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BRIDGEPORT, CONN., FRIDAY, OCTOBERS, 1920
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Pamphlet Urges
Armed Revolt
In this Country
Federal Agents Capture
Half Ton of Commun-
"ist Articles and Two
- Most Dangerous Radi
cals in Arnerica One
. Under Watch in Wa
terbury. Chicago, Oct. 8. Discovery of vast
fcmounts of radical literature in the
possession of NicokU John Jazzinski
fcnd John. Holoeny, declared to be
two of the most dangerous radicals in
America, who were arrested here last
bight by agents of the Department of
Justice, was announced today.
In Jazzinski's possession was found
nearly half a ton of communist arti
cles, including samples of a new
pamphlet advocating armed revolu
tion by foreign elements in this coun
try. One hundred thousand of these
pamphlets, it was saia, were smppeu (
out or v-nicago yesteraay oy
Uria the American Express Company.
They were traced and are being held
(or the authorities.
Holoeny, it was said, is 34 years
bid and unmarried. He has been un
(fler surveillance in New York City
fend Waterbury, Conn., for some time,
Pie authorities said.
Department of Justice agents said
Ithey were now on the trail of the
"mysterious anarchist printshop" be
lieved to be located here, and which
they declare has been turning out
bullions of anarchistic pamphlets.
HARDING FINDS
LEAGUE PACT IS
BIGGEST ISSUE
(By George It. Holmes)
Enroute with Senator Harding,
irimn.hn.. Neb.. Oct. 8 Well satisfied
that Nebraska ana lowa are eaieij
Republican by big majorities. Senator
Warren a. Harding swung soutnwaru
today into the closely contested state
lot Missouri.
Senator Harding has found in this
brief invasion of the Middle West
.that the League of Nations is the
paramount issue and at every stop,
whether it has been for a day or ten
hmlnutes, his audience have been loath
to let him go wltnoui some aeciara
tlon on the League issue. Conse
quently the League will receive more
and more attention as he goes along.
Both in DesMoines and in Omaha
ho Democratic newspapers have
7ubllshed questionnaires on the
league issue, addressed to Senator
Harding, with, requests that he an'
swer them.
Hern In Omaha the newspaper
iiwned bv Senator Gilbert M. Hitch
cock who managed tlte president's
light in the senate for the league,
published a series of questions to the
Republican candidate, ranging from
one which asked if he was in "ac
cord with Borah" clear down to why
he voted against confirming Louis D.
Urnndeis for the Supreme court.
Senator Harding largely ignored
these questions except to say that ha
and Senator Borah were now in
'perfect accord."
NO SYMPATHY
FOR "GLASS 5"
' Deputy Judge Frank L. Wilder
hasn't much sympathy for foreigners
who come to this country and enjoy
the full privileges of the country and
then when the country is in need 6f
able bodied men to serve in the Army
as in the late war hide themselves in
the so-called "Class D." The judge
put his words into action this morn
ing when Alex Moylak, a jitney driver
of 416 Gregory street, who was ar
.Tested. yesterday was arraigned and
charged with operating his machine
while under the influence of liquor.
He waa fined 75 and costs. Moylak
seemed to think the matter a joke
until his sentence was announced and
this took the smile off his face. "I
haven't got much time for you fel
lows who were in Class 6 " eaid the
judge. Moylak, paid the fine.
INDIANS. GIVEN
GREAT WELCOME
I Cleveland, O., Oct. 8 Smiling and
full of confidence, despite their two
defeats, the Cleveland Indians arrived
early today from Brooklyn to engage
' the Dodgers in the fourth game of
' . the world series here tomorrow,
i - Conquering heroes never received a
more noisy reception than the play-
crs when they piled off the train.
I ' Streets leading to. the Union Station
'-were lined with cheering enthusiasts.
!.'. "Walt until we get them in our
I nwn nnrlc." the crowds shouted. "We
-are with you to the finish and know
..you'll grab the championship."
The players hustled to their homes
after the reception at the station and
"planned to take a light practice at
'.League Park this afternoon.
- President "Jim" Dunn, of the
'. American League s.champions, refuses
; to entertain any thought of losing the
series.
"We are home now and it wiil be a
"different story to tell tomorrow," he
. said. ' , '
Manager Tri3 Speaker showed r.o
discouragement over the two re-
CONSCIENCE
MAKES HIM
SURRENDER
Deserter From U. S. Army
Unable to Bear Strain
Wants Peace of Mind.
Conscience stricken for the past
eight months when, according to his
own admission, he went A. W. O. L.
from the post where he was stationed
with the United States Army, Paul
Hanson of New York City, while at-
tending. a aance at the State street
Casino, gave himself up to the cus-
tody of Officer McCarthy, who took
him to police headquarters and where
he is being held for Army officials.
Hanson, who is but 19 years of age.
according to i'is own statement has
been unable to sleep for tear that
federal officers were on his trail and
when seen in the city court this morn
ing said that he was glad that he naa
taken the first step and would gladly
serve a prison term or any other form
of punishment that is inflicted on mm
to have peace of mind. It is expected
tnat the case against him win oe
nolled when he is again arraigned in
the court and that he will be turned
over to the Army officials.
WOKE HER AT 2 TO
DRINK COCKTAILS
NEW YORK. Oct. 8. Mrs. Wash
ington L. Stevens, of Hoboken who
is suing her millionaire husband for
separation, charges that he always
woke her up at 2 o'clock in the
morning by making ana arinKing
cocktails in their bedroom. Stevens
a bond broker and grandson of
Colonel Edwin S. Stevens founder of
the Stevens Institute of Technology.
MAY GET ONE
CONGRESSMAN
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. (By the
A. P.) Examination of the final
census figures of the country which
place the total population of contin
ental United States at 105,683,108 in
dicates that the west and the south
proportionately will gain more in a
political way than the east or mid
dle west through increased member
ship in the house of representatives,
more votes in the electoral college
and in larger delegations to the na
tional political conventions. This
result will obtain which whatever
basis of propdrtionme.nt is adopted
by Congress next winter.
As a result of the increase of 13,
710,842 in population during the
past ten years, fifty new seats must
be added to the House to prevent
iany state from losing any part of its
present representation.
For the past half a century the
precedent has been to increase the
size or the House so as to prevent
loss of existing representation by
any states.
If this precedent Is followed this
year five additional representatives
seats must be given to California,
four each for New York, Ohio, Penn
sylvania and Michigan; three ti Il
linois and Texas, two to Massachu
setts, New Jersey and North Caro
lina, and one each to Alabama, Ari
zona, Connecticut, Georgia, Mary
land, Montana, New Mexico, Okla
homa. Oregon, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Washington, West "Vir
ginia, Wisconsin, Virginia, Arkansas
and Minnesota.
m SWINEY IN
GREAT DISTRES
London, Oct. 8. Mayor MacSwincy
was more refreshed this morning at
Brixton prison,, having passed a fairly
good night. He had some sleep, says
a bulletin issued this morning by the
Irish Self-Determination League, but
to his relatives MacSwiney seemed
weaker and much more exhausted.
The Lord Mayor suffers great dis
tress after saying even a single word.
the bulletin declares. He tries to
whisper something, gasps, becomes
very exhausted and is unable to con
tinue.
The league bulletin issued at 12:30
p. m., said the mayor was suffering
from trouble with his- heart and was
unable to hold conversation with his
relatives.
Trolley Cars Collide
Twenty Are Injured
New York, Oct. 8 Physicians
working with the aid of one flicker
ing lantern early todny amputated
the right leg of Henry Helms, a mo
torman, in order to rescue him from
the tangled wreckage of two street
cars telescoped - in a collision that
caused injuries to 20 other persons.
Helms, who was pinned under the
car when physicians arrived, persuad
ed them to perform the operation
without an anaesthetic in order to
save time. Later his othar leg, badly
EMBARGO
CAUSES
STORM
Shippers Astonished at
New Order By New
Haven Road Charges
of Inefficiency Assert
ed Against Railroad
Bardo' Holds Back
Facts.
II
News of the placing of a new em
bargo on incoming freight to Bridge
port and Connecticut points by the
New Haven road was received in this
city by shippers with astonishment
and has aroused a storm of discus
sion and protest. Coming only three
weeks after the lifting, for the first
time of all embargoes since the war,
shippers are aroused and declare that
the statement sent out by General
Manager C. L. Bardo is propaganda
and does not set forth the real facts
of the situation. There is almost uni
versal declaration among the ship
pers that the New Haven road is not
"toting lair with Connecticut snip
pers and cite many evidences in sup
port of their contention.
A little more than a month ago
there was held in Bridgeport a con
ference between railroad officials and
the traffic men of the city at which
conference the New Haven road laid
great stress upon the claim that they
could not secure labor to complete
the loading and handling of cars.
They cited difficulties with the yard
men at various transfer points and a
shortage Of freight handlers as the
root of the difficulty and appealed to
the local industries to help them
solve the situation.
To do this, the manufacturers and
merchants of Bridgeport agreed to
furnish sufficient men to relieve the
shortage of labor claimed by the aril
road's representatives. The under
standing was at this time that as
soon as possible the railroad would re
lieve the local people or this burden.
Since that time the railroad has made
no utterance on the situation and the
local industries have gone patiently
on doing the work of loading cars for
the company. Now, with the strike
of. the switchmen, and yardmen set
tled, the local shippers feel that they
should be relieved of their agreement.
With the shipping - conditions
throughout the United States greatly
improved and with, all roads rapidly
cleaning up the congestion it appears
upon the face of the reports of the
Commerce Commission that the New
Haven road has as steadily gone back
wards instead of forward in solving
the freight situation and disposing of
the accumulation of cars.
The reason for this is declared by
local shippers to be the absolute in
efficiency displayed in handling cars
to be unloaded after they reach the
local yards it often requiring as much
s a week to get a car "spotted" for
unloading. To this is laid the blame
for cars not being unloaded. Then
when the cars are finally sent into
their unloading points the railroad
holds a stop watch on the shipper to
nail him on demurrage charges.
Quoting from the Commerce Com
mission's recent report, it is seen that
such railroads as the Union Pacific,
the Great Northern, the Northern
Pacific, Chicago, Milwaukee and St,
Paul and Santa Fe lines, all trans
continental carriers with long hauls
have forged far ahead in both mile
age and tonnage efficiency while the
New Haven road is estimated at a 40
percent decrease in efficiency. In
April 1920 the accumulation of cars
was estimated at 288,000. On Sep
tember 17, 1920 it was set down at
40,000 cars. Some roads, notably the
Union Pacific had increased mileage
per car from 47 miles to 68 miles
and tonnage per car from approxi
mately 750 to approximately 1,350
tons. In other words the above men
tigned lines have returned to almost
pre-war normal conditions while the
Connecticut road has gone backwards
to conditions fully as bad as at any
time during the war.
The shippers side in the present
controversy is pretty well set forth
in the following communication sent
to the Bridgeport Chamber of Com
merce under date of Sept. 30 and
shows that the shipper may not be
altogether to blame lor the tie-up of
freight cars in Bridgeport and in the
yards of the New Haven line
throughout Connecticut:
Sept. 30, 1920.
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce:
The Other Side of the Railroad Situa
tion.
Gentlemen The New Haven road
claims that fully 80 per cent, of the
(Continued on Page 16.)
DOCK WORKERS
STRIKE SPREADS
DUBLIN, Oct. 8. The strike of
seamen at this port, which has been
simmering for some time, spread to-
day. en thousand dock workers are
now idle. Cross channel traffic in
cattle and merchandise is completely
paralyzed.
Men wearing British uniforms
raided a house at Headford last
night. A constable was seized, strip
ped and beaten with a leather thong.
The attackers called him a traitor
for threatening to resign from ' the
Royal Irish Constabulary. ;
mangled, also was removed, at a hos
pital. Helms and the conductor Will
iam Wherax. who received a fractur
ed skull, are said to ; pave
chan.ee of recovery.- '
slight
The accident happened when the
brakes failed to work on the descent
of a steep hill on Amsterdam avenue, i
Many of the passengers, who became
hysterical when the car sped uncon
trolled down the hill, escaped Injury
ty nuacuing togetner- on tne rear
platform.
WHO IS HE?
Largely the subject of these
profile pictures have been Main
street business men. Here is
one who is in business near, but
not on Main street. He is in
the footwear line.. His name
imay be found among those who
are members of the Chamber of
Comerce. Who is he?
Your identification must be In
writfnjr.
It must be brought or mailed to
the Times Office. - .
The person making the first iden
tification under the rules will be, paid
Nirdlinger
Profile Hard
To Indentify
Miss Mae Rankin of 460 John street
is one dollar richer today, this being
brought about through her recogni
tion of the profile portrait in The
Times yesterday, as that of W. S.
Nirdlinger, of 917 Main Street. Nird-
mger s picture proved a tough one
for most of the puzzlers to work over
last night, and it was not until n:iu
o'clock this morning that a correct
identification was made by Miss Ran
kin.
EVERY BONE IN
BODY BROKEN;
HEAD CRUSHED
At 7:03 this morning Joseph
Tasonyi, age 56 years, of 336 Pine
street, while working , on a 16-inch
mill of the American Tube & Stamp
ing Co., at Hancock avenue, was
caught in the roll and horribly crusn
ed. Tasonyi was employed as a la
borer in the mill department, and
was accustomed every morning to oil
the milling machine. This morning
while performing his tasks his clothes
caught in the roil ana ne was wouna
around two sets of rolls. Every bone
in his body was broken and his head
was completely; crushed. The only
witness to the acciaent was vitam
Aponuita. The body was taken by
the Emergency ambulance to the city
morgue, where Dr. Garlick was noti
fied. Tasonyi is survived by a wife
and three children. The coroner will
hold an inquest this afternoon.
OCTOBER 12 IS
CONVENTION DATE
The Democratic Senatorial Conven
tion for the 25th Senatorial district
has been called by the Senatorial com
mittee for Oct. 12th in the Town hall.
Newtown, at 3 p. m., daylight saving
time.
At this convention the Democrats
will nominate a candidate to oppose
Elmer S. Banks of Fairfield, the Re
publican candidate.
SIX jNlUREF
IN COLUSION
Six people were injured at 6:50 this
morning when a jitney struck a horse
drawn wagon at the intersection of
Fairfield and Iranistan avenue. The
jitney was driven by Ailing -Fan-child
of 32 Ordnance Court who suffered
abrasions of the right leg. The wag
on was driven by Micka Fece of 480
Spruce street who was in company
of Albert Posce of 2002 Osbourne
street, both men were badly shaken
up.
The following are the jitney pas
sengers injured: Charles Benson, lac
I Sheldon Anderson of 205 Lenox ave
erations ot tne rigm maex linger;
nue who received abrasions of the
riirht eve: Frank Dardan of 87 Wilson
street, who received contusions of the
back, and Martin Jakencomes of 11
Clinton avenue. The wagon was
slightly damaged and the horse was
thrown to the ground but not injured.
The wagon was crossing Fairfield
avenue at Iranistan going south while
thr jitney was coming east on Fair
field avenue. The vehicles came to
gether with a terrific impact throw
ing the wagon up against a tree.
teXchers' pay
ready today
Word was received throughout the
city by' the school teachers this
morning that their cheeks due .on
the second payment of the term and
-rchto-h worn to have been paid on
; Saturday would not be paid today.
Qultea bit or eii-cmeni. was cauaeu
among the, ranks of the school
manna aue i to lumuur wmun
had been circulated but Secre;ary
John B. Wyncoop of the Board of
Education set 1 all fears aside when
he announced that the school teach
er's checks would be ready at S
o'clock this afternoon;
SENATE IS
SEEKING
CONTROL
Cox Warns Country
Senatorial Or o w d
Planning to Get Abso
lute Control of Su
preme Court, of Congress-
and Presidency.
(By Hagry L. Rogers) . y
Enroute with Governor Cox, Pa
ducah, Ky., Oct. 8 'Absolute control
of the Supreme Court of the United
States, of Congress and the presiden
cy, is the state for which the Sena
torial oligarchy is playing, Governor
James M. Cox charged in his speech
here today.
Pour Supreme Court justices . are
likelv to be appointed during the next
presidential administration, Governor
Cox pointed out, and insisted that it
"would naturally follow" that Sena
tor Harding if elected would appoint
reactionary members, "thus binding
the country to reaction, for the bet
ter part of a generation.
"It is a simple matter for the peo
pie to make a change in the executive
and legislative branches of the gov
ernment," the governor continued.
"but not in the judicial. As I see it
this is a real danger of a reactionary
victory, next to the scrapping of the
League of Nations there are three
branches of the government the leg
islative and executive and the judi
cial. Throughout the years the Sen
ate has trespassed upon the authority
of the House of Representatives. The
constitution provides that all legisla
tion having to do with the raising of
revenue shall be initiated in the
Hwuse. Yet there has probably not
been a single tariff measure in " the
last 50 years which was not changed
in its. every line after the enacting
clause once it reached the Senate.
"By the nomination of one of its
own members as the reactionary
candidate for the presidency it now
has the oportunity of annexing the
executive department. If the sena
torial ring should win the election
it would, in addition to controlling
the president also possess the consti
tutional right of confirmation of j
members of the Supreme court ap
pointed by the president. Four
members of the court being now
eligible for retirement, there will be
yond doubt be at least four vacan
cies on this court within the -next,
four years.
"It will be seen at a glance that the
senatorial crowd is playing for big
stakes which are no more nor less
than absolute control of the three
constitutional branches of our gov
ernment. No president of the United
States will appoint any one that he
deems unworthy of a place on the
highest court of the land but we must
be reminded that the senatorial
nominee for the presidency has con
firmed himself many times in theory
of plural government which means
that he will not only confer with the
group around him but that this same
group has the constitutional right to
apply its check if the president should
show signs of independence. Besides
it would naturally follow that a re
actionary president would appoint
tour reactionary members of the Su
preme court. This would bind the
country to reaction for the better part
or a generation."
'FAIR WEATHER"
. FOR NEXT GAME
Washington, Oct. 8- "Fair weath
er" was the forecast today . by the
United States Weather Bureau for To
morrow's world's series game in.
Cleveland.
WOMEN'S RALLY
AT 8 TONIGHT
All arrangements have been com
pleted for the meeting of. the Dem
ocratic women of the- Eighth District
at 2,032 Main street tonight-
There will be several addresses by
eloquent speakers, including Miss
Margaret Dorsey, Mrs. William Ho
gan, president of the Sixth District
Women s-euib; Joseph J. Devine,- can
didate for Judge of Probate; Miss
Mary Mallon, Lawrence T. Gallagher.
candidate for State Senator ; Albert
Walsh of Danbry. candidate for
Comptroller on the State ticket, and
Frank Clancy and Harry Silverstone,
candidates for Representatives.
There will be a social session after
the speaking.
'HARDING'S WORDS
GERMAN VICTORY'
Washington, Oct. 8 "It is a great
German victory," said Secretary to
the President Joseph P. Tumulty to
day In commenting on Senator Hard
ing's statement in Nebraska that he
is in favor of rejection of the League
of Nations. - .
Lonergan Speaks At
Stratfield Tomorrow
The plans for the reception to
Congressman Afeustine Lonergan at
ihe Stratfield tomorrow afternoon at
3 p, m. are - completed,-'" Many Re
publican women as well as Democra
tic women have - expressed their in
tention of being -present, for Mr,
Lonergannhe opponent of Senator
Brandegee will speak on the League
of Nations in a non-partisan way,
arid. answer any questions that may
bar proposed, .; : : r -
Many recall Mr- LonaFgan, who
was. a few years ago a resident of
Bridgeport, The Women a. Recep
War Scarred
Veterans Plead
For Tne League
WILL TRY TO
CLIP WINGS
OF LEONARD
King and Wilson Forces
Said to Have Combined
to Oust Ballard Start"
Bout For Convention. .
A Star Bout ".will be" pulledoff at the
Republican City , convention tonight
when, animated by a common cause
the combined forces of John T. King
and Mayor Wilson 'will try to clip the
wings of Town Chairman John T.
Leonard and knock two of his recent
appointees. - - , . - " . "' :'J '
The activities of Frank T. Baiiard,
who waa appointed treasurer of the
committee and . whose friends have
been claiming was the power through
which.. Leonard was elected chairman
of the committee, have become very
obnoxious to friends of both King
and Wilson and while apparently they
have no other ideas in common they
have joined forces to oust Ballard.
It is said that Ballard has fallen
down lamentably in his efforts to dig
up the money which he claimed he
would be able to get if he was ap
pointed treasurer and that many of
the former contributors to the .hope
chest of the Republican party have
notified candidate Lake and the State
Central Committee that they would
not contribute while Ballard remain
ed as treasurer. . .
According to the rules of the Tar-
ty the T6w Chairman of the . Town
committee appoints the--- secretary,
treasurer and assistant secretary, and
also the chairmen of the districts.
It is proposed at tonight's meeting
to change ..the rules and take this
power away from Chairman Leonard
and have the appointments made by
the convention.
If this is done Chairman Leonard
will be a figurehead only and it is said
that he is strenuously opposed to be
ing shorn of his authority , and his
friends claim that . any changes in
the rules can affect future chairmen
only and will not affect the appoint
ments that Leonard has-made since
he was appointed chairman,.
There is also much opposition to
Assistant Secretary Joseph A. Melody
who, it . is claimea, is - a protege of
Ballard and it" is proposed to decapi
tate him on that ground and also on
the ground that he is not a registered
voter in this -city. ...
It is said that in the event of the
proposed changes in the rules being
made effective against the present in
cumbents that Chairman -Leonard
will resign on the - ground that the
vote, will show that "delegates have no
confidence in his work as chairman.
MAKING VOTERS
WILL SfARTAT
9 TOMORROW
- Although the preliminary- llsts
have not . yet been . completed and
probably will' not-be in shape before
Monday, the Board of.. Registration
composed of the. selectmen, and the
town clerk will start making : voters
at 9 O'clock tomorrow morning. The
oath will be administered every day
until October 19, and a- special ses
sion will be held on November 1 for
tho benefit of those .whose' voting
rights mature between October 19
and the first of -November.--"-
" The council chambers ,in the City
hall will be used by the Board of
Registration, and all registrants who
desire to be admitted must present
themseves at that place. Hours will
be from ,-9 a. m. until 10 p. m., every
day.' '. " . :
" Tomorrow will probably be a big
day, as it is expected that a very
large number of applicants will make
their appearance before the board.
Owing to the fact . that the prelimi
nary lists are not - completed, there
may be some- slight difficulty tomor
row, but - this will be overcome as
pon as the lists are turned In.
Aspiring pugilists who are in train
ing for coming bouts, may get a good
workout if they apply at the city hall,
today. Two mechanics are turning
back the numbers on the city's vot
ing machines, and inasmuch as the
machines have" no automatic device
for this operation, said mechanics are
having a real lively, time swinging
the lovers. . .
tion Committee, includes Mrs. Charles
Stuarf Canfield, Mrs: William T;
Hincks, Mrs, Thomas Culllnah, the
Misses Leverty, Mrs, Thomas Devitt,
Mrs, - William Kirk, Mrs, Lawr
ence Gallagher, Mrs. Samuel Plotkin,
Mrs, ' John .. Cullinan, Mrs, William
Hogan, Mrs. Thomas P. . Hearn, Mrs.
Mary Casaerley, Miss - Euphrosyne
Bown, Misses. OToole, Mrs, - William
Dougherty, Mr, f'W, - Clifford, - Mrs,
Kitnlih, H, Leraseq, Misses
gamilton, M"W J'annr Hutley, Mrs.
inhae) Flanagan, -Mrs. Har-ry'Wil-poxson
and , Miss Margaret Dorsey,
Soldiers Devine and
Costello Whose Blood
Helped Stain the Bat
tlefields of France
Speak For -Humanity;'
Pathetic and Convincing
Appeal From Men Who
Did Their "Bit" : to Save
Civilization How It Can
Be Done.
Vigorous speeches by ex-service men
depicting the horrors of war and de
nouncing the Republican party for its
attempt to thwart the world's effort to
end all wars embodied in the cove
nant of the League of Nations, f ea- .
tured an enthusiastic meeting of the
Democratic club of the 11th disfrifr
,in its clubroom last night. All foui
ve Lerans of the World War Albert
Walsh of Danbury, candidate for state
comptroller; Joseph J. Devine, candi
date for probate judge; Harry Silver
stone, candidate for representative,
and Frank Costello, held forth the
League as the only hope of prevent
ing others from being forced to en
dure the ordeal through which they
had passed and praised the Demo- -cratic
party for its support of service
men and service measures.
Mr. Devine received an ovation
when introduced. He spoke as fol
lows: . r
"I am sure it feels good to get up
a 6,uuy or ieuow Democrats,
borne of you may have seen me before,
and I hope that after the first of Jan
uary you will see me quite often in
ity hall. I am a Democrat not be-
cause my father was a Democrat,- but
because the Democratic party has al
ways stood for progress. It has. been
tne progressive party in this country,
from the earliest day of ;this countrv.
In 1912 the Democratic party went in
for the first time in twenty years and
started to put through progressive leg
islation. One big act that was put -through
helped us carry on me war
to a successful conclusion and that
was the Federal Reserve act. Under
its workings we were not only able
to finance our own war expenses but
to help carry along our allies, which
under the old and inadequate bank
ing laws would have been impossible.
Another Democratic law was the '
Farm Loan act which enabled the
farmer to borrow money to harvest
his crops. , .
"In this compaign I would be a
Democrat for one reason if I had not
been for any other, the policy that
our standard-bearer Jimmie Cox Is
arguing for, the League of Nations. I
say tonight that had I been a Repub
lican up to 1917 when I joined the
forces of this country and landed Sn
France in January, 1918, had I been
a Republican at that time, in 1920 1
would vote for the Democratic, ticket
because it stands for the League of
Nations , and why? i - landed -in
France in January, 1918. Some of
you boys may have been there from
the Yankee division before 1 was. Tf-ou "
can tell your friends the state of af
fairs you found there, and . that I
found there. v-1 found France bled
white. I was one of the fortunate
Americans who had a smattering of
French which I acquired at cnliege.
Everyone that I talked to hud some
one at the front. Some didn't know
whether their loved -ones were alive
or dead. Others would 'show you the
picture of a vigorous young man in
uniform who had died at Verdun. In
two or three months back of the lines
I learned ' to love the French people.
They have one thing in particular in
common with us, and that is the love
of their flag. They all united in urg
ing on us that not only must the Ger
man army be. defeated, but war must
be ended for all time.
"I went up to the front and I saw
the havoc -that war caused, entire
towns and cities destroyed, women
and children starved to death, ill
nourished but all working" hard. Can
you imagine going for miles and miles
and seeing people 'work in the fields
never seeing a man unless he was over
sixty or had lost the use of an arm
or leg? in all the large cities most
of the people in the stores were wo
men and children. This was the con
dition I found in France when we
went up to the Verdun front in May,
1918. I visited the battlefield of Ver
dun. I saw there tne ruin wrought
to the countryside, entire fields blown
up.
"Then what happened' to me? This
is my own personal experience. Many
in the audience went through worse
than I did. We were switched, from
the Verdun sector and on Decoration
Day, 1918, we stopped the German
drive on Paris. We were disembarked
in the city of Meaux, and there we
met the refugees coming back. Not
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THE WEATHER
NEW HAVEN.
CONN.. Oct. 8.
Forecast from 8
p. m. Saturday.
p. m. Friday to - 8
For New Haven and vicinity; part
ly cloudy tonight and Saturday.
For Connecticut: par. ly cloudy, to
night and Saturday, except unsettled
along the coast; Increasing northeast
to north winds, probably becoming
strong on the coast. ,.:
The eastern area of hl5h pressure
has remained nearly stationary dur
ing 'the last 24 hours, but has de
creased somewhat in intensity. Fair
weather coiv.inues this morning " in
all sections ef the eouniry escopr
jlong ' the Middle Atlantic Coast.
Lipht scattered showers have occur
red on the middle A;lantia coast and
in southern Florida, - An area of
moderately Jow pressure overl'es
Alberta, It has not yet eauaed anv
rain. No important tempera: ur a
changes have occurred since yester-.
day.;. Liglv: o heavy frosts were re-v'-ported
in Ohio and Indiana, - - .
Conditions favor for this vicinity
partly cloudy weather,