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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-30
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT. ss. PROBATE COURT,
September 26, 1918

September 26, 1918 Estate of Joseph Sarnik, late of the town of Bridgeport, in said Dis trict, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested, within said time. will be debarred a recov- cry. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make imme- diate payment to
 STEPHEN S. SIKSAY,
 Administrator. ss -Rsd1ay sexest A2ssS
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The politicians all have nephews, cousins, and personal heelers who have the most admirable qualified tions for sculping soldiers monuments for their home towns.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-30

This is the fifth of a series of ar ticles dealing with the principles of investment being printed in this space. These articles have been printed In permanent form. They will be mailed, as they appear, free of charge to those requesting them. Tn writing state name and address clearly.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-30

The politicians will soon settle the matter of the railway deficit with great credit to themselves by 1evyin9 some kind of tax that people won't know how they are paying.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-30
Americas New Investment Era
Every Investor Large or Small Should Select Hi Securities by the Eight Proven Rules for
 Safe Investment.

Published Department this
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-30

Food Administration announced 1t would carry through the present cot tonseed season the stabiliEation plan put into effect in September.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-30

A national memorial for Clara Bar ton. founder of the American Bed Gross. Is proposed at Hsnaladslphia$
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-30
NEW YORK
 STOCK QUOTATION

Stock Quotnt1on Reported Over tho Private Wire of T. l.. Watson & Go.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-30

Senator Johnson made another ap- peal for the United States to with draw it's forces in Russia.
The sun., 1919-06-11
SCIENCE DIRECTORS
IN CONTEMPT FINED
Eddy Church Officers Vio-
lated Injunction.

BOSTON, June 10.-Four OF the five
directors of the Christian Science
Church and Clifford p. Smith, an attor-
ney. were to-day adjudged guilty Of con-
tempt in violating an Injunction of the
Supreme Court restraining the directors
from interfering with the trustees of
the Christian Science Publishing So
ciety. Fines were imposed by Justice
Henry X. Braley.
Adam H. Dickey, James A. Neal.
William r. Rathvon and Mrs. Annie NJ.
Knott, directors, were ordered to pay a
fine Of $50 each, while Clifford p. Smith,
who appeared as attorney for the direc-
tors. was fined 800.
Edward A Merritt, one of the direc-
tors, was found not guilty, evidence
having been produced that he was not
present at a meeting when the other
members OF the board took the action
regarded as In contempt.
In summing up the evidence Judge
Braley said 1t showed that after the
issuance of an injunction, the directors
on June gave notice to tho trustees of
the publishing society that they (the
directors) intended to elect n successor
to William D. McCracken az associate
editor OF one of the society publications.
This was an act in direct violation OF
the injunction, Judge Braley said. He
also found that the publication of a
statement by Mr.. Smith in relation to
Mr.. McCracken was a violation OF the
injunction.
The sun., 1919-06-11
FORD TRIAL SHOWS
TAFT WAS INSULTED
Chicago "Tribune's" Witness
Tells Of Affronts by Mex
leans to Ex-President.
MORE BORDER oUTRAGEs
American Newspaper Man Had
a Narrow Escape From Be-
ing Shot as Spy.
Special DespnfcA 10 TIE aun.


MT. CLEMoNs, Mich, June 10.-To-day
was devoted to listening TO testimony
Of witnesses from the Mexican-Texas
border in the Ford Chicago Tribune mil
lion dollar libel suit for an alleged
nbelous editorial, which Is being heard
before Judge James M. Tucker Alfred
Lucking, counsel for the plaintiff, an
gered the opposing lawyers and was criti-
cised by Judge Tucker when he pried
closely into the pay the Texas witnesses
are to get for coming here TO testify.
lecture was read by the court on the
legal right of witness to receive pay
for his services and he declared II was
far more desirable to have a witness
present than to read his disposition.
John r. Harold, an immigration in
spector in Brownsville, Texas, testified
that he had translated the "plan (plot)
of San Diego" which was written in
Spanish. This Is the plan alleged to
have been hatched in Mexico to make
war on the United States, and seize
Texas, New Mexico. Arizona and a part
OF California. The defense offered to
introduce a copy of the plan. but 1t
was objected to, and the court deferred
decision.
Norman Walker. Associated Press rep
been personally acquainted with Mexi-
can leaders during the last thirteen
years he has been on the border. These
include Gen. Porhrio Diaz. Villa, Fran
cisco L. Madero, Gen. Victoriano Huerta,
Gen. Felix Diaz, Francisco de La Barra,
Provincial President of Mexico following
Diaz Gen. Felipe Angeles, Gen. Venus
tiano Oarranza, and others.
Mr.. Walker told of his personal ex-
periences when captured by Mexican SOL
diers opposite FL Paso. Texas. in 4911
and OF having been ordered executed by
the commander of the guard. He was
taken to Juarez for execution, but
later was pardoned by the Mexican
forwards assisted In saving when the
hadero rebels captured the town and
threatened to execute him.
The witness also told the details OF
tho battle OF Juarez in 1911 when Ma
dero attacked and captured the border
town opposite FL Paso from the Diax
federals in command of the same Gem
eral who pardoned him. During this
fighting he stated eighteen persons in
Ell Paso were killed or wounded, two
men having been shot and killed with
in a few feet OF where he stood while
making report TO the American border
commander on the progress OF the first
days fighting.
Mr.. Walker described insults TO Pres
ident Taft by Mexicans when Mr.. Taft
went to Juarex. Mex. for a conference
with President Diaz In 1909. when he
was called fat pig and other I'M
complimentary names. thus showing the
hatred Of Nexicans for Americans lie
admitted having heard runors that Ger
man propaganda was back OF the Mexi-
can raids in America, but his investiga-
tons could never develop anything def
mite.
this testimony before the jury is to
show, as counsel asserts, that the muir
ders aud various other crimes along the
The sun., 1919-06-11
TOOK 20 DETECTIVES =
TO GET SPETCHER
Ex-Soldier Made Desperate
Fight When Trapped.

Frank e. Speicher. formerly n ser.
geant in the Motor Transport Corps, who
promoted himself to be Lieutenant-C Colo
mel and tried to put through an amazing
deal in connection with Government 40
tomobiles. was working as a farm hand
on Echo farm, near the town OF Ellen
VILE, N. Y, when detectives arrested
him last week. He might still have
been there had he not tried to cell the
$4,000 automobile, which the army au-
thorlties claim he purchased with part
Of the $500 which he is alleged to have
obtained from Newark syndicate.
Ths car was put on sale in New York
and military intelligence men located
the agent They then traced Speicher,
and on the day he was arrested about
twenty detectives went to the farm after
him. He saw them coming and leapinR
into his car he started away. But three
detectives had been placed at a curve in
the road behind a tree and when
Speicher tried to run past them they
fred at him. Then the ex-soldier stopped
his car and surrendered. On the way 10
New York and Governors Island he
fought so savagely that 1t was necessary
to handcuff him before he could be
brought here.
Speicher is now under arrest with q
double guard at the military prison on
Governors Island and will be tried by
court martial on charges of impersonat-
ing a commissioned officer and attempt
ing to defraud.r desertion. bribery and
escaping from confinement -Four other
soldiers of the island garrison are also
under arrest charged with aiding him to
escape a few weeks ago, when he got
away wearing a captains uniform.
The sun., 1919-06-11

were times when Phllllps's memory
seemed to fail him utterly. DR.. Mac
Leod learned that at other times Phil
lips told nurses that he was Roland
Phillips Of Flushing, l.. l., or that he
was Henry Blaltely Macleod of New
York. He had read that both OF these
young men had been missing for year,
Dr.. Macleod concluded, and nurses
wrote letters for him to the families OF
the missing boys. Finally Gen. Pershing,
who had no means OF knowing precisely
whether Phillips was actually the son OF
DR.. Macleod or a son OF Mrs Phillips OF
Flushing, cabled the families interested
that the young man was being sent home
for Identification.
Major Craig OF Gen. McManus's stan
went down the bay and met the Mount
Vernon for the sole purpose Of question
Ing Phillips. but the Major could make
little out OF him. On the records OF the
army he IL listed as mentally incompe-
tent. but yesterday he seemed TO have
his wits about him except for q curious
vasueness and dullness Of eye. He will
be examined lengthily and infinitely be-
fore any further decision is made in his
case.
The sun., 1919-06-11
MAYORS AIR THEIR
MANY COMPLAINTS
Meet in Schenectady and De-
nounce Some Larus.

SCHENECTADY, June 10.-Mayor Wal
ter r Stone Of Syracuse, president of the
State Conference OF Mayors, upon the
opening Of the conference to-day, at
tackled the Legislature for failing TO set
tie the question OF public utility fares and
disapproved the Statewide regulation OF
teachers salaries. He said that while 1t
was true that teachers In most all cities
are underpaid 4 fixed minimum for the
State does not solve the problem because
OF varying economic conditions.
Mayor Stone complained OF the actIy-
ity OF civil employees in 2rying to infiu-
ence legislation for selfish purposes and
recommended as way out OF the tax
problem to remove all exemptions. He
said the only manner in which to hold
municipal appropriations within bounds
was 10 make every man and woman d.
rectly snare the burden of taxation.
BY so doing those who advocate cost
ly municipal reforms will be forced 10
consider the expense their plans in.
volve,' he said, and those officials who
are directly accountable to the people
for the cost of municipal government
may exercise their judgment unham-
pered by political influence either at
home or at Albany by organized groups
Of civil employees"
DR.. Charles C. Duryee. discussing the
work OF local boards of health through
out the State. said that a common fault
Is the failure to make efficient inves-
tigation OF sources of infection. Epi-
demic diseases such as whooping cough
and measles are poorly reported, he said.
In some cities infant and maternal well
fare work is being done by private or
CARNATIONS with no supervision by the
local health department. DR.. Duryee
criticised also the accounting system of
the health departments saying that in
many cases It was impossible to find
out how much had been spent for pub
lie health work.
The sun., 1919-06-11
% VESSELS AWAIT CARGoES.
Sailing Craft Held Up at Rio
Janeiro.

Rio JANEIRo, June 10.-Twenty-two
Norwegian sailing vessels under charter
to the United States Shipping Board are
in the harbor here waiting for cargoes
Several of them have been here for more
than month, and 1t is understood that
the demurrage charges are costing the
Shipping Board $4,000 a day.
The sailing vessels. it is said. have
been unable to secure carsoes for the
United States because of the large num-
Der OF steam vessels which have called
here recently 1t Is declared that pro-
posals to carry cargo at IS a ton on the
sailers failed. The Shipping Board. It is
understood, must pay SIS a ton to the
owners Of the vessels under the charter
agreements 1t Is reported that cargoes
for Europe were offered the vessels, but
they were unable TO obtain releases from
their charters.
A. J. Hasskarl, the American Consul
here, said to-day the vessels were look
Ing for cargoes and that Washington
was aware of the situation.
The sun., 1919-06-11
MOUNT VERNON HERE
WITH 5000 TROOPS
Sixth Division Regulars Ar
rive in Command of Gen.
Walter H. Gordon.
WON PERsHING's PRAISE
Columbia and New York Col
lege Professors Among Pas
sengers on Transport.

The Regulars are coming homo. Gaps
In their ranks have been filled with Ma
tional Army contingents that look and
act 30 much like Regulars that not even
military experts could tell yesterday
which was which when nearly 5000
soldiers landed in Hoboken from the
transport Mount Vernon. They were in
command Of Major-Gen. Walter H. Cor
don Of the Sixth Division, who was ac-
companied by Brig. Gen. Lucius II Dur
zee OF the Twelfth Infantry Brigade.
Both officers have received the Croix de
Guerre, the Distinguished Services Medal
ana the Legion OF Honor.
Until two weeks ago the Sixth D,vi
sion. which was trained at Camp Nc
Clellan, Ala, was stationed in the
Moselle Valley between Coblenz and
IrleVes, guarding a stretch of territory
SIXTY mics long and twenty miles wide,
with a population Of $4,000. The Sixth
relieved the Twenty sixth Division Mt
Verdun and saw action in tho yosKes
and the Meuse-Argonne. Gen. PershIng
compiimented 1t highly for It's record.
Lieut. Allen w. Porterheld of so
Morninsside avenue, former professor OF
oerman at Columbia, who arrived on
tne Mount Vernon. said the Germans
sun seemed to believe that their armies
had not been defeated, and that thew
are Just as conceited as they were be-
fore the war. Lieut. Brainard. who
played with the Giants several years
ago, SAID no had organized ball teams
mat had done well. and that he had dis
severed some fine players. one, a pitcher.
oeing a Mt candidate for one of the
big leagues
Oscar 8. Straus, who left here in
January as a delegate Of the League 10
ENFORCE Peace, and DR.. Sidney e.
Mezes OF the College OF the City of New
YORK, were among the civilian passen-
gers. MI Stratus said the League of
Nations was the "keystone in the arch
or peace" and praised the President
for HIS work In bringing IL to the fore.
Dr. Mezes approved the league. He
said Germany would sign the peace
treaty but that no German delegate
was anxious to be the first TO nut his
name TO the document
Second Platoon. Company L, 5loth
Infantry, brought proudly into port yes
terday aboard the transport Santa Olivia
big silver cup won In a sham battle
tournament at lie Mans on May II. The
competition duplicated actual warfare.
The commander of the victorious platoon.
Lieut. William Hitchcock of Boston, was
promoted to his present rank from Sec
ond Lieutenant by Gen. Pershing for his
work in training his men
Each man OF the platoon will receive a
meoel concentrating rs victory after
he reaches his home. One platoon from
each division. selected after divisional
competition. formed the contestants in
what Is called the championship OF mus
ketSy. A platoon OF the Fifth Division
finished second and a platoon OF a ma
rine regiment Of the Second Division was
third. The men of the successful platoon
are from seventeen different States
The sun., 1919-06-11
CITED FOR DOWNING
3 FOkKERS IN DAY
Pershing Honors Lieut.. SLEEPER,
NoU Passoic Official.

Lieut.. Fred z. Sleeper. ~, of IA Oak
street, Passaic. n. J.. one of the Ave
allied observers listed with the aces"
Of the war and who was elected City
Commissioner of Passaic May 13-the
youngest City Commissioner in New
Jersey-has Just received a citation from
Gen. Pershing for having shot down
three enemy Fokkers on November 4,
1918. one day achievement recorded by
no other observer with the allied avia-
ton forces.
Lawrence l. briggs, president OF the
Flying Club OF America, In a recent let
ter congratulating Commissioner Sleeper
pointed out that there were only four
other fiiers in the allied forces who were
observers and who secured the coveted
five enemy planes, making them aces
Lieut. Sleeper was officially credited with
five and unofiicially with a total OF eight.
General Order "a, issued November Z,
1918, said OF Lieut.. Seper's achievement
for which he has been cited by Gen.
Pershing:
Lieut.. Fred z. SLEEPER, Ninety-frst
Aero Squadron. First Army Observation
Group Is hereby credited with the de-
strucuon In combat of three enemy FOX
kers at 1900 metres altitude in the Dun
-Meuse. on November 4. 1918, at
40 O'Clock. (Signed) W. c. Sherman,
Lieutenant-Colonel. Chief OF stan
Speaking OF the big day, Lieut.. SLEEPER
said:
THE destruction OF the three Boches
came in series OF three distinct COM
hats with one formation of fifteen and
two Of six enemy planes. We had the
advantage Of altitude and position. got
in our work and made safe getaway,
despite the fact that the one scatter
Fckkers were supposed TO be faster than
our two scatter scout planes
The heavy parchment just received by
Lieut.. SLEEPER from the War Department
contains the following citation:
Citation, Lieut. Fred +. SLEEPER. Y, s
The sun., 1919-06-11
GRATING ENSIGN
PLEADS GUILTY
Beck Tells Court-martial He
Will Reveal More Navy
Crookedness.

Ensign Paul Beck pleaded guilty be-
fore = court-martial In the Brooklyn
navy yard yesterday to charges of
"scandalous conduct tending to destroy
the morale Of the navy" The charges
contain fifteen specifications in which
he In accused Of soliciting and obtain
Ing dinners and money In return for CIV
Ing various persons safe berths in the
navy and thus keeping them out OF the
army. all Of which Beck admitted were
true except in minor details. He is
being defailed at q naval officers club,
Beck told the vourt-martial that he
would give the navy any information
that he possessed In regard to the al
legged grating OF commissioned and
petty officers who are said to have ac-
cepted money to provide safe jobs for
draft dodgers. DR.. Benjamin S. Davis,
formerly naval officer, who was said
to have received several thousand dol
lars from Naval Reserve recruits. has
already been sentenced, and Lieut.. Be-
mott James Ellert Is under arrest on the
training ship Granite State, awaiting
court-martial on similar charges.
Another prisoner Is Chief Boatswain's
Mate Lloyd G. Casey, who on May 80
pleaded guilty to accepting $500 a month
for eight months for keeping Sidney,
Irwin and Philip Hymes out OF danger
and in safe berths at the Bensonhurst
naval station.
Julius ]. Pepper, q lawyer with Offices
In 2s1 Broadway. was the last witness
yesterday before Ensign Beck pleaded
guilty. He corrected his testimony of
the previous day. when he denied that
he had given Ensign Beck s25 on behalf
OF Joseph Price, real estate dealer,
for getting Prices son, Irving, into a
safe place in the navy Pepper admitted
Yesterday that he handled tho money,
but said he was not quite sure what IL
was for. He said he instructed Price to
put 1t In an envelope, and then he ad-
dressed II to Beck and left It in his ONCE
for the naval officer.
The sun., 1919-06-11
PRINCETON HERO HERE.
Capt. w. n. Moore Brings Five
Medals From War.

Capt. William b. Moore, Sixth Regi-
nent, United States Marines, the son of
James I. Moore, an attorney, Of 40 West
Seventy-sixth street, reached this city
yesterday from Boston. and on Friday
will go TO Princeton to attend the COM
mencement OF his alma mater. Capt.
Moore won forty-five medals for ath-
etic prowess in Princeton, and has
brought home from the war the Croix de
Guerre, the D. s. c., the Medal Militaire
and two other decorations for expert
sharpshooting. He was met at the
Grand Central Station by a party Of
friends.
Capt. Moore was graduated from
Princeton in 1917 and attended an Of
flcers training camp at Quantico, Va.
He was promoted to Captain in the field.
One of his decorations was awarded
him for taking an ammunition train
two kilometres under fire after two men
had been killed. The two other medals
were awarded, he said, for rescues
achieved under fire.
The sun., 1919-06-11
DOCTOR SUES BERGEN ESTATE,
Lloyd Claims $4,000 for Attend
ing wealthy Brooklyn Woman.

DR.. Thomas Mortimer Lloyd OF 1875
Pierrepont street, Brooklyn, has begun
suit in the Supreme Court, Brooklyn,
against the estate OF Sara f. Bergen
for $4,000 which he claims is the ball
ance due him for professional services
during fourteen years. Dr.. Lloyd says
that he was Mrs. Bergen's physician
from 1904 to 1918, but at her request
he never submitted bill. she declaring
she would remember him In her Will
She died in January. 1918. at the Hotel
Bossert in Brooklyn. The will dis
posed Of large estate. but no mention
was made OF DR.. Lloyd.
The executors are Mrs. Edith L.
Mendes and Walter II. Crittenden, the
former being Mrs. Bergens daughter
They contend DR.. Lloyd was paid In full
by Mrs. Bergen before she died.
The sun., 1919-06-11
B0ATMEN ACCUSED OF THEFT
$4,000 Worth of Leather Taken
From Barge.

Capt. Charles Smith, 90, OF the tug
boat Daniel w. Bigoney; John Murnane,
mate, and two deckhands. John Schmau-
der and William Doyle, were arraigned
yesterday in General Sessions charged
with the theft OF Sc, 900 worth OF leather
from the barge Advance, which was
moved from its moorings at Pier 81,
North River. the morning OF May 20,
and was found few hours later locked
at West Thirty-fifth street with part of
its cargo missing.
Doyle told the police he knew nothing
OF the robbery and had simply carried
out orders he had received to tow the
Advance 10 the Thirty-hfth street pier.
Bail was fixed at $40, 900 in each case.
The sun., 1919-06-11
$4,000, 900 BILL ADOPTED.
Indian Appropriation First of old
Money Measures Enacted.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-Enactment Of
the Indian Appropriation bill, carrying
N5,o00,000, was completed to-day with
adoption by the House OF a conference
report.
The measure is the first of the I'M
passed appropriation bills of tho last
Congress to be sent to the President.
The bill included a rider authorizing
the Secretary OF the Interior to lease for
the mining OF metalliferous minerals
SO'ooO'OOO acres of unallotted Indian
lands, The leases will run for 20 years
and the Government will receive a row
atty OF per cent. on the returns Of the
mines. Before the leases can be made
regulations governing the uses Of the
snd must be Issued by the Secretary Of
the Interior.