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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
AIR TRAFFIC 10
 BE REGULATED

London, Jan. 7.-(Correspondence of the Associated Press)-There will be no passenger or commercial air plane service from England to any other country until complete plans are formulated for regulating and controlling air traffic, says an official of the British Air Ministry. That will be a task, he said. fraught with enormous difficulties.
 'To begin with" he pointed out, there are no laws of the air at pres ent, and to bring the air into the commercial sphere without laws would produce chaos. There would be immediate trouble with the GUS toms authorities of all nations. Ade- quate legislation will have to be framed to prevent contra band mer- chandtse being carried through the air from one country to another.
 'There will have to be a system of air customs, and that in itself pre- sents many problems. Then, again, the unauthorized carrying of letters would bring in the postal authori- ties
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
MILLER HOLLERED ROBBER RAN

George Miller, $, proprietor of q mo- ton store at 375 East Main street. was badly beaten about the head with the butt of a revolver, by two men who attempted to rob him in his store at l0:30 last night. Miller was later treated for his wounds by Dr. John A. Maxwell Of the Emergency hos pital, after which he was taken to his home.
 Miller says that he was seated In the rear of his store, when the two men entered, and one of them asked to see some shirts. As he turned to get the merchndise, one of the rob- bers pressed revolver against his ribs and told him to keep quiet, while the other holdup started for the cash i register.
 The order to keep quiet to MilleY had no other effect than to cause tho i thoroughly frightened store keeper to scream for help at the top of hrs voice. The holdup man who held the gun, then hit Miller several times on the head with the weapon Miller
 grabbed the man, and in the mixup which ensued. insists that he inflicted a wound on the mans ear by biting i him
 Miller's efforts to attract attention | by this time had frightened the rob- bers, who ran out of the store with
 out molesting the cash register. The
 robbers esca ped.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
EMPIRE

One of the finest summer resi- dences of the exclusive Greenwich Conn.,, colony is that of John IL F1agler, the capitalist During the filming of Out of the Shadow" Pau line Frederick's latest Paramount photoplay which will be shown at the Empire theatre today, Emile Chautard, the director, found it nec- essary to find an adequate back ground for several of the best scenes of the photoplay and the entire com pany was taken to Greenwich, where the photographing of the scenes at tracted a large and fashionable au- dience.
 Miss Frederick has a highly dra- matio role in this picture, that of a young bride who is treated with shocking brutality by drunken hus- band and who, when he is killed in self defence by man who had arous- ed his jealousy, is accused of the . murder and tried for her life. She is acquitted and later marries a strong man who had befrIended her in the days of her diversity. There is a strong cast headed by Wyndham Standing
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
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The other nite I had sutch a fearse tooth ake in one tooth it felt as if all the other teeth was catching 1t, walk ing up with it and not being able to go to sleep with 1t, and I went down stairs in my pidjammers and who was wawking up and down the End story hall in his pidta mmers but pop, hold ing his face with one hand and going, Owtch, o good nite, owtch.
 G, pop, have you got one too? l sed.
 One too? sed pop, I've got one 8, g, 10, Il and F. owtch, ootch, holey smokes, this Is fearse.
 l bet 1t aint any fearser than mine, pop, sed. And started to wawk up and down the hall with him, both holding our face In our pidjammers.
 Do you think this will make it eny better, pop? l sed, and he sed, It cant make mine eny verse, that's sintch.
 It cant make mine eny. either. sed. Wich 1t couldent, and we kepp on wawking, me saying. Wats yours fel like, pop, does 1t feel like a ham, mer hammering? and pop saying, No l it feels more like a pile driver shoot | ing up a town, and me saying, Mine | feels more like a hammer hammer | Ing. And we kepp on wawkng uI I and down the hall in our pidjammers making noises, pop saying, III take | you over to the dentist the ferst thing in the morning and we'll have them out together and if the blame things hert after that they cant hert enybody but themselves. And after a vile we both went back to bed and in the morning my face felt like it genrelly feels. and pop was in the bathroom shaving his face, me saying, How i: i 1t now, pop?
 Never better, never as good, how' yours? sed pop, and I sed, Fine, wa time we going to the dentists? Perhaps we better wate a little wilt for feer of worrying your mother, sel pop III let you know wen I'm reddy.
 Wich he hasent yet.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
Behind THE FootIights
PLAZA

DuQuesne and company offering one of the greatest illusion and trick acts on the vaudeville circuit headed the vaudeville bill at the Plaza thea ire yesterday and made a decided hit with all audiences. The act is most elaborate and the two men and one woman which constitute the com lany startled everybody with their marvellous and clever tricks. They called two men from the audience with whom they demonstrated the wonderful accomplishments which can be attained by trickery.
 Charles R. Sweet, a tramp com Hdlan, surely deserved all the ap- plause that was given him. He en- tertains with the finest bit of com edy ever offered in Bridgeport. With banjo limitations on the ptaro, cor net playing and song parodies, he brought forth more laughs in one minute than many a whole show of ten produces.
 Joe LaFluer is a clever contortion- ist and presented number of very daring feats among which was a backward tumblesault from a height Of over 25 feet. He has two little clever trick dogs who help make the act even more entertaining.
 Dick and Helen Rice introduced a neat clever and attractive tallIing. dancing and singing act with a pleas ing manner. The act Is bright all the way through without a tagging moment, making it very entertain ing.
 Frank Keenan in the big photoplay production, The Midnight Stage, '' was the feature picture shown. II is story of life in California when men went there to find gold. Gam bling dens and dance halls as they were at that. time are shown and Frank Keenan Is shown in a dua' role which gives him a chance to dc some wonderfully clever acting. The picture is full of action and into il is woven a love story which make: it doubly interesting.
 Hearst International News and thf latest release of the Official War Re, view, both of which show interestine pictures of the world happenings, anc of our boys in uniform marching rounds out the bill at the Plaza thea. ! tre which will be shown again today and tomorrow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07

The public should realize the truth concerning the grip epidemic. It Is again raging violently and the num- Der of cases reported shows that its victims number thousands. We have lost more people through this disease than during the struggle with Ger many
 While we drove it back for a time it has returned with full vigor and in some places is even worse than dur ing the fall.
 If you become weak or run down, you are in danger from the germ which is everywhere present. If you catch cold your danger Is even greater because colds quickly develop into grip or pneumonia.
 . In this time of danger Father Johns Medicine should be kept on hand in every home. The pure food ingredients of this old fashioned medicine build new strength to fight off the disease. It is the logical. safe remedy for colds; it's. soothing ele- ments heal the irritated lining of the breathing passages; it's gentle laxa- tive effect drives out impurities; it'a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIRES.

The city of Portland. Ore, has a nav ordinance that makes it unlaw- ful for anyone to maintain on his premises conditions that constitute a fire hazard. The Bureau of Fires investigates such hazards. and if 1t decides that given condition is dan gerous, it notifies the one responsible to remove it.
 If the notified party does not re- move it, he becomes responsible He can then be sued by the municipality for the cost of putting out any fire of which conditions maintained by him could be considered a cause
 Fearing possible suit, the people of that city are clearing up hazardous conditions. This is a good scheme to 1 try in any place where business men and others are careless. There is a 1 tendency to maintain heaps of ligh packing boxes, excelsior and similar
 material, in basements and back yards. These create terrible condi- tions if a fire starts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
ANNIVERSARY
 OF THE FOUNDING OF .... LAVAL UNIVERSITY

Laval University. Quebec's famous institution of learning, and one of the foremost of it's kind on the Western Hemisphere, was opened 67 years ago today, Jan. ', 1852. The principal education establishment of the Ro man Catholics in Canada was named after Montmorencv Francis Xavier de Laval, the first bishop of Quebec, who founded in 1863 seminary for the training of priests.
 The university was instituted un der a royal charter from Queen Vic toria and a papal charter from Pope Plus TX. Within short time it gained a place among the leading universities of Canada and has since become one of the most important seats of learning in the Americas. The university is housed in a large and spacious building, contains an excellent library, adequate apparatus and a strong faculty Of lay and cler- ical professors, with departments de- voted to arts, theology, medicine aud law.
 
 were the Grand Seminary, founded by Bishop Laval in 1883, and the Little Seminary for literature and philosophy, established by Laval in 1G6S. The pioneer churchman whose name is commemorated by the Que l bee institution was born at Laval France, in 1922, and was a scion Of the noble house of Montmorency. l He abandoned the pleasures of a worldly career in civilized France to carry the message of Christianity to | the Indians of the Canadian wilder ness. His high rank and popularity | at the French court enabled him to make and unmake governors, and he was practically the civil as well as l the ecclesiastical ruler of New France.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07

''To police the air presents other difficulties Try to imagine an offen- der scudding away from an air po- liceman, whose machine may be the slower of the two, and hiding behind a. cloud until everything was clear"
 At present, navigation of aircraft of every description in the United Kingdom and the coasts and terri toriaI waters adjoining is prohibited by law, with-the exception of naval and military machines or airplanes operating within three miles of a rec ognized aerodrome. That law the of- ficial said, is likely to stand until the Air Ministry can map out com prehensive scheme of air legislation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARY,

On this date in 1898 the world was thrilled with the news that the first telegraph instrument had been com pleted ta send a message over a wire. Samuel Morse, the inventor of the electric telegraph, and Alfred Vail, his financial packer, were the men who sent the first telepraph on that memorable date. The experiment was made with a wire three miles in length. The code used was the in vention of Vail, and consisted of a series of dots and dashes, since uni versaliy, bat enormously called the Morse code" It was not unti four years later that the telepraph instrument was given an official test between Washington and Baltimore Morse and Vail again playing the role of operators.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
LYRIC
(Review.)

(Review.)
 Gruesome, yet thrilling, dealing with the elemental inclinations of mankind, vet terrible illustration of the old biblical phrase, the wages of sin Is death" The Fool There Was, played at the Lyric theatre this week by the Poli Stock company, Is one to hold the interest of q thinking audience from the start. Suggested by poem written by Rudyard Kip ling, it. deals with the horrible influ- ence of the vampire type of woman on man who during his former life has been a living illustration of all that stands for honor and ,self-re- spect The tottering wreck he be- come after utilization with this se- , ducer of men was played in mas terly manner by Clay Clement, lead- ing man of the Lyric Stock Company. His interpretation of the role of the l former government representative was a masterpiece of acting and would rank well with a first class production. So realistic was his fall down a flight of stairs that many of the audience, over whose heads the entire play seemed to be. thought it was an accident, Judging by the misplaced comments, and untimely laughs, the forceful lesson which is i the reason of the play was entirely ! lost on q large number, and spoiled the performance for the others of the audience who were endeavortng not to lose any of the masterly lines ot 1 the play.
 While the scenic presentation falls short of what was expected, and while several of the important scenes of the i original play were cut out, the per | formance last night was very well done. Mabel Griffith, as the Vampire gave a fine interpretation of the role i of heartless women who prey on the weaknesses of men. She is of a diff l ferent type from the usual interprete, l of this line of acting.
 Marion Melrose, @ Bridgeport chilt
 who has often been seen in local the atres, plays tn part of the smal
 daughter of the happy married
 couple ..
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
ROWLAND WILL
 INSPECT GOVT. PLUMBING JOBS

Following a protest, which included charges to the effect that contractors erecting houses in this city for the United States Housing corporation are violating the government standards in plumbing, Mayor Clifford B. Wilson at last nights meeting of the Board of Aldermene appointed a committee to investigate the matter. It will con- sist of Building Inspector Daniel M. Rowland, Assistant Inspectors Ber- nard J. McKelvey and Andrew P. Owens and Alderman Freeman. The
 charges were made by Philip Mast, secretary of Plumbers Union No. 173. who declared that the plumbing being installed by the government contrac- l tors is detrimental to the health and sanitation of Bridgeport
 1 The Board of Aldermen on July 15, suspended the building code regard l ing the thickness of walls in the | houses being erected by the United States Housing corporation in this ! city, because the government plans | differed slightly from the Bridgeport code, and gave as an explanation the
 fact that they wanted nothing to hin- i der the government. The protest last night is the first demonstration heard and will be looked into immediately Eaccording to the mayor.
 Mayor Wilson advised that the ap-
 pointment of the building inspectors
 would be more suitable for the work
 than the appointment of a committee of aldermen and when he asked Sec
 retary Mast of the union if this was
 agreeable the plumber replied that he would prefer to have the appoint ments made in the regular way from
 the aldermanic body. The mayor ex-
 plained that he thought the building
 commissioners were best fitted to
 conduct the investigation because the
 aldermen knew little about plumbing
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
ADMIRAL PEYRERE.

Vice-Admiral Boue de la Peyrere Is now recognized as having reached navy and the supreme commander of the great fleet of the republic. Be- fore becoming chief of the admiralty staff he was minister of marine in the French cabinet, and was largely responsible for the modern reorgani- zation of the navy of France, which is TOW recignized as having reached a standard of efficiency equal to the best.
 Admiral Peyrere has had no pa tience with the policy of keeping bat - tieships and cruisers long after they have outlived their usefulness, just ti make good showing on paper but consigned all of the out -of-date craft to the scrap heap. Peyrere even be T"re the war was convinced that the subnlerine would play q large and perhaps dominant part in. maya warfare in the future, and he has de voted much of his attention to the development of French submarine navigation. lie did not. of course contemplate the sinking of passenger ships in his submarine naval pro. gram as the Germans did. The heaG of the French navy has had actua experience in naval warfare befor, the outbreak Of the conflict Whicl has just come to a close, a S he wa chief of staff to Admiral Coubert il the naval battle with China. Witt the outbreak of the war in 1914 i was the French commanders job t keep the Mediterranean free iron Austrian and Turkish craft, a joI that he carried out to perfection. Tn greater part of the naval forces 0 France were concentrated to under take this task, in order that tn British fleets might be left free |, deal with the Germans should the, 'come out" which they did on on memorable occasion, the battle O Jutland much to their regret.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
BREAKS A COLD IN A FEW HOURS
First dose of Tapes Cold Compound" relieves all
 grippe misery.
Don't stay stuffed-up!

[
 Quit blowing and snuffling! A dose of Tapes Cold Compound" taken ev- cry two hours until three doses are taken will end grippe misery and break up a severe cold either in the head, chest. body or limbs.
 It promptly opens clogged-up nos trils and air passages; stops nasty dis charge or nose running; relieves sick headache. dullness, feverishness, sore throat, sneezing, soreness and stiff ness.
 "Pape's Cold Compound" is the quickest, surest relief known and costs only a few cents at drug stores. It acts without assistance, tastes nice, and causes no inconvenience. Don't accept a substitute.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
YOUR LAST CHANGE.

Your last chance to learn to dance this season will be with the forma- ton of the class for beginners at Guilty School of Dancing in the Co., lonial ball room, Fairfield avenue. This will be the final class of the sea son. The waltz, one-step, and fox tros will be taught in eight lessons and at moderate terms. This will be inc final class for beginners this sea son. Don't miss this opportunity AdN.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
TWO SEEKING FOR
 DIVORCE IN COURT

Petition for divorce has been filed in the Superior Court by Benjamin Pomerantz of this city, against Mary Cohen Pomerantz, also of Bridgeport, iEfdelity being alleged. They were married July IS, 1913. No core spondent is named.
 Edith Webb of Norwalk, asks for diyorce from Ralph Webb of Stam- 'balleging intolerable cruelty and dessrtion, since May, 1892.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
STAMFORD
Special to The Times.)

Stratford, Jan. 7.---The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Ed ucation will be held in the Boart rooms in the Town Hall this evening".
 St. Johns Lodge, F. & A. NJ, will hold their regular communication this evening" Many of the local Masons have joined the new Masonic club in Bridgeport which opened its fine new quarters in the Masonic Temple on New Years day.
 Troop 1, Boy Scouts of America, held their regular meeting in Packard hall last evening.
 Gus North one of the workmen at the Housatonic Ship yard, fell from one of the stagings about the boats yesterday morning and suffered q broken shoulder and one broken rib Prompt medical attention was given by the yard physician and the Strat- ford ambulance sent for, which took the injured man to the Bridgeport hospital for treatment.
 Mrs. Josephine Bemis of 46 Sachs street was sentenced to the Fairfield county jail for 100 Gays by Judge Frank E. Brakeman in the town court yesterday morning. The charge against the woman was neglect of her children. There are three children, one seven months old, one six years and another four years old. i Extradition papers have been for warded by Governor. Marcus H. Hol- comb to Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York for William Armentas, who i is wanted by the police for shooting Viselles Bobotes at Pine Rock park on the night of December 22, 1917. Armentas was arrested a few days ago in New York city on minor l charge.
 l Armentas, it is claimed, shot Bo- botes three times after getting him in as lonesome a place as possible under the pretence that he was to get some money at house near Pine Rock After the shooting, it is claimed, he took all the money the wounded mar had and then fled. He threatened tc meet Bobotes again and kill him il he told the police.
 1oOJOItSr ttIlSI IeCSINillS lIl6 LII tt wounds, walked a considerable dis. tance to the trolley tracks and waited for a car. He was able to get or board but collapsed afterwards H. was turned over to the Stratford DO lice by the trolley crew and was giver attention by them. After a physician had examined his wounds he wa. taken to Bridgeport hospital for treat ment, and he managed to recover.
 News items for publication In Int Times may be left at Carten Bros. stra atford Garage, Main street.
 cORTEZ C. ROCKWELL. plumbni
 and heating; jobbing a speciality
 Cor. Main and Hillside avenue
 Stratford. D 10 If
 STAMFORD GARAGE---U Under new
 management. Repairing prompt!
 attended 10. Satisfaction guaran
 teed.
 TO RENT-5 and rooms, cor Penn
 broke and Reilly Sts. Gleason, 289
 Main St., Stratford, Conn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
SYKES AND TRAVIS
 HEARING POSTPONED

Absence of important witnesses has deferred the hearing of the charges against James Sykes of the Sykes Motor Sales Co, accused of aiding and abetting violation of the bank laws, and William N. Travis. cashier of the Stamford National bank with vio-, lation of the bank laws before U. s. Commissioner Hugh Lavery. Febru- ary 21 has been set as the date for the hearing before the commissioner. Both of the accused are members of the Sykes Motor Sales Co.,, and are said to have tried to obtain $6,COO from the Stamford National bank in which the concern had no. funds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07

Secretary Mast after a slight hesita- tion agreed to this, and the committee was appointed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07

Inspiration Copper Co. produced 1850 900 pounds in December.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07

News items for publication In The Times may be left at Carten Bros stratford Garage, Main street.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07

coRTEZ C. ROCKWELL. plumbing and heating; jobbing a speciality. Cor. Main and Hillside avenue, Stratford. D 10 If
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07

STAMFORD GARAGE---Under new management. Repairing promptly attended 10. Satisfaction guaran- teed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07

TO RENT-5 and rooms, cor. Penn broke and Reilly Sts. Gleason, 2890 Main St, Stratford, Conn.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-15

Our unfortunate experience is that
a day off is generally followed by an
off day.-Boston Transcript,