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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-20
IRISH SEE CROSS
 OFF DUBLIN COAST

Dublin, Nov. 2O-Over the sea where the Dublin mail boat Leinster was sunk by German torpedo in the Irish channel, Oct. 10, with the loss of about 480 lives a great white cross was seen in a clear sky by residents of the Dublin coast, they aver.
 Canon Pin, rector of Christ Church, KingstOwn, sent the following state ment to the Irish Times:
 "On Saturday afternoon last there was a bank of cloud on the horizon and against a clear sky above it there appeared for some moments the form of 8 great white cross. of absolutely perfect shape. It was seen by at least four members of my own household as well as by other people.
 "One of the witnesses described it to me that it had seemed to him first as it were great cloud figure with outstretched arms which assumed thu form of a cross, and as the sharpness of it's outline passed it seemed to be full of the faces of men and women. It was just, as it were over the place where the disaster to the Leinster happened.
 "One presumes to offer no explana- ton, but it was certainly there and al least it was a symbol of surpassing comfort"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-20
Coroner Holds
 AutOists Blaneless

Findings were given out by Coroner J. J. Phelan today in two Stamford cases of death through injury by automobiles, the drivers in both in stances being exonerated from any criminal liability.
 In the case of William Troy, 46 years old, who died November 13, last, he finds that Troy, an employe of the Richards plant in that city, was stand ing near the pay window beside the entrance to the plant, and that a truck owned by the Gettman Judd Lumber Co., and driven by Charles Engstrom struck him while entering the plant yard. He finds that all proper precautions were taken by the driver, that the men beside the drive way were warned, and that it is uL- known how Troy came to be under tie wheels of the truGk.
 Accidental death is also the finding in the case of Bernard Blum of Stamford, struck November 9 by an automobile owned and driven by Frank Przeciosl1i in Atlantic street, Stamford. It appeared in the testi- mony that Blum was crossing the street, stumbled and fell in the path of the machine an dthat the driver put on brakes and made every effort to avoid the accident.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-20
ANNIVERSARY OF G. A. R.

The thinning ranks of the Union veterans of the Civil War will cele- brate today the 52nd anniversary of the founding of the Grand Army of the Republic as a national organiza- ton. It was on Nov. 20, 1866. that the first national encampment of the
 G. A. R. was called to order in Nor rison's Opera House in Indianapolis.
 Dr. B. F. Stephenson of Springfield. H., a surgeon in the Fourteenth Illinois Infantry, was the father of the G. A. R, Early in 1866 he began to urge the desirability of a society of the returned veterans, for mutual
 benefit, and to afford assistance to other veterans in need. In April q local post of the veterans was formed in Decatur, H., and other posts were soon mustered throughout Illinois and contiguous states. The first state de- partment convention, that of Illinois, was held in Springfield, in July. On the last day of October Dr. Stephen son, as provisional commander-in- chief, sent out a call for a national encampment, and Indianapolis was 1 chosen as the place of meeting. Dele
 gates appeared from 13 states and the | District of Columbia at this first 3ath- ering and Stephen A. Hurlbut, of Illin- | ois, was elected chief
 He was a native of South Carolina but was a Union major-generaI Of volun- 1 teers in the great struggle.
 The veterans of the South remaip- | ed without similar organizat ton until
 1889, when the United Confederate Veterans order was launched, and
 soon gained a place in the affections
 of the South similar to that held by
 the G. A. R. in the North.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-20
TOMPKINS IS ON STAND IN SUIT
 AGAINST CITY
Contractor Explains Why Construction of Bridges
 Was Delayed.

President Edward Devoe Tomp- kins, of the E. DeVoe Tompkins, Inc, was still on the witness stand in the superior court before Judge Frank D. Haines today in the suit of the cor poration against the city for $240,000 damages for cancellation of the con tracts for the Grand street and East Washington avenue bridges. Presi- dent Tompkins' direct examination had not been completed by Judge Carl Foster representing the corporation at recess.
 Most of the session of yesterday and today was occupied in placing in the record correspondence between the contractors and the bridge commis- sions, engineers and others which have a bearing upon the allegation of the corpration that the delay in con- structing the Grand street bridge is due to action of the city.
 The contracts for both bridges were terminated by the city Sept. 3, 1917, on allegations that the work was be- ing delayed by the company. MT. Tompkins identified letters, plans, and blue prints and in reply to questions by Judge Foster explain ed many of the Hlatters mentioned in 1 the letters.
 Testimony in the case is largely a
 matter of expert knowledge, and the i complainants have summoned a num- 1 Der of New York and other engineers to testify as to the character of the
 work and many of the matters in dis 1 nnfp hntWnan tho oitNr and ha duct of the case by Attorney B. A Harvey of New York 1n an advisory capacity. He was presented to Judge Haines yesterday by Judge Foster. Ii is expected the case will occupy the i court for the remainder of the week
 and perhaps longer, no other cases
 having been assigned by the court fol
 this or for next week.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-20
WHAT BRIDGEPORT NEEDS

CAN do harm to discuss the Chamber of Commerce questions connected with the well being of the con- munity As Secretary Price suggests the discussion cannot clude too many kinds. One and ideas of con-
 unity needs often restricted Too frequently community service resolves itself into the expression of ads ances that add to the charges of the city without adding the pness of the people,
 Bridgeport is growing city It needs housing transport of up to date character; health oversight that will reach directly to the conditions producing disease city should be pleasant to the ye the cost of food should be low as they be made there should be training in the industries and arts of the community There many things to be done
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-20
Thieves Enter The
 NapOli Restaurant

William Belfont, proprietor of the NapoH restaurant at 989 Broad street, reported to the pSice today that the place had been entered by thieves some time during the night. While the premises gave the appearance of having been thoroughly ransacked, nothing of value was reported stolen.
 Entrance was gained by forcing rear door
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-20
LIQUOR DEALERS
 TO GET LICENSES

Stamford liquor dealers are appear ing today before the county commis- sioners in that city to take out their new licenses for the year commencing Nov. 1. It is expected that practically all of the dealers who have made ap- pHcation will receive the new certif1 cates today upon payment of the proper fee.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-20
BRAZIL NAMES PEACE ENvoYs.

Buenos Ayres, Nov. 20-The Bra gillian delegates to the peace confer ence, according to news despatches from Rio Janeiro, will be Ruy Bar bosa, the minister to Argentina; Antonio Olynthe de Magazines, the Brazilian delegate to the inter-allied conference; Gen. Roberto Tromnousky and Admiral Huet de Bacellar, for merly chief of the naval commission to Europe. The secretary of the del egation will be Barbosa Lima.
 It is also reported from the Brazil ian capital that Ruy Barbosa will be appointed Ambassador at London and Dr. Lauro Muller, the former Foreign Minister, Ambassador at Washington.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-20
FALL RIVER MAN
 AND GIRL HELD

AoN3 Bennett, 25 years old, of fs9 Harriet street, and Phoebe Radcliffe, 21 years old, of 319 East Washington avenue, were arrested in this city to- day al the request of the authorities at Fall River, Mass.
 Bennett is charged with desertion and has a wife now living in Fall River. Both he and the girl left Mas sachusetts some time ago and came to Bridgeport. Later they obtained em- ployment at the Remington Arms company.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-20
BARRING BARTLETT

BOUT THE neck of Senator Frederic A. Bartlett like the Abatross about the neck of the Ancient Mariner Is hung the King machine The probability that Senator Bartlett
 Will be president Of the senate is much diminished state Republicans do not love the machines they feared it but fear less, now that the plurality from Bridgeport is small All of this is sad for Senator Bartlett Coming from the
 Fifth District he would go the senate machine or no ma chine To him the machine bar It cuts off the road o pPomOtiOn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-20
REDUCING PRICES

HE GOVERNMENT has reduced telegraph prices It has
 consolidated the Western Union and the Postal Tee- graph Nc doubt this economy is part the improvement that makes prices lower The telegraph and teephone eggs will be hard to unsePamb1e. Government ownership regarded rather permanencY than transient affair
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-20
THE MOONEY CASE

THE WEST thousands of workers are preparing to strike
 as protest against the execution of Mooney the labor leader who convicted of participation in the riots in San Francisco President Wilson has suggested the Cover nor of California that the doubt in Mooneys case warrants his pardon The case has social aspects of the grayest would be mistake to execute Mooney mistake that intelligent society should not make.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-20
MRS. E.L.H. TELLER
 WANTS DIVORCE

Petition for divorce has been filed in the superior court by Edna Louise Hines Teller of this city from Stanley Joseph Teller of stratford, assertion being alleged. They werE married Nov. 1, 1915, and although the com plaint alleges desertion for three years it says assertion took place Nov. IS, 1918. Custody of a minor child isc laimed by the petitioner.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-20

The women having all been defeat ed for seats in Congress, the assem- bled statesmen with a sigh of relief can replace their feet on their desks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-20

Ex-Kaiser Bill, who formerly had his thousands of spies all over the world, now spends his days trying to dodge the people that are spying on faan3,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-20
Brassieres, two styles

~A cASSlSi SSS wv SL| AS Made of strong mus lin, reinforced under arms, imitation Cluny lace or embroidery trim med tops. An unusual bargain as these were bought before the in- creased cost of mater ials. For this reason we offer them at
 75 cts
 Sizes 36 to AS, white or flesh color.
 Net Brassieres, just what is desired for wear under a sheer blouse. These are fitted with dress shields, and have small net sleeves,
 $1.25, $50 and $1.75
 Second floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-20

Most women find Jersey the ideal material for a petticoAt. It clings closely without bull and being silk it is quite wa m.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-20
Linen Huck by the yard

VI
 Plain or fancy weaves
 for gift towels Plain Linen Huck,
 15 inches wide, 59, 75 cts and $1.OG IS inches, 75, 85 cts and S1.l5 p inches, S1.00 A inches, S1.25 Fancy Hucks,
 15 inches wide, 75 cts and S1.0O IS inches, 85 cts and 90 cts 2Oinches, $1.2E Cl S1.35 The following patterns arc seen: pansy, bluebell, clover, dot. Also plain center with "Wall of Troy" border, a stripe with fleur de lys.
 Linen Section, third floor.
The menace., 1918-06-01
Time to StOD

There comes a time in every ma
tion when certain quibbling sections
of the population become a hinder
ance to the national aim, and in a
word, to the perpetuity of the nation.
Such a time is the present with
only one check in sight. Following
the arrest Of SO many Of the Sim
Fein leaders by the British govern
ment that choice aggregation in
America which calls itself The
Friends Of Irish Freedom whose big
convention closed in New York on
May goth, sent delegation of fifteen
persons to Washington to protest
against English action and ask Amer
lean intervention in behalf of the
Sim Feiners. Whatever may have
been the direct favors asked, this was
the direct or indirect result they were
after. They claim that 100000
signatures were on the petition these
zealots carried with them.
1t begins to look like these fellows
are not content to let the Sim Fein.
ers and the hierarchy with the bal.
ance Of the papal population Of Ire.
land oppose conscription and other.
wise aid the kaiser but they insist
on taking up the time Of our owl
administration officials, from Office
boys up, congress and the senate in
cluded, with these questions in sucl
a manner that it constitutes as seri
Gus menace as though the ACTIVITY
were deliberately planned to consume
just that much Of Washington's tim,
and hinder it from consideration o.
matters that will prove constructiv,
to the nations war preparations.
Such efforts can only prove a hin
derance and it begins to look a
though the time had come when con
gress and the whole administration
will be forced to decline considera
ton Of any issue except such as ar
Of paramount Importance to this ma
ton, its citizens at home, and its boy
in the trenches. What we want il
Washington is not a stand on thi
or that phase of the Irish question
lit is action that will win the wa
and it is patent that papal Irelan
and these zealots who support tha
part Of Ireland are not concerne
about an allied victory. Let the ad
ministration proceed accordingly.
The menace., 1918-06-01
Let Me Prove This Free

Ny Internal method for the treatment and
Permanent cure Of piles IL the correct ons.
Thousands upon Thousands Of cured cases
>.7tf: to this. and l want you to try this
Lietnoo at my expense.
Nc matter whether your case 10 Of lons
standing or recent dsvelopment--whsthsr n
II chronic or aoute-whcther II 10 occasionai
or permanent--you should send for this free
uial treatment.
No matter where you nvs--no mater what
your age or occupation--if you are troubled
with piles, my method will relieve you
promptly.
especially want 10 send Il TO those an
pArenty hopeless cases whore all forms Of
ointments, salves and other local applications
have failed.
want you 10 realize that my method Of
treating piles Is the one infallibls treatment
This liberal offer OF free treatment ID too
important for you to neglect o single day.
Write now. Send no money. Simply mall
the coupon--but do this now.-TODAY.
The menace., 1918-06-01
TlLk viii 1HE BARK ON

From The Massssis OSsssveH
FOINE Of TIE crying needs Of
IW our recuntry, brought out BY
lN1 theD war 20 nothing else
TCH could have DEMONSTRATED Il, n
that All Foreign Language,
Sectarian, PRrochial and Private
Schools for children must no and that
Nationalized Public Schools giving IN
struction In the English Language
and teaching Americanism and Pa
triotism from the earliest steps Of the
toddling Kindergarten through the
High School grades must be substi-
tuted for them.
The exclusive private school, tend
ing as it does to produce an Ameri-
can Aristocracy Of the rich, has no
more place In this land Of equality
than the Foreign Language School
which instils in the hearts and minds
Of little ones lessons Of the superior
ity Of an allen land over our own,
nor is there enough room In our
broad acres for the Sectarian and
Parochial Schools with their narrow,
contracted educational plan, well
meaning enough perhaps In original
intent, but now well known 10 foster
creed, bigotry and intolerance In
stead Of encouraging pure religion
and undefled, creating antagonim
and dissension where there should be
complete harmony Of action for the
common good, and suspicion where
brotherly love and trust should pre-
vail.
Every effort TO nationalizs our
schools will be opposed to the utmost
by those interests which seek to con-
tinue the present systems for what
there is in them for their own par
ticular following. "United we stand'
means nothing to them if Divided
we fall" better aids their greed for
power.
Patriotic Americans must stand
firm for our public school system. All
other schools for children should be
promptly taken over by the states or
government, and 100 per cent loyal
teachers installed to SOW and cult
vite the good seed Of liberty, equality
and fraternity until II brings forth
harvest, some thirty, some sixty
and some an hundred-fold. This is
no time for educational weeds 10
flourish. 1t Is time to hoe them out
and root them up.
The menace., 1918-06-01
Thirty Pieces of Silver

Did you, Mr.. League Worker, ever
ask a business man to join who de-
clined because he feared q loss Of
trade? OF course you have. Why
not 60 to that man again? He will
not deny the need for such an organ
ization even though he may want
George to do 1t" instead Of him. In
other words he may want tho work
ers to join and carry on the work,
but he Is afraid to come in. Why?
Just thirty pieces Of silver, that Is
all that keeps him out.
When you tell him the public
schools must be protected from every
enemy he agrees with you, but he
hesitates to come in and help do it..
Is he afraid Of losing Rome's phan-
tom-like trade?
Now if the League employed the
same tactics as does Rome (thank
heaven it don't) he would be afraid
not to come in, for he would be afraid
Of the boycott from that source,
either that or he would be one of
those neutral fellows whose presence
in positions of influence is almost as
deadly blow to free institutions as
the aggressive enemy.
Ask him what he thinks about
sending his children to a Roman
Catholic teacher in the public schools,
who could not, as a child, attend
those schools.
Ask him what he thinks about de-
mocracy in general. Does he believe
in free schools, separation of church
and state, a free press and free
speech? If he does he should be in
terested in their preservation to a
sufficient extent that a few paltry
dollars, more or less, from his pa
pist customers wouldn't make any
difference. If he doesn't believe in
them he has no business with a
League membership. If he doesn't
recognize the fact that Rome is the
enemy Of these things then he should
be urged to read THE MENACE for a
few weeks, but if he is so fast asleep
and SO completely in the hands Of
the enemy that he refuses to read
THE MENACE, only one course is
open. Get him to subscribe for some
Catholic paper like The Tablet, OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, for three months
and ask him to allow you to go over
the paper with him once a week fol
a short time. OCCASIONALLY you car
show him what THE MENACE has tt
say about Rome's position on matters
he reads about in such a paper anc
the chances are you will win him tt
the cause. 1t may sound trouble
some, but in the end he'll thank yor
for lifting his vision higher than tht
thirty pieces Of silver that proved 81
tempting to Judas.
The menace., 1918-06-01

lusion Of the Roman pontiff with the
other autocrRts,
Then followed the legal argument,
which n based on the unanimous
declarations Of the highest authcri-
tea In canon and international law
and the facts Of history, and which
has never bean denied, showing that
the papacy Is by far the oldest, most
absolute and most despotic autocracy
in the world; and that Its sway has
held more peoples in poverty, igno-
rance and degradation and has
drenched the world with more inno-
cent and patriotic blood than that Of
all other yautocracies combined.
After showing the heroism Of the
Jugo Slavs and other non-Austro-
Hungarian peoples and their suffer
ing almost to determination, first un-
der the Turkish and then under Haps.
burg yoke, the immediate causes OF
the world-war were set forth. This
involved q statement of the outragcs
imposed on the little kingdom Of Ser.
bia in the secret concordat made in
the vatican June "a, 1914, and which
so exaspcrated the Serbian people al
to cause the assassination Of Francis
Ferdinand Of Austria Hungary -four
days later by Serbian student In
the capital Of the enslaved Serbian
province Of Bosnia. So was the flame
lindled that has reached every con.
tinent and cast a gloom upon every
civilized land.
The address concluded with an ap
peal for the breaking of the civil
social and industrial shackles tha
have held mankind in bondage sine,
the dawn Of civilization. The speak
er was eloquent as he pleaded fol
peoples held in unwilling vassalag,
who must be set free to work ou
their destiny in the coming ages O.
liberty and justice. Cruel despotism
that have enslaved them must b,
partitioned. Papal and imperial au
tocrats must become private citizens
Society must be constructed anew. Th
quickened public conscience will de
mand civil and social justice to al
mankind. The ideals born Of tn
Reformation and the American ant
French Revolutions are springinj
rapidly to world-ascendency. The,
will crown every field Of human en-
deavor with unparalleled glory In tn
years to come.
The menace., 1918-06-01
Get Right, On England

Are the people Of England demo-
cratic? Nothing has thrown this
question into such bold relief as the
Irish question and Rome's insistent
charges that England's fight in the
interest of democracy is camoufage,
Now besides your own knowledge
of facts there Is another way to know
the tendencies of the people of Eng
land and that is to read B. o.
Flowers great book, "Righting thu
Peoples Wrongs" which, besides be-
ing warning to this nation and
showing how 1t can successfully com.
bat the enemies of democracy draws
a lesson from English history that
is one of the best answers imaginable
to lome's calumny of England. sNc
patriot who wishes to become an in.
tegral part of the vast concerted
movement against political Romanism
should miss reading it and to make
it doubly tempting We are going t.
combine this book with another anC
sell the two for less than the regu
lar price of the first named book
Look at thisl
Mr.. Flower has also written O
booklet Of historic interest entitled
"Story Of THE MENACE Trial" which
contains ca pages and sells at 25
cents
"Righting the Peoples Wrongs" Is
nicely bound in carmine cloth and
sells at SIPS but we are going tC
send both books to every reader oi
this paper. who sends us $1,20 and
asks for "The June Combination.
Order today from THE MENACE.
The menace., 1918-06-01

V0tksssttnrg as being the prime
mover, the originator and the con-
troller Of the great world war. L. In
short, they are Freemasons, their dss-
tinAtion Il q conspirstors' cavern
known ito the blind and weary a.
1odge; ;'and the black cases with the
peculiar contour contain the disguisea
which they wear when they are con-
cocting their deadly schemes"
You can see now what kind Of
arguments the papists of Germany
and Austria-Hungary, in collusion
with their governments are fouting
in their effort to convince the people
that this is a war in which Roman
Catholics fight on the side of the
kaiser and Freemasons on the side
of the allies.
1t is a peculiar circumstance
that makes this different from the
usual German-inspired argument for
there is certainly much truth in the
assertion that, "Hence it was among
the neutrals that we beheld that re-
markable phenomena that Catho-
lies In the main were on the side Of
the Central Powers while all those
parties and groupings which are
more or less closely connected with
Freemasonry are anti-German in
sentiment" Really the above is
quite a tribute to Freemasonry, and
quite the opposite for papists. We
must not forget that it is only nat
ural for Rome and the Central
Powers to attempt to lay the respon-
sibility for the assassination Of
Archduke Ferdinand at the door Of
Masonry for it will be remembered
that what aroused the ire of the as
sassin was nothing more or less thar
the secret treaty which the vatican
had saddled onto Serbia, making
the Roman religion paramount and
obligating the state to support it il
every particular in a country where
only one in every three hundred
persons is q papist.