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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
PASTOR AS
 | HE LAUDS KAISER
Woman Tells How She Led on Rev. MT. Beussel,
 Alleged Traitor.

Hartford, July 16-How the Rev. Theodore Beussel. pastor of the German Lutheran church of Bristol, was wined and dined by a woman de- tective of the American Protective League and how he entertained her at the meal with eulogy of Ger many, was told before Judge Harlan B. Howe in the Federal Court here.
 Miss Leonore Murphy, the Protec- | tive League detective, testified that before she went to bed that night she jctted down everything Beussel had said and that she made affidavit to it in the morning. Also in the party was Mrs. Marie c. Kerr of Searsport, Me. who corroborated the testimony as to disloyal utterances. The Rev. MT. Beussel was charged with using scurri1ous and abusive language il references to the forces of the United States and of openly favoring Ger many. The women testified that on the | trip here from Bristol MT. Beussel wanted to eat at a Chinese restaurant, but when Miss Murphy agreed to pay the bill he went to a hotel and ordered | champagne. He said, Mrs. Kerr tes- tif1ed, that American soldiers could be bought for $5 apiece, whereas the German soldiers were true to death. He ended by criticising the appear ance of American officers. On the way home she said he asked her to take off a small American flag she wore.
 Miss Murphy said she went from Boston to Bristol to find out if Bues- sel was disloyaI. She said she re- ceived $3O and expenses from the League and that this was her first case. On May 27 she showed the minister magazine article and ask | ed him to discuss 1t. He refused, saying she might be detective but he soon began to praise the Ger mans.
 Buessel, she testified, said he did not approve of the Red Cross and charged that men were getting com missions for collecting for it. While Germany had Hindenburg and gem erals like him the Allies would never get anywhere. Miss Murphy said Buessel went on.
 The clergyman entered a plea of not guilty and waived the reading of the indictment of nine counts. Testi- flying in his own behalf he said he had no aims, hopes, nor interests except those of the United States. He de- nied recollecting the remarks attrib- uted to him.
 F liquor on both occasions when Mrs Kerr and Miss Murphy alleged he made disIoyal remarks. He was not ordinarily a drinking man, he said. and was easily affected by intoxicants He was still testifying when adjourn ment was taNen.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16

The next time you are near a flying field you may see some speedy young bird man gunning after flight of tiny red, blue and yellow balloons. And you will probably feel that those bal looms bear so marked family resem- blance to the toy sort, of circus day, and old-home week that they might almost be the same thing. They might be. For, allowing for a cer- tain difference in size, that Is precise ly what they are. For some time now the American top maker has been in the war.
 It is not a pleasant thought. Even the fact that it is for the good and happiness of all future kiddies we are fighting can't quite make it that. And if we follow England's kindly lead we'll never allow the maker of toys to cease, wholly and altogether, from making them. To insure that, the mighty British munitions board has, year after year, given up settled pro- portion even of it's precious lead. The German Way.
 By Germany we have been shown the road in a rather different way. While, by the paid propaganda of both trade and Government, we have been asked to see in the simple rustic toy maker of the Hartz and the Black Forest the true soul and spirit of great, children-loving, deep-hearted Deutschland, the entire industry has long been at work upon every sort of internal war supplies from bombs to flame throwers. As early as 1916 | many's leading toy manufacturers, were, from such work paying the greatest dividends in the history of l their business. Our toy makers are not making bombs and flame throwers But they are with the Government | heart and soul. And one contribu- | ton they have been able to make is in a sense, psychological.
 This war;" it has often enough been said, lis going to be won by Yankee ingenuity. It is some new thing that will turn the trick" Most | of our toy men are Yankees. The very nature of their business has made an unceasing quest for the new thing part and parcel of their mental pro- cesses. And, improbable as 1t may sound, already that has begun to make itself felt. In certain of our time fuses in parts of our gas masks, and in a dozen other places in the great war machine. They are small in. ventors, but exactly the idea that was needed, which, for the best of reason. must be enough on that line. What are they actually making in their fac. tories?.
 Toy Desks For Officers.
 /, If you took no more than frs look you might easily come away witt the belief that they are still making only toys. The red and blue balloons l offer a good example. But here arc some others supplied by the makers
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
FOR WARRENITING
 OF STILLMAN ST,

At the meeting of the Board of AL dermen last evening the report of the committee on streets and sidewalks contained 8 clause that Stillman street between Pembroke and Hallett Sts would be warrenited.
 This clause was much argumented by Alderman Cornell who said that when he asked that a section of flaw ley avenue be warrenited he was told that the government would not allow the laying of Warrenite at this time
 Alderman MacFayden answered that the section of Stillman street that was to be warrenited lay in front of the Garfield school and it was to the accommodation of the school children that it was to done.
 MT. Cornell answered that the roads were not made for the children.
 A vote was then taken and show ed 15 in favor of the paving and four opposed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
UPTON CLEK HELD
 FOR FORCING CHECK

Washington, July 16-W. T. Moran, chief of the Secret Service, announc- ed today that James Benjamin Vaughan, a youth under arrest at Seattle, had confessed to stealing one hundred blank government checks from the Quartermaster's office at Camp Upton, N. Y, and passing twen- ty-eight of them for amounts aggre- gating more than S3,000. The checks were cashed by merchants and hotels in New York, Chicago. San Francisco and Seattle. They bore the forged signature of Major Willis B. Hayes, acting quartermaster at Camp Upton, the Secret Service charges.
 Vaughan is twenty three years old, native of Spartansburg, s. C., and until May p was employed as clerk in the Camp Upton quartermaster's s office. He is awaiting extradition to New York for trial.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
Ignore Protest of
 Alderman Cornell

Some pertinent questions were asked by Alderman J. A. Cornell at the meeting of the council last night re- ganding different prices for material used by the city. During the discus sion of the finance committee report, approving large number of bills, oCrnell made the assertion that out of town firms were being paid higher prices for materials used here than local concerns, and he instanced bills of the Leary Go. for cement sewer pipe, as against bills of the B. D. Pierce, Jr., Co. for the same material, the latter being little more than half of the former. He made number of similar comparisons.
 Mayor Wilson told the alderman if he would consult the city auditor the explanation would be available. De- spite Alderman Corne1ls opposition the report was accepted
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
FORM SWIMMING GLASSES.

Swimming classes for young girls and boys are to be instructed at Sea- side park. Wednesday for girls at- tending playgrounds at Old Mill Green, Yellow Mill, waltersvile, Mo Kinley and Hall schools and Friday is reserved for boys.
 Games in voIley ball between the classes at the different playgrounds have been arranged and are as fol- lows: Whittier school at Black Rock; Elias Howe, Jr., school at Maplewood; Prospect at Lafayette; Madison at Shelton; Yellow Mill at Old Mill Green: Hall at Mckinley school.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
SAY MANUFACTURERS ARE
 WORKING FOR U. s. GOVT.

of wooden toys. Two factories. or factory units, make respectively tool boxes and toy blackboards. When you see them in sections before they are finally put together you would be quite sure, if it weren't for the ab sence of certain wide pieces and the presence of certain long ones, that they were going to form just the same tool boxes, and blackboards as before. As a matter of fact, they are going to end up as trench periscopes. The toy-furniture section is headed in the same direction; and only slightly diff ferent is the goal of the good old ster- eopticon of the corner whatnot-now representing an industry which the war has survived. But the toy desk gives us the best case in point The toy desk is now a knee, or field desk for officers.
 l. Fire Engines.
 Magic lanterns and postcard pro- jectors" have now become similar things with very different purposes; call them toys for the Kaiser, if you like. If this years bathing beach, es do not seem to be spread with quite so many thousand patriotic sand pails as before, it is because their manufac- turer is now making tin tubes for sol diers' toothbrushes. As any gentle man between the age of 4 and T can tell you, one of the most perfect and l priceless objects found in Christmas stockings is the iron fire engine. The molding sand which once made it's small castings will soon, it is believed, be making things which, when ex- ported to the German side of No Mans Land, will be little fire engines of quite another sort. Our "educa- tional toys''-that is, chemistry boxes, wireless sets,l and the like-have for years been famous. While we need not be too specific, their makers are going to do some much-needed edu- cational work for Deutschtum.
 l The biggest contribution of all, however, in war supplies, if not in ideas, is likely to be made by our man. ufacturers of fine die-made toys. The electric train running on it's self switching tracks, the miniature steam engine, and the 3-foot aeroplane that l SdA ny IOE Ildll d ulll0 dEG uOI 1OunO on every Christmas tree. But it is into them that our toymen have put their finished art. For one electric train alone the dies cost $125,00O, and it took two years to make them. For a well-known American air rifle the
 dies cost $150,O00. And toy facto-
 ries of that kind are now at work for Uncle Sam. In one case the output
 was so nearly perfect that the Gov
 ernment increased it's demands three
 times within the year, and that fac
 tory is now making no toys at all. Ir
 another case the whole product, in the
 form of one exceedingly necessary fit
 ting for gasoline engines, goes by mo-
 tor truck, as fast as it can be manu-
 factured, to a Detroit citizen, by name Henry Ford.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
Prevent Spread of
 German Propaganda

There was a meeting of Four Min ute men last night at the Algonquin club, and the principal subject under discussion was the prevention of tho spreading of German propaganda among the Russian workmen in the city, many of which are employed in war industries. There are about 10,- 900 Russians in the factories of the city. and Russia speakers are in great demand. the appeal having come from loyal Russians.
 A state convention of the Four Minute men will be held here in Oc- tober, and a telegram making the an- nouncement, and also warning against 1nsidious propaganda" was received from State Chairman G. B. filling.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
CAPTAIN HARRY PORTER

" HE RETURN of Captain Harry Porter to Bridgeport re-
 calls stirring days of the past and especially the time when in the Olympic games Porter outumped the cham pons of the world and the Americans had no difficulty Tn cleaning up the prizes.
 Those Olympic games may be taken symbol of the re- aon American to European troops The American boys will be found to have at least shade the best ot It, Just as they had in the games
 The army has in it's ranks hundreds of men like Porter who have distinguished themselves in athletics These doing credit to themselves and to America
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
New Members In
 Commerce Chamber

At meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last evening, reports were made on the number of new mem bers secured in the membership drive now on. Bradford D. Pierce, Jr., secured 24 of the 6S who were voted in, and it is hoped that 1000 new members will be secured before the end of the year.
 Seventeen directors were present, and many important matters cana up for consideration the new build- ing for the Chamber being also dis cussed. A committee was appoint ed to aid the government in the in- qufry regarding rent profteering. which consists of George E. Craw- ford, B. H. Dillon and Albert E. Lavery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
CELEBRATES HIS
 31ST MILESTONE

J. J. Meyers passed his 31st mile stone as resident of this city yes- terday and in honor of the occasion entertained a number of his friends at the City club on Sunday evening. Mir. Meyers has been in business at 1SS Fairfield avenue for long term of years and Is very we'll known. He is one of the solid dependable citizens of Bridgeport and has prospered in his chosen work.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
RESERVE MARKET
 FOR PRODUCERS

The Bridgeport Producers Market, at the corner of Wall and Water streets may be used by producers alone, according to an ordinance adopted by the Board of Aldermen last night. The violation of this or dinance will mean a fine of not more than $100. The market will be di. vided into stalls, and each occupant will be responsible for the cleanliness of his stall, unless 1t is vacant before 6 o'clock in the morning. The mar. ket will open at a. m.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
STOCKS ARE UP ON
 FAVORABLE NEWS

New York, July 16-Wa1l street ex- pressed it's encouragement over the favorable war news by a general ad- vance of one to almost two points at the opening of the stock market to- day.
 In few instances these gains were exceeded but profit taking sales soon caused moderate reaction. Deal ings at the start were unusually ac- tive and broad, in marked contrast with the recent apathy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
Warner Back From
 Front For Y. M. c. A,

A worker in the Y. M. c. A. service near the front line trenches, Philip Warner, is back home for a few months. He was called home on &C., count of sickenss in the family, and will remain to tour the country, speaking for the Y. M. c. A.
 He speaks in glowing terms of the American soldier, and of the work being done among them by the "Y," on the other side. The huts of the asso- ciation are the brightest spots in the soldiers life, and MT. Warmers expe- riences are most interesting.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
NO ACTION TAKEN
 ON ISSUE OF BONDS

Before half of the meeting of the Board of AldermeU was over Mayor Clifford B. Wilson left the Council and turned over the presiding chair to President of the Board Alderman R. N. B1akesIee.
 It was expected that he would ask the Council to sanction the issuing of bonds for s9OO,O0O to be used in the construction of the new sewage disposal plant and some of 1t for streets and sidewalks but he left without mentioning it. It is expect ed that this will come up at the next meeting which will be held or August 5.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
Embroideries /! Madame
and various dainty etceteras for the I
 lingerie and white frocks

Petticoat Flouncings, some at 39 and 50 cts
 Attractive Motifs, butter flies, bowknots, medallions round or oval, maple leaves and squares of great beauty, ready to apply to garments and only requiring a few stitches. From 5 to 25 cts.
 Seam Bindings and Rib bon Readings in great vari- ety.
 Embroidery for Baby Dresses, little yokes all made ready to insert.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
BRIDGEPORT POPULATION 1917.
Connecticut Health Bu1letin.)

(COnnecticut Health BuIletin.)
 By U. S. census method .124,717 By school census method .152,524 By actual city census. .172,113 By U. s. estimate from drafS.
 registration PTS, 9O6
 It can be clearly seen that popu- lation calculated on the school census is conservative and is the only one that can be applied to all cities and towns throughout the state. All statistics based on population given in the Health Bulletin will follow this method until the taking of the next census in 1920. Annual reports will doubtless carry both the populations by the United States census method and the school census method.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
Suspend Ordinances
 For the Government

City ordinances regarding building operations are to be set aside if they conflict with the building which is to be done in Bridgeport by the Bridge port Housing Go. under the Federal appropriation act The city rules for plumbing and brick walls will not be followed, and the city officials will not hamper government work by the enforcing of their rules.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
HELD AT HILLSIDE.

John Woods, 20, of 2S2s Fairfield avenue was taken to Hillside Home yesterday and Is being held at that institution under observation on ac- count of his peculiar actions. He was arrested yesterday by Patrolman Hen nessey after he had made repeated efforts to locate young woman whom 'o said had spoken to him several
 9eks ago. He claims relationship with everyone in Bridgeport and Dr. Harry II. Weiss. of the Emergency Hospital thought 1t best to have him under ob- survation for few days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16

Secretary Baker announced that over 450 battieplanes have been sent abroad up to July 5, equipped with Liberty Motors.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16

It is good that through wartime the A m erican woman should retain her sim pie elegance in dress. It goes far to prevent discourage m nt and down-heartedness. Of course she expects to meet and cover up her worriments and her own appearance will help in that. The con- sciousness of being well dressed is wonderfully sustaining in troublous times.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
Laces of many kinds for collars and dress trimmings

Filet Lace if you wish to be in style It must adorn voe dresses and run round the edges of col lars machine made FiIet pass itself off for the real article most any time.
 Venise Edges are rarely beautiful and when on organdie and combined with little fine embroidery the effect is wonderful.
 A fine organdie with scallop and edge of Venise, has running vine of embroidery in mgnonette green and forgetmenot blue.
 Gray embroidery is wonderfully delicate on white with Venise.
 Lace Flouncings are in black, white or cream color
 Bretonne Nets 72 inches wide from 59 cts to $20O
 Round and Square Mesh Val Laces in large as- sortment all widths.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16

Center aisle, main floor.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-05-17
ANCIENT LAW INVOKED
BY MONEYS LAWYERS

SAN FRANCISCO, May 11-When
it was believed that every legal
action had been exhausted in the
defense of Thos. J. Mooney and
inc case was now in the hands of
Governor Stephens, Moneys attor-
neys sprung a surprise by citing the
ancient English writ of "coram no
bis" (before us). This writ per-
mits convicted persons to appeal to
their sovereign under the old Eng
fish custom, or common law, and
could protest any official fraud that
might have caused their conviction.
Moneys attorneys cite this Gus
tom to support their claim that
courts have inherent power to set
aside judgment secured through
fraud. The attorneys assure the
court that if it will support them
n this claim they will prove that
the prosecution used improper meth
DDS in securing the conviction Of
,heir client,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-05-17
REGISTER!
RECISTER!!
REGISTER, y!

The registration books will be
open on Tuesday and Friday eve
nings until the 18th when they will
be closed until after the special cleo
ton which, though not yet called,
will probably be held on the 9Th of
June.
Register and sign:
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-05-17
THE PRICE OF VICTORY
AND THE COST OF DEFEAT

Nc matter what it costs in money,
We shall find it cheaper to win than
osc the war.
The Germans are the most ruth
less tax collectors on earth. They
Xpect America to pay for the war.
Their newspapers talk of an in
lemnity Of $25,0O0,00O,00O, When
hey have the power the Prussian
4utocrats have no difficulty in col
letting.
Brussels, after many fines and
taxes, was punished by fine of
100000 francs 'on account of the
attack made upon German soldier
by Ryckere, one of its police of
ficials."
LuneviIle was fined $4,000 francs
because of an alleged attack by
some inhabitants.
Cardinal MERCER complains that
5G0,000,000 francs were imposed on
impoverished Belgium by December
OF the first year. IN November
1915, the Prussians .decreed that the
contribution be increased to 100000
600 francs month from bled-white
Belgium. Later it was raised to
100000 francs monthly.
These instances may be increased
indefinitely. At last the Belgian
men were carried away into slavery.
Later this was done in Poland.
1t will be far cheaper to pay now
than to pay when Germany sets the
price.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-05-17
MEMBERS OF THE
BISBEE BUNCH
MAY GET THEIRS"

Seldom do gangs of lynchers, con
spirators or others who take unto
themselves the regulation of com
munity affairs have to answer for
their violations Of law, bat the mine
officials and citizens Of Bisbee and
Warren, Arizona, may have to face
trial for their high-handed manner
Of cleaning their districts of people
Objectionable to their bosses, the
mine owners. 1t might be worth
while to read the telegram of last
Tuesday (quotcd below and watch
for further developments. The fol-
lowing is the telegram:
Investigation by the department
of justice Of the deportation of
1856 copper mine workers from the
Bisbee and the Warren districts of
Arizona last July has developed APP
parent violation of the law, it was
disclosed today, and Assistant At
torney General William Fits and
Oliver f. Papan, special attorney
for Indictment cases have gone to
Tucson, Ariz., where a United States
grand jury is in session.
"The investigators reported that
in their opinion the number Of cit
liens Of Bisbee and other towns re
sponsible for the forced deporta-
tons violated federal laws forbid
ding conspiracy to deprive citizens
Of their constitutional rights,
THE department of justice has
been investigating the deportation
since last fall
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-05-17

American cause and American wo-
men not to feel proud of our Al
lance" she said, and that sums up
the whole attitude of the British
women war workers, than whom
none has a better understanding of
the American position in the war or
higher regard for Americas de
termination.
Women are not doing war work
as pastime, but in grim earnest
"a vital affair on which the very
lives of the British troops at the
front depend.
I'VE think our blue and brown
smocks and trouscrettes are as hon
orabe and significant a uniform
as that of the soldiers in khaki, y
said enc young woman who was
Engaged in the dangerous handling
Of cordle. All women who work
On machinery wear trouserettes and
many have had their hair cut short
n the interest of safety and com
fort Tradition and feminine foibles
nave been discarded without com
plant.
These women-thousand upon
housansd of them-stand by their
machines as determined as ever SOL
liens were and feeling that in their
work. they are fighting as good a
light as though they were men in
heir first lines Of France and Elan
lers.