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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1919
Page
17
In a busy harbor scene at Berdia the Russian captain apologizes after an American Marine unit boards a Russian gunboat. A washday flag cleaning reveals the Stars and Stripes must not be displayed above certain flags, prompting deference and renewed caution in flag etiquette.
The Rev Hadward A George condemns greed and malpractices in business while praising charitable giving. he argues pulpit should address the whole life of a man, not just business, and urges an international morality with a universal God beyond national confines. He cites German secular moral limits and calls for a God who governs all nations.
Collector James J. Walsh orders the Hartford income tax bureau closed and payments moved to the internal revenue office in the federal building. Agents Roach Kennedy and Farrall transfer to new stations. second installment due this morning and the office to stay open until 8 pm. Bridgeport expected to supply a large share of the billion-dollar installment.
Mrs Sarah Green of Kansas City Missouri president of the Woman's Trade Union League attends the sixth biennial convention of the National Women's Trade Union League in Philadelphia. Green also leads the local waitresses' union in Kansas City.
Washington June 15 Senate discussion of the peace treaty and League of Nations to continue this week and likely beyond with Knox resolution as vehicle. Debate expected to draw almost all senators and may include a filibuster while House moves to salvage appropriation bill by July 1. Hill Tops beat Victory Juniors 22 4 and 16 3 at Beardsley Park.
The Treasury warns large taxpayers and corporations that today is the final day to remit the second quarterly income tax payments and related taxes for 1918. Kennedy and Farrell expect a busy day as extensions and tentative returns are included, with June 15 or 16 1919 as the due dates. penalties apply for late payment.
Coroner notified after the death of Hilga Olsoni 45 a Finland native and Greenwich massage practitioner found on a bed at 245 Greenwich Avenue. Medical Examiner Clark will continue probe to determine if death was natural or self inflicted. two New York nieces are her only known relatives.
Walter Browne's Wyerywoman was staged with slides at Park Street Congregational church last night. Dr Gerald H Beard, a minister, produced the picture and story with Laura Nelson Hai in the lead. Critics call the play among the finest dramatic works since Shakespeare. The morning service discussed worship, its nature and use, and the value of praise and thinking together on important topics.
Frederic L. Jones chief boatswain's mate of the Naval Reserve Force, one of five officers and three enlisted men arrested in New York for graft in obtaining easy discharges for naval men in the Third Naval District during the War, has been sentenced to one year in prison and reduced to seaman. Navy Department disclosed findings and said Jones will be dismissed from the service after the prison term.
Louis White a 34 year old United Church minister from Potts Hill is under arrest for the murder of Arthur Lightle 40 proprietor of a general store. White confessed to the sheriff claiming his wife admitted wrongdoing. Lightle’s brother fired at White wounding him lightly as police vacancies loom in Boss county.
The Joint Distribution Committee reports total distributions of 6 702 058 dollars up to June 9 with about 4 709 142 dollars spent in Poland where conditions are worst. Funds came from Jews and Christians nationwide via the American Jewish Relief Committee and allied organizations. A Kobe Chronicle note says two Japanese schoolgirls used graduation to urge woman suffrage prompting police inquiry.
Chief of Police Daniell O'Dell arrested Philip Rosa of this city yesterday afternoon and held him until state police took him to Norwalk. He is charged with shooting George Moke in Norwalk on June 29, 1916, after allegedly breaking into a railroad shanty. Moke lingered between life and death in the hospital for weeks but recovered. Rosa has lived here since last September and was married here. Mrs. Roger G. Pelvis resigns as chairwoman of the Woman Suffrage party of Greater Cleveland, succeeded by Mrs. Harris R. Cooley, previously first vice chairman.
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