Further conferences were fruitless,
and the armies in the Held were left
to. decide the issue by force of arms.
Prior to the Civil War, Niagara Falls
was the principal point of entry for
slaves who sought liberty under the
British flag, and. the slave runners
made the town their chief head
quarters. GHALONER WINS
20 YEAR FIGHT;
DECLARED SANE
New Tork, July 17. The end of
a controversy as to the sanity of John
Armstrong Chalonar Is near at hand.
After hearing . the arguments yes
terday on an application made by
Cha loner for an order declaring him
self competent to manage his prop
erty, and asking that his estate be
restored to him. Supreme Court Jus
tice John Ford said:
Aviators' vests, made for the War
: Department, salvaged from the Atlantic
Ocean, now ready for Bridgeport men !
Tliey cost Uncle Sam $14 each Bridgeport men
can buy them at
These vests were on the way to France aboard the steamer, Port Hunter. They
were to be worn by United States flyers in France.
Built of fine selected leather ,they were lined with heavy woolen fabric. The
cold and piercing winds of the upper air could not penetrate them. They'd keep
the fliers warm in all weathers.
, The Port Hunter got
salvaged from her cargo were these vests and they are not intrinsically damaged a
bit by their bath. Some are discolored but every one is soft and . pliabel and as
"live" as when brand-new!
Salvage sells at small price if you're lucky enough to get right chance to bid
, on it. So these vests, which cost the War Department $14, are to be sold in the Mill
end Sale at $5.
