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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-04-24
LOCAL SANTA m EMPLOYEES
100 PER CENT ON v. LOAN

Probably no other class Of men In
the United States have made a record
as the peorle whc arc employees o.
the Santa Fe railroad when Il comes
to buying government bonds. the first
issue Of bonds were bought heavily
by these people. every other issue
has been bought even greater than
the preceding ones For an example
Of the patriotic way they bay bonds,
none better will be shown than the
men who are employed on the rail
road work here. men who receive
their pay through our local agent r.
F. Bayless Sixteen people are en-
ployed here and on the first day Of
the governments campaign to sell
bonds, before the day was over they
had subscribed, or rather made appli-
cation for twenty-one hundred dol
lars worth, or an average Of si31. 25
for each employee. One employee, a
lady, made application for five hun
dred dollars worth of bonds.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-04-24

Mrs. Paul Bennett left Tuesday
morning for Abilene where she will
make her home in the future. Mrs.
Bennett was called there last week
to attend the bedside of her father.
who at this time is convalescing.
While there Mrs. Bennett decided to
make that her home, and came back
here to make necessary arrangements
for the move.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-04-24

r. o. McWhorter returned last Sat
urday from Kansas, where he has
been attending to his cattle interests
Mr.. McWhorter has had some steers
and heifers there this winter for pas
turage and shipped his heifers back
here.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-04-24

W. f. Smith. and J. l.. York. Of
Plains. were among the numerous
business visitors here this week from
Yoakum county.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-04-24

Tom May was up from Brownfield
the first Of the week attending to
meeting of the different agents Of
the Magnolia Oil people.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-04-24
SELLS FARM AND WILL
SEEK SONS GRAVE

Washington. April IA little old
woman, who has sold her f-sm near
i;Cllaire. Ohio. Is going TO France this
week. She will search for three
graves, one, that Of her son, on the
Sommc battlefield; the two others,
those Of her daughter-in-law and her
grandchild whose bodies we're toppled
over into a hole in the ground after
their execution by the Germans
She is also going 10 search for
little 2-year-old girl, her grand
daughter. and it is because Of this
lost baby that the tragic story Of Mrs.
Adeline Wagner is contained in an az
fidavit filed in the State Department.
The story, az first unbelievable. but
later investigated and found 10 be
true, is the reason why Mrs. Wagner
was granted a passport to go TO
/ France.
Son Joins Army.
When the war broke out Mrs. Wag-
ner's one son joined the French
Z Army as a private in the One Hun
bred and Forty-eighth Infantry reg
iment His wife and two children
were in Belgium at the time and
they, together with other unfortu-
mates, saw their village and homes
fall into the hands Of the advancing
7 Germans. Meantime, the husband
was killed in action on the Somme,
and his widow committed a crime:
her "crime" was to give French
soldier a drink Of water
I OF course. when the Germans
learned this, il was deemed a punish
able offense, so she and her son
were hustled off to the village square
where a dozen or more peasants were
standing mutely. Their crimes must
have been far more heinous than
hers for they were awaiting death.
Huns CHASTITY Humor.
/ CHASTITY humor actuated one Of
the German officers when he saw the
widow and her boy, youth Of ~,
approach. He handed the youngster
a rifle and explained to him that
both he and his mother would be
saved from punishment II he took
aim and fired-with intent to will
at one Of the helpless peasants be-
fore them.
He thrust the rifle into the boys
hands and gruffly ordered him to
raise il 10 his shoulder When the
lad obeyed the German officer stood
TO one side.
when | count three" he explain
ed. you fire-and you kill"
/ Then he began; "One. two, three"
Mother and Son Slain.
A shot rang out, but the speeding
bullet was not aimed at peasant.
The boy had wheeled about and aim
ed at the hulking form in gray goad-
ing him to kill. The German officer
was dead. II was only an instant.
however. before the latter's compan-
ions. furious with anger. had slain
both the mother and son.
Somehow or other, the baby girl.
then s months old, was not deemed
culpable by the Germans and she es-
capped. The grandmother today
thinks neighbors have cared for her
and she wants the child. who is the
only survivor Of the Wagner family
as far as the grim hand Of war is con-
cerned.
Mrs. Wagner tried through attor-
neys in Paris to locate the child, but
failed Then she sold her farm,
sought Senator Harding of Ohio, and
through his Intervention the State
Department investigated her story
and finding il true gave her the Gov
eted passports
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28
FINANCEESTIMATE. S2O,35S,O78.5O
Report of State Board of Finance for Next Two
 Fiscal Years.

Hartford. Jan. 2S Estimates of the State Board of Finance for the next two fiscal years, submitted to the General Assembly today, reach a total of s20,35S,07S.50, as compar- ed with estimates of S17,325,26135 made to the 1917 session for a similar period. Requests made to the board, which sits before legislature comes in and then sits with the committee on appropriations, totalled s21,614.- 24o. The pairing down process is shown by the difference between this latter figure and the amount recom- mended. The state budget also pro vides for spending of s2,000,000 ex- pected in automobile fees and s1.- T0S.1SS to meet deficiencies between January l and September SC, 1919. At the last session the assembly appoint ed s51.610 more than called for by the state budget. and s212,700 needed because of changes in laws.
 Among specific amounts requested this time are s1.500.00 for town aid and trunk line highway construction, and other highway work. bringing the total to s5,326.s42 Twelve agri- cultural organizations call for s566,- 50a. the state prison sl,506.oO0, state farm for women from s400.000 to s500.0oo. the State Guard requires for 7.500 men with increased amounts in every state department
 A review sf expenses shows the
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28
Tax Rate 21.4 Mills 0n Grand
 List Of $22O, 900, ,OOO And Debt
 For About $3,OOO, ,OO0 Additional
Cys Financial Prospect for 1919 is Not Pleasing One Deficit in Current Expenses Will Be Met By Bor rowing Maturing Bonds Will be Met by Issuing
 More Bonds at Higher Interest Rate.

City Auditor Bernard F. Keating in his annual report cOmmends tax rate of 214 of which 1 will the First and 103 in the Second District
 Keating estimates deficit expenses at S3O26939 Heproposes to pay the shortage by borrowing money notes.
 Bonds that fall due this year not to be pad accordn to the ciys custom The city auditor recommends that bonds be issued and the debt paid creating debt bonds will bear higher rate of interest than those they extingushed.
 The total amount of debt proposed to meet the deficit in current and off the maturing bonds is than $80OOO equivalent to the that would be raised by tax rate of four mills on the grand list
 The grand list is estimated at S220000,000
 Tn addition to the recommendations of the auditor thing like $200O000 of additional bonds the Advisory committee.
 The state tax has not been paid Salaries of city employees have been increased Cost of materials higher than formerly but the chief obstacle in the is the municipal deb for ten has caused all municipal improvements met bond isses to increase in cost and of them cost.
 In the coming year the city will be without the ap- proximaey S6OOOO formerly derived from the liquor traffic
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28
Wilson's Scheme Interna- tionalization of Germany's
 Colonies. BRITISH HAVE
 NO OBJECTION Other Nations, Notably French and Portuguese, Do Not Acquiesce.

London, Jan. 2S-In referrinq to discussions of the future status of Germany's colonies by the Peace Congress, tho Paris correspondent of the Mail writes:
 President Wilson appears to have put forward a general scheme which may be termed the internatiOnalizatiOn of Ger many's late possessions. The plan is not exactly defined, but in principle it would make it mandatory for the various powers to administer the col Onies subject to the control of the League of Nations.
 British delegates do not object to such procedure respecting the colon- ies in Africa, although other nations, notably the French and Portuguese, do not acquiesce, and the Union of South Africa definitely claims German Southwest Africa. As regards the Pacific, Australia claims New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago; New Zealand claims Samoa and Japan de- sires the Marshalls and Carolines.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28
SENATOR GIVES
 PERSH|NC PRAISE
Permanent Military Policy For America When Per
 shing Comes Home.

Washington, Jan. 28.---Senator WaEs- worth of New York. who recently re- turned from a trip to France, spoke in the Senate today in high praise of General Perhsing and the American fighting machine and in criticism of deficiencies in supplies and equipment
 provided for them.
 He had come to France to lick the Germans" the senator said of the American soldier. He suspected there were some people who doubted
 his ability to do so. He was deter
 mined to show them that he couKd--- and he did"
 Senator Wadsworth said possibly
 some of the equipment and supply
 shortages were unavoidable, but oth-
 CTS unquestionably were due to >inef- ficiency and confusion in the War
 Department durng the early stages of
 the War. Referring to the supp wing
 of ordnance, airplanes and tanks, by
 the Allies, he added:
 i No American tanks reached the battle front. The French sup piled us with what tanks they could spare. With the exception of two or
 three divisions at the very end of the
 war, all the machine guns. light and heavy, were obtained from the French
 One cannot exaggerate the embar- rassments and difficulty 10 which these shortages gave rise. Nor do I believe that the supplying of all this equipment did not strain the re- sources of the Allies"
 A permanent military policy for
 America, Senator Wadsworth said.
 had not been formulated until Gen eral Pershing and others prominent building up the expeditionary force could return
 T am glad that General Pershfng and his people had a free hand in France" he continued. "I am glad that they were many. many miles : away from Washington and compara-
 lively free from its prejudiees, jeaI- ousies and -2Ut-of date traditions''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28
100000 STRIKE IN IRELAND AND UNITED KINGDOM Half Strikers Are in Bel fast Where Strike Move
 ment is Spreading. SHIP WORKERS
 OPPOSE ACTION All Trouble Due to Demand For Shorter Hours With
 Same Wages.

London, Jan. 2S-Et is esti- mated that nearly 100000 men and women are idle in the United Kingdom and Ireland because of strikes in various trades, creating one of the most serious situations industrially that the country has had to face in many years. Half of the strikers are in Belfast, where the strike movement is contin- uing to spread.
 The city of Belfast by night is in virtually total darkness, the hospitals being the only places where lights can be shown without danger of at- tacks by strikers. Everywhere else the display of a light has caused either the stoning or the storming of the premises. In cases where such drastic action was not taken the peo- pie were forced by threats to screen their lights.
 Fortunately last night was snowy and wet by turns otherwise, it is con- sidered, there might have been more trouble. This morning men in the various smaller industrial plants who had remained at work came out for safety's sake, the picketing having become more extensive. One of the morning newspapers was forced to suspend publication. The shipyard workers are opposed to the strike and are endeavoring to arrange a meeting for Wednesday.
 There Is no change in the situation on the Clyde, where 10000 shtpyart workers are out, nor in London where 15,000 ship repairers are striking and have refused an offer to refer tn; question of wages to a committee.
 To these must be added 24.0e0 Fifeshire miners, 5000 South Wales miners, 5,
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28

Due to the uncertainty of the mastering out process it was impossi ble to say exactly what time the boys will leave New York on their special train, but it Is now expected they will arrive In Bridgeport close to 9 o'clock.
 A band will be waiting at the sta ton and after an informal welcome and reunion they will be escorted to the State Armory, where Mayor Cliff ford B. Wilson will deliver an offl- cial address of welcome, providing the hour is not too late. If this should be the case the official cele- bration will take place tomorrow night
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28
HOUSING CORP.
 ACCEPTS DEFL
Takes Up Challenge of Local Carpenters
 Union.

The United States Housing cor poration through Works Superin- nendent w. Stanley Parker, today ac- cepted the challenge of the local Car penter's union, made at the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road station yesterday and gave to the union a bona fide statement that car pentry work on houses in this city had been taken out of the hands of the Cau1dwell- -Wingate company of New York and was under the direct supervision of the government.
 In debate with a government rep resentative yesterday. Henry Ballen- tine, a delegate of the local union said that If the representative would give him a bona fide statement that the work here was strictly govern ment work, the men would return to their jobs.
 Following is the certified statement issued by the Housing company to- day:
 To whom 1t may concern:-The carpenters now at work on the gov ernment housing project in Bridge port are employed by the United States Government direct. They are being paid directly by United States Government employees with United States Government funds. All such men take the oath of office required of Government employees. They work under the direction of Government foremen and inspectors, directly for the Government on building owned Fby the Government.
 W. STANLEY PARKER,
 Works Superintendent
 hereby certify that these men are employed as above stated in accord ance with directions given by me as manager of this project, acting under the authority of the Department of Labor.
 R. A. MCCULLOUGH,
 Project Manager,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28
EXPECT 56TH HOME ABOUT 9 0'CL 0CK
LENINE ORDERS; KILL ALL B0URCE0ISE'
FIRST DEFEAT FOR MAYOR

Mayor Clifford B. Wilson's * dream of One-man head for the * < police and fire departments and 4 health and charity departments,#
 * and a change in the board of A < education, said changes to be ] * made by him, went into the j x waste paper basket, as predicted j
 < early last week by The Times * k Farmer, at last nights meeting * < of the board of aldermen. * The killing was humane, to say ss E the least. The Republican lead * < CTS were evidently too soft-heart- *
 < ed to politically bring the mayor A * and defeat face to face. The ; < measure was killed in an execu- 4 < tive session of the committee on .S
 1: ordinances and Alderman Blakes- ; < ley's report in part said: ''The s'
 < committee after due conSfdera- ; < ton of the communication from * E the mayor advocating the unffiDg a
 * of the police and fire depart ;i :: ments and health and charity Ge-@
 :: parunent and several changes in i < the board of education does not J
 ]: believe the plan feasible" The > < report was unanimously accepted. , 4
 | g V q
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28

Various patriotic Bridgeport firms have aided in arranging for a lun- cheon for the returning heroes.
 Siren whistles and bells will an nounce the hour the Bridgeport boys wilr leave New York, and within a short space of time an orderly re- ception will be arranged.
 In view of the vast crowd that Is expected at the station admission will be by card only, and these will be given to the deserving ones at the Common Council chambers in city hall after 2 o'clock this after noon.
 Manager Saunders offered the re- turning men the freedom of Polls heatre tonight.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28
FINANCIAL FACTS FROM
 SPEECH OF AID. CORNELL,

* City's deficit for 1918, ,S4O0.Ooo. * Conduct of the administration * grossly illegal. * City bonded now to full extent * of legal limit.
 * Tn eight years the grand list * has been raised 133 per cent. 'E StratfoTd avenue bridge will * cost S36O.16O more than it's act
 * ual cost.
 * Bonds were issued for this
 < bridge in 1915 and s9O.O6O has x been paid on theIn,bu the bridge x is not complete.
 x Grand street bridge, which was * to cost s2OO.0GG, will cost $780, H' 900, and contractor hasn't been * sued on his bond. * Money for East Washington * avenue bridge idle for years. * while city pays 4i2 per cent. on s; bonds.
 * The administration has mis- ss handed the funds committed to
 * it and has embarked financial H career which can have no logical x end but city bankruptcy.
 * To ask the Legislature for fur # ther bonds without a submission
 * of the question 10 the people by * referendum is not only insolent-
 * ly arbitrary, but absouteIy crim- < inal
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28

A prominent Brf2geporter was heard to remark recently, The State police have instructions not to operate in this city without first consulting the city authorities" That many law breakers are immune from punish ment is evident from the fragrant ac tivities in the local underworld.
 The police know that certain cof- fee house in Gilbert street is a. resort of women and that these women loiter about the place for the accommoda- ton of patrons. The back-room Of this dive is said to have every con- venience necessary for conducting an immoral business and the selling of liquor.
 All but the credulous are aware Of the fact that booze can be bought in John street on Sunday and week days after closing time. Private detectives are patrons of the place and the bus lness goes merrily on.
 Nearly every spaghetti house in town is serving a heavy wine to pat rons. The t4ner who is "all right" can get his drink on Sunday and ai- ter hours. This wine, which has a much harder kick than beer. is served in coffee cups. These places have no license.
 The many new fruit stores which have recently sprung up in certain patrs of the city are all camouflage. Liquor issold to women in back roms any day or hour
 An old hotel of more or less prom thence in earlier days is now a cheap
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28

gambling house. Panderers consort in the lobby and steer their pizes up stairs to be fleeced at poker or enter tained by female slaves.
 Only yesterday a man in the uni form of 8 soldier testified before the coroner that he obtained liquor i'll many saloons on the East Side one day last week. The soldier is now being held by the local police on a charge of criminal assault.
 Just outside the city limits, in Stratfield there is a club which is patronized almost wholly by women and wanderers. It is said that some ball" was held there last New Years Eve. Drink is sold there with im- punity, still there is no record of the place having a license. A steerer for this resort is known to the unsophis- ticated as an innocent tax operator who parks his two cars at the rail- road station
 No long ago the authorities of New London arrested a Bridgeport woman who had escaped from the men whom she had been supporting lin this city She told the officials that she over heard this taximan say that he was. getting $500 head for women. This girl who was exploited by the pand- erers of this city is now an inmate 7' the State Farm near New London.
 From opinions and contemplated. action expressed by officials higher up. 1t is expected that the people of Bridgeport will have the pleasure ors seSing real cleanup very soon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28
3OO,OO0 FOR
 HOME MONTHLY

Paris Jan. 2s.-General Pershing reports that by April he will be dis patching American troops homeward from France at the rate of SOO,O00 monthly. This appears to be consid- cred as rapidly as his forces can be safely demobilized without adding to the difficulties of unemployment
 The demobilization committee of the Peace Conference has been divid ed. with two subcommittee working on different branches of the problem.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28
REDUCE RATES ON COTTON

Washington, Jan. 2S-Southern senators announced after conference with the Shipping board today that transatlantic freight rates on cotton had been reduced from s22.5o to ;6.25 q bale from South Atlantic ports and from s2s.5e to S7.5s bale from gulf ports, effective immediately.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28
Responsible For
 Activity In Underworld
 State Police Will Not Act
Fruit and Grocery Stores Selling Liquor Without License State Police Have Instructions Not to Operate
 Without Consulting City Authorities.

Following several by Agents of the Internal Reve ne Department week when voatOrs Of the Revenue laws were fined conditions been brought to light which do not reflect much credit the City Authorities Fruit stores and grocery stores to be selling liquors without h cense Many suspicious places will be investigated and officials within the next few days
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28
CLAIM ROSA LUxENiBURG LIVES

Copenhagen, Jan. 2s-A Munich despatch to the Politiken reports that 1t has been learned from quite reli- able sources" that Rosa Luxemburg, who was reported to have been shot and killed January 15 in Berlin. is alive and is at the house of friend, where she will be concealed until she has an opportunity to escape from tha GermAn capital.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28
TO MARCH AGAINST POLES

Paris. Jan. 2S--Two full corps of ( rman troops have been assembled by the general staff to march against the Poles. and eight troop trains are passing through Frankfort-on-the- Oder daily. according to q Zurich des- patch to the Journal, quoting the Press of Baden Baden.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28

. Paris, Monday. Ian. 27.-Aviation Lieutenant O'Neill. of the ninrican army. was killed this afternoon near Seine when his machine collapsed at height of about 700 feet from an unknown cause.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28
WILL NOT CHANGE ORDINANCE

Alderman Blakeslee also reported unfavorably on the petition of the Machinists' Union for a change in the city ordinance that would allow them to hold public meetings without e. permit from the. police department.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-28
Band For Boys Of 56th No Matter When They Come
 Friends Will Greet Them
Expected to Reach City About O'clock Coming By Special Train Escorted to Armory Where
 Reception Will Be Held

makes little difference to the Mayors Committee to Vel Home Bridgeport soldiers just what time the of the Seth Artillery will reach this city tonight for they will greeted by friends and relatives in addition to the committed of the hour