The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-01

more than equal their fixed wage. Only g. 5 per cent of the servants in the hotels investigated have less than 100 hours of work weekly, while 2 per cent. work from 100 to 112 hours. and eight per cent. have at least IS hours work a day. Twelve per cent. have no day of rest whatever. and less than half have three half days in the month.
 Stockholm, Aug 1-The cordial way in which the 12o members of the Swedish parliament were treated dur ing their recent visit to Christfania< during the Norwegian centenary eel ebration is taken here as proof of in- creased Friendship and understanding between ehe two countries. One re- suit is proposed visit of King Haa- kon to Sweden next year, although no plans have been yet made.
 Brussels, Aug King Albert, during his recent visit to Switzerland. appears to have found sympathetic reception of his idea for an economic and political alliance among the small states of western Europe. He is so enthusiastic over the matter that he is actively at work in furtherance of the-idea and hopes that eventually Holland, Denmark, Switzerland, Lux embourg, Sweden and Norway, may be brought together with Belgium in the alliance.
 It is understood that King Albert sees no practical ability in the sugges- ton of "a defensive alliance along military lines, as the countries con cerned are widely separated geo. graphically and weak in military for ces even when taken collectively. But he believes that some understanding for common commercial and eco homie aimstwould be of advantage to offset the commercial aggression practiced by some of the great pow CTS,
 The course which Germany has ta- ken in cutting off Holland from much of-the trade of Eastern Europe by the new canal connecting Emden with the Rhine is taken, one instance of such economic pressure. Switzer- land is said to suffer particularly uIa- der the shadow of German business rivalry.
 King Albert also recently ap-l preached the. government of ~Luxern- been informed that, as the principal ity is a member of the German Gus toms Union, 1t is not free to enter Into any econ omicl arrangement with oth- CT countries. " E erect monument to aviation's first martyr the legendary Icarus, at Can dias in the Island Nof Crete, has been revived The idea first originated with, Henry Deutscf, the enain snt pio- nderf of aviation in France. after g visit to Greece three years ago. The spot chosen is above the city of Can dfa, between the two pronontories which dominates Kuosses. i There. according to the legend, 1raf 7a1 and IcarustWere imprisoned by Minoss the tyrant of Crete, and visitors are shown thesworkshop in which the two captiwes, to escape, made the first fly gether with wax. Now that Crete khas become again Greek territory. nothing stands in the way of the real tizatioD of this scheme, which would commemorate at once one of the 1 greatest victories of modern science and ones of the most graceful fables of ancient mythology
 An air trace from Paris to Candia 1 is being considered as a fitting com p1ement of the inauguration Nceremo- nies-
 London, Aug. 1.-TIae operation for abscess in the ear upon Colin Bell, the | Australian heavyweight, has cut short tfhe joy of British boxing enthusiasts over the recent victory of Bombardier | Wells.
 | Ben. his physicians now say. was a
 sick man when he stepped into the ring with the Bombardier, anu should never have been allowed to fight But this fact was carefully Iconcealed from the public by his managers, who denied rumors of the kind previous to the fight Bell ad- l nfts he thought the fight was so easy he could win even in bad condition, I and helped in the deceit. He says ishe is promised another match with T Wells, as soon as he recovers-
 The operation was serious, taking tabout two and a half hours Besides the abscessed ear, his nose and bron- chia1 tubes were blocked with blood
 clots the night of the fight.
 In view of his condition, the re- joicings of the British press oyer Wells corning back and ssEnglish l prestige restored" are now. thought
 to have been premature.
 London, Aug 1.-Women members given the vote on equal terms with
 men in church affairs, and will also Il be admitted as lay representatives on
 parochia1 church councils, according to a decision reached at the annual
 meeting of the representative church
 council.
 The vote was 1s8 to 90. Those fo1 the change were 22 bishops. 90 cler-
 gy. and 76 laitys those against, 3
 bishops, IS clergy and 72 3laity.
 ! The militant suffragettes' reply to
 this concession was an attempt to
 break up the meeting and demand
 that the council should drop all other
 business and devote it's attention to
 securing the release of women who are undergoing imprisonment for burning churches and destroying art 1 treasures.
 The Dean Of Canterbury was the
 most insistent opponent of the en- | franchisement of women in church l affairs. In the matter of public af- | fairsA he was entirely of the opini on
 of PericIes, ''The less women said the
 better
 Another opening for women is tc