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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1920
Page
4
The writer argues anger at Mays for a fatal beaning is unfounded without proof of intent. Baseball entails risks as players accept danger, and the text proposes stricter penalties for pitchers who hit batsmen and for batters who repeatedly interfere, noting deaths and injuries are bound to occur in risky sports.
Investigations warn that rich harvests from worthless securities proliferate in Bridgeport as con men pitch quick riches. The piece cautions that many investors swallow promises of special advantages, yet few schemes survive long. scrutiny and patience protect against loss, so say no if possible and investigate before committing funds.
Commissioner Robins Stoeckel of the Motor Vehicle Department will conduct hearings Monday in the County Court House on 16 cases accusing drivers of reckless driving and liquor intoxication. Morning sessions cover Tony Baron John D Schacter Henry Wilson LaVerne Penfield William Austin Michael Duch Ray Rice Joseph Barber Louis DeRora. afternoon sessions list Tracy Barnum Charles Smith William H Beaudoin Henry Beaudoin. conferences also planned for Julius Bodner James Lucey and Wilfred Bodwell.
Three more jitney operators were arrested for overcrowding their buses as a city crackdown continues. Among the detainees are Harry J. Harris James street Louis Shain Parrott avenue and Louis Block McKinley street. Cases heard by Judge Wilder included Fetah Chili Howard avenue fined five dollars, and Harry Peilman Barnum avenue whose case was nolled on payment of ten dollars. Elmer Halgren Smith street also had his case nolled on payment of ten dollars.
The wireless despatch from Moscow states Poland seeks complete inviolable independence with no internal interference. Poland did not declare war. its troops occupy former Polish territory to secure free choice for peoples, while Russia pursues a Soviet regime in Poland. Fighting rages near Warsaw, Plonsk, Ciechanow, Wyszkow, Stanislavow, and along the Bug river as Bolsheviks advance near Lemberg and Tarnopol. In Crimea Bolsheviks seize Vasilyevka and an armored train. elsewhere near Aktyrskaia forces land as the front firmed. Two Bolshevik cavalry regiments cross into Turkish territory near Armenia, linking with Kemalist followers at Balazet amid Armenia neutrality reports. Polish Upper Silesia residents set conditions for conflict settlement, threatening a general strike if unmet. An Anglo-German alliance is urged by Arthur Von Kemnitz as a continental counter to Bolshevism and to position Germany as a base for English politics.
Supreme Knight Flaherty presents a baton to Marshal Foch in St Clement College hall. He calls Foch a grey man of Christ who led American youth to victory and helped secure French victory, honoring fallen American heroes and inviting Foch to visit America.
WANTED Position as a chauffeur by steady reliable colored man Furnish references Call or address Matthew Alston 99 Hanson Ave L20s 1 FOR SALE We vacate in 10 days Ten Day Sale Household Furniture and Furnishings including a lot of genuine antiques mahogany and cherry old china old copper and brass fire sets fire screens and irons candlesticks Russian Samovar grandfather's clock sewing machine escriiter beds tall post bed gas range etc 112 Wall St corner Middle Bitatti WANTED Salesman capable of selling a Coin Machine to banks factories and theatres A man sized proposition that will pay real money to a hard worker Address Coin Room 414 54 Church St Hartford Conn Laine
Classified ad seeks a nationally known company style mechanical engineer with general experience and knowledge of automobile power plant. Must work independently within an aggressive organization. State salary and experience first letter. Address Engineer care Times. L21b
A toned debate voice lines from readers favoring trolleys or jitneys, urging mayor action, safer service, and better cleanliness. Citizens insist on restoring trolleys, condemning jitneys as dirty and unsafe, while some back mixed use of both systems for quicker travel and improved future service.
Connecticut department praises state training work for ex servicemen with cost comparisons and calls for local factories to offer training. Rooney explains a $20,000 relief fund. Connecticut residents eligible by citizenship. Delegates approve New Haven as next convention site and debate charter rules. Col. Cholmsey Jones notes 19,000 disabled veterans in 1000 hospitals and outlines government and non government roles in veteran care. He defends West Haven hospital conditions and urges state Legion accountability.
West Orange youths aged ten to thirteen were found guilty of robbing neighbors fruit trees and were ordered to go to bed at 6 30 each evening for thirty days. Parents were given discretionary power to enforce the sentence and administer caster oil to the culprits.
Superintendent Wanagan announced today new postings affecting seven patrolmen. Dallwis moves from Second to Patrol Driver at Headquarters, Flanagan to First Precinct, Sheehan to Second, Hughes to Truant Officer Detail, Grossarth to Third Precinct, Mechanic to Second, and Keane from Post 15 B to Post 8 G in the Second Precinct.
William Galsky of Huntington Road was fined 1 by Judge Wilder for parking in front of the Park Theatre on Mein Street during Sam Howe's performance. The case marks the first under the new twenty minute law as city court considers a sliding scale fine increase for offenders.
In a bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, Mayor Clifford B. Wilson travels to Washington Connecticut to attend a dairymen convention. The City Court adjourned the case of Ralph Russell of North Haven, accused of selling self produced products at the Plaza, for one week.
A shopping feature touts extensive August discounts on linen and household textiles. It highlights white linen, Irish linen pillow cases, Turkish towels, Huck towels, and crash fabrics with sale prices and regular prices, plus table cloths and napkins from Irish and imported cotton, all showcased on the third floor.
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