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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
WANT
 BANKS PLACE
Numerous Candidates For Post of Referee in Bank
 ruptcy.

Although Referee in Bankruptcy John W. Banks will not quit his present post to become a judge of the Superior Court until January 1, 192U, there are already numerous candi- dates in the field for the bankruptcy office, which is regarded in legal cir cles as a very desirable one.
 Friends of Attorney John Keogh of Norwalk, declare that he is likely to be appointed to the place. He is a member of the law firm of Keogh & Candee of NorwaIk. Although above the draft age Attorney Keogh enlist ed in the army shortly after war was declared and was recently discharged from the service.
 Unted States Commissioner Hugh J. Lavery is said to be a strong candi- date for the referees place and his supporters claim that because of his excellent record as a lawyer that he has a gooF chance to land the posi- ton. Attorney George F. Mara is another local lawyer who is in the race and whose chances, " his friends, are regarded as bright.
 Attorney Albert J. Merritt and At torney E. J. McManus have also been mentioned as candidates although so far as known neither has done any active campaigning. The appoint 1nent will be made by Judge Edwin g. Thomas of the United States District Court.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
ORDER JERSEY
 TROLLEY STRIKE
Tieup on All Lines of Pub lie Service Go. Starting
 Tomorrow.

Newark, N. J.. March 11-A strike on all the traction lines of the Public Service Railway Co.,, operating in northern New Jersey, was ordered to- day to begin at 1 a. m. tomorrow by the state headquarters of the Anal gamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees.
 The action was announced by Will liam Wepner, chairman of the joint conference board of the street car men, after the taking of a ballot by the workers which indicated an overwhelming" sentiment he said, in favor of a walkout by the 4,50O workers involved. The voting was to continue until 3 ?. m. today.
 The cities affected will be Newark, Paterson, Jersey City and Elizabeth according to Wepner, in addition to 137 smaller towns in Il counties.
 The men demand union recognition and a nine-hour day with pay for ten hours. The company offered a plan for a cooperative league providing for collective bargaining, equal repre- sentation on committees of workers and company officials. and sick and other benefits. The proposal was de- elined on the ground it was aimed at weakening the influence of the union.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
SHIPS BRING
 7,62O TROOPS
More Members of 27th Divi- sion Arrive in New York
 From Brest.

New York, March 11-wfth 85 of fcers and 2,674 troops of the 27th Divfsion-former New York State Ma tionaI Guardsmen-the steamship Mount Vernon arrived here today from Brest The vessel brought al together 5,784 troops, including q large number of casuals and 96 nurses, together with seven officers and SIS men sick of wounded
 Casual companies aboard included Nos 995 of Massachusetts and 1,412 of Pennsylvania.
 TraveIing as a casual was Briga- dier General James D. Glennan.
 The steamship Ohioan arrived From Bordeaux with 1,627 troops, a majority of them of the S48th Infan |. try, of the 87th Division (National Army men of Arkansas, Louisiana And Mississippi
 The steamship Adriatic, from Liv- erpool, brought 209 steerage passeng- CTS most of them Americans who had been discharged from the Canadian expeditionary forces. Many of these were negroes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
WILL ANNOUNCE
 NEW LAW FIRM
Will Unite Two of Best Known Lawyers In
 City.

Within short time new law firm will be announced in this city which will unite two of the best known law yers in the state, City Attorney ". H. Comley, Jr., and Judge John s. Pull man. When asked regarding the matter City Attorney Comley ad- rnitted that such a firm has been de- cided upon but said the change had not yet actually taken place and he could not give an exact date when 1t would
 The new firm will have offices in the F4rst-Bridgeport National Bank building. It is understood that At torney Charles g. Canfeld, with whom Judge Pullman is associated. will re tain his present office in the Fidelity building Attorney Arthur NJ Com ley, who Is a member of the present firm of Comley 6 Comiey, will go with the new firm Attorneys Ed ward J. McManus and w Parker seeley. who have offices with Canfield and Pullman, will also be with the new firm
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
CUMMINGS HAS
 DONE VERY WELL AS STATES ATTY.
No Excuse for Recent At tacks Made Upon Emi-
 nent Lawyer.
PROMINENT MAN SAYS
 SLURS ARE POLITICAL
Republican in Past Years Did What Cummings is
 Criticised For.

One of the most prominent attor- neys in Fairfield county, a man who has been identified with nearly all of the important criminal trials here abouts, and a lawyer of distinguished ability, when spoken to by a repre- sentative of this paper in reference to the attacks that have recently been made upon Homer s. Cummings, the States Attorney for Fairfield county, gave out the following inter esting interview
 Tt is rather amusing and yet al most sad at times, to observe some of the attempts to annoy the friends of Hcmer s. Cummings, the present States Attorney for Fairfield county, by sporadic and burlesQue efforts to completely abolish him and his tenure of office, forever from off the earth.
 The most recent and perhaps on the whole most edifying of these ef- forts was the suggestion made a short time ago to our legislature, by means of a bill, proposed by some one in- l spired by what emotion 1 know not, to the effect that if MT. Cummings should presume to assume the chair manship of the National Democratic party, that just for that, he ought to l be compelled by a law of the state | of Connecticut, to inmediat tely re- | sign his office as States Attorney and 1 gently pass off into oblivion.
 While no one. of course, takes such a proposition seriously. 1t is indeed l all so very much more amusing. when It is recalled that the late Samuel 1 Fessenden, while States Attorney be- | came a member of the Republican 1 National Committee, and at one time its secretary, and that the late Stiles Judson, Jr., while States Attorney became leader of great prominence
 in the Republican party and a mem- Der of the State Senate, all with nary 1 a word of criticism from any one. In deed, the acts and political achieve
 ments of the last named gentlemen i were applauded by all their friends and political beneficiaries, as the
 most proper and exemplary style ot
 political conduct Of course, these
 two men were both good republicans dyed in the wool, aye! and perhaps even before the wool.
 (Contnued on Page Three.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11

!. It is believed more than 15o persons have been killed in the present upr-is- ing.
 Fresh reports of Spartacan atroci- ties resulted today in an order from
 Herr Noske, minister of defense, that
 all found opposing the government torops with weapons would be shot immediately. Many Spartacans were captured during the morning and
 summary executions began at once, the order of Herr Noske being wei comed by the enrbittered government
 forces
 | Armed civilians stopped a Red l Cross ambulance today and killed and wounded all the persons in it. An other band of Spartacans cl11bbed two soldiers to death and killed a, house boulder who attempted to interfere. The Independent Socialist newspa- pers, fIe FtR'R7tt and Die Republik, have been forbidden to appear AL though the Independent Socialists leaders protest they are not connected with the insurreCion, the Independ- ent organs have been attacking the
 government with bitter invectives and | endeavoring to stir up the people against the government and the gov ernment troops. The leaders Of the 1 Independent Socialists also continue to make attempts to embarass the government and to play into the hands i Of tho Sp9rtacans by demands that
 the volunteer troops be withdrawn from Berlin Many Independents are
 known to be fighting in the Spartacan | ranks.
 1 There is reason to believe that Min ister Noske has been given 8. free-hand
 to put down the revolt, and the gov 1 ernments preparations indicate force l will be used to the utmost. CContinued On Page Stxteenl
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
SEN. PECK MADE
 LARGE REQUESTS
Wealthy Waterbury Man Gives Estate to Institu-
 tions and Relatives.

Waterbury. Conn.,, March 1.-The will of the late Ex-Senator Henry H. Peck, filed for probate today. makes many large bequests to relatives and public institutions, including $30,000 to the St Johns Epismcopal church of this city; S15,O0O to Trinity Epts- copal church; $5,OOO to the Water bury Masonic Temple Corporation; S10,00 each to Saint Margaret's s School for Girls, Westover School for Girls, Waterbury Visiting Nurses As sociation; Boys Club of Waterbury and Waterbury Day Nursery; S5,000 to the Connecticut ChiIdren's Aid So- Ciety; and 5000 to the Masonic Char ity Foundation of Connecticut.
 To his sisters, Lucy A. Peck and Harriet E. Bradley, he leaves S1OO,- 900 each; and to his nephew, Clar- enCe P. Bradley of Meriden, $5O,0OO. The will provides that the residue of the estate Shall be held in trust and the income paid in four equal shares to the Waterbury hospital the two sisters of the testator and the nephew.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
MAJ. GEN. KENLY
 RELIEVED OF POST
Directed to Report to Chief of Field Artillery For
 Duty.

washingto March 11-Major General William L. Kenly, director of military aeronautics, was relieved Of that post today and. in his permanent grade of colonel. was ordered to re- port to the chief of field artillery for duty. Brigadier General William Mitchell will be detailed to command q the army aviation service.
 The change in the command of the bureau of military aeronautics, it was stated st the War Department today, was a natural development Of the re duction in that branch of the service.
 Large cuts already have been made in the personnel and it was considered an officer in the grade of major gen. eral was no longer needed.
 Colonel Kenly is, by special train ing, an artillery officer and his new detail will take him to the work for which he is particularly fitted.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
POPE ASKS FOR
 SPEEDY PEACE
Wants Peace Which Will Not HuniIiate German
 People.

Paris March lit has become known that Pope Benedict has ad- dressed an appeal to the Powers em- phasizing the urgency of the speedy conclusion of peace with Germany.
 1t is understood that the pontiff states that the Vatican possesses re liable information that the situation in Germany, socially and economical- Iy, is very grave and that he fears the spread of Bolshevism with such rapidity that it might result in the esta abIishment of a Bolsheyik state, which, in turn, might become allied with Bolshevik Russia.
 The Pope is reported to have said that he feels the only way to avoid such an eventuaIity is a speedy peace a peace, he says, which will not hu- initiate the German people.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
DEFEAT BILL ON
 INVESTIGATION
Viva Voce Vote Kills Meas ure to Inspect Admins
 tration Methods.
Special to The Tfmes.)

Hartford, March 1.-The hopes of the numerous Bridgeport taxpayers who hal, hoped that the methods of the present city administration would Joe exposed to public view were dashed today when the bill calling for an investigation of the present city government of Bridgeport was de- feated in the General Assembly. When the time came for a showdown the measure was beaten by a viva voce vote. The bill had previously been fa,vOralbly reported upon by the Com mittee on Cities and BoroUghS.
 ~e~e were many Bridgeport city officials and private citizens on hand when the vote was taken and the de- feat of the bill caused great joy among the members of the Repu'b1i- cstn machine. Most of the spectators had come to Hartford to attend the hearing on the Port of Bridgeport bill. also slated for a. hearing today. This hearing began at 2 o'clock this afternoon before the Committee on Cities and BoFoughs.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
FORD TO EMPLOY
 100000 MEN
Announces Plans of New Company to Make Low
 Priced Automobiles.

Detroit, March 11.-P1ans of Henry Ford for a new company 10 produce a lower priced automobile than any at present extensively marketed contem- plate employment of possibly 100000 workers when in full operation, the motor manufacturer said today on his return from Los Angeles.
 Mir Ford stated the new corpora ton would not interfere with the present Ford Motor Co.,; that he had no intention of relinquishing control of the majority stock of the old com pany, and that he was not in the mar ket for a single share owned by other stockholders.
 MT. Ford indicated a, year may be required to perfect the organization and production plans. location of the several plants projected and other de- tails of the new company
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
MANY RETURNED
 HEROES REGISTER
Total of 2,O01 Have Enroll ed-Hold Celebration in
 June.

Twenty-one returned heroes regis tered with the Welcome Home com mittee in the Common Council cham bers at City Hall up until noon to- day The rapid way in which service men have been appearing before the committee to enroll in the past few days has given rise to the hope that within a short time every man in the city who has returned from service, either at home or abroad will have registerezi for the big celebration to be held this June.
 The executive committee of the Welcome Home committee held a meeting late yesterday afternoon and while no definite date was set for the celebration it was thought that enough men will have returned to Bridgeport by late in June to make the formal reception worth while. Ac- cording to the record of the commit tee, 2,0O1 men had enrolled up until noon today.
 Those registering were as follows: Joseph Shirwindt. Camp Keaney. 2SS Myrtle avenue; Edward Dessu- reau, Watervleit Arsenal. 1227 Park avenue; William H. Dolan, 347th In- fantry, overseas, 25 Island Brook ave nUe; Anthony Ianese, c. s. G., 19s Calhoun avenue; Steven W. King, Battery 4, Fist Artillery, 10 Burr court; Joseph Edmunds, S6zth Infan- try; Milton Vennis, Michigan College, 129O Main street: Francis Bonco, Camp Mcclellan, 299 Washington ave nue; Salvatore Giannone. Hoiboken, 162 Hallett street; Giorgio Romano. Camp Devens, 150 Howe street; John Yulzowsky. Camp Devens, 3S Railroad avenue: Raymond L. Kuehn, Air Ser Hill. PaJ~7U I70xx-1rT,f5 Battery D, 71st Artillery, overseas, 5s Winter street; Antonio CHnelh, Camp Upton, 63 Randall avenue: John F Sheerin, Camp Upton. 1019 State street; Samuel Ruggerio, 6Sth Artii- lery, overseas, 1423 Pembroke street: Andrew Senko, Camp Devens, 124 list Artillery. overseas, 1292y Barnum avenue; Joseph A. Prev, 1s4th Infan- . try, overseas, 14sz Grant street
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
Hun Imperial Staff Abolished and Forts
 On Rhine Destroyed
These Provisions to Be Included in Peace TreatyGer many Practically Disarmed-Vountary Enlistment Instead of Compulsory Service-Cause Disappear
 ance of Conscription System in Europe.

Paris Monday, March tO-(S:tO p. m.)-NIiliary Ger many will of existence the result of the adoption by the Supreme Council tonight military of German they will into the Peace treaty These sweeping reduction of the German mil- hundred thousand with officers the to be recruited by the Voun tary system period twelve years The effect of this is to limit Ge1nanys military strength for the next twelve years to thousand which is fewer than Switzerland in her army.
 provisions in the military terms limit the arms and
 munitions possess quantity sufficient and all the remainder must be de- vered The German forts along the Rhine destroyed The imperial general staff abolish ed he reducing the force.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
ONE EYED PETE
 GIVEN FREEDOM
Man With "Movie" Name Was Accused of Local
 Robbery.

Charged with statutory burglary, She case against Fred Carlin alias "One Eyed Pete,'' was nolled by Judge Frank l. Wilder in city court this morning.
 The police believed they had a dead open and shut case against Cardin, and Steve Goulasi, with whom he is supposed to have robbed the cutlery store of William Hermes of l4 Kos suth street, on the night of Feb. II, and who at the present time is serv- ing a sentence at the Connecticut Re formatory at Cheshire. He was brought to this city today to testify against "One Eyed Pete"
 Previously Goulasi had said he and Cardin robbed the cutlery store, that he stayed on watch outside while Cardin did the actual robbing. This morning on the stand, however, when confronted by his former partner, he denied "One Eyed Pete" was in any way connected with the robbery.
 The police claimed that Cardin and Goulasi exchanged signs as soon as they saw each other today, and as soon as this happened the whole at tttude of Goulasi regarding the case changed.
 Cardin was brought back to this city from Worcester, Mass, after he had been arrested in that city for the local police. He said in court he dld not have anything to do with the robbery.
 The officer who brought Goulasi to this city at once identified Cardin as "Blinkie" Cardin, who had served an entire term at the reformatory. sI4is conduct at the reformatory was such that he was not discharged on parole as are most of the prisoners at this institution, after serving a certain part of their sentence.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11

Berlin, Monday, March 1O-(By Associated Press)- Government troops busy today in driving Spartacan bands from various sections of Berlin and in preparing for determined effort against the Sparacan stronghold suburb to the of the city Spartacans ported to have large depots of weapons Echtenberg Government troops Iictenberg protect the pOstofices and police stations annhated by the Spartacans.
 All the soldiers and police officers during the fighting for the post office police did from te buildings acans Many tortured killed in the among the victims Of the Spartacans The police Lichenberg 80 00O marks stolen from the postOffce.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11

Discussion of the subject was re- suned by the Supreme Council today, the basis for the debate being Mar shal Foch's report on Premier Lloyd Georges proposal to reduce Ger naany's armed force from 100000, as had been suggested, to 10000 men, and to substitute voluntary for com r7,1lsorv service. Marshal F'och fla vored the change, as the conscrtpuon -,Ian providing for 200, 900 men serv- ing one year terms would have given Germany a trained army of two mil lion men in ten years
 As against this, MT. LlOyd-tGeorge proposed to fix the enlistment term at 12 years. Marshal Foch embod- fad this in his report, which propos- cd an army of 14o,0 men, but the council finally adopted an amend nert further reducing this Agure to 100, 1000.
 One of Premier Lloyd Georges main purposes in substituting Voiuh- tary service for the conscriphon sys- tarn was to pave the way for the disarpearance of the consoription system thrOus~~11t Europe, as 1t was believed the effect of lIIe abolition or the system in Germany would De that the other European countries would generally follow it, thus ending the menace of large standing armies and their provocation to warfare
 The Council has already adopted tho naval terms Of the treaty, except for a few reserved provisions, which will be discussed tomorrow.
 CContinued On Page sixteen}
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
MADE S1,6OO ON
 HUBBELL FARM

Ida S. Mansfield stated this morn ing before Judge Greene and the jury hearing her case against Louis B. Hubbeu, administrator, that she bought the Frederick ". HubbeH farm of Oxford for $2,7oO and sold it for s4.3OO and that she also received a credit in this transaction of $'30 as a commission on the sale. She still maintains that there was -an under standing between her and Hubbell that she was to receive SIS a week as wages for her services as nurse. This amount aggregates $500 and the administrator of the estate is contesting the claims
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
26TEI CORNING H0AIE EARLY IN APRIL
26TH COMING HOME.

Washington, March 1t- General Pershing cabIed the War Department today that the 26th (New England National Guard) Division, would embark from BreSt for Boston in the first half of April, aboard the follow ing transports: Agamem- non, Mount Vernon, America, VOn Steuben, krOOnland, George Washington and President Grant.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
WILL NOT COMMIT HIMSELF
City Auditor Bernard Heating

; City Auditor Bernard Heating : when questioned today on the . action he will take when the : Board of Education present hIn : with a draft to pay the salaries : of teachers and other school em- : ployes next Friday, said:
 : q cannot cross those bridges : until I como to them. Tho Board
 : Of Education has not as vet of-
 < f1oially notified me of their inten-
 ton to present a draft or of the
 < amount it will be for Of course
 < I know there is deficit in the
 E salary item on the Board of Ed
 ucation's budget, but I cannot k commit myself until I get the
 k draft.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
EX-KING NEARLY DRowNs

Geneva, March 11-Former King William of Wurttem berg, had a nar- row escape from drowning today dur ing a scuffIe when German sailors from Kiel seized his yacht on Lake Constance for use as a fishing boat.
 Disorders along the Rhine towns not under Allied occupation are con- tinuing The German and Austrian consuls have been withdrawn from the Lake Constance territory beca 1se of the hostile attitude of the neigh boring peasants.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
EXEMPTION EXTENSION.

Chicago, March 11-An important extension of the exemption provisions of the income tax law is contained in g ruling by Commissioner Roper made public here today. It is that the exemption for wife or children covers the whole year 1918 even if the wife were wed or the child born on the last day of the year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11

Washington, March 11-Approval has been given by the War Depart nent of the completion of Camp Benning, at Columbus, Ga, for use as a small arms training center. It was announced today that about six million dollars would be spent on the project
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
ONE DEATH ON oHIoAN.

New York, March IA number O. influenza cases developed on the Ohlo- an on the way over and there was one death, Private Eugene A. Tansey, of Lynn, Mass.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
BUFFALO STEAK NEXT

Omaha, Neb., March 11.-Buf- falO steak will be on sale soon at public markets here. It will probably sell for around S1.0e a pound. stock men say.
 What is said to be the first herd of buffalo ever offered for sale on any open market fin the world was received by the Mutu- al Live Stock Commission in South Omaha.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
AMELIA BARR DEAD.

New York. March 11-Amelia F. Barr, the authoress, died last night at her home in Richmond Hill, this city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11

Copenhagen, March 1.-The re- gently reported capture of Riga on the Baltic coast is denied in a Berlin despatch received here. The German troops, it is stated are considerable distanos from Riga
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
Government Troops Driving SpartaCans
 Away From Berlin

Preparing For Determined Effort Against the spartacar Stronghold of Lichtenburg Soldiers and Police Of fcers Not Killed in Fight for Possession of Post
 Office and Police Station Murdered
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
The Weather Report

Bridgeport and vicinity Fair tonight and Wednesday.