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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1919
Page
12
Bridgeport Telegram, a daily paper founded 1891, lists postal and telephonic operations with 11 departments. It is published at 140 Middle Street Bridgeport Conn and affiliated with The Associated Press for news dispatches.
A playful verse by John Kendrick Bangs about Christmas cheer and the simple joys that spur affection. The speaker recalls mistletoe and the festive mood, then shifts to a sense of duty and the happiness found in a loyal, endearing chance.
A string of editorial notes riffs on politics crime and culture. The piece cites Judge Anderson and Mr Carranza while lampooning Christmas seals Supreme Court New Year blotters and government transport plans. It muses on tax relics Shakespeare Bryan and Bolshevik hints with ironic asides on liquor sugar and preparedness.
A reflective verse piece by Walt Mason laments aging as youth skates on frozen rivers and hills. The speaker, aging and racked by rheumatic pains, watches children enjoy winter sport while acknowledging his inability to join in. The mood contrasts youthfulness with fading vigor, ending with noted envy and bittersweet humor.
Paris December 24 Avesta awarded to Francs by the four councils arrived in ports. Most are in such bad condition they cannot be repaired. Princess Patricia reportedly travelled to Commander Alexander Robert Maule Ramsay of the Royal Navy in February this year.
The Bridgeport police blotters show 3,286 arrests from July 1 to December 31, 1918, versus 1,240 arrests to date this year. The drop is blamed on wartime liquor restrictions, with authors noting police activity remains high but arrests fall after January 16. They argue prohibition reduces violence and crime, while noting some evasion persists.
The piece condemns secret diplomacy as a return to old imperialist habits led by Lloyd George Clemenceau and Scialoja. It argues America is excluded from decisions shaping the Adriatic and warns of a broader drive to divide Turkey and extend influence from the near to the far east. It calls for the League of Nations as the only alternative to hidden negotiations.
Rose L Witz at nineteen is billed as the fastest typist in the world. She writes 263 words a minute on typewriter and 91 words a minute from shorthand notes. For 15 minutes she kept 18 words a minute without error, after four years of persistent practice. Her success rests on persistence courage ambition accuracy and mastery of technique. She urges students in Bridgeport High School or business college to cultivate good physical condition and steady practice rather than reliance on luck or laziness.
The most valuable man in the Wilson Cabinet is Secretary of the Interior Lane. He is more than a politician, a statesman with high aims and grand projects. He champions Americanization efforts for naturalization, writes on national pride, and pushed arid land reclamation despite congressional resistance. He contemplates resignation, but his size looms large in a time of fear for leaders.
The piece argues against a two week congressional recess from Dec 20 to late January, noting members collect mileage and stay in or near Washington, while the nation faces rail, labor, cost of living, and revenue pressures requiring quick action and thoughtful legislation.
Bridgeport reports a bustling pre-Thanks giving scene with sleigh bells, store crowds, and school closures for holiday recess. Barnum building ironwork arrives, a large parade and athletic events planned, and public lectures by Mrs. Youmans and Professor Procter highlighted by civic notices and local police actions.
A short poem recounts firing an arrow and releasing a song into the air both vanish unseen yet return later. The speaker learns that neither arrow nor melody can be tracked, but a friend discovers the arrow and preserves the song in memory.
New York dispatch reports that over one third of Cuba's sugar crop was bought by European nations, especially England, pushing refined sugar to 18 cents a pound in Triavanga. Minister to Cuba William Crongales blames European purchases for higher U.S. prices and notes a large portion remains unsold for the United States.
In New York on Pec 22 President Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University received a bronze medal from Lucien Peincare vice rector of the University of Paris. The medal honors 10,000 Columbia men who served in the war and similar awards will go to other universities in Allied countries.
Sydney dispatch reports the South Whies state Nationalist party endorses the government proposal to subsidize children beyond two per family and to storepllell, with expectations it will be acceptable despite ambiguity and lack of opposition.
Boston December 22 Rhodes trustees announce three additional Rhodes scholarships at large for this year to the United States. Appointments will be filled from October applicants not receiving scholarships but deemed qualified by selection committees. Final selections to be made at end of January.
Bassick Company employees will attend a Christmas party and minstrel show at the Casino tonight starting at 8. The event, the fourth annual company affair, includes Christmas exercises and dancing with music by Speidel’s orchestra. A large crowd is expected for the festive gathering.
Lieutenant Colonel Andrew W. Smith of the United States regular army, lingering ill with nervous trouble, seized a pistol from a guard during a hospital visit at Fort Sheridan and shot himself, ending weeks of insomnia and illness.
Police in St Naxaire have arrested French Spanish and American robbers accused of stealing American army stocks. They carried the stock items away in automobiles, with the arrests announced on December 22.
Readers may mail questions to the Telegram Information Bureau in Washington under director Frederic J. Haskin. State the question briefly and enclose a 2-cent return stamp. All inquiries are confidential and answered directly to the requester. No charge beyond the postage stamp.
Carter Glass will leave the post as head of the Treasury Department on January 1 to assume the duties of senator immediately upon Congress reconvening after the Christmas recess. The reader’s questions cover Red Cross uniforms, currency redemption, anti freeze mixes, government compensation for pen sions, navy yard funds, state debt, good form in gifting, highest waterfall, plum pudding recipe, and world languages.
Officials of the board of recreation and community service state there will be no contributions for Christmas carols on Christmas Eve. Singers are informed that performances will be gratis and not expected to accept any payment. Names of participating groups must be submitted by the stated deadline.
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