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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1919
Page
2
A Navy board argues the U S Navy is equal to any by 1925 but faces limits from pre dreadnoughts and lack of scout cruisers. It urges building ten scout cruisers, five superdestroyers, six pilot submarines, and six type submarines, plus a 927 million budget for aircraft with 6.0 million for experiments.
A 109 pound batch of tea and coffee weighed in and out of the store but is now missing from the warehouse and store. Premont, still employed by the state court receiver F E Moran at $25 weekly, keeps dust off the furniture. The hearing resumes at 2 this afternoon.
London reports no agreement with Soviet Russia on prisoner exchange after talks. Lord Stanmore says Bolshevik plenipotentiary Maxim Litvinov's proposed conditions were too comprehensive to quote.
A 19 year old soldier, George Ringling, suddenly fell on the sidewalk outside the Security building at 11 o clock last night. Passers by carried him to St Vincent's hospital where he regained consciousness en route and could not recall what happened.
Dispatches from Spalato report the Italian destroyer Irrequito of Admiral Millo s squadron has arrived, having sided with Gabriele D Annunzio. Citizens are greatly excited as a superior officer aboard is known to have close relations with D Annunzio.
The Bridgeport Oratorio Society presented its eighth annual winter concert last night before an appreciative audience. Manzoni Requiem was praised for its realism, performed with an orchestra drawn from the New York Philharmonic under Dr. Mees. The program opened with Beethoven’s Overture No. 4, followed by Christmas carols and strong solo performances by Miss Dick Howell Mrs. Susan Hawley Davis Robert Quail and Fred Patton.
The Volish drive raised $4,624 on Monday and Tuesday, nearing a third of the $14,000 quota. Yesterday contributions reached $1,584 with large gifts from Archer A. and W. B. Whesler at $200 and Jake's Restaurant at $100. Two girls raised $201.70, while the Seventh district reports list South End at $591 and West End at $262 with other totals. A women workers meeting at St. Michael's Church on Sterling Street adopted several drive ideas.
Grand Rapids Mich Dec 9 The first move of counsel for 135 defendants in the corruption in the election of Senator Truman H Newberry case will be a formal Thursday request for a complete list of witnesses who testified before the grand jury that returned the indictments Arguments on the motion will be presented next Monday by James O Murfwt and Georges E Nichols Special federal prosecutors will oppose on grounds that releasing the list would expose grand jury testimony which is secret Five respondents remain to be arraigned Two are expected this week and the others are ill or absent from the state.
Four men linked to the Rossignol killing are in custody or sought as coroner’s inquest proceeds. Gabrielle admits group involvement but denies detailed knowledge. Names and addresses of three held without bonds are listed as investigators pursue motive amid a fatal stabbing after a party dispute. Burial set for Rossignol at St Miche Cemetery. services at his home.
The American League faces a tense meeting as two factions clash over leadership. Charles Comiskey accuses Johnson loyalists of railroaded legislation while Navin and others demand a new president. Minority clubs vow resistance and warn against tyranny after a day of heated talks. A separate Catholic memorial university project for war dead is approved in Washington.
The forecast calls for rain or snow in New England Wednesday with much colder air on Thursday. Winds from the Atlantic shift from southwest to northwest, bringing rain then a sharp cold wave. Sandy Hook to Hatteras will see strong winds, possible gale, with rain possibly turning to snow and continued cold.
A series of funeral services and obituaries are listed for Christopher Wallace, Helen Ruth Murray, Elizabeth Lennox, Ella Ettinge, William Jordan, Bridget Carroll, Rowena Bell Wolfer, Alexander Keenan, Sarah A Frith, and Mrs. Murphy Crown. The items detail church masses, burial sites at St Michael's and Lakeview cemeteries, funeral home locations, and surviving family members across Stratford Fairfield and New Haven areas.
Paris reports the American peace delegation led by Jeff Parry leaving for the United States after farewell at the station. Premier Clemenceau and other dignitaries hosted the departure as Polk White and Tasker Bliss traveled home.
Frederic J. Haskin argues that the next U S president should be a real achiever rather than a professional politician. He traces history from Washington to Roosevelt and Wilson, praising personality and practical achievement over mediocrity, and predicting the next leader will avoid party dogma and have tangible leadership records.
New York December speech by Herbert Hoover, former food administrator, links 50 percent of child undernourishment to parental ignorance. He says alarm is unnecessary outside big cities, notes education is too low but not a danger of revolution.
The piece argues General Leonard Wood stands at the forefront of Republican candidates, valued not for military heroism but for proven executive ability. It contends the next president must tackle two tasks: fix the industrial at home and restore America’s world position, noting the wartime boom and global disruption.
Paragraphs describe a hopeful end to the Irish question with statements from Walter F. Monie, first lord of the Admiralty, and a proposal by Premier Lloyd George to introduce a reform measure in Parliament. The report notes two legislatures and a possible Bank Wave plan, while mentions of King Alfonso and Queen Fanita appear amid health concerns for Gren Ma.
Boston Dec 9 The license wave returns sweeping 14 of 15 cities in Massachusetts elections with Melrose remaining dry. Mayors faced defeat or re election. Adams of Melrose won a sixth term while two Worcester and Everett incumbents lost. Republicans gained control in four cities. many returned service men as candidates. Some towns held non partisan races and the liquor year starts May 1 with no sales before then.
Four railroad brotherhood officials will resume talks with railroad administration officials on wage and working condition revisions. Leaders have been exchanging Director General time proposals since last Friday, with broad disagreement over overtime pay of time and a half in road service.
Mt Holyoke College faculty members voted to urge immediate ratification of the treaty and League of Nations covenant by the United States Senate with interpretative reservations as appropriate.
Director General Eines stated that no railroad cars are being held in Louisville for whiskey shipments. He said claims of cars idle for wartime prohibition purposes are false and no decision by the Supreme Court has lifted the ban.
An Adams Express employee extols Cinot as nature’s pure juice of herbs and credits it with lifting stomach troubles constipation rheumatism and general fatigue. Local citizens share stories of improved health after using CINOT, advertised as available at Hartigan's Drug Stores and other outlets in several towns.
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