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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-19

Mir. and Mrs. Henry c. Sturges and daughter Miss Sarah Sturges- ot Fairfield left this week for their New York home where they will spend Christmas.
 Mrs. Eleanor Bartram and daugh- ter. Miss Eleanor BartTam, of Sasco HuI have returned from New York city where they have been spending several days
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-19

Mrs. c. Nj. Newman of Laurel ave nue will entertain for her daughter. Miss Christine Newman with Christmas party on Tuesday evening at her home. Members of the school set who will be the guests of the evening include Miss Doris Booth, Miss Frances Cate, M ss Elsie Clark, Miss Beatrice Clark. Miss Cora An derson. Miss Louise Crawford, Miss Alice Fitzgibbons, Miss Dorothy Hart well, Miss Elizabeth Foster. Miss liar riet Hunter, Mss Sally Lavery, Miss Catherine Sfenon, Miss Catherine Miller, Miss Elizabeth Smith, Miss Julia Wheeler, Pierpont and Kempton Adams, Jack Bray, Nathaniel Bishop, Frank Clark, Paul BuechIer, James Crawford, Jack Elliot, George Foster, Paul Haviland, Donald Lynch. Rich ard Miller, Richard Peabody, Richard BreuI, Thomas Senior, stephen Sher- man, Robert SmyChe FenelOn Spen- cer, Raymond Sorenson, Arther War ner, sherman Whiting, William Smith, Marion Wilmot and Elmwood Stan lev
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-19

Max H. BIumberg, son of MT and Mrs Blumberg of Washington terrace. was operated upon for ap. pendicitis at the Roosevelt hospital, New York city, on last Wednesday, by Dr- Erdman. Friends of MT Blumherg will be pleased to hear that he is feeling very well and is at present convalescing
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-19

Announ cement was made in this city today of the marriage of Miss Frances Ida BeardsIey of New Ha- ven and Herbert Patterson Plank. ot West Haven, which took place yester. day at the Trinity Methodist church New Haven. Mir. Plank is very well known in Bridgeport where he is q member of the staff of one Of the local newspapers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-19

Mir. and Mrs. F. J. Feeder and daughter, Miss Odette Feeder of Greenfield Hill, who have been spend ing several weeks at their New York home, are expected 10 spend the weekend at Greenfield Hill.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-19

If white goods have become stained by sewing machine oil, wash in 2 lather made of soap. cold water and 2 tablesDconful of ammonia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-19

Mrs. Edgar Thomas of Housatonic avenue will be hostess of the Critique Book club tonight at her home. Fol lowing the business session an inter esting Christmas program will be en- loved.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-19
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
 AT CLUB
Beethoven Trio Will Give Concert Sunday
 Night

Tomorrow nj >ht at the Black Rock Country club the committee has ar ranged a special Christmas cele- fration There will he an augmented ore':estr.a which will furnish spe"iai mrst. for the occasion. Manager Mil lard has also announced one of h.s celebrated c0ic"=n dinners. Turkeys and baskets of fruit will also be given away and the affair will develop in-o Q real Christmas celebration
 Reservations are coming in rapidly for New Years Eve dinner dance which will he t:.e most elaborate and preteutious affair 3-tarn =d by the club. soUven.rs will .1e presented to all present, special entertain rnent pro- vided and a rr-el re's.:tga:.-n will take fuI year of 1919.
 Sunday night the Beethoven Trio will r0ry7.~- 2 --r7-7t7 t7=z r-va~r-~e-r -,T
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-19

i've play and aIe The most re- n1arkabIe moving pictures of antraaa fife ever shown No motion picture studio in the worId-not even tFcse Of the best known conl- -aries is so cCnHletely eau pDed with C0EpI.carej appliances for sea'Lting out the se- crets of nature and caus.ng -feu lG live upon the sc-e' T aL tremendous 1naenifcatfon as that built aid Gsed oy Raymond L. Di-lu1rS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-19

Miss Ida c. Gleason, daughter ot Mrs. Viola Gleason of Iranistan ave- nue, will entertain in honor of her cousin, Miss Mae o'-and of Chfca- go, H., with a dancing party on Sunday evening. Miss Gleason's s guestq will be Miss Elizabeth Feuer. Miss Rosalind Wilson. Miss Della Bell Miss Sarah Harrington, Miss BueIa Worth, Miss Jennie Weiss and John Khyle, Walter Smith, Kenneth and Ernest Riley, Stephen and John LinckS and William Wells
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-19

MT and Mrs. c. F. Porter of Ben- ham avenue. are spending the week end with friends in Hartford.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-19

One of the most important social events of next month will be the marriage of Miss Barbara Waldo, daughter of MT. and Mrs Charles G. Waldo of Brooklawn park, and Her bert Wakefield of London, Eng, son of the Bishop Of Birmingham. The wedding will be celebrated in St
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-19

Mrs. William Rowland of 46 Hayes street was the hostess this afternoon at a, meeting of. the Alpine club
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-19

Michael J. Cannon of Vine street, is expected to arrive home the first week in January MT. Cannon has been making an extensive tour of the west and south.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-19

Miss Ruth Patterson of Wells street, is entertaining at her home Miss Esther Watkins Of Brooklyn, N. '.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-19

Members of the Bridgeport Equal Franchise league will be entertained by the president, Mrs Samuel c Shaw, with a New Years suffra ge party at the StratfeId, the first week in January, probably Friday, the 2nd, or Saturday, the 3rd.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-19

Kempton and Pierpont Adams, son of Mrs. Samuel c. Shaw of Sanford place, who are spending the Christ mas holiday vacation in Bridgeport and Bedding, will be the guests of MT. and Mrs. E. D. Adams in New York city next week
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
GERMANY'S BILL OF COSTS
(From the New York Times)

(From the New York Times)
DR.. Schiller, the German Minis
ter of Finance, is asking for loan
of 100000 marks. That is
Germanys largest internal loan,
and the requisition comes just when
the Allies are calculating how much
they shall ask from Germany for
reparation, and perhaps the costs of
bringing Germany to a paying
frame of mind. Even Germany is
beginning to see that she is pros
trate before those whom she defied
and outraged. When that convic-,
ton is complete it will be time to
present the bill. 1t should be pro-
portioned to the crime and to ability
to pay, Germany's fine should be
all that her resources will bear, but
not more. for that would defeat the
purpose of the levy. The rate that
stops the traffic produces no reve-
nue.. 1t would be poor policy to
demand more than could be paid on
a marshaling of Germany's re-
sources.
Nor should either the demand or
the resources be underestimated.
The amount fixed never could be
increased, and if made too small it
producing a penitent frame of mind!
On the. other hand, if the demand
is made too great and should prove
crushing it could be reduced. The
prospect of a reduction conditioned
on good behavior would give Ger
many som ething to look forward to
and would encourage her under la
bors which properly should be hard.
Something in the nature of an in
determinate sentence would have
much to recommend it, the condi-
tions of Communication being made
known when the sentence is inn
posed.
Germany is economically weaker
than before the war by her loss of
man power and by the check to her
predatory methods of commerce.
! The man power will be made good
with less delay than in almost any
other nation. The check to her un-
fair competition is one of the bene-
fits for which the world has paid
dear. The fitting of the figures to
these broad outlines is difficult, and
more within the power of the Su-
preme Economic Council than of
others. At the threshold lies the
question of what shall be done with
Germany's internal debt Internal
debts are always subordinated by
exterior Debts for reasons especially
applicable to Germany's case. It is
not permissible that Germany
should be allowed to plead interior
interest obligations on the means of
making war in priority to a similar
annual charge to pay the cost of re-
pairing her ravages. Tt may be ar
gued that to make Germany's in
ternal interest subordinate would
upset her finances. 1t would. but
less than might be thought. There
is something like balance OF debts
and credits in Germanys internal
loans. They are not all paid for,
and the loss of interest credits
would be offset to an uncertain but
considerable degree by the interest
debts payable in taxes by the hold
ers of the bonds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
FOR. A ROOSEVELT DAY

Irving Putnam of New York. writ
ing a newspaper in that city. makes
the following appeal for a Roosevelt
Day to be observed in August.
In addition to marking great events
in history and honoring the memory
of heroes. national holidays are a BEN
eft to the community by giving a
rest to the workers, especially the
shut-in workers in the great cities.
Lincoln Day is only partly observed
by the business world, because it
comes in the shortest and one of the
busiest months. in which there is
another holiday a week later.
The proposition to add Roosevelt to
the names of Washington and Lincoln
meets with universal approval.
But that the actual natal day
should be kept is certainly not of
serious importance IL this tends to
hamper full observance. The wisdom
of putting Labor Day on Monday has
resulted in its becoming the most
completely celebrated holiday in the
year, most people being able to
secure three full days of outing.
August is long and trying month
and now has no holiday. 1t is in a
season when outing means something
If the first Monday in August can
be made Roosevelt Day it will be
celebrated and will
give joy to hundreds of thousands.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
CheDronS and CheDrons
(Fron Life)

(From Life)
The other day l met in the street
a man in uniform. His coat sleeves
were embroidered from shoulder to
cuff with bars, stripes, insignia and
chevrons of the most gorgeous colors
and fantastic designs. My curiosity
was too much for me, and l was
about to stop him and question
when 1 discovered he had already
halted and was bursting to tell me,
Yes" he announced, they are
every one authorized by the War De-
partment. These three. octangular
triangles of orange mean my third
cousin did a good deal of war work.
These ten vertical mauve stripes
are ten embarkations; the ten hori-
zontal stripes denote ten times sea-
sick"
Then you never reached France"
sympathized
mo, but this gray dot indicates
extreme disappointment Now these
pink crosses"
But 1 hurried off, and almost ran
into a limping soldier with only a
small gold chevron on each arm.
My couriosity again overcame me.
MY boy, how came you by those?"
asked feeling assured he could
not say much about only two chew
rons. He did not.
WELL" he answered as he passed,
'I was abroad for a while and
happened to kind Of go a little
lame"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
THE NEW MAN

Standing among the waiting crowds
When soldier boys were coming
back,
saw men walking in their
shrouds-
All. ali in shrouds of black!
7 lacked. and /, too, had a shroud,
Rut no one saw it, in the crowd.
Hannv we were and yet there fell
shade upon our happiness,
And every one looked down to find
some trouble in his dress.
None knew but I, in all that crowd.
THAT each of us had on his shroud.
The soldiers came and women wept
And men, too. cried, and laughed,
and cried.
(And some there were who stood
apart,
Because their sons had died.
These separate watchers wore no
shrouds.
And they alone of all the crowds.)
7 looked and turned NV head AWAY
There was a flame about the place
IJnbearable. as If we saw.
Like Moses, face to race
7 looked again, and cried aloud.
Forgetting that i wore a shroud.
For we had read in common men
Our saviors-what the Scripture
saith.
THAT he who gives himself puts off
The body of this death.
They walked as angels in the crowds.
but we-must still go. wearing
DOROTHY LEONARD.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
Books and Magazines

that believe in palmistry. What's
mans palm to read! He can
change every line in it with a hoe,
or an awl, or a golf stick. But his
shoes! All! AS a man walks, so
he is. An his shoes tell the tale.
Take these, young men," (And the
old man produces the shoes of the
story's heroine.) Study 'em. They
ii repay you. There's a courage an
clean pride an warm heart that
travels the path she walks. Yes, an
a touch of vanity-Why not An
a temper of their own, them boots.
Hot an quick an generous. You've
got to travel some to keep pace
with them boots. dunno when I've
had pair to match EN-"
Captain Carroll Swans MY Com
pany," published by Houghton MifIiin
Company, is being printed serially
in one of the Boston newspapers.
Major General Edwards says
This is simply told, delightful
story, which / have read with pleas
ure. 1t typifies the esprit of that
company which was so characteris-
tic of all the other companies in the
26th division, and which in the COM
posite expresses that confidence be-
tween the officer and the soldier in
the division and was a unique factor
in its morale.
"I am glad that you purpose to
place it within the power of every
body to read this delightful tale"
OF the many addresses and mem
orials brought out by the death of
Theodore Roosevelt, perhaps the
most intimate, complete and distin-
guished, was the address of Henry
Cabot Lodge, at a joint session of
Congress.
Senator Lodge was, of course, a
lifelong friend, peculiarly intimate
in both his political and literary re-
lations His Theodore Roosevelt
is at once a complete, brief bio
graphy, and a. personal appreciation
of the man, of extraordinary insight
and veracity. Needless to say, ii
is also the most finished production
brought out by Roosevelt Day" In
deed, in it's rich eloquence and NOV
ing imaginative quality, it holds a
high mark in American letters and
oratory.
It has seemed fitting that this
notable and historic address should
be preserved in n suitable formal.
Messrs Houghton Mlfflin Company
are, therefore. planning to include
it in their special series of Riverside
Press editions in beautiful and
distinguished dress of type appro-
pirate to the subject and to the oc-
caSion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
Let City Council Alone
(From Pittsburgh Gazette-T -Times

(From Pittsburgh Gazette -Times)
The more the people of Pittsburgh
consider the proposal at Harrisburg
to change the councilmanic system
of cities of the second class, the
more they must be convinced that it
should be defeated. The public
never was so satisfied with its city
lawmakers as it has been since the
Council of Nine came into being.
That we have perfection in city
government through the present sys-
tenn nobody will assert. But that
improvement could be secured
through increasing the number of
councilmen is ridiculous in light of
experience with larger bodies. If
any change were desirable it would
ducing the number. The Council of
Nine works well. 1t is representa-
tive of the people. No breath of
scandal has touched it. 1t should
not be disturbed. Nor will it be
if the people of Pittsburgh make
known to the Legislature their oppo-
sition to any tampering with the
law governing Council.
The associated proposition, to re-
peal the nonpartisan election law
for municipalities, likewise should be
defeated. While this act has not
operated in all respects as it was
hoped that it would, there is much
more to be said in it's favor than in
condemnation of it, AS to Pittsburgh
nonpartisan elections of councllmen
are to be credited very largely with
the success at the polls of n better
type of candidates than we could
hope would be elected otherwise,
AosA
ameliorated as they now are. Fur
ther, it is to be considered that in the
present unsettled state of public af-
fairs generally it is unwise to make
changes for which there is no public
demand and which may be undone
in the near future. For example,
there is a movement for revision of
the Constitution which may take
shape in a couple of years. This is
not a time for constitutional con-
vention. but when one is held it will
concern itself with city government
as we'll as other questions. Then will
be time enough to make. changes
which experience and the public well
fare shall have demonstrated to be
needful. There is no good reason for
altering the municipal election laws
now.
But'the people should not confuse
second class city election schemes
with legislation to repeal the nom
partisan election law applying to the
judiciary. This latter act has failed
to yield the benefits expected of 1t.
Instead of removing the judiciary
from politics it has put it in deeper,
compelling candidates for judgeships
to make two undignified campaigns
for votes and often lowering the
standard of the bench. Worst OF all,
it tends to exclude minority represen-
tation on the bench, as was signally
demonstrated last fall when two Re-
nublicans were elected to the Su-
preme Court, contrary to constitu-
tional intent This condition is rem
ediable by repeal of the law. The
renealer should be enacted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
DAYLIGHT SAVING

H HONGRESSMEN who have any
respect for the sentiments of
the city and town people will
not vote for the repeal of the day
light saving" law.
This measure was of tremendous
good to the urban dweller last year.
1t enabled him to have a home gar
den and to increase wonderfully his
earning capacity by providing his
family with their own green stuff.
1t enabled the working man and wo-
man to have a little daylight to
themselves for pleasure and recrea-
tion as well. 1t was a great boon to
the indoor worker, and he does not
mean to have it snatched from him
at the whim of a few farm asso-
citation organizers who imagine they
cannot regulate work on their farms
unless the colck runs according to
standards fixed by their grandfathers
The farmer can regulate his own ris-
ing and going TO bed. The sun is his
guide. But with the city worker the
whistle must be obeyed. and there
can be no daylight leisure unless it is
uniform.
The law is a good law. It should
not be repealed and Congressman
who trife with it may expect to feel
the displeasure of their constituents
at the next elections.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25

OF Mr.. Ordway Tead's Instincts
in Industry" Babson's Statistical Or
ganization says the following: ITO
employers who want to know what is
the matter with their employees,
what the feelings. and instincts OF
their fellow workers are, what i'm
pulses determine their efficiency, we
recommend Ordway Tead's first book,
Instincts in Industry published by
Houghton Mifflin Company. Practi-
cal manufacturers WHO have been
impatient with the 'theorist' who
have written voluminous and unread
able dissertations on industrial ef-
ficiency can spend profitable couple
of hours with this author. He has
gathered his material at first hand
dealing with labor problems as an
industrial counsel. Despite the way
through. The ten basic instincts of
human conduct = Partental, Sex,
Property, Workmanship, Play, Pug
nacity, Ambition, Art. Herd. Self
abasement, and Creative power, are
all explained as the function in
modern industry"
The unconventional form of Mr.
Charles d. Stewards new novel
Buck" has ELECTED a variety OF
criticism. That the characters are
not bent to fit a preordained plot, but
scamper about through the pages
with free will and at their own
pleasure, seems to have deeply
troubled some of Mr.. Stewards critics
But would it not have been Bit
arbitrary of Mr.. Stewart to treat the
very original and independent char
acters of this book in a strict, un-
yielding way? Would he not, per-
haps. have proved himself more a
disciplinarian than an artist? The
following critic would seem to think
so: "Mr. Stewart has none of the
earmarks of the conventional novel
Buck" is, in fact, story and moth
ing else. But it is good story, and
though to all appearances it comes
tumbling along anyhow, it really is
presented according to the laws of
its own being. AS a matter of fact
Buck is a character, and whatever
he does is bound to be entertaining
Mr.. Stewart has knack with a yarn
and the one about Buck and the can
ary and the moving-van is a corker.
Character, again, is in his line"
("Buck"-Houghton Miffllin Com
pany)
Laugh at me if you like" says
the old shoemaker philosopher in
Mr. Samuel Hopkins Adams Com
man Cause" (Houghton Mifflin Com
pany) you don't laugh at folks
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Representative w. C. Alexander
is Republican county chairman Of
Delaware.
Representative M. M. Hollingss
worth, chairman of the House Agri-
sultural committee, is a Chester
county stock breeder and officer in
several cattle clubs.
Representative w. w. Jennings.
of Bradford is one of the wealthiest
men in the House. He is interested
in big stock farms in the northern
tier and owns some prize cattle.
Representative 7. P. Geary of
Pittsburgh is serving his fifth con-
secutive term in the House.
Representative Duncan Sinclair.
of Fayette, served in the Porto
Rican campaign with the First
United States Engineers.
y Representative Byron Miner, of
Philadelphia, was valedictorian of
his class at the University of Penn
sylvania.
Representative b. ]. BecntoId
has been president of the Citizen
Fire Company of Steelton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
THE AMERICAN GIRL

(From the Philadelphia Inquirer)
According to one of them who has
just returned from France, the
French were amazed at the prowess
of our American girls. They may
we'll have been. None can doubt
that 'it took solid physical strength
and endurance to drive motor
trucks, ITO stand for hours in the
mud handing out sandwiches to SOL
diers, to serve as nurses in the hos
pitals." These and other things the
American girls did gladly and eff
ciently.
Much has been said of the attrac-
tion of the French girls for our SOL
diers; but few of these, surely, can
have surpassed our own in charm.
There will be international mar
riages, but the majority of American
men will come home quite content
with the girls they left behind them.
America has no monopoly of
healthy women, to be sure; but the
athletic girl is quite distinctly a
product of that love of sport in
which Americans and Englishmen
surpass the rest of mankind. The
development has been so gradual
that only the oldest among us realize
how great it is.
The young ladyishness" of the
early Victorian era may linger in
remote communities, but it is not
common even there. OF that fas-
tidious aversion to any kind of exer-
else which characterized the hero
ines of Jane Austen's day there is
hardly a trace. ITO sit in the shade
and gaze upon verdure is the most
perfect refreshment," said Fanny
Price. Today even the gentle Fanny
would find such inaction intolerable.
No. the American girl is a fine,
breezy, outdoor creature, quite able
to hold her own at anything she un-
dertakes. Her capacity does not
make her less feminine; on the con-
trary. she is all the better qualified
for the role of sympathizer and
helpmeet