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,MM....,.. I'age a-wL LEGION POST 10111S CHAMBER FOR OUTING Adjutant- John P. Moran of HarrY Wr. Congdon Post, American legion. , announced tciday tbat the post had unanimOusly voted at its meeting to , accept an invitation from the Cham p ber of Commerce to participate in the i arrangements for the third annual t Outing of the Chamber -of Commerce - r to be held at Pleasure Beach, Tues I day. July 26, Mr., Moran attended t tiow meeting of the invitation COM :: mate yesterday at the Charriben of I Commerce and promised a represen t tative delegation from , the Legion would be at the outing. Command er Albert J. Merritt and Mr. MOTILEL represent the Legion on. the invita tion committee. I ' The Veterans of Foreign Wars will ; also send a, delegation to the outing, I their representatives on the invitation , committee being A.. C. Bennett and 1 William 1,yhne. i Commenting on the participation of i , the veteran organizations in the out ing, Chairman George E. Trozell of , the general committee, said this noon: i . "I am gratified that the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars are going to be represented at our outing. Service.rneri are vitally interested in ending unemployment. and their presence at the conference E.I ca r del. 17 i nk nbeewa bw it' clin bineclegelda.dGtoovelTr s news. Incidentally they will all bave a might3r line time before the I dinner commerices, as Pierce Gallen and his associates on the sports com mittee are preparing a program that will be a nine clays' wonder." i - 500 VOLUNTEERS TEST NEW GAS 4 . - Philadelphia, July 19, A "mob" Composed of 500 policemen and oth , ers who have volunteered their titer ', vices will be mowed down in a. test , i of a. powerful but not deadly gas at t Cartnonball farm, below Penrose : Ferry Bridge, this afternoon. This new gas, the latest aid top ef i fective police workso described by ' ; Superintendent of Police Mills in . 1 scattering mobs and foiling bank 1 holduP gangs, is the discovery of a 1 former army expert, now on the re . serve list Army physicians who have - : observed tests declare that while vic i r time are raade helpless for a period ' of less than half an hour. no perma 1 nent 111-effects are experienced. - Strpertntenclent Mills, who has talk s - 1eð vrith the discov-erer of the new - gas and made arrangentents for the test, believes it will be of practical aid in police work. The mixture eas , , ily released from a small container. icovers an area. of about 45 yards. All who inhale the fumes in this uPacc are rendered helpless. -I The superintendent ppointed out i that with the aid of the discovery .---, I mobs- 'would not be able to "get s, i snorted," The 5r would be snade pow ' f erless and drop whatever missiles or ; weapons they had in their hands. Superintendent Mills says banks , t supplied with the new gas wouM have I little to fear from holdup men. The cashier, with one of the containers t ; vrithin easy reach, wottld prove raore s ,t.han a match for a whole gang After the demonstration at Can , nortball Perm, where the city police : 'horses are broken and trained. , another test ot the new fluid will be . given for the benefit of the riot squad ; of the New York police at the Platts 1 burg training carrip. STEPNEY Mrs. A. A. Clark bas been M for a couple of days past The local firemen -bad a good et : tendance at their last dance. Alt-the members are busy now get-zing rea-dy for the annual carnival which will be beld the latter part of August Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Peck and :aaughter. of Newtown. were recent visitors of Mrs. Herbert Wright George Clingan of New York eAt3r is enjoying a. two weeks vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Clingan spent part of their vacation sightseeing in Montreal. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Hawley spent Sunday at their home here. Mrs. Charles F. Nichols has return - ed from a week's stay at Myrtle Beach , Mr. and Mrs. Carleton Joyce have t-entertained as guests, Mr. and Mrs. ',Drew Glover of Shelton. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes of Bridgeport lbave rerrted part of Mrs. Emily D. ,Leavenworth's house where they win spend a month's vacation - Edwin Toueey has enlisted in Me !Naval Reserves and iS now stationt-d - at Hampton Roals, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Ina-Iceman. ;Vivian and Sterling' -Blakeman were 'Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Perry 133. Hubbell. The degree team from Harmony !Grange initiated a large class of can )11idates at Easton Grange on last , 'Tuesday evening. 'Ford Cuts FreightRates - 20 on His Railroad Columbus, Ohio, July 19The De ;trolt. Toledo & Ironton Railroad, ontrolled by Henry Pord, Detroit au ztomobile manufacturer, today filed with the Ohio State Public Utilities Commission a new schedule of freight Crates providing for a 20 per cent re sduction from the present tariff be 'Xweett points on the line. The schedule is to become effec live on August 20. The joint or con-Meeting rates are not affected, the Tresent rate for shipments originat ing on the Detroit, Toledo Ironton, but destined to some point On a con meeting line remaining the same. 'The new schedule for local point shipment, however, applies to aU 33oints thrcrughout the system from Ironton, Ohio. on the Ohio River, to Dearborn, Mich. This is the firrit Ohio railroad. and 'believed to be one of the first in the - icountry to announce et voluntary re ' rduction in freight rates. Announcement that Mr. Ford pro Tosed to reduce freight rates 20 per toent on his road wan received with interest, in VIOW of the fact that on iSuly 1 he established ft minimum wage oof $6 a day On the road. ana. also (abolished ail Sunday trains, except !those transporting milk. Matt le Fleet to Escort President to Plymouth Washington, July 19.Three bat tleships, three cruisers and a flotilla sof destroyers will escort the Presiden tial 'yacht -Mayflower to Plymouth, Ukase., Aug-ust 1, -when the President iand Mrs. Harding attend the tercets,- - tenary anniversary of the landing of , Use Pilgritros, senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, and Morris J. Durres. et New York, orbs is directing the ilsgetant in eon - rieetioti with the celebration, scon terred with the President yesterday tegardirig plane for his Eittending. - rho Journey orill merit the second 0002LTI arta On the Mayflower which the President hes made. Present 'plane tediscate that the President Win :- be absent from the White 7-louse for ' bt levet ersok,4 pessibiiity mists that' he trial, spend gleverai days in - addition in the White Mountains of - , Now PLantrahire, - Bridgeport, Cmxn, , Thesday, July 19, 1921. By IIIBWOON CI, PARBLEI International News Service Staff One, respondent, Paris, July 11)Boishevitt soldiers who invaded the country et Georgia behaved admirably in their attitude toward the civilian population, re ports Odette Kenn, corespondent Pt the Malin, a newspaper wiTich canr not be suspected of Bolshevik sympa thies - - "The soindies of MI! American Near East Relief Organisation, seiz ed at first by the new Boishevik em- thorities at Batoum, were returned intaot to the American committee when it was seen that their claims were well founded, writes Mlle. Kelm from Batoum,, ,"The shops were not touched. Pnb-1 lic schools, closed for several weeks, were reopemed by the Boistievik-s. Re fugees were transported to their homes- The sale of wink and ti1112 lisuots was rigorously prialtibited4 Strict penalties were trapotted against profiteers, and in Ave days the price ... i h y CAUCASIAN GEORGIA MADE UTOPIAN UNDER RULE OF BOLSHEVIK INVADERS of foodstuffs tumbled from 50 te 75 per cent, f'llaturallY, gij tho unoccupied rooms were lodged Bolshevik soldiers. Six Boleti twists sleep in the room next to mine, Though they are replaced front time to time by six others no one can find any comPlaint against them. No Ching boa beeo stolen; they do not get drunki they prepare their meals to the, same kitcheo with the rest pt us and even give es part of their flour and their soup, And whezt they wane tea. theybring their own sugar. To all the roccaPiect vil lages of -peorgza the Bolsheviks- base behaved -like innocent- children." President Barding sent to the Sen ate the nornipation et' Capt. lielillant A- Moffett to be Chief of-the Bureau of Aeronautics of theasiavy. fishing schooner --Alayllower, which will defend 'the International -Flattertnet01 Cup, 012 by the' BsPezranto last year, liad successful trial testa. THE BRIDGEPORT MIES l 0 .f IL Jit's doin WLAN ilitrances Main Street, M'airlield Avenue. and Cannon Street Saturdays open till 6 o'clock Store open till 5; IVIL11111 is this foie adives v(oon ; All other reasons are good. This one is great. It saves for you on every sort of merchandise. - It.saves for all men and women LONELY LIFE IN PALMYRA ISLANDS Honolulu, H. July en Pal rcryra Islands. several htrndred. miles southwest. cr Hawaii, is lonely but easl; ftrr trio of Robinson Crusoes from 'Imo 711111 who liriv.1 elected to live there and prepare copra from the coconut groves, according to ad-- vices received from them. Colonel and Mrs. William Ming and Edwin Benner, -who went there last October, have seen but one vessel, an ,American nav3r craft, since they stepped asbore On Palmyra's quiet beach. When that ship recently came to. Honolulu it brought an ac cumulation of plan from the three telling of life on the coconut isles. The daily rontine consists mostly of building trays on OTilien to lay the coconuts, they related- These traYe are about 100 feet hing and three feet wide and dar after day the ra,..14, fro gathered. aged - and eft open in the snit to' Iroiittle colony keeas aeleee welch on the -weather. for an bones shower mair stroll a lot of copra- As rain .and thunder aLcrra appears to be and homes. fairly regular visitors at Palmyra, weather forecasting has become an important fact-or in the work. The islands of the groups are so close together that the Mings and Benner frequently wade from one to another, always, howeVer, with a wary eye out for sharks. FIsh are plentiful and furnish much of their ifood, while occa sionally a bird dinner varies the mon otony. Shoes soon become a problem. They thought they had a plentiful supply, but wet weather and heavy tramping quickly wore down their stock and the three Palmyrans have been Ibuilding" their own footwear for some time from the rough rria-. terial provided by nature. Palm3rra islands, which have been leased for their copra, by a Honolulu syndicate, are the property of Henry E. Cooper who is said to have bought th'em from their English owners for $750 and brought them under the Amenican flag. al a WORTH NOTING! All Mill End merchandise is sold with the store's regular assurance of satisfaction If .it isn't satisfactory, bring it back an d get your money back. It is only asked that you do this Tr omptly. THE HOWLAND DRY GOODS CO. Secret Marriage Her Fourth to Time Meu Boston, July 19 14fra Laura Bomanet Long, 'whose nrarriage ta Richard IL Long, prominent shoe 111 1 to On ONA Voy,V ', manufacturer, two days ago became known today, has been &married three times before. two of the marriages being to the same man. On each oc casion she won a divorce and was permitted to resume her maiden name, The second Mrs. Long is an ex tremely attractive woman of 35, somewhat retiring- in disposition. She is at the Long estate at Framingham with Mr. Long and his daughter, One year and six days ago the first Mrs. Long was killed in the fall of an airplane. having become devoted to flying. Miss Bousquet "was graduated from the Framingham Business College two years ago and for a time worked for her father. Andrews Bousquet of Shrewsbury. Her acquaintance with Mr. Long is said,to be of little more than a year's duration. A large bomb -was exploded in front of the Capitol building at Buenos Aires, Argentine- A policeman was serionsly-wonuded, but only small ma terial damage was caused - Four direct bits weer scored by air planes out of the first 1.1. bombs re leased against the former German cruiser Frankfurt, 75 miles off Vir ginia Capes. WORLD WAR Th-rkaLNIVS TO AMET WEDNESDAM' World War Veterans will hold their regular meeting, on Wednesday even Dog. July 20th, in Carpenter's ball, at 170 Elm street. At this meeting a new polities 1 party will be proposed for endorse- 1 mentsby all public spirited OS-Mango as well as ex-service men. Ystiether action on non-employment will also be taken up. Tuesclàý; July 19, 1921 - Weather--Partly cloudy followed' by showers today or Wednesday FUNERAL DESIGNS AND BOUQUETS i'-Adver tise Th ....11, 6 0 t I Pt i t 0 S I s 0 i I 0 4 1 S I ) a iz f 1 - . i '-----.,-4:4,1 , vig---,--bd - 1 . a ''' ' ,i1 ' I - - " .:' Iðtvgerd'-,1 I . , ft, 4 0$,-, ,,-,g-4-,Agu41.4., 40,-,71-,Ituot . FUNERAL DESIGNS á AND , BOUQUETS DI ji 1 ;RECK LISON I , .r.--rf , i ! 1 fue,...aurnsurrs, armtref 11.44(te Ram!. .ur 1 tu,tsurs Lra.n.agpishrta ig in eir I Oiké4 thia SLIM - Wri-L-144 411-1;UO , Vern, rriallitatLMBIMblittit.10 1 , - 1 Miff NO141.17 ar MAP...Mr zlnamrrvrts,r. Cr.-1M. 1 n tEn ch na,gmn ct eV 4, el SIE AR , I 1 ,.0-,pguyitriaF mratirttow-rzw-, willell I ITtle,1111205) COErlarrsr iripAnwig a.C1CPSONCrateh I nlanee out of the first 11 herrn:k. I - ta I - . ritax jug rally pmsfeIctif ailyij in nquore was rigorously pro-moues:LA will defend the International Iligher- I on the weather- ---f;),tari- hones shower 19 Mra Laura feased against the former German - - 614111WgtalaBilMalLifillIf-gill - addition in fite White Mountains of Strict penalties were traaaged against 1 znerom Chin tor ib-P' fetTPArsizuzo Isis& M.', -:------ - I 33oston, July - ' Mum, 1:rwrmrasitalmo. 1 7--- m Atus- Arwa..4 I 3:50OkitrOe4. mautlif, ,-,&Lc.em w 1 wour zr.co....A.u-t. ifilieS Ott viz-- 4 - ,,,, , . -7,-L - , - , . , , , . . .. , - Tuesday, tIu .1.y 19, 1921 - . - . THE BRII)GEPORT MIEN '' - - T'age a-syL .- 1 - , . . , v - 1 LFGIoN posT . -To- - . . . , . - 1 .. 6, 1 . I ,, '' - - Erldgeport Com., - , 1 1 I I , 1 bylVseathhowerser--:dartlYay orelWcHledndl esdafc4177we4 - . FOR OUTING Ttlesday, July 19, 1921. , ' , ,, , . ., , E:ntranees in Matti Street, M'airlield Avenue. and Cannon Street ir - ' Adintant- John P. 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