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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1922
Page
9
New York May 2 The Associated Press reports John McCormack tenor has recovered from recent illness and travels today with his wife and family aboard the Aquitania bound for rest and a visit to his home in Athlone Ireland.
John Goldstrom reports that Dayton G. Miller and colleagues at Case School of Applied Sciences released ether drift results to the National Academy of Sciences challenging aspects of Einstein relativity. The findings stir scientific circles as Lorentz noted potential disturbance to Einstein’s calculations, while Miller’s tests continue in Cleveland.
Senate committee for 86,000 Navy personnel agreed on next year’s enlisted pay of $6,090 per man. The decision, reached unanimously at an executive meeting, aligns with a House figure as the Senate subcommittee weighs the House measure and retains the figure with bipartisan support.
Einstein and leading mathematicians are cited regarding ether theory. An 1587 Cleveland test yielded a null result, later repeated by Mosley and Miller with improved apparatus. Miller’s Mount Wilson measurements suggest a small drift and a periodic anomaly, prompting further observations at Casa Observatory to identify the disturbance cause.
Fairfield boards back a plan by I Rice Davis to replace the town hall with a new two story fireproof high school building. The project includes a large second floor auditorium for 500 to 600 people and space for classrooms plus remodeling of the existing town hall for offices and courts. Plans will be drafted for voter consideration in the coming weeks with a goal to start construction and finish before year’s end.
Fraternal Editor at The Teiogram 144 Middle Street invites readers to note date changes and corrections to fraternity notices.
A fragmented directory of fraternal orders and civic groups with addresses across streets such as Beach, Broad, Main, and Fairfield. Organizations include Wowompon tribe Improvers Order of Red Men Dorothea Street units, St. George societies, Democratic Women clubs, Maccabees, Stationary Engineers, Daughters of Pocahontas, Knights of Pythias, and World War Veterans.
A father left with three children seeks help from Little Wanderers Home after wife deserts him. He agreed to pay 7.50 weekly toward their support, but an earnings drop stops payments. The society covers full board. once he gains steady work, payments may resume though likely limited. The case prompts community chest support.
Washington May 2 The Senate moved to extend sessions and hold votes on the Administration Tariff bill and its amendments. The King amendment to cut duty to 2.12 cents was rejected as two Democrats Broussard and Kendrick opposed, one Republican LaFollette supported. The rule was sustained 47 to 2. The Senate then planned extra morning sessions to hasten debate, while Smoot warned of night sessions if Democrats delay progress.
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