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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-01
NO EXTRADITION PAPERS NEEDED
 FOR PRISONER

Steve Vecesy, the prisoner who es- capped from the county Jail last week and was captured last Wednesday in Brooklyn, was brought back to this city today by Detective James Bray Of the local police department. It was feared that extradition papers might be necessary before Vecesy could be taken from New York state but Detective Bray was assured by the district attorney that as Vecesy was an escaped prisoner, no papers were needed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-01
SECOND STRIKER
 RECEIVES FINE FOR ASSAULT

The second Holmes & Edwards striker to be fined s25 and costs for assault was Mike Krekorea. of I'll Williston street. arraigned in court to- day on charges of Doctor Bronson, of 1S3 Fifth street. According to the witnesses, Krekorea assaulted Bron- son and threatened to kill him if he continued work for the company. Krekorea is old employe of the company and was not engaged in any of the operations affected by the strike at the factory.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-01
TERMS VAGUE KELLER DENIES
 LEGAL ACTION

As the terms of the lease were am bieuous regarding the ownership of the plumbing fixtures, Judge Keeler of the Superior court this morning denied a motion by George W. flaw ley and others for an injunction re- etraining Charles Phillipian of this city from removing the fixtures from Water street premises.
 Phi1npinn recently moved from the rtore and 1t was alleged that he tried 10 take the fixtures with him. He claimed a right to do this. Judge Rseier in denying the motion said this was without prejudice to the parties in the case if there should be hear Ing later to furnish further evidence regarding the ownership of the fix Hres-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-01

pay as will meet the prevailing rntxsa in this community and still permit N0' retaining a competitive position in EhS] ammunition industry. tho man9& 9&s$5 r1ent takes pleasure in arnounc{nS that commencing August i, 191S tf4 following general incresscs4 in Eo4tk hourly and piece work rates will b1& effective until further notice;
 |. Hourly rates: The rates ok 4 TX hourly workers will be incrcaSSd
 per cent.
 2. Piece work rates: The 41tq1 as to grant substantially q 10
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-01
Irregularities In Freight Sales
 Cause Losses Of $5O,OOO,OOO
IMMENSE SUM LOST BY RAILROADS OF COUN TRY-TWO MEN PROSECUTED AC-
 CUSED OF FRAUD.

ner's firm.
 The prosecution of the two men, MT. Dewitt said. was part of a cam paign which the government had en- tered upon "to clean up the rail- roads of the country before returning them to private ownership" The specific charges against Shuldiner and Dumont concern the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Central Vermont and the Long Island. Tentative pleas of not guilty were entered and the two men were released on bonds of $25,ooo each.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-01

Nv York, Aug. 1-The railroads uf the country have lost about S50.- 600 900 . year through "irregulari- Rfse in connection with the sale of nssrsy and unclaimed freight" ac- pording to a statement made today before Federal Judge Foster by As udstant United States District Attor
 nsy Dewitt. who appeared as prose putor against Jerome s. Dumont.
 managing partner of the exportins nrn of George Mogensen Co.,, and Captain Solomon shuldiner of the Unitsd States Brokerage & Trading Co. The two men ere accused of hE>uds against the railroads in con-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-01
TRY TO SELL PROPERTY
 TO JAPANESE

Washington, Aug. 1----Sone of tho American oil companies in the MeM- can field are reported negotiating for the sale of their properties to Jap anese interests. The State Depart ment is Investigating. Officers of the Am mertcan corcernS are reported to have stated they were taking the steps in protection to the stockholders because they say they are unable to get protection for the properties.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-01
WIFE CHARGES
 DISSIPATION AND
 WANTS DIVORCE

Desertion is the charge made by Elizabeth Futile of this city in di- vorce proceedings she brought in the Superior court today against Anthony Futile of this city. She alleges that Futile left her in August, 1913, one month atfer their marriage. The couple have one minor child, Frances, aged five. The wife asks for the GUS tody of the child. The wife's maiden name was Elizabeth Goodrich.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-01
GOODWIN IS KILLED.

Hooksett, N. H., Aug. Lewis B. Goodwin of Manchester, N. H.. was killed and Edward Hayes, also of Manchester, and Augustus Farms worth, of Hyde Park, Mass, were seriously injured today when an auto mobile overturned.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-01
POLES RATTT TREATY.

q; p.r4s. Aug. 1-The Polish Pariia- fnsut yesterday ratified the German frsaty and also the treaty for the protection of minorities, by a vote nf 1<S to q.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-01
The Weather Report

Bridgeport and vicinity Partly cloudy tonight; Satur- day, fair.
The sun., 1919-05-18
"Oranges and Lemons"

NRAEGES AND LEMONS, a new
" and brilliantly colored novel by
Mary C. f. Wemyss, takes its name by
indirect implication from the English
game twin TO London bridge is falling
down" and well loved by all proper
minded children. 1t is not child's book,
however, although they will enjoy it the
more for that reason. Older people as
well viii find it good reading of sane
and clever sort. The story does not de-
pend upon its plot for interest, but upon
Miss Wemyss's ability to make people
say and do amusing things. Like The
Professional Aunt and Impossible People,
her new book deals with small group
of English people among whom a child
is prominently featured. There are often
transparencies and tritenesses in the
story, never i'll the characters. 1t is evi-
dent tina! the author loves her people far
more than her book.
ashanti -I-don't -want-to,' as the five
year-old girl in the story is called, strikes
MS as being singularly unnatural as well
as wilfully smart. She suffers from Miss
Wemyss's determination to make her
original at all cost. Still she fits very
nicely into the general scheme, which Is
that of bringing bachelor uncle and
maiden aunt, who dislike each other on
principle without having met, into the
arms of matrimony. Dina, Shan't's de-
butante sister, helps IN the grim work, al
though it is Shan't who finally accom-
plishes it by getting thrown from pony
and making gestures of death. Like Ned
In Mr.. Leacock's satire on boys books,
who can't be boiled however long he may
hang over foaming caldrons, because he
is the hero, Shan't cannot die because she
in the piece de resistance. Without her
we could not close the book in peace for
fear the recalcitrant lovers might undo
their bonds, Sibyl returning to her gar
dens and Marcus TO his china collecting.
They are all nice human people will a
clever turn Of conversation except Shants,
and she will be when she grows up. We
do not go so far as 10 say that there
aren't such children, fearing threatening
letters from score of children within the
week telling us that they are Shant to
the life and offering proofs. 1t Is never
safe to say that people in books are I'M
real, as no one knows what real means
anyway, and besides, if the story is anus
ing enough, what difference does it make
The only time when there should be any
rub is when the author uses people, say
women, whom we consider unreal, to prove
point. Miss Wemyss has better uses for
her characters.
One opinion is advanced by means of
Marcus which we should ike 10 dispute,
namely, that peoples eyes grow smaller
with the years and that wOman's eyes
at forty have often sfrrlInk noticeably.
Brushing aside very tiny children, who
frequently seem TO be all eyes OWING to
surrounding smalness, We believe that
eyes have a habit of growing larger, or
seeming to, as the fulness OF early youth
departs from the face.
ORANGES AND LEMONS. BIZ MARY. C.
E. wEMyss. Boston: HoughtOn Mifiin
Caupuny Al m
The sun., 1919-05-18

coal mine. You can always say you
have been below, and nobody can con-
tradct You" Mr.. Hyndman claimed for
his friend that he has always gone down
the coal mine. On the other hand, if Mr..
Wilson should write a biography Of
Clemenceau he could (only he probably
woaldn't) find in HIM fellow idealist;
while Lloyd George could choose the real
ist, and tie Germans wouldn't be able to
see anything but the Tiger. ..
NJ. Lecomte, being president of the
French Societe des Gems de Lettres, en-
phasizes the more cultural side of Clemen-
ceau's career, and dwells at length on his
success as journalist and man of letters.
NJ. Lecomte says that Parisians were
never better informed on the art and lit
erature of their time than while Clemen-
ceau was publishing his paper, La Jus
tice, which, although one of the most COM
bative Of political Journals, was at the
same time one of the most literary Of its
day. He gathered around him many
brilliant young writers. Pichon was one
of the editors. The chief political writer
was Edouard DEMONSTRATION of the
famous caption, since revived by Forain
the artist, "How fine the Republic was
during the Enpiren Gustape Geoffroy
WIS the literary critic, and in the files of
La Justice viii be found procession of
names famous in French art and letters
Monet, Rodin, Pissarro, Renoir, Carriere,
Edmond de Goncorrrt, Barley D'Aure-
Willy, ViIliers de. l1sle Adam, Huysmans,
Nerlaine and, coming down to a modern
of the mode1ns, the poet Albert Samain.
Also while Clemenceau was editing his
weekly pamphlet, lie Bloc, to which he
himself was sole contributor, he first gave
encouragement to many a young artist
and writer. 1t was, of course, while he
was writing political leaders for LAurore
that he threw himself heart and mind into
the Dreyfus affair, giving up his leader
space for Zola's letter and himself sup
plying the caption "J'Accuse" Later,
when his LHOmme Libre was to be cen
sored, he quickly changed the name to
L'HOmme EnchGanS
To sum it all up, NJ. Lecomte says
Clemenceau "knows I'll enormous amount"
and is one Of the most widely cultured
men IN France. Brought up On the clas-
slcs and the encyclopedias and English
sociologists, he. knows the bes. of the
moderns and has had a share in making
them A play of Clemnceau's was pro-
dnced IN New York the past winter at the
French Theatre He has also written at
least one novel, Les plus forts. When
he was younger, NJ. Lecomte SAYS be
never missed first night at the theatre.
III.
Now, Of course, he has 70 20 to bed
early, since it is actually true that be
rises at O'Clock in the morning! The
first order of the day is to go to look
under the door mat of his ground floor
apartment in the Rue Franklin, where he
has rived llet landlords do their worst)
for twenty fve years, and get the des-
patches with which to begin his days
work. He sometimes arrives at the door
mat before the messenger. He receives
The sun., 1919-05-18

We are able to state unreservedly that
the Senior Palavicini, who has Just de-
clined TO be a candidate for President Of
Mexico is the same Senior Palavicim
whose La Democracia VictOriosa has Just
been published by ID. Appleton & Com
pany.
The sun., 1919-05-18
ClemenCeau, Cheer Leader for France

his first callers at s o'clock. He does not
smoke, prohibition would have no terrors
for him, he eats little and apparently
sleeps less. He likes dogs and collects"
them, along with Chinese eurios.
Born a Vendeean, Of rugged ancestry
doctors for 300 years., NJ. Lecomte, like
Mr.. Hyndman, insists that Clemenceau is
the true Partisan. Mr.. Hyndman finds in
him even a good deal Of the Partisan
gamin, "uot at all averse to enjoying life
at the cost of poking fun at other people
and even at himself" Although Clemen-
ceau can write, as his successful Journal
istic career proves, and he can be an
orator when oratory is needed, NJ. Le-
comte says he is more a man of action
than words. "Verbosity even when bril-
liant wears him out. He hates the
phrases that do not act" A favorite line
in Clemenceau's speeches is "This is no
time for words" This is what he said
to the Germans the other day when he
handed to them the peace treaty. But
when the time comes to speak, neither
works (nor his knees) fail him.
The least emotional of readers will be
unable to read NJ Lecomte's account of
Armistice Day in Paris without a thrill.
The cannon doomed, the throngs out
side the Palais Bourbon sang the Mar
seilldiss, and inside a sober and deeply
stirred Clemenceau read the armistice
terms "When he held in his hands, duly
signed, this armistice, which avenges our
no one had ever seen weep burst into
tears" Socialist and priest, symbol of
the sacred union that has carried France
through the war, rushed TO clasp the
hands of Clemenceau; and Able Wet
terle, representative from Metz, up in a
box had little ovation all Of his own. 1t
was a great day for every one, but for
a Frenchman, whose experiences with
Germany extended back a half century,
who had been continuously protesting
since II, il vas truly the day Of glory.
Again and again in NJ LecOmte's an
alysis of Clemenceau we are reminded
of our own Roosevelt-in the two men
the same eternal boyishness, impetuosity,
energy, picturesqueness, frankness, good
fellowship, courage-whom no threat
(nor assassin's bullet) could stop; in
both the same frank and ardent national
ism and the same happy combination OF
man sf letters and man Of action. Clemen-
ceau does not seem to have been the ad-
venturer, in the way of travel, that
Roosevelt was. A Partisan never sees tho
necessity to travel. But Clemenceau did,
it is true, venture as far as America
once, and, brave man that he is, taught
French in a young ladies' seminary at
Stamford, Conn. On the other hand, Mr..
Roosevelt did not have the rapierlike wit
and jovial good humor of Clemenceau.
He said good many severe things, for
example, about the Fourteen Points, but
never anything quite SO witty and sting
ing as Clemencssu's quick: Fourteen
points, That's too many. The good Lord
has only ten"
GEORGES CLEMENCEAU. BY GEORGES
Irco.rrr n Applatnn a Co Al 50.
The sun., 1919-05-18
James Oliver
Curwood ,

T1HE great North
west is Curwood's
ground. He has
made it again the thrill
ing scene of a romance,
The sun., 1919-05-18

ORANGES AND LEMONS. BIZ MARY C.
E. wEMyss. Boston: Houghton Mifiin
Company. $50.
The sun., 1919-05-18
Nomads
of the North

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Garden City, Esw Nnrk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-26
ZIONIST ELECTION TODAY.

,Henerai election of officers for the
local Zionist district will take place
teeay, with polling at the Y. M. H. A
building. nth street and Pennsy,-
vsnia avenue: Voting will begin at
" am: and end at Z pm.
In ADDITION to officers, an executive
cSSnmittee of ten members is To he
ELECTED. All registered Zionists are
ef4gible to vote. and those who have
not registered may do so and vote.
It Is announced
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
TRANSIT SUBSIDIARIES
WIN WAR TAX SUITS
Supreme Court Aflirms Judg-
ment Against Holding Com.
pany, Involving 100000

Under an order read by Chief Justice
Brown. the State Supreme Court. today
affirmed the judgment of Court Of Conn
mon Pleas No. 3, which was against the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company in
ten of tho thirteen suits brought by its
underlying companies against the =. II.
7. to recover the income and excess
profit taxes levied by the government on
the income of the subsidiary lines.
Payment of these war taxes, which
II was estimated, amounted to about
$3.50, 900. was the subject of bitter
legal controversy. Ellis Ames Ballard the
chief counsel for the y. r. T., and former
Judge Beitler, his associate in certain Of
the cases, opposed the payment Of the
tax, their main contention being that
when the leases were made no such eN-
obligations as war taxes
were contemplated in the provision which
made the p r. T. assume all obliga-
tions Of the underlying companies.
Joseph Gilfillan represented the Union
Traction Company, while owen J. Rob
erts appeared for the Ridge Avenue Pas
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17

senger Railway Company, and George
Wharton Pepper for the Philadelphia
Traction and the Continental Passenger
Railway Companies In the lower court
the cases were decided IN opinions writ
ten by President Judge McMichael. and
Judges Ferguson and Davis. The de-
cision was against the =. II. T., and ruled
that the transit company must pay the
taxes for the Philadelphia Traction Com
pany, the Germantown Railway COM
pany, Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets
Company, the Philadelphia City Passen-
ger Railway Company, the Union Trac-
ton Company, the Ridge Avenue Pas
senger Railway Company. the Frankford
and Southwark. the Falrmount Park and
Huntington, the Citizens and the Heston-
Vile, Mantua and Falrmount Passenger
Railway companies.
As to the three suits brought by the
Continental Passenger Railway Com
pany, the Philadelphia and Darby, and
the Green and Coates streets companies.
the decision of the lower court affirmed
by the Supreme Court was In favor OF
the T.. II. T. and relieved that company
of paying taxes amounting to more than
$1,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
DZSEA Sc GERMS WEAPONS
PREDICTED FOR NEXT WAR
Dr. Isaac Shnrp ps President Emeritus OF Haucrtord College,
Talk against Compulsory Military Training, Says
Biologists May Decide Conflict

High School. and by Ensign Stephen
Knowlton. U. S. n.
Professor Shaw asserted that military
training was not only OF value 10 the
nation but helped in the physical and
mental upbuilding of the youth OF the
country.
In dwelling on the possibility OF the
use Of disease germs in warfare Doctor
Sharpless said:
while this may be too horrible even
to contemplate now, nevertheless H. is
possibility, and even o probability. TO
be reckoned with and certainly IL should
be most seriously considered before we
begin to burden ourselves with the IN
eVitable costliness of military training
For 1t certainly will be costly, and we.
the taxpayers, will have to pay the
cost"
Most of the resulting debate was in
opposition to the stand taken by Doc
tor Sharpless. Miss Ellen winsor. OF
Ardmore, however, insisted that the only
way out Of any situation was to give
the women the vote. She declared mill.
tary training to be the essence OF Prus.
sianism.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
NEGROES FROM HERE
FOUGHT CONTINUALLY
Officer of 368th Regiment De-
clares Men Behaved
Calamity

Captain Richard NJ. Philler, who
served through some of the hardest
fighting in France as company COM
mander of the 36sth (negro) Regiment
has arrived at his home 1911 De Lancey
place. After few days rest he will
rejoin his command at Camp Upton.
Captain Philler was transferred from
the Scventy-ninth Division at Camp
Meade to his present command. known
as the "Buffaloes," and the regiment
sailed for France on the transport
George Washington last June 10
Their baptism of fire came the fol-
lowing August. when they were sent to
the front in the Vosges section. After a
short while there they were sent TO the
Argonne front, and were placed as a
liason regiment with the Seventh French
army. and when the armistice put an
end to the hostilities they were in the
Metz sector. having been in action con-
tinously for almost four months.
"The Argonne battle was one of the
most effective and bloodest battles of
the war;" said Captain Philler. "The
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17

main force OF the German army retired
but they left behind them a line of ma
chine guns and field artillery which did
very effective work, picking off our men
as they advanced through the wire.
There were some 900 casualties In the
regiment, and nine officers and six men
were cited for heroism."
More than so per cent of the 36sth
regiment are negroes from this city and
plans are being made by prominent neg
roes TO give them a royal welcome home
The Colored Protective Association and
committees from various negro churches
will arrange the reception, which viii
probably be in the nature of street
parade and numerous demonstrations. II
Is not known just when they will ar.
rive here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
Soldier Describes German Prison

Corporal Leroy Congleton, of Company
D. 102d Infantry, told the Bible class of
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church,
Forty-eighth street and Baltimore ave-
nue., yesterday of his eight months in
German prison camps. Corporal Con-
gleton was captured during the fighting
at Chemn des Danes and was confined
at Darmstadt and Obladen. He told how
the Germans took from the prisoners
their shoes and clothing because OF the
scarcity of leather and cloth. Paper
clothes were furnished. The corporal
was forced to stand I'm the sun seven
hours a day for two weeks because of
his refusal to work for the Germans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
Allen Charges of Sacrifice
of American Lives Re.
\ peated Before House
Committee
OFFICIAL REPORTS READ
They Show Inadequate Artil-
lery - Battle Won by
Bravery of Infantry


Washington, Feb. 17.-Volumes of
official reports and signed memoranda
of officers who fought with the Thirty
fifth Division in the Argonne forest bat
tie were read to the House Rules Com
mittee today by Governor Henry Allen,
Of Kansas, to support the statement he
made in the newspapers about month
ago that lives Of thousands of American
soldiers were needlessly sacrificed in
France through failure to supply horses.
artillery and airplane support.
The charges made by Governor Allen
of wanton sacrifice OF the lives of the
infantrymen made such a profound i'm
preston upon the committee, that Chair
man Dent asserted early in the hearing
this was only a forerunner of very
comprehensive investigation that will be
made by Congress into the different
phases Of the war with regard to which
there has been most serious complaint.
Governor Allen repeated the charges
he had previously made. The principal
assertions to corroborate which he pre-
sented official reports and signed MEM
oranda, were as follows:
First. The infantry was totally un-
protected by artillery. What little artil-
lery fire there was fell short and killed
and wounded many of the American
force.
Second. Because of lack OF American
airplanes the American artillery was un-
directed or misdirected and was in
effective in aiding the American ad'
vance.
Third Reca,se Of absence of American
airplanes the Germans completely con-
trolled the air. directing the German
artillery to make havoc in the American
lines.
Fourth. The German airplanes FILLED
the air and unmolested flew so low thai
they killed and wounded hundreds OF
the American soldiers and killed hun
dreds more who lay on the grount
wounded.
Fifth. The men went into the battl,
and fought six days and nights withou
proper food, with summer underwear
in October and with poor shoes.
Sixth The wounded lay twenty-fou
TO forty-eight hours in mud where the,
fell for lack of enough ambulances o.
medical supplies.
Seventh. The divisions were no
equipped with guns to fight off the Ger
man airplanes which terrorized then
from above.
TT was my observation and that o
the infantry officers and men who wer
in that battle that every branch Of tn
army supposed to help the infantry fel
down fiat" continued Governor Allen
The only thing that held up and wol
the victory was the raw American man
hood. that stood out strongly and brave
ly at all times"