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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10
GIFTS OF MEANING

At 9, time when ties are drawn tho closest, gifts have a deeper meaning. For centuries the Jewellers art has furnished the most cherished of gifts They are particularly suitable at this time.
 Choose gifts of Gold and Silver. They carry value and meaning.
 Make your Christmas selections today. We will hold same until wanted.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10

four weeks and his doctors bill Of s4. The company had paid him SAP and this was deducted from the $52 which the commissioner had found was due him.
 According to agreements filed with the commissioner, George Concor- aglio has agreed to accept S10.S4 week from the Remington Arms U. M. c. Go. for lead poisoning; Hilda Jackrickson, of Fairfield, is to receive s6.S5 a week from the flaw thorne Company for loss of finger; Lucy Chiarelli is to receive S10.13 a week from the Sprague Meter Co. for abrasions of two fingers of left hand.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10
CONFIRMATION AGREEMENTS.

Compensation Commissioner E. T. Buckingham today decided that George J. Corey was entitled to s26 more compensation than the Farm CTS Dairy Go. had paid him for a sprained ankle, which he received on Sept. 30. while employed by the Dairy company.
 The commissioner decided that Corey was entitled to SIS a week for
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10
EXPLAINED.

Sunday school teacher: And now can any bright little boy. or girl tell me why Ada mand I've were driven from the Garden of Eden?
 Johnny Doughboy, Jr.: Please, sir, they ate their. emergency ration" The Home Sector.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10
LOGICAL.

Teacher: Why did the Kaiser go to Holland?
 Johnny: Because daddy went to France.-The Home Sector.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10

The textile workers who have se- cured an increase of pay will soon ba striking again to pay for the high err cost of clothing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10

o, no, don't hurry about buying your Christmas gifts. Just before the holiday there are always plenty of leftovers that other people have re- jected.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10

have a better chance to live longer if they dwell in the city, says the in- surance expert.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10
The Electric Shop 1116 BROAD STREET
To Users of Electricity :

The attention of our patrons Is called to the following order from The Public Utilities Commission and compliance with same is re- spectfully requested:
 Tn view of the coal situation and the recommendation of the Fed eral Fuel Administration, the Public Utilities Commission, State of Con- nect1cut, hereby orders and directs all utility companies in the state, generating and distributing electri- city, to request their patrons to re- frain from the use of electricity for the purpose of lighting signs and all out door decorative lighting dur ing the pendency of the present coal crisis.
 Dated at Hartford, Connecti- cut, this 9th day of December, 1919 Per order of the Commission,
 Henry F. Billings,
 Secretary.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-10
CONCRETE TAKES.

Seattle, Dec. 1o.-Eskimos of the Pribtloff Islands may soon discard their snow igloos for concrete huts, according to H. D. Allen of the United States Bureau of Fisheries who ar rived here recently from the govern ment sealing station on the islands.
 MT Allen said the snow houses sometimes do not stand up under the biting winds that sweep off the Boring Sea. If the Indians take kindly to the suggestion regarding their new winter homes fifty con crete huts will be put up next year by the government.
 A lot of girls who are too proud to get their hands in the dishwater at home, manage to get into good deal of hot water in society.
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Do They Repudinto It?

THE British and French Premiers have
found it advisable to issue q joint state
ment denying that they approved OF the
Presidents declarations in opposition to the
Italian claims. They admit that the state
ment read in their presence and it's
contents noted" in the language OF bust
ness, but they discaim any responsibility
for its publication. adding that they had
united in urging that it be not given out
prematurely inasmuch as they still had hopes
of settlement with Italy.
1t matters very little, however, whether
Clemenceau or Lloyd George approved of the
Presidents course in stating publicly his nosi-
ton. The important question is whether or
not they are prepared to vote with the Presi-
dent or to vote with Italy. There is a clear
cut issue upon which they can act The
President acted upon it, and acted with de-
c4sion. He expressed his unalterable opposi-
ton to the Italian claims, and he, in effect.
challenges his associates in the council Of
four TO state their position.
The fact that they did not vote with the
Italian Prime Minister when the question was
before the body as whole is conclusive evil
dence that they unfavorably disposed to-
ward the designs of the Italian government
They had it in their power again and again
to override the Presidents veto, but they
failed to exercise that power. 1t is too late.
therefore, for them to come forward with
disclaimer OIL approval or the Presidents
course, unless that disapproval takes the form
OF reconsideration of the question and a
vote in behalf of Italy.
1t is evident that Europe is more excited
over the undipomatic fashion in which the
President negotiates and acts than over the
decisions at which he arrives. The rejoindcr
OF Orlando was devoted almost wholly to
deploring the unheard-of manner in which
the President announced his attitude to the
world. He was more concerned over this
breach OF etiquette than over the substance
of the Presidents statement This informal
action on Mr.. Wilson's part seems also to
have given a shock to the British and French
statesmen. They seem to anticipate further
breaches of the same sort which possibly may
be directed against interests which they
uphold
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Business Problems.
SOLVED BY BRUNO DUKE.
Author, Hnrold Whitehead.
The Problem of the Returned Furniture

had been a silent and interested listener TO
nans Of dsappointment that my 'p %ork in net the
shipping department. had apparently been Of
as II af,erward ran sRd ed'et Dou' " wisely
Hazebrook reli the cigar he had Allowed a9 to
Fesaf g M yon s aa1eys said and ri
SoS AsSS Hay
Cd at as he sD0ks
Of the comment-and he wasn't far wrong at
Ra the II is In o
fsar that While absolutely loyal to you. he
Emmett The real cause of my returned prob
'S'" oO'u 'cas CMAP Ter XII.
Errors In Delivery.
~ 5Sa H'FfR KSSs sA s nE
Bruno Duke str struck deep; rieh.toned s0ns
ha anu that at0e 2ns man, wer hs
pesrcd wheeling tea wagon on which were a
ale and burgundy in which the ice tinkled EN-
We had been talking so long that it was
wa past dnn S and l., the sandwiches were
After Walter had removed the tea wagon and
Els Rahs aaf sf re
l.et me nTst see II we agree On general
likes arc affected by the expressed opinions of
IIazelbrook agreed hcsltatlngly and was cvi-
TOYS you the coytr Of this magazine and ask.
what do you think Of the cover in tones Of
dislike. you naturally look for faults. My
careless manner Of tossing IL you and tho
Expressed contempt OF it Drcjudices you against
IT,"
IL see your point, that's quite right" Hazel
brook became more Interested
nut" Duke calmly went on speaking "If
hand you nc cover with evident pride and say,
There lan't that beautiful cover? you are
at cncc favorably inclined toward it.
":Sow, let's tie this up to your furniture.
Suppose after buying some furniture in sur
rOundlDgB mat exaggcrate its value, it Is dc
IiYcrcd carclcEsiy and dusty and merely dropped
ia Il without amy regard to place order
Isn't It obvious that the effect on the customer
lis unfortunate? She reflects the opinion Of the
value Of the furniture that the teamstcr cx-
prcgsea when he carelesslyN throws it around
,r though 1t was or no valuc."-To BIO con-
t!nued tomorrow.
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REIMBURSEMENT, Not Reconstruc-
by J. OGDEN ARMOUR

q
as II the war. had knocked the foundation out
the 0o But 1T o aaH9 .
one Of reconstruction; our ma lion and its bust
The after problem for the United States sis Is
great HE ssSS OF hu%a
roaG %bch ea hf bs the by
paths one OF them leads to Boshe rf ar' h Go
life me worst forces that are in We Ind
e the lights OF
and is s fes In the 5e
s cor frsed2m WHICH is limited only BY
T 5nln e cut aEans Tbas Se Gals
this so.eallsd old orde rot things" to which
Under the conditions that face the world
there can be no such thing return to the
ra is ssnE ea anS
on for The agtao
@S FITS ana yoen
who have been classed as agitators and IA.
Of The one fault " Which an" It
no lThs Ky rs ea ., sy
bn mes . situato1 They have been looking
they are going to produce the Millennium. or
ea IS Sn in thew words o not The
is unfortunate tina. they never will work. The
only road to success Is through effort pcrse-
Nerance, opportunity and co-opera ton.
Faith in the culture business Of this nation
Is Justified All tho clements which make for
prosperity are present Chief among these is
ihc fnancia! situation. We arc on sound
basis Our credit system is more highly or
gnnized. and ii has vindicated itself under the
severe strain of
sites Of Equally % IS sHs s 5saa
This nation in itself is tho hest consuming
market in the world. Our 100, 000, 900 Of people
are. Tree spenders and their aggregate buying
power is greater than exists in any other ma.
ton under the sun. 49, 49,
But, partly result OF the war we haya
developed the facilities for entering into world
commerce 20 a degree impossible a few years
% ths far snPs that t, VII shn
ingenuity and enterprise, if given rein, viii ind
markets for Yankee made goods whichever there
Is money to pay the prce.-Copyright 1919
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Army Retirrment.

Army Retirement.
10 tho Editor OF Tho Times Dispatche
Slr,-hnowing that your paper has
Always stood for justice. i am address
ing this appeal to you In behalf OF the
Ola soldiers In the service of the United
states Army.
As the law now stands. we have to
serve thirty years before being placed
on the retired list. and If, at the end
or that time. we have been excellent
soldiers, wc receive the amount OF
$3.50 per month, which. as every one
knows. is a very small consideration in
these days OF high cost OF living; also
the men who do retire are at an age
when they cannot begin n career. there
fore we cannot compete with the
younger men.
Congress has never seriously con-
sidered tho twenty fve-ycar retire
ment bill This, believe, is due to the
lack OF publicity and the lack OF knowl-
edge OF conditions as they now stand,
The th!rty-year retirement law Is n
relic OF the Civil War and has never
changed since its establishment. Why
not boost" the twenty fve-year retire
ment bill. and give the old soldiers
something to look forward 10 in their
later years?
The value OF the soldier with the
long service has been brought out
during the present warrior their rec
capacity. from the highest officer down
Stands for itself. Regardless of tho
plan that is worked out for military
training, the army, TO have efficient
training. must have trained officers and
noncommissioned officers. who are
above the average in intelliGence-mcn
who have been through the milf
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A Daily Once Over.
Forty-f'ivc and Flat.

BIZ. wage Farmer Of forty-fve what arc your
plans !or the future?
You still have lot OF pep able to turn
on, more work than tho average man Of your
gears. IN, what Is to be your condition ten
years. hcnCct
Arc you going to keep jogging along, MAX
ing fairy good living and using nearly all
y,ii earn for your yearly expenses!
what you going To do when that pep
Wnat are you going 10 do. say from hfty-fve
uutil your life span ends?
You feel quite inBultcd don't you, to have
your ability 10 so on indefinitely questioned in
thig way?
money carocnaiy you havo lived well, as you
ray. and your family has the necessitics--evcn
the lunuricg many of them.
whether you have head for mathematics
or not. you ought TO know without looking very
far that in roine way you must begin to pile
10 TOR tho rainy day and the onconing OF old
s,<zc.
Jipw mucb money do You suppose you should
i,sya az capital 10 10 able 10 live on the in
c,tns that money VIII earn, when your active
EettSr do a little nguring.-copyright. 1919.
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FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS
National
Authoritative Writcrs-A Daily Editorial Feature.
LITTLE WAYS THE BIG MONEY GOES.
by ALFRED H.. WILLIAMS,

Business men in Richmond and else
where organizing for economy and eff
itI;ihenGy In the national government
years Of intensive study Of department
a Mo, , bureau Intervals in Washington.
mem Memoers . or Congress and others who
to ponder whether tho old spells sys-
Lena, lem: With With its constant prospects Of
TO top every -four years. would not
give better practical results than the
present present practical life tenure for subor-
speets and tdevelcped cruesces ana
wrongs. but 1t kept tho workers alive
i nta a rnHtin. NOV tho appointcc dies
active mind. energetically thinks UP
new new and fantastic schemes for spend
Most OF them lose ali purpose but that
OF avoiding trouble and responsibility
and retain no ambition beyond avoid
ance OF ccnsurc from tho person i'm
mediately above. getting their salaries
as easily as possible and catching the
car TOT homo at precisely the earliest
The official mind gets out of focus
permanent occupants of jobs do not go
s some no vote; , as in former days. Com
r. the local affairs OF washington loom
while the country and It's affairs are
small. distant and uninteresting. Not
Long ago the head OF a bureau sup
" w anu 10 tOucn
every. part Of the country. was enthu-
sag sa"5,ie over scheme ITO establish in
pice." as he called It, The hospices
were to DO operated by the communi-
ties as places Of public entertainment,
us.ng the saloons and hotels that have
depended on liquor sales after prohi-
eation Is catablishAi; Tho cooking
ana waiting were to be done by high
school girls. who thereby would learn
domestic science and habits. He had
II all worked out nicely, but did not
kmow that prohibition has been in
years.
To the departments and bureaus the
taxpayer Is remote and obscure nut
sanse' vague abstractionf and Con-
Grcsa is a machine that. unfortunately,
must be worked with care and adroit,
ness TO make 1t obey department and
bureau o., recommendations and keep
US intrusive nose out of their opera
lions; Absolute incompetence for the
details given individuals to do is rare.
competence to comprehend the real
purpose. meaning and general effcct
OF what is done is almost unknown
below the grade OF Cabinet officers
Each OF these finds himself at the
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head head, or hugo and intricate machine.
busiiy at work. Before he has time
Go stI og AND Moy ynderstamd It SO that
languishing experiments and the end
parts inherited from dormcr adminiaui
armisticc 4 Senator wished to know
the normal cost per day Of maintain
! Ing a soldier Of our army. in France.
all estimates should be based. ANY
ttnniiway manager can tell in a moment
ON his limos. The War DEPARTMENT. Was
three weeks figuring out the daiIy
cost OF buck private to the govern
to thousandths OF cents on each iten,
tho statement obviously representing
the labor of number OF skilled people
In the midst of tho war and Will.
, we were re, Looking look d9rward to year
s,raIn ono sf bureau 'fs ssned tna psm
phlct of thrty-one pages, in coIors
and illustrated. which must have cost
the government some thousands OF
dollars II was tho work OF two high
~ paid officials. and gave Instructions
TOT TOT community celebrations OF Colum-
hrntions for fourteen outdoor pa
triotic" games. which probably no boy
same same f purca be s Induced TO play The
country with folder. also in colors.
ana printed md issued at government
prntea pas s" low In 70 t bSG elossly
my houses" 1t has quite n sweet
lecture on the spiritual value OF open
hrepiaces and the symbolism OF sun
aiais. which II says. all community
houses should have. There is dis
course also. on the architecture OF
these prospective structures which,
We arc told. should be something en-.
f,reiy me, new and expressive OF true
tons and chas,ened, nonalcoholic hi
iaaity. The colonial style Is rejected
sternly as lacking in Joy" and sug-
gestins "aristoeracy and class divi-
SION. Reconstruction OF our distinct
Is colonial White House is not Vat
proposed. albeit that building has been
somewhat lacking in JOY these recent
months. but the Gothic architecture
Is concerned as too much associated
learning"
Instances Of like useless outpourine
OF money might be multiplied linden
niteiy. Nobody has been able to check
Eac Increase OF the process. Practical.
hnrd HEADED business men. Camping on
vne JoD ana given free access every
where. might do IL. Congress frankly
comsesses It's inability even to begin
BILE for 1T.
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StOnchcnEc.

r.. A. r.. Petersburg.-Stonchc is
an impressive prehistoric monument,
now in ruins, consisting of group OF
is on Salisbury Plain. in Wiltshire,
England, near Amesbury. Some Of the
stones have been carried away TO make
bridges and nilldams. and the structure
has also been worn down by time. but
scientists, who have found the ruin Il
subject Of absorbing interest, agree
that originally it was arranged accord
ing TO the following plan: Tho entire
monument, was, surrounded by a cir
cular earthworl5, 800 feet in diameter.
Within were two conCentric circles of
standing stones the outer circle, which
consisted OF thirty stones. being 100
feet in diameter. Forty smaller stones
made up the inner crclo. Within these
circles were two other sets OF stones,
ono row within the other and each
forming a horseshoe with the opening
toward the northeast. Near the cen-
trail curve of the inner horseshoe. was
the so-called altar stone. a flat block
of blue marble. fifteen feet in length
The arrangement of this stone, and two
others placed on limo with II, seem to
indicate that they were used to deter
Most authorities think from this that
Worship Of tho sun. Last september
Stonehengo was given to- tho British
nation by S. II. e. Chubb. its owner.
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to train tho new men who com. =, -,
tany old army officer will verify this
statemenD. Why not put before those
proposition that Will affect their fu-
cure! Then there would be a better
class or men who would stay in tho
ihins 10 look forward TO in their older
The type OF men We ICED Tor aeade~.
ana instructors realize tho fact that
.hLrty years Is too long a time to serve
ioT reward they receive mt the end
OF mat time They will be too old to
go INTO any other kind Of business.
therefore. they quit and the army loses
many good man.
The twentyhve-year bill has been
killed so often that many have given
Up hopcs ana have gone back to civil
life. The, bill is a good business propo-
sition and should become a law
TAYLOR VI. BRUNDEGE.
Nentershansen, Germany, April 8, 1918.
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Books and Authors.

;, The whole world seems suddenly to
pSoy eh in TO business me,hods as en-
state that within the past few months
they have received orders for their
practical business, Library from all
Gently they. received orders from the
south Sea Islands, Siam. Arabia, Aus.
{ ira ad and China: This is an interest.
war The business methods OF the United
states were not In high favor in these
countries. the methods OF Great Bril-
tain and Germany being given prefer
English at Swarthmore College. which
has just been published by Allyn s
literature" Detailed = Treatment ''A is
given 70 those writer's only whose
average student. The personal. bio
graphical element prcdominates: but
SSonI n effort has been made to
the national and world currents Of
thought of their times. As in "Aneri-,
S BEEN sSen to- h01 The sn aas
OF what may be called literary geoE-
p rag and nd :93D9Sgraphy is valuable
usefulness OF pictures Of homes and
haunts and Of portraits OF the authors
themselves has long been recognized,
ers that fac Smiles of manuscripts and
uue pages are also OF much value,
Many unusual reproductions appear
mere, some for the Iirst time in print.
The Soul OF Ann Ruucdgc. Abra-
ham Iincoln's Romance" by Bernie
Who was Ann Rutledge? In the we'll
life. how is it we know SO little OF
the part played by this lovely young
girl? That she, did play an important
prove. and that her influence was
lasting ono there Is little doubt. New
salem ,.h III. where Lincoln kept store.
still had many of the characteristics
Of o, from frontier town in 1891. when Ann,
youth. The raiispit e r Line S5Eom was as
as typical figure as tho young law
yer Lincoln, on his way to fame and
developed civilization. Mrs. Rabcocis
gives us picture OF the community,
ments, it's speech, that forms a truth
full setting for the story of Lincoln's
romance. Of I.incoln's youth in his first
flower Of enthusiasm. his struggle for
an education. his moral and religious
development his genius for Distinguish
Ing right drom wrong and I'D, his capacity
the scenes in the tale are of a racy
humor indigenous 70 America and the
throughout that is in keeping with
her great subject, and the humor is
Of the type Lincoln himself loved. The
best blood in America flowed in the
veins of many Western settlers. Ann
Eutledgc came OF such stock; her
crs of the Declaration of Independence.
She inherited beauty 10 notable do
gree, rare gift of song and an un-
usual endowment Of mind. In any
community she would have seemed de-
sira BILE. but doubly so in the rude
environment of her Illinois home. The
story OF abraham Lincolns love for
Ann RutlcdEe is ineXtricably bound up
with tho development of his unique
character lie woocd and won her
after a long probation. The story re-
wives lin the pioneer setting Of the
quiaite love stories in history. It is
a story that. has never been adequately
told before, and which shows "the
first American" ut his fincat and hnst-
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to build a now world order. In 1t are en-
bodied the hopes OF dreamers OF generations
long since passed away. Tho world desires
TO believe that it is tho right answer to the
hopeful questioning OF Tennyson:
All. when shall all mems good
Se each mans rule and universal peace
Lie like q SHAFT OF light across the land
And like n lane of beams athwart tho sea.
Thro all the circle OF the golden years?
Or will it, in it's operation prove repetition
of unnumbered failures gone before, "Knowl-
edge comes, but wisdom fingers" "a thing
faulty faultless, icily regular, splendidly
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