Bridgeport Standard Telegram (Newspaper) - May 1, 1919, Bridgeport, Connecticut STANDARD TELEGRAM 4U CANNON si Office Open All Day unil Tor and WEATHER detailed and miniature almanac see 2.) VOL. NO. 21. us class nutter nt tlin nt under ait of 1S79 THURSDAY MAY 22 cents 9 CO a fur six for one year 24 BOMBS SENT 16 BIG MEN CAUGHT IN NEW YORK ROCKEFELLER AND MORGAN MARKED TO ITALY EXPECTED TO RESUME DELIBERATIONS AT PAR Biggest Price City Ever Has Had Than Is in Southern A 45 CENT LIMIT But on Willimantic Cincinnati Pays 35 Rochester and Baltimore 50. Beginning today the ice dealers in will charge SO cents ra hundred pounds for their This is the biggest price the city has ever been called upon to put out for that S Meanwhile in cities hundreds cf miles to the in cities to the east and north Bridgeport pi ices will be much In the little city of in this where ice plant built after the people had voted for the price of ice will cents a hundred pounds de- the city will not de- the ice. A private dealer distribute it under the city not to charge more than the stipulated 45 With few exceptions the ice sold in all or these cities is .In the public pay only Co cents a hundied lor its ice this Here are some of the prices cured by the Standard Telegram from other I 50 cents a 50 60 5U 50 In Cincinnati ica is sold on a CO Detroit Mich. 55 St. 43 cents and competitive basis by many firms which pound of their There is no co-operative ery system in Tife ers the ice for a ton and then sell it to the con- sumer for a The dealers allow to delivery costs and return a fair profit on their In Bridgeport it costs the working with co-operative delivery system which eliminates competition in this J 10.50.a tou to deliver and make a. profit on ice. FIRST DISPATCH RECEIVED April 30. lie Associated Pi is the message the has to America since G p. m. August 19H. The press bureau ed 9 o'clock tonight and cor- may telegraph now as freely as in but are still subject to the Defense of the Act if any be found to disclose military secrets or endanger tile the FLYING CIRCUS TODAY LEAGUE WILL OPEN HERE IN OCTOBER n j r Squadron from Mineola Will Drummond and Leal r. T I Bomb Take Up Plans at Luncheon Giuen n B Local Prepare tor By T c rinal IN Large Subscriptions Now ing in of N. Y. Bureau Causes Shows April 30. The League or were pretty outlined at a luncheon which Colonel E. M. House gave today Sir James Eric secretary general of the Lord Robert Cecil and The plans are divided into three main preparatory de- which wijl be worked out at headquarters be established at London during the coming the inaugural ing of the league at Washington next October under the presidency of the manent establishment of the league at Geneva next fall or SODAS AND SUNDAES ARE TAKING A JUMP Jne Local Dealer Already Has Boosted the Sundae Id 20 SEVERE EARTHQUAKE IS RECORDED AT CAPITAL Seismograph at St. k sity Records 15 Lasting 3 Today the ptice and will be boosted by 11 to meet the revenue tax which into the The tax provides for one cent on five and ten cent drinks and o cents on fifteen cent One dealer in the center oC the city didn't wait for the revenue tax to boost the price and last he was charging twenty cents for a sundae that has usually been sold for FOUR INJURED AS CHASER CUTS LAUNCH IN TWO Victims York Harbor CraMi Rescued by Sailors From April A severe and prolonged estimated to have centered be- 4.000 and miles from was recorded early at Georgetown university XEW April women and a man were injured and 4S other persons caped when submarine chaser 417 cut a launch oC the S. S m on the river late fi om ships York and submarine chasers cued the Among those injured and a hospital were Philip Daus and Davis BUS. Main ST. April centered miles west by southwest from St. Louis uni- were recorded early today by the seismograph at St. Louis Fifteen distinct shocks starting at a. m. and ending at a. m. JAPS TO GET SHANTUNG AND THEN RETURN IT 1'rcmdc-i lor Without Them Back NEW YORK WOMAN DIES IN WATERBURY ACCIDENT band and Tl from April Ann of New York is dead jis a result of an automobile accident on the side of Hie John of New the of the car and son of Mrs. iwo Mrs. and daughter uf and so of escaped fatal were the other occupants of tiie April ment tlie Shantung peninsula and rhau the of ard delegates provides for fer without c to Japan which engages 10 hand tlie peninsula to KI for Ilie the allied frs soun the ai in S- bena as Uic of jmi il in hoie bv the re- port i if advance into To date Bridgeport lias mois than of ils quota lor the Victory Liberty Loan according to tne estimate the executive committee Tn addition to this a number of sub- stantial subscriptions were made late in the among them 000 from the local office of the Manufacturers Liability Insurance Co. and SI 0.000 oy bard and for tlie Locke Sleel Belt Co. Because of inability to secure proper co-operation York publicity bureau of the the picture at the high school auditorium last night was poned but will be shown and will probably be shown at tho rally of the Ordnance Department operatives on Kig At noon today the dron from Mineola will bomb the Two local men formerly in the Messrs. ing- and Callender of the firm of Brothers company will go up in the planes with the From last reports day Colonel commanding officer of will send two planes and one large the latter carrying a crew of live The planes will over Seaside park and will then bomb the city with Victory Loan At the meeting ot the yesterday Charles G. chairman stated that while the bulk of the work is still to be there was no parent reason Tor great concern over Bridgeport's he requested the bers of the committee to continue and even increase their efforts and to ask their to do the Subscriptions Mount The Women's committee reports in conjunction with the mercantile committee are beginning to mount up and according to the respective chairmen Mrs. T. and Dillon the to date is well over Subscriptions reported by em- ployees of tho factories yesterday were as Belt 7-1 sub- Whiting Manufacturing 12D Foundry -t Locomobile 1GOO sub- com- Nilson 30 200. Wesl End Milliard 200 ers 51 85 sub- Corset 127 Sub- io and 177 Metal 122 Bilton Tool Co. i ilfs 531.200. Max Co. 000 Cu. IS Cu. 5S I I IS I A. Urn nit Almost Nude Body Uncovered in Woods Dead Two of Police AUTOPSY TODAY Body That of Woman of External Marks of Be Grace Dwyer of A pill clothed body of a young woman was found in the woods a few miles west of New Canaan shortly afternoon by two The woman was about 25 of. and been dead lor almost two If was decomposed and ered with slabs of clothed in a blue of a skirt and a pair of lisle The police suspect murder and an topsy will be performed this Medical Examiner M. J. Frank Vance mill Aelley of Xew Canaan the body while hunting and they fied Chief of Police Otto rfc began an investigation and after Medical Examiner the stale police and ner were The police were of the opinion tonight that the giri have met her death at some distant pout and been taken In the patch of woods at in an Xo girl has been reported ing in the vicinity of Xew Canaan and that the supports their The medical examiner found no marks on the body that would in his caused and he experts to ascertain the cause he his this The lack oC clothing on the body lends 1he police to the that she was the victim of a The dead girl is described as of fair with a of. light chestnut feet five inches weighing about 135 Her teeth were In good condition and lather was found about the ing that would provide a clue to her The medical iner expressed the opinion that the dead girl was a person of The police of Springfield com- with 1lie Xew Canaan authorities tonight asking the and thoy the body may be that of j Grace of that who has been missing for two Intimations from Rome That Overtures from Paris Would Not Be S. Delegates WILSON WELL DISPOSED Friends Believe if Italy dons Fiume He Will Take Friendly Action Toward ing Present WEST END THEATER SHOWS POST'S MOVIES TONIGHT Splendid Films of Local Will Jic at the the taken liy Post of local men who relumed 01 seas lite ho n Jit the West Hnd 11' i I Suite tonight and n is 111. which made n ti will be 5-hou n in wit tlie r Hi dors v til e n chance to view i hr Hi ra in he les on Snt and n lien be included in the nt tho I lord 'n i roll and KEEP EYES ON BREWERS HUNGARIAN REDS RETIRE ROUMANIANS Continue to Advance Down Leading To p cast of f-o of supenor Roumanian folds Hungarian statement Tjie ne advance the to cast of that CITIZENS OF CINCINNATI ARE GETTING THEIR ICE FOR 35 CENTS A 100 POUNDS son par SO for that in aic Hing lor not a itv on a f he i- it is in port. th A plant ice in of J rill oT tn o tior 11 il to i L hi t. on l in nc to DIM beer 1 oi p. ll i I Ml ion nf the foods in ol cr of- c. innv not he in in uf on thn 01 .il t in Voi k in r I hero hnr of near boor or i i mv nud is o- ihp I of J lins 1101 ASKS LAND WIRES BACK j lal HIM b i bo return oC its tBy The is a slight rift in the Italian which gives of the clearing ol Ihe arisen in the peace conference over Overtures for the re- sumption or relations nut come thus from cither but aie in lunations from LhaL overtures from Paris would not bo unacceptable and would receive every The prevailing sentiment among the 01 the is against a return of the Italian and it was at Ihst believed that President Wilson shared tins Those nearest the assert thai if Italy is disposed to relinquish and accept the mise the President lie in the interest of make such friendly gestions as would permit the re- sumption of relations by the lians without any ot or Won't These susceptibilities arc felt to be more of an obstacle at present than ihe territorial merits of tho popular in Italy still insists on the recent official attitude has been lunds toward acceptance of one of the plans by tlie Council of be and some Dalmatian outposts given to It. is the declared purpose of tlie as well as President son not to vield on even the peace treaty is signed i pai t' the at Borne take the definite form of acceptance of a the President's friends they are sure that no feeling of pride wl I him from taking steps will fully re- store the Italian delegation to its former agreeable status in the Work Js Tn the meantime the of the conference is proceeding toward the signing of the peace The situation was summed up in the remark of one who said that it was inconceivable LhaL the peace ot the whole world should be prevented by one nation over one It became Known today that the memorandum written by ident and made public by Orlando was given to the Premier On April It witli Ihe privilege of immediate The withheld making it public until liis BOMBS FOR BURNETT AND HARDWICK BUT FAIL DRAGNET SPREAD TO TRACK PERPETRATORS Effort to Exterminate Men Who Have Thwarted on These Shores Is i Seen by Lack of Postage Keeps Bombs from Addressees and Postal Clerk's Suspicions Lead to Machines Most Demoniacal in Part of Program for May Day NEW April bombs in parcel post packages addressed to 1G incut each sufficient dynamite to blow the recipient to were among the mail at the general post here A preliminary investigation convinced the post office authorities that they liad unearthed a country wide plot of terrorists to assassinate highly placed persons as a demonstration on Every agency of the national and municipal governments work tonight to track the responsible for bomb plot which has startled the The sixteen bombs were of the most diabolical type of infernal machine ever tered by experts and were found literally by early today in the general post office in this SIX BUT Apparently they were identical with six others went through the mails safely and were delivered to the sons lo whom they were DP 110I1C has been injured thus Hr mailed no one can i; UL I I From all the information available tonight it was the makers of the bombs hoped to exterminate every one has been prominently involved in the prosecution of Company Announces tion of members of the 1. of New Charges for were Immigration Bureau MM r r n destruction also the authors of the which More me tails slopped immigration for a This measure made it difficult for Russian radicals to gam access to this MORE REVENUE NEEDED To Charge Five Cents for AH Local Calls on Telephones in j Public Official FINDS BROOCH AND RETURNS IT TO OWNER Jacobus Find Man Diogenes Drop Mrs Park avenue is convinced that Diogenes wouldn't a lantern lo lind an honest man in for it only required a small in the Standard Telegram lo locale Edward a. ot East street who found diamond at The brooch was bv m the Tuesday night and he watched the columns of the foi a lost read and with her and iiii nod her An increase itt local telephone rates take effect of Xew general commercial 1 of the Southern Xew England company The increases are on a monthly basis and as Limited party service 52.75 unlimited residential service 53.25 to limited service to unlimited iness service to In regard to rumors of service anil charges on a call Mr. Veitch staled that the company was not at this time considering any such with tho exception of such cases DS clubs and lie said that in many cases service in such places as he mentioned was allowed patrons and that as far as possible this would be local calls costing five Ibis will be done to and im- the Contracts taken by telephone company starting today will be en under the new terms and old cont i actors be notified cf the increase when the next is Mr. Veitch asserted that the in- crease covered only in part the expense of granting the demands oE the FLYERS AGAIN POSTPONE JUMP OFF CONTENTS OF BOMB TERRORISTS MAILED TO KILL THEIR FOES holder for the bomb a cylindrical tube of some bass 7 1-t inches in length and 7-S inches in on the outside and 5-S on the To jn il il as necessary to unscrew upper Inside tube was small vial black The LOI k was secured pork to pre- vent Beneath the were three fulminate of cury caps and beneath those a charge of It was so arranged that when an at- tenAt was made by the re- to open it the explode tho Police Inspector said that in tlie 1C bombs there was enough explosive to the ot the post which they lay from Saturday until The box is about tvo inches and sex en inches DOCTOR BRINGS REILLY NEWS FROM POLAND of Former Man's Wife Are Safe De- ws for Mr. K. brought by Dr. B. L. who has just arrived from a tour o.C. For two 31 r. 1 is the sou of ST. April Thomas L. Reilly of After announcing to their flight Harry Hawker and Cap- lain the two rival abandoned their olan for a today upon the receipt oC un- favorable weather been vainly endeavoring 10 communicate with his tives at Mr. wife's arc all and that he letters from Colors of Troops Are Placed instate Capitol Standards Accepted by Governor and in Glass Group Officials I TIMED FOR Agents of tlie of I I Justice they mailing of ihe bombs was limed to a of terror on i throughout the world not only peaceful labor but the It I that radicals in this country a demonstration on j i J in behalf of Thomas under sentence for i imprisonment in California for murder in connection with the 1 pared ness day bomb bor has action kind in his behalf but ti owned on radical A sweeping inquiry bv post t tice of the De- of Justice and polled exi was begun at once tha activities ot anarchists and in t At Ihe sai ic a warning wasi issued bv the in all public waich for ages which might be to and a was thrown the Criminal Courts The on the IS ages heie all Tho and a couple of minor led lo believe I hat the addressing done by a The William M. 21 C. of Nrw Y. Hon. Mitchell A. V. S. Am. D. C. Anthony ot C. Hon. otx D. C. Senator T. Larry William Solicitor I C. 11. of 1. Hon. A. S. U. C. Hon. J. Xew York V. Police Com- Vork V. John tou n. William I. W. C. I Hon. s. 1-t r. r. Xew Vork A on the part the AMERICA LENDS ITALY ANOTHER 50 MILLIONS Xew Credit Brings Total ings lo Apill new loan of 000 bv the I to a ot bv ilie on 1-011- 11 iii and from from the i Apr I a glass just inside the west tal ihe capitol aiu the colois in the war by three units 01 made up of were placed UUH by color sergeants ot units after had been tinned to the stalo ami in behalf of the It Of the multitude which a few beloie had hoen the trans- fer of the stands of flags on the lawn to ilie of the the actual placing of the was hj a small group General George Cole led the by members of his and the color The adjutant general and Major John Brooks opened a in which were Spanish war and color g and lo tii l eial Cole who Mood it in ihe case it Mill remain muil all ran deli for stands or m all from 1U-M S. ono of those bv tlie 101st machine gun Imn anil were two national one state and of 1'i-giiiu-nt A battle was on the of tlu national flags the U. P. was composed men fiom in illusion ami anil state Hags carried the which as made up the cadre of the and Connecticut National guard 102d had been 5678 NET GAIN Not 1'aiil Mar. 131S Mar. 191S Combined Mar. lilin Mar. liny Combined total 16.310 45.303 Net Paid Gain 191S) Sunday 1'ost, Mar. 19 IS 10.67S Sunday Feb. 191U Gain I
