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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05

ing session in the insurance business
of Burr & Knapp and its sale to the
Title Guaranty 81 Trust Co.
The first witness to testify specifi-
cally- as~to its value was Charles s.
Garfield, who had been retained by
outside interests to procure the bust
ness. Mr. Garfield had Informed
Trustee Chamberlain that he wished
to bid on the business but was not
informed when the sale was to be
made. His clients had at one time
been willing to pay sum substan-
TALLY more than that for which it
was eventually Sold.
Nathan G. Hertz, of S. Loewith &
Co., was also another insurance man
who wished to get control of the
insurance business. He had attempt
ed to ascertain from Dorr r. Whit
ney, the auctioneer, hired by the
trustee to conduct the sale, where the
expiration books, the heart and soul
of the insurance business were, and
whether or not access had been
granted to these books to competitive
concerns. The lack of knowledge of
of insurance affairs upon the part of
the auctioneer and those aiding in
the sale was so glazing that Herr,
who would have been willing under
normal conditions to have paid from
$4,000 to $4,000 for the business.
was compelled to retire from the bid
ding in disgust, according to him
self.
From his understanding Of the
amount of premiums cleaned yearly
by Burr & Knapp they would have
amounted to $4,000 or $4,000 dur
ing q year.
William J. Nichols, the real estate
investor, was the star witness of the
morning. Asked to tell in detail
what he knew Of the sale Of the Burr
& Knapp insurance business, he said
in substance:
He was first notified of the sale
shortly after the appointment of
Chamb erlain as trustee. He went to
Burr & Knapp's place of business
when the fixtures were being sold. The
auctioneer was Dorr r. Whitney. The
insurance business of Burr & Knapp
was Altered for sale. In looking
over the books Nichols failed to find
the Expiration book" Whitney said
the premiums amounted to $4,000 or
$4,000 a year. Hervey Burr said the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05

expiration books were in the offices
Of the Title Guaranty & Trust Co.
Nichols demanded these books be
produced. Miss Wakeman, formerly
employed by Burr & Knapp, was CALL
ed by the auctioneer and in low
voice told that she did not know
that there was a completet list" The
list was finally found hidden away
under other books in a different sec
ton of the building. The business
was struck off to Hervey Burr at
$1,000.
Representing a number of creditors
in the Burr & KNAPP estate, Nichols
went to Referee Banks office and pro-
tested against such a sale. Trustee
Chamberlain was called into confer
ence and agreed that it was ridiculous
to sell the business for such an
amount Referee Banks ordered All
other sale. At the second sale, when
no further light was thrown upon the
business and it was learned that The
Title Guaranty & Trust Co. had been
made agents for the insurance bus
mess, the business was again struck
to Hervey Burr at $4,000.
Again Nichols protested the sale to
Referee Banks. Other creditors joined
in the protest and Trustee Chamber
lain was again called into conference
with the referee. 1t was stated that
the Bridgeport Land & Title Co. had
previously offered to buy the business
at $4,000 provided the books protect
ing the mortgage claims would be
turned over to them
Chamberlain is alleged to have as
serted that Nichols and others want
ed to drive the Title Guaranty Co. OUT
of business. During the conference
which ensued it was agreed that the
Title Guaranty Co. should pay $4,000.
Nichols and his associates then al
lowed the sale to be confirmed, believ-
ing that the business had been de-
preciated from it's original value oy
reason of the agency having given an
inside track on the business race, to
the Title Guaranty Co.
Nichols was greatly surprised a
month later to read in the local pa
pers that the trustees account had
placed the insurance sale value az
only $4,000 He again visited Judge
Banks office and protested to the ex-
tent that the $4,000 price previously
set was made positive.
In condemnation Of the business
methods pursued at the sale. Nichols
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05
BRAHAM HELD
AS fence, IS
IN CITY COURT
Case Continued Until Next
Wednesday Under Bonds
of4$1, 900

Samuel Braham, prominent Bridge
port haberdasher, who conducts a
store at 95 Fairfield avenue, alleged
by the police to be fence" for bur-
glars who robbed clothing stores in
this city, was arrraigned in the city
court this morning and. held in bonds
of $1,000 for a hearing next Wednes-
day. He is specifically charged with
receiving and buying stolen property
which he then sold across his own
counters to the public.
The four young men, three of whom
hail from Brooklyn, and who are
known to the police as clever GRIM
inals, two of whom have already con-
fessed their guilt, were also arraign-
ed in the city court. Sam Rosenthal,
the Bridgeport jitney driver, who drove
the men 10 and from the store Of
Jacob Klein after they had looted it
Of 500 worth Of goods, was held
for a hearing on the same day as Bra
ham, His bonds were fixed at 1000.
He denies being wilful accomp1ice to
the robbery.
Morris Sagal, alias Caruso, trainer
of Phil Bloom, the fighter; Frank
Seegar, son of a wealthy New York
jeweler, and Louis Monaskan, known
in this city as "Uddie," the three
charged with actual robbing of Klein's
store and other establishments. waiv-
ed examination this morning before
Judge Bartlett and were held in
bonds Of $4,000 for the superior
court. The police are busy invests
eating the career and business deal
ings Of Braham and Detective Feeley,
who arrested Braham Is busy attempt
ing to obtain further discriminating
evidence
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05
Deserted BY Wife,
Stamford Man Gets
Decree of Divorce

Declaring that his wife deserted
him and a two weeks old baby, Will
liam e. P. Farnham OF Stamford this
afternoon in the superior court, OBJ
tanned a divorce from Eva Fa cnhnm
of parts unknown. Judge f;ennett
granted the decree.
Farnham said he married the de-
PENDANT, whose maiden name was
Eva Fancher, July 10, 1902. They
were happy for a few years but then
Mrs. Farnham began to show signs Of
dissatisfaction with life on her hus-
bands farm. When Farnham
awoke one morning in February, 1911,
he discovered his wife had gone. He
afterward tried to get her to return
but Mrs. Farnham refused. The
court awarded Farnham the custody
of three minor children.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05
DISCOVERS BURGLAR
AT WORK IN STORE;
COP ARRIVES TOO LATE

James Mccarthy, assistant manager
Of Polls theatre, while walking
through Middle street last evening,
was attracted by the presence of
man acting suspiciously inside the
Farmers Supply & Roofing Company.
Being an adventurous young man, he
tried the door in effort to question
the man within. The latter however,
quickly disappeared in the dark re-
cesses of the dimly lighted market.
Mccarthy walked quickly through.
Middle to Main street. and told Police-i
man Allen Anderson about the Incl
dent. They returned to the store but
the burglar had flown, during Nc
Carthy's absence. The only loss sus-
tanned was SO in cash which reposed
in the register.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05

asserted: Il would not have anybody
conduct a sale for me in that man
ner"
"All information needed by purchas-
ers would have been there at = prop
erly conducted sale'' and CHAMBER
lain and Banks were both told Of the
conditions existing at the first sale but
no attempt was made to remedy them
at the second SALE
Lawrence Finkelstone, attorney for
minority creditors, took the witness
stand at late hour to tell Of the cir
cumstances surrounding the election
of Chamberlain as trustee, following
receivership in the state courts
which had been petitioned because Of
a dissolution Of business where ''the
partners could not agree as to a Gl-
vision Of the business"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent = wona
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05

Suits for Men in at least fifty fab
RIGS and models browns, grays,
tans, green's and heather mix
lures; two and three button sack
coats and pinchbacks; wonderful
value.
Now $1O.75
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05

The State Department was advised
that Count -Tarnowski, the
new Austro- Hungarian Ambassador to
the United States, expects to sail from
Amsterdam on the Noordam on Jan.
13.
Secretary Of State Lansing con-
ferred with Colonel House for more
than an hour regarding the European
situation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05
HELEN G. STUART.

The funeral Of Helen c., widow Of
Lewis Stuart, was held privately from
her ste home, in North Main street.
Trumbull, this afternoon. Rev. L. r.
Sheffield, rector of the Long Hill
Episcopal church. conducted the SER
vices. Burial was in Long Hill ceme-
terry.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05
FREDERICK BRADLEY.

The funeral of Frederick Bradley
was held from his home, $50 Seaview
avenue, at 2 o'clock, this afternoon.
Rev. Daniel M. Lewis, pastor of the
Newf1eld M. E. church, conducted the
services. Burial was in Lakeview
cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05
OBITUARY
RANSOM o. BEERS.

The funeral Of Ransom O. Beers
was held from his home in Long Hill
at o'clock this afternoon. Rev. F.
w. Poten, conducted the services.
Burial was in Long Hill cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05

General at Rotterdam, announced the
engagement of his daughter, Miss
Marjorie Listoe, to v. c. Cotesworth
Pinckney Of New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05

The Postol Telegraph Cable Co. an
nounced that messages to Europe by
wireless via Sayville, N. Y, may again
be accepted subject to indefinite de-
lay and at sender's risk.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-13
Sell SMALL SHIPS
And BUY LARGE ONES
Country Makes Progress Toward Build
ing Up Merchant Marine.

American shipowners are disposing OF
their smaller boats and buying larger
ones, according to wartime figures on
American shipping. made public yester-
day by the Bureau Of Navigation.
Since July, 1914. the tonnage under the
Stars and Stripes has increased 351.n4.
although at the same time 1t Is shown
that the American flag lost 2oi vessels
through their transferral to foreign reg
istry. The figures show marked progress
In the building up of an American mer-
chant marine. ... .-
The number of foreign ships transfer
ring to the American flag is placed at
2H: the number transferring from the
American flag to foreign flags, 4o5. But
the tonnage on the 2O4 that were gained
was 664, ,S25, while on the 405 ships lost II
was only 315,S11.
The biggest interchange was made, with
Great Britain. One hundred and eleven
British ships adopted the ,Amerfcan nag
during that time, as agaihst@170 Ameri-
can ships which became English. Here
again, however. Britain gave us her large
ships and took our smaller ones. The net
gain to American tonnage from the
swapping" was A5,01S.
The department experts figure that
these unusual figures are caused largely
by England's desire for e. large number
or small boats to hunt submarines
The Washington herald., 1917-03-13
DAUGHTER OF PRINCESS
SUES FOR $3,OOO,OOO
Charges that Mother and Lawyer Are
Looting Brewery.
,pecial to me Washington HeraId

Special to The Washington Herald.
New York, Feb. 12.-The Princess
Josephine del Drago has been made
defendant in a s3,OOO,O0O suit brought
by her daughter. Mrs. Pauline Schmid
Murray. She alleges that the princess,
whose interest in the Lion Brewery
ceases at death, has been acting in
collusion with Attorney George e.
Mott to get all she can out of 1t while
she is alive. and that the tactics en-
ployed have decreased the brewery's
annual sales 100000 a year and d.
minished its assets from $4.000,000 to
$1,000, 900.
The plaintiff is the wife of Hugh A.
Murray. a member of the New York
Stock Exchange Princess del Drago
was the widow of August Scmid, a
brewer. when she married Prince Gio-
vanni del Drago in 1909. AIRS. Schmid
was then about 90 years old.
Mr.. Mott until recently was vice
president and secretary of the Lion
Brewery Corporation. OF which the
princess is president. He is a member
of the law firm OF .Ashbel P. Fitch.
Mott & Grant. of 80 Nassau street. 1t
is asserted in the complaint that while
actively managing the big beer factory
he accepted compensation from COM
petitors. He is made a defendant, as
is the brewery itself.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-13
Told Of Cry for Help;
Search Mile of Sewer

New York, March 12.-Policemen Of the
Sheepshead Bay Station and firemen Of
Hook and Ladder No. 253 early today
explored ae mile and a half Of sewer
from West Eleventh street and Avenue
@ to Sheepshead Bay to md a man
supposed to have fallen in. They used
graphing hooks and searchnghts. but
found no one.
About midnight a woman returning to
her home near the corner thought she
heard a shout for help from a manhole,
which had been left open Saturday by
workmen. but was protected by q red
light and a barrier. The sewer Is q
small branch Of the main line. As the
force Of the now in It is not sufficient
to carry away q man, the searchers
finally decided that II the woman heard
a cry It was not from the sewer.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-13
Protect navy Yard
AGAINST GERMAN TARS
Guns Trained on Intened Sea Raiders
at Philadelphia.

This Navy Department is prepared for
any trouble which may arise In the Phil
adelphia Navy Yard through the actiyl-
ties Of sailors Of the German navy there
interned aboard their ships. the former
ocean raiders Kron Prinz Wilhelm and
Ettel Friedrich. 30 Secretary Of the
Navy Daniels yesterday assured Mayor
Smith of Philadelphia.
Mayor Smith came to washington yes
terday with the suggestion that the Ger
man sailors be removed from their ships
to some inland point, preferably some va
cant army barracks and there held dur
Ing this crisis. He told the Secretary
that Philadelphia feared that the Ger
mans would blow up their vessels as they
lay at the navy docks, thereby creating
danger and perhaps damage to lives and
property in the neighborhood.
The mayor was told that the navy was
quite ready for such an outbreak and
that guns were kept trained on the two
raiders and that at the first sign of ma
levolent activity on the part of the in
termed men they would be enfladed by
shell fire.
Major General Hugh L. Scott. Chief OF
stan, L. S. A. was also visited by May
or Smith, who presented his suggestion
Of inland internment
The Washington herald., 1917-03-13
FRENCH HONOR AMERICANS

Bordeaux. March 12.-Silver medals were
presented to Capt. Allen Tucker, of the
American frefghter Orleans. sand Capt.
A. Korowitz, of the American freighter
Rochester, by the Bordeaux chamber of
commerce today to commemorate the safe
arrival of the steamers here after run
ming the German submarine blockade.
Daniel Guestier. president of the chamber,
in making the presentation, said:
May these souvenirs remain in your
families as everlasting tokens Of our feel
ings and as tokens Of the everlasting
friendship between our nations. We have
always called you our American cousins;
henceforth we want to look upon you as
our American brothers.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-13
FOOD CONTROL IN PETRoGRAp.

London. March 12.-The management of
all food supplies in the Petrograd district
is to be placed in the hands of the mu-
nicipal authorities. This decision was
reached, Reuters Petrograd correspond
ent telegraphs, at an extraordinary con-
ference held yesterday to deal with the
food problem at the capital, which is said
to be urgent The Duma will be asked to
vote the necessary extension of powers
to enable the municipality to deal with
the matter during the war.
During the discussion it was stated that
there were reserves of rye and wheat
flour in Petrograd and that sufficient
fresh supplies were arriving.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-13
QUITS As governor
To ACT AS SENATOR
Hiram Johnson. of California. Will Re-
sign Seat on March IS.
CBy the International News Service.

CBy the International News Seryice.)
Sacramento, Calf. March 12.-Governor
Hiram Johnson today announced that he
will resign the sovernorship of California
on March Is 1t Is believed that he will
so TO Washington to be sworn in as
United States Senator day or two later.
The governors announcement follows:
I shall resign as governor Thursday,
March i. at noon. In reaching my de-
cision I have not considered any indi-
vidual desires. my own or any others I
have in mind but one thOught-my obli-
cation and my duty to the people. who.
by overwhelming majority have ex-
pressed confidence in me and who have
treated me with a generosity seldom ac-
corded to any man in public life.
Our nation now confronts a great in
, h irrational crisis in which California
should play due part. The extra ses-
SIpn of congress renders It imperative
That every representative should lend his
presence and his aid in this crisis BY
cyntinuinS, for a brief period longer, as
governor. could not better perform my
duty or repav my obligation to the pe6-
Pie of California, and my remaining
might make it more difficult for my sue
cessOr TO perform his full duty to our
TeOpIe- 1 should. therefore, resign on
Thursday and prepare to do my part tor
California in the nations councils"
The Washington herald., 1917-03-13
BODY OF SULLOWAY
GOES NORTH TODAY

The body of Representative Cyrus A.
Sulloway. Of New Hampshire, who died
Sunday morning. will be accompanied
to Manchester. In that state, by Rep
resentative Joseph @. Cannon and the
entire New England delegation in the
House.
The train will leave Warrington at
IL o'clock this morning and until $50
this morning the body will lie I'm state
in the undertaking rooms of F. H. Hines
& Son, 1715 Fourteenth street, and can
be seen there by friends OF the dead
Representative. Funeral services will be
held at Manchester at 2:3o tomorrow af-
ternoon.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-13
The TosDn Crier

The North washington Citixens, As
sociation will hold q meeting this even
ing at s o'clock at Gage school, Sec
ond and v streets.
The Washington Readers, Club viii
give it's third and last recital In the
auditorium of the Public Library this
evening at s:15 O'Clock.
The executive committee Of the
Washington Board of Trade will meet
at 1 O'Clock this afternoon in the board
rooms.
I III. G. Thompson, horticulturist of the
Department of Agriculture, will give a
stereopticon lecture on planning a
Horne Garden" this evening at s
o'clock at the Wilson Normal School,
Eleventh and Harvard streets north
west. -...
The Community Singing society, IN
der direction Of A. W. Harmed. will
have a rehearsal tonight in Thomson
School, Twelfth and l. streets north
west, Of the opera, Bohemian Girl"
There are still several vacancies in the
chorus.
Street Heights Citizens Association
will be held at the residence of Thorn
as ]. Williams. 1923 Dog~ood street
northwest, this evening at o'clock.
Kit Carson Post, No. 2, G. A. r.. will
meet tomorrow evening at s O'Clock.
DIR. Robert r.. Motion, who succeeded
the late DR.. Booker T. Washington as
principal of Tuskegee Institute, is to
be the principal speaker at a mass
meeting next Tuesday evening, March
20, at the John Wesley A. NJ. E. Zion
Church.
The Columbia Chapter Presbyterian
Brotherhood of the Western Presbyte-
rian Church, will hold a meeting at
the church tonight at o'clock.
In view of the approaching crux In
the international crisis. Rev. Randolph
McKim, pastor OF the Epiphany Church,
G street, between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets northwest, will lecture to-
morrow night at the church on Lessons
of faith and patriotism, from the history
OF the Huguenots." The lecture will be-
gin at O'Clock.
Rev. James L. Gordon's "QuestIon
Drawer" will have some spicy ques-
tions in IT this week. it is said. The
large crowd attending this Thursday
evening service at the First Congrega-
tional Church will find it full of in
terest.
A masque ball and dance will be
given by the Women's Auxiliary of the
Adas Israel Congregation at Old Ma
sonic Temple tonight. 1t will be pre-
ceded by a play by the children of the
Adas Israel Hebrew School.
The ladies' committee on tag day for
the benefit of st. AIMS Infant Asylum
will meet this evening at knights of
Columbus Hall, 606 e street north
west. The tagging will be done on
Saturday Of this week.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-13
PLAN MODERN ARMY
AS WAR PREPARATION
Universal Service Advocated by the
General Staff.

Under instruction from the President
the General StaR Of the army II engaged
In formulating plans for the increase and
development Of the United States army
In the event Of . elimination Of the pres
ent international crisis. While the Pres
ident and his advisers are assured that
even II the United States should find IT.
self at war the need for a vast army will
not be Immediate. At the same time the
need for q modern army will arise as the
situation develops and 1t is the wish OF
the President that when the real need
manifests itself the real army viii De
ready.
II Is thoroughly well understood In
Washington now that the organization OF
the United States army for actual war
viii not be conducted on the basis OF vol
untary enlistment. Such q system OF or
ganizatfon Is opposed by the General
Stan. The opposition is altogether unahi-
nous, so far as the army is concerned.
Some plan Of universal service, perhaps
a modification of one or another Of the
plans now before the Secretary of War
and the committees of the House and
Senate undoubtedly will be adopted. 1t
Is possible that a compromise between
the plans OF the General Staff. which call
for the development of a first army OF
approximately go men, with a war
strength of 10000 and the Chamberlain
plan, which is not quite so broad. will be
the outcome OF present administrative
deliberations.
Meanwhile the executive branch of the
government Is disposed to make haste
slowly with its army plans. Public opin-
ion is being sounded. Every oratorical,
conversational and editorial utterance on
the subject is enjoying the fullest scru-
tiny by the Presidents advisers. They
want to know what the people want be-
fore proceeding. The administration Is
loath to grant complete approval to a
plan for universal military training and
Service which has not popular indorse-
ment
The Washington herald., 1917-03-13
ITALY HIT BY U-BOAT WAR.

Berlin Cby wireless). March ia state
ment from the Overseas News Agency
quotes the Russ6y Slovoe Of Petrograd to
the effect that France and Italy have
made SERIOUS official representations" at
London on account OF the lack of coal
and other hardships occasioned by the
submarine war.
Italy is reported to have pointed out
that shortly before her entrance Into
the war Great Britain guaranteed her
maintenance OF unlimited traf1c. Pre-
mier Lloyd George is said to have replied
merely that It was to be hoped the cam
paign against submarines would soon
have visible results.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-13
TO HOLD ANNUAL TAX SALE.
VIII Begin in once OF Collector
This Morning.

Ben l. Prince, collector Of taxes, will
begin the annual tax sale in his ofice
in the District Building this morning
at 10 o'clock
The following order of sale VIII be
observed:
March 13. squares / to $50; March "A,
squares SO to 1900; March Is, squares
1901 to 2Y6S4 March 16, 26S5 to 4,o4s;
March II, squares 4,049 to 527: March
10. squares 5,2zS to 5,T3; March 20,
squares 6T75 to finish
All property advertised will be sold
for not less than the amount due for
delinquent taxes, together with penal
ties and costs. In case no other bids
are offered the property will be bought
by the Collector Of Taxes for the Dis
trict. The collector is required to obtain
from the purchaser on the date of the
sale a deposit sufficient in his Judgment
to guarantee full settlement, which must
be made within five days after the last
day Of the sale.