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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1923
Page
12
Bridgeport Telegram, established 1971, publishes daily except Sunday from 449 Middle St Bridgeport CT. Subscription rates show 18 months, 8 months, and weekly options. Open daily and nightly, exchange connects all departments. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press.
A collection of tone poems and quips on war, politics, fashion, and daily life. It jabs at front seats for war advocates, notes on spring cleaning and hotel plans, and urges paying Christmas bills before Easter. Vignettes mention Ireland, Europe, a St Louis shooting, and daylight humor about Groundhog Day and fashion flaws.
The forecast shows clearing Thursday with Friday fair and little temperature change. A Tuesday night disturbance over southern Alabama moved northeast, bringing snow in the north, rain and snow in the central, and rain in the south as it tracked off the New Jersey coast. Strong winds north of Sandy Hook shift from northeast to west Thursday, with gales on coasts from Atlantic City to the Middle Atlantic. Storm warnings remain along the Atlantic, while temperatures rise slightly in the Middle Atlantic and New England. Clear by Thursday noon, then fair Friday. high and low water times listed.
A reflective piece argues American withdrawal from the Rhineland shows wartime ambivalence. It criticizes French occupation in the Ruhr and questions European policy, urging restraint, historical caution, and a cautious view of France and Germany. It hints that America could play a restraining role within a proper League of Nations.
The passage argues Europe, especially France, ignores American opinion over the Ruhr invasion. It claims America lacks real influence and urges that American soldiers return home soon for the sake of national interest.
The Rev Dr Percy Stickney Grant rector of the Church of the Ascension in New York faces a heresy trial with confidence. Unlike past era persecutions, he risks only removal from the Episcopal church if condemned, while Unitarians welcome his potential exit as Erasmus Darwin noted Unitarianism is a feather bed for others.
Judge J Moss Ives receiver of Danbury Bethel Street Railway says the civil action against him by Newtown town and tax collector McCarthy is to clear the title to a Newtown farm tied to former Bridgeport Danbury railroad lands. The suit concerns $269 in back taxes and aims to settle ownership as back taxes accumulate. The farm now rents, part of a larger property purchase, with the railway seeking title from Aetna Construction. The action, expected to settle land ownership, is welcomed by the judge.
St Louis Mo Jon 24 Prices of tailor made clothing will increase from 12 to 15 percent in the near future officials said Wool costs and worker shortages drive the rise as the National Merchant Tailors Association holds its third annual convention in the city.
Washington D C January 24 An appropriation of five hundred thousand dollars for modernizing 13 battleships of the United States Navy would be authorized under a resolution introduced today by Chairman Butler of the House Naval Committee.
Judge Clarence R. Hall of Fairfield spoke to Danbury Boosters, about sixty leading manufacturers and business men, at the Hotel Green. He also addressed the Danbury League of Women Voters last night in Odd Fellows Hall on the same topic.
New York January 24 amid a blinding storm the coast guard cutter Manhattan and other craft swept Sandy Hook area for liquor landings. The rum fleet now numbers 17 ships including three steamers anchored idle with no customers. Navigators warn the smuggling fleet is a greater menace to shipping and ships pass directly in its path despite fog signals heard only feet away.
New Haven January 24 Major Everett C Brennand resigns as manager of the New Haven sub district office of the United States Veterans Bureau effective February 1 He is commander of the 302nd hospital company of the 101st regiment Since 1920 his tenure has seen five thousand claims settled.
A verse warning about road safety stresses watchfulness behind the wheel. It urges keeping both hands on the steering wheel, giving room to others, and following rules to avoid fatal accidents. The narrator mocks reckless drivers and extols safe driving as a princely duty.
Stratford police investigate the injury of James Harper of 081 Main Street last night. They seek three girls who telephoned that Harper lay injured on Barnum Avenue before several men, including Edward Bradley, carried him to an auto for Bridgeport hospital. Harper’s condition at Bridgeport hospital is not serious.
Readers vent about crowded trolley cars and the five cent fare scheme. One writer laments full seating and asks why not two seats for one large rider while another questions the true cost of a five cent fare and who benefits. A correspondent recalls a crowded Stratford avenue car and a firings incident, urging fair seating and fare reform.
The page lists concise Q A items covering law definitions of drug use for animals, iceberg sizes, whether Great Britain is part of Europe, usufract meaning, Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter A on sable, origins of Coon Butte crater, the first name for New York, and the conversion of a millicurie to grams.
The speaker confronts an aging self described as a predatory force. Muscle and tigerish grace push toward a spring while the speaker predicts an inevitable clash with one who embodies relentless youth. Fear is kept hidden as the cold truth of mortality emerges.
An essay on parenting directs calm, careful language with children. It warns against labeling a child as stupid or lazy and urges supportive guidance to strengthen effort and self belief. The tone advocates measured correction and hopeful, steady guidance to foster growth. Tomorrow-The Dizzy Child.
The narrator recalls packed trolley cars where fat men refuse to share seats and a lone woman faces confinement to a single seat despite paying the fare. She notes the risk of complaints to the traction company if others are forced to pay extra for space.
In Japan on January 24 the city’s shipbuilders voted to establish a worker controlled yard the first of its kind They purchased the Waiji Shokai Vessels Repair Company yard which had entered liquidation earlier, creating the first worker owned shipyard in the country.
Two Danbury girls aged 14 and 16 will testify against Joseph Melody a 23 year old New York City taxi driver formerly residing in Danbury. Melody will appear in the New York 12th district police court Friday on charges from a raid in which he was arrested. The girls, veteran runaways, were in his company during the incident and had been returned home by Bridgeport police last November before vanishing again. A separate note lists Lester Burke a former Lynn English High School captain signing with the Detroit Americans and set to report to spring training in March.
Dr Copeland explains sick headaches from digestion and intestinal disorders. He notes constipation raises toxin absorption, urges adjust diet with less meat, more fruit, plenty of water, bran, sleep in ventilated rooms, and outdoor activity. Readers send questions on weight and stain removal. Dr Copeland answers in his column.
A birthmark is a blemish caused by dilation of blood vessels. The exact cause is unknown. E. D.Q-T am a woman 54 years
President Harding, confined to his room by grippe for over a week, may resume work tomorrow if fair weather holds. White House physician Brigadier General C Z Sawyer said the president would have been at his office today but for bad weather. He signed Judge Edward T. Sanford to the Supreme Court and nominated several postmasters and federal officers, and approved the Interior Department appropriation bill along with minor bridge measures.
The article promotes knitting and crocheting as accessible for all women, offering a free Fleisher Yarn handbook with illustrated directions for sweaters and crochet items. Readers can request the booklet by mailing a coupon with two cents for return postage.
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