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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13
''Bill" Poten on
 Way to Long Hill
 How Good Navy Is

Bill" Poten, as he is fan1iilarly called by the boys at Pelham Bay Naval Station, passed through Bridge port Wednesday evening on his way to his home at Long Hill. Poten, who is taking a 24-hour leave of absence from his duties as head secretary of the Y. M. c. A. at the Isolation camp at Pelham Bay, told a Times repre- sentative that these are certainly busy days at the naval station.
 On Wednesday 2,S0O returning naval men from overseas landed at the camp. These men were from the diff ferent branches of the Navy, Marines, Naval Aero men, Mine Sweepers and others fresh from active service. Some had been in service for a short time, while there were others who wore the five bars showing 20 years service for Uncle Sam.
 To illustrate how the Y. M. c. A. is able to serve these men, MT. Poten mentioned that each man was given postcards so he could notify his friends or relatives of his arrival. Seven hundred and eighty telegrams were sent for the men, and IT, 300 francs were exchanged to U. s. cur rency. Poten backed up the state ment that has been made in regard to the improved morale of the navy in saying that it would be hard any where to find a finer bunch of men than he comes in contact with daily at Pelham Bay.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13
Behind TEE FootIights
PLAZA

"Kultur," an impressive review of war events in Europe. Red Cross films taken in air and on land in Serbia by Red Cross agents, topical films showing the departure of President Wilson from the United States, the landing of wounded American soldiers in the United States and an cxcep- tional bill of vaudeville makes the Plaza theatre a center of attraction today and tomorrow. The opening show yesterday divulged both educa- tional, interesting and absorbing en- tertainment features throughout.
 Miss Gladys Broczwel, in 'Kultur' shows the vampire type q woman at her utmost. 1.-the and sinuous, hav- ing a magnetic personality upon the screen Miss Brockwell has assumed inc more important roles in all the leading photoplays of the season. Her efforts iN this piece disclosing the trickery of foreign courts and the underhand diplomacy which ended Central Europe, is distinct from any other type of acting. The great film in its many roles makes an impression that is lasting in its poignancy Of bit terness and love defeat.
 Serbia, the great snowcapped mountains, the plains with millions ot soldiers encamped and the fierce and ferocious fighting high in the clouds which has been recorded by Red Cross motion picture cameras is wonderful beyond belief. It is another country transported across seas and laid dowr in America at the Plaza theatre. Sc detailed is this account Of progress 1T the little country that the eye mus see to behold it.
 On the stage the Otaga Troupe O Japanese jiu iutsu artists, show Bridgeport the full art. Not only art the displays so timed that one cal learn but the exhibition is ferociou in it's reality A diminutive woman does wonders in protecting hersel from 2 assault. Jackson and Cassady clever pair ct artists, produce sketch that keeps the interest focuset throughout Johnson and Crane, pleasing pair of singers and dance ex ponents, cleverly entertain, and tn Carroll Sisters bring freshness o theatrical effort to the variety stage.
 The Plaza program is unusual i its excellence and should draw larg audiences for the limited engagement
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13
PARK

'-rhe Best Show in Town" is the title of the production presented at the Park theater the latter part of this week by James B. Cooper, and this burlesque which has been her aided as the best on the bills, easily lives up to it's name. Certainly 1t was the best that has been presented to Park theater goers in the line of burlesque this season.
 With 10 scenes, and ii principals, in addition to special Psrisian posing number, a variety of music, comedy, dancing and tableaux is given in such @ way that it cannot fail to receive plaudits from the audience.
 Frank Hunter in the leading role, provokes roars of laughter and gains rounds of applause. As negro comedian he is good, as an Italian comedian he is better. He can dance, he can sing, and he can hold his place with any of the modern day acrobats. What more can even a critical audience expect.
 Mamie Koler, an old time favor ite in Bridgeport, is again in the limelight, and teamed up with Hunt CT, he presents some side-splitting dialogues.
 Virginia Ware, Margie Winters Mattie DeLece and Helen McArdle, the female principals. are far above the average of their kind. Miss Lynr Canter, the prima donna, has an ex' ceptionally good voice for the bur lesque stage, and her smart person alfty helps more than @ little bit.
 All in all, the show, as said before { is worthy of the name.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13
DEMANDS REVENUE ACTION.

Senate that better progress must be made on the consideration of the $6,0O0, 100000 revenue bill was given yesterday by Senator Simmons, chair man of the finance committee. Sena- tor Simmons said discussion of sub jects not related to the bill must be put aside.
 He succeeded in getting the senate to ttke 8 recess instead of an ad- journment, so that when it meets to- day, the revenue bill, as the unfin- ished business, will come immediate ly before the senate. There was nc debate on the bill yesterday, the en-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13
DENT BILL IS
 NOT SATISFACTORY

Washington, Dec. 13 - Dissatisfac- ton with the governments cancella- tion of war contracts is expressed by dozens of manufacturers who have come here. The Dent bill, to take care of manufacturers who accepted war work in good faith and began making up war supplies without re- ceiving signed contracts, is declared no remedy.
 Among the leading protestants are the shoe interests. An agreement for settlement for millions of pairs of army shoes that will not be needed was reached, but it Is asserted it was nbrogated by the quartermaster gen erals department.
 An effort to induce the War Indus tries Board to straighten matters out failed, the board holding 1t had no Jurisdiction. But Chairman Baruch said yesterday:
 NO contractor, whether the form of his contract Is acceptable or not in legal sense. should be allowed tc suffer. Tho War Industries Board takes the positlon that every agree ment made by the gavernment should be lived up to. TheNNgovernment 1! too big to attempt to take advantage of the contractors who accepted il good faith it's assurances regarding orders"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13

but the loans are needed; S100,O0O will be required by our Palestine Sup plies Department and our Palestine Service and Information Department the latter, the machinery by which people will eventually be aided to go from lover here" to lover there." We spent $25,000 organizing the Jewish Legion-that fine body of Jewish sol diers who have been mentioned all over the world for their participation in the final stages of the Palestine campaign and we shall have to spend s50,000 in caring for the dependent families of these Jewish soldiers.
 ''The balance we will spend in the United States and elsewhere for the purposes of the organization. We are spending $60,OOO this year on our education department; $12,000 on Hebrew education and probably a third more of that sum on propa- ganda for the Hebrew language. We are in touch with 1900 to 200O places in the United States alone. It takes 200 persons to carry on our work at 55 Fifth avenue, and we require about $1,000 a day to keep all this complex human machinery going building up, developing, systemizing planning for over there.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13
POL1'S
(ReT1ew)

Dorothy Gish, whose characteriza- tion of the Little Disturber in Hearts of the World won her a permanent place in the hearts of all picture fans, is appearing at Polfs the last three days of this week in '"The Hope Chest" She brings the same captivat- ing peronality into this jicture and it is one well worth seeing. Co-star- ring with her is La Berenicia with her big supporting company and the two head Q very attractive bill.
 The feature act is rather different from the usual run of such produc- tions and Princess Kla-W -Wah-N, a
 harpist of no mean ability is a dis
 tinct addition to the cast. The Egyp- tian, Greek and Indian dances were finely done and evoked the enthusias-
 tic applause of the audience.
 Two local boys, Ed Lewis and Hank Darnell, made their debut in vaude- vile and their act Is above the ordi- nary. They are crack riflemen and expert with pistols as well. They are i masters of the lariat and and were given a warm welcome.
 A good laugh getter was the comedy ! sketch, The Old Folks at Home" pu | en by Lee Beggs & Go. Mabel Whit
 man and her dancing Dixie Kids wa:
 well received. The youngsters art i wizards at dancing and Miss Whit man put her songs across in goot style.
 | One of the most attractive singing l corediennes seen on a local stage il 1 some time is Clara Howard Not onl' l can she sing but she is very adept a 1 impersonations her work winning fo 1 her round after round of applause
 Red & Elondy have an acrobatic ac l that rounds out the bill nicely and tn
 views of current events by the Hears 1 Pathe Weekly are most interesting.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13
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My cuzzin Artie was erround yes- tidday, and we saw a fly wawking across the window pane as if it thawt it was going sumware, wich it wasent, because it termed erround and wawked rite back agen as if it thawt it was going sumware elts, me saying, e, Artie, look at the last fly of the season, I bet it's a pritty smart fly, look at all the iXperience it must of had.
 It don't look smart, sed Artie. We'll, I bet it could be tawt to do tricks, jest the same, all rite, I sed. And I waved both hands rite over the fly like a magician saying, Inseek, l command you to give a exhibition of flying WIch instead of doing, the fly i started to ack as if it was giving a | imitatio- of fly going in about 5 d1- rections at once, and Artie sed, See, 1t cant fly, it cant even fly, that's how smart it is, a fly that can fly, o, G, sutch a dumne~s.
 Its suffering frum old age, that's wy, you awt to be ashamed making 1 fnu of old age, you're libel to get cid yourself some day, you never can tell I sed. And I put my finger rite in frunt of the way the fly was going saying, Inseck, I comman you to wawk erround that. Witch wat did the fly do but wawk rite over it, Artie say ing, o yes, its smart all rite, its st smart it's a wonder it don't die of brite disease.
 It don't understand English, that's wy, I bet if sum5ody told you to dc sumthing in fly langwidge I bet vol wouldent do half that good, I sed.
 Try it and see, sed Artie. Slibber slabber stub, now go ahet and do it, I sed.
 You prove that's fly 1angwidge fers
 and III do it, sed Artie, G, wares th
 fly?
 Wich jest tl.en we herd sumthinI buzzing, being the fly away up on tn
 ceeling, me saying, There you go, it
 even smarter than wat I thawt, be
 cause it can fly after all and it mad me think it couldent on purpose. Like fun, sed Artie. Being all h could think of and proving I won tn
 argewment.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13
$S,OOO,O 900 FOR PALESTINE.

Following Successful Membership
 Campaign ZiOnists Start Drive to
 Raise That Sum for Construction
 of Jewish Homeland.
 A 6O-day drive to raise $3,000,- 900 for Palestine will be inaugurated Dec. Is by the Zionist Organization of America as the second installment of the Palestine Restoration Fund. Dis cussing the impending drive, Jacob De Haas, executive secretary of the Zionist Organization of America, made the following statement:
 $S,00O, 900 may not prove an ade- | quate amount for the needs of 1919. | One almost hopes that it will prove 1 insufficient. Its failure to suffice will i imply greater Zionist achievements | Of the $3,0oO00O only a small sum will go directly for relief of the type of aims giving and charity; $400,000 l will be devoted to the American Zion ist Medical Unit, an effort to expedite sanitary improvement, provide hos pital service, dispersary aid and pub lich edith work in Palestine. The Zionist Organization. in sending the medical unit to Palestine took the l work in Palestine and has begun to teach the people a new standard of hygenic life.
 "A quarter of million is to be de- voted to education. Palest1le what ever else it lacks, has now an educa- tional governing body which subsi- dizes all the secular schools ard all the religious schools provided Hebrew is the medium of instruction. The board does not interfere with the cur riculum of the religious schools but it is responsible for what is taught in the secular schools. However 1t makes
 these minimum demands: Hebrew
 and hygenic and sanitary schoo buildings.
 [ "One million will go for investment in the Zionist financial institutions s including the Anglo-Palestine Com pany, that efficient Palestine banI
 which weathered all storms ant stresses or war. We can be proud of this first Jewish bank. It neve , forgets that 1t exists for the purpos' I of developing Palestine and for aid
 ing Jews there. And they need mucl ! aid. but business aid. Loans to col [ | OnieS for new stock, seeds and ma 0 chinery; loans to buy up loans mad 1 by private money lenders at usuriou . interest during the war; loans fo I the cooperative societies, loans tha s mean reconstruction in every sens @ of the term.
 n About half of the third million wi 2 he needed for the Zionist commis
 sion's further operations. The rudi
 ments of government administratio n are ahead of us: A judiciary depart . k ment, an immigration bureau,
 c6mmerce and labor bureau, the gov
 ernfpg body of the relief departmen
 2 boSrd of education, health de
 partment. A quarter of a million wi
 be needed for special loans to con
 nunities,, merchants and individual
 Character may be the only collatera
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13
ST. PATRICK,s MINISTRIES.

What promises to be one of the big events of the season will be held at Colonial hall on Monday evening, when the members of St. Patrick g choir give their annual minstrel show. NThe company have been re- hearsing regularly during the past few weeks and the program promises to be one of the best ever seen in the city. NJ. W. Healy, who will act as interlocutor, has had charge of the rehearsals, while Miss Mary Kelly has acted as general chairman. The following well known entertainers will be heard: James Conboy, Vine Benham, Charley Benham and Ar thur Withstanley as end men, and solos by the Misses Kelly, Berger i Schaak, Simko, also Herman Schlinsky, George Rajotte and Fred
 Benham, After the minstrel there 1 will be dancing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13
WAR HAMMERED WORKERS WHO WERE INTERESTED IN CHILD WELFARE

Effects of war conditions on child welfare in Connecticut are considered in an article by Miss Ruth McIntire in the current Child Labor Bulletin, em- bodying the findings of a summary conducted in several states. The ar ticle says: "A unique situation arose in Connecticut from the fact that the springing up of munitions factories in 1914 brought about war conditions in the large cities earlier than other io- calities.7 The situation stands out very clearly in the work permit re- cords. The total number of permits issued in the five cities of Bridge port, Hartford. New Haven, New Britain and Waterbury rose from 3,310 in 1913-14, to 4,012 in 1914-15. The following year they numbered 7,779, decreased slightly the next year, and in 191718 totaled to 8.577. Moreover 14-year old boys are per mitted by the state board to work 60 i hours and one night a week. In ad- dition to the amazing growth in the numbers of children employed, the employment of married women has 1 greatly increased. Out of 1G4 women QolnS nlSnL Worh Tn munlIlon | factories interviewed by the State 1 Consumers League, no were married and most had large families of chill dren. Eighty-two gave us their req son for enga ging in night work the fact that they could care for the chill | dren and do housework i'll the day time. Many children of orking mothers are badly neglected.
 "The school situation is about the l same as in other states. In New Ha. ven. for instance, 5 per cent. of the
 men teachers were lost on account O.
 the war. All the positions have beer
 filled. The attendance in high schoo
 and the grades shows no marked fall ing off, but the night schools have
 lost 25 per cent. of their pupils. Hal
 the boys in high school are said tt
 work out of school hours, and tn
 atmosphere of study has given plac
 to restlessness, irregular attendance
 and a desire on the part of most t
 be doing military service. In Hart
 ford from 1,50o to 1900 children wer
 excused from school attendance unt
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13

Sept. IS at the request of the State Council of National Defense in order 10 save the tobacco crop. In Hart ford the number of Juvenile court cases increased from 415 in 1915-10 to 653 in 1916-17, and 737 in 1917-1S.
 Tn reply to a questionnaire with regard to juvenile delinquency and immortality among young people sent out by the State Council of National Defence, the opinion of the juvenile probation officer in Hartford was that CD There has been an increase in delinquency during the last year. (2) The great bulk of offenses are by boys and against peace, property and person. (3) The offenses against morals by girls nearly doubled from 1916 to 1917. (4) It is hard to de- termine the influence of war, but 1t is safe in saying that the increase is out of all proportion to the increase in population. Mauy cases occurred in families that have recently moved to Hartford, and especially among the newly arrived plantation negroes who are increasing the cases of truancy because they are not accustomed to complsory school laws nor to 8 long school year. It is said that the ab
 sence of older brothers from home may be very direct cause.
 "A serious problem in Connecticut Is the need for adequate care for the young children of working mothers. In Hartford the capacity of one day nursery has been increased from 50 to 100, largely in order to care for the children of mothers employed in 1 the places of men entering the fed l eral service. Formerly the nursery refused to accommodate children whose fathers were able-bodied, em- i ployed, or able to work. Now it will | receive them if both parents are working in munitions. Twenty out
 of 80 families now sending children i are of this sort. It will also take
 children if the parents have just l passed through period of poverty
 and need time to catch up, with both | working. Six months residence ir
 the city used to be insisted on; this
 condition is now waived if the family
 came in order to work in munitions
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13
QUICK RELIEF
 FROM CONSTIPATION
Get Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry of thousanes since Dr. Edwards produced Olive Tablets the substitute for colonel.
 Dr. Edwards, practicing physician for l7 years and calomeps old-time enen1e, discovered the formula fer Olive Tablets while treating patients for chronic con- situation and torpid livers.
 i Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets do not contain calomel, but healing, soothing
 No gripping Is the '7ie7Aote" of these little sugar-coated, olive-c 5Lored tablets. Fhev cause the bowels end liver to act normally, They They never force them to
 if YOU have dark brown mouth" now Gnd then "a bad breath - dull, tired AaeIing-sick headache torpid liver and ese constipated, you'll find quick, sure and ! only pleasant results from one or two lit Eie G-. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime,
 Thousands take one or two every night susf ia keep right. Try them 10c and ksc pes bQM A druggists .s,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13
TRY THIS FOR A
 COLD IT'S FINE!
"Pape's Cold Compound" ends severe colds or
 grippe in few hours

You can end grippe and break up a severe cold either in head, chest, body or limbs, by taking a dose of Tapes Cold Compound" every two hours un- til three doses are taken.
 It promptly opens clogged-up nos trils and air passages in the head, stops nasty discharge or nose running, relieves sick headache, dullness, fever ishness, sore throat, sneezing, soreness and stiffness.
 Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing and snuffing. Ease your throbbing head-nothing else in the world gives such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold Compound" which costs only a few cents at any drug store. It acts with out assistance. tastes nice, and causes no inconvenience. Be sure you get the genuine.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13

tire time of the afternoon session be- ing given up3 to the reading of amendments made by the committee. Scarcely more than half dozen sen ators were in attendance.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13

Directors of the Bankers Trust Co. of New York voted to increase the capital from $11, ,250, GOO to s15, ,00O, ,GO0.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13

All draft questhonnaires between IS to 36 must be in before Dec. 21, Pro- vost Marshal General Crowder an nounced.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13

Kansas, Missouri and Illinois show the largest reduction in corn acreage in Department of Agriculture reports
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13

Fuel Administration announced that
 anthracite production for the week amounted to 1907 600 tons.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-13

Times Wan: Ads One Cent Word
Williams news., 1918-01-31
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Return from East
 MT. and Mrs. Ed Johnson re- turned from the East Sunday. Business in Flagstaff
 G. B. Kirkpatrick was a busi- ness visitor at Flagstaff, Tues day.
 Nm Flagstaff, Tuesday
 Judge X. N. Sleeves was in Flagstaff, Tuesday, on legal business.
 On Sick List
 James Kennedy, Jr., and AL bert Began are suffering with pneumonia following severe att tacks of whooping cough. At Babbitt-Polson's
 Miss Blanche Nolin, of Dallas Texas, is to be the new clerk in Babbitt-Polson's dry goods de- partment.
 To Return to Flag
 Mrs. c. c. Harvey will re- turn to Flagstaff Sunday, after a brief visit in Williams, as the guest of Mrs. Robinson. At Kennedy's
 Norman Owens is working for James Kennedy, filling the place left vacant by the enlist ment of Raymond Stevens this week.
 Wanted: 1000 more solo play CTS. Page 13 of the new book is now handled by experts. Come and get a few lessons at Parlor Barber Shop. adv. Draft Call
 A number of young men of Williams visited Flagstaff We'd nesday and Thursday for phys ical examination in answer to the draft call. Among those going were Erie Fortney, Harry Owens, H.. McDougal, Claude Poison and Clyde Dunlap.