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sEARCHLIGHT ON PEAK

Breton Woods, N. H., Aug. .z2s:- For several nights powerful search. lights have been seen flashing sig nals by a secret code from the sum. init of Mount Washington. The curl osity of the residents concerning the flashes was satisfied when last mid night the deputy sheriff from Cor ham, accompanied by the postmaster, motored to the summri o~ sAe noun tain anad arrested there Robert L. Smith of Boston with his wife and another woman.
 Smith said he was president ef-the New Portable Electric Searchlight- Company of Boston and said he had gone to Mount Washington to try out his invention, which is said to be suf- ficiently powerful to throw signals three hundred miles. <
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-22

The sight of these Nursery Cretonnes would de- light the heart of any child The bright and cheerful colors will appeal and the artistic mother could fash ion the most adorable window drapes and pillows imaginable, as we'll as covering tables and chairs.
 On tan background one can pick out bunnies ducks chickens elephants, kangaroos and many other creatures wild and tame cavorting strip of old rose.
 white or ecru ground displays quaint little fig ures in gay colored clothes going to meeting house. children dancing around May pole or having tea party.
 36 inches wide, 69 cts yard
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NORRIS ACCUSES NEWSPAPER

London. Aug. 22-At the request of Ira Nelson Morris, American Min, ister to Stockholm, M. Boevgren, the Swedish Minister of Justice, has or- dered that t,tion be brought against the newspaper Aftonbladet of Stock holm for having injured a foreign power and making an attempt to in-
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terfere with the amicable> rela tions existing between Sweden and the United States, says a Copenhagen des- patch to the Exchange Telegraph Co.
 MT. Morris cited articles appearing in the Aftonbladet regarding Amer ica and the war and containing per sonal reflections on President Will son.
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THE WAR CROSS

D RlDGEPORT WILL have its proportion of those recog- O nized for courage and exceptional vaOr. Earl w. Ma
 oney with the Harvard Unit of the Sanitary Corps the most recent recipient of the French cros given for distinguish ed service in the field Bridgeport proud because another its young has been so honored by the French people,
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WAR STAMP SALES

War Savings Stamps were sold in this city yesterday to the amount of SH,911.75, and in the state the sales were 7,634.35.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-22

Nicaragua and Honduras are report ed at odds again over the border boundary.
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BELGIAN RELIEF SHIP SUNK

Christiania, Aug. 22@The Dutch steamship Gasoonier, operated by the Belgian Relief Commission. en route from New York to Rotterdam with flour, struck a mine in the North Sea, caught fire and sank.
 Six lives were lost. A guard ship took the survivors to Haugesund, on the west coast of Norway.
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Small Silver Novelties
that help to make the table attractive

that help to make the table attractive s Mustard Jars silver holders with glass insets and ,. glass spoons, Sl00@ Casters, silver stand glass bottles the set s5 cts Ramekns silver holders with handle, white earthen- ware nsets, 30 cts Sugar Tray for holding lump sugar, Sl.O0 Bon Bon Dish, Sheffield ware $125 Candlesticks plain silver, tall and slender shapes,
 $1oO and $175 Bud Vases, plain silver, LOO Coasters, silver rims, glass cut star bottoms,
 40 cts each
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-22
Colored Taffetas and Messalines

Now is the time to plan dresses waists and skirts for early fall wear. There is wide and varied as- sortment to choose from the width 36 inches and the price
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-22
I he Books

ne DOCKS
 "A Daughter of the Land" promises to be popular novel, The story of American girl; her aims ambitions and dreams of life; how she met them and worked out her problem, is told in pleasing simple manner.
 Gene SrattOn Porter S14O The Principles or War by General Foch. Those who follow the will be interested in this book which tells in simple language the principles and deduc- lions of the present world war S2.5O
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-22

The Gasoonier is listed as a Bel gian steamship, but was formerly un- der the Dutch flag, and at that time bore the name of Fruithandel. She was built at West HartIepo6i Eng land, In 1906. was 320 feet long. with a. beam of 47 feet and a depth of 22 feet. She was owned by the Lloyd Royal Beige of Antwerp.
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$l.49 a yard

Colcrs represented are grays, light and medium, taupe, old rose, champagne, yellow light and dark blues greens in variety, sand color and white.
 floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-22

White, ecru or Arabian Curtains plain with hem stitched hems combine nicely with these cretonnes
 $50 apair The Children's Shop on the second floor carries good assortment of Rompers and Creepers in sizes from years up. s~.>. The Rompers well made in serviceable mater ias, gngham, chabray and crepe cloth, plain colors CT piped and trimmed with bands of contrasting colors, $2.oO up creepers pink, blue or all white, $l.25 to $275.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-22
Sheets, PilloWcases and Muslins

These necessary commodities will all be higher priced after September first At present we have plentiful supply hand which offer at the usual prices. *. sheeting Muslin, bleached, in two widths
 2l4 yards, 7o.:oct7
 215 yards, 75 cts Unbleached sheeting, two widths, 65 and 70 cts Bleached Gauge, 36 inches wide, g inch widths,
 25 yards for $500 floor.
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Times Want Ads. One Cent : Word.
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Summer Underwear

Women's Vests low neck, sleeveless lace yoke trim mings, 39 cts. each Childrens Union suits the 'three in one'' garment, combining waist, vest and pants, sizes to B years, 79 cts each
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-22
CDe D D ReQQ co Es1ab/Isheo 1857
 Store Hours daily from 8.30 to D. n.
 --= Nursery Cretonnes Designed especially to please the youngest
Store Hours daily from s.30 to 6 p. n.
Nursery Cretonnes

Designed especially to please the youngest
 member of the household
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sonaliy or through the pages of real
estate history. but that none compared
with the wonderful transformation that
has como over the Maspeth- Ridgewood
district
Houses have not been erected fast
enough to meet the demand. This situa-
ton has had the effect of producing q
strong investment and speculative mar
ket- There IL no question that the 1S2
lots which are to be sold by Mr.. John
son would have been taken for improve
mont long ago by builders in the Ridge
wood Maspeth section had they been In
the market. Other properties are being
held for the peace time market, as build
ers can AFFORD to pay higher values then
than now.
arc true the Government will permit
homo building In Ridgewood. as the re-
port 10 that a largo airplane plant. In
which Thousands Of operatives will be
employed. IL planned for the section
New housing would have to be provided.
because the supply Of homes has been
greatly reduced by the infiux from other
sections. The establishment Of the plant
Of the Spearmint Gum Company in the
neishborhood will In itself have a re-
markable effect on house values even
should the Government not build an
aero plant there
Mr.. Johnson said yesterday that prac-
tically all the lots. he will offer are on
trolley lines to Manhattan and Long ISL
and City. The lots are on Flushing
avenue. Maspeth avenue. Grand street.
Fresh Pond road and Clermont avenue
(old Fresh Pond road. The Grand
street trolley from Delaney street. the
Flushing avenue trolley from Park Row
and the Fresh Pond road extension of
the Myrtle avenue IL" pass these lots.
while the Borden avenue trolley TO Long
Island City Is three blocks away
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90 completely that they could not live
II the stimulating influence Of thesdrug
were so suddenly denied them. Goto's
idea Of solving this difficult problem
was ingenious.
Briefly. the opium policy adopted by
Goto was this: Opinion was made a
monopoly OF the Government. No
private person or Arm was permitted
to either manufacture or import 1t to
Formosa, and only those who were
were allowed to sell. buy or possess
opium. The Government issued
licenses only to those who were, upon
examination, found to be habitual
smokers, thus preventing the appear
9nce Of new smokers. II any one was
found smoking opium without a
license he was liable to imprisonment
with hard labor for a term not ex-
ceeding three years.
It has been found no easy task to
enforce this policy. Yet the vigilance
of the administration has been such
that In fifteen years, from 1900 to
1915. the number OF opium smokers
in Formosa decreased from 10000 to
$4,000. It Is significant that all these
habitual smokers. except a very few,
are natives. The Japanese In For
mosa. of whom there are now 100000.
in spite of their daily contact with
these numerous native smokers. sell
dom. one may almost say never, ac-
quire the evil habit.
OF all public men In Japan to-day
Baron Goto Is perhaps the most inter-
esting character. He Is fond Of the
dramatic, and for that reason has Of
ten been accused Of playing to the gal
lery. No man In Japan Is. or appears
to be, so busy as he. At o'clock every
morning the salon of his official man
sion Is full OF callers. including his coll
leagues. politicians. business men, cap
tains Of industry. men Of letters. art
lists. newspaper representatives, hum
bic young students, and what not. He
seldom denies himself to anybody, II
only he has the time to spare.
He Is perhaps the most approachable
of all personages in Japan to-day And
he seems to take genuine pleasure In
meeting whomsoever may call on him.
In this respect as in many another
Goto Is not unlike the great Okuma.
Foreign newspaper correspondents
will perhaps find in Goto a diplomat
markedly different. for worse or better
from those who had occupied the chair
Toxic. They would at least like his
willingness to receive and talk with
them.
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essary 1t 10 perfectly willing to take a
loss which to the average real estate
operator would be prohibitive. The char
acter of the lots to be sold on the eve
ming OF September IL testifies to the con-
servatism Of the company.
With few exceptions the lots to be sold
he In sections where the greatest activ-
ity in building Is expected and where
tho demand for sites will be strongest.
Such liberal terms have been arranged
that even those whose Investments are
limited to a few hundred dollars will find
no trouble in making attractive pur-
chases.
The properties to be sold are located
as follows: A plot on Shore road near
Eightieth street. containing over $4,000
square feet, with a substantially bull,
dwelling overlooking New York Bay
seventy-two lots In the block bounded
by Utica and Schenectady avenues.
Montgomery and Malbone streets and
Lefferts avenue. ive blocks from UTICA
subway. now nearing completion; thirty
lots on Fort Hamilton Parkway. Fifty
NTH street and Eleventh avenue, two
blocks from F1fty-hfth street station on
New Utrecht avenue Of West End line
dual subway system; eleven lots on
East Third street and East Fourth
street and Avenue J, close to Avenue
station on Gravesend avenue OF Culver
line extension (now almost completely
of dual subway system; fifteen lots on
Avenue N. East Twelfth street and
Coney Island avenue. close to Brighton
Beach line. There Ii an old house on
the property. One lot at Rugby. on East
Eishty-eighth street, near Avenue B.
two blocks from Church avenue trolley
twenty-seven Jamaica lots on Queens
Boulevard and Maple street. Just north
OF Hillside avenue. one and half blocks
from elevated railroad on Jamaica ave.
nue.. or Fulton street (now running)
passed by trolley from F1fty-ninth
street. Manhattan. to Jamaica. q short
walk from main jamaica station OF the
Long Island Railroad.
Tho sale will be held on the night OF
wednesday. September IL. at the Brook
Ign Real Estate Exchange.
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AFTERMATH OF Big
BOOM OF 1907
Overspeculation Then Brings
Realty Into Auction
Now.

Another interesting chapter In the
history Of Brooklyn real estate will be
written in q few days when the Bond
and Mortgage Guarantee Company will
sell at auction through Jere johnson. Jr..
Company 1877 lots and plots in well To-
Gated sections Of Brooklyn and Jamaica.
It IL . story that should attract every
one who knows New York ci>y and has
faith in It's future greatness. for to such
people It points the way to buy with
safety and for financial gain.
All the properties to be sold are In
groups Of lots In widely separated sec
lions. but the story Of one group IL the
story Of all tire others.
Years ago-more than ten. perhaps
New York city. preparing to distribute
its rapidly growing population. planned
a vast network OF transit lines Into
every corner 1t was intended that new
sections should be opened and that build
ers should 60 into these sections and
erect homes for the multitudes. OF
course the planning Of these lines was
followed by a great buying Of land by
builders and 30 many houses were built
that the formerly vacant sections now
are closely settled.
But among the prospective builders
some few bit of more than they could
chow" while others, who were not SUM-
GENTLY strong financially. were unable to
complete their undertakings. So in one
way or another q certain small percent
age of lots found their way back into
the hands Of companies which had made
mortgage loans on them. In most cases
these loans were small. only about 40
per cent Of the value of teh land. as
Guarantee Company.
Now the great subway system IL COM
pleted and In operation or 10 nearing
completion rapidly. In the four years
since the great war started there has
been 80 little building that the city IL
overcrowded, and once again builders are
selecting sites for operations as soon
as the Government releases the neces-
sary materials. The purpose OF the sale
primarily Is to clear the books OF real
estate, for the Bond and Mortgage Guar
antee Company Is not In the real estate
business. II IL TIE largest lender on real
estate In the world.
1t is exceedingly conservative In the
relatively few loans II places on vacant
land, generally limiting any given loan
to 40 per cent Of the value. For one
reason or another II has recently accu-
INFLATED a limited amount OF vacant
property a negligible percentage OF its
resources. Its officers fully realize pres
ent market conditions and also that bet
ter times are at hand. The Bond and
Mortgage Guarantee Company. however.
Is not In the real estate business. Like
every really great financial institution
It adopts the policy OF disposIng of what
collateral II Is obliged to take over at
the earliest possible opportunity. II nee
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POPULATION Is
MOVING EASTWARD
Last Election Proved This
Ridgewood's Development
Another Proof.

Tho last municipal election confirmed
he prophecy. often repeated but doubted
BY many. that the day would come when
Mania titan would have less population
than Queens or Brooklyn. The votes
polled last election showed that the tide
Of population had swung away from
Manhattan and that the masses lived
east Of the East River rather than west
Of this waterway. The statistics devel-
oped by the mayoralty contest proved 4
great surprise to many folks, who
doubted that Manhattan would ever lose
the long cherished reputation of being
the living place Of the majority Of New
Workers..
The building Of bridges. subways and
the general Improvement of the transit
system Of other boroughs had worked
to the disadvantage OF Manhattan since
rapid transit opened up for home devel-
opment sections Of Queens and Brook
lyn which otherwise would still be va
can't lands. The Maspeth- Ridgewood
district. In which Is located the 1872 lots
which the Jere johnson Jr. Company
will sell at auction on Labor Day Is
right in the path Of the advancing wave
Of population which started surging over
from Manhattan ten years ago and has
never stopped. In fact. the recent de-
eis!on to boost rentals in Manhattan has
accelerated the movement of dwellers to
these new sections. where lower rentals
obtain and which are not more than
thirty minutes travel from the leading
business sections Of the older borough.
Tho temptation to increase rentals
through Brooklyn has been reflected In
an increase in the movement OF popula-
ton to Ridgewood and tho sections
which It influences.
There IL no section OF Brooklyn or
Queens that has developed as rapidly as
Rldgewood A small community Of
thrifty people fifteen years ago. It 10
now the dwelling place of thousands and
thousands with more coming there every
day. Rows and rows OF two and three
family houses,-al also stores and tene-
ments. are to be seen everywhere.
Pleasure parks. productive farms and
old estates have all disappeared before
the relentless movement Of the builder.
Years have broadened the development
until there are comparatively few sec
tlens served by The Myrtle avenue ele-
waited road and its Fresh Pond road ex-
tension and the Flushing avenue and
Grand street trolleys which do not show
many modern homes.
Transit betterment did not influence
the whirlwind Improvement Of this ter
ritory as much as the demand for homes.
Alderman Cox. who Is. perhaps. one OF
Hdgewood and Maspeth sections. said
that he had followed the development
OF every section Of the city either per-
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LOT SALE NEAR GOLF LINKS.
st. Adams Developers t. Part With
Remaining Property at Auction.

Golfers and those who love the real
country. but who like II to be close to
the city. are expected to take unusual
interest In the closing out by absolute
auction of the remaining 1879 lots at ST.
Adams owned by the st. Adams Park
Company. The sale is scheduled for
Saturday. September Z. on the property
The Jere Johnson. Jr, Co.. will do the
selling.
To golfers this sale means one Of
those rare opportunities to buy at ones
own price exceptionally located home
sites almost at the hrst tee OF splendid
well built course. Lying just south of
Jamaica. in st. Adams. Is one Of the
few private golf clubs within the city
limits.
This sale. will mark the passing Of
another OF the successful realty COM
panies WHICH nave helped to make the
suburbs Of New York most desira BILE
homelands Starting originally with a
great property, the St Adams Park
Company has developed and sold most
of Its tract to home builders. who have
erected moderate priced homes that have
made the section noted throughout this
part of the world. With but a few lots
left the owners have decided to take
their chances at an auction sale rather
than continue the expense and care Of
q selling organization.
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A 8 the universities OF Pennsyl-
~ vania and Columbia and La
fayette conferred their aca-

"A vanla ana Columbia ana La
4 \ fayette conferred their aca-
demic honors upon Joseph Jacques
Cassaire Joffre. Marshal OF France
who, by reason OF character, courage
and superb strategic skill, has made
the name of the River Marine as i'm
mortal as Miltiades made that Of
Marathon. and in 50 doing saved the
world for democracy"-so to-day's
thought may run back through the
years to q similar happening when. a
little more than a century and a
quarter ago. Washington was thus
thanked for as truly unfolding the
great cause OF the people against auto
cratic absolutism.
The little town OF New Haven had
Just had word Of the capitulation at
Yorktown. CORVALLIS was beaten!-
and the undergraduate body. full as
ready then as now for holiday high
times, srasped the skirts Of happy
chance for such a celebration as even
Yale had seldom, II ever witnessed.
For the best OF q week 1t ran q more
or less riotous course. eliminating in
q mass meeting which the Connecticut
Journal described as "a numerous As
sembly convened at the Brick Meeting
House. The audience was highly en-
tertained by an animating, pathetic
and ingenious Grafton. delivered by
one Of tho Tutors. and a Triumphal
Hymn sung by the Students"
The tutor was a certain Mr.. Meigs,
and q copy Of his eulogy Of the sue
cessful Commander in Chief was
forthwith sent of to Washington nv
Ezra Stiles, then head VI the college.
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WASHINGTON AS AN LID.

and with It the degree OF doctor Of
laws. Thus ran the covering letter:
Honored Sir: you will receive by
torat In Laws conferred upon you by
the Senatus Academicus Of this Uni
versity.
We rejoice that the Sovereign of tho
Universe hath hitherto supported you.
as the Deliverer of your Country, tho
Defender of the Liberty and Rights Of
Humanity. and the Mecenas of Lit
erature and Science. We share tho
p0blick Joy. and congratulate our
Country on the Glory OF your arms.
and that eminence to which you have
assembled In the recent Victory over
the Earl OF CORVALLIS and his army
in Virginia. under such evident and
astonishing marks of the Divine In
terposition.
With every Sentiment Of Respect
and Honour.
I am, Sir.
Your Excelency's most
obedt. servt,
EZRA STILES
This was despatched on December 8.
1881, and three weeks later written
indeed on New Years Day. came from
Newburgh the reply. After thanking
the Fellows for the honor bestowed
upon him Washington found this to
write of the Meigs grafton:
II entreat you will make that Cen
tleman sensible OF the high Gratifica-
ton have received from his ingenious
Performance. and that you will be con-
vinced OF the Ardent Passion have
for the promotion of the Cause OF Lit
erature In general. and especially OF
the Pleasure I feel In the increasing
Reputation and Ability OF the Seat OF
Learning under your honored direc-
tion."
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BROKERS PREPARE For DRIVE

The committee on districts, captains
and teams for the Fourth Liberty Loan
drive Of the Real Estate Board Of New
York held n meeting last week at the
board rooms. F. @. Hobbs. A. B. Ash
forth by proxy. e. c. Benedict and L. p.
Blake were present. Mr.. Hobbs was
elected chairman and Mr.. Blake secre-
tary. The districts were laid out and
the captains selected and notified of
their selection. A list of the names of
the men who worked In the various dis
tricts during the last Liberty Loan were
sent to tho captains. A special COM
mittse was appointed to solicit large
subscriptions and to work as free ianoes,
Of which committee Laurence Mcclure
was made chairman.
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Giilles on Upper Mountain avenue.
Montclair, N. J. The house contains
twelve rooms and three bathrooms and
IL surrounded by an aero Of ground.
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New York Attorney Buys Gillies
Property at Montclair for His Home

laid out in attractive lawns and gar
dens. The property, which was held at
$4,000. was sold by r. NJ Crawley 4
Bros. of Montcisir. N. J.
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Burt Brown Barker. an attorney. with
0hces at 100 Broadway. has purchased
The Colonial residence OF Mrs. George N.