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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25
CITY Soldier Decorated

private Thomas NJ. Fisher, of the
Fifty-sixth United States Engineers. is
one of the Philadelphians who received
the Croix de Guerre for bravery during
the Somme offensive. Fisher resides
at 2O7 Rochelle avenue, Wissahicllon. He
returned here on March 12 and was
mustered out of the service several days
ago. Two of Fishers brothers. William
B, Fisher, a naval aviator, and Charles
], Fisher. private in the signal corps,
we're recently mustered out.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25
Park Head TO Be Named April 9

The selection Of a chief engineer ana
of Fairmount Park to MI
the vacancy caused by the death of Jesse
T. vogdes will be made at the monthiy
meeting of the Park Commission April
8. The only name mentioned In connec-
ton with the position, which pays
salary of S45O0 a year and q residence
in the park. is Allen Corson, who has
been assistant engineer for a number OF
years and Is now fulfilling the duties OF
chief engineer and superintendent tenn
porarily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25


under command of Lieutenant John Ech-
ternyer. Also in attendance were mem
bers of the Polish American Republican
Club of the Third Ward. st. Casimir's
Polish Society, St Stanislauss Society,
Branch No. 125 of the Polish Catholic
Society Union and officers and directors
of the Pontiatowski Building and Loan
Association, of which the patrolman was
a director.
A brief service was held at the house
on Kenilworth street, conducted by the
Rev DR.. John Godrycz, pastor OF st.
Stanislaus's Polish Catholic Church,
Third and Fitzwater streets. Following
this, the body was removed to the
church, where there was a solemn re-
quiem mass. celebrated by Father God
rycz.
Serving as pail bearers were six fellow
patrolmen, while eighteen honorary pail
bearers were selected from the various
organizations with which Swierczynski
was affiliated. Interment was made in
Holy Cross Cemetery.
The body was on view from 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, and until nearly
midnight a steady stream of persons
passed into the house.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25
CAMDEN SOLDIER DECORATED
Herbert Bauck Saved Comrades
by Carrying Message Under Fire

Private Herbert Baucll, 1919 River
street, Camden, is to receive a medal
of honor for his exploits along the St.
Mihiel sector and at Scissors. according
to word received from Washington.
While acting as a battalion runner
during the heavy fighting at st. Mihiel
he braved enemy artillery barrages five
times TO carry messages to the Ameri-
can artillery in the rear. He is credited
with having saved his unit because the
American artillery fire routed the Ger
mans when fired according to his direc-
tons
Before scissors he saved the life of
his superior officer when he rescued him
beneath enemy machine-gun fire and
dragged him TO the American trenches.
Later he was operated on and invaded
to Camp Dix.
Bauck served in the Eighteenth In
fantry with the First American Army.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25

father from Switzerland in 1850. HIS
grandfather. Henry Bruner, was born In
1853 and fought in the Revolutionary
War.
An uncle, Samuel Sutton, fought IN
the War of 1912, was member OF the
continental convention and for twelve
years a member of the Maryland Legis-
lature from Hartford County.
Mr.. Bruner himself is more inter-
ested in his home than in club affairs.
When he was forty-seven years of age
he married Emma Roger, who died
fifteen years ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25

A frame shack in the rear of the
bottlng establishment of Pasquale San
tosuso at the southwest corner of Third
and Spruce streets, Camden, was badly
damaged by an explosion early this
morning The police are investigating to
determine whether the damage was done
by an exploding carbonated water tank
or a bomb. Santosuso said he has re-
'ceived no threatening letters.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25
Councils Bills to Capitol

harrisburg. Pa. March 25.---Arthur f.
II. Morrow, clerk of Councils Finance
Committee. brought a batch of bills TO
the Capitol which have been approved bv
councils legislative committee. Several
or the measures provide for additional
to return one-half of the mercantile tsx
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25
PRIZES FOR ARRESTS
MADE IN MERTON
Civic Association Offers $50
Reward to Policeman Cap.
turing Criminal in Suburb

The suburb of Merton, on the Main
Line. has long been one of the best
polced communities in the vicinity of
Philadelphia. 1t has six police on duty
at night and three during the day Net
content with this unusual protection,
however, the Merton Civic Association
handed to each of the Merton police
men a few days ago the following notice:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25

returning hone after leaving her hus-
pand at the railroad station yesterday
morning Mrs. Isaac Hathaway Francis,
OF waterloo road, Devon, discovered the
root IN flames. She saved her three
children. The three-story frame struc-
ture. built twenty-five years ago, was
burned TO the ground, entaillng a loss Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25

at makes no difference" adds the
association, whether the criminal ac-
tually commits the crime in Merion or
not Merton is the neck of the bottle,
from the city up the Main Line and
any crook caught going through Mercn
on the way up the suburbs above us is
just as good a catch as any OTHER
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25
Hear If Soldiers Death

The death of Private John ]. McNelis
1929 North Twenty-frst street from
pneumonia at Pimelles, France has been
reported by the War Department OF the
young mans relatives. Private McNeLs
was a member of the 320th Ambulance
Company, 305th Sanitary Train. of the
Eightieth, or Blue Ridge" Division. he
was an orphan, but made his home with
his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs: Thomas
aunts. In Ireland. The young man was
manager for the American Stores COM
nany.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25

kenilworth street.
SwiercZynski, who
W a s twenty-seven
years old, was shot
Thursday night by
gunmen whom he
W a $ chasing a t
Ninth and Chris
tian streets. He
was attached to the
Second and Chris
tian streets station.
Escorting t h e
body was the Po-
lice Band and the
men of the Second
and e hristia n
A. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25

The beard of directors of the Mer-
lon Civic Association has authorized
the payment of $50 to any of the
policemen on duty in Merton for the
arrest of a criminal in its district,
such sum to be paid upon the con-
victiCn of the criminal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25

vicar of st. Mary's
Diocesan Church,
Broad and South
streets, this after
noon. Bishop Rhine
lander will uffiCiate.
The Rev. Samuel
BabCoCk Booth. who
for the last three
years has been rec
tor OF st. Luke's
parish. Kensin gton,
will be installed as
assistant to the Vi
car. Mr.. Booth has
recently returned
from France, after
three months serv-
ice as chaplain at
the front.
with the ap-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25

trench cap on Donahue doesn't look a
week over thirty-one. but with it off
his head rather gives the game away
a little. Even then he could easily pass
for thirty-siX.
For several months he had been an
instructor in horseshSeng at Camp
Meade.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25
THRONG AT FUNERAL
OF SLAIN PATROLMAN
Comrades Serve as Escort for
Policeman Killed by
Gunmen

Attended by a throng, the funeral of
Patrolman Joseph Swierczynski took
place this morning from his home, 120
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25
ST. MARY'S VICAR
INSTALLED TODAY
The Rev. George Lynde
Richardson to Be In
Quoted by Bishop
WAS RECTOR OF PARISH
The Rev. Samuel Babcock
Booth to Be Assistant to
Diocesan Church Head

The Rev. George Lynde Richardson,
Sfor ten years rector of st. Mary's parish,
West Philadelphia, will be installed as
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-04
CHICAGO HAD
 ONLY 100 IN 1881

The first official map of the town of Chicago was recorded s9 years ago today. The town site had been sur veyed and laid out by the canal com missioner-not q difficult task, since the village, including suburbs, cover ed but ree-eights of a square mile. The population at that time was about a hundred. Most of the inha bitants were traders in furs and skins and all of them went armed, with cue re- gard to the scalp raising habits of some of the neighboring Indians. The tavern was the social center of the village, and here O nights the hunt CTS and the trappers gathered to eat, drink, and be merry. There were also two general stores, a school house a church, and a group of log cabins. Within three years the village grew into an incorporated "city," with a population of $50, g. townsite of 500 acres. and nearly 200 buildings.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-04
Sioux Falls Soldier
 Describes Brutal Acts
 of "HardbOiled" Smith

(Contfnued From Page Threel back to the drill fields. Others were put into solitary confinement and were never seen by the doctor for three or four days
 T have seen several men beaten every day because they did not stand at attention during all the time re- qulred-often half an hour at a time or because they did not hear their names when they were called. al though the officer calling 1t could not speak good English, and would say schmidt, for Smith etc
 Sick and wounded men were beat en Just the same the we'll ones, and for no reason whatsoever. The beat lngs were very brutal-men were often beaten until they were knocked down, bleeding from the nose or mouth or from wounds on their faces.
 The officers beat them with their fists, and sometimes used loaded blackjacks, and beat the men unti, they could not be recognized-and all ways for no offense.
 T never saw man do a mean thing or offer resistance while I was there, nearly two months. Even men with shell shock were beaten.
 "A man known as prisoner 634 came there from a hospital He had been wounded and shell shocked and because he moved while standing at attention he was severely beaten, struck in the face several times and knocked down by ,Hardboiled' Smith and the prison sergeants. After that he crawled into his pup tent and cut his throat with a safety razor blade
 We were called near soldiers and cursed all the time, and called such foul names that they cannot even be repeated.
 The prisoners were nearly all men who were on furlough, and men with the best standing are the ones who are given furloughs; this goes to show that the men were nearly all fine fel- lows. Tn treatment was so awfully rough that 1t made nearly all of them very bitter in their criticism of the higher-ups, whom they blamed for at least a part of their troubles.
 1 spent nine weeks at Tours as witness against 'Hardboiled' Smith and other officers from Prison Farm No. ?. Congressman Johnson Is the only man of influence that I know of who has really tried to give the men of the A. E. F. a square deal.
 "I have the charges against some of the officers and can prove by them all that I have said-and a whole lot more.
 This man "Hardboiled' Smith was police officer before enlisting; he never saw the front. If the govern mnt doesn't shut him up for the rest of his life some of the men from Farm No. will get him.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-04
OPEN CAMPUS RESTAURANT
 TOMORROW

Tomorrow morning the Campus restaurant on John street just west of Main street is to have its formal the up-to-date >eating place where a good menu with reasonable prices is presented that this city has needed for some time.
 The main dining room is decorated in a soft green with buff for a con- trasting color and every accommoda- ton has been provided for the com fort of the patrons. There is also a self service lunch room equally well equipped. Every safeguard that can make for sanitation and absolute cleanliness has been provided. The hours in the main dining room are from seven fin the morning to 12:3e at night and the self service room is open all night long.
 The tables were all specially made and are longer and wider than the usual resta urant fixtures. The china is distinctive and decorated with a special design. All the cooking is done down stairs where a sp1endidIy equipped kitchen has been installed All of the pastry used will be made on the premises. The place is finely ventilated.
 c. A. Alvord is opening the Campus Lunch and associated with him is Mir Lang who has had a great deal of ex- pcrience in the restaurant business. Ii business warrants it they are to open grEi in the basement that will be most attractive. This would seat 125 The dining room can accommodate 90 while the lunch room can handle 60. It is planned to make a specially of moderate priced shore dinners.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-04
HIGHBROWS DON'T
 LIKE GTRLY SONGS

Montclair, N. J., Aug. 4-The songs chosen nt the nightly "community singing" in MontcIair's only theatre recently have been of such a friyol- ously topical character that high brow' patrons have objected. As one man told the management, the "curI and gfri' songs seemed too silly for grown persons to sing in public as- ssmblase.
 "An adult may escape looking liks . fool singing thon." hc said. but hc cannot help tselins Iike one" The
 management, in answer to protests. safd that n short time ago the au- Asncs wanted war songs. but moro recently has expressed 6 preference @ for sonE1 of lighter vein. Tn m ht- esmpt Co satsfy nii the singers 1t has besn decided that each Thursday and -Bt1day evening the program will con- sist Of "old favoritss," and the other nights of the newer melodies which appsar to bo the vogue.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-04
MILFORD NEWS

Samuel Miller. reached town last service. where he has received the promotion of lieutenant He entered the war through Canada and was dis charged from a. Canadian company.
 MT. and Mrs Harry Miller who have been enjoying a honeymoon trip in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and other places of interest, are at home again.
 Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Martin will leave Bridgeport this week for a months vacation a portion of which will be spent with relatives at Spring field Gardens, Hong Island. During their stay Miss Gertrude Clifford will spent a portion of the time at Mrs. Martins homo, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Clifford of Long Island, and her sister, Miss Marguerite Clifford of Rockville Center, L. I.
 Dr. w. s. Putney Is able to be about in spite of the accident result ing from crankins his car at his home on Broad street, Wednesday morning. After a visit to Grace hos pital, New Haven, and later at pr. Arnold's, where the compound frac- ture and dislocation of the wrist re- ceived treatment, an x-ray was taken of tne injured member and he is more comfortable and able to attend his patients about town with the as- sistanoe of a chauffeur.
 Corporal Frank M. F'oehr has arrtv- ed in this country from France, com ing over on the Mobile to New York.
 L. H. Holloway recently in the gov ernment service at Winchester's, New Haven, has secured a. position in New York.
 Waher Camp of Lafayette street was seriously injured Friday while at work in the employ of the Warner Brothers Go. factory in Bridgeport. MT. Camp, who has been at work for the company for forty years, is now a yard foreman, and was knocked down by one of the large shipping trucks. He was dragged several feet, his face badly cut and his jaw bone broken. He was removed to St. Vim cent hospital for treatment. His in juries will keep him confined for some time.
 Registrars of voters will be in ses- sion in the town hall on Friday from noon until 9 p. m. to enroll electors for the primaries
 The condition of Mrs. J. W. Hurd of no Rogers avenue, who was knocked down by JOnn Hennan or Waterbury while she was about to board a trolley returning from the theatre "Wednesday evening, Is more favorable. She is stiM suffering con- siderable pain from the four frac- tured ribs, and a bruised head, but more hope is entertained by the smffy for her recovery. Dr. Carpen- ter is in attendance.
 E. T. Livingston has sold his prop erty at No. Ford street, and has taken apartments at the Plymouth parsonage. The new owner, who comes from the metropolis. will move at once into their new home.
 Rev. and Mrs. Carleson have re- turned from a two months vacation trip which was spent at the former home of the pastor and his wife in the west. They enjoyed the trip by automobile spending a portion of the time in a tent and their touring car.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-04
ONE MAN CARS IN TROLLEY WAR
 ON THE JITNEYS

The Pubhc Utilities Commission has granted permission to the Connecticut Co. to remodel 50 of the single truck type cars for use as "one man" troll leys and somo of these will probably bo operated in Bridgeport in addition to the number already in use on the local lines.
 The company ts preparing to wage a war with the jitneys and the one man troileys will be a feature of the competition for supremacy. officials of the company maintain that with a sufficient number of the cars requir- ing the scrvices of but one man. head- ways may be cut down and expenses kept down at the same time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-04
HIT BY CAR
 LOST 4 TEETH

Michael cKetrick, 10. of p Ives court, suffered the loss of four teeth and lacerauons about the head and face, lest evening when he was struck and knocked down by an automobile driven by Raymond Hughes, 3S0 Sea view avenue. The youngster was running across North avenue when the accident occurred.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-04

With your fingers, You can lift off any hard corn. soft corn, or corn between the toes, and the hard skin calluses from bottom of feet.
 A tiny bottle of "Freezone" costs little at any drug store; apply a few drops upon the corn or callus. In stantly it stops hurting, then shortly you lift that both hersome corn or callus right off, root and all, without one bit of pain or soreness. Trulyt No humbugi-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-04
Joins Staff of
 Punch" Magazine

W, J, Rofnatns, of Grant street, this city, has Joined ths staff Of the "PuHan s..aS--=:Hs, New York. as c earteenist, in charge of the art de- pertinent and all illustrations. MT. Domaine Is q Bridgeport boy and well known ia ths newspapa. art world for his treHchant delineations of current events,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-04
SUNDAY CoNcEHr ENJOYED.

Ths attendance at the Wheeler & Wilson band concert at Seaside park yssterdny afternoon was very largely attended. Classic and popular music made up the program,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-04
ISutiCura Soap For the Hands
lSosp 8o.. Ointment g 5oc-. calcum Zo. Sample
 eSoh mailed frse by 'Cuticara- Dept- E Boston-" "

It is suspected that the alacrfty shown by girls in removing their hats at the theatres. is not due so much to desire to remove Instructions Of view, to the confidence they feel in the attractiveness of their coiffure.
 Some people claim the Germans are not inventive. but they certainly did think up some very original arrocI- ties.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-04

CT Mclean. is the largest summer par ish in the state, and during the pres ent season he is being assisted by the Rev. Dr. Fox of the Catholic Uni versity, D. C., and two curates
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-04

Tine people who have not been able te accomplish their pet schemes iH past years, now see Q chance te pat them eveF as memeSials to soldiers,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-04
DIED

MORRIsSEY-In this city, August ., 1919, Mary D., wife of Patrick J. Morrissey.
 Friends arc invited to attend the funeral from her late residence. 69 TrumbuM Road. on Tuesday August 5, at a. h.. and from St. Pat rick's church at e:30 a, m, with solemn high mass
 Interunent St. Michaers cemetery. Automobile cortege, ."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-04
WxEANa RIGHT AJtM

Norris RaiHish, 1s, of 1914 Bar- nun avenue, fsii from a bicycle yes= espdsy afternoon and" fractured his rAuA1 aFm. Ho WIS removed to the Bdduspert hospital. ..-.-~.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-04
DEVON

Weather conditions were most satis- factory for the picnic of the Sunday school and members of the First Con- gregational church which was held at Lighthouse Point Friday. The event was largely attended, the picnickers going over, some in their own auto
 mobiles, some in auto busses which had been provided for the trip, some by trolley cars and others by power boat from Savin Rock although those taking this way of reaching the place where a good bit delayed through en- zine trouble on the boat
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-04
BEECHAM'S
 PILLS

quickly help to strengthen the digestion, stimulate the liver, regulate the bowels and ilnprove the health by working with nature. l. ,:s; < x:y ]: Eel, {. ., . MS:'d' sS:.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-04

going over, some in their own auto mobiles, some in auto busses which had been provided for the trip, some by trolley cars and others by power boat from Savin Rock although those taking this way of reaching the place where a good bit delayed through en- zine trouble on the boat.
 An exhibition of the advantag ges of an automatic fire alarm system in a home or other building will be given at the Fire house on Factory street Friday evening.
 The company that is developing the property that was once the farm of the late Edgar H. Smith on the Bridgeport Turnpike, have had teams and a steam shovel at work there for some time. Saturday they added another steam shovel to this force.
 An accident that is surely regretted by a host of people occurred on We'd nesday when the automobile which Dr. w. S. Putney was cranking kicked back and broke his arm in two places. irf. 2"uIney is not only practicing physician, but also local health officer.
 Friends of Dr J. w. Ives will be very much pleased to learn that he is now able to move about the house a little. The doctor was strIcKen with rheumatism which forced him to leave town last Christmas day for Hot Springs where he stayed for some weeks. He didn't improve there as it had been hoped that he would, and when he came back home his condi- ton gave his family and friends a great deal of uneasiness. He had not been home long before an improve ment was noted although it was fear ed that he might never regain the use of his legs, but fortunately this is not entirely so and he is now much better and it is hoped that his con- dition will continue to improve.
 According to an announcement that was made Saturday an important real estate transfer has just been consum- mated whereby the building on Nau- gatuck avenue, Devon. which has been used as a chapel for the Catholic peo- pie of the western end of the town for the last two years becomes the property of St. Mary's parish, the initial payment having been made by the pastor, Rev. P. H. Mclean. It was also said that the adjoining lot between the edifice and the Devon auditorium was included in the trans action The property was form erly owned by the Devon Evangelical so- ciety.
 In order to acomm odate the rap idly increasing number of parishion- CTS at Devon it has been found nee essary to provide larger quarters and a new edifice will probably be erect ed.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-04

An exhibition of the advantages of an automatic fire alarm system in a home or other building will be given at the Fire house on Factory street Friday evening.