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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
SOME INSTANCES
 OF RETAINING
Disabled Soldiers Are Being Reftted for Civil Life, With Special Attention to Inclinations of Men.

Washington. Feb. 20.---,A former bell by injured at Chateau Thierry, with practically no education and outlook for the future, has been given a short course in an automobile school by the Federal Board of Vocational Educa- ton and placed in a larsc garage, where he is earning a good wage and learning the mechanism of the ear, so that his earning capacity will in crease.
 4 young man Cf ability wounded at Belleau Wood, a member of a family of physicians, who had been trying to earn enough by occupations for which he was untra nd. to put himself through medical college, is being giv- en one year of a medical course with the prospect of continuing the train ing if it proves to be suitable.
 Another young man, a physician, lost both his legs in the Argonne and so could not return to general prac- tice. He will be given graduate train ing so that he may carry on office practice as a specialist.
 One young sailor who was prepared to enter medical school lost his hear ing from shell COnCussion, and is be- ing given a course in lip reading to be followed by course in bacterioI- ogy.
 One case, typical of many, Is that of a young man with general farm exper- fence, who is physically unable to do the heavy work of the farm, because of rheumatism Incurred in one of the Cantonments, and is being trained in scientific farming, so that he can be placed as manager with the expec- tation of ultimately managing a farm of I,fs up on a small farm, asked for a course in motor engines and tractor operation, SO that he could SC into partnership with h s father on l la,..-- farm suitable for tractor cultivation, IS he wa pacitated by an arti- fcial lIHh for general farm work
 \ young Greek, as the result of his service in the army has a we:Lk heart with some experience and ability q a salesman, is receiving a course ig1 a commercial school, with especial en- phasis upon English composition, spelling and penmanship
 A man of thirty, whose previous oc. cupation required the handling of logs and heavy machinery, but who had read books on engines and electricity is being given a course In electrical station operation, because an injury due to shrapnel to his back makes heavy work impossible.
 A stone mason, with some xnowl- edge of stationary engines, lost his left arm at Chateau Thierry, and :s being given training in gas and sta tionary engine operation.
 The government will give 10 those handicapped men who need and de- sire training before going into em- pioyment, so much education, a the expense of the federal government, as the man may need; provided, of course, that his claims are reasona ble and that his previous training and the nature of his handicap are such as to make further training profitable. The great majority of the returning sol diers do not know of the generous provisions made by the governn ent for their future welfare By writing the Federal Board for Vocational Ed ucation, Washington, they will be giv- en all information.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
ENGLAND HONORS WASHINGTON BY PRESERVING HOME
 OF ANCESTORS

Washingtons birthday, which comes tomorrow, will be celebrated with banquets and meetings in many cities and in London, Paris and other European capitals. In honoring Washington England has, of course, gone further than any other nation, the United States excepted, and pre- serves as a permanent memorial Sul- grave Manor. in Nortbamptonshire the home of the ancestors of "the father of his country
 The manor is used as a museum and contains valuable collection of pictures, paintings, prints, documents and records of the principal events in Anglo-American history since the signing of the treaty of Ghent, Bel gium in December, 1874. The Wash ingtons came from a. distinguished Norman family, and Washington might have boasted q fine family tree
 although his family history was, he wrote, "a subject to which I confess I have paid very little attention The original name of the family was De Hertburn. It was changed to De Wessyn gton when the home of the family was changed to the village of Wessyngton, and this, in the course of years, became Washington.
 Sulgrave Manor which is to be maintained in perpetuity as a, Wash ington Museum, was built at Laywr- ence Washington in the sixteenth cen l tury. He was the son of a Janca- shire man who went to London and made a fortune in the wool business ! Lawrence Washington also gained property and position and was knight | ed by Henry VIII, who gave him the. i land, confiscated from a. monastery, l in which he built Sulgrave Manor. | The house was usually called Wash l ingtOn Manor, and remained in the l possession of the Washington family until 1920. There is a tradition thai i Lawrence Washington. was a person.
 al friend of Shakespeare, but this is
 not well authenticated.
 Lawrence's son, Robert, was a
 spender rather than a maker, and
 soon dissipated the family fortune and 1 estate. Sulgrave Manor passed from i the possession of the Washingtons. Roberts grandson, also named Law renee, became a clergyman, and his
 son, John, enigrated to Virginia i There he had a son, Lawrence, whose son, Augustine, was the father of the immortal George.
 Sulgrave Manor has undergone many changes since it passed from the possession of the progenitors of the father of the new nation, but the most interesting portions of the an cient edifice have been preserved.
 The house is fivo miles from Ban
 bury, in Nortl. .nptonshire. The southern part of the manor remains l the same as when built, except for
 the ravages of time, and over a door
 the Washington arms may still be
 dimly discerned. The arms consist of
 9 white shield crossed horizontally by
 two red bars, with three five-pointed
 stars across the top. It has been al-
 legged that the United States flag is
 based on the Washington arms, but
 this is denied by many investigators.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
RECIPE ID CLEAR
 A PIMPLY SKIN
Pimples are Impurities Seek ing an Outlet Through
 Skin Pores.

Pimples, sores and boils usually re- suit from toxins, poisons and impuri- ties which are generated in the bow els and then absorbed into the blood through the very d. IS which should absorb only nourishment to sustain the body.
 It is the function of the kidneys to filter impurities from the blood and cast them out in the form of urine, but in many instances the bowels ere ate more toxins and impurities than the kidneys can eliminate, then the blood uses the skin pores as the next best means of getting rid of these impurities which often break out all over the skin in the form of pimples.
 The surest way to clear the skin of these eruptions, says a noted author ity, is to get from any pharmacy about four ounces of lad Salts and take q =sIespoonful in d glass of hot water each morning before breakfast for one week. This will prevent the forma- ton of toxins in the bowels. It also stimulates the kidneys to normal ac- tivity, thus coaxing them to filter the blood of impurities and clearing the skin of pimples.
 lad Salts is inexpensive, harmless and is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia. Here you have a pleasant. effervescent drink which usually makes pimples disappear; cleanses the blood and is excellent for the kidneys as well.- Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
YOUR SICK CHILD IS CON5TIPATED!
 LOOK AT TONGUE
If cross, feveriSh or bilious give "CaiiGornia Syrup
 of Figs"

No matter wha- ails your child, a gentle, thorough laxative should all ways be the first treatment given.
 If your little one is out-of- sorts half sick isn't resting. eating and act ing naturally-look, Mother! see if tongue is coated. This is a sure sign that it's little stomach, liver and bowels are clogged with waste. When cross, irritable, fsverish, stomach sour, breath bad or has stomach ache, diarrhoea, sore throat, full of cold, Eiv~ ' teaspoonful of California Syrup of figs" and in a few hours all the consttpated poison, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of it's little bowels without gripping, and you have a well, playful child again.
 Mothers can rest easy after giving this harmless fruit laxative" be- cause it never fails to CIeanse the little ones liver and bowels and sweeten the stomach and they dearly -ove it's pleasant taste. Full directions for babies children of all ages and for grown-ups printed on each bottle.
 Beware of rounterfeit fig syrups. Ask your c. ggist for a bottle os "Californie Syrup of Figs" then see that it is made by the California Fig Syrup Company. ny."-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
HAVE
 NO COAL OR OIL

Nlsh Serbia, Fe5. 2O-C -CCorrespond- ence of The Associated Press) The health of the population of Serbia is surprisingly good. There have been few cases of the dreaded typhus or even of influenza In both the mill tary and civil hospitals the work of Serbian doctors, whose number since the war began has been reduced by more than half is being supplemented by British French and American phy- sicians.
 The American Red Cross has hos aitals at Uskub and Monastir and will establish others in Northern Serbia if required. There are Red Cross doc tors and dentists at Nish, Belgrade and other points.
 In the Monastir district there is a special Red Cross mission for the pur- pose of training Serbian peasants in American farming methods and en- couraging them to use modern a yri- cultural machinery.
 At several places the American Red Cross is distributing food and cloth ing to an increasing number of per sons daily A shipment of food and medicines which recently arrived at Plume has been sent into Northern Serbia, and soon the Red Cross will be caring for destitute persons in aI- most every section of the country. This work is being conducted from Saloniki
 The weather is extremely cold a fuel is very scarce. The Austrians and Bulgarians deliberately wrecked entire buildir-z Il order to make fire wood of the flooring and window 1 frames. There is scarcely any petrol in the country and ord mary kerosene is selling at $5 a, quart. The country's l coal mines cannot be worked because ! most of the miners are still in the army.
 Railroads and highways are in Q l lamentable condition and present
 many obstacles to the task of getting
 relief supplies to the interior The
 enemy forces in their retreat wan
 tonly destroyed large sections of the ! railroads and as a result certain re- . gions must rely on automobile trans l port. Or.y the most powerful motol cars and trucks can get over the war. 1 worn roads. The army has most O. the cOuntry's horses and they will no
 be available for transport or agricul
 tural purposes for some time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
REBUKEO FOR
 NOT OBSERVING
 UN|FO2M RULES

London. Feb. 2o.---Major General Riddle, commanding American forces in England, has been good-naturedly but firmly reminded by 8, sergeant of the military police that he was not conforming to regulations of dress. Likewise Bishop c. H. Brent of Boston, an army chaplain, and Col onel John c. Groom, at one time head Of the military police in France, have been numbered among many officers who have been called down. for not adhering strictly to uniform regula- tions.
 Fur is not allowed anywhere on the American uniform. But in choosing 8 new raincoat General Riddle select ed one with a very comfortable fur collar. The first time he stepped out of the entrance of American head quarters into an automobile waiting to take him to keep an official ap- pointment he was stopped by the mil itary policeman at the door. General I must inofr1n you that the fur collar you are wearing is a violation of uniform reguIations,' the sergeant said.
 The best the general could do was to smile and hurry into the car, as he was late for his appointment, but the fur collar is no longer on the coat. Bishop Brent also erred as re-
 gards fur collars.
 Colonel Groom on coming over from Paris acquired, 8 cane, evidently in
 ffuenced by the almost universal cus-
 tom among British officers. When
 entering headquarters he was told that officers were not allowed to carry canes and when he left he was con
 forming to regulations
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
POLL 0F HONOR SENT FROM TIE
 FIGHTING FRONT

Washington Feb. 21-Casualty lists urnished by the commanding general f the American army and made pub c today contain 2,530 names, divided follows: Killed in action, 13; died -om wounds, 20; died of disease, 26; lied from accident and other causes, 6; wounded severely, 47O; missing in lction, '; wounded, degree undeter- ned, 919; wounded slightly, 1885. Connecticut list of wounded con ins 37 names divided as follows;
 Wounded Severely
 Edwin Binks New Haven
 Timothy Casey, WiIlimantic. Patrick Connors, Hartford. Ezra L. Edmonds, Danbury .ounded Degree Undetcrmined.) Richard G. PIumIey, GIenbrook. Morgan F. Holcomb, Hartford. Charles D. Merritt, Greenwich. John J. Hasler, Chalk Hill. Alfred J. Brochu PIainfeId. William H. Cheney, Waterville. Edmund E. Costello, Hartford. Maynard B. Scranton, Meriden. Joseph Swider, SumeId.
 John \. Rewinkle, Aeriden. Frank Tierney, New Haven. George IyrreI, New Haven. Fritz E. Johnson, Hartford.
 Wounded Slightly.
 Edward F. Newman Terryville- Michael A. Casman, New Haven. Joseph Leimatkosky, Waterbury. Frank Demartino, Ansonia. Charles r. Smith, New Haven. Erico Pucci. New Britain. George A. Bruce, Milford.
 James Chapkik, Waterbury. Theodore WashiesBi, Branford. Edward J. Murphy, Meriden. Reginald E. GIidden, Hartford. Charles B. Leathe, SomervilIe. George E. Gowen, Hartford. Thomas F. Zelechoski New Haven Maurice R. Goodson, Norwich. Michael J. Sullivan. Norwich. Gordon W Ford, North Haven. Peter J. McKeOn, New Haven. Domfnik Cavatore, Neriden.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
Ex-BArT. PLAYER CLEARED.

The charge of embezzIement against William Kerr, formerly a, well known professional ball player, was nolIed before Judge Curtis of the su- perior court yesterday. States Attor- ney Cummings explained to the court that the circumstances in the case were such as would permit clemency. Kerr has recently been employed as secretary to a West End manufacturer and during a period of intoxica ton spent several hundred dollars of his employers money. Since Kerr has reimbursed his employer, the court concurred in the recommendation of Henency.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
HOUSTON
 ASKS S500,000 FOR
 CORN BOBER CONTROL

Washington, Feb 2O-Secretary Houston has asked that an appropri- alton of $500, 900 be made immediate Iy available for work in connection with the control of the European corn borer. The request is contained in a letter addressed to Senator Gore, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Until recently the insect was not known to be present except in some sections of Massachusetts, but the Secretary says that within the ten days prior to the writing of the letter it has been found near Schenectady, N. Y, over an area com prising, perhaps, 60 square miles, and in a restricted region in Con necticut- It is entirely possible, he thinks, that it occurs in other re- stricted areas not yet ascertained.
 The department has been forced to the conclusion, the Secretary says, that the insect is so firmly established as to make eXtermination impossible, and that it is a question whether it will be feasible to develop any satisfactory method of control. But, he adds, the danger of the spread of the insect
 rom infested points into regions of --ltensive corn culture is so great, and the damage it would probably do so serious that he believes Congress would be justified in making avail able the appropriation asked for use in carrying out any control measures
 that it may be possible to devise. It is impossible to say whether the full amount of the appropriation asked
 will be required, but the importance i of the matter to the entire country is such that the amount asked should l be at the disposal of the department l for doing cVerything possible to linn i it the spread of. the insect
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21

 TO HOLD BANQUET
Bridgeport Association Will Dine at Stratfeld on Wed
 nesday, Feb. 26.

Over four hundred manufacturers and bushes men of Bridgeport and other industrial centers of the state will attend the eleventh annual ban quet of the Bridgeport Manufactur- CTS association to be held Wednes- day, February 26th, at the Stratfield. A recept: m will be tendered to the as sociaion's guests at 6:30 ?. M, and the dinner will commence at 700 | Nj.
 The speakers Program will include men of exceptional ability and inter est. Sir John WilIison, one of the speakers, Is president of the Can adian Reconstruction Commission of Canada. For fourteen years he was
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21

editor of the Toronto News and in
 1909 became Canadian correspondent
 of the London Times. He is chairman
 of government commission on un-
 employment and also chairman of
 government housing commission. Sir
 Wilson's subject at the banquet will
 be: The Relations Between Canada,
 England and the United States"
 Taking for his subject Labor Dur
 ing and After Reconstruction" Thom-
 as L. Chadbourne of the firm of Chad
 bourne, Rabbit and Wallace, will de-
 liver an address of timely moment.
 MT. Chadbourne, who was appointed
 by President Wilson as a member of and counselor to the War Trade Board. which was the governmental instrument controlling the nations exports and imports during the war, is a man of wide business experience. Among his clients may be mentioned
 Midvale Steel and Ordnance Co.,, Wright-Mart.n Aircraft Corporation, Remington Arms Union Metallic Cart ridge Co.,, International Motor Truck Corporation, and many others. Governor Holcornb has been invit- ed to attend the banquet, and an ac- ceptauce has been received from Lieut-CfOvernor c. B. Wilson who will deliver a message of greeting to those present. Other guests of prominence will also attend. C. B. Bilton, presi- dent of the association will act as : toastmaster.
 During tl.e evening singing will be rendered by the Manufacturers asso- citation chorus under the leadership of | George s. Had1ey. The banquet is in | charge of the association's entertain ment committee Of which William V. ! Dee is chairman. Manager Cantweu i of the Stratteld has prepared an ex- ! cepuonauy attractive menu for the . ncca sim
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
RaniSEl Nervousness
Put Vigor and Ambition In to Run-Down, Tired
 Out People

If you feel tired out, out of sorts, de- Epondent, mentally or physically de- pressed, and lack the desire to accom- pIish things. get a, 50 cent box Ot Wen deII's Ambition Pills at HindIe's Pharmacy or Joseph D. Hartigan's to- day and take the first big step toward feeling better right away.
 If you drink too much, smoke too much, or are nervous because of over work of any kind, Wendell's S Ambition Pills will make you feel better in three days or money back from Hindle's Pharmacy and Joseph D. Harugan' s on the hrst box purchased.
 For all affections of the nervous sys- tenn, constipation, loss of appetite, lack of confidence, trembling, kidney or liv- CT complaints. sleeplessness. exhausted d vitality or weakness of any kind get e box of WendeI's mbitiOn Pills to- day on the money back plan.-Adv
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
NO QUININE IN
 THIS GOLD CURE "Pape's Cold Compound" ends colds and grippe in
 Q f8w hours

Take "Pape's Cold Compound" every two hours until you have taken three doses, then all grippe misery goes and your cold will be broken. It promptly opens your clogged-up nos trfls and air passa ges of the head; stops nasty discharge or nose running; relieves the headache, dullness, fever ishness, sore throat, sneezing, gore ness and stiffness.
 Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blow ing and snufhing. Ease your throb- hans, head-nothing else in the world E4res such prompt relief as "Pape's F@Rd Compound" which costs only few cents at any drug store. It acts without assistance, tastes nice. and causes TO inconvenience. Accept no substitute.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
DENIES SACRIFICE.

Washington, Feb. 21.-Major Gen eral Peter r. Traub, who commanded the 35th Division in inc battle of the Argonne, denied before the House Rules Committee yesterday the charges of Governor Allen of Kan sas, that the men of the division, Mis- souri and Kansas, were sacrificed by failure of artil1er.- ~upport
 ''We were up .ainst three crack Roche divisions" said the general "but we advanced T. and a half kiIo- meters on a two or -kiIometer front and held it. In the first three hourn of the battle we had taken what the French had been up against for four years"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
PASSOVER HOLIDAYS FOR JEWS.

Two-day furloughs will be granted to all officers and men of the Jewish Faith in the army stationed in the United States during the Passover holydays, it was made known today.
 Instructions have been sent to all commanding officers in the United States informing them that furloughs are to be granted from noon April 1 4th to midnight April 18th, in order that Jewish men may attend services a their homes or in nearby towns.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
DISCUSS COAL INDUSTRY.

producers met here today to discuss the future of the coal industry. The producers, 1t is said, see in the early relinquishment of control of hard and soft coal production by the federal fuel administration many problems that must be solved at once if pro- duction is maintained at a normal rate. The conference is the first one to be held this year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
CAR AND BUS COLLIDE

An automobi1e owned and driven by Carmine Bencigenga of 88 Lexing- ton avenue, and a jitney bus owned by Benjamin Aronoffa, of 999 Lexing- ton avenue, collided on Wentworth St. at 3:30 yesterday afternoon. The driv- CT of the automobile swung out from behind a trolley car. Both machines were badly damaxad
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
S5,00O FIRE.

Winsted, Conn, Feb. 21.-valuable antiques and records of the Cornw,eu foreign mission school which was es- tablished in 1816, were lost early to- day when fire destroyed the home of Frederick Loonais at Winche ester cen tex. with 2. lnaA o& &knnA
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
A. P. MAN DEAD.

Meriden, Conn.,, Feb. 21.-Daniel J. Callahan, for twenty-two years a of the operating staff in the New Haven bureau of The Associated Press, died today at his home here of pneumonia following influenza after a few days illness. He leaves a widow and several children.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
Can't Find Dandruff

Every bit of dandruff disappears after one or two applications of Dan derine rubbed well into the scalp with the finger tips. Get @ small bottle If Danderine at any drug store and Lavc your hair. After a few appIica- tious you cant find a particle of dan druI or any falling hair and the scalp will never itch.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21

Secretary Huston announced the in auguraton of a plan by which it would be possible to learn the actual cost of producing staple agricultural products
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21

Cardinal Gibbons golden Jubilee vas celebrated in Washington.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21

In two days wholesale butter in New York dropped 1-2 cents per pound.