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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-11
QUILTY'S THIS WEEK, Dancing Thursday Night.

Dancing will be the order Thursday night at Quilty's Colonial ball room, in Fairfield avenue, with music by Murray's orchestra. These mid-week sociaIs are very pleasant, well attend ed, and admission is at popular prices
 Learn to Dance.
 Waltz, one-step and fox trot taught in private lessons for ST. Lessons given afternoon or evening by ap- pointment. Call or telephone for ap- pointment or information.
 Advanced Dancing Class.
 The advanced dancing class meets every Friday evening from to 12 o'clock. Splendid chance for former pupils to renew their lessons and for any one to gain practice, as well as enjoy a pleasant evening. Murray's orchestra furnishes music, and but single admission is required.
 McEneIIys Coming Monday, Nov. r.
 Next Monday night the McEneH Singing Orchestra will again be tn attraction. This is always a SUI fire good time Short concert, Tor evening of dancing, all at populs prices of admission.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-11
NIBLO TO DIRECT GLAUM

Fred Niblo is to direct for the first time some other star en his wife Enid Bennett And 1t Is 70 be the screen vamp, Louise Glauns
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-11

League Records High single, Peterson 109. High total, Peterson 305. High team single, Post Pineapp1es 465.
 High team total Telegram Terrors 1860.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-11

out 4 good ones out of 25 1t would
 be all right but they don't
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-11

It seems to be true that he who helps others nearly always needs help in the end.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-11

Some companies delight in turn ing out fourteen to sixteen releases in month. If they were to turn
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
PORK PRODUCTS
BAN LIFTED
British Food Controller At
tempts to Force Down
Meat Trust Prices.

London. March General licenses
will be issued after March 10 for
Importation of bacon, hams and
Jards
Uninteresting as this news. an
nounced by the Board of Trade
Journal, may appear on the surface,
it is of extreme Importance, since
it means that the governments food
control has released these products
from its grip and British importers
can contract for American products
without hindrance.
The action constitutes a direct at
tempt by Food Controller Roberts
to make good tbs promise 20 force
down the meat trust prices. Traffic
with the open market in America
will bring the prices down to below
those existing when the government
made its contracts.
For the first time since 1914, the
trading with the enemy act has been
amended so as to permit the re-
sumption of trade relations with
Croatia. Slavonia, Bosnia, Herzego-
vina, Montenegro and Albania.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08

care for each city employe as each
is released from service with the
street municipal department. The
engineer department will endeayor
TO gradually reduce their street
cleaning stan. until approximately
one-third of the present personnel
Is retained. Records will be kept of
the transfer of these men so that
as soon as the District funds per-
init they will be reinstated.
With the municipal funds at a low
water mark. the District authorities
admitted that they would have diff
Guilty to make entire salary payments
70 the street cleaners However, il
they are forced TO pay only a por-
ton of the amount due. the assur-
ance was made to Hurley. as the
representative OF these / 700 interest
ed city employees. that they would
endeavor to reimburse the workers
as soon as District funds were avail
able.
In the name Of his association. Hur-
ley submitted proposition of par
tial payment to the District workers
until such time as funds would per-
init full salary payments. or a par
tlal reduction in the hours of labor
Considering the attitude the Dis
trict officials took in the matter,
Hurley was able to assure the con-
gregated workers last night that il
would not be necessary to press the
issues submitted
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
DIRECT FLIER
WITH PHONE
Wireless Apparatus Used in
Controlling Movements
of Airplane.

New York, March when Lieut.. ].
f. Adams makes his exhibition flight
over New York in an airplane tomor-
row. under the auspices Of the Aero
nautical Exposition, the movements
of his plane will be controlled by a
voice speaking into wireless telephone
apparatus in Madison Square Garden
tower.
Lieut. c. c. Shangraw will be in
charge of the radio station and under
Shangraw's directions. Adams will
make a nose dive. do a tail spin, loon
the loop and perform other aerial
stunts for the benefit of throngs along
upper Broadway. The voice control
stunts viii not be attempted unless
the day is clear and other airplanes
Of the wireless squad have been or
dered TO keep out of range. While
the officers were arranging their pre-
liminary plans a destroyer somewhere
in the harbor picked them up. {"
turned on a Photographic record and
save Shangraw and his associates an
impromptu concert.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
CHAPLAIN FACES
SERIOUS CHARGE
Rev. Francis Berry, Chill,
dren's Home Manager,
Accused by Girls.

Dallas. Tex, March THE Rev.
Francis c. Berry. past 60, gray and
haggard. charged with statutory
crimes against young girls faced
Judgment today.
Clad in clerical black, the aged chap
lain of a childrens home here, heard
one of his own flock tell of his alleged
offenses against her. Rigorous cross
examination failed to shake l4-year
old Irene Everet's story. Other little
girls were attacked similarly she said.
Part of an alleged confession said 70
have been obtained from Berry by
prosecutor w. r. King was admitted
in evidence.
Berry offered no witnesses and did
not take the stand. His sole defense
was to be the argument Of his coun-
sci. The state demanded Berry's
death.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
CAN'T LIVE ON
$4,000 YEAR
Mrs. Robert Scott Seeks
More Destitute

New York, March ASIDE from A,-
600 allowed yearly to each under the
will of their father, the late Robert A.
Scott, who left 81. 600 900. Robert scott,
10, and Harold. his brother. aged II.
are destitute of other means of sup
port according to papers filed to-
day with the Surrogate on behalf of
their mother, Mrs. Leonie NJ. Scott.
Mrs. Scott finds 1t practically impos-
sible to live on the $4,000 family in
come, which includes the boys $500
and the $1,000 allowance made to her.
Referee David l.. Wells report, rem
dered today, recommends that the
widow and sons be allowed from the
Scott estate a sufficient income for
their proper support.
In the testimony before the referee,
it was estimated that when the boys
presently go either to Yale or Har-
ward, they will need fully $500 year
each.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
BOAT WORKERS
Get $40 RAISE
$500 Ready to Return to
Work -Harbor Strike
Broken.

New York, March The Tidewater
Boatsmens Union, whose membership
is 500. today accepted the Railroad
Administration terms and declared
the harbor strike off so far as it is con-
cerned. The men will receive $40 a
month. a pay increase of about $50
as against s35 demanded. 1t was re-
ported late today that the six other
striking unions were close to an
agreement and that by Monday the
strike would probably have been set
tied.
All boats operated by the Railroad
Administration, the army and navy
and the Shipping Board will be run
ming tomorrow morning. it was pre-
dicted. as the result of negotiations
which took up practically the entire
day.
The union strikers were reported TO
have decided to content themselves
with wage increase. abandoning
their demand for an eight-hour day.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
5000 KISSES
NLOVE SUIT
Miss Margaret Lynch Hales
Marathon Love Maker
to Court.

Cambridge, Mass, March 7.-Basing
all figures on the claims of Miss Mar
garet Lynch that she was kissed every
day for twenty-five years by Michael
]. Pomphrey, a little calculation
brings to light the interesting sum of
$3.50 kisses in that period.
In a breach of promise suit against
Pomphrey for $4,000, Miss Lynch also
claims that he told her every day of
the twenty-five years courtship that
he loved her. A little more computa-
ton, and, presto! 5000 'T-love-yous"
in twenty-five years.
Although Pomphrey bought house
last year and stocked it with four
tons of coal and fourteen bushels of
potatoes he did not set the date for a
wedding. Last January Miss Lynch
heard of Pomphrey's marriage to an
other woman. which she says. caused
her to weep herself nearly blind. She
figures it will take $4,000 to clarity her
eyesisht, soothe a broken heart and
salxe her injured pride.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
EmergencyWar Fund Lies Idle;
Officials Adopt Economy Plan
Authorization by President Only Requisite for
Necessary Moneys, Yet District
Rulers Hesitate

are affected and they can pinch and
cut out their lu1uries 10 get by until
Congress conyenes.
What a mighty howl TO the heav-
ems would arise IL some of the 81 600
1900 and ss.ocoa-yesr members Of the
mutual admiration society in the Dis
trict building found they would have
TO accept a 20 per cent reduction
In pay and perhaps put away their
dress suits and curtail on banquets. -
Full Speed Ahead with Economy.
The District government is going
ahead with its plan of having the
streets swept once a week by en-
ployes who have accepted a 20 per
cent cut in pay.
Superintendent of Street Cleaning
Morris Hacker said yesterday the
difficulty would be simplified IL the
public would cooperate to the ex-
tent Of not throwing their waste
paper and refuse into the street.
With this assistance the machine
sweepers would be able TO keep the
main thoroughfares, at least, in
presentable condition.
Several public spirited citizens
have notified the District officials
that they would be glad to loan
$1,000 to create an emergency fund
to care for the streets until Con-
gress can pass the 100000 appropri-
alton authorized in the deficiency
bill The difficulty over accepting
these offers, however. lies in the
fact that no assurance could be
given that the money would be paid
back.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
OF PEACE
BY REDS NEARS
Scheme of President Larin
Includes Payment of
Debts to Allies.

London, March IA new peace
proposal, granting large conces-
stons, will soon be Forthcoming from
the Bolsheviki. a dispatch from
Helsingfors, quoting Moscow ad-
vices, reported today.
According to this dispatch. Presi-
dent Larin, of the Russian Economic
Council, declared officially that the
Soviet government would offer the
allies a concession for construction
of a canal connecting the River
Amudaria with the Caspian Sea. also
the right to exploit the great wealth
of the cotton regions.
Under this scheme, Russian debts
would be paid to the allies from ex-
port trade with the allies. The
Soviet government would demand
that the allies not interfere with
Russian internal affairs.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08

U. 3. Mission Entrcnched.
The American mission on prison
ers repatriation is intrenched over
a dozen blocks. including Alexan-
Ger square. The Reds have cap
tuTed some public buildings as well
as the telegraphs in that district
The government is making des-
perate effort to put down the new
revolt. using poison gas. bombing
sirplanes, tanks and minenwerfers.
Many influential BerIiners, faith
full to the government. feared this
afternoon that BoIxhevIsm would
he victorious The government
will hght to nnnIhIIation. The out
look Ii considered ominOus.
Barbed Wire Erected.
Government forces late today were
hurriedIy surrounding with barbed
wire entangIements and machine
guns the area dominated by the
rebels. thus hoping to isolate the
lighting The Alexander Platz, taken
and retaken by both sides several
times, is now in possession of the
SpaTtacans.
At this hour the Spartacans had
thrown up barricades and otherwise
fortified themselves in a space Of
about n dozen blocks. including the
royal castle stables and other public
buildings. Spartacans captured the
main telegraph office.
They charged through Leipziger-
strasse shooting in all directions and
endanGering the American Red Cross
mission. Col. Taylor ordered the
women OF the mission to seek safety
in the palace hotel
\ battle ragged in the streets around
police headquarters. which was be-
sieged by the rebels.
Government troops who went over
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
Per Diem Employees Salaries
=, = Not to Be Cut Hurley States
PRESIDENT of Union Brings Welcome Message
After Conference with Gen Kutz,
Engineer of District.

The wage scale OF l,700 per diem
city employees will not be reduced.
H. E. Hurley. president of the City
Employees Association, brought this
welcome message to the employees
who gathered at a mass meeting
last night in Cadets Armory Hall, o
street near Seventh northwest. Hur-
ley told the men that he had this
assurance from the District En-
gineer Department.
Il was told yesterday morning"
Hurley conflded to the employees,
lin a conference with Gen. Charles
w. Kutz, engineer of the District.
that the District authorities will
bend every effort to keep the pres
ent personnel of the sewer. water
and surface departments intact, and
on the same wage scale as hereto
fore.
81 am assured that no effort will
be made to take advantage of the
depleted department funds to finan-
cially denote any employe."
White Wings Must Go.
While it will be impossible for
the District to keep together the
800 white wings" arrangements
were yesterday made with E. NJ.
Kline. District Labor Department, to
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
Talent All in Legs"
Says Scotch Lassie
Of u, S. Chorus Girls

Binghamton, N. Y, March T.
your American chorus girls are bon
ME and they hae talent-but their tai
ent is a. in their legs They Gamma
sing" was the comment made today
by Mrs. Donald P. Pratt, a Scotch
lassie who has come to join her
American sailor husband, whom she
married in Scotland's oldest kirk in
Dalmaney Parish. near the Firth OF
Forth.
L was glad to COON to America for
something to eat" said Mrs. Pratt
Food was scarce in Scotland. But 1
miss my porridge. A body Gamma get
guid porridge here. All. but the wom-
en- here all live the lives of ladies;
they gang doom on their knaes TO nae
thing and nasbody."
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08

to the Spartacans fought with the
besiegers. The government has sent
its famous officers regiment to at
tack the rebel guards from the rear.
Armored Autos Used.
Both sides are using machine guns
and armored automobiles. The gov
ernment Is attacking in an effort to
raise the siege. with tanks, air
planes and poison gas. Scores of
casualties have been reported, in
GLIDING many civilians.
While this bitter struggle went
on, the remainder of Berlin was
quiet Bands paraded. entertaining
crowds enjoying their strike vaca-
tion by strolling in the spring sun
shine, oblivious of the rattle of ma
chine guns which came from the di-
rection of police headquarters.
After the rebels appeared to have
been crushed and radical leaders ad-
mitted defeat, the Spartacans rail-
lied.
The general strike. which almost
fIickered out, seems to be gaining
strength.
Many Republican guards were
wounded in street fighting in vari-
Gus parts of the city.
Some radical chiefs changed their
attitude of pessimism and threaten
ed to develop a revolution which
would accomplish what the first
Spartacan outbreak failed to ac-
complish.
Government mastery OF the situa-
tion. so evident a few hours ago,
appeared at the time at cabling, to
be precarious.
Gas Used by Troops.
Ruthless methods were used in dis
persing crowds In the Alexander
Platz several persons were killed and
wounded when government TROOPS
used gas, machine guns and tanks to
break up mob.
A large number of radicals, dis
claiming responsibility for the dis
orders, assert that bandits and ter
rorists took advantage Of the oppor-
tunity to go on the rampage, and
that they caused the riots and street
fights.
Radicals are sending Kalesli. the
author, to Weimar to work in be-
half Of passage of their legislation.
Weimar sessions will be continued
for the remainder of the week, ac-
cording to dispatches received here.
to complete the governments pro-
gram for socialization Of the coal and
potash mines, as a concession to the
Spartacan demands.
Fortunes Of the revolutionists start
ed to decline Tuesday night. when a
score were killed, including several
women, during hand grenade and ma
chine gun fighting, in which the
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
THINK CHANGES
LIKELY TO SAVE
NATIONS LEAGUE
European Politicians Deem
Plan Not Jeopardized by
U. S. Opposition.
WILSON SPEEDS EAST
President Elated by Elec.
ton Of Congressman on
League Platform"

Paris. March Flew persons In
Par1s today, whether Americans or
Europeans. believed the pledge of
thirty-seven Republican Senators to
refuse to vote for the league of ma
tons covenant would be realized.
II was considered entirely likely
that several amendments, though nos
siby OF a minor nature, would he
made in the league covenant. This
1t was pointed out, would relieve the
Republicans of having to vote for IL
as originally presented.
Cannot Except Doctrine.
With regard to the Monroe Doc
trine from the league all mowers
covenant declare that If America ask
ed permission to except that doc
trine from the league all lowers
might ask similar exceptions in mat
tiers of special interest. and then the
whole structure of the league would
fall. Should the other parties to the
agreement voluntarily suggest that
an American point on such an ex-
ception be noted with regard to the
Monroe Doctrine that would be a diff
ferent proposition. But such a course
Is considered hardly likely.
concerning the American Senate at
ttude. 1t is recognized that this pos
siply creates a more or less uncom-
Portable internal political situation for
wilson. But in that respect he is In
no worse position than Lloyd George
or Cemenceau. Lloyd George has de-
mands of the radicals to be met with
the machinery of a conservative gov
ernment. while CIemenceau has a
most difficult tax problem to meet.
The attitude here consequently is
that, generally speaking, the peace
program must be carried through on
the best possible international lines
with the individual governments left
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
BLOCKADE
TO FEED AUSTRIA
Supreme Allied Council
Clears Way tor Hoover.
German Need Up.

Paris, March THE supreme allied
council of ten today decided to lift
the blockade on Austria to provide
for an immediate revictualling of the
people
Food will be sent into Austria
through the ports of Fiume and
Trieste. Revictualling will be in
charge of Herbert c. Hoover. He ex-
poets to send into that country 5000
tons of food daily.
When the proposal came up today,
the Italiaps suggested that it be put
over until tomorrow and that COM
mission be appointed to look into the
situation. French, British and Ameri-
can commissioners insisted upon i'm
mediate action.
German Situation Up.
A proposal drawn up by Lord Cecil
to relieve starvation conditions in
Germany was considered by Premiers
Lloyd George and CIemenceau, and
Col. House. Lloyd George and Col
House approved, but NJ. Clemenceau
wanted further time, so the proposal
went over until tomorrow.
The plan provides that foodstuffs
shall be sent into Germany in suffi-
cient quantities to relieve conditions,
and that payment be accepted in
potash, which the United States needs,
and coal, which France needs badly
the price of coal in Paris now being
$50 a ton.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
5Die, Hurt
AsCanadans
Riot In Wales
Delay in Shipment Home
Leads to Two Days of
Disorder.

London, March THE censorship
lifted the veil late tonight from one
OF the most serious military riots in
Britain since the outbreak of the
war. The following official state
ment was issued by the ministry of
Canadian overseas forces:
Tuesday and Wednesday. $4,000
Canadian soldiers rioted at the XII
enmel Camp, Wales. because of the
delay in their shipment to Canada
due to shortage of ships.
Three of the rioters and two
pickets were killed and twenty-one
wounded. including two officers"
The statement adds that some
property was damaged. The riot
leaders, including twelve civilians,
were arrested. The communiQue de-
nies a report that a major decorated
with the Victoria Cross was killed.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
KEEP WHEY
OR PAY TAX
Married Men Living Alone
Are Classed as Single

If you want the married mans in
come tax exemption, you must live
with your wife.
If she's pouting and suing you for
divorce-then in the eyes of the in
come tax collector you're a single
man." even though the court has not
yet so decreed. One thousand dollars
is all the exemption you can get If
she's left your bed and board"
So her leaving, if you are below the
5000 class, will add SO TO your tax
and, If you are over the division line,
loss Of her companionship while you
make out the tax blank will pile s1eO
more onto your contribution to Uncle
Sam.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
S63,2OO STOLEN
IN DAY ROBBERY
Boy Bank Messenger |:
Held Up and Beaten
by Thieves.

New York, March Milton Strohm.
messenger for the stock exchange
firm of L. NJ. Prince Co. was robbed
Of more than $4,000 in Liberty bonds
and other securities. making a total
Of ss3, 200. in hold-up this afternoon.
The messenger was found badly
beaten in the hallway of the Chase
National Bank building
The boy told the police he was at
tackled on the fourth floor of the
building. being struck over the head
with some heavy instrument When
he recovered consciousness, he said,
the securities were gone.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08

While the District officials have sus-
pended 300 laborers and are asking
others TO accept a temporary reduc-
ton of % per cent in their meagre
pay. the sum of 10000, authorized
by Congress to meet war emergencies
in Washington remains untouched in
the Treasury.
President Wilson'S authorization can
make the money available, but Dis
trict officials yesterday turned down
a suggestion that he be notified of
the dilemma existing here through
the failure of the deficiency appro-
priations in the closing hours of Con-
gress.
In the meantime the poorest paid
employees of the city have been re-
quested to accept a voluntary reduc-
ton in pay until such time as Con-
gress remedies its carelessness, prob
ably in June.
100000 Appropriation
The 10000 fund was appropriated
in the District bill OF 191s-1s1s and
none Of it has been expended.
The application of this fund to
meet the shortage Of money availa-
bic for street cleaning has been con-
sidered. but the District Commission
ers decided to go ahead with the So
called economy program" which will
place the brunt of the hardship upon
the laborers, whose average pay has
been S3.S per day.
Another clause in the District bill
relating to emergency funds appro-
PIRATES $500 for emergency repairs
and improvements on account of the
existing war. or this sum about
5000 has been expended, leaving a
balance of approximately $1,000 un-
expended.
Representatives of the employees said
there was not the slightest doubt
that the Commissioners could legally
apply this $4,000 fund, but that
there appeared to be cold feet" at
the thought of notifying President
Wilson of the situation forced upon
the District by the laXity of Con-
gress.
War Emergency Exists.
war emergency still exists and the
proper maintenance of the streets in
Washington is essential TO the con-
duct of the war ssince il affects the
health of soldiers and citizens. &C
cording to the employees.
OF course it all depends upon the
point of view" said one of the Off
cials of the City Mems Union yester-
day. I'm this case only city Iaborers
The Washington herald., 1919-03-08
Typhus in Russia
Still Increasing;
Kill Incurables

Stockholm, March The,
typhus epidemic in Russia is
increasing, according to advices
from Petrograd today.
1t was reported that deaths
in one Petrograd hospital
ranged as high as 5000
month.
In the provinces, it was stat
ed, the mortality was so great
the Bolshcviki had secretly or
dered all incurables killed, in
an effort to check the spread
of the malady.