Bridgeport Standard Telegram (Newspaper) - May 20, 1919, Bridgeport, Connecticut STANDARD TELEGRAM 4'J CANNON All Day and tor News and 1'KU WEATHER RAIN TODAY detailed tnd see faze 2.) VOL. NO. 37. as second class ut Ute ut under of 1 TUESDAY MAY 20 1919. Subscription n 8S fur It amis CO 98 fur one year 22 HAWKER AND BRITISH BATTLESHIPS SEARCH FOR MISSING EPOCHAL VOYAGE Safe at Plane Made Surface Run of 300 COMBINED HELP DRIVE SPEAKERS STIR BIG MEETING Suffering and Starvation of People in Near East Revealed in Appeals for Aid in Workers En- j to that the cause of the Drive is the hope of dying people of central Europe and the Near East and paying such a tribute to the Salvation Army that the entire assemblage was brought to its Dr. Nathan Krass of New York delivered the opening address of the local Combined Help Drive before the workers at Stratfield hotel last LEAGUE CONDITIONS the East Dr. Krass basing his claim on personal that a. review of conditions in the Bast and the sufferings of the people would cause every woman in. the to faint and would cause men to stop and Dr. Krass stated that ihe had discussed conditions with practical business men who visited the Near especially Armenia and where the Turks such and that these business men had been so moved by what they saw that their hearts were wrung arid in one case a prominent banker failed to sleep Weeks after his Workers Tie meeting last night which the great drive for attended by more than 250 Edmunde S. Wolfe pre- During the evening W. of York city senting the Near East Relief com- of the Campaign j Frank J. Brennan and Miss Pauline secretary of the tive committee were j so General Albert E. Lavery and his i aide F. von Wettberg and I General Charles H. Shapiro and his aide Each the team captains General lavery's over- seas division which marched into the hali in formation received an As each one of the com- missioned of General division was introduced the enthusiasm of the rest of the large crowd knew no of Speaking of the sacrifices made by overseas men Dr. Krass de- clared that they had not only de- militarism and downed auto- but that now they were en- listing the cause of mercy and no inspiration than the of these heroes should be necessary to make the drive a Speaking of the combined and fact that it was an association of three distinct Dr. Krass declared that such were the fruits of the great love and which brought the Catholic and the Jew the Protestant and the Israelite He quoted from the Mew as ye have done unto the least of my e have done Jn conclusion Dr. Krass called down the blessings of the Almighty on the in this campaign and said he was sure that the Com- Help Drive in Bridgeport would be a wonderful Bodies Pile Charles W. for the East Relief committee told the workers that he had just re- a cablegram ironi Howard in Turkey that in a day in a city of tants there have been 1P2 bodies found on the while in an- other city he had visited he seen a cart make 30 trips to and from the city to the outlying dis- carrying bodies ot victims of starvation to be thrown in a pit SEEK AID IN NEAR EAST DRIVE General Albert di- vision of overseas men ing in the interests of the com- Help drive for the tion the Near East and the Jewish Relief organizations will welcome any overseas vice men who have been dis- charged and are in a position to give their time for the present week to solicit funds for the Already more than 100 men have volunteered and it is hoped that the ranks will be an additional hundred Information garding the particulars of the drive and also a hearty welcome will be extended to any overseas man who calls cm the several secretaries of the Combined Help Room 41, hotel or wio calls 321 Republican Leader Gives Out Massachusetts Man Defeat Champ Clark Democratic by Vote of 227 to 172. Statement Branding the vised Covenant as WON'T ACCEPT IT on Declares Senate Will Insist ate's Suggestions Were Ig- ELECT FULL SLATES Republicans in Control for First Time Since man Gives Cummins Close 66th, or 1 May Senator Republican leader and chairman of the foreign tions a declared that T f M 4.. in Senate and House League of Nations both and predicted it would not be accepted by the majority of the Senate without Characterizing the nev League covenant as included in the peace treaty as worse than the old and more ous to the peace of the world and to American rights and Senator Lodge declared none of the suggestions from the Senate or from Root had been carried PROFESSOR MILLER WILL LECTURE BEFORE C. OF C. Aldermen Make Change Date and Remove All m Director of Mid-European Union to Speak on Nationalism and Because of an error made at the last meeting of the Board of men on May 12. Alderman Hamilton asked for a change in date of the Grand street bridge and ing bonds from June 1 to June 2. In the Common Council meeting last The reason for this change was that June 1 falls on which would make the issue The resolutions were referred to the committee on ordinances after a reported on the and it was Rentals collected by the Henry L. Blackman Son in the property taken over by the city for the plaza amounted to according to a report to the Board of last Of this amount was taken out for collection of the This rent was collected from persons who did not move from their locations at the time order Members of the Chamber of Com- merce will meet at 8 o'clock morrow night at the Seaside club when Professor Herbert Adolphus director of the pean and professor logy at will speak on the subject and the There will be no noonday luncheon called into extraordinary session by President from con- of Massa elected Speaker of the House over Representative Champ Clark of Democratic and former by a vote 327 to Senator ot the Re- was chosen president pro tempore ot Senate of both Professor Miller lias for many years specialized in the Held of and his study school and the immigrant m un- der the foundation was pioneer He was chief of the division on Immigrant of the study the of now being carried on by the He is a friend of Dr. now den of and of premier of and undoubtedly is one of the best posted men with regard to they were charged rental by the the Permission nK The Board of Park Commissioners RIGHT REV. DR. GREER asked for permission to sell a tion of 12 feet fronting on East Baton street and 100 feet to W. H. Uenton for Permission was also asked to a stri pot land on the north over Senator 47 to 42. The Republicans of also elected full slates of other cers and for the time since 1911, returned to Adjourn Until Routine affairs of comprised the opening day's both bodies until noon when dent Wilson's cabled will be read separately in the Senate and House I was no I initial of the enormous amount or work I The peace treaty with j eluding the League of the Austrian anft the proposed convention tor protection of France arc not before next Appropriation bills which failed in the filibuster last March will be rushed immediately in the Chairman Good of the House called a. meeting for tomorrow to begin work on the general deficiency Legislation dealing with and woman repeal of the luxury taxes and other WASHINGTON May 19.-Read Admiral Jackson at Ponta the Navy department tonight that the American naval seaplane in command of tenant Commander A. C. Read would leave tomorrow at 7 o'clock Greenwich time am. Washington if weather conditions A stop will be made at Ponta 1 the message May Try for Lisbon The early hour set for the start of the flight to Ponta Delgada was interpreted by 1 naval officials here to mean that Commander Read would attempt tomorrow to make the a more than 925 nautical miles to the real end of the tic flight f The stop at Ponta Delgada was thought to be planned for the purpose of ing Radio Fails to Find Hope Miracle Will Save Him May Hawker's daring attest Jo claim for Britain the laurels of the first airplane across the tic from America to Europe ended in Shortly after six this the admiralty made the announcement that plane had been forced to make 9 landing 40 miles off the Irish Warships were immediately rushed to the aid of the but up to 1 o'clock this morning no trace of the plane had been despite the usa of searchlight and Tho it was had turned south toward Jingle Early in the evening it had been that Hawker had landed 100 miles off Jingle At 2 o'clock this morning the air ministry issued a denial of re- port that Hawker and Greve had been saying no trace aviators or airplane had been A patrol of the Royal air force has been ordered to the west IW in had boundary of park for still another place Mr. stated that reports had been ed to the effect that dead camels the cause of hand to hand fights to see which of the starving crowd would get the first flesh and from Edward K. senting the Cassler of these requests were City Comley reported NEW May Rev. David H. Protestant Episcopal bishop of Xew m a hospital here at 6; 10 o'clock Bishop Greer was operated on for intestinal trouble a week ago and that Morris who has appealed condition had improved steadily hen his from the award of the Board of i until this when his of Benefits and Damages I that lie had s that the matter could be I a adjusted for the payment of I At tae was not con- Alderman MeManus blu patient con- even it was diseased it was i resolution asking that the action of tlm to it the Council calling tor the removal J became could not Vickery and discharge of the committee I He sank into a coma about an pointed to compile the charter and hour death not ordinances be and the time for the special committee's report be extended to the meeting in He hls This was done so that on opportunity will be pi veil the nance committee to with Even Mr. although the Turks are beaten and their armies they still to their kets and continue the slaughter of Brine Prices j daughter and two sons for Already upward of has been tor food und one of the greatest features of the relief is that the market has been broken and the prices of food m these countries is only of what it used to although they are still The real work of the drive will today and the workers will Mart the actual soliciting of Kacb day of the week the workers will meet at make their re- ports and discuss the Re- ports from Jhe executive committee as well as tie workers will start at noon Information regarding the campaign may be secured by at Room 41 of the or by calling 523. Mav president of tlie ol died at his country at Hill thiK er a He about 70 ing- are promised in the van of important economic and re- construction To 1920. This legislation is expected by leaders to hold Congress in session almost continuously until the conventions of 920. planned by the cans of numerous administration acts also are expected to begin in the near Tlie flooil of bills which is ed to make the new Congress mentous began in the House and the Senate's initial measures will be presented resolution number one was the woman suffrage amendment measure introduced by former Republican Leader Mann oC Objects to When House members were sworn m Victor of the lone Socialist who was convicted violating tlie espionage was prevented from taking the oath upon objection of of chairman of the elections was ordered by Speaker Gillett to stand and was to the which adopted unanimously a resolution tee to investigate his right to Major committees of the House organized todav but Somite committee arrangements went appointed the lican conference committee on com- to make ing leaders of the Borah Idaho and Johnson of California Both Mr. Lodge that did not to but will he urged of LONDON News the caused a great deal ot depression in where crowds had the newspaper offices al Monday afternoon anxiously ing some of the progress oJ the Mrs. Hawker tor her bus arrival at the field lor Hawker had been in tire air 29 hours at the time he was reported to have been forced It considered that lack of fuel the landing it was had counted upon making the flight in a little more than 20 hours and may not have earned sufficient fuel for a longer Hope for TTp lo the hour announcing tlie mishap London been for a miracle that somehow both Hawker and his alight in either Ireland or at but now London is that the aviators may American Flyers at Azores Tell How Fog Delayed May weathering a 60, mile and heavy the missing seaplane flagship the rican naval entered Ponta harbor today under her own power nearly 60 hours from the she was forced down by fog when almost in sight of the Azores i the record breaking flight from New for Lisbon and Searching battleships and destroyers were scouring the and naval officials had all but abandoned hope for the flying ship and her crew of five when warships at Hope of winning the flight lias been Out of the ocean's mystery only Appeals to President to Use Power for Lasting Peace tiff by German Benedict Is Only mated by Humanitarian two clues for the safety code messages by the Admiralty wireless at the manifestly sent out by an aeroplane at 4.15 and p. and relayed bv were The messages as and are either at the ministry or at the Sopwith Karly in the ing London of tlie Sopwith bureau tions at the Universal of ministry said to air Hawker has been forced to descend a few hundred miles off. the const of Ireland be cause of lack of His sages telling of the intention to d probably have bean i hope FOCH IS READY IF FOE REJECTS PEACE TREATY I By The nt thp charter and The resolution was considered Question Alderman Cornell had a tion calling upon tiie miscellaneous committee to make a leport upon resolution bv himself mg upon the mayor to make to complete the me of the Municipal Ice plant called for immediate consideration of the resolution and m talking upon c i i j the measure wud that a small 10 I 1'ailSmitS JO I of the population In j Bridgeport will avail themselves of 'the privilege of cents ice I this He said he that the SO cent price would I prevail In city I and he understood I raised the season pmH Tn closing hope the Common Council will order a meeting for Monday night to on this Ice Look We have every of liU by BcM G. trans- Atlantic flight in a Sopwith plane has ended In ter off the Irish has long been known as onr of the moat daring Pilots in British Tic the of the world's record for made feet last March just before started for New to for the U- flight tn competition for The Daily prize of tor a night around Groat Britain ho hud covered more than miles when online ble compelled him lo St Tlie Atlantic for a saw the plane taxying across the water headed for the flight in the Rear Admiral Jackson immediately patched the tidings to the Navy department by relieving anxiety of officials and ending the long vigil Mrs. Towers had F since first news last Saturday morning hii had been lost in the fog 300 miles from the CREWS England Waits In Suspense For News From Daring Airman May spent that the aviator would make the day in tense excitement and pense waiting the result of Hawker's to fly across the and after a day of anxious in- and unverified rumors and the fate of the gallant Hawker and is still A Sopwith supposed to be to an alty wireless descended to Ihc surface of the ocean Jorty miles west of the mouth of the Later Admiralty reports said that this information was All The early unverified reports it that the Sopwith machine ed a gale reduced its speed to forty miles an hour and finally com- it to rte owing to tion ot Crowds of r ople waited the day long at the where Hawker learned to be- his landing although experts had expressed Hawker would fly The of Hawker the opinion that unlikely be able to and Grieve cannot be definitely Weather Against The weather oft the Irish coast was with rain and The admiralty has sent out possible to search for the Wife Remains The vigil was kept after on the chance that the aviator might Hawker remained at the airdrome until 9 Her faith in her husband's skill had enabled her to endure the suspense but on for home she was unable to conceal her although she remained comparatively AH three planes are now accounted Commander Towers and his ct in but fagg out by lack of rest and also need as the NC plane carried rations for only one Unfavorable weather Lieut. Commander Read from .ma ins the hop off for Punta this morning to take on Hawker's Associates Fear Worst Has Befallen Courageous Comrade ST. N. Hanker and his Mackenzie air and the little biplane in which they out yesterday span the Atlantic in a single unaccounted for hero tonight and their reluctantly con- ceded that they have man decline to sign the peace on Page Hay papal of written in namo of and official note 10 M. House of tlie American delegation transmitting the ments sent to pontiff by thn German bishops to the absolute impossibility of try pence the allies In his note Cardinal ex- plains that the Pope takes this step in avor of Germany as be would do Ins s only animated for unv he i human it The Cardinal adds dial lly done the more willingly hfl was also to this by n country be- longing to the iTe begs Colonel to Mihmit the to the wisdom and ot President hoping that the ident will use his powerful influence with the other delegates ot the ous powers with a view to securing a pence which will really be coast stopping ancl an tional premium of by tho Sopwith bi ins thp up to ol Ihc wic in naval during lie has many with Hawker ami i; as a air Ihp 1 income n pilot of the firm ai at about a He is married and has one ter about seven months Ik born in been a for about 10 Messages were tonight to every ship at sea equipped with in an effort to find some of But there was no All All Reports day long and far into this waited eagerly success of dash ed. 3 Evening weather leports to tlie Force Meteorological tion here showed only une stormy element which was unknown to Hawker and Grieve when they made This developed from a amall depression near the Azores and moved rapidly over the northwest course almost to the Irish in Hope was that Hawker had been to climb above it. Frederick Hawker's British rival up to the lime of the was still op- t i to the of word oC the its might havo landed al some isolated point oil the of Thr storm breeding depression referred to by was known to when they decided oil for the flight to When told of Hawker's from Xew in the beating the Head Praises I have to hand it I didn't think he going to jump Speaking of his own flight r were certainly It pretty good to be the only thre planes that started to you think you enough to he was not too hard headed for The salient points of the of the XC 4 were given Commander Read -as Read's HIP take off the stopped out on the course until destroyer was machinery functioning darkness set in the plaf proceeded picking each destroyer by had passed 15 at From that time we not any more destroyers until picked up 23 at were j day We missed the r i station on account of wp landed at The elapsed time of fl was 15 IS number of miles covered Kog Held trp were m good Thp weather our Lieut. Commander Bellinger 1 which was forced down ift off the island of Lores smashed up by contact rough said today o' adverse conditions had prevel his piano from completing flight flight IIP rumors tele- graph reports of safety were hungrily only to bo gi As the period of then fuel tation passed news of their doubts of the I he said GOVERNOR NAMES BROWN SAYS HE'LL DELEGATE TO CONFERENCE Health Will sont at VETO BOXING MEASURE Among I IIP prominent woik TS appointed yesterday afternoon by Governor to represent Con- at the National Conference uf Woik to be tic during the week of June I lo Walter city health has been Dr. Brown's experience in health and social has been recognized by the ernor by way ot MAV this afternoon stated that IIP would not the boxing The tor athletic which passed I into ib housed the will therefore not be- come a governor in a recalled that he gave the senators dup notice that he would veto any that allowed prine and in doing that he gave the legislators due notice that If they desired to nata thp over his veto they should remain in session The through the of the governor to is therefore killed by what is known as a passed all stations trouble from the time we left until we arrived stations IT IS and found hanj of This WAS about 11 J kept our course until p. and then landed in tlj thinking that the best did not know our p weather cause or our had engine trouble at were ins at feet when we to At the same time wo came down the fog became As we turned the plai wind the masts steamship appeared on the learned later this was which picked us 6 o'clock when we were in latitude 39.59 X and 3.15 started the but the swell heavy and o and the lo break The headed for sig when we were in distress took our crew off in small 1'te rescue called for a displays most expert a WAS accomplished without a tuj
