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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18

ment, plans that will insure a per manent organization and a yearly re- union of the men who have reached American ideals for over a year, were partially perfected at the dinner at The Stratfield last night.
 William V. Dee, chairman of the Four Minute Men of Bridgeport was unanimously elected president of committee to perfect the permanent organization and to draft bylaws.
 The men who are to form this com mittee were nominated by Judge Epaphroditus of Bristol and in addi- ton to MT. Dee were as follows:
 Vice president, Judge Henry J. Beardsley of Waterbury; secretary, Robert L. Hirschfield, of Meriden; Judge Edward L. Smith, Hartford; Hon. Samuel Campner, New Haven; Prof. Charles A. Wheeler of Storrs and A. L. Brown of Norwich.
 A motion was made that the men named be accepted at this was promptly seconded. It was suggested that Morris E. Aling be placed on the committee, butw hen Hartford dele gate was informed that he refused to consider it, the men named were all unanimously elected,
 Resolutions drawn and read by Judge Alfred Colt of New London, praising the work of the Four Minute Men of Bridgeport and thanking them for their hospitality to the out-ot- town delegates at convention, and ex- pressing love for Morris E. filling, state director, were adopted.
 The committees who were In charge of the convention held in Bridgeport and who were in large measure re- sponsible for it's success were as fol- lows:
 General-E. T. Buckingham, chair man; Dudley B. Bullard, William E.. Burton.
 Reception - Dudley B. Bnllard, chairman; City Clerk J. Alex Robin son, Rev. Wm. Horace Day, Lynn w. Wilson, Rev. Matthew Judge, Edward Mora, Rev. Alexander Alison, Jr., Judge R. M Head, Rev. Samuel J. Abrams, William Steinke. Dinner-William E. Burton, Will liam w. Bent, Edwin W. Johnson. Theatre-E. T. Buckingham, Edwin w. Johnson, Harry A. Meyer. Transportation director - Archer Thompson, assisted by the Motor Women's Corps, Mrs. Robert S. Hincks in command. Musical director, AIvir c. Brue1. Publicity director, William B. Burton. Registration committee | Edward Mora, Harry Cohen, George | Greenspun. .,. a..,s..
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
WE'LL KNOWN HOTEL MAN DIES.

New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. 1S-Thom- as H. Sullivan, proprietor of the Oneco Hotel and one of the best known hotel men in Connecticut, died today. He had been i'll for many months.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
CONNECTICUT BOOSTS
 CALF CLUBS.

Throughout Connecticut there is a growing interest in boys and girls Calf Club work. It comes as a direct result of the feeling that through this organization which has contact with great many members, can many a sound principle in dairying be driven home by the County Agerts.
 So confident are two of this states leading Holstein men in the fact that many benefits will be the outcome of this movement, that they have contributed a prize to be awarded the Fairfield county boy or girl who raises the best grade heifer calf un- der club conditions. John T. Hunt of Ridgefeld, offers a pure-bred heifer calf from one of his cows having a semi official record of at least 16,0OO lbs. of milk per year. It represents the best blood in his herd. The value of this prize is still further increased by the offer of Richard E. Dodge of Washington, Conn, for the free service of his fa- nous herd bull, Maple Crest Farsedo Butter Boy.
 The Fairfield county boy or girl who wins the prize heifer will have an exceptionally fine start towards d dairy herd of his or her own. This calf will have a proven dairy inher- itance far above the usual pure bred in Connecticut, and the offspring will be foundation stock that cannot read iEy be excelled. It will represent a 1 money value equal to that of many grades.
 However, the prize itself is of sec | ondary importance to the interesl
 which leading breeders in this state i are now showing In Calf Club work i The opinion that permanent inn i provement of the dairy industry, as well as other farm issues, must get | the strongest impetus from the care i ful training of boys and girls foi , better farming, is steadily increas- | ing.
 | All members of the Fairfield Coun- i ty Calf Club must keep records ot 1 their work and file a report with l their county Farm Bureau. It is ex- 1 pected that the youngsters who try ! for the prize heifer will, during the
 next two or three years, bring out
 some interesting facts which will bt
 8 benefit to the community
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
FARMERS NEED
 FACTS ON WHEAT

Washington, Dec. 1S.---In a letter toGaW to Chairman Gore, of the Sem ate agricultural committee, W. J. Spillman, former chief of the Depart ment of Agriculture's office of farm management, took exception to the recent statement of Secretary Eous- ton that the department was without trustworthy estimates of the cost of farm production. MT. Spillman re- viewed at langth in'-0~tigations made by his office and added:
 There is no possI,.-Ity, no matter how extensive the investigation, of getting more than a reasonably ac- curate approximation to a final re- suit. This was done in the investiga- tions under discussion"
 MT. Spillman contended that the farmers are entitled to know the re- suits obtained and to say whether the reports prepared on wheat growing represent the facts in the case. He also suggested that the committee is entitled to know why the work of his office in this connection was suspend ed three months last fall and winter.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
CONNECTICUT PATENTS

The following were issued Novem- Der 12, 1918. List furnished from the office of A. M Wooster, solicitor of patents, Ills Main street, Bridgeport, Conn:
 [ Charles A. Glover, Bridgeport, mech anism for breaking steel bars.
 Charles H. Shepard, Bridgeport, bolt for machine guns.
 Clayton G. Cooke, New Haven, flax thresher or seeder.
 Michael J. Hogan, New Haven, rail- way line protector.
 Alfred J. Gilbert, Hartford, can f1ll- ing machine.
 William 1T. Greenleaf, Hartford, pie ture displaying apparatus.
 William H. Greenleaf, Hartford, electromagnet.
 Gregory c. Favison, New London, foundation construction for recipro- eating engines. William Thiede, New Britain, switch operating mechanism.
 John Stavnisky, South Manchester window attachment.
 Frederick E. Smith, F. W. Curnan Derby, mechanism for making stay tips.
 Arthur J. Lewis, stratford @, mechanism for slotting studs.
 John R. Reyburn, Fairfield, chain connector. | Howard M. Barber, Stonington, ink 1 ing mechanism for printing presses. Howard M. Barber, Stonington, ink ing mechanism for rotary printing machines. | TRADE MARKS. | Joseph Parker & Sons Co.,, Ne.v Ha- ven, plotting paper.
 The Autoyre Co.,, Oakville, snap fasteners
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
O'NEILL WILL PRINT
 LABOR PAPER AGAIN

Publication of the Labor Advo- cate" a labor newspaper which was published in this city several years ago, will be resumed this week. John J. O'Neil manager of the Advocate Printing Co.,, was editor and publisher of this labor weekly for over thirty years, but dropped the work some years ago. MT. O'Neil is a well known sponsor of the rights of the working man, and has been an enthusiastic and tireless worker in the cause for many years. He, however, does not favor Rolshevik methods, and his re- sumption of the publication of the Labor Advocate" will bring to the attention of the people safe and sane views on the rights of the workers of Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
HOW BRITISHPUT
 PLUG IN 3 PORTS
Capt. Walker of British Navy Tells Thrilling Story of
 Attack on Zeebruge.

sL,elegates to the convention of -Four Minute Men of Connecticut held at the Stratfield hotel yesterday, were treated to a realistic and thrilling tale Of how a handful of British sailors bottled up the Zeebrugge harbor, and put one of Germany's main submar- inc bases out of commission, by Cap tain H. T. c. Walker of the British navy, one of the heroes of the raid.
 capt. Walker said that early in 1917 a call for volunteers was sent throughout the British fleet Only single men with no dependents were wanted and the entire quota allotted for the work was 200 men and 30 of fioers.
 4After all arrangements had been made and plans perfected as far as possible the little fleet set forth from Chatham, England. This was on the morning of April p. Two previous stprts had been made, both of which pfoved unsuccessful.
 At 11:S0 o'clock on the night of the Ed, the British fleet headed by the ok1s cruiser Vindictive reached the vi- cirity of Zeebrugge harbor and motor boats were sent ahead as an advance guard.
 H. M. S. Daffodil was ordered to tie up the mole at zeebrugge, and after the marines on board the ship had Ieen driven back by the Germans and the vessel badly damaged it withdrew from the fray.
 Einally after desperate fighting a party was landed which succeeded in defnolishing some of the guns at the fort. The Intrepid had been sunk near the entrance of the main chan mel, while the marines were battling the Hun on land. and after the guns had been demolished the Vindictive was sunk just north of the Intrepid The whole work was finished by l o'clock in the morning and what wa: left of the British expedition sailed for an English port. Practically al the wounded and dead were carried back to England.
 The raid, one of th2 most success ful in history, effectively blocked thret German ports in Belgium.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
EXTENSIVE PLOT ORGANIZED.

Lisbon, Monday, Dec. 16-Docu- ments found on one of those arrested in connection with the assassination of President Paes last Saturday show that an extensive plot had been or ganized, the participants in it draw ing lots to see who should strike the blow against the president.
 The body of President Paes, which has been placed in the Belen Palace,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
Effective Immediately, No More Direct Shipments Will Be Made Retailers. All Shipments Now Go to Jobbers for Redistribu- tion.

When the influenza epidemic struck the country and wiped out our ware house and jobbers' stocks almost over night, we were faced with tha prob lem of distributing-to the stricken districts-in the quickest possible lnanner--our daily output of Vapo- Rub. We solved this by offering to ship direct to the retailers in these influenza districts, by parcel post prepaid, quantities of not more than three dozen VapoRub in any one ship ment, and by shipping what was left from our daily production to our job bers by express instead of freight.
 This was costly, but it solved the problem for the time Derng. Now, however, we find that these small shipments are constantly. increasing we have received as many as 1906 in a single mail It is becoming impos-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18

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FIRE DESTROYS BOSTON ARENA

Boston, Dec. 18.-The Boston Arena, a brick structure built in 1909 with a seating capacity of nearly 12,O0O, was destroyed by fire today. The loss is estimated at s4OO,0oO. The fire is be- Geved to have started from lighted cigarette thrown on the floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18

Early resumption of highway work is predicted and the rural road makers are only waiting to have the mud get down into the gutters so they can dig it up into the middle of the street again.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
MINUTE MEN WILL
 PERPETUATE GROUP

While most of the session of the convention of Four Minute Men of Connecticut was given over to enjoy
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-09-14
IRISH OAK.
Statue Found in Dublin Has Interest
ing History.

One of the most interesting relics
in Dublin is the statue in the Car.
melite Church, Whitefriars' Street,
known as Our Lady of Dublin" 1t
is carved i'll Irish oak, and was be.
lieved by Petrie to date from the tif-
teenth century, and possibly to be the
work of a pupil Of the great Albrecht
Durer, or even Of the master himself.
When the statue was first set up in
ST. Mary's Abbey, it was adorned with
a crown of silver, and was guarded
by the Cistercians, till Henry VIII.
suppressed the monastery in 1914,
and granted the building to the Earl
of Ormonde for stable. The statue
was condemned to be burned, and the
back part of it was actually destroyed
in the fire; but, according to the
story, some faithful lrishman carried
the remaining half to an inn-yard
where it was placed face downwards
for protection. There the hollow at
the back was long used as a pig
trough. In the course of years, the
chapel of Mary's Lane was built, early
in the eighteenth century. the first
parish church here in Penal times
To that refuge the buried statue was
carried, and there it stood in 1749 at
the Epistle side of the altar. bearing
chapel was given up, the statue for
some obscure reason seems to have
been discarded; but in 1922 it was
secured by the Very Rev. Dr. Spratt
O.C.C., and set up in the Carmelite
Church. Whitefrars' Street.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-09-14
IRELAND ALL THE TIME.

BY the late Capt. Joyce Kilmer.
Unstained in thought, robust of hand,
They rose to free their native land
To punch the ruthless bigots' brand
To quell triumphant crime.
Where'er their dauntless ranks were
massed,
Their motto like trumpet blast
Rang Ireland first and Ireland last
For Ireland all the time.
They did not reckon class or creed
By patriot worth and valiant deed;
They trod the thorny paths that lead
To freedoms holy cline.
Though circled by appalling gloom,
Up rose the gibbet-yawned the tomb,
They feared no foe, they shirked no
doom,
For Ireland all the time.
Their allies failed, their leaders fell
Around them ragged the hate of hell
/ CT StOOu 0dCl HAL d StuIl11cl,
Untouched by treason's CRIME.
With rustic pike they faced the sword,
Unarmed they rushed where cannons
roared
And lavishly their blood outpoured-
For Ireland all the time.
Alas! that on the battlefield,
A virtuous cause must often yield
Taht bravery may prove no shield
'Gainst treachery's serpent-slime.
With desperate valor though they
toiled,
Their ranks were broke-their plans
were foiled-
Yet still they cheered as they recoiled
For Ireland all the time.
But heroes never die in vain;
Their blood descends like quickening
rain,
And warriors spring forth again
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-09-14
Life Of Foch
Atheists His Courage

Yet with all his cool calculation of
visible means, Foch is no naturalist,
no dry reader of symbols without
heart or understanding Of the finer
issues, writes Charles Danbarn in the
English Fortnightly Review
Cold figures have not always their
face value, nor can you represent the
unrepresentable. The commander-in-
chief feels that there are impalpable
forces that weigh in the balance and
determine events. He is but an in
strument in Gods hand. And there
you have the secret Of his faith, for
he is good Catholic. Born Of pious
parents he has inherited spiritual
patrimony. He was taught by the
Jesuits. At a school at Metz (before
it became Germany he won the prize
for good conduct. Throughout his ca
reer he has carried with him the az
fectionate esteem of the best elements
of France. His life attests his cour-
age, for devotion to the Church was
no passport to Republican favor, dur
ing a period of violent reaction from
the clerical subsection of the Second
Empire. In his religious views he con-
trasts, of course, with M. Clemenceau,
the irreconcilable anti-clerical. Yet
when they met at moment when
events were hurrying Foch to the SUI
preme post there was the utmost cor
diality in the conversation. Each ap-
praised the other as thoughtful pa
triOt and man of action. When FOch
limited at his Catholic college and sup
posed clerical sympathies, "The Tiger"
may we'll have replied, according to
report: 1--WE are not looking for
president, but for a military adviser"
In any case, the suggestion is true
that Foch never hides what were once
in France his religious disabilities"
though those days of counter-persecu-
ton are past. They sufficed, however,
to retard his advancement. NotWith-
standing his gifts he was an uncon-
sconable time in reaching the white
plumes. Merely to recall that time
may serve to illustrate his character.
Even in his most dilatory period Of
promotion he never lost heart or faith
in his fortune. Tho passed over for
men of less professional worth, he
never uttered word of politics-or
complained. And such was his fine
confidence in life, that he communi-
Gated to others not his grievances, but
his secret satisfactions. His light
shone steadily, friendly beacon,
over the waste of ambition.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-09-14
IRISH AGAIN.
Troubles Brought by Countrymer
From Russia, Bulgaria, Etc.

Troubles never cease-at least Irish
troubles. One would think they had
enough to answer for without borrow
ing from their neighbors, when along
comes a dispatch and upsets every
calculation. Read this tangle wired
from Helena, Mont:
The authorities of Montana have
found that many persons suspected of
being unpatriotic bear such names as
Sullivan, Murphy, Milligan and
O'Brien, but instead of being Irishmen
these were Austrians, Russians, Bull
garians and Turks.
1t was finally discovered that this
situation was brought about many
years ago when thousands of foreign
ers bearing names almost unpro-
nOunceable were asked by employ
| ment agents at mines, ranches and
| names
At that time 1rishmen predominated
as leaders of section gangs and miners,
and they rechristened the workers to
| match their own tastes.
Into the great melting pot stirred by
the Irish section boss stepped the Rus
sian and he came out smiling as Pat
| rick O'Grady. Then followed the
Austrian, who came out Mickey
| OFlanagan and the Bulgarian who
!. was known thereafter as Dinny
| O'Toole.
And the practice grew until the
Irish, judging from names, led the
+ field.
A miner would call at the office for
his money.
What's your name?"
Patrick O'Shaughnessy."
where were you born?"
"Constantinople."
"All right Pat, here's your pay"
Government agents and state vigil
| ance officials have been keeping keen
watch on many of these false Irish
men. 1t is seemingly impossible to re-
| christen the aliens now and every new
case needs new explanation.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-09-14
A MOTHER
WROTE THIS

"A few years ago weighed less
than one hundred pounds. took
Father Johns Medicine faithfully for
a little over two years and now weigh
one hundred and forty pounds, and
do not recall that have been as we'll
in my lifetime. attribute it all to
Father Johns Medicine"
This statement is given voluntarily
for the benefit it may be to others. The
name and address will be given on re-
quest.
For period of over 60 years Father
Johns Medicine has been building up
an army of word of-mouth advertisers
who tell their friends of the benefits
received from this old-fashioned, pure
and wholesome food medicine. For
over 60 years it has proved it's value as
a safe family medicine. Guaranteed
free from alcohol or dangerous drugs
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i, airy, which he declares Paul never

airy. which he declares Paul never
did, nor does he.
"On the other hand, Hahn, who
levies on his followers a heavy con.
tribution in food, wines and other
articles, lives in a house which has
been sumptuously furnished at the
expense of the members of The Lit
tie Flock and denies himself no lux
ury whatever.
1T is about time, we should think,
that the military authorities took
some steps to break up this organ.
lzatlon, the members of which, under
Hams directions, constantly indulge
in the Widest excuses and immoral
ities."
Another form of religion, based on
scientific grounds, is described by the
Elberfeld Freie Presse:
"Christianity has long been out of
favor with the Pan-Germans owing to
it's international character. A SUBJ
stitute religion had to be found. and
in this Ludwig Reuner has succeeded
He has issued a work at Leipzig
which has already passed through
two editions. 1t is entitled German
Nature Worship: \ German religion
based on scientific grounds" In his
preface the Pan-Germam author de-
clares:
"a really German religion cannot
emanate from the international Chris
tendon that is foreign to our nature.
The modernized German religion, for
| example, has no use for prayer as it
is generally conceived.
This will be replaced by certain
physical and spiritual movements of
various descriptions, such as syste-
| matte morning exercises, additions
and baths, deep breathing and hold
ing of breath, singing, dancing, the
reading of beautiful poems, and the
contemplation Of distinguished works
of art, exercise in will control, mu-
tual auto-suggestion among the whole
body of devotees and so FORTH"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-09-14
THE EDITOR.

Most any one can be an editor, says
the Suffolk Bulletin. All the editor
has to do is to sit at desk, six days
out of the week, four weeks of the
month, and twelve months of the year
and edit" such stuff as this:
Mrs. Jones of Cactus Creek let a
can opener slip last week and cut her.
self in the pantry"
Miss Nettie Green, while milking a
COW last week, was kicked south of
the corn crib"
"a mischievous lad of Piketon,
Ohio, threw stone and hit Mrs. Pike
in the alley last Thursday
John Doe climbed on the roof of his
house last week looking for leak
and fell, striking himself on the back
porch"
"While Harold Green was escorting
Miss Violet Wise from church social
last Saturday night, savage dog at.
tackled and bit Mr.. Green on the public
square,"
Isaiah Trimmer of Running Greek
was playing with a cat last Friday
when it scratched him on the YER
anda."
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-09-14
A SUBSTITUTE RELIGION.
The International Does Not or Cannot
Satisfy Pan-German Aspirations.

It would appear from the German
press that some strange religious
movements are beginning to take
place within the Empire. One of these
a sect that calls itself "The Little
Flock" is described by the Chemnitz
Volkstimme:
"At their heads stands weaver
named Hahn, on whom his followers
have conferred the title of the Holy
Father and God the Father He
calls himself the Christ and Saw
Jour- and announces to all and sun
dry that the Divinity has become re-
incarnate in him.
"Hain also acts as judge, dealing
out severe chastisement to all such
as do not obey his orders unques-
tioningly. He is continually attack
ing the clergy for accepting a sal
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-09-14
ALIEN ENEMIES.
New Regulations Both in Canada and
the States.

All alien enemies over the age of
10 years are now required to register
IN Canada under the alien regulations.
Previously, the regulations required
only aliens of enemy nationality, of
military age and having no permanent
place of residence or abode in Canada,
to register.
The new regulations provide also
that all ticket agents and conductors
OF railway or steamboat companies, or
other officers, shall refuse to sell
tickets or give transportation to any
alien Of enemy nationality who does
not produce certificate of parole with
notice of permission to travel from
one point to another. The chief off.
Ger of police may refuse permission
to any enemy alien to depart from
any place unless satisfied that he has
complied with the law requiring every
male person to be regularly engaged
in some useful occupation.
After September Is, aliens in the
United States will be required to OBJ
tain permits before leaving the coun
try. No passports or permits, how
ever, will be required of persons com
ing to Canada except in the case OF
male persons of draft age.