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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-01
OVERT ACT SEEN
IN MEX|CO'S MOVE
carranza Guilty Of confiscation
in Driving U. S. Drillers
From Oil Fields
SITUATION IS c RITlCA L

Washington. July 1.-The Mexican
Government committed an overt act ot
confscation in preventing American oil
we'll drilIcrs from working on lands
owned by American individuals or com
panios by sending soldiers into the fields
and driving away the workmcn. state
Department officials said today.
Complaint was made to the Mexican
Government on April of this year. it
was learned. against the refusal of the
government to grant permits to the oil
companies to drill. No answer was rc
ceivcd until after til" JuarcH incident,
it was said. and then President Car e
rama announced no permits, provisional
or other, would be granted until the
companies had complied with the law.
Compliance with the law, it was said by
State Department officials, would con
stitutc recognition by the companies
that the Mexican Government owned
the oil lands.
The orders to the military forces to
prevent drilling by force Of arms was is
sued by President Carrnnza last May
1G. according to adviccS from Mexico
City today. The petroleum department
instructed the Mexican War Depart
mcnt. by direct orders Of CarranZa, ia
use any force necessary to prevent
drilling without permit. although the
lands on which drilling was being done
were legally acquired by the present
owners.
The War Department transmitted the
orders with specific directions as to nc
| tion to be taken by the soldiers to
the military commanders at Tampico
and Tuxpam. and Immediately com
nanics of soldiers were sent into the
fields. 1t was not known how many
drilling gangs were driven out of the
oil fields by the soldiers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-01

Of murder and pillagc were enacted in
Kurgan, Bugulga and scores of other
cities throughout Bolshovik occupied
parts df Russia. He rccitcd scores of
instances of extraordinary torturcS and
murder, Of men and women. may of the
latter. h" declared being taken into
slavery that was worse than death.
Mr. Embry spoke highly of Admiral
kolrhak, declaring ''hc was the greatest
man the Russian revolution has pro
duccd" and predicting that he would
lead RUSSIA out of the chaos and dis @
order and then retire. Kolchak. he
said. has II" ambition to be dictator or
president.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-01

act requiring lights on all moving We
hicles at night, including farm wagons,
but not agricultural machinery, hay
wagons or wheelbarrows. He also called
attention today to the operation of the
law forbidding the use of traction or
portable engines within 300 feet of a
building unless equipped with spark ar
resters. There are fines of from $50 to
500 for violation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-01
AUTO DRIVERS MUST
Be PHYSICALLY FIT
Speed Of 80 Miles an Hour Al
lowed on Open Roads by
New State Bill
GARAGES TO KEEP RECORDS

Harrisburg. July 1.-(By A. PO-
Approval of the two automobile rcgula E
tion bills was announced today from the
CovCrnors office.
One is n code governing the licensing
and operation Of all motor vehicles ana
the other regulates the sale and trans
fer of second hand cars. Both are et-
fectivc at once.
,Thc State Highway Department
which is charged with, the various du-
ties in connection with them. is pre-
pairing to enforce the provisions. The
new registration fees. however. are ef-
fective January ].
The code allows a speed of thirty
miles an hour on open roads ana M
teen miles in built up communities. Use
of cutouts is forbidden. The registra-
ton fees are to be forty cents per
horsepower. with minimum OF SlO
for automobiles. Motor trucks are Ii
censcd by classes. according to weight
from $50 to $50. the latter being for
10. 900 pound chasses.
Truck lengths are limited to twenty =
eight feet, width 20 ninety inches, and
weight to 2S.000 pounds. Trucks are
also limited to speed by classes, rang
ing from ten miles per hour for heavy
grades to twenty miles for lighter
grades.
G.nt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-01
shonts Continues to I'm Improve D o, ,,'

New York, July Theodore p.
Shonts, president of the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company, who has been
i'll for the last month at his home, $50
Park avenue, continued to show i'm
provement last night, according to am
nouncement made at . o'clock by DIR.
J. Bentley Squier, of 40 East Forty
ninth street, his attending physician.
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Melting Snow Reveals Bodies

% At Ossa. city of about 10000, Mi.
Embry declared, many bodies were
found on the outskirts when the snow
melteo. He disclosed photographs of
some of these victims, taken by Colonel
Tester, of the American Red Cross.
Mr.. Embry said that similar scenes
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Execute City Officials

This committee. he declared, had al!
members of the city government rounded
mn. and ordered virtually all OF them
shot, The head of the committee. Lett
named Belt. he said, had personally
executed the president of the City '"un
oil. who was brought before the commit
tee i'll on a strPtcher.
A few days after his arrival in IA;
Mr.. Embry said. he followed crowd
of residents into a nearby woods. where
they came upon scores of bodies OF
women and children. disclosed by the
melting snow. who had been driven lnto
the woods and brutally slain. lie eX.
hibited a photograph showing twenty OF
these victims, the bodies OF many many
mangled past recognition. About ZUu
bodies were found in the woods. he SAID
Pupils of the Ufa High School, ne
said. had been lined up and questioned
as to their sympathies, and all VINO uiH
not profess sympathy for the HoISheV-
Xxi were shot or put to work OF most
degrading character.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-15
BULLITT MAY BE
 SPITEFUL IS
 PARIS OPINION
Newspaper Readers Advis- ed Not to Pay Attention
 to His Statements.

Paris, Sept. -(Associated Press) The statements made by William c. Bullitt, for a time attached to the American Peace Commission, before the Senate Foreign Relations Commit tee in Washington, are attracting con- siderable notice in the Paris newspa- pers, which, however, mostly refrain from editorial comment.
 The French News Agency's exDlan- atOry note dealing with these state ments attributes MT. Bullitts revela- tiOns to spite over the Presidents $ refusal to permit his Russian report to become public" Incidentally, Mir. BulIitt is credited with anti-French feelings, it being asserted that he is blamed in France for the failure of the projected conference at PrinkipO between allied representative and the Bolsheviki.
 Ile Figaro says it sees in the state ments of MT. Bullitt an attempt to undermine President Wilson's posi- tion by stirring up trouble between the President and Secretary Lansing. Le Petit Parisien asserts that the statements are viewed with indiffer- ence by the leading American pOliti- Cians," and says that the French people should attach no importance to them. The newspaper says that one of the representative asked Frank L.. Polk. head of the American Peace Delegation, for his opinion on Mir. BuIlitts statements, and that Mir. Polk replied that officially and pub licly" he had nothing to say.
 Colonel Edward NJ. House, who ar rived in Paris this evening, refused to discuss the statement made by Wm. C. Bullitt before the Foreign Rela- tions Committee of the United States Senate. Colonel House said he would be in Paris for only a short time for a conference with the Ameri- can delegation. He will not sit with the Supreme Council.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-15
TAXPAYERS

Every person, firm or corporation, resident or nonresident, liable to tax ation on real or personal property in the Town of Stratford on September 1st. 1919, must file with the Board of Assessors sworn statement of all taxable property owned by such per son, firm or corporation in the Town of Stratford on specially printed listj furnished by the Assessors. Such lists must be filed during the month of September, 1919.
 Failure to do so will compel the Assessors to make out such lists from the best information optainapfe, to which a penalty of ten per cent. will be added as by the law required. Each parcel of real estate must be described by metes and bounds; by street number and lot number; all buildings thereon must be entered sep arate from the land.
 Failure to file a list deprives the owner of the right to appeal to the Board of Relief
 Hours: a. m. to 4 p. m., com mencing September 2, 1919; Satur- days, September 6, 1s, 20. from 9 am. to 12 noon, week of September 25 to October 1st, 9 a. m. to P. m. and p. m. to g p. m. lL26tf. BOARD OF, ASsESsoRA
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-15
PACKERS DECLARE
 REGULATION WILL LIFT FOOD COSTS
Kenyon or Other Bills, If Passed, Would Wreck In
 dustry, Statement Says.

Washington, Sept. 15-"The Ken yon, Kendrick and similar radical bills would, if passed, bring about lower prices to livestock producers and in- crease the cost of living to consum- ers," according to a statement issued by the Institute of American Meat Packers today, reviewing the tcsti- nony given before the Senate A.sri- cultural Committee during the past month on proposed packers control legislation.
 "It has been shown" the statement said, that the proposed legislation would disrupt and probably wreck the packing, livestock and allied indus tries-the greatest and most vital in America"
 The packers statement declares that out of nearly 200 witnesses who have appeared before the committee fewer than ten advocated passage of the measure. The statement con tinues:
 The proposed legislation, termed 'socialistic' by many witnesses is founded upon the report made oy the Federal Trade Commission about the packing industry. It has been shown during hearings that the report is lllSlt3OlnE aha grossly lldCc lEILG, score of small packers themselves testifying that they do not exist by 'sufferance' of the big packing com panies-that not only are they able to take care of themselves in the com petitive markets of the country, but that they in many instances actually have made greater profit percentages than the big companies
 The Federal Trade Commission Chargei that the packers were mon OpOlizing the food products of the country and submitted a long list of products dealt in to prove the asser- ton. It has been shown during the hearings that the list of products ac- tually handled by the packing com panies was expanded and warped by the commission, in order 10 make its point, by the method of listing
 "It has been proved, too, during the hearings, that the packers, taking the narrOwcst possible margin of profit, are able to deliver meat to retailers at a price smaller than they pay for it on the hoof, through utilization of by-products; and that instead of be- ing a menace, as unknOwinE and prejudiced interests have claimed they actually perform services of tho greatest value to consumers and pro- ducers; making markets and paving Sood, fair prices to farmers for thei1 products, and keeping down the price 1 of the finished products"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-15
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Every person, firm or corporation Cresident or non-residenD liable to taxation on real or personal prop erty in the Town and City of Bridgeport on September l, 1919, MUST FILE with the Tax Commissioner a sworE statement of all taxable property own ed by such person, firm or corporation in the Town and City Of Bridgeport, on specially printed lists furnished by the Tax Commissioner. Such lists must be filed during the month of September, 1919.
 FAILURE so to do will compel the Tax Commissioner to make out such lists from the best information ob- tainable, to which a penalty of ten per cent. will be added as by law re- qUired
 LISTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED if each barrel or real estate is not separately listed and properly de- scribed, giving metes and Bounds; street number or lot number. Bui!d- ings thereon must be entered sepa- rately from the land value.
 FAILURE to file list deprives the owner of the right to appeal to the Board of Relief.
 HOURS: 9 a. m. to 4 D. m. daily; a. m. to l p. m. Saturday.
 A. F. CONNOR, L25td" Tax Commissioner.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-15
SPLENDID GRAPE CROP MENACED
 BY PROHIBITION
Growers Warn of Disaster to 5O,OOO Workers Unless
 Relief is Provided.

New York, Sept. 15.---H. r. Stoll, president of the California Associa- ton of Grape Growers, says in a tele- gram, made public yesterday by the AssoCia ton Opposed to National Pro- hibitIon, that a crop of 4O0,O tons of wine grapes, valued at S12,O0O,OOO. is about ready for harvest, and unless some relief is afforded meanwhile at least 5O.OOO persons dependent on the industry will encounter disaster.
 'iAnd by disaster he means nothing short of actual ruin" said John Tait, of san Francisco, @ member of the Association Opposed to National Pro hib:tion. who received the message here NIT. Stoll's message read:
 within l5 days 4U0OOO tons of wine grapes valued at S12,OOO.OOO, will be ready to be harvested. Unless relief comes quickly and our 700 wine-mak- CTS can crush this immense crop for wine purposes 50.OO0 men, women and children directly interested in the wine industry of California will be seriously affected.
 "One hundred and seventy thousand acres are devoted to wine grape vine yards and our 5000 wine grape grow CTS have spent millions in cash outlay by savings and by borrowed money in this one season alone to bring the vineyards up to the picking stage.
 Government agents in California will verify the assertion that in every grape growing community of this state the vineyardists have been found to be among the most active workers in their respective Communi- ties in behalf of Liberty bonds, war savings stamps and Red Cross work. Thousands of their boys were either at the front or ready 10 go to the front In behalf of the great cause of liberty and democracy. and it would seem a miscarriage of justice that their parents should be reduced to a state of bankruptcy after many of these boys have made the supreme slcridce."
 ''-or 90 years" said MT. Taft, Cal iforuia has been growing wine grapes on land which for the most part is totally useless for any other form of cultivation"
 After stating that national prohibi- ton was making California dry against it's will, as demonstrated by wet majority of 47,OOO last No vember, MT. Taft. continued.
 The men who have put their money and labor in the vineyards of California. arc men, in large meas ure, who have done so upon specia invitation. That invitation was ex- tended by official bodies not only rep rcsentinr California. but the nation as a whole"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-15
ROYALTY AND
 ROULETTE JOIN IN RELIEF WORK

New York, Sept. 15.-Royalty and Roulette have joined hands again hguratively speaking, of course But this time there is no scandal attached to the circumstances, because the l:asion is in the interest of some millions of starving youngsters of central and eastern Europe. It all comes down to the fact that a reign ing queen and one of the most noted gambling societies of the Old World decided at the same time that they would devote part of their surplus funds to helping the Jewish young sters who are suffering from hunger and a great lack of clothes. And many a little boy and girl in the war swept zones of Europe is the happier for their determination.
 Marie, Queen of Rumania. recently made a donation to American Jewish relief agencies consisting of about 7.5OO pieces of colthing and a large amount of sugar, rice, butter and salt ed fish Spurred by the regal gener- osity, the Libertade, a famous gamb- ling club of Bucharest, gave 15O,00O lei to the support of poor Jewish families in Rumania.
 In her majesty's gift, according to the inforamtion received by the American Jewish Relief Committee, were included over two thousand shirts for boys and girls. The great CT part of the money donated by the Libertade, together with the Queens clothing and food, will be spent among the thousands of children who have been orphaned by the war
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-15
OF GRAIN DUST
 EXPLOSIONS

Investigation into the causes of the recent grain dust explosion which caused the destruction of a large elevator at Port Colborne, Ontario. Dn the Welland Canal. inyolyina, much damage and loss of life. has focused added interest on the fire prevention campaign now being con ducted by the United States Grain Corporation under the direction of the Department of AgricuIture's Bu- reau of Chemistry. An aDDroDria- ton of S50,000 was recently made by the Grain Corporation for this work at the suggestion of Julius II. Barnes. United States Wheat Director.
 The Port ColbOrne explosion was the most disastrous one of it's kind to occur in America in two years and possibly might have been avoided bv strict adherence to the Safety First principles which have been outlined for grain and elevator men after ey- haustive investigations into the causes of grain dust explosions by the Bu- reau of Chemistry.
 The Port CoIbCrne elevator was constructed of fire resistive ma terial, being made entirely of steel and reinforced concrete, and conse- quently the loss by fire was compara- lively small. Ten men, however, lost their lives, four were-severeIy burned, six others slightly injurad A barge beside the elevator was completely wrecked and it is estimated that nearly S1.OOO,O0O worth of damage was done to the elevator struc- ture.
 In this instance. the destruction hx-sa q which occurred shortly after one o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday. August 9th, just after the men had returned from dinner and had start ed up the plant. The origin of the fire which ignited the dust started in an elevator leg. The elevator had a capacity of 100000 bushels.
 Investigation into the causes of inc explosion, which it is said will seri- ously hamper the supply of grain for export, was started immediately by an interdepartmental commission ap- pointed by Hon. J. D. Reid. Minister of Railways and Canals of Ottawa. It. Colonel c. \. AIonsarrat, chief consulting engineer for the Depart ment of Railways and Canals and chief engineer in charge of the Que bee Bridge construction, is chairman of this commission and the other mem bers include: Hon A. St. Laurent Assistant Deputy Minister of Public Works for Canada; Mir. John Murphy I electrical engineer of the Department | of Railways and Canals; and MT. D. i W MacLachlan, chief engineer for 1 the Hudson Bay Terminal Dock, and | Harbor and engineer for the Depart | ment of Railways and Canals.
 1 The Port Colborne elevator be- | longed to the Canadian government 1 and was operated by the Department ! of Railways and Canals. w. J. Faw- | cett, Superintendent, was not in the | building at tEe time of the explosion | but D. s. Harvey, mechanical sup | erintendent was in the elevator and i was badly burned.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-15

great many selling orders, especially from out of town. The fact that prices have since scored a substantial recovery is indicative of the feeling that the strike, if it should take place, will not gain recognition of the unions by the big Steel Corporation, and this is of course what they are after. It cannot be denied, however, that a good many men may walk out in the steel industry, which may seriously curtail the output. The market for the next couple of weeks must take cognizance of this, as it hardly seems likely that the buying of Steel and other stocks by the out side public will assume any great proportions until more is definitely known The large increase in the monthly tonnage of the big corpora ton shows that the industry is rap idly forging ahead. It seems too bad, therefore, that there should be any thing at the present time to interrupt this progress. A good many pools are still working in certain stocks and are obliged to send in support ing orders, which accounts for their greater activity and the apparent ease with which quotations are mark ed up. The present is not a propid- ous time for extensively loading up while so much remains in doubt as to the labor situation affecting the steel companies.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-15
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT. ss. PROBATE COURT,
SeDtenber IL 19-

September II, 1919 Estate of John Costigan. lat 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 10 present their accounts properly attested within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are re- quested to make immediate paymen: to
 J. II. WHITCONTB,
 Administrator. A47 Shelton Street. Il3S%
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-15
Attention l
Cash Or Credit
r.ARGE AssOETMENT

LARGE SSOEIME.N'T
 NEW AND SECOND hANJ ,- rurfpe<s tables rocking Morris anu kitchen chairs: pictures, chiF>- ana glassware. mirrors. .vB-se-, Rc geis S4l- VervgL re etc Call and inspect our stock. Selling at bargain pm -oA Terms to suit Bridgeport Auctlnn Sales Co. 2SS Fairfield Ave. Eo IT
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-15
NEW YORK
 STOCK QUOTATION
Stock Quotation Reported Over the Private Wire of T. l.. Watson & Co.

Monday. September 15, 1919
 Au-. Ret Sug2r S7
 Am. Car & Fdy. x-div. l34
 Am. Can 5J 54
 Am. Cotton Oil Co. 55 i4 Am. Hide & Lea. Pfd. 12S la Am. Int. Corp .x-dit. 10412 Am. Locomotive 1Ol ls Am Linseed 5
 Am. Tobacco 225
 Am. Smelt. SS Re. Co. 70 $ Am. Sug. Refs. Go. 13O is Am. Sumatra S9
 Am. Tel. x Tele. lOO1s
 Am. Woolen x-div. IT 12
 Att. Gulf Ss W. Indies 165
 Atch. T. & s. Fe 91A
 Anaconda Copper 70 14
 Baldwin Loco. lSI
 Baltimore & Ohio Al
 Bethlehem Steel "B' x-div. 94 Is
 Butte &5 Sup. 27
 Canadian Pacific 154
 Calf. Petroleum 54la
 Cen. Leather Go. 1O$s
 CerrO de PasCO 56$s
 Chi, M. Sa St. Paul 45 II
 Chi, Rk. Island & Pac. 2614
 Chile Copper 241a
 Chino 45 Chesapeake & Ohio 571s Consolidated Gas 93
 Col. Fuel x Iron 46
 Corn Products SS
 CrucibIe Steel 187a4 Cuban Cane Sugar 341s Den. SS Rio G. 10 Den. & Rio G. Pfd. 1S1s
 Erie 1874 Cfaston, William & Wig 30 General Motors 241a Goodrich Co. S21s Ct. Northern Pfd. SS Ct. Northern Ore 4434 Inspiration Copper 61 34 Inter. Harvester 133 Inte. Mer. Marine 62 F Inter. Ner. Marine Pfd. 123
 International Paper 57
 Kansas City Sou. 1s1a Kennecott Cop. SC B Isackawanna Steel S5 F Lehigh Valley 497s Maxwell Motors 49 Mex. Petroleum, X Div. 1874 Midvale Steel 52sI Missouri Pacific 2S7s Miami Copper 271a | Mo-. Kan. x Teaxs 13 F Norfolk & Western 100 5s l N. Y. Central 2S ! N Y, N. H. & H. B Ohio Cities Gas 541z ! Pan. Am. Petroleum. x Div. 1227s | Pierce Arrow 50 ! Pierce oil 22 F | Peoples Gas A ! Pressed Steel Car 92 i Reading 80 F | Repub. Iron & Steel 932 | Royal Dutch 9S34 ! Ky. Steel Spring 99 7s 1 Saxon Motors 21 F
 Sinclair Oil 6O1a SIoss Sheffield & Iron CT
 Southern Pacific 1o2 zs | Southern Railway 25 F
 studebaker Corp'n 11914 ' Tenn. Copper S Chem. 13 F ! Texas Pacific 52 F l Fob. Products 1O1 2s | Union Pacific 124 i Union Food Co.,, S45 5s United Fruit S4A I U. g. Ind. Alcohol 132 F | T.. s. Rubber IA F Y. s. Steel 1O5 # Y. s. Shelter 691. J-fah Copper Si 1 Wabash Pfd. A. 3l
 Westinghouse Electric 557. Willys Overland 34
 Liberty Sd 414s 952C Liberty 4th 4As 932t
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-15

Senators reported getting mad about the peace treaty and pounding their desks. They should first care fully examine to see if the desks are ppoperly-padded with plotting -paperS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-15
Attention ]
Wanted for Cash

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