wednesday's clash between picketing strikers peace oficers. and N. Y. SENATE ENDORSES 2.75 Albany, N. T., April 24 The New York Senate early today placed its endorsement on 2.75 per cent. beer. By a vote of 27 to 23, Minority Leader James J. Walker's bill designed to legalize the manufacture and sale of such beverage was. passed and sent to the assembly for concurrence. Three minutes later the1 Anti-Saloon League's enforcement bill,- a measure patterned after the Volstead federal prohibition enforcement act, failed of passage, 21 to 20. The bill of Senator Kenneth F. Sutherland, Democrat, of Kings, to legalize fdur per cent, beer and 12 per cent, wine failed of passage, 23 to 26. . FIXED FOR ASSAfLT. v As the result of a battle which oc curred some time ago in which stove bricks were used as ammunition, Ta ras Bogotch and Victor Allicarvitch, both of 6 Lesbia street, were arraign ed in the City Court, this morning, charged with 1 assault. Allicarvitch was fined $10, and charges against Bogotch were . nolled. The argu ment is said to have started over the cooking of a supper, and soon grew to such an extent that both men started to dismantle the stove and hurl bricks at each other's head. 'BRECKRILL HEADS VETS Major Fred J. Breckbill, superin tendent of mails at the Bridgeport post office, was elected commander of the Naval nd Military Order of the Spanish American War, at a meeting held in the City Club, Hart ford, last evening. Captain John A. Leonard was elected one of the Ex ecutive Council. The commander will appoint the delegates to the Na tional Commandevy. TWO SUITS FILED. Harry E. Griswold of Stamford has been sued for $1,000 by the Fyr-Fyter Sales Co. of Ohio to recover for goods alleged to have been purchased by the defendant. The suit is returnable to the Common Pleas court, May term. Another suit filed today in the same court is brought by Mollie Hogan of New York against James Griswold and wife of Darien. Damages of $200 are asked to recover for money said to have Ibeen loanod. KO AGITATORS ABOARD. New York, April 24 Ellis Island officials said today that no agitators had been deported on the steamship Susquehanna, - which went aground near Pola. One alien was deported on the vessel from New York, and this case, the officials said, was an ordinary deportation for failure to meet immigration requirements. ADVERTTST3 IN THE TIMES. By Temple iSsr f-r First for Years J ALLIES AGREED ON HON POLICY (Continued from Page One.) Some opinion in English circles is apprehensive as regards France's all- ieged imperialisltic projects, notatoly her Rhine 'policy, fearing that it tends toward disguised annexation, partic ularly in tho iRiuhr basin. Premier Millerand set forth against this ap prehension the real position of France, pointing out that she had been deeply injured by the war more than any other nataon and she desires peace., and for peace needs security and: the reparations due her. He declared that France in no way desires to ere ate another AlsaceLorraine siouaition to be used against her, and that her unwillingness to be put in a feetole posi'tiion arises soleuy from the fear of the spirit of revenge widespread, ih Germany. With regard to the arrangements for dealing with Germany, it is ex plained that the German chancellor will be summoned later to confer with the allies, who will in advance have drawn up a program and regu lated the extent of these direct con sultations. The interview may possi bly be held in Brussels, befpre the Inter-Allied financial conference which is to be held in May, if the ar rangements can be made in time. Further delay heyond May 10 may be accorded the Germans to submit their estimates concerning repara tions but the allies wish as rapidly as possible to make an estimate of the sum due from Germany in repara tions in relation to her capacity for payment so as to permit her knowing thus what she owes, to resume work for the fulfilment of her engagements. OONNECTTOUT PATENTS. The following were issued April 20. List compiled by the office of A. M. Wooster, Solicitor of Patents, 1115 Main street, Bridgeport, Conn.: Arluskes, Veronica, Bridgeport, compressor. x Grant, James W., Bridgeport, paper fastener. Piatt, Clarence D., Bridgeport, elec tric switch Petrelli, Joseph .V., New Haven, reversing mechanism. Stuart, Charles J. pneumatic shoe-press. Capewell, George New Haven, J., Hartford, Hartford, ap- horseshoe. Darlington, Philip J., paratus for straining liquids. or filtering Richmond, Everett B., Hartford, Washtub. Lewis, Rollin C, Stamford, Time controlled Deadlocking device. Bennett, Morris H., Waterbnry, Melting and melting and reducing metals. Davis, Joseph K., Waterbury, Air distributor for Lamp burners. Svenson, Charles W., New Britain, Coaster Brake. Reyonlds, John N.; tomatic Switch. Greenwich, An- Reynolds, John N., Greewich, Telephone Exchange Apparatus. Lake, Simon, Milford, apparatus for rivetsetting . and similar operations. Russ, John W., Derby, buckle. Thorpe, Samuel T., Bristol, fishline reel. Bouillon, Constant,' Torrington, tool cabinet. Boryk, John, Ansonia, safe lock. Brewer, Charles A., Norton Heights, first-aid kit-. - Austin, Ellsworth W., Plymouth, vaporizing stopper. Trade Marks. Warner Bros. Co., Bridgeport, hose supporters. Bliss, E. C. Co. The, Meriden, jew elry. The British soldier is a good -sport. Matching' Sir Ian Hamilton's good word for Gen. Liman von Sanders, comes another British officer's good word for Gen. von Lettow-Vorbeck who surrendered with 'his whole force DIRECT ACTION 'Tho dedaio'n, of the Trades Union Congress "by an OTOnrhrimlng major ity of its , members, other than the miners delegates, ,to have recourse to political rather than direct action marks a turning point in the "history of the British laibor movement. The reasons for the decision of the Con gress are dlffloolt to arrive at from a study of the speeches which were de livered, and it is impossible to say whether the suggested general strike was rejectee! on grounds of principle or simply om the more immediate ground that it would not be success ful. Possibly both considerations en tered into the decision. The militant campaign which laibor has conducted since last autumn has not been a conspicuous success; the railway strike was rendered comparatively in effective iby the strong action taken by the Government; ' and the recent results in certain bye-electioits indi cate a certain eetibaek to the Labor party's rapidity growing popularity in the constituencies. It is possible. therefore, that the decision of the Trades Union Congress was not come to without some consideration of the prospects of the Laibor party at the next general election. On the one hand the adoption of -violent methods would seriously jeopardize the party's chance in the country, while on the other hand the decision it has taken will greatly enhance its reputation for statesmanMke action. Once more the British Trade Union movement has exhibited a sanity and restraint fwhicfh are unSmown in laibor move ments abroad. It must not he forgotten, however, that the trouible with the miners is not yet solved. The Trade Union Congress decided to institute a vig orous campaign of political action in order to induce the Government to carry info effect the recommenda tions of the Banker commission. At the same time the miners themselves meay possibly resort to the weapon of the strifee in order to force the Gov ernment's (hand, tout it is the more general opinion that fchey will confine their demand for Che preseart at least to an immediate rise of wages. Such ain increase of wages cannot be re sisted in view of the fact that the cost of living has gone up "by fifteen points since the iSankey award Hast year, and it is only ojuitaMe that the condition of the miners should not be allowed to Ibe disapproved owing to circumstances outsidie their control. It is suggested, howoven, that the in creased wages demanded will not he confined to a rise commensurate witB the rise to the cost of living, but will aim at ototaining some of the advan tages which the (minora claim they wotrld obtain if the mines were na tionalized. Of course, a strike on this issue would foe a direct challenge to thW Government, and would have to ba dealt with in a very different way from a strike aiming at a simple rise of wages. ' While aM of these dtispntes and dis cussions are going on nobody seems to question the fact that under na tionalization the miners position would he greatly improved. "Never theless .the whole wisdom of their present proceeding turns on the truth or fallacy of this premise. One would have thought that the experience gained in the war would have opened .the eyes of a great many people to the fallacy of nationalization either to secure more economical procfeuction or better conditions of laibor for the workers. These lessons, however, seem to have fallen on deaf ears, and the demand for nationalization today is as insistent as if we had never had the experience of nationaiized rail ways with the general strike, and se vere labor troubles in (factories under governrmtent control. In our opinion nationalization which is a very dif ferent thing from the. form of control advocated toy the Guiktemen would not in the very least improve the status or condition of the miners, for the sinvple reason that it would not give them any more share in the ownership of the industry than they have at present. Nationalization is essentially a movement in favor of the consuming (public, "becaius it en aibles industry to be controlled by the representatives of the public in Par liament. The whole tendency of s nationally controtled industry is there fore to lower the selling price of i product- At present the .pressure of the con sumer to keep down prices is trans mitted through so many agencies the retailer, the wholesaler, the im porter, and the employer that it reaches the worker in such dimin ished strength that he is capable of resisting it to a large extent by trades union action. But under nationaliza tion this pressure of the consumers would be exerted directly thrdugh their management of the industry. and trades action on the part of the worker would become corresponding ly weak. Moreover, it must not to forgotten that to strike against a na tionally owned industry is to strike against the government have always received a very different measure of public support from strikes against private employers. The one valid ar gument for nationalization is that it tends to reduce the waste of compe tition. The applicability, if not the validity, of this argument, however, is being lessened more and more at the present day owing to the tendency of employers themselves to amalgamate and combine so as to abolish the wastage of competitive production. One consideration that induced cer tain economists to favor nationaliza tion, has therefore disappeared in re cent years. This argument, like all others in favor of the State owning industry, was based on the consumers point of view. What arguments can be offered in favor of nationalization by pro 'ducers it is impossible to say. This 'difficulty, however, does not seem to ' trouble the miners, who apparently have made up their minds for them selves on this difficult problem. The Irish Statesman... SPENDS NIGHT ON POLE. Mobile, April 24 After spending the night 'on olatric telephone and telegraph wires at the intersection of two of the principal streets in the downtown section, Charles Sanders, a lineman, descended today into the arms of waiting policemen-who had pleaded with hjm for fourteen hours to forsake his perilous perch. t Trie omcers said Sanders crazed with narcotics. ELBOW FRACTUKED. While cranking his Ford yesterday afternoon, Frank Vollert, 166 Gregory street, was struck on the right arm by the crank when the machine back fired, sustaining a fracture and dis location of the right elbow. He was treated by Dr. Owen J.-Groark of the Emergency hospital and then remov ed to St. Vincent's. WASHINGTON WAS SHORT SPEAKER More than a century ago, Thomarf Jefferson said: 'I served with General Washing ton In the Legislature of Virginia, be fore the Revolution, and, during it. with Doctor Franklin in Congress. 1, never heard either of them speak, ten minutes at a time, nor to any bus' the Tna'" point, which was to deoido the question. They laid their shoulders to the great points, knowing that the littlOM ones would follow of themselves. If. the present Congress errs in too much.' talking, how can it be otherwise, in a body to which the people send one hundred and fifty lawyers, whose trade is to question everything, yield nothing, and talk by the hour? That one hundred and fifty lawyers shooKiv do business together ought Jiot to be expected.'" Multiply the above by four, add several hundred new .subjects for de bate, divide into two parties. and you have the National Legislature In the year of grace 1920. Probably it could be calculated by an efficiency; expert that the amount of energy, time, money and lung power wasted in one session by Congress would be enough to drain every swamp in this country, irrigate every barren iui and rescue and educate every child laborer, with enough left over to support and train every wounded doughboy. As it is, small wonder that gentle knocks at the door of Congress are drowned out by the oratorical uproar inside. BURNS MEN ARE CAUSE OF DELATE CCon tinned from Page One.) The first real snag- in the court roceedirags was struck when John Fiona was arraigned, changed with keeping a gamfchrrg bouse at 1,523 Main street. Attorney (Samuel Reich appeared for Piano and nine men who were taken in the naid Saturday night, and the lawyer requested that the trial go on at once. Prosecuting Attorney iDeL&ney re quested a comtirruance, and tibia (brought forth a protest ott the part of Attorney Reich, who declared that his clients were remaining away from their jobs for the punpose of having their cases heard in the court. , The prosecutor then declared that he expected to put the ckses on this morning, but owing to the fact that some of the witnesses were not pres ent he would be unable to do so. The witnesses in question were Burns men who participated In the raids Satur day night. Attorney Reich insisted on being shown some good reason why th cases of his clients should be contin ued after the men had been told to appear in court this morning. Judge Frederic A. Bartlett remark ed that there would be no infringe ment on the rights of any person arrested in the raids, bnt that the state also had some rights, and fot that reason would continue the case until April 27. Those arrested in Piano's place were, William Morrisey, Joseph Mor ris, Frank Lewis, Thomas ' Jackson, Henry Newman Fred Stapleton, Geo. Ryan and Harry Fitzroy. Marian Wilson, the 17-year-old girl who is alleged to be the star wit ness for the Burns men, again failed to appear in court this morning. Her case was continued (until Tuesday, owing to the fact that she is wanted as a witness in many cases which have been continued until next week. Mayor Wilson and Chief Meyers, of the Burns agency, were both in court this morning, but had nothing to say regarding any of the cases. HOOVER SAVED CHINESE BOSS f ROM SHOOTING Chang Yen Mow was a clever Chi nese gentleman who was instru mental in bringing Herbert Hoover from his successes in the mining fields of West Australia to China. Hoover, however, found that Mow and his associates suffered from the Chinese habit of not wishing to make any radical changes in the mining methods. In Everybody's, for April, Vernon Kellogg in furnishing, details of the exciting existence of a mining expert in the Orient, says: "As one of the results of the Boxer affair Chang Yen Mow got into the bad graces of the government, gave up his posi tion and was forced to flee from Pe king and take refuse in Tientsin. Even here he was dragged out of his palace and stood up before a firing squad, and escaped with his life only through vigorous interfence by his Director of Mines. "As a result of this, and also be cause he thought that he might save from confiscation a valuable coal mining property at Tongs ben, about eighty miles from Tientsin, he offered to transfer this property outright to Hoover's name. Hoover refused to accept the gift, but agreed to go to Europe and organize a company to finance the working of Chang's mines, and pay the old Chinaman a reasonable share of the profits. Chang gladly agreed, and Hoover, the Boxer Rebellion now quelled and Tientsin freed from siege, went to London, or ganized an ' English company with certain Russian and especially Bel gian participation, and, returned to China to superintend the real devel opment of the great property. "But he found a change in the spirit of Chang's dreams. -The wily old Celestial, finding that China was not to be partitioned by the powers that had defended it against the Box ers, and that private property was not to be confiscated, now proposed to break his contract so willingly made. And there seemed little hope that Chinese justice would compel him to recognize his previous agree ments. But there was something in the persistent, indomitable pressure of the young American who had given his word to his English and Belgian backers, and in the assisting pressure of a quiet but firm young (Belgian, named de Wouters, who had come back with Hoover, which did finally compel the old Chinaman, ' after much trouble and delay, to live up to his contract.' "Since I have come in contact with social reformers," says Samuel M. Crothers, the essayist, "I have come to observe that one-third (of their power and energy goes into work, -and the other two-thirds in keeping, on good terms with their .- fellow re formers." . ... 4 i t :