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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1920
Page
1
The monthly report from the police department shows 268 accidents in July with 108 injuries and two fatalities. Jitneys were involved in 61 incidents, trolley cars in 36, and 264 other vehicles. Compared with July 1919 there is a slight rise in total accidents.
John Howard and Claude Moore were held in City Court on breach of peace and assault charges after a night riot outside the Connecticut Launch. Nickel, slashed in the neck, required seven stitches at Emergency Hospital. Police chased the two men after the melee ended. Howard testified Nickel insulted him, and a chair was used, causing damage to a car windshield.
Police commissioners have not announced concrete plans to merge the vice squad into the detective bureau. Lt. John E. Barstow may be reassigned to regular police work and Captain Regan would oversee the vice squad. Superintendent Patrick Flanagan to announce further personnel changes later in the week as jitney traffic and new lunmex arrivals strain city posts.
Habeas corpus proceedings against Mrs Antoinette Vitalae concerning extradition to Albany New York were heard by Judge John H Keeler and will resume this afternoon The Vitalae family came here in March 1919 from Albany New York The husband died last March and the mother sought aid from local charities The state comptroller issued a warrant arguing they were paupers and not state residents Testimony claimed she is a state resident and not a pauper No decision reached yet
Warsaw region news reports Brest-Litovsk, the eastern Warsaw fortress, fallen after a major Bolshevik assault. Soviet forces push toward a 60 mile distance from the city with front lines over 120 miles, while Polish troops withdraw and reinforce amid armistice talks at Kebryn. Paris confirms Brest-Litovsk defenses breached, but the city itself remains standing several miles away.
A wireless message from Moscow reports that a provisional Soviet zone has been established in parts of Poland occupied by Soviet troops. The note arrives as Allied authorities monitor postwar arrangements.
Edward W. Merrill of 568 Brewster Street Bridgeport was arrested yesterday morning by Officer William S. Wadsworth at the request of a federal officer on the charge of evading the draft. Merrill is being held pending the result of an investigation of his case.
Boston August 3 crowds formed outside Ponzi offices before dawn as creditors queued for refunds amid daily payouts. Officials report about 3.5 million dollars paid since the run began with many investors from New England seeking funds, while federal auditor Edwin Pride said no criminal indications found yet. Ponzi asserted solvency and planned to meet all demands, noting negotiations with a New York banker and his French partners.
In the Common Pleas court this morning several suits for the September term were filed. Plaintiffs seek damages including Mrs Florence Selleck against Easter Motor Truck Co for 200 dollars, Gulf Road Co operative Dairy Co of Randolph for 1200 against Vermont Dairy Co, Beltner & Son against Mary Mooney for 200, Ring s End Fuel Co against Percival H B Tansler for 200, Isadore Shanen against Edwin P Brown for 400, John J Flynn against Edward T Chute for 210, Thomas L Caskey against W Harold Casey for 1200, Bridgeport Die & Machine Co against Progressive Motor Sales Co for 1000, Bridgeport Plumbing Supply Co against Luciano for 600, and A L Schayoir Co against Vincent Coleman for 300.
Alexandria Sokolowsky planned to abduct her five year old daughter Adona in New Haven and flee, risking arrest for murder of her husband Frank Sokolowsky. She remained at the Tombs as detectives tracked her, while baby Leon, cared for by her, cried during the police watch. Prosecutors expect possible murder charges as details unfold.
Republicans gather in Danbury to map the 1920 state campaign. J Henry Roraback and Mar John Buckley lead a planning meeting to set a state convention site and timing and to discuss candidates for the state ticket while honoring Congressman Merritt at a district dinner. Leaders outline aims and campaign strategy for the season.
Most Bridgeport leaders including Mayor Wilson Sheriff Pease city clerk Alec Tichinson and Frank Ballard plan to attend a Danbury dinner for Schuyler Merritt. The State Committee meeting follows at 12 30 with Merritt’s dinner at 3 as speculation grows over future offices and Merritt’s political ambitions.
San Francisco August 3 Japanese associations on the Pacific coast deny aiding Japanese entry to the United States. K Kansaki, secretary of the Japanese Association of America, says the accusation against Representative Albert Johnson is groundless. The group asserts cooperation with immigration authorities to prevent smuggling and identify unlawful entrants.
Fair tonight and Wednesday with moderate temperatures and light to moderate northwest winds. High pressure over the central lakes maintains pleasant, moderately cool weather. Scattered showers occurred recently in northern New England and the mid Atlantic. a nearby low pressure system lingers, but conditions remain fair locally.
Observers report jitney buses operate across city and suburbs with increasing efficiency amid trolley strike. Officials say little action from mayor or aldermen, no move to eliminate jitneys, while bridgeport and reporters nationwide study transportation need. Trolley prospects for return remain unlikely as jitneys gain support and crowd flow improves.
Mrs. Carolina Senlo of 302 Pequon hock street paid a $50 fine and costs and was sentenced to ten days in jail by Judge Bartlett after arraignment in City Court on a shoplifting charge. Police found $1,000 in cash and items worth 66 cents total, taken from Kresge and Woolworth on Main street, with the suspect using a shawl to conceal goods given to her ten year old son outside.
Three more bicycle thefts were reported to Police Headquarters today amid a surge in missing cycles. Eleven unclaimed bikes remain held by detectives as investigations continue, with owners Benjamin Harris, Anthony Fiore, and Clifford Fox among those reporting losses yesterday.
At the 38th supreme convention in New York James A. Flaherty announced that the order placed over 350,000 men in employment at living wages and ran a nationwide education drive. They cited 500 veterans in college, a school system expanding to 200, and plans for 600 self supporting night schools. Lecturers addressed two million people in 700 cities while members welcomed King Albert and Cardinal Mercier.
In Hartford on August 3, several window cleaners walked out demanding $45 a week, up from $36. They note they receive $36 now with a half holiday on Saturdays. They recently saw a $2 weekly raise earlier.
Tokyo and New York reports say pilot Frank Kilby and mechanic A Sunman, both British, died when their aircraft collapsed during a flying exhibition before 59 000 spectators. The plane struck spectators as it fell, and a 50 percent dividend was declared for Schulter Endeavoring to avoid pitting a retail stores corporation.
Lieut Omar Locklear, famed stunt aviator, and Lieut Milton Elliott died when their aircraft crashed from a 10 000 foot dive during a motion picture stunt near Los Angeles. The pair performed a midair transfer and Elliott reportedly triggered fireworks from the plane before the crash. Both men were killed instantly.
Hartford reports Federal Prohibition Enforcement Director William J. McCarthy of New England refused the assistant revenue deputy collector post to avoid political pressure from former liquor dealers. He vows to stay, denies resigning rumors, and quips that only the undertaker can remove him.
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