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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
NO EFFECT OF WAR
 FELT IN ATHENS

Athens, Dec. 9-(Correspondence of the Associated Press) - Few large cities of the country that were en- gagged in the war have been less af- fected by it than the ancient capital of Greece. Free entirely from the menace of air raids and hostile bom- bardment, and participating actively in the war for comparatively only a short time, Athens is today In all es- sential features exactly as 1t was in pre-War days.
 There is scarcely any outward sign that the country ever was in the great world conf1ct. During the entire pro- gress of the war, all the stores, thea tres, cafes, museums and places of amusement in the Greek metropolis were doing business as usual and the inhabitants felt only remotely the eff 1 fects of the war. Prices of food and | clothing were much higher than in peace times but the people suffered from no such scarcity of these and other necessaries of life as did the populations of London, Paris and | other containental cities
 The tourist, who at one time was one of the most abundant sources of | revenue, however, disappeared en- 1 tirely during the war.
 The passing years appear on the whole to have made little change in | the Athenian capital. If the visitor 1 who knew Athens well in days long | ago could pay another pilgrimage to the historic city, he would see still the | same quaint sights that have always made Athens appear to the foreigner rustic and unsophisticated, in the midst of all its cosmopolitanism. He would see a number of milch goat.
 banning down one of the main street
 picking up orange peel and pape1
 bags in the gutter, while their owner
 drew the sweet warm milk from then
 to fill the bottles and pitchers of thu
 busy Greek housewives who emerge,
 from their homes in response to thC
 tinkle of the goats bells and thu
 hawking cry of the fustanellaclat
 herdsman. He would see also tn,
 countless little Greek gamins, dirt.
 and ragged, that are so much a par
 of the life of the capital and wht shine shoes and sell lottery tickets.
 Another familiar sight would be the : old women, thin, tanned, and ben . with years, with black handkerchief
 tied under their chins, and carrying
 on their backs diIapidated hampers O
 wild herbs and salad leaves, whicl : they dispose of to the absteniou Greek householders of the neighbor hood for about 25 lepta 6 cents) ;
 quart. Greek funeral procssions, il which the body of the deceased |
 carried in an open hearse, fully ex : posed and without coffin or covering are familiar sights
 Other cities change with times, bu Athens seems as immutable today a it was in the centuries that have gone ; Three wars within a decade have al tered only slightly the life, character . istics and institutions of the ancien | city of the HellaS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
NOT NECESSARY TO
 EMPLOY LAWYERS
Free Service in Presenting Claims for Injuries Given by Federal Board for Vocational Education.

Washington, Feb. 6--The work of re- educating war disabled men is going forward rapily. At the close of 1918 the number registered was 12,6S4 Under the law, reeducation cannot be given unless the man is sufficiently injured to be In receipt compensa- tion from the War Risk Insurance Bureau. Of these 12,000 men 3,31S cases of compensation have been awarded, and 9.317 cases had not been determined at that date. Since the first of the year the work has been greatly speeded in the War Risk In surance Bureau.
 The Federal Board for Vocational Education, charged by Congress with the task of fitting the disabled for industry, is anxious to assist all dis abled men who have their claims passed upon by the War Risk Insur- ance Bureau, and renders the service of preparing the blank forms and bring the matter to attention, abso- lutely without cost to the individual
 It is not necessary for disabled men to employ lawyers for this work as it is a part of the duty of the Federal Board which welcomes the opportun- ity for service. The address is Fed eral Board for Vocational Education Washington, D. C., and there are branch offices in fourteen different | cities in the United States.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
LYRIC

Of unusual interest is the drama '"Tess of the Storm Country" now playing at the Lyric theatre. The play has aroused considerable com ment among all classes and requests for reservations are coming in thick and fast for each remaining perform ance. Not only is the play being commented upon, but the work of the players, as well as the moral of the story come in for the compliments of those who have enjoyed it,
 Chief among the recipients of com plimentary comment is Miss Alice Clements, the leading lady, who in the character of Tess is scoring greater success than ever before. The character is one to which her person. ality is particularly adapted and she makes the most of the opportunity of giving the role the best that is in her. The other members of the com pany, encouraged by Miss Clements excellent work are making every ef- fort to rally to her support.
 Next week the Poli Players will be seen in one of the most laughable farce comedies that has ever appear ed in Bridgeport Whats Your Hus- band Doing" created quite furore in New York, Chicago and Boston and Tn the hands of the versatile players will lose none of its merits. Every married woman would like to, know what her husband is doing and while the story of the play may not be tell. ing ttre truth about husbands it con- tains an element of humor that vii
 make the wives forget what they came for and enjoy every moment of the time they are at the show.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
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I pritty neer had a fite this aftir- noon, pritty neer having it with Skin ny Martin on account of him keeping on hooking my elbow vile l was try ing to ballents one match stick on top of another match stick, being trick proberly even impossible to do even wen nobody aint keeping on hooking your elbow, and I sed, Hay, cut that out, who do you think you are? You must think you're sumbody speshil, don't you? I'm a heck of a darn site more than you are, no matter wat you are, sed Skinny o, is that so, well you git rite of, these steps, go on, I eed, III give you till count 10, and If you aint off by that time you better had be.
 Wy, wat'u you do if I aint7 sed Skinny, and 1 sed, III soon show you wat, l, 3, 3.
 Mamma cawt flee, sed Skinny. l 4, 5, 6, I sed. Pick up sticks, sed Skinny. 1 ', 8, I sed.
 Shut the gate, sed Skinny.
 Are you going to get off or aint you sed. Count and see, sed Skinny.
 g. sed. Wich Skinny kepp rite or setting there with a Impression as If that was all he was goig to do, me saying, Are you going to get off, this is your last chance.
 thawt you was counting, sed Skin ny.
 g and a quarter, I sed.
 Fen using frackshins, either, sec Skinny, and I sed, Now mind, this Is your last chance, and a half. Wict jest then I herd ma in the house call ing me and I quick got up, saying, It: a good thing for you I half to go in all rite.
 Aw, bugs, sed Skinny. Meening he doubted 1t, and l went in, and ms sed, O, dident wunt you, I jest wunt ed to know ware you were, you car go out agen, and I sed, o well, I'm il now.
 And I stayed in.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
A JEWISH MILITARY POLICE

A step which is construed as having the greatest political significance Is now being carried out by Great Brit ain in Palestine. As rapidly as is pos sible, the policing of that country, and especially the cities like Jerusalem Jaffa and others with a large Jewish population, as well as the colonies, is being turned over to Jewish soldiers Not only the members of the Jewish Legion have been assigned to this police duty, but the British. War Of- flee is recalling thousands of Jewish soldiers from France, Italy, Belgium, etc. It is reported that these Jewish soldiers are being mobinzed for the purpose of policing not only Pales- tine, but also Syria, Arabia, wadi Fl Arish and Allepo.
 | In selecting the Jewish soldiers for this duty, the British War Office is making it a point to choose those who generally hurried to the colors without waiting for the draft. In ad- dition to the soldiers who volunteered for service, the British War Office has now at it's disposal about 10000 Jewish Legionaires who have come not only from Great Britain, but also from
 
 With the advent of the Jewish mil itary police. ''Hashomer," one of the most picturesque features of Jewish life in Palestine, will disappear. Up to 1910 the Jewish colonists employed Arab guides to watch their possess sions. This arrangement proved un- Isatisfactory, since there were contIn- ual thefts and raids. In 1910, "Hasho- mer" was formed, a society of Jewish young men who served as guards in the Jewish colonies. At first they un- derwent many difficulties and hard ships. The Arab guards were loath to lose their positions, and did every thing in their power to make the life of the Shomerim uncomfortable. The Jewish colonists, moreover, feared the wrath of the Arabs, and hesitated to engage the Jewish guards, influenced. too, by the fact that they would have to pay them higher wages. The so- ciety of Shomerim had few members, and they were not in a position to se- cure either horses or weapons. But in time they learned to ride and shoot like the American cowboy.
 It took some time before the Sho-
 merlin were accepted and finally re- placed the Arab guards. The Judaean colonists employed them first, then
 the Galileans, and then the others. Tn 1912 Hashomer alone supplied the
 guards for Rehobot, Hudeirah, Jam
 ma, Merhaviah, Kianeret, etc. Il
 numbered about 90 men in winter and 100 in summer Cat the time of the har- vesD. There were far fewer thefts , although the Jewish possessions were sometimes attacked. In the cases - where an Arab was killed by a guard his clansmen made the most of theil laws regarding vengeance, and ex torted large sums of money from the
 colonists. The Jewish farmers he s came quite willing to pay their Jewish s guards more than they had paid th, r Arabs.
 g The Jewish military police in Pal l estine will be under the direction O e the Zionist Administrative Commis J sion, and it's maintenance is one O . the items of the budget which Is pro , vided for by the $3,O0o,OO0 Palestin, r Restoration Fund now being raised by lthe Zionist Organization sQf America.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
100 MILLION AUXHIARIES.

(Written by Prince Pierre Troubet- zkoy for the National Security League)
 A letter from the Landgrave of Hesse- -Cassel to one of his officers, written during the American Revolu- tion, Published as a footnote by Henry Martin in his Decline of the Monarchy.'D reads:
 You cannot imagine the joy I felt on learning that of 1850 Hessians engaged in battle but 845 escaped; this makes exactly 1895 killed, and consequently 643,000 forins due me according to our agreement. The Court of London objects that there are 100 wounded who should not be paid for as dead; but I hope that you have remembered the instructions ] gave you when you departed from Cassel, and have not sought to recall to life by inhuman aid the unfortun- ate whose days you could only pro- long by depriving them of leg or an arm. This would be making them a fatal gift, and I am sure they had rather die gloriously than live mutt lated and unable to serve me. Re member that. of the 300 Lacedae, mons who defended Thermopylae not a single one remained. How happy ] should be, could I say the same ot my brave Hessians!"
 German psychology seems to be the same throughout the ages. Let then control Russia by peaceful penetra. ton, through absence of assistance tc the latter, and in time they will have 100 million auxiliaries to handle as the Landsrave Of Hesse- Case | handled his Hessians.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
ANNIVERSARY OF THE FRENCH
 ALLIANCE WITH THE U. S

An anniversary which was long eel ebrated in the United States, and which now may be revived, was that commemorating the French Alliance. It was on the sixth of February, in ITS, that France officially acknowl- edged the independence of the United States and promised an alliance. The first celebration, of the sixth of Feb ruary was held the following year at Pluckomin, Somerset, N. J.. where there was a parade of the army re- viewed by Washington, Steuben, Greene, and Knox. In the afternoon there was a banquet, for which doz- ems of beeves had been slaughtered. In the evening there was a fireworks display, and at night ball which was opned by Gen. Washington and Lucy Knox. The observance of the day continued for some years, but gradually died out.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
SHUBERT

Monte Christo, Jr., the new Winter Garden offering, running all this week with matinees Friday and Saturday, is magnificent from the spectacular psjnt of view, wonderful costumes and pretty girls but 1t lacks the real 1nerriment that is usually furnished hv the Winter Garden productions Hnd outside of one or two numbers the music was very ordinary. William and Gordon Dooley provoke lots of mirth with their antics, particularly with their apache dance. Fanny Watson, Ralph Herz and Adelaide and Hughes also furnish many humorous moments
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

The cost of vessels. gear and provis- ions for the fishing fleet is 15o per cent, in some cases 800 per cent, greater than decade ago. The fish erman is getting several times what he earneI a decade ago.
 A decade ago, when men went out in dories, caught 100 pounds of fish and brought 1t to the pier, 1t was profitable to him to retail his fish. To- day, when a fishing captain brings in from fifty thousand to three huh-' dred thousand pounds of fish on a trip, he could hardly afford to retail his catch in that manner.
 Fish will decrease in price, not by Utopian schemes, but when these problems have been solved:-The problem of increasing the catch; the problem of distributing the catches; the. problem of making fish an every day-in-the-week food; the problem of teaching the public that many lit tle-known varieties are good food.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
"SHOE DAY" ON THE BOWERY
 A RELIC OF THE PAST

For many years the Sixth of Febru- ary was "shoe day. on the Bowery, New York's famous East Si6e thor oughfare, thanks to the generosity of the late Big Tim Sullivan, State Senator, Congressman and political boss. Today the "old timers" on the Bowery will pay tribute to the memory of Big Tim,' who became a hopeless maniac some time before his death, which was tragic. Big Tim" was run over by a train on the outskirts of New York city after he had escaped from the custody of his keeper.
 In the days when the picturesque Tammany leader was down at the heels, with no thought of ever becoming a wealthy theatrical mag nate and political power, his teacher made him a present of a pair of shoes. The kindness was not forgot ten, and for many years he commem- Norated 1t on the sixth of February by a distribution of shoes and stock 1 ings to all the needy of the Bowery, It is estimated that he distributed an- nually 5000 pairs of shoes and hos | iery at the club rooms of the Timothy D. Sullivan Association, which was | the headquarters for his political ac. tivities. The line of applicants for
 participation in Big Tim's' bounty i always stretched for blocks, and DO 1 lice reserves were usually on hand
 to preserve order among the cage
 seekers after gifts. Shoe Day" thu
 became as much of an institution fl l New York as the "bread line"
 I Down and outs, the temporarily un employed, professional hoboes, all the
 derelicts of society, profited by SuIIi
 vans generosity, and no question
 were asked. The annual distribution
 cost Big Tim" from $10,00O to s15,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
PLAZA

Patrons of the Plaza theatre today, tomorrow and Saturday will be offer ed a special treat In the fact that the management has booked '"The Hid den Truth" a Select Special feature starring the accomplished Anna Case, called the American Beauty" of Grand Opera prima donnas Miss Cases voice is known throughout the entire world, and you, yourself have undoubtedly heard her on your vic. trola. This is her first appearance on the screen and according to the New 1ork newspaper critics she has at talned wonderful success as a screen star. The Hidden Truth is an ob- sorotns drama and Miss Case Is ably supported by we'll known Charles Rlchman. It is a coincident that the Imperial Quintet should be appearing before Miss Cases picture, for if she were here in person she surely would enjoy the operatic selections sung by the five talented members of this act. There is special scenery with the of- ferlng and the production is given an elaborate setting. The selection of songs is very appealing. Harvey, Henry and Grayce present a comedy nut act that is a riot Corporal Tom Ward, formerly one of the principle comedians in the original Tip Yip Yaphank show, is here with Dolly Ward in a comedy novelty entitled
 The Expressman and the Actress '' Cole and Russell are seen in "Frolics on the Wire" Other features com plete the bill.
 Starting Sunday night will be Will liam Farnum's latest success, For Freedom" a story of prison life in which Bill duplicates the wonderful acting he did in Les Miserables" as Jean Valjean.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
ST. DOROTHY.

Today is the festival of St Dorothy, Virgin and Martyr, and patron saint Of all girls and women bearing her name. Her parents were martyred | before her in the Diocletian persecu- tion, and she herself became a vic tim under Sapricius, governor of Caeserea, where she lived. She was stretched upon the rack, and when she refused to recant, was placed in the custody of two women who had fallen away from the faith, in the hope that they might pervert her. But instead she rekindled the faith in their hearts. After further terrible ..tortures, which she bore uncomplain- ingly, St Dorothy was beheaded.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
so EASY! LIKE 2 ROLLING OFF LOG
Sore, touchy corns stop hurt N ing, then lift right out s with fingers

You corn-pestered men and women nesd suffer no longer. Wear the shoese that nearly Killed you before, says this Cincinnati authority, because Q few drops of freezone applied di- rectly on tender, aching corn stops soEeness at once and soon the corn loosens so it can be lifted out, root and3aH, without pain.
 A quarter ounce Of freezone costs vety little at any drug store, but is sufIicient to take off every hard or sofE9 corn or callus This should be triFd, as it is inexpensive and is said notfto inflame or even irritate the surfounding tissue or skin. After yot Eraaway the troublesome corn CT cal iuSAthe skin underneath is as pink firm and healthy as the palm of youi hand.EAdv-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
McENELLYS HERE MONDAY

Next Monday evening will offer the young people of the city another good time at the Colonial ball room in Fairfield avenue when the McEnelly Singing orchestra will play and sing for a concert and the dancing to fol- low. They will have all the new mus ic, will be generous in response to en- cores, and you will have a good time. The usual popular prices.-Adv,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

900, and if he were alive today 1t would undoubtedly cost twice that sum. The political methods of Sullivan were viewed with suspicion by many good people, and there was perhaps justif1- cation for their suspicious, but his "shoe day. met with the approbation of all. Thus it is that sorrow reigns today along the Bowery-sorrow for the sad fate of Big Tim" and sorrow for the benefactions that are no more
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
RECORD VOYAGE

Montreal, Feb. 6-A voyage which establishes a record in the history of navigation on the St Lawrence, us- usally ice-bound at this time of year, has just been completed by the steam ship Canadian Voyager, which has reached Halifax from Quebec. This vessel, built here, left Quebec on Jan uary 21 under her own steam con- voyed by the government icebreaker Mont Calm and arrived at Halifax Monday morning, undamaged-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
DANCING AT QUHTY'S

Tonight at Quilty's Colonial ball room in Fairfield avenue the usual midweek social will be held with dancing to music by Murrays or chestra. These socials are very pop ular. attended by pleasant young people, and afford an excellent even ing of amusement at popular prices. You are cordially invited.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
NEW ENGLAND FISH EXCHANGE

Fish are high. present-day prices compared with those of a decade ego show a big increase. Yet more fish are brought to port today. Some thing is rotten,'' says the Wiseman.
 Fish are high. A strike, Ga thing undreamed of in the fisheries a dec ade ago) is keeping part of the fleet in port. While the supply is less than twice as big. the demand is five times as great as a decade ago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

The people who can't afford to build and own their own homes are very frequently the same ones who were going to get 10 and 20 per cent. in bonanza investments in far distant propositions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

The American soldiers may growl now they are sleeping in real beds, but they never whimpered when they had to lie down in wet dugouts and eat their meals whil5 standing in six inches of water.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

The use of fluffy neckwear is in creasing.
 .0rgandie embrolderies are the fla vogtes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

Gradually life is returning to its normal channels, and people again think they do a very philanthropic thing when they go to a church SUD- per and buy for 25 cents a meal that cost somebody 50 cents.