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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24
MAJ. GEN. WOOD DISAPPROVES
AC0UITTAL OF COL. HIRST

New York. Dec. 24.-Msj- Gen. Leon
ard Wood Thursday in official orders
disapproved the findings of the court
martial which acquitted Col Robert L
Hirst of conduct to the prejudice OF
good order and military discipline. 1t
was charged that Col Hirst caused a
private named Greene to be chained TO
a telegraph pole nine days while ne
was under arrest at Plattsburg. instead
Of placing him in the guardhouse.
The cOurtmartial arose from an al
tercation in which Hirst was struck in
the face by Greene when he entered q
saloon TO stop a row among some OF
the enlisted men.
In reviewing the proceedings which
acquitted Col Hirst, Gen Wood says
In the opinion of the review au-
view authority. the findings of the
court in this case have resulted in an
entire miscarriage Of justice and have
placed the seal of approval upon an
exercise Of power which was entirely
unnecessary and regrettable from ev-
cry standpoint. The acquittal is dis
approved"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24
'NHITLOCK GIVES
LINCOLN HONOR
Says Penny Is Best Medal
lion That Gould Have
Been Made for Him.

New York. Dec. 24-Adressing more
than zoe friends and former associates
at a dinner given in his honor Thurs
day night at the Lotus club. Brand
WhitIock, United States minister TO
Belgium, discussed the American ideal,
declaring it was best exemplified by
Abraham Lincoln
~Once in a foreign city" he said.
by some strange little chance, hap
pened to pick up a penny in the street
and il proved TO be one Of those pennies
that bear LincOln's head It seemed to
me that no more significant medallion
could have been made in Lincoln's
honor. And, looking at IL and think
ing of its implications, the thought
OF home and all that which it brought
fup, the thoughts Of all the hands
through which It had passed; the
hands Of Workmen. the hands Of little
children. the hands of even beggars,
hand hands and honest hands, the
hands Of mine own people-it seemed
10 me TO have been made precious by
the touch Of democracy and thought
nothing could have been more SlSnlIl-
cant or beautiful than that Lincolns
noble head should have been engraved
on our smallest coin, a token Of our
universal daily need.
Expresses American Ideal.
That head. to me. somewhat pal
pably wore the peoples love like pur-
pie bays-the love Of all those common
people whom he so wisely loved ana
bore in sorrow in his mighty heart.
In him. as I have tried TO say, the
American ideal was most perfectly eX-
emplified and il was exempl1fied IN
linn because. after the Illusions Of life
had gone he retained his ideals and
his faith in them. 1t was thus exem-
plified in him because. in addition to
his wisdom. his gentleness, MS pa
thence. his hope and his faith, he had
that other great American quality OF
humor which saved him in every sltua-
ton and BIZ American humor I mean
that instructive sense OF human values
that enables one to see all things or
most things in their proper relations
and so becomes an integral part Of the
American ideal"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24
The Heart and Home Day

Nearly two thousand Christmases have opened up new
springs of love and generosity that have left wonderful
benedicton upon the world
Memie Old England" was the first at daybreak to
observe the day with open house and generous hospitality for
tenants and neighbOrs the masters house. The fir from
the first decked as symbol of the with balls and nuts,
golden apples and nse represent the and stars and
the little animals hung the branches betokened the sacrifices
1t became universal social and religious festival
The fir tree became gtloaded tree and the fireplace.
where the Yue log famed and craced became the place
hang the stockings for Santa Claus The Christmas dinner and
the merry games and minstrel songs aayed and removed the
family stfes and neghbohood divisions and brought
rush of ndlines and love through the reunions and whole
someness of the holiday spirit.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24
DANIELS MAY PUBLISH
NAVY BOARDS REPORT

Washington. D. C. Dec. 24=It is an
nounced that secretary of the navy
Daniels is considering publication of
the navy general boards report on the
navy's requirements before congress
siOnal committees begin hearings on
the administration navy bill.
The report is understood to recon-
mend that the American navy be made
equal TO the most powerful in the world
by 1925 The first years building alone
according TO the board, should be equal
TO the entire five year program Of the
administration. inasmuch as the United
States may be called upon to stimuli
taneOusly meet enemies in the Atlantic
and Pacific
This report was mentioned by Henry
a Wise Wood In his letter of resigna-
ton from the naval advisory board be-
cause OF his disapproyal of the admin
istratiOn program. Mr. Daniels will ask
the American Society of Nautical En-
gineers 10 name Mr.. Woods successor.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24
SHOPPING
HOUSE ROBBED
Thieves Take Dozen Spoons,
Knives and Forks for
Christmas Presents.

One dozen spoons. a dozen knives
and forks and clothing valued at $500
were taken from the home Of c. c.
Smith PIC West Rio Grande street It
was entered during the afternoon
Thursday while the family was away
doing Christmas shopping. The burg
lars entered by using a pass key.
A horse and wagon belonging to Tim
Liona who lives at Second and Ochoa
street, was stolen in front OF the
Holmes Dyeing works on Texas street
Thursday afternoon
Three small boys were placed under
arrest Friday morning on a charge Of
taking a Metz car which is owned bv
John n Watson. It was taken from
SIS East san Antonio street Wednes-
day afternoon. The boys gave the
names of Alfred Maxey, Reginald
Barns. Joe La Cara They were given
a scolding and turned over to the pro-
baton officers
Martin Membrino was charged with
taking a pair of shoes from a store
on South FL Paso street
Russia has recently opened 5000 new
savings banks in connection with post
offices.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24
NEW FIRM SUBSCRIBES TO
NEW BUDGET FUND FOR 1916

4 new firm. which is new member Of
the chamber OF commerce. has planned to
start the new year right by subscribing to
the new budget fund
The Henning- Lumber company. which has
just been organized and admitted 10 men-
bership in the chamber Of commerce. has
subscribed $50 10 the budget fund without
solicitation
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24
Gen. Pershing Wishes His
Boys" a Happy Christmas

Gen. John J. Pershing, commander
Of the Ell Paso patrol district. of the
United States army, expressed the
wish, Friday afternoon. that all Of the
men Of MS command and Of the troops
on the Mexican border might spend a
happy Christmas.
TO the officers and enlisted men Of
the Eighth cavalry brigade and to all
Of the officers and men of the Uni-ed
States army on the Mexican border.
wish TO extend my Christmas greetings
and sincere wishes that they may
have a happy Christmas
Although away from their homes on
Christmas it is my hope that their
Christmas viii be a happy one and
that they viii continue TO do as great
credit to the cOlors during the coming
year as they have done during the
past"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24
Funeral Of Phoenix Elk
To Be Held On Christmas

William. Sterling Madding. a men,
Der Of the Phoenix. Ariz.. Elks lodge.
3S5, and an invalid OF several years,
died Friday morning at $3.50 o'clock at
the family home, 1911 East Missouri
street
Mr.. Madding was so years old and
is survived by his wife and several
children, who are with friends in Cali
fornia
The funeral will be held at 1880
o'clock Christmas morning from the
parlOrs Of the Peak Undertaking com
pany, with interment in Evergreen
cemetery. The funeral will be under
the auspices OF the Elks lodge OF FL
Paso.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24
BODY or ARTILLERYMAN
Is CARRIED ON GUN CAISSON

Dorsey ". Harrison. aged 19 years,
and detailed at headquarters at the
Fourth field artillery. died Wednesday
night at the Fort Bliss hospital from
pneumonia The remains were shipped
Friday afternoon to Baltimore, Nd
for interment and the funeral service
was held at 5 o'clock at the Peak I'M
dertaking company.
The funeral was military in its GER
emOnial and an escort Of the Fourth
field artillery and the Fourth field ar
tillery band accompanied the remains
to the railroad station
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24
NEGLIGENT GIRL MOTORIST
IS INDICTED AT HONOLULU

Honolulu. 7. H. Dec. 24-Miss Dor
othy Spring, daughter Of a wealthy con-
tractor at Berkeley. Calf, was indicted
Thursday for neglecting TO aid woman
struck down by an automobile which
Miss Spring was driving.
The woman suffered conclusion Of
the brain and has been unconscious
since the accident Both Miss Spring
and Dr. J c. Pedon, an inferno in the
hospital here, who was with her in the
car, were arrested Miss Spring is be-
ing held for trial
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24
Il AUTO OWNERS To PAY
CHRISTMAS MONEY FINES

Charged with blocking traffic. the
following auto owners were arrested
Thursday afternoon and evening. Pc
dro Canine, Louis Morgan, P Roun-
F. Terrazas
On speeding charges, Florentine Ca
5allerO and Eugene Geffney were ar
rested Thursday night The following
car owners were arrested on charges
OF parking overtime. n r. NOrthcott,
J. P RoUntree, T. A Elliott. H. NJ
Morriss. William Moeller and Jesus
Torres. jr.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24
KNAPP BECOMES TREASURER
OF TIE VIEW YORK TIMES

New York. Dec 24.-Charles ".
Knapp, president Of the St Louis Re
public has resigned TO become treas
urer of the New York Times He will
also be a member of the editorial
council of the Times Mr.. Knapp viii
continue in the directorate OF the Re
public.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24
TIKI COURTS
4lsT DIsTRICT CoURT.
?. r. Priee. Pre.IdInr.

State National bank VS.. FL Paso Tin
Mining & Smelling company. suit on
notes and receivership; B. +. Farrar
appointed receiver.
HaymOn Krupp ct al vs. HipolitO
filed.
Haymon Krupp Us. Hipolito Villa,
suit on notes; filed
Everwear Shoe company VS.. HipolitO
Villa, suit on check for $4,000 and ac-
count for S40,6S4.3O.
Barney PresbyterO VS.. Southwestern
Portland Cement company, suit for
S39,000 for death Of son; verdict for
$500
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24

MOnifiOn-Notiee is hereby given that
there have been seized in this coIlec-
ton district for violation of the United
States Custom laws four stations,
eight mules and four geldings with
Mexican brands) which will be sold
al public sale at the L s. Custom
House at 10 A NJ. Friday. December
81, 1915. Anyone claiming the property
is required TO appear within the time
prescribed by law. Zach Lamar Cobb,
Collector of Customs.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24
9th DISTRICT COURT.
ballard COIdxveII- Presfdiup-

Juana c. de Olivas VS.. Tomas Orne-
las. suit for debt; filed.
Mariana Varela VS.. Texas & Pacific,
suit for $4,000 for death Of son; filed
Mrs Carrie Rich VS.. Charles L. Bryan.
suit for $4,000 damages for personal
injuries; filed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24
COUNTY COURT.
Adrian nnoT Rra.f1fuo-
u STICE COTRT.

J. :. Curtis VS.. George G. Sauer, suit
for $500 damages and commission; filed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24

Only S26.70O immigrants arrived in
this country last year as against 1,21S.-
$50 in 1914.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24

o .. WuFpHyF FFesIuInE.
State Of Texas VS.. William Wamsher
disturbing the peace; instructed ver.
diet Of not guilty.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24

34TH DISTRICT COURT.
Dan VI. Jackson, Presiding.
Nettie n, Dierks VS.. G. A. Dierks, di-
vOrce; filed
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-17
PETROGRAD ADMITS
 RUSSIANS DEFEAT

London, Sept 17.TPetrograd admits the Russians are falling back in the direction of Pinsk, capture of which was announced yesterday by the Ger mans. Occupation of this town by the invaders may be expected to facilitate greatly the progress of Field Marshal Von Mackensen's forces through the Pripet marshes.
 Owing to the propagation of the Duma, domestic affairs are occupying the attention of the Russians The eff feet of this incident on the military situatin is feared as is indicated by the proclamation of General RuZsk, Russian commander in t'o north, cal = ing upon workmen not to sIaclxen their efforts to keep the army supplied with munitions.
 Although no official reports have been received recently from French or German sources. severe fighting seems to be under way again in the Gallipol front. The Turks, according to their reports, have made other successful attacks in the region of Anafarta. Ath- ems and Rome continue to send out re- ports that the defensive power of the Turks is weakening but no official news has been received in confrma- tion.
 Despatches from Greece express the belief that Turkey and Bulgaria have definitely reached an agreement but in the near east it is not believed that this will lead to actual partiefpa tion in tho war by Bulgaria on the side of the central powers.
 |, Artillery combats continue on the western front. The German reply to French guns is growing in intensity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-17


 session he was chairman of the. conn rnittee on railroads. z His committee was the center of the famous fight be- tween the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad and the Hartford 6 Connecticut Western railroad as to the so-called Tarifville extension.
 MT. Burton owns the property at 1.l85 Linden avenue, Stratford, whefe he lived for a time and where his son, Franklin, ,->Jr., now resides. The son Is also employed in the bank in Anson1a. His daughter, Ruth, is also employed tin the bank and with her father has maintained a home in Ansonia.. His brother Silas Burton, is president Of the D. M. Read Co. A sister, Miss Eva Burton, who resides in Main street, Stratford, is employed by the New Efa- ven road.
 ton by ties of relationship are Mrs.. La.vfna Curtis of Main street, Strat-s ford; Elliott Peck. president of the Stratford Trust Go; and William B. Bristol, superintendent of the Strat- ford post office.
 and straightforward dealing makes Burton's dedication all the more sur prising.
 Deposftors and Officers.
 According to the report of Bank Commissioners Fred P. Holt and Nor ris s. Lppitt for the year ended Sep tember 30. 1914. the total assets of the Savings Bank of Ansonia on October l last were ss,13a. .5s1 .86N the banking house making up s170.4s of this amount. = -.
 At that time, the bank had 6,s15 de- positors with deposits of less than $1, 900; 677 with deposits of between s1 900 and $2,OO0; 2s1 with deposits of between $2.o00 and s1o.0o0f and three with deposits over s1o,000. The total number of deposftors was 7,s76 and their combined savings amounted to $3, ,o61, ,s9s.o6 The largest amount due a single depositor was S15, ,641. 85.
 The report gave the officers of the bank s follows: President, Frederick IA Lines; vice~president, Samuel C.. Reds11aw; treasurer. Franklin Burton; directors or trustees, Franklin Burton, P. Shepard Gordy, Albert E. Hotch- kiss, Howard F. Green. Samuel w. Smith, Clifford J. Atwater, Chester F. Tolles, Arthur L. Fisk and William A. Nelson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-17
DURKIN & LAAS LOSE CONTRACT FOR B. H. 5. JOB Failure to Resume Work To- day Causes Abrogation,
 Says City Attorney. SURETY co. BOND
 TO PROTECT CITY May Be Months Delay Be fore Contract to Finish
 Job is Awarded.

Durkin & Laas wi1P not complete the new high school. Their contract is broken because of their failure to' resume work today. City Attorney Comley said today that $3o,o00, the cost of completing the masonry and other parts of the structure. still u11- finished, would be taken from $40, 900 which is still in the city. treasury and due the firm, or from the $80,000 bond which the firm furnished from the Aetna Surety Co., of Hartford
 When the firm recently stopped work on the building because it either would not or could not secure mater ials with which to complete the struc- ture, a special meeting of the build ing committee for the school was hurriedly called and the advice of the city attorney sought. The lat ter advised President Ravens of the board to give Miss Alice Durkin, se- nior member of the firm sQf Durkin & Laas until today to resume building operations.
 No work was done up to today and City Attorney Cornley today advised President Ravens that the contract with Durkin & Laas had been abro- gated by the act of that firm and that the board need make no further pay ments to that company. James U. Rogers, architect of the building, has
  Bridgeport soon to confer with Presi- dent Havens and other members of the board. A special meeting will probably be called and bids advertised for on the completion of the work.
 Many vexatious delays have, oc- cured since the work started due to the fact that the contractors did not make their payments promptly. Even the contrlactors who did the cellar ex- cavation were obliged to attach the money due Durkin & Laas from the city.
 At present Richard H. Murphy is acting as trustee for those who fur nished the material to Durkin & Laas and paying them for nnateriai fur nised before handing any percentage to the firm
 ItwouId apppear that nearly every thing that was ccruacted for has been used up in the building and the firm is unable, even with MT. Murphy acting as trustee, to get credit for ma teria1s to dnish the job.
 How soon the work would be re- st1med President Ravens said would be up to Architect Rogers He said 1t might take 3, month before a con- tract was made for the completions of the work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-17
STRIKERS IN THREE,
 SHOPS TURN DOWN
 EMPLOYERS OFFER
GIRL OF TEN, A NOVICE AT SWIMMING, RESCUES
 SISTER FROM DROWNING

Diving into the swiftly running tide at Fancher's dock, ten-year-old Mil dred Moriarty, youngest of a party of twenty bathers, saved her twelve-year- old sister, Helen, from drowning late yesterday afternoon. The bathers, all children of the members of the Black from F'ayerweather's Island. where they had held a picnic.
 Helen Moriarty, who is the daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs John T. Moriarty, of 593 El1swo4th street, was attempt ing to ascend a ladder from a row boat to the top of F'ancher's dock. The channel between the island and the landing is very narrow at that point Several persons have been drowned there in attempting the crossing when the tideNwas nearly full or at first ebb.
 The tide was running out swiftly yesterday when the party crossed in a Irowboat. There was one grown woman in the boat, one boy, Eddie Renard, T9. of Ellsworth street and a number of girls and boys, among them the Moriarty. children. Helen gan hardly swim and Mildred Iearned to swim this summer. 'Renard, who Tow- ed, tied it to the landing and then ascending the ladder first began help ing up the children.
 As Mildred essayed to climb her left foot slipped on the sea moss with which the ladder is coated and she struck her ankle bone a sharp blow. The pain caused momentary faintness and releasing her hold she dropped
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-17
REv0L VERS FIRED WHEN POLICE, lN AUTO, CHASE
 BURCL LARS IN EAST SIDE

Revolver shots terrorized residents of lower Stratford avenue just before dawn today, when a posse of police men in an automobile pursued and captured one of two yeggmen who had attempted to ~burglarize stores at 71 and 372 Stratford avenue.
 Several shots were fired by police men as the careening motor car shot over Stratford avenue in pursuit of the burglars, who fled at the first warning of their detection. One of the burglars was nabbed at the point of a gun by Policeman Frederick L.. FeeIey as he was climbing fence separating the Noble estate from Ann street extension.
 The other rnarauder made his es- cape. At police headquarters, this morning, the prisoner said he is Sam ueI Leonard, a longshoreman, recent Iy arrived here on a tramp steamer from New York. He denied that he was on a burg1arizing mission, and refused to tell the name of his "pal' who escaped.
 The police are securing the city for trace of the fugitive They believe that Leonard and his unknown ttpaf' are part of a gang of harbor pirates
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-17
MILITARY TRAIN
 WRECKED; NINETY
 MEKICANS KILLED

Laredo, Tex. Sept. 1.-The wreck of a Mexican military train resulting in the death of ninety persons occurred Wednesday one mile out of Sa1tiilos according to advices received here to- day.
 The train was en route from Sa1tillo for Monterey with troops. Spreading rails caused it to leave the tracks at a point near a canyon, precipitating two coaches with their occupants to the rocks below
 Soldiers, women camp followers and children were ground to death in the debris Passengers who arrived today and who passed the e<sd ene of the wreck said they saw a pile of bodies gathered together preparatory to burial in deep trenches. All the dead and injured were Mexicans.
 The train was the property of the Carranza army and the soldiers mem bers of the Carranza garrison of Sal tiI1o being transferred to Monterey to reinforce the garrison there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-17

who are held responsible for many raids on small boats in the local har- bor Leonard is being held for fur t11er. investigation.
 Mrs. Drank w. Fisher, who lives above the store of Morris Butner, 371 Stratford avenue, notified the police at o'clock this morning that two men were trying to gain entrance to the store. Next door is the jewe1ry store of Ivorg Lederer, and access could be easily gained from one store to anoth- CT, it was said.
 Five olicemen-Patrolnen Supon- ski, Kearney. Feeley, Cassidy and Refl- 1y-were piled into the police depart r. ant touring car. and shot across the lower bridge at terrific clip. The
 4elans. spotted the car and immed- lately fled. East on Stratford avenue the rpaFauders fled, the police car in hot pursuit. Commands to stop were unheeded by the fugitives, and finally the police revolyers began to bark
 The burglars separated. One. dis appeared completely in the shrubbery of the Noble estate. The police pick ed up the trail of the other and he was nabbed by Policeman Feeley, who held him up at the point of gun