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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
JITNEY DRIVERS
 OF OTHER CITIES GATHERING HERE
Police Authorities Take New
 Step to Lessen Confusion of Traffic.

Forced by the drastic ordinances in Waterbury, New York city and Provi- dence to seek a living elsewhere, the last few days has seen an influx of jitney driver in this city, of such vol ume, that traffic conveniences have been greatly hampered, the police al- lege The police authorities have pro- mulgated a new order today to elim- mate the alleged menace
 According to Lieut.. Charles A. Wheeler, head of the traffic squad, jit- ney drivers practically have been forced from the streets of New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
PREDICT TOTAL VOTES WILL BE
 NEARLY 25,o00
Eighty Per Cent. of Those Who Applied to Appear
 on the Lists.

piled to be made voters for this cleo ton, only 3,1yv had taken the cleo tors oath up to noon today. Of 2,o3S applicants who remain, the selectmen estimated that less than 1000 will be made voters today. AL o'clock this evening the selectmen will complete their labors fer the season except that they will be in session Monday, Nov. ' for the purpose of making voters of those applicants who become of age between now and election day.
 Both parties are claiming the ma
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
WOmen's Hosiery

WOMEN'S EZRA HEAVY FIBRE SILK HOSE, high spliced heel, :, double sole and toe, in black,
 white, navy, gray, flesh, bronze and mode, Harvest Sale Price 59c WOMEN'S FULL FASHIONED MEDIUM WEIGHT LESLIE HOSE, in black and white, Har- WOMENS SILK-PLATED HOSE,
 double sole. heel and toe, in black
 and white, regular price 39c, liar
 vest Sale Price Sic
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
Quarter of Million
 For New Houses
(Continued from Page 1.)

(COnt1nued rom PAgo I.J will be taken towards building the authorized homes in Connecticut ave- nue. These will be of the Ellen Will son intensive building type of house varied in their size and appearance with from three to six. rooms and bath, arranged for maximum of light and air and renting from SIP to $25 per month. In the quarter of a mill lion dollars outlay. appropriate accom- rnodation will be given to 134 families varying in size. The plans of Schenck & Mead of New York were accepted today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
Curtains

$2.Oo vOILE OR MARQUISETTE CURTAINS, lace edge. Harvest
 Sale Price, pair. .S1.50 $2.5o vOILE OR MARQUISETTE s CURTAINS, lace insertion and
 edge, Harvest Sale Price, pair $2 ss.50 MARQUIsETTE CURTAINS.
 white or ecru. lace insertion and / erge, Harvest Sale Price, pair s $500 MARQUISETTE CURTAINS,
 white or ecru, lace insertion and
 edge, Harvest Sale Price, pr $3.9S
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
Dress Goods

s1.25 STORM SERGE, 52-inch. in
 navy and all Fall colors. Har-
 vest Sale Price, yard. .S9c s2.5o IMPORTED BROADCLOTH. 54-inch, all colors,. Harvest Sale Price, yard .............. .S1:S9 S5c NEW SERGE CHECKS AND
 STRIPES, 42-inch, Harvest Sale Price, yard .............. 69c s2.0O SERGE STRIPES. all wool.
 winter weight. 54 inches, Har- vest Sale Price, yard .... $1.40
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
PERSONAL MENTION,

Miss Julia Hollywood, telephone operator at The Stratfield, is at the Bridgeport hospital, recovering from an operation performed upon her eye on Wednesday. Mss Hollywood's s numerous friends throughout the city will be pleased to learn that the opera ton was highly successful. She ex- poets to remain in the hospital sev- erai weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
Blankets

S375 BLANKETS, white with pink
 or blue borders, large size. liar vest Sale Price, pair. .$295 $500 WHITE WOOL BLANKETS,
 large size, heavy weight, Bar- vest Sale Price, pair .$3.VS s7.OO EXTRA SIZE WHITE WOOL BLANKETS, silk-bound, Harvest
 Sale Price, pair. .$j.5O $500 ALL-WOOL BLANKETS ex-
 tra size, in plaid and block pat
 ternss Harvest Sale Price, pair. ....... ......,. $7,5O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
W0men's Separate
 Skirts

WOMENS SEPARATE SKIRTS, in splendid assortment of newest Fall styles, in all-wool poplin and mems wear serge, Harvest Sale Prices .$2.98 to $15 smart plaids, new box-pleated models. Harvest Sale Price. .$11.5O WOMENS SEPARATE SKIRTS in
 handsome velour checks, Harvest
 Sale Price SC. 75
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27

was covered with blood circum- stance he would naturally make every endeavor to conceal. His left hand
 was free from stains showing him to be a right-handed person. and Yorkc was killed by a fight-handed mur- derer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
ARCHDEACONRY NAMED.

A list printed in the Connecticut Churchman announced that Charles G. Sanford and Waldo c. Bryant of Bridgeport and Schuyler Merritt and
 William w. Skiddy of Stamford com pose the Archdeaconry of the Episco- pal church for Fairfield county.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
Toilet Goods

KOLYNOS ...... 16c DAGGETT & RAMSDELL'S COLD
 CREAM. 7c, 16c, 26c and 29c MENNENS TALC POWDER 14c DIOxOGEN .... .19c, 39c and 59c AN'SaLINIMENT .19c LYSOL 19c LA BLACHE FACE POWDER yyo DANDERINE. .1sc and 39c L1STERINE. ..19c, 35c and e7c SQUIBB'S TALC POWDER, violet
 and carnation. .19c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
Veilings

FEELINGS in plain and hectagon r meshes, some. with scrolls and
 dots, with and without borders,
 in all popular shades, regular price 25c a yard, Harvest Sale Price 19c; regular price soc. liar vest Sale Price. .39c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
WOmen's New Fall Gloves

ack-embroidered backs, Har- vest Sale Price $1.O5 and S1.5O WOMENS TAN CAPE GLOVES, one clasp, self-stitched backs, Harvest Sale Price. .S1.OO WOMENS KID GLOVES, white with heavy black-embroidered backs, and black with white eln- broidery, Harvest Sale Price
 .$1.25 and $1.65
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27

WUMEN'S VUILE ANU LAWN
 WAISTS, with large collars and
 frills, some lace trimmed, liar vest Sale Price. .S1.GO WOMEN'S WAISTS in Crepe de Chine, Jap Silk and Voile, newest
 models, Harvest Sale Price $2.O0 GEORGETTE CREPE A N D CREPE DE CHINE BLOUSES, with new large collars, trimmed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
Dornestics

2O-INCH ALL-LINEN TOWELINtI, regular -19c quality, Harvest Sale
 Price, yard ..............1 .121 12c 36-INOH BLEACHED MUSLIN,
 regular 12kc quality, Harvest
 Sale Price, yard. ..9i5c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27

s From now until election day the vo- ters will see evidences of barrels of money being dumped into the cam of @ desire to win eleventh hour converts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
Couch Covers

FINE TAPESTRY COUGH COv-
 FRS. handsome patterns, value $500, Harvest Sale Price $2.25
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
WOmen's PetticOats

MOMENTS PETTICOATS, Heather
 bloom tops, silk f1ounces and dust ruffles. very attractive new mod els. in a. large variety of the new
 colors. Harvest Sale Price $2.0O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27

MT. E. J. Hill who opposed the President when he voted to keep Americans off passenger ships is not bragging about it in Connecticut.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
Flannel

WHITE DOMET FLANNEL. 27- ! inch, 15c quality, Harvest Sale
 Price, yard .1Oc
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
Hand Bags

WOMENS LEATHER HAND BAGS. leather and moire lined, containing small purse and mir TOT, regular prices S1.50 and
 S1.9S, Harvest Sale Price. .$1.39
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
Fur Trimmings

FUR TRIMMING, in Coney. Opos-
 sum. Nutria, Skunk and Beaver. Harvest Sale Prices, yard
 .. .39c to S4.OO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
WOmen's Neckwear

COLLARS in new designs, stand ing. round and square effects;
 also Collar and Cuff Sets; in fine lawn, Georgette crepe. crepe de chine, satin and broadcloth, liar vest Sale Prices 25c, soc and $1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
WOmen's KimOnOs

LONG CREPE KIMO-
 NOS. all colors, elastic belt, hem stitched collars and cuffs, Har- vest Sale Price. S11a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
Silk Ribbons

: IN RIBBONS, 31s to inches wide, values up to 75c a yard, : Harvest Sale Price. ...... .25c ALL-SIhK TAFFETA AND SATIN
 RIBBONS, 2h and 3 inches
 wide, in a good assortment of
 colors, values up to 19c a yard,
 Harvest, Sale Price. .... 1Oc
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
Jewelry

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF JEWELRY in new designs, in .cluding Bar Pins, Brooches, Beauty Sets, Earrings, Rings and Cuff Links, regular 25c values,
 Harvest Sale Price. .17c Regular soc values, Harvest Sale
 Price SIC
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27

WOMENS WASHABLE KID
 GLOVES, in white, sand and cof-
 fee shades, one clasp, Harvest
 Sale Price .$1.O5 WOMEN'S MOCHA GLOVES,in de- sirable shades of gray, Harvest Sale Price .$1.25 WOMENS WASHABLE KID
 GAUNTLETS, strap-wrist, ill white, gray and sand shades, with
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
WOmen's New Fall Waists

With pin tucks, Harvest Sale IlCo S3.0S BEAUTIFUL c F O R G F. T T E. CREPE BLOUSES, in white and flesh, trimmed with lace and pin
 tucks, Harvest Sale Price $500 BLOUSES OF G F O R c F. T T E CREPE AND PUSSY WILLOW
 TAFFETA. in white, flesh and all the leading suit colors, Har- vest Sale Price. .S5.15
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
WOmen's RaincOats

WOMEN'S RAINCOATS, new Fall styles, in grays, oxford and tans,
 Harvest Sale Prices $5.95 to $15
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
Women's Muslin Underwear

WOMEN'S SIIP-OVER NIGH r GOWNS, of fine nainsook or ba- - tiste, entire yoke and sleeves of lace, ribbon trimmed; others with embroidery trimming on neck and sleeves. s---
 $2.25 values, at -..........$1.S .S7 $1.25 values, at ........ 95c $1.00 values, at 69c
 59c values, at ....:.... 44c WOMENS COMBINATIONS AND ENVELOPE CHEMISTS, trim med with lace or Swiss embroid- cry; all sizes.
 S2.25 values, at ..........$ $1.87 $1.25 values, at ...'. ...'... 95c $1.0O values, at ......... 69c WOMENS PETTICOATS, of nain- sock or soft muslin, deep em- broidery or solid Wallace fiounce. $2.2'5 values. at .$1.S7. $1.25 values, at ........... 95c $1.00 values, at .......... 69c WoMEN's NArNsooK DRAWERS embroidery or lace ruffles, straight, circular or Helene style, 59c value, at. .44c -woMENs BAT1sTE CORSET COVERS, trimmed back and front with Val. lace and ribbon run beading, all sizes. .. 59c values, at. ..... .... 40 29c values, at.. H.... .22c Flannelette PetticOats woMEN's FLANNELErTE PET TIC0ATS, white or colored, with embroidered founces, Harvest Sale Price .59c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
Handkerchiefs

MEMS PLAIN WHITE HAND KERCHIEFS, with narrow hems,
 regular 12Ac quality, Harvest
 Sale Price. .oc WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HANDKERCHIEF with em- broidered corners, regular 100 quality, Harvest Sale Price. .6c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
WOmen's Silk Underwear

wOMEN'S ITALIAN SILK VESTS.
 in pink or white, regular price
 S1.25, Harvest Sale Price. :9oc
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27
Flannelette PetticOats

wOMEN'S FLANNELETTE PET
 TIC0ATS, white or colored with
 embroidered founces. Harvest Sale Price .........' 59c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27

ADVERTISE IN, THE FARMER.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-27

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New Britain herald., 1916-08-24
VICE WITNESSES FLEE

Cities Under Promise of Protection
 From Police If They Keep Silent.
 New York, Aug. 24.-At least sev- enty-five women who might have been asked to testify against policemen under indictment or facing indictment in the white slave investigation have left New York, and have been traced to other cities outside this state, ac- cOrding to Assistant District Attorney James E. Smith. MT. Smith accuses friends of the policemen of having compelled or persuaded these wit nesses to leave town. He said:
 Detectives from the District Attor- neys office have located most of the missing witnesses in Philadelphia
New Britain herald., 1916-08-24

would not the men covet and natur- ally seek to gain the higher rate py
 remaining more than eight hours on
 duty? Certainly. Being in charge or
 the train, with ample opportunity to
 delay it's movement, the railways
 would have to pay the men a pre-
 mium to encourage inefficiency. There-
 fore, the employees alleged aim to
 shorten their working day would De
 defeated by a powerful incentive or
 fered them to lengthen it by delaying
 trains; this is strong evidence Of the
 dishonesty of the eight hour day as
 proposed
 "Seventh-The railways believe the eight hour day, as understood by the employees, is extremely unfair to the
 carriers. They believe it's adoption
 would unduly favor a class who are
 now the highest paid wOrkingmen in America, and place an unreasonable
 burden on the railways, and an un-
 reasonable burden of increased rates on the public, which ultimately would have to pay the bill. There can be no social or economical justification for
 fixing a basis of wages which would enable men in train service to earn a days wage for an average of much less than eight hours work. The railway employees know, the railway managers know, and the public ought l to know that the train employees are 1 asking for an enormous increase in 1 wages in return for a counterfeit eight l hour day"
New Britain herald., 1916-08-24
E. R. EXECUTIVE
 HITS WILSON'S PLAN
Calls It Spurious and Unfair to
 Employers

Washington, Aug. 24.-Seven rea- sons why President Wilson's settle ment plan would not establish an eight-hOur day, as most people under stand it, were outlined last night by Jules Kruttschnitt, chairman of the Southern Pacific. The only result of the adoption of the Wilson plan, he points out, would be that the train service employees would work just as many hours as they do now, but at a much higher cost to the railroads. MT. Kruttschnitt's analysis of the Will son plan, which he calls "spurious,' explains some of the most important features of the controversy that are not generally understood by the pub lie. His statement says:
 It is not true that the railways are holding out against an eight-hour day in train service. What they would say if asked to grant a genuine eight-hour day in train service nobody can now say, but all assertions to the contrary notwithstanding, the train employees have not demanded a day requiring eight hours work; there fore, acceptance by us of President Wilson's proposal would not establish
 
 be that trainmen would work just as many hours as they now do, butsat much higher cost to the railroads.
 There are several reasons why the adoption of the mems plan, as in dorsed by President Wilson, would not establish an eight-hOur day.
 t'F'irst-The men do not ask that wages be based exclusively on hours, but both on miles and hours. They demand that eight or less, 100 or less, shall be paid for as day, as against the existing ten hours or less, 100 miles or less.
 ''Second-Nothing under this spur ious plan would prevent any number of employees from working more than eight hours. Their trains have speci- fled runs, and the number of hours employees are on duty depends now, and would depend hereafter, on the time required to make their runs. The sole difference between existing and proposed arrangements would be that overtime would begin two hours ear- Her, with a corresponding increase in operating expenses.
 "Third-Nothing in the proposed ar engagement requires the men to work
New Britain herald., 1916-08-24

as much as eight hours for days wage In other words, the railways would have to pay a days wage m a large proportion of cases in which they would not get eight hours Work for a days wage All who ran 100 miles or more in less than eight hours would get a days pay or more for less than eight hours work.
 Thousands of trainmen now work less than eight hours a day. Prac- tically all passenger trainmen make their runs in less than eight hours, the average being only about six hours. Many men in freight service regularly, and many others, frequent ly, make their runs in less than eight hours Under the proposed arrange ment all these men would continue to work less than eight hours for a days wage. The companies would pay gen. uine money for a counterfeit day, known to be such when rendered.
 "Fourth-In brief, the plan of the men contemplates that all men who now work more than eight hours a day shall receive a days pay for the first eight and overtime for all addi tional hours, but that none of those WIO HOW WOIh, lCoS lllIll C1Sul IIOulS should be required to give the com- panies any additional service. It is easy to fOresee the result.
 A Counterfeit Day.
 It would be that, without any change in actual working hours there would be established in railway train service a plan which would result in a days wage being paid for much less than an average eight hours work No train emplOye would work more than eight hours for $ days wage, while thousands would work less, Genuine pay for counterfeit day.
 "Fifth-In the existing as well as under the plan proposed, if any excess mileage were made the extra miles would have to be paid for at the same rate as the regular miles. But if less than 100 miles were made in eight hours the companies would have to pay the employees their full days wage nevertheless. On the other hand. II more than eight hours were con- stunned in running 100 miles the ex- cess hours must be paid for at a rate of fifty per cent. higher than the reg ular rate per hour.
 SiXth-The question at once arises: Ii the wage per hour after eight hours were increased fifty per cent,
New Britain herald., 1916-08-24
R0bINS' TWIRLERS
 BUMPED BY CUBS
Uncle Wilbert TrOtS Out Three
 But It Was No Use

Chicago, Aug. 24.-The Cubs did the same thing to three Brooklyn pitchers yesterday that the Robins put over on the local tWirlers Tuesday, and the home team won, 7 to 6. Wheezer Dell was the first of the Dodgers staff to have his fling. After the Cubs pounded him to the extent of five hits, and scored four times, Uncle Robbie yelled "enough' and Wheezer went to the bench. Larry Cheney was next summoned and survived until the opening of the fifth inning. During his incumbency the Cubs picked up two more hits and three additional counters, bringing the total up to seven. Sherrod Smith batted for Cheney in the fifth.
 When the fifth opened Uncle Robbie trotted out Appleton, the right-hand- CT, whom Colonel Ebbets esteemed too valuable to be handed to the Cubs in a deal for Heinie Zimmerman. Be that as it may, the Cubs were sub- nissive during Appleton's tenure of office, as, while they succeeded in getting a trio of hits, they failed to push across a tally
 Jimmy Lavender opened the game for the Tinkermen, but his moist ball didn't behave very well in the seventh, and, with the Dodgers dangerously near a tie score, Gene Packard was called upon. Packard stopped the
New Britain herald., 1916-08-24

flood of base hits in the seventh, but in the ninth it looked for a while as if he might suffer the same experi- ence as Lavender. With a man on second base however, Gene gave the accelerator 8 severe thrust and famed McCarty for the final out.
 The score:
 r h @ Chicago ...... 2221OOOO*-7 10 l Brooklyn ...... OO2OOO3O1-6 14 4 Batteries; Lavender, Packard and Elliott; Dell, Cheney, Appleton and Meyers.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-24

officer, but he never returned to face proof that this claim was untrue.
 When he found an apartment that took his eye he gave a check for years or half a years rent in ad- vance. If left alone in an apartment he usually managed-so the police say-to pocket whatever valuables were easily assimila bic. Sometimes he succeeded in getting change in cash for check that exceeded the stipulat' ed rental. Among the apartment houses that complained to the police were the Chesterfield at 26O Riverside Drive, the Cromwell at 600 Riverside Drive, and the houses at 2O5 West 1O5th street and Gil West 156th street
 Yesterday Harlem detectives learned that Brennier was in the TOmbs pris- on He had been arrested in Ellen vile, N. Y., on Monday by Headquar- ters Detective Haynes charged with stealing S35 from Arthur Werner and held in $500 bail in the TOmbs court.
 According to an anonymous mes sage received yesterday by Detective McGee of the Harlem branch, Bren- nier lis the man who has been rob- ping the millionaires' colony at Rhine cliff, N. .Y.'
 The police circular describing him says he is addicted to the use of drugs.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-24
ROBBED APARTMENT HOUSES
Club Young Man Who Fairly Radiated Money and Talked Yachts Was Also Handy at Writing Checks.

New York. Aug. 24-For the past six weeks agents and tenants of River side Drive apartment houses have been telling the Harlem detectives about a young man with a grand man. ner who was sWindling them by means of bad checks and plain theft.
 He went up and down the drive and through the side streets pretending to be looking for a furnished apartme ent on a years lease. He said he was Frederick Brennier of Kingston, a son of County Judge Brennier of Kings ton. He would point through windows at any yacht that caught his eye in the Hudson, saying, "That's mine. l want to get a home as near to her mooring place as possible.'
 His conversation was full of auto mo piles, country estates and wealthy friends. He gave as a reference the Marconi company at AZ Broadway, where he said he was an important
New Britain herald., 1916-08-24
ZIMMERMAN FINED $50.
Then President Weeghman Fires Him
 Ten Days.

Manager Joe Tinker of the Chicago National league baseball team an- nounced after yesterdays game in Chicago that he had fined Heine Zim- n1ernan, third baseman, $50. In the fifth inning, Zimmerman made single and the next man bunted. h. stead of stopping at second, Zimmer- man ran halfway to third, stopped and promptly was put out. Tinker was incensed and Zimmerman retort- ed to his arraignment angrily, it is said.
 The incident was reported to Presi- dent Weeghman, and he promptly as- serted that Zimmerman would not ap- pear in uniform again for at least ten days. I'm convinced that Zimmer- man isn't playing his best ball, Wseghman added, "and he'll either play his best for us or not at al.'
New Britain herald., 1916-08-24

They have been assured that if tho will stay out of New York and keel their mouths shut no harm will com to them where they are or when thel return. In a house in North Seven1 street, Philadelphia, were found tvI women who testified here again1 Yushe Botwin, a white shaver Wfa pleaded guilty to one indictment an against whom four more indictment are pending.
 "Our detectives also found In Pates son several women who arc wnnte here as witnesses. They had worke in New York for Samuel Kirsc known as Sam the Peddlar." The now say they left New York under promise of immunity from the vi trust blacklist if they stayed aw' until the trouble was over and did n talk"