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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1922
Page
2
Washington dispatch reports that the House Naval Affairs Committee approved a measure backing the Five Power Naval Limitation Treaty. The plan authorizes scrapping and conversion steps, sets a 36 000 man navy, and authorizes canceling seven superdreadnoughts and six light cruisers, with conversion of some ships to aircraft carriers.
President Harding warned that proposed Navy reductions to 67,000 men threaten U.S. safety. Secretary Denby and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt accompanied him as experts showed figures claiming the House plan would leave the United States as a diminished naval power. This marked the first formal presentation of pacifist sentiment in Congress to the administration.
An old advertisement urges mothers to use Gude's Pepto Mangan to restore color and appetite in ailment prone children. It touts a safe tonic with iron, sold by druggists in liquid and tablet forms, and recommends consulting a home doctor before use.
London April judge McCardie on the King's Bench rules a wife's purchase of sixty expensive dresses excessive and not approved by her husband's credit. He upholds Earl Cathcart's restraint on expenditures while noting the couple's social duties and economy. The ruling stirs London society as to marital financial control and women's independence.
City announces a May start for a broad foreclosure and attachment drive against property and tax delinquents. About $4 million in unpaid taxes date back several years, with roughly 3,020 liens filed on 1929-23 taxes. Previous crackdown last summer led by WW Parker Seeley resulted in about 20 attachment writs daily and several foreclosures. A $45,000 recovery was noted yesterday plus a $13,108.40 check from Blue Ribbon Garage for 1929-22 tax, with total including interest and costs at $74,408.32, appeal filed over over-assessment.
Soviet delegates to the Genoa conference rest in Italy at the Imperial Palace hotel amid guards and quiet. The scene contrasts with Washington and reflects European hopes for an order to avert chaos as nations gather to discuss war’s aftermath and pacific security.
An unidentified bandit held up the store manager Samuel Funt at gunpoint in a shirt shop on East 42nd Street and took $135 before escaping into a crowd near Grand Central Station as alarms failed to go off.
The report describes Keller and Mrs Keller in a Connecticut divorce proceeding. Judge McCarthy issued an ex parte injunction in New Haven restraining Keller from disposing furniture and requiring Mrs Keller to shelter him until the next court order. The couple sought dissolution or modification of the injunction. a hearing was set for 9 o'clock. Witnesses testified to alleged cruelty and Keller’s long workdays. furniture disputes and possession issues dominated courtroom testimony.
Chaos surrounded the arrest of General Semenott and Madame Semenot in New York. She offered her necklace as security, the general refused and requested time at a hospital before jail. He claimed to seek friends to help him and spoke of wartime looting and Allied support. They were later moved to the Waldorf Astoria, where negotiations and court statements followed amid tumult and claims of betrayal and tragedy in Siberia.
Fire safety program stresses prevention amid large turnout at normal high school. Fire Chief George Beardaine, Superintendent A M Platt, and local firefighters demonstrate equipment and rescue drills. Demonstrations include ladder operations, pole net rescues, and a child fire drill with Watersville students.
The Health Council pressed to remove Bethel Health Officer Moore amid a smallpox outbreak as Dr Moore’s absence and irony mark a contentious hearing. The council may appoint a new officer, contingent on a Bethel citizen stepping into the role with minimal pay.
Officials warned the smallpox spread is not under control and advised vaccination. Dr Black indicated New Haven may see limited trouble but emphasized state-wide containment efforts and the distribution of educational material on vaccination and prevention.
Oklahoma City April 6 A woman’s name and the honor of the army uniform are in question as Lt Col Paul Ward Beck face scrutiny after a Fort Sill incident. Judge Jean P Day ordered a coroner’s inquest into his death. Mrs Day’s reported attack on him is described in dramatic terms amid military interest. Forces seek to block dishonor while Mrs Day, shaken, and Beck’s family await truth in the inquest and potential charges.
The House erupts as Representative Blanton of Texas denounces fellow members as graft, while Speaker Brondel defends the House and vows accountability. The heated scene centers on questions of integrity and what members will tolerate.
The tiniest perfectly formed baby ever born in a New York hospital weighing two pounds one ounce died after a 12 hour battle by doctors to keep it alive. The child initially breathed after birth but could not assimilate nourishment and grew weaker. The mother, Mrs. Lucius George, was reported to be doing well in the hospital tonight.
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