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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14
Employees Error Caused Death of
 Boy in Fairfield

A mistake by an employe of the United Illuminating Co.,, In taking q telephone message cost the life of John Schneider, the II year old Fair field boy, who was electrocuted by a live wire last Sunday. At hearing before Coroner Phelan yesterday af- ternoon, Byron J. Keenan, a foreman in the employ of the company. said he was told by another empIoye that the wire had fallen on Center street Southport, instead of Center street, Fairfield.
 The repairmen went to Southport first. and then back to Fairfield. but when they arrived at the latter place the boy had touched the wire and was deRd. Keenan testified that Harvey O. Converse was the enpIoye who misunderstood the telephone message regarding the location of the wire. Henry Burr of Fairfield tele- phoned to the company about the wire.
 The coroner reserved his finding.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14
Bridgeport Club
 Has Banquet For
 It's Returned Heroes

Members of the Bridgeport club paid tribute to their companions who have just returned from military ser vice by giving a banquet at the club rooms last night. The guests of hon or were Major Frederick J. Adams, Major F. w. Stevens, Lieut.. A J. Mer- ritt and Major English of Danbury. About 150 attended and the affair was a. great success.
 The dinner started at S:3O and President William P. Kirk of the club called upon Major Adams for a few remarks. The speaker praised the conduct of the boys under his com mand in France and he proposed 8. silent toast to the gallant lads who did not return with their regiments Mayor Wilson was then called upon and made a brief speech in which he said the army and navy did wonder ful work in the war.
 Lieut.. Merritt told of a fight with a German submarine when he was an officer on a transport. In this engage ment the gun crew of the transport fired upon the enemy vessel and sunk it at 400 yards distance.
 A. J. Leake. chairman of the En- tertainment committee, brought number of New York entertainers who pleased the diners.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14
B'nai B'rith State Board to Meet Here
 June 8, First Time

Announcement has been made that
 the State Board of Deputies of the 1 B'nai B'rith, which is the pioneer
 Jewish fraternaI order in the United
 States, will meet in this city on June 3rd. This is the first time that the State Board of Deputies will pay a
 visit to Bridgeport in a. body. 1 It is expected they will consider many matters of interest to the Jew | lsh people among them being coop l eration with. Jewish farmers in an et- l fort to bring them in closer contact with their city brethren, to make more comfortable their limited social advantages ,as well as to make thelr l home life more attractive; B nal B'rith forums where subjects Of ln- terest to Americans of today will be discussed by Jews and non-Jews alike. and the advantages of citizen ship brought home to the many new comes and recent settlers in this
 State; and the esta tablishment of com munitv centers in several cities in this State in connection with the greatly increased scope of the or der's activities.
 Among the prominent residents of other parts of the State who have been invited to be present, are Hon orable Isaac Wolfe, newly elected judge of the Superior court; Mayor Samuel Campner of New Haven; AL bert Phillips. former secretary of state; State Senator H. P. Koppel-
 man. Judge CaIplan and Honorable Joseph H. Ullman of New Haven. B'nai B'rith lodges with a total
 membership of HOO are located in Hartford New Haven Bridgepo port,
 Waterbury. Stamford, New Britain and New London and the organiza- ton of several new lodges in the newer communities of this state will also be considered on this occasion. Harmony lodge in honor of the visit of the state deputies to this city, will celebrate Past Presidents night on the same evening, at which 100 newly
 elected members will be initiated with the crack degree team of Hartford
 officiating.
 Attractive announcements in the
 form of blue prints have been pre-
 pared for this meeting.
 It is expected that many prominent
 members from Southern New England
 will be present, this being the largest
 class initiation of the Bnai Birth
 ever held in this part of the state.
 Past presidents of Harmony lodge
 are Sigmund Boewith, Isaac Moss,
 Maximilian Stein, Joseph G. Shapiro, Maurice s. Rosen, Ead Lawrence s.
 Finkelstone. Attorney Charles H.
 Shapiro of this cs-y was recently
 elected president of District Grand Lodge No. 1, embracc-g the New Eng land States. State oS New York and eastern part of the 1>ominion of Can ada.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14
The Man Who Married a
 Dumb Wife is Safe
 Play for High School

The senior class of the High school in conjunction with the dramatic de- partment of that school, has every thing in readiness for the annual play on Friday night, called ''The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife"
 AS an opening number they will give "Neighbors," a comedy. by zona Gale, the playwrite.
 Elaborate and up-to-date scenery has been prepared for the occasion, and in view of the faithful work put in by the young people of the cast it promises to be one of the biggest and most successful things given at the High school.
 Tickets may be purchased at Davis & HawIey's jewelry store on Main street, and exchanges made there also for reserved seats.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14
GERMANS AND THE TREATY

TEN HE significant fact in Germany at this
 4 the loud utterance of the government power which is under necessity to speak hashy of the peace It in attitude of the Independents who quietly but serny affirm the necessity for immediate peace. German war lords manufacturers landed classes may be willing attempt another struggle at arms but the plain people willing Germans cannot continue the they rally working support The suffered desperately Their families most of the wounded and all of the hunger.
 The German workers know that the peace that work will follow and that by united effort Germany will off the indemnity complete the restoration and again a high degree o prosperity.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14
WHY COULDN'T HEP

Outside a bar-room a crowd had gathered. A fight was in progress. A big -hulking man was hitting out at a lodging, frightened-eyed youth.
 At last one of the spectators inter fered.
 What's it all about?" she ask ed.
 'Tve asked this young 'Un ques-. ton five times said the hulking man. "an' he won't answer"
 But he's deaf and dumbt' cried the girl angrily.
 The hulking brute looked even more angry.
 Then why couldn't he say so?" he growled.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14
NO SUMMER DRILL
 FOR STATE GUARDS.

Officers of the State Guard have announced that during the months of June, July. August and September. regular weekly drills of companies will be omitted. A muster of all companies will be held on the last regular drill night of each company during the present month. Those whose drill night falls on Memorial Day will hold their drill night the week preceding
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14
TAKES TIME TO MAKE PEACE

c NICE THE Thirty Years War which from 6iS to - 1648, great treaties have at the concIu- sion of The number of months in making have ranged from 82 down The from cessation of hostes to conclusion of fifteen months It probable that the time en peace will reach mOnth nearly The time
 relatively shor but in previous peace there such a of material to be disposed
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14
BERLIN BEAUTIFUL

TTN HE MUNICIPAL council of Berlin has adopted a rule A not primarily 10 make the city beautiful but it will work that All busts, carvings staues pictures chromOs of the Hohenzolerns to be upon the theory that the public ought greeted feet with reminders of rulers who failed
 The Hohenzolens beautiful. The effect of the rule will be to adorn the city negative way by removing things that the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14

Conductor: Do you mind if put your bag out of the way. sir? People coming in. are falling over it.
 Traveller: You leave it where it is If nobody falls over it I shall for get it's therel"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14

The people who claim they were taker unawares by the prohibition amendment are subscribers to news papers that have been reporting for several years the steady advance of the amendment campaign.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14
ELIAS HOWE. JR.
 POST, NO. 8. c. i. R.

The regular meeting of Elias Howe. Jr. Post, No. 3. G. A. R., will be held tomorrow at o'clock in their rooms at 925 Main streets. Flags will be placed on the graves of deceased com rades in the different cemeteries on the following Sunday morning, May 18th by the Sons of Veterans.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14

Not merely is it necessary to look both ways for automobiles before crossing street, but soon on going cut doors one will have to see if any aeroplanes are dropping from the skies.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. May 14-En-- tries of the University of Michigan track team for the intercollegiate championships to be held here May 30 and S1 were received yesterday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14

When there are so many I. W. WIS tbat need lickings, it seems too bad for Messrs. Willard and Dempsey to waste their perfectly good wallops on each other
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-19
Equal Pay and Minimum
Wage for Women Is
Urged in Spain

Establishment of minimum
wage and provision of equal pay for
men and women on farm work are
among the recommendations of the
General Union of Workmen of Spain
recently adopted, according to an
article in the March number of the
Monthly Labor Review. United
States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The minimum wage should be es-
tablished on the basis of the cost
of living, in the opinion of the
union.
Other recommendations are: Pro-
hibition of employment of women
and children on work out of propor-
ton to their physical strength, es-
adjustment of more schools, sub
ventions for schools for apprentices,
and establishment of technical agri-
cultural instruction in rural schools.
The union also urges amendment
of the present workmen's compen-
sation law so as to cover agri-
cultural and all other workers now
excluded from the beuefits of the
law; compensation for occupational
diseases; payment in full of wages
during disability; and compulsory
state insurance.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-19
Fresh Travelling Men.

My Dear Miss Fairfax: I am a
young girl, Is years of age. Now my
trouble is just this-I am lonesome
l frankly believe it to be the worst
disease anyone ever had.
This is my first attempt at type
writing so 1 am unable to determine
if my knowledge of said instrument
is sufficient to produce desired re-
suits or not.
What / would like to know is,
may / write to you? / have no one
of interest to write to and l be-
lieve that we could carry on rather
interesting correspondence through
your column.
1 could perhaps have a friend if
I didn't have to work all day in an
office. And, by the way, what makes
most travelling men so fresh with
working girl?
1 won't make my letter too long,
Miss Fairfax, and please answer my
question. Very respectfully.
BETTY.
Lonesomeness causes all sorts. You
may write to me as often as you
like If that helps to make your life
more interesting. Friends are as
easily found in an office as else
where so do not feel discouraged.
really cannot tell you what makes
travelling men so fresh" but l am
inclined to think most of them try
to live up to their reputation Of hav-
ing a different girl in every port"
Then, too, many travelling men are
fresh" before they began to travel
Some of them lack refinement and
good breeding. Travel should
polish" person If they are right
at heart, but it surely ruins one
whose tendencies are leaning to the
vulgar, anyway.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-19
Easter Party.

A most unique Easter party will
be staged all day Saturday in the
room occupied by the David Cole
Creamery company in the First Ma
tional Bank building on the ground
floor. AS you stroll by the window
a fluffy old hen with some 20 little
chickens will catch your eye. Mr..
A. D. Peters rushed these from his
farm. They aptly illustrate the
kind of party it is. The slogan is
"Rechicken France" and Help the
American Committee for Devastated
France. Mrs. Arthur Crittenden
Smith is chairman of the Nebraska
chapter. Sixteen hundred dollars
has already been forwarded to
France and 1000 articles of cloth
ing. The money gathered on Satur-
day goes to buy chickens and eggs
70 the refugees who are returning
to their ruined villages. Fancy an
egg costing 40 cents!
A small card in the shape Of an
egg holds so cents. These will be
distributed. A miniature red, white
and blue barrel is fashioned to hold
contributions.
The women in charge are: Mrs
Arthur Crittenden Smith, Mrs. A.
D. Peters, Miss May Mahoney
Mrs. Austin Gaily, Miss Harriet
Smith
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-19
TFiDIet.

IflpletS.
Dear Miss Fairfax: We are triplets
and are constant readers of this
column.
We are 16 years old and are very
popular with the boys. Is it all
right to go to public dances? Is it
all right for boys to kiss us good
night? Our boy friends are 20, "a
and % years old.
How long should they stay at an
evening call?
We use paint and rouge and think
that 1t does wonderful work. We
have blue eyes, and all look alike
SO people can hardly tell us apart.
We are very anxious. Please answer
through The Bee. Thanking you in
advance,
FROM THE TRIPLETS.
Public dances are all right for
those poor souls who have no better
way to amuse themselves, but for
girls who have homes and parents
I think public dances are a cheap
form of amusement. Your boy
friends should not stay late, and they
will not if they are we'll reared.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-19

Grimes, Hazel Jankins, Mary L.
Hodge, Mary krebs, Rose Fiala.
Lone Chappell, Gertrude Lovgram,
Anna Mullen, Katherine w. Van
Horn, Katherine Bloomer.
South Side High School.
Captain-Mr. R. M. Mars.
Lieutenants-Misses: .dith Den
nett, Amelia WeLrr, Josephine
Copeland, Katherine Lowry, Cecilia
Chase, Marguerite Walker. Grace
McLain, Clara Mackin, Grace Gan
mono, Sadie Fowler, Josephine
Duras, Edna Spears, Mildred Nor
ris, Florence Reesh, Lydia Henri,
Agnes Fox, Mary Bookmeyer,
Teresa Kopietz NJ. Curtis, T. Cook,
Mrs. r. H. Johnson Messrs: T. E.
Bosnell, James Patton, F. w. Bason.
Central High School.
Captain-Mr. ]. Woolery.
Cass School.
Captain-Miss Kate Brown.
Kellom School.
Captain-Miss E. Reed.
Webster School.
Captair-Miss Clara Coopt
South Lincoln School.
Captain-Miss Jessie Robson
South Central School.
Captain-Miss Francis Gross.
Hyland School.
Captain-Mrs. Lulu Mathews.
West Side School.
Captain-Miss Stitt.
Corrigan School.
Captaill-Miss Julia Carney.
Windsor and Park Schools.
Captair-Hattie S. Eddy.
Henry w. Yates School.
Captain-Anna B. Pickard.
I.ieutenants-Anna B. Pickard,
Hazel Brazil, Viola Pierce, Emelia
PEARSON, Minnie Wisner, Fanny
Hart, GHberta Williams. Anna
Curske. Ross Coleman, Lila Will
bur, Della Hogan, Bernice Nelson.
Kinna Moore, Julia O'Connor.
Mason School.
Captain -Mrs. J. T. Morey. .
Saunders School.
Captain-Mary Reid.
Lieutenants-Bertha Vaug hn,
Myrtle, Cline. Ella Knight, Martha
Johnson, Carol Tipps, Elizabeth
Long. Lula Pasco. Nae Horn. Hat
fie White, Lottie Koop Ruth
Bracken. Helen Hubbard.
Sacred Heart St. Cecilia Schools.
Captain-Mrs. MacHarding.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-19

Complimentary to Mrs. William
Archibold Smith, chairman of the
National League for Woman's serv-
ice who has just returned from Cal
ifornia, the executive board will en-
terrain at the Hotel Fontenelle on
Saturday at / O'Clock. The
luncheon will be given in the private
dining room on the mezzanine floor,
and spring flowers will be used for
the table. Guests present will in
clude:
Mesdames- ]. T. Stewart. End.
William Archibold Myron l.. Learned.
Smith f. s. Westbrook
Milton T. Barlow. William l.. Selby.
c. NJ. wilhelm. George A. Joslyn
Luther l.. Kountze l.. ]. Healy
Edward Porter Peck. Il G. Travis.
f. F. Folda, Mesdames-
H. G. Jordan. Miss Arabele Kim
E. NJ. Morseman. Jr. ball.
E. NJ. Syfert.
Clean chinchilla furs with talcum
powder we'll rubbed into the skin
ard then shake out. Hot salt will
clean sealskin and beaver beautifully
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-19
Some Question.

Dear Miss Fairfax: l am also a
reader of your advice and note the
witty answers given those many
questions.
To introduce myself, I will say:
am also a lonely bachelor and think
of something else besides my face
and popularity among the women.
VIII you attempt to enlighten me
on this question? A man walked
AROUND a tree a lifetime and a
squirrel ran around the tree trunk
at the same time. Neither saw each
other during the trip. Did the man
go around the squirrel?
Hoping to see this in print soon,
l am JIM.
We suppose so, but If he did how
could he because if he would he
didn't besides.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-19
are. And IL you get an extra days
work it means about IS.

"A Farmer~-For your sake, but
more for the girls, herself. ]
sheuld advise you to seek far
ther and when you are think
ing of wife don't think of
her as mere housekeeper. You
sound So cold and heartless as you
say that you had depended on her
for a housekeeper in the spring,
Make up your mind to seek a wom-
an whom you love, and who loves
you. ana together you can find more
happiness, as well as wealth, than
II you, as lord and master. seek a
housekeeper only to make you COM
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-19
Information,

Dear Miss Fairfax: Will you
kindly put the name and address of
the lonely Bach, whose letter was in
your column in Thursday evenings
Bee. in Friday evenings Bee?
Could you also tell me why they do
not print "One Woman's Way" the
continued, story which is running
in the World-Herald. on Sunday,
and do they print it in the morning
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-19
Here is an unusual hat of
black split straw, with a
handsome ostrich band and
fans toward the back.
Personals

Miss Myrtle Abrams is visiting
friends and relatives at Chicago. She
will also visit at Benton Harbor.
Mich, before returning home.
Mrs. Charles Beaton returned this
week from Hot Springs, Ark, where
she has been for the last FIVE weeks
with her mother, Mrs. E. A. Wur-
ster of Milwaukee,.
The following Omahans are reg
istered at the Hotel Alpin, New
York City: Mr.. S. w. Napier, Mr.
Frank futile, Mr.. c. E. Dursse, 1t.
George E. Grimes and wife. Miss
Helen Yates, Mr.. Dursse, Mr.. w.
B. Willard, jr.; Mr.. T. o. Warheld,
Mrs. ]. A. Spence.
1t. COT. c. w. C. Whiting, who
has been stationed at Augusta. has
recently been transferred to Raleigh,
N. c.; where he is assistant in
structor of the R. O. T. c. Mr.. and
Mrs. Whiting will make their home
in Raleigh, although Colonel Whit
ing's district extends into Virginia.
Mrs. Whiting was Miss Elizabeth
Sweet of Omaha.
Miss Nettie Abrams left Friday
for Chicago where she will spend
several weeks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-19
MOmldbe Actresses.

Dear Miss Fairfax: I am writing
to find out where and another girl
friend could become actresses.
Please send me an address of some
western movie company, so we
might write to them for position
Yours truly, TWO GIRLS.
How foolish! Do you know that
to become a movie actress yop'
must stay around the studios some
times for months without even ( an
extra part? And do you realize that
there are thousands of girls ahead
of you just as anxious as you girls
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-19

do not know the bachelor farm
er's address. You speak of findina
new lover as one would speak OF
buying new spring frock. Lovs
cannot be bargained for. II you
should become interested in another
man l wish you luck. Well. we'll!
We have learned something. We
thought only newspaper writer's
needed experience, but we see that
we are wrong.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-19

The annual convention of the
Canadian Council of Agriculture
held recently in Winnipeg was at
tended by women delegates. for the
first time in the history Of the or
ganization.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-19
Never Betray a Confidence.


Dear Miss Fairfax, Omaha Bee:
Now | am coming again to you for
your help; you have given me your
advice before and it worked out fine.
Now, Miss Fairfax, this is my trou-
BILE: A girl friend of mine and my
self are having little spat and the
other day / am quite positive she
wrote to you for your advice, and
|, seeing it in print, thought she
had written it, and so l thought she
must have thought something of me,
so | got another date with her,
which ] would not have done if /
had known she didn't write that
letter. l am almost positive she
wrote it. If you keep the letters
will you please tell me the town it
came from, or, better yet, send the
original letter to me so l can tell by
the handwriting, and if you care to
keep the letter l will return it i'm
mediately to you. Now, Miss Fair
fax, this will mean a great deal to
me and my friend both, and if you
will give me this help l will in some
way try to repay you for your
trouble. This may be against your
rules, but can't you break it once?
l am enclosing the letter which
was published in the April 9 edition
and also stamped envelope for
your reply. Yours truly,
LEONARD.
Leonard! How can you ask such a
thing? Never, never, would l be-
tray one of my friend-readers. Why
don't you both be frank with each
other and Straighten ont yo,lr LITTLE
troubles? "a king may love trea-
son, but the traitor he hates" and
I couldn't have my staunch friends
feel that l would betray them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-19

Portable. II this girl loves some ono
else, then accept it as a man and, II
l am not mistaken. you do not care
for her great deal.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-19

A committee consisting of Mrs.
Arthur Mullen. Gould Dietz and
Everett Buckingham on Thursday
approved the service pin question
naires that are already in. Any
worker, having sewed 800 hours who
has not put one in is asked by COM
mittee to do so as soon as possible.
A pin for 400 hours work is also to
be given. Anyone having sewed for
that length of time may go to the
Red Cross headquarters in the
court house and fill in a question
naire.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-19
Train School.

Captain-Virginia White. A\
Lieutenants-Anne Jensen, Ruth
Wallace, Hattie Shulthers. Lillian
Bake, Emma Kent, Belle Cathroe.
Anna Svacina, Francis Neble. Ge-
neyieve Moore, Ruth Holquist, Max
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-19
Red Cross

Division No. 4, consisting of the
Victory Loan committee, officers
and executive committee of the
Chamber of Commerce. and the Red
Cross officials and workers, will
march in the parade on Monday
morning, April 81.
This division will form on Capitol
avenue, facing west, with the head
of column resting on Sixteenth
street. Red Cross workers are re-
quested to form promptly at ll:15
on Monday, in the appointed place.
All Red Cross workers are urged to
come.
Mr.. Gould Dietz will be captain of
the Red Cross organization.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-19

The world is yet In the twilight doubtless, but II
Is the twilight of the breaking dawn, not the falling
night Despair Of the worlds future 10 disloyalty to
Code B. Wilcox.