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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
Brings Suit to Get
Invention Royalties

Seeking to recover royalties on his
invention of fluid valves, Francis H.
Brown of Stamford appeared before
Judge Curtis in the superior court
this morning to testify in his action
against Arnold L. Schavoir of SIAM
ford He claimed to have an agree
ment with 5chavoir by the terms of
which the defendant was to pay roy
alties on the number Of valves sold
the first year. was to pay for $50
valves In the second year and 500 the
third year. Schayoir declares that
agreements were called off. He has
) fled counterclaim for 5000 for
money loaned and materials furnished
to Brown. The court reserved de-
cision.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
Cool and dainty
new underClOtheS.

slipover nightgown is Of soft fine crepe and will
qure ironing Nice texture, grateful to tender skin
simple and pretty. White or flesh tint,-$1.
Pink crepe boomers are but Is cents. Excellent.
Batiste boomers wondrous light and good &c.
Comfy vests of fine nansook! Light down, de-
hghtfu Finished with embroidery edge and straps of
ribbon. ST.
Smart muslin skirts with rffle of embroidery
lace combination of both-$1.25.
Second floor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
GUAM TO ASSIST IN
INCREASING SUPPLY OF
FOOD FOR THE WORLD

Washington, May 15-Compulsory
farming is proposed for natives OF
Guam, the United States island pos
session in the Pacific, by law sub
rnitted to the insular congress and
communicated to the navy department
today. Persons without a, trade or
habuitual occupation" would be con.
sidered Migrants by the law and put
to work on their own farm or on land
to be loaned by the island government.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
WINS SUIT OVER NOTE.

Damages of $1o5.45 were awarded
Arthur Elwood of this city in suit
against H. o. Taylor of this city, ac-
cording to a decision handed down to-
day by Judge Scott in the common
pleas court. Elwood sued for 5000,
alleging Tailor owed him $50 on an
unpaid note and the balance on book
accounts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
MAY AMEND BILL.

Washington. May 15-Debate on
the war tax bill drew to a close in
the House today. Offering of amend
ments under the five minute rule is
the next stage and leaders hope that
a vote may be reached by the end of
the week.
Determined efforts will be made to
amend the bill to lower the excess
profit, income and automobile tax
schedules, and the proposed increased
postal rates on second class mail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
There are fashions
in hair-dreSsing.

Those fashions adapted here: modified to suit the
various types-for style is acceptable to all
Maybe this of the secrets Of good hair dressing
to adapt style properly.
Expert folks here ready to be of service to you
this way.
They do than dress the hairs shampoo ones hair
treat the scalp deity manicure the nails give facial
supply such needs required to sylefu hair
dressing.
These aids now Of special Interest,"
inchsw 2inchs
inchsw inchs
wavy,-$5.7B.
wavf-s150
o quaity-$1.25
Little childrens hair cutting is not bore but
joynlent when done here-for service is cheerful.
: :. floor s ~ 81
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
Survivors Of Torpedoed
Vessel Are Picked Up
By Passing Steamship

Paris May 15-One hundred and
fifty-eight survivors of the torpedoed
French passenger steamer Medjerda,
sunk while on her way from Algeria
to Marseilles, have been picked up
by a passing ship, it was learned to-
day.
Announcement of the sinking of the
Medjerda, a vessel of 1918 gross tons
was made yesterday by the French
ministry of marine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
GERTRUDE CAwTHoRN ASTON

Following brief illness, Gertrude
Cawthorn, wife of Thomas r. Aston.
president of the Aston Motor Co.,
died Sunday at. her home, 246 Housa-
tonic avenue, Stratford. Mrs. AS
ton was 20 years old and was secre-
4tary of the Aston Motor Co., previous
to her marriage to Mr.. Aston. She
is survived by her husband and an
eight months old son, Norman R.
Her father, Charles w. Cawthorn. OF
this city, also survives her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
Tar to be Used for
Grand st. Bridge Is
Destroyed by Fire

The entire supply of tar used in
connection with the construction of
the Grand street bridge, caught fire
from some unknown cause this morn
ing at 11:2O and was destroyed. The
barrels filed with the substance were
gathered in a lot at the foot of Stella
street, and while burning created bill
lows of smoke which could be seen for
great distance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
MOTORCYCLIST IS
TOSSED FROM HIS
SEAT INTO TRUCK
Strikes Rear of Motor Vehi-
Gle and Is Catapulted
Into It.

Colhding with the rear end of an
auto truck while riding q motorcycle,
Fred Wheeler, Jefferson avenue res
ident, was tossed headforemost into
the auto, suffering a possible concus-
sion OF the brain, decorations of the
scalp and severe Commissions.
The accident occurre,d at Penbrol,a
street and Boston avenue and is be-
ing investigated by Traffic Policeman
salmons. The motorcycle was wrecked
by the collision
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
OBITUARY
EVEIYN RITIINGER,

Following an illness Of a few days
with pneumonia, Evelyn, the nine
year-old daughter of William J. and
Anna Ritlinger, passed away early
yesterday morning, at the home OF
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs An
drew Bortnik, of 26 Peace street.
Stratford. She was pupil in the
Franklin school, and was a favorite
among her scho climates
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
H0LL VEG is
SILE N 7 ON
PEACE TERMS

Berlin, May Is, via London
Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg answered the peace
interpretations in the reichstag
today by saying that it would
not serve the interests of the
country to make a declaration
and therefore he declined to do
SO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
Bridgeport, Conn.
Tuesday, May is, 1917.
$3.50 buys girls
pretty gingham dress.
just one example,

Roman striped Bingham with wide belt edged
with white white band skirt sailor collar made
OF Bingham combined with white rep-and finished with
tie Of black taeta which has long ends running through
tabs in front of belt.
And the price is 81 so; who would spend time
sary to make such dress?
And there dozen other Styles stripes plads and
plain chambrays with the newest-style high waist
line. $15O
In every size from to IA.
Tasteful dresses in bright and cheerful colors for little
girls of to g. too
Chambray and bingham and popln; plads and plain
colors and stripes and great number of styles
75c to So.
See floor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
FRANCE ALARMED
AT RESIGNATION
OF M. CUCHK0FF
Impression Created That
Situation in Russis Is
Getting Worse.

Paris, May 15.-The resignation Of
the Russian minister of war, M. Ouch
koff, and Gen. Korniloff, the military
commander of Petrograd, have caused
a painful impression here and increas-
ed the feeling that the situation in
Russia is getting worse instead OF
better.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
EIIZABETH MuIS-

Elizabeth, wife of Frederick A.
Mills, formerly OF Southport, died
yesterday at her home, 81 Chestnut
street, South Norwalk, following a
long illness. Mrs. Mills is survived
by her husband, a sister Mrs. J. M.
Nettleton of Stamford, Mass, and a
brother George Inman Of Nevada.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15

Pittsburgh, May 15--With public
school officials from many parts Of the
United States in attendance, the sixth
annual convention of the National
Association of School Accounting Off.
GERS began here today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
SUE TO RECOVER ON NOTE

. Ths First Bridgeport National bank
has brought suit in the superior court
against the Modern Construction Co.,
local firm which is engaged on sew
eral big contracts. The action is to
recover $4,000 alleged to be due on
note. Money said to be due the
company for work on garage owned
by George c. Edwards, at John street
and West avenue, has been attach
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
CROWN PRINCE
CAPTURES FARM

Berlin, May Is, via London
Troops Of the German crown prince
have captured the farm of st. Berthe,
east Of Fort de Malmaison on the
Aisne front, today's army headquar-
tiers statement announces.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
JOINS AVIATION CORPS.

William e. Gould Of Milford has
enlisted in the aviation section, Signal
corps. U. 8. o. He gave his occupa-
ton as teacher.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
QUENCHES THE THIRST

Horsford's Acid Phosphate
A teaspoonful in a glass of water is
very refreshing to- the mouth and
throat. Buy a bottle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
LOCAL MAN AN HEIR.

Joseph Sliney Of SO Booth street,
this city, has been informed that he
is one of the heirs to an estate of
about $4,000, left by his grand
father in Haverstraw, NY.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
FIRE BOARD TO MEET.

A meeting of the board of fire com
nissoners will be held tomorrow at
1880 p. m. in the fire commissioners.
rooms.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
PUBLIC NOTICE
To the People of Bridgeport
and Vicinity

Now that the storm has subsidized
sufficie1fly we wish to thank you for
your hearty response to our invitation
to wait our store, the newest in the
Slater system, and we feel confident
that we merited your approval by
the tremendous amount of shoes sold,
our business Saturday and yesterday
assumed such proportions that we
were unable to give everyone the
proper amount of attention and SER
vice and to those we wish to apoio-
gize and to assure them that our de-
layed shipments have now arrived and
we are in position to take care Of
their wants in the customary Slater
style, which means saving of from
800 to $500 on all our high grade
shoes. Come in now and reap the
benefit, the same as thousands of
Bridgeport's citizens did on Saturday
and Monday.
Slater's Shoe Store
BRIDGEPORT
11cs-11so Main st.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
Bullecourt Position
Retained by British
After Hard Fighting

London, May ia heavy attack
was launched by the German today
on British positions in the Bullecourt
region, on the Arras front. Today's
statement says the Germans were re-
pulsed in the Bullecourt but that the
British advanced posts in the north
western portion of the village were
forced back a short distance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
See test of
Aladdin aluminium.

An Aladdin teaketle heats water to boiling quicker
than Of any other metal.
An Aladdin saucepan gets it's contents sewing in al
most no time An Aladdin doubleboier quickly COM
it's work of getting cereal ready for breakfast
All because Aladdin aluminium is quick transmitter
Of heat and distributes that heat evenly all utens
See the test Of Aladdin aluminium now being made
here Watch splenddly those utensils do their work
Notice the little features that make them easy to
handehandes that keep cool baihandles that stay in
place, that will not slip!
Tipped saucepans-oc to $780,
3. Berlin saucepans-S0c
Deeppu to
pots-$A60
Bread
to to
that makes
mintod boiler SIS
Tube Pie to =
Waffe 4Oa Biscuit to As.
These utensils at special price long the spe
cial supply LASTS
Double boiler quart size regular $3.50 $1S5
Percolators, regular $3.50 $2.10
Fourth
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
AERoPLANE FACTORY BURNS

Amsterdam. May lima large aero
plane factory in Copenick. near Ber-
lin, has been completely destroyed by
fire, according to the Handelsblad.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
Big Wednesday Sale

mid veek of nourus
quality goods Don't be waiting and looking for lower prices
best food the prices We believe the Mcan Market
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
Maryland's New Form of
ExtOrtiOn
Automobile Authorities Take Large Sums From Fathers and Mother
En- Route to See at Camp Meade

For and stupidity the people of the District
of Columbia must designate the Maryland automobile
horties the truest exponents especially those auhor
ties who fingered in the vicinity of Laurel yesterday and
took away fines ranging from $40 to $50 from fathers and
mothers who went to visit their sons at Camp Meade.
It's difficult enough to ride the sandy and rough
roads to the camp to get glimpse of boy who has been
drafted but is exasperatng to find magistrates and road
inspectors lacking to arrest army Of
fcers fastening to camp and to impose fines because one
of the two license plates required by Maryland had drop
ped off route because motorist claimed, the
speedomeeF varied exactly two miles from that of the
chine which sneaked alongside to detect possible offender
One man claimed, indeed, that attached to the
office of commissioner of motor vehicles in Baltimore
tuay egged motorists to exceed the speed limit by ap
pearng in low racing and whenever anyone attempted
to pass his the increased his speed thus causing
the innocent motorst to somewhat beyond the limit in
order get out Of the congestion As motorst fell
into the trap he promptly arrested
The Maryland authorities ought to investigate this
don not only because of the injustice of such tactics to
the motorists but because it leaves the impression that the
In question somehow reaps the benefit of the number
of arrests to his record each day.
Feeling between Maryland and the District of Columbia
has been bitter about automobile licenses for time but
the Maryland authorities going to try to exto money
every Sunday from people who i'll afford to pay fines
repeatedly because of technical Irregularities such the
dropping of license plate exceeding the speed limit by
mile two in order to pass traffic then redress must be
sought in Congress.
Reckless driving should be prohibited, but Senators
and Representatives from Maryland surely do not wish to
have it said that automobile authorities of their State
lacking in patriotism as to make the fathers and mothers
of drafted troops and army officers pay the salaries
of overzealous road inspectors 1t is situation
that should have the earnest consideration of the governor
of Maryland or the Maryland Council of Defense.
The Washington times., 1917-09-24

And this from youthful friend J. Langford
Stack Of Chicago wonderfully prosperous, although
have seen him playing polo jumping horses fences
Buying houses Honolulu and Augusta but working
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
All Very Well, But How Would You Like
to Have Frank NOyes, of the
Star, For Competitor!
Continued From First COlumn.)


home after he had his Koran ready for sae to spend our
days crying out to his followers This way please, we
have an Improvement on the Koran"
But that would have been reasonable conservative
business enterprise compared with camping outside the tent
of Frank Noyess Washington Star crying out This way
please we write better editorials with left hand than
Frank Noyes can write with both hands put together"
We print such letters those above without believing
them deserved and in spite of the fact that they shock
our modesty because need outside help to believe that
it is possible make headway against that dominating
Noyes-Star Noyes! Yes Star! Yes But both together
tough combination.
Shall we in the end like Brother Job find ourselves
and six thousand came and thousand yoke of oxen and
q thousand she asses"
Perhaps So we hope And IF so, shall owe it
to friends such those quoted here.
Meanwhile we have not read Job backward and forward
year after year. for nothing Bois could not HIM
Noyes shall U.s. and for his Star say it:
How long will ye my soul, and break in pieces
wors? Keep your eye The Times Sunday and daily
circulation and learn that the Star in heaven and the
greatest Noyes earth be with loving patti
ence-pus news features good comic page, and
sional readable editorial.
The circulation of The TIMES is strong healthy and
GROWING. Times advertising to newspaper the
coal to ship, is GROWING.
Washington is generous in praise, and above all life in
Washington Mr. Stack points out is Life in the most
interesting city in America. y
Here we shall sit like the ancient shepherd the plain
watching that Star glad to enjoy its light while
it shines with full brightness much obliged to it, if will
shine little less brightly
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
Let Your Work Speak
for Itself
Once OUers

By Ns-use
Some talented
for them artificial impress others with their ab1 ana
Of
You. perhaps among fortunate few
You feel that
worth to those whom n = busine way
You contemplate putting want vour
name to spell success wherever mentioned
Well, Dragging won't 10
you better than you would not
have to word about not brag
However, 70 around like COW WITH
There happy medium Of sf+espect which
permissible and your
capacity
Confidence IN yourself you s.
after for business or position
The Washington times., 1917-09-24

n IDING downtown this morn
n ing l overheard a conver-
sation between two men
They were speaking of a third
man.
Jones might fill the job" said
one Hes clever enough. What
sort of chap is he, personally?
The other answered without hes
itation.
"a bounder," he said briskly.
"Beastly manners"
"Then he's out of it said the
first speaker. "HOw about Rog-
ers?"
The qualifications of the second
man were taken up. Both speak
ers were through with Jones.
They had classified and shelved
him.
The episode reminded me of a
conversation held during a COM
mittee meeting l attended the
other day.
The committee needed a new
office assistant, and the qualiica-
tions of different candidates were
under consideration. In the mat
ter of ability and references one
candidate seemingly stood far
above the rest
"What sort of a girl is she? ?"
asked the chairman of the commit
tee.
The only woman who had met
the girl hesitated.
"Why," she admitted at last,
cher manners are not very good.
She's brusque-almost rude"
"Then she's impossible" de-
clared the chairman. "This posi-
ton calls for a woman with kind
ness and tact"
The candidates name was
dropped, and a less expert worker
was given the position.
The memory of that episode re-
called still a third, in which the
president of a great firm was
speaking to me about . man We
both knew.
ave had N opening here last
year." said the president. at was
a fine one, and l wanted to offer it
to him. He could have filled it
perfectly, for he's a splendid
worker. But / couldn't even sug-
gest his name to our board Of di-
rectors. His manners are too
RtSOciOHG ] suppose" the presi-
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
The Question of Manners
Vital In the Business World

vital In the Business WoIlo
All three episodes set me to
thinking, and the result of the re-
Election was encouraging.
Evidently, in the business world
today, the question Of manner is
more important than ever before.
Evidently, manner is now given
its proper place in the workers
claims to recognition.
Evidently, that being the case,
we shall have better and better
manners in the business world
and a higher standard of manners
will also be demanded elsewhere,
to the benefit of workers and their
work.
For these men and women
whose conversations have quoted
were not thinking of surface man.
ners, of those rules of etiquette
which tell one when to rise and
when to be seated and which fork
to use.
They were not considering social
polish or the lack of it.
They were considering the
CHARACTER of their subjects
the basic personalities betrayed by
the manners of the persons they
were discussing.
For the question of manner, or
manners" goes far deeper than
many realize. Manners, good or
bad, betray the hearts and the
souls of their possessors.
Often, by a word, even by a
glance, a man, Cutwardly all that
he should be, betrays to the see
ing eye the fact that he is not
sound at the core.
The possession of good manners
will not save him from this reve-
Iation. Good manners may mean
much, or thev may mean nothing.
Some excessively polite persons
have atrocious manners. Others,
with no manners" at all, certain
ly with no knowledge Of social
rules, are so invariably kind and
considerate that all who know
them love them.
The rudest man know has per-
feet surface mannr-s. It would be
The Washington times., 1917-09-24

dent added slowly, "that man has
made himself one of the best
hated men in New York.
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
The Big-Hearted Man
In the All-Night Train

Once, while | was making an
all-night journey in Germany, a
man entered the compartment in
which my friend and l were sit
ting. 1t was late at night, and he
at once 0roceeded to make him
self comfortable.
He utterly ignored out existence.
He took off his coat. He took off
his collar. He seemed about to
take off his shoes, but thought
better of it.
Then he stretched himself out
on the opposite seat, filling the
space intended for three persons,
and went to sleep, snoring loudly.
An hour later a woman and two
little children entered the COM
partment. One child was a baby
of two. The other was between
three and four.
1t was plain that the three had
already made a long Journey and
and that they were in the last
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
This Person Controls Thirty
Theatrical Corporations And
He and Providence Only Know
| How Many Theaters
He Seems to Think That the Readers of The TIMES Are
Good Family to Reach Through Advertising
v Many Theaters


o International Vaudeville
RrOokEide Amusement Marcus Booking Agency
Amusement Corporation Theatres Lid
Amusement Corporation Marcus Incorporated
Empress Corporation Vaudeville
0lendTe Amusement Corp. Monarch Amusement Company
Company Corporation
Greeley Amusement Columbia
H Amusement
Y Fall River Amusement
Low Amusement 10th Century Amusement Company
Warwick Amusement Corp
Executive Offices 1493-1505 Broadway, New York.
September H. 1917.
II. Arthur Brisbane
Care Of Washington Times,
Washington D. O.
Ny dear Mr. Brisbane
The management Of my Columbia Theatre in Washing
ton has Just reported the extraordinary results of the
fun page advertisement of Mary Pcord published in the
washington Times Three thousand in three days
turned away from the theatre which packed at every
performance Inever had any doubt that newspaper edited
would prove to be the best possible medium for high
class advertising congratulate you this wonderful dem
onstion Of the advertising in your paper in the Of
these Mary Pcdord performances Yours very tuly,
MARCUS L0EW.
MIL
Address All Communications to the Company Signed.
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
By Eliza b eth Jordan.

impossible for him to remain
seated. in the presence of a lady,
unless she, too, were seated. Meet
ing her on a cold day he would un-
doubtedly stand with his hat in his
hand while he spoke to her.
But before he parted from her
he would certainly say something
that cut and stung. For this man
prides himself on saying things no
one else would dare to say-sar-
castle, bitter, personal things,
thinly cloaked by humor.
81 see you are still obstructing
traffic." was his pleasant greeting
to a plump woman who he knew
was very sensitive as to her in
creasing plumpness.
No amount of surface "man-
ners" can make such a man appear
a gentleman. With every edged
speech that drops from his bitter
tongue he proves himself what
he is. Day by day his friends are
falling away from him. 1t is to
such as be is that big men hesi-
tate to offer big positions.
In a way equally eloquent and
convincing a man with no surface
manners" at all, or with ap-
pallingly bad ones, will often show
himself for what he is.