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THE FARMER: FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1920 SEVEN Poles Mass For Counter Stroke As Reds Push On Military Advisers Be lieve This a Good Time to Strike at Circle of Steel Forming Around Warsaw France Re cognizes Gen. Wran gel's Rule in the South of Russia. Warsaw, Aug. 11 (By the A. P.) A concentration and re-grouping of the Polish forces for an extensive counter stroke within a few days on the entire Warsaw front is reported j by today's newspapers. Two automobiles, both touring cars, Military men express the opinion j one owned by Reginald Vanderbilt of that this is a propitious time to I T7th stre'et, New York city, the weal strike hack in an effort to drive off j thy New Yorker, and the other owned the Soviet forces which are endeavor- j and driven by harles Harfst of 66 lng to encircle the capita!. j Horace street, this city, collided on the Post road in Fairfield on Monday RKDS OX RAILROAD, j night, in front of the home of Dr. P.iri Antr 11 The Russians now ! Hyde about 7:45 o'clock. The Van- are occupying a stretch of 24 miles of the direct railway line between Warsaw and Danzig and a large force is pushing across the Danzig corridor to cut the remaining railroad, accord ing to the French foreign office today. nUIKX TO AID WKASGEIj. Paris, Aug. 1 1 The French gov ernment has decided to recognize General Baron Peter Wrangel as j head of de facto government of South, Russia, according to information here this morning. The ministry of foreign affairs said this recognition implied rendering General Wrangel all possible military assistance. France will send a high commis-toii'-r to Sebastopol immediately, the foreign office stated. Two reasons were given for the recognition. The first was his promise '.to assume all the obligations of the former Russian government. The second was his promise to give Russia a democratic government. REDS FTjVVKINCi WARSAW. Warsaw, Aug. 10 Although Polish forces havo abandoned the town of Ostrolenka they continue to occupy positions between the Narew and Bug rivers and are sufficiently strong to defend Warsaw in that direction. The evacuation of Ostrolenka. however, in volves a re-grouping of the Polish forces along the rmiddle reaches of the Bug river where they are re treating toward the river Liwisc, east of Warsaw. Along this stream the Poles have fortHlcd positions which extend along a line more than 30 miles from Warsaw. The swinging movoment to the north of this city apparently planned to outflank tho defenses of Warsaw and force the Poles to withdraw across the Vistula, is the greatest maneuver undertaken as yet by the Bolshev-iki. It is supposed to be under the leadership of General Tottcacheskl. After crossing? the Danxlg railway the Soviet cavalry is reported to havo turned southward, being closely followed by infantry, which has marched close along the Prussian frontier. ROCKVILLE KICKS ON FLAT FARE Rockville, Aug. 11 Tho city of Rockrllle is incensed against the new trolley fares which the Connecticut Company has put into effect and both the City and the chamber of com merfe are to bring the matter before tho public utilities commission this week. Since Sunday the mileage of the lntirurbn and trolley lines has been extended if the Connecticut Com pany Is (living up to its agreement to charge tlx cents for 2 miles. Tha line to (Hartford is a little over 16 miles Idas and the line from Rock ville to Stafford is 12.8 miles long. If the far limits can be taken to be 2 miles tie distance on the line from RockvJe to Hartford is 22 miles and the mpage from Rockville to Staf ford iil9 miles. The fare to Staf ford i four cents and war tax, while the f"e to Hartford is now 49 cents an-d Mr tax. making it 52 cents to Harfbrd. ENDS FINE OF $50 ON CRIPPLE larence .ckwood, driver of a taxi ed by John Winn of 364 South ! nue, whose achine collided with other car at the corner of Barnum d Bishop avenues on Sunday night, d who was alleged to have been Iriving the car while under the influ ence of liquor, was fined $50 and; costs in the city court this morning. , Judge Bartlett, however, allowed the I case to siana until tomorrow morn ing when it will be heard again. Lock wood is a cripple and the only means he has of making a living is by driv ing a taxi. obody was injured as a esult of the collision Sunday night. 10 POUND BOY IS BORN IN AMBULANCE About 1:30 this morning a hurried 111 was sent for the ambulance from 505 Connecticut avenue. Upon ar- at the destination Dr. J. A. 5ums. ambulance physician, found a laternity case and started with it to 3rldgeport hospital. Just as the am- knJance reached the corner of Union Id Stratford avenue. Mrs. Edith ler. the patient, gave birth to a 10 pound male infant. Later reports from the Bridge nort hospital state that the mother and Infant are doing nicely. VANDERBILT CHAUFFER UNDE Ordered to Appear in Fair field Town Gourt Tomor row in Collision Case. derbilt car was driven by Bert Black stock of 517 East 7 7 th street, New York. The latter was arrested by Constable H. T,. Klwood and taken to the town lockup where he furnished a cash bond of $50 for his appear ance in the Town Court tomorrow morning. In the Vanderbilt car at the time of the accident was a man who was said to be Mr. Vanderbilt. Another party in the car was said to be his valet. Neither of the latter two were held and their names could not be learned. There were no injuries resulting from the collision, but both cars were badly damaged and were taken to a nearby garage for re pairs. The Vanderbilt car was enroute from New York to Newport and when the driver turned out from be hind several autos that were directlj ahead of him he crashed into the car driven by Harfst which was going in the opposite direction. ASSOCIATE SAYS PONZi IS FORMER CONFIDENCE MAN Boston, Aug. II An associate of Charles Ponzi from the home of the latter at Lexington, today telephoned The Associated Press that Ponzi ad mitted that-he was the Charles I'onsi, formerly of Montreal. He added that the spectacular financier was in con ference with his lawyers and would issue a statement later. Reports from Montreal circulated here Were to the effect that Ponzi un der the name of Ponsi had operated a financial plan promising large re turns in Montreal 13 years ago. At tention was called also to the records of the St. Vincent De Paul Penitenti ary in that city which were said to show that a man known .as Charles Ponsi had served a brief term there. Karly today Ponzi denied any knowl edge concerning the Montreal reports. Later he refused himself to news paper men. His house telephone thereafter was answered by a man who claimed to represent Ponzi and who said that something might be given out later in the day. Subsequently he stated that Ponzi admitted that he was the man who had been known in Montreal. He added that Ponzi had left hia home for Boston to confer with one of hia attorneys. $7,000 SUIT ON BUILDING LINE Through their attorney. Thomas M. Cullinan, EJdward J. 0Neil, who owns I Property at the corner of Main street ana reet on Hawley avenue, and Theresa Cuneo. Who owns 192 feet on Hawley avenue, have filed suits again&t the City of Bridgeport over the establishment of an eight foot building line on Hawley avenue. O'Neil claims Iris property will be lemoned in value $7 000, while the other property will be lessened $1,000. Both ask the court to set aside the action of tha city. The papers are returnable in Superior court in September. VIOLATED TRAFFIC LAW FINED $15 Louis Socks of 155 Central avenue, who was arrested shortly after 7 o'clock this morning at the corner of Stratford and Seaview avenues by Traffic Officer Guzzc-nhouscr for vio lation of the trafac laws, was arraign ed in the City Court this morning arid ! was fined $15 and coots by Judge j Bartlett. Socks drovo up to the cor-i ner in his machine and was not look- ' ing where he was going, according to the officer. Who made the arrest, and i as a result struck the officer a glanc ing blow wifh the mudguard of the car. PEASE GIVEN CHANCE TO GET A LICENSE The "case of Arthur Pease of Mil ford, who was arrested for operating a jitney bus owned by A. Smith of Walnut beach without a license and whose jitney figured in an accident on Nobieavenue on Sunday, when nine persons were slightly Injured, was continued until Saturday by Judge Bartlett in the City Court this morning to give Pease a chance to secure a license. Smith, the owner of the bus, was In the court this morning and said that when he hired Pease to drive the b je Pease told him that he had a ldcense. He also said that he made a test run with Pease . and found him to be a careful driver. R $50 SLACKER HANGED IN CELL Janke, Bridgeport Man Who Gave Himself Up to the New York Police Uses Handkerchief in Suicide Plan at Hart ford Sang in Caba rets Here. Hartford, Aug. 11 Conrad T. W. Janke, the Waterbury and Bridgeport slacker who surrendered to the New York police Monday night and who arrived at the Hartford police station in custody of a federal officer Tuesday evening, committed suicide by hang ing in his cell this morning. In each of the cells is a wall couch and over the door are several short bars. Janke adjusted a black hand kerchief around his neck, knotting his tie over this and slipping it through the bars over his head. Then he jumped off the cot. Janke was 30 years old and was on leave of absence from Panama, where he had been working for the Panama Railroad Company for 11 months. Janke, according to Federal Agent Barbera, who arrived with him here Tuesday night, was very de York. He walked into West 47th spondent on the trip up from New Street precinct station in New York Monday evening and surrendered himself telling the police officer that he had been unable to sleep because he feared the police were on his trail and that h would have to go to jail for draft evasion. A stenographic report of questions which Agent Barbara put to Janke in New York, with the answers, is in Mr. Hazen's office today. It shows that Janke was employed as a caba ret singer in a cafe in Waterbury from June to August, 1917. From there he went to Bridgeport and ob tained work in a factory, and on Sept. 12, 191S, he registered in the draft, at Bridgeport, giving the name of Charles Jackson, under which he had been employed in cabarets. He was registered in class A-l of the draft, but was not called for service. The hour,s at which he worked as a singer with activity during the greater part of the night and sleep ing during the day, were given by Jankeff as his reason for not register ing in the first draft when he was in Waterbury. Janke worked in a New York res taurant after the armistice. In Sep tember. 191 !), he joined the south ward bound army of men wanted for failure to comply with Federal war regulations and obtained work in Panama as an assistant commissary for the Panama railroad. He was born in this country of German parentage. MACARONI TO COVER HOOCH The first seizure of contraband liquor on a highway in Milford was made this morning at 3 o'clock when Officer Clarence Douglas of the Mil ford police force stopped a large outo truck with 50 five-gallon cans of alco hol on board. The officer halted the truck to tell the driver of the truck and the other four men to light their headlights and being curious to see what the truck contained he pried into the contents and found the hooch carefully con coaled beneath a pile of blankets. A camaflauge load of macaroni was also piled on top of tne liquor. The five men and the truck were taken to po lice headquarters in Milford and are being held for the federal authoritiea Prohibition Enforcement Agent Mc Auliffe of New Haven was notified. 23,895,000 BUSHELS OF MAINE POTATOES Boston, Aug. 11. The condition of the Aroostook County, Maine, potato crop is 90 per cent, of normal and forecasts 23,895,000 bushels, according to the New England crop report is sued today. The crop elsewhere in Maine and New England, with the exception of Rhode Island and North eastern Massachusetts, has grown well. New England's commercial ap ple crop is reported heavier than last year in all states but Maine. Connecticut valley onions forecast a yield of 92 per cent, with excellent growth continuing. Tobacco in the same region has grown very poorly. Hay in Connecticut is nearly a full crop. Oats are only fair. Corn is very poor. DROPS DEAD ON HIS WAY TO WORK "V3iiMe on his -way to work this morn ing:, Patrick Morrissey of 9 TrumtmVl road v.ttis suddenly taiken ill. He en tered a house at 24 River street from wbere a call was sent for the amJbu- !ance. "When Dr. A. J. Burns arrived ho fooin-d the man vrsus dead. FRESH CLUE IN KIDNAPPING CASE Philadelphia, Aug. 11 Major Lynn G. Adams, head of the Pennsylvania State Police; Alfred I. Souder, cap tain of detectives, and two other offi cials left here late last night for Egg Harbor, N. J.. on a fresh clew said to be of great importance in the Cotigh lin kidnapping case. It was stated at police headquarters early today that another arrest was not un'iliely. HAD MONEY, SLEPT; WAKE UP BROKE I i Gorge Hull of New Haven, fell asleep last night on one of the abut ents beneath the railroad station and when he awoke about midnight he discovered that he had entertained visitors during his sleep, and was shy his Elgin watcn if $50 in cash- He reported his loss to the who are iiwiTnPf;otlnj police " " AUTO WRECKED Reginald Vanderbilt, recently sued by the government, was a figure in an automobile wreck at Fairfield last night. (OTJ&U Trolleys In The Lead By 112 To 7 Remarks of the Voters Are Becoming Bitter Toward the Jitneys. The trolleys took an awful slam out of the jitneys in the Bridgeport Times preference vote today. When the votes were counted this morning the total was 112 for the trolleys and 7 0 for the Jitneys. Besides that the re marks of those who sent their coupons are getting more bitter toward the jit ney service. Here is what they say: In favor of trolleys: Lieaner, more comfortable, more dependable in every way.' "More breathing space. Less con tact with your neighbor. Cheaper in the long run." easier to get into, easier to sit or stand in, easier to gel out of." Iso waiting on the street one-half hour to see several buses go by and cannot get a ride. Not so with the trolleys; always room for one more. "Best for use all times in the day "The jitneys are no good at all." "There is nothing like the good old trolleys." "The trolley forever for me." "Trolleys by all means. If you leave a package in a jitney, 'good-bye,' and when you ask that same jitney man if he had seen it, this is what you get, 'Me no see no package; what you think I am?" "Disgrace to the city. Who wants to ride in a crowded jitney?" 'Trolleys for me." 'More sanitary and more comfort able. Let's have them by all means." "Jitneys are too dirty and over charge too much." "Dirty and unreliable." "Give us the trolleys. I have seen Bridgeport grow for 71 years." "If we get better service then the trolleys. Thousands of people that live outside of the city ride a great deal on the cars and spend their money in Bridgeport stores, so I don't see why the fare should be any more for them just because they hart further to go." "The jitneys are awful. I will move out of Bridgeport if I can't have the trolleys." "The jitneys ought to be abolish ed." "I prefer the trolleys because they are safer. "I believe the trolleys are more con venient and easier riding than the jitneys." "The trolleys are far superior to the jitney for general transportation." "I rode every day but will walk until we get trolley service again." Cost six cents on the trolley, now it costs 10 cents, about half way be tween Bridgeport and Stratford." "Give me the trolleys because they are more comfortable and sanitary." "Jits are rotten." "Some of the buses are not lit for swine." "Trolleys better for the public in every way." ''Mere comfort in riding." "Safer, roomier and cleaner." "How can a mother take her- chil dren to the park on a pleasure trip on a jitney? Where is the jitney that will stop and take a mother with Ave or six children and a basket ef lunch?" "Trolleys, because they are more suitable for women and children." "More comfortable and safer for women." "Safer and easier to ride on, and cheaper for those who must trans fer." "Certainly something will have to be done arid very soon, I think. What is the matter with the mayor? Can't he do something? Or what kind of a mayor is he? Trolleys, by all means. Watted one hour for a Beardsley park jitney. Ruined every dress ever worn in a jitney j The dirty, filthy things. I am sur i prised people are not sick." "The trolleys for all the Beardsley park sections." "Jitneys are unsafe and dirty and operated by dirty, greasy looking men." "Please give us back the trolleys." "Jitneys are unsafe and dirty and operated by a dirty looking band." "If they charge 7 cents on the jitney transfer plan, people would rather pay A 7 cents on the trolleys." ' C2ia fitnn r uca PAl claa or san- A ,.; - , warner TALKED NOW Legislature Reunion At Momauguin Today is Attended By All the Republican Leaders of the State and Some of the Democrats Can didates for Governor. Cosey Beach, Aug. 11 -All of the Republicans of the state of promin ence and some of the Democrats are at Momauguin today on the occasion' of the reunion of the legislative club. Judge James F. Walsh of Greenwich, is presiding at the dinner. That may be a help in his candidacy for governor and it may not be. He was selected for the place because he was speaker of the House. They don't do much at these meet ings except talk about candidates for the places on the ticket and they are doing that today under the careful guidance of the state committee. Such talk as there is around here i is divided between Jim Walsh, the i man from Greenwich; Stoeckel, Tern-' pleton and Judge' Warner of Saljs bury. The last named is talked of only in whispers as yet, but they do say that if the gang can draft him he'll probably be sprung upon the convention at the last hour, or at whatever other hour seems most propitious. But they expect to keep at the re union all the afternoon. Just before Mayor Wilson arrived on the scene the band played Chop in's Funeral March and everyone sighed and said "Alas poor Cliff." When the Lieutenant Governor fi nally made his appearance he was greeted with very little applause and Gov. Holcomb and Senator Brande gee who came with Col. Ullman did not get much more. FIRED ON CIVILIANS IN DUBLIN STREETS Dublin, Aug. 11. Yesterday's street fighting, in which one civilian was killed and another wounded, was caused by the refusal of a grouip of civilians to disperse as requested by an armed patrol. The patrol was chal lenged and ordered to halt by a mem ber of a" group gathered around a bonfire. The man who had shouted the challenge was kneeling in firing position end when the group Ignored the patrol's order to disperse it was fired upon. itary." 'I live near Harvey Hubbell's plant and have to ride to business four times a day. I have always used the trolleys bat now must use the jitneys. Two straw hats for $6, and one pair of pants for $8.50 is what it has cost me in two weeks. I got on a jitney at Barnum and Mill Hill avenues the other day and a lady got on at East Main street, with a pail of hot soup. The driver started before the woman was seated and half of the contents landed on both of my legs, hotter than h 1. That settled my pants, $8.50, and drove me to drink to quiet my nerves, and cool off the blisters on my legs. Two drinks of moonshine at $2. Cheap riding in jitneys I don't think. Driver looked worse than a coal heaver, and smelled more." In favor of jitneys: "Fare is cheap er and you don't have to drag your clothes through the motorman's to bacco juice." "Quicker and more reliable. They do not obstruct traffic. Soon the trolleys will be out of date as the horses are today." "If the jitneys were not running the trolleys would cost 15c, but not now they can't." "Turn back every other jitney at Broad street, and give the people in the center a chance." "Give the workers in the center a better chance to ride during rush hours." "If it is necessary to rid the streets of the jitneys in order to have the trolleys returned, by all means have the tracks torn up at once. While the jitney service has not been 100 it has been much better than before the trolley suspension, and the trol leys were never 100 perfect, even when assisted by the jitneys. Re - move the jitneys and where do you suppose the trolleys would get on The smoking nuisance should be stopped if it exists. I have failed to find one case of smoking since the trolley stopped running, but no doubt there are cases. Those who desire to retain the jitneys should cease the practice of their own accord, as there are critics watching and looking for all kinds of reasons to rid the streets of the iitnevs. It only takes a few i minutes to complete your journey in the jitney and you ought to be able to refrain from smoking while you are riding. I read an article the other night of a man who complained of bed bugs in the jitneys. Well of course that is a serious thing but not serious enough to call ror tne remov al of the jitney. If they were re moved doesn't Mr. Bug Carrier know that the person who carried that bug into the jitney would ride in the trol ley and thus carry his bugs into the trolley, and then again Mr. Bug Car rier does not present one bit of evi dence that he got the bug in the jit ney. Perhaps he got it in a moving picture show or a theatre and per haps in his own home, who knows ? Regardless where he got it, it is an noying but no matter where he goes if he gets in a large crowd he is liable to be made a bug carrier, so by all means don't let your judgment of the jitney be influenced by foolish argu ments." "Jitneys are speedier, more fre quent, cheaper. Give better service in bad weather. No cars beyond Park avenue on Fairfield avenue for four days following a snow storm last winter. Jitneys giving good service all through this period. Trolley com pany in the position of a concern which is trying to abolish a competi tor who is hurting their business by giving better service. Jitneys are here to stay; every change has its an tagonists, no matter how much of an improvement the change is. Ask the man who rides, not the man who has i interests in " the Connecticut comparer." Mayor Feet On Flight To State Outing MORE TALK OF LASHAR FOR THE SENATE TICKET New Haven, Aug. 11. The boom of Walter B. Lashar of Bridgeport for governor was not very lively at the meeting of the Democratic state cen tral committee for the reason that most of tile members have taken it for granted than the man most likely to get the nomination was Chairman David E. Fitzgerald, mayor of New Haven. There was some talk of Thomas J. Spellacy and some talk of 'Congressman Augustin Lonergan of 'Hartford though it was said that Lon- ergan wants to get baelt to his law business, the expenses of a Washing- ton career being very heavy for a man of moderate means There was a great deal of interest. however, in Lashar's personality. I Many of the members from up the 1 state were anxious to know some thing aibout the Bridgeport manufac- turer and before the meeting was over there was talk that if Homer S. Cummings didn't want the nomina- j tion for the place of United States i senator the Bridgeport man wnittd ! make a good candidate. It was gen erally recognized, however, that if Cummings wants the nomination he can have it but if he does not w.ant it the candidacy of Lasliar will soon take on very large proportions. FEW FAIRFIELD PEOPLE KNEW OF THE ARREST Fairfield people were both surpris ed and shocked yesterday when they read the story, told exclusively in The Times, of the serious charges bemj the 6 2 year old mechanic who has his home at 17 8 Tunxis Hill Road. It was a surprise because although the arrest was made three weeks ago and there had been a preliminary hearing and continuance probably not a dozen people in Fairifeld outside of those, di rectly connected with the matter, knew the first thing about Jut. It was expected that the trial would be held at 9:30 yesterday morn ing, but when those interested in the case gathered in the cramped quarters alloted to court matters in the old town house which sets at the rear i of Fairfield's ancient common they found an automobile case ahead of them and had to make the best of standing around outside the court room during the long wait till the automobile matter was out of the way. Among the number thus waiting was the accused man himself who dis played no nervousness or apparent concern and gave no indication that he felt any sense of shame, but rather an indifferent interest in being a cen tral figure in the scene. For a part of the time he sat on an old table nonchalantly swinging his feet and whistling softly to inmself. He is a large man, probably six feet or more tall and heavy in proportion. It is said that beside the place which he owns on Tunxis Kill road he has a few thousand dollars in the bank. When the automobile cases were finally out of the way Judge Wilder of Bridgeport, who is Lincoln's attorney, asked that the case be continued until ... ... i later in the week, basing his request on the grounds that there had been additions made to the charges and he needed time to consider them. After some discussion as to what day would be most convenient for all concerned the trial was postponed to Friday morning at nine i - ! RETAIL MERCHANTS TO TALK PARKING , mlere will be a meeting of retail hr,nts in the Chamber of Com i TI,e7.ce office tomorrow afternoon at 3 j o'clock, it is probable that the most important discussion of the afternoon . wm De on the. new parking ordinance AUTO DRIVER HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER South Norwalk, Conn., Aug. 11. Harry J. Croal, aged 19, was bound over to the criminal superior court, September term, by Judge G. H. Vos burgh, this morning, on a charge of manslaughter. Croal was driving an automobile on the night of July 31, and crushed Archibald V. Benalisha against a trolley car from which he had just alighted, Benausna dying next morning from his injuries. LIGHT KEEPER FINED FOR SHORT LOBSTERS South Norwalk, Conn., Aug. 11 William Rhodes, keeper of the Pecks Ledge Light house, off Nor walk, was fined $50, and costs this! morning for selling "short" lobsters. A traffic in "shorts" has been going: on in the waters aroun- Norwalk for; some time according to game warden Wilbur Smith, who made the arrest. THEY THOUGHT THEY WANTED SOFT DRINKS! Shanghai, Aug. 10 Visiting Ameri can legislators were surprised in Hang Chow, Monday, when Chinese officialdom in planning a flawless wel come, followed prohibition tenets and served grape juice at the various elaborate affairs in deference to what they assumed were the visitors' wi&hfjK. Gets Cold City Clerk Robinson Takes His Place in Aeroplane When May or Announces That He Has a Chill Mayor Goes to Momauguin in An Automobile. Because of a slight chill just before it came time for him to make the flight to the legislative outing at Momauguin today. Mayor Clifford B. Wilson changed his mind about flying to the outing and decided to go up in Tax Commissioner Arthur F. Con- ' nor's automobile. Testerday the mayor planned on 'making the flight and everything was arranged for hia convenience in the plane of the Con necticut Aerial Navigation Company. When he changed his mind at the last minute this morning City "Clerk J. Alex H. Robinson decided to go in the" mayor's place. "Will I need a raincoat?" asked the. city clerk, "or will it be raining up there?" .he further inquired. They went up about 12 o'clock, while the mayor and Tax Commis sioner Connor went up together in the auto about 12:30. Other city offl- jjunucians len irom in ironi of City Hall about 12:15. In the flying boat piloted by Lieu- tenant Orrin Bell, Clerk Robinson j circled over the center of the city 10 or 15 minutes after which a straight course was laid for Momanuguin. Robinson arrived safely, having made the trip from Black Reck to Momauguin in 14 minutest NEW HAVEN ROAD IS RUSHED TO FULL CAPACITY New Haven, Aug. 11. General Man ager Bardo of the New Haven road told the Rotary club yesterday ""that the New Haven road was doing- the biggest business in its history. Bardo pointed out that the railroad is just at present undergoing a period of the heaviest passenger and freight traffic which it has had in its history, and with the increased rates recently awarded, it was expected that the railroad will be able to just about break even on expenses and that ar rangements will be made whereby the road will be placed on a dividend pay ing basis in the near, future, ; - Bardo briefly slietofied the increase wages received by all classes of employes in the railroads, in the last few years, from the period just prior to the war up to the present time; also the increase in operating expenses and materials, particularly in the cost of coai., . ig wsij an liBd.' wtt-c He told briefly of the effects of the strikes in the yards at Harlem River, Mayfbrook, Bridgeport and New Ha ven. He told how, if shippers would please place one more ton in every car, it would release for use 100,000 more cars in the United States and he called upon the shippers generally to co-operate with the railroads in the prompt and efficient loading and ur loading of cars. VERA CRUZ LOOKS FOR CIVIL WAR Vera Cruz, Aug. 11 Civil war in the state of Vera Cruz is said to be inevitable should the federal govern ment send troops into the state to enforce the order of provisional pres ident De La Huerta dismissing Gov. Antonio Nava from office. The Nava government is still functioning and. has taken no notice of the presiden tial order appointing a new governor. $50,000 IN LIQUOR TAKEN AT GREENWICH Greenwich, Conn.. Aug. 11. Cabbage and garlic w ere used to blanket wTiis key and other contraband spirits on three trucks seized by enforcement officers on the highways here early today. Some of the whiskey packages wer ein cases which purported to be used for phonographs. n the day light it was found that one truck was festooned on its sides w'ith bunches of garlic to give the appearance of a heavily laden market wagon. Nine men were detained and the liquors seized are supposed to be worth about $50,000. Yesterday five men and many cases of liquor were taken off private ma chines passing through here- All will be sent to Bridgeport for a hearing. HOLD DRIVER OF DEATH CAR Held by the Milford police under bonds of $2,500, on the charge of driving an automobile, while under the influence of liquor, George W. Corey, of Hartford, driver of the death car, which collided with a tele graph pole at the four corners, Dev on, is reported as resting comfortably at the Bridgeport hospital. Elmer A. Hanson of 33 Denver i street, this city, who is also in the '. hospital suffering from injuries caus i ed by the accident, is reported as in very good condition. VernoriV B. Mather of 80 "Farmlrigton avenue, Hartford, the fourth member of the party, who was held by the Milford police was released yesterday. .Germantown, O., Aug. 11 Dr. Aaron S. Watkins. prohibition par ty candidate for, president, andiS- p. Leigh Colvin, his : running mate, will be formally notified of their nomina tan here today- 0