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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Gerard Beekman, of
OldDutch Family, Dies
Descendant of Wilhelmu.
Beekman, Who Came to
New York in 1645

Nerard Beekman, descendant Of q
New Amsterdam family with an estate
where Beekman Street is now. died
yesterday in New York Hospital. fol-
Lowing an operation. He was seventy
SIX years old. and for forty years had
oeen trustee Of Columbia University.
He had a home at Oyster Bay, Long
Island, and owned considerable real es-
tate in the Murray Hill section.
HIS birthplace was Mount Pleasant.
the family estate on the East River.
where Fiftieth Street now runs. It
comprised about thirty acres, and the
house where Gerard Beekman, was born
was Nathan Hale's prison until he was
LED out to be hanged as a spy. 1t was
the headquarters Of the British officers
during the occupation of New York.
and Major Andre was one of those who
frequented it,
Relics from the house and the Beck
man, family coach of Colonial days are
in the custody of the New York His
torical Society.
Mr.. Beekman was the son of James
William Beekman and the descendant
OF Wllhelmus Beekman, who came to
New Amsterdam about 1915. He was
graduated from Columbia College in
university in 1856. He continued the
study Of law in the office of the late
Edgar S. Van Wrinkle, but never en-
gagged actively in the practice of his
profession, devoting himself to the
management Of his fathers estate, of
which he was trustee, and to the duties
incumbent upon him as president of the
Beekman estate.
Mr.. Beekman was also a member of
the executive board of the American
Bible Society, trustee of the Holland
Society, member of the executive COM
mittee of the New York Historical So
ciety and member of Seaman's Church
Institute, member of the University,
City, Seawanhaka- Corinthian Yacht,
New york Yacht, and Lotos clubs, the
Centpry and Downtown Association and
the St Nicholas Society
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
A Poet, Enlists

When the newspapers we're filled
with stories Of the great fighting that
the marines had done in France, it
brought flood Of recruits from all
parts Of the country. OF this number
the recruit who caused most comment
listed in Buffalo.
Gibbs walked into the Office and said !:
"My country calls, / wish to fight,
Pray tell me, sir, IL am right"
The fabbergasted sergeant sent him
into the inner office, where he greeted
Captain Yates with:
1--WE come to fight, to clear the sea,
To make IL safe for democracy.
prithee. kind sir, I'm known to fame;
Think and reflect. Gibbs is my name"
Nearly hysterical with laughter. Cap
tain Yatcs answered: "You'dIbctter ap-
ply for aviation; you certainly 90 way
OYER my hcad."--Los Angeles Times.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Plays: and Players

The Wilde comedy. "An Ideal Hus-
band" reaches the last two weeks Of
its run on Monday. when Julia Arthur
will replace Constance Collier in the
role OF Mrs. Cheveley. The play will
then be sent to Chicago, but Norman
Trevor. and Cyril Harcourt will not
60 with it. They will remain to head
the cast of "a Place in the Sum-" the
play by Cyril Harcourt, which opens
at the Comedy Theatre on Monday
night, November Is.
N"By Pigeon Post" the comedy nv
Austin Page, which F. Ziegfeld. jr'.
will produce, is scheduled to arrive
at the George M. Cohan Theatre
Thanksgiving week. The play has
passed its three hundred and fftieth
performance in London,
Old Bill, Bert and Alt, the three
musketeers of the trenches. are chang
ING. their address from the Greenwich
Village Theatre to the Cort Theatre.
Beginning Monday night. Noyemher ~
"The Better 'Ole" will be one Of the
Broadway attractions.
The title of the play which Robert
Mclaughlin has constructed out of the
James Whitcomb Riley poems and
stories has been changed from Home
Folks" to Home Again." and the OPEN
ing at the Playhouse has been set for
ward from Tuesday to Monday night.
November II.
Charles Dillingham; has lost no time
in inserting a peace" pageant. into
the Hippodrome show. The work of
costuming and staging the new fea-
ture was accomplished between the
report Of the peace news and the
performance that same night.
F.. Ziegfeld will produce q new Mid
night Fioric atop the Amsterdam Thea
IRE on Thanksgiving night, Novem-
Der %.
A. f. Arson has been engaged bv
Thomas Dixon for the LEADING role
in The Invisible Foe" the drama hv
Walter Hackett. which is to have a
New York production within the next
four weeks.
Louis Calvert and Harriet Otis Del
lenbaugh will play important roles in
j.. M: Barrie's play, Dear Brutus," in
which Charles Frohman, Inc, will pre-
sent William Gillette.
A new comedy by Rachel Crothers
will make its appearance on Christmas
night. 1t is called "The Little Jour
ney," and Estelle Winwood, John Holli-
day, May Galyer and Jobyna Rowland
will be seen in it.
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aiaglng Home the Bacon

ahng caste leads it's people into
A.. % conquest and brings home the
-. everything is all right--pro-
80. some parts of the bacon are
/. ~ around II was so with Prussia
a. ''~and again, in 1870. 1t was so
h. .apoieSn. If ruling caste leads
,sss. "s~ war and comes home without
81 'ssoh' e"erythine is all wrong. The
III ..voihtionsry German Socialists of
t,sss.,sa1sFstood this 20 we'll that they
i ~ s.'seH sthssr followers to support
nsss. ,rnsieh Looked az il it would be
ID is $3.50 Now the German AMY
ii ~ ~. nc offensive. II is Keeling Out
tssns soes hardly able to sustain an
lsfyy N defensive action. i. The mill
Vii sle sa'e,s Of Germany are desperately
sge,sss e stop. the war, in order to
Aa:, i themselves from revolution.
sfasd pssena 'sof world domination ha.
sssd In! s,1oa nightmare Of tho threat
s, %sss q even. their domination Of
SIS. I'D people Boston Globe y
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Thrift Shops Stock Sold;
More Contributions Needed

After two and half days of bust
ness. the Thrift Exchange of the Ma
tional League for Women's Service.
259 Fifth Avenue, had sold out yester-
day noon every article of clothoinp.
furniture, bric-a-brac and millinery
More donations will be needed to re-
sumo business on Monday.
The shop is conducted to aid those
who cannot afford new clothing. The
revenue goes to defray the expenses of
the league. Articles sent should be
clean in good repair, according to Mrs.
Edward McVickar, chairman for New
York Coty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
IL Women Elected
To Assembly Seats
WESTERN States Defeat Two
seskers for Senate Honors
sa, by Big Votes

sAss FRANCISCO. Nov. s.-Femi-
ss sspiEants in the Far West who
.sssas seats in Congress failed. with
- sAeeption in last Tuesdays cleo
49,, oo' many other women candi-
NsNs aor lesser elective honors won
w.. vsS IN their campaign for state,
sa. aud municipal Offices. Two
S,ssY Candidates for the United
it, oenate-Representativc Jean
a. Tsnkin, Of Montana, and Miss
,aiss. martin, Of Nevada made cam
In s1pss Dat we're badly distanced by
IL Hascplines opponents.
sbs,.ssGSe eleven far Western states
t.ss's. Woman suffrage prevails, six
hs,." smen were elected to the Legis-
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How | Added
Ten Years
10 NV Life

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] want TO e to be seventy anyway but don't want to live that long
and happy for and for then
~ haven't been sick bed for fifteen
of
thought to my health # felt good day and bad the
why couldn't work hard
mao Vanshed and forgot all about until the time
But little friend
weakness OF the
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

Old Bill, Bert and ALT, the three
musketeers of the trenches, are chang
ing. their address from the Greenwich
Village. Theatre to the Cort Theatre.
dBeeginn,ng Monday night, November 18,
Broadway attractions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-18
CHERRIES WAR NEWS

THE NEWS from France is not cheerful. The popular
concept regards progress the period In which
troops gain ground the expense of the enemy Terrain IS
ed is triumph
The British troops have been slowly but surely pushed
period of several weeks They have given up
ground which cost them much effort such Messlnes Ridge
past loss would have been demorazng to the
retiring army today Terrain is comparatively value
less Men and time factors that make the
final victory.
The losing heavily They using enormous
of massed troops which being opposed necessarily
point of attack by inferior number of troops TAX
of conjecture the facts of other oensves the
Germans losing many soldiers than the Allies are los
ing
In the presence of these tremendous attacks the weekly
of casualties made by London show much smaller loss
es than the similar reports made when the British were con-
Quoting their offensive along the Somme.
The reports from the British 'front.' while slightly
smisc continue be sanguine and the British commanders
are clearly of the mind that they getting than they
giving
If be true recent reports have sad that the Germans
are prepared to sacrifice million, million and half of
accomplish their present purpose they make the
sacrifice without realizing the purpose.
The Germans desperate. They longer skeptca
about part America will take in the Their sacrifices
so reckless vast but the result of the Kasers pure
pose get decision before American troops arrive in their
millions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-18
Birthday Bio-Brnfs
FAMOUS MEN.
To Parents and TeacherS-Get |
Your Children to Read This
Instructive Daily Feature.
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG.

Sir Douglas Haig, commander-in-
chief of the British Expeditionary
forces in France, is said to be the
most devoted of husbands, and well
he may be, for Lady Haig is a beau
tlful and accomplished woman. While
the Field Marshal is in control of
forces across the channel, Lady Haig
has been toiling continuously in the
interest of the various movements for
helping the wounded and disabled
Tommies and caring for their loved
ones. The marriage of Sir Douglas
and Lady Haig was quite roman
tic.
In 1905 Lady Haig, then the Hon
orable Dorothy Vivian, was maid
of honor to Queen Alexandra. During
the summer she met one of the most
promising officers of the British
Army, who visited Windsor Castle
for the Ascot week at King Edward S
special command. He was Major
General Douglas Haig, then inspector
general of cavalry in India. 1t was
a case of love at first sight with the
soldier and the maid of honor. -Four
days after they had first set eyes
on each other they were engaged
which indicates that General Haig was
no laggard in love, although he was
forty-four years old when he met the
fright woman" and was considered
by his fellow officers to be a chronic
and incurab1e bachelor. Their mar
rage followed swiftly upon the en-
gagement, and within a month after
their first meeting the Honorable
Dorothy Vivian was Mrs. Douglas
Haig. In 1909 the General was
| knighted, and his wife became Lady
| Haig. She is the daughter of the
third Lord Vivian and the sister OF
the present Baron, who divorced his
wife, the mother of his two children
in 1908, after five years of welded
life.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-18
TWO IMPORTANT
TOPICS DEBATED
AT CONFERENCE
Church Heads Open Meeting
at New Britain Today
Service for the Dead.
WAR SERVICE AND
THE MISSION FIELDS
Accommodations Made For
Delegate Body of More
Than $50 Members.

New Britain, April 18-War service
and the mission field are the two i'm
portant matters to which the New
York East conference of the Method
list Episcopal church, opening here to-
day, will give its special attention.
Trinity church, the Rev Warren F.
Cook, pastor, is the entertaining par
ish, while other churches have been
made available for meetings of the
various conference bodies
There was every prospect of a
large delegate body, much larger than
usual owing to increasing activity in
the churches due to the war and its
phases of home work. The accom-
modations were for delegate body
of more than $50. Bishop L. B. Will
son will preside at the general meet
ings and Bishop James W. Bashford
of China and Bishop w. H. Oldham
of South America will take part in the
interest of the centenary fund of $50
100000 for the missions of the de-
nomination.
One of the features of the district
Sup6rlnI6nQ6uIS Reports Will ne CI1e
statistics showing the number of mer
of the conference who have respond
ed to the call to the colors. The New
Haven district embraces several com
munities in which the making of mu-
nitions requires tens of thousands OF
employees,
AS is customary the opening session
of the conference was a communion
service followed by the memorial ser
vice for clergymeh who have dice
during the year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-18
MAKING MAPLE SUGAR.

There are as many as 60 varieties
of the maple tree, which is found in
the north temperate zone, notably in
North America; the British Isles and
India. Perhaps a half-dozen varieties
yield sugar. The one supplying it
the most abundantly is called the su-
gar maple (Acer saccrarinum). The
wood of the maple tree has a satiny
appearance and is used extensively in
making furniture. It is sometimes
finely marked, with undulations of
fiber, and is then known as birds eye
maple, used in veneering. But at this
time we stand under the maple trees
not so much interested in the number
of species, or in the furniture it will
make, as in the fact that it makes
maple syrup and maple sugar. so de-
licious as articles of food. The trees
are tapped in February, March and
April, according to the locality and
season, and when warm days and
frosty nights encourage the flow of
the sap, an augur hole is bored in
the tree half-inch deep at
first, and gradually increased to two
inches. A spout is driven into the
hole and the sap runs into troughs or
other vessels, from which it is car
lied to boiler over a hot fire and
boiled into syrup, to be used in that
, orm, oR poured into molds to make
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-18
FOH

VIZ HEN A WAR begins nation what commanders
wv it has. Most of the forces employed accepted
faith But itself the only true test of that faith There
not commander of exalted rank either side who had
his present eminence at the opening of the The original
heroes of the high commands have almost disappeared
from the public view. Duke Nicholas, Kornoff Sir John
French Won Moke, Mackensen and Jofre the great
Frenchman who commanded the victory of the Marne-
When has prevailed for time, and the nations have
suffered losses governments turn their attention to finding the
best generals The Germans have rely upon linden
burg and Ludendor The British depending upon ag and
the French have selected Foch Foch undoubtedly
the best judgment of the French and the French
commanders.
In him they the leadership based upon experience
most adapted to win the for the Allies Time will
if his concept of modern is ruer than Hndenburg who
continues to practice the offensive scale that Napoleon
commanded because of the insufficient of his
day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-18
A Beautiful Book

''The Little Flowers of st. Francis
translated from the Italian and edited by
the Right Reverend Henry Edwald, Car
dinal Manning.
Bound in gray and blue, with ilIumi-
mated pictures and an extra art paper
cover over the regular cover. $3.50
A few copies only and it will not be
possible to obtain more as it is a foreign
edition.
Main floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-18
MIR. SCHWAB'S APPOINTMENT

M R. SCHWAB'S appointment is a further effort to i'm
4V1 prove the efficiency Of the shipping board Schwab
has great reputation executive and has proved himself
master of the art of business organization.
does not necessarily follow that he will much strengthen
the constructive program to which he attached Comman-
ders of industry like commanders of armies this
the who finally through will usually be developed
by the particular affairs of the time.
Most of the energy which makes great organizers
applied while they comparatively young When
STAINED such too frequently become sluggish They
part of their original powers They to be still great
of the tasks they have done 1t may be different with
Mr. Schwab. The president believes him strong he would
not be named and the president has judgment in the
lection of men,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-18
MIR. LASHAR A DIRECTOR

" HE ELECTION of Mr. Lashar to the directorate of the
l. New Haven must be regarded effort restore
the prestige of body which Of the highest honor and
Importance
In dignity and influence the New Haven directorate has
dwnded It fell from its great estate by degrees until there
day when it impossible to tell it composed
of fools knaves There has been
rehabilitation But the board is less important than times
past The government in control The initiative of the d-
rectorate, for good evil is diminished.
Mr. Lashar is acquisition. He to the work with
the experience of business and entirely free from
traditions Of mismanageen and parassm by which the New
Haven system has been bound Bridgeport restored to its
share of influence in the of the properties
New Haven. and Bridgeport is pleased
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-18
"Foot>fforn' Shoes
for Little Folk

Shoes of soft and pliable feathers,
specially designed for little feet, with
a tight fit at heel and perfect freedom
at the toe. Represented are:
Black kid, calf and patent feathers with
cloth, kid or white tops.
Pearl color and COCO brown horsehide,
Tan Russia
All widths, sizes up to 2,
$1.75 to $500 according to size
Soft black or tan kid, also calfskin,
White buckskin,
White canvas.
All widths, sizes from 2 to Az and
51a to 8,
$3.50 to $3.50 according to size
Pearl color and COCO brown horsehide,
Patent kid with white black tops
Genuine buckskin,
Tan calf and dull calf,
Play shoes with extra heavy so1es
Widths A to E, sizes 81a to II and
1112 to 2,
$2.75 to $500 according to size
Main floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-18

governor of New York Necomb has been state
senator. Chlds influence. But they must tell what
they did with the money
The stern determination of the people to check the
ve of money to control elections, had its origin in the
West The movement carries story of the disgrace and pun
shment Of many of prominence and many per-
of less consequence The movement is travelling toward
Connecticut In Connecticut there is plenty of for i'm
provemen The of money continues to its rawes
FORMS Direct vote buying indirect purchase of the influence
the voter jobs political service and all sort of thing
makes corruption twice COMPOUNDED There is time for
pentance
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-18
Special Stationery

Boxes Of note paper or correspondence
cards, pale green, lavender, white and
buff.
Paper in letter or note size, some with
gold edge, long envelopes or fancy nov
city envelopes opening at the end.
Correspondence Cards in blue, pink,
lavender, green and buff. Is cts each
lain floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-18
ok D ~ Read CO
EsEe6/Isheo 1851

blocks of maple sugar. Four gallons
of sap yield about one pound of sugar.
A single tree yields from two to six
pounds in a season. Rude sheds are
constructed and a camp made in
maple sugar time. Those raised
among the NAPLES will never forget
the good old times they had in the
sugar camp in the spring, and he
who has had genuine maple molasses
on his buckvheat cakes will never
think of taking anything else if he
can get that. Honey was the sugar
of the Hebrews. There is no record
that they had anything answering to
our maple sugar, though they i'm
ported a cane similar to that from
which our sugar is made. There is
this reference to it: ITO what pur-
pose cometh there to me intense from
Sheba, and the sweet cane from a
far country" Ger. 6:20).-Rev. F.
c. Iglehart, in The Christian Herald.
Rome, N. z, went wet" by a large
majority
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-18
Hats at $3.50

Graceful and becoming models in
straw or novelty braid. This is par
ticularly attractive company Of hats
which the woman looking for some
thing distinctive in style, yet moder-
ate in price, Will be glad to meet.
They are sample hats, and many
are Of very fine quality Milan or
Bangkok.
Second floor
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-18
HEADS DIPPED
into STEEL TANK
AT POTTSvILLE

Pottsville, Pa, April 1S-Ft1e Aus
TRANS who refused to purchase Lib
erty bonds at the Lyttle colliery near
here were taken by the heels by the
workmen and were dipped in a steel
tank used to heat the oil for the col
liery engines. The men are today
covered with a stain of an amber hue
that cannot be washed off. Threats
to sue the ringleaders of the men
who composed the crowd brought the
statement that a suit would result in
their being strung up. The men all
purchased bonds yesterday morn
ing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-18
LIEUT.. KNIGHT WAS
EX-MILITIAMAN

Worcester. April 18.-Lieut Henry
H. Knight, mentioned as killed in &C
ton in last nights casualty list, en-
listed in a Massachusetts militia COM
pany 10 years ago and worked up to
his commission from the ranks. He
was construction foreman for the New
England Telephone & Telegraph Co.
and lived here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-18
ALEX GETS OFFICIAL NOTICE.

st. Paul, ..eb., April 1S-The Off
cial notice summoning Grover Cleve-
land Alexander, star pitcher for the
Chicago Nationals, to go with the
draft quota from Howard county,
Neb., to Camp Funston, April 80, was
sent to Chicago by Alexander's draft
board today.