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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
FOYERS IN FRANCE.

Four departments of the French Government have asked the American Y. W. c. A to open social and recrea tion centers for girls employed by them-Finance, Commerce, War and Labor.
 Lieutenant Poncet of the Ministry of Labor recently requested that this Y. W. c. A. work be begun for girls in his offices after seeing the social and recreation centers which had been opened at the request of the Ministry of War. Sixteen centers of this kind are operated iR six cities in France. Three of them are in Paris.
 The last of these Foyers des Alliees is for girls who are working in the De partment of Labor. It is far down the Seine, under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, and everlooks the Quai d'Orsay.
 The rooms are bright and cheerful, with chintz hangings and cushions, comfortable chairs, reading and writ ing tables and fireplace. A kitchen has equipment so that girls can pre- pare meals for themselves. They go to the foyer for their two hour lunch con time, for social evenings and for classes in English.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
NURSES PRODUCE WILD
 WEST PICTURE SHOW

Entertain Roumanian Countess at
 American Show In France.
 Picture shows are being put on in France without cameras, scenery or any of the necessary properties, ac- cording to reports reaching the Ma tional Y. W. c. A. from a r. W. c. A nurses hut in a Base Hospital.
 Having no film or camera, the nurses at Base decided to put on living picture show and invited a group of nurses from a nearby hos pitaI to be the audience. It was a real thriller, one of the wild and wool ly west variety, with bucking bron- choes and wild rides on broom and mop horses.
 Imagination supplied the scenery, with the exception of placards, which announced "the sun" when 1t was sup posed to be shining or "cact" when the COW punchers rode across the desert.
 Countess Vacaresca of Roumania, who had been talking to the nurses on conditions in the German courts at the time she was lady-in-waiting to the Queen of Rounapia, was the most ap- preciative of all the guests.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
RUSSIAN PRINCESSES
 LEARN TO TRIM HATS
Y. w. c. A. Saves Wife of General From Becoming Charwoman.

D TIOiH DSGOtl%iiS Siidt NSOHiait
 When the war work of the r. W. c. A. in Russia has all been told one of the most interesting stories will lie in the establishment of the first Women's Cooperative Association at Moscow.
 There day after day princesses work side by side with peasant girls, wives of high Russian officials make dresses or trim hats at long tables with simple, unlettered women, and the money is used for self support of these prin- cesses and notable women as well as for the peasant classes.
 The need and suffering throughout all Russia was so great at the time the Association was established that it was a problem to find where the money would help the greatest num- Der of people. It was thought best to expend it to help capitalize organiza- tions for giving work and permanent opportunities to families and indiyidu- als to earn their own living.
 The women bring their handiwork to the Association for sale or take or ders to do dressmaking, millinery, etc, in the rooms of the society or at home. Suitable work was found just in time not long ago to keep the wife of one of Russia's greatest generals from going out as a charwoman to earn bread for her husband, who was ill.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
MARY MCCARTHY

The funeral of Mary Keating. wife of Kerry Mccarthy was held this morning from the later, 1894 Main street at S;S0 and at St Augustine's church at o'clock Rev. James B. N1hill celebrated the solemn high requiem mass assisted by Rev. Jos eph Ganley as deacon and Rev. J. Brady as sub-deacon- The choir sang Schmidts funsrzA mass, and there was a large number of floral tribut ' The bearers were nephews of the ( ceased: Joseph, John, Edward, Fred Hugh and Roy Taulty- Father Nihiil read the committal service at the grave
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
CASES
 ARE ON WAVE

An appreciable drop in the Humner of influenza cases, is reported by the Health authorities today. Health of ficiaIs state that the clear cold weather of the past few days is re- sponsible for the drop in the number of cases reported. All persons are urged by the Health department to get out into the air and sunshine as much as possible. as this is the best means of keeping well.
 In the past AS hours IS new cases have been reported to the Health de- partment, making a total of 6,sOO cases reported to date. In the same period four deaths from this cause have been reported, making the death total in Bridgeport from this cause, 6S9
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
ALLEGED GAMBLER
 IS FINED $50

Albert Sobolewski. proprietor of saloon at 753 East Main street, charged with maintaining aSgambling house was fined s25 and costs in City court this morning.
 Three men who were arrested Sat urday night with him by Sergeant Dennis Kehoe and Patrolman Thom- as Meehan were fined $1O and costs each by Judge Wilder.
 The officer walked into the place Saturday night and found poker game in progress. $2.50 in small change was found on the table, this and several packs of cards were talk en bv the officers for evidence.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
LIGHT HARNESS
 RACING SEASn1s

Philadelphia, Jan. 13-Horsemea from all over the Grand Circuit gath-f cred here today for the annual meets ing of the stewards who will arrange dates for the light harness racing season. The schedule committee met to fix dates and the committee oR rules came together to listen to sug- gested new rules.
 The Gentlemen's Driving club o1 Peoria, H., is an applicant for d place on the circuit.
 According to horesmen attending the meeting Grand Circuit racing isl expected to start at Cleveland, July and wind up at Atlanta, Ga, Oct.i IT.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13

A second Y. ". c. 4. Hostess House, for wives and children of soldiers, is soon to be opened at Castner, Oahu, Hawaiian Island., to care for the over flew of women and children from the first house, which opened some months ago in answer to call from the com manding officer of the camp.
 During 15 days in November 2,152 visitors were entertained at the house, including women and children, of the following nationalities Philippine, Ha- waiian, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Porto Rican, Korean, Japanese and American
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
EDWARD COLGAN,

Edward, son of Doorman and Mrs William Colgan, died Saturday in New York, ~WI4ere he was employed as a chauffeur He was thirty years of age, and is survived by his parents and one brother, William. The re- mains will be brought to the home of his parents, BIT Huntington Road from which the funeral services will be held. A solemn high mass will be celebrated at St. Charles church, and interment will be in St MichaeTs cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
400, ,O00 TANKS ARE . Y. w. C. A. VISITORS

Four hundEed thousand persons and more served in the cafeteria in one year is the record of the Y. W. c. A. Hostess House at Camp Lewis, Amer ican Lake, Wash.
 The majority of the 100000 diners were mothers, wives, sweethearts and friends who went to the camp to visit their soldiers. The remainder were soldiers themselves who broke the mo- notony of "chow" with home cooked meals. In addition to all these guests, 25,O0O little children were cared for in the nursery and the rest room served 10000 tired wives and mothers.
 The workers at tie information
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13

uesK received and answered 97,0O0 questions varying from how to get the best connections to a destination clear across the continent, the rates of sol diers' insurance and the kind of ere tonne a girl bride should have in her living room now that Private John is coming home from France. Eleven thousand of these queries required tel ephone conversations with various company commanders relative to hunt ing up a soldier whose parents had ar rived unexpectedly.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
THOMAS F. HfAIONEY.

Thomas F. Maloney died Saturday night after a long illness at his home 35 Calhoun avenue at the age of 4S years He was employed in the ship ping department of the American Graphophone company plant for 16 years, and was a member of Court Marina, F. of A. He is survived by his wife. Bridget, one daughter. Mary; two sons, Harold and Fran cis; three brothers, Matthew, Nil chael, John. Funeral services will Le held Tuesday at St Augustine's church of which he was a devout member.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
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MESSAGE TOY. w. c. A. FROM
 FRANCE,

< I must express to you the < 4 very great satisfaction and most < < sincere gratitude of the French < < Government for the service ren- < < dered to the women working in 4 < Government factories through < < the establishment of Y. W. c. A. * < Foyers des Alliees Bathrooms < < for munitionettes). & * These foyers have been an ex- < & cellent means for bettering the < < physical conditions and the mo- < < rale of our workers. They have < + been constantly used by the wo- < < men workers, who have found # < there new elements of dignity X < and social education. * t I must thank you for bringing k < this to pass, and I hope that 4 4 Y. W. c. A. work will not disap- # < pear with the war, but will be * < carried on in order to develop < < the principles of social solidar- * < lty which it has inspire. & * (Signed) M. BOUCHER, * < Minister of Arms and A1uni- < # tons Manufacture. $ *
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
OBITt tjnRY
JAMES MORRIS.

The funeral of James Morris was held this 1aarning at 8:3O from the funeral rooms of August Baker, and at o'clock at St. James R. C.. church. Rev. J. NJ. O'Connor cele- orated the requiem mass and the responses were sung by the church 9noir- The bearers were John T. Mo Cormick, Rudolph Reinhardt William Bishop, John Dorsch, Russell Boyn- ton and John Hogan. Interment was in St. MichaeTs cemeterv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
Y. w. C. A. CAFETERIA
 IN PORTO RICO

Porto Rico has q cafeteria. It is the first one established on the island, and when it was opened in the '. W. c. A. Hostess House at Camp Las Casas the natives crowded around, much amused at the innovation. They insisted upon having American dishes.
 The house became very well known in a short time, and a group of women from San Juan volunteered to go out every week to mend socks and sew en buttons for the soldiers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
N. E. O. P. INSTALLATION.

At a joint meeting of the N. E. o. P. on Wednesday evennig, at 62 Can non street, James A. McCann, of Windsor, grand warden, will install, the officers of Ida, Park City, Seaview, Schiller and Bridgeport lodges, N. E. o. P. for the year 1919. An informal entertainment will follow the instalIa- lions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
BOSTON TRAvELER EDITOR DIES

Boston, Jan. 13-Howard Brock, editor of the Boston Traveller since November, 1917, and previously for a number of years city editor of the Post, died today of pneumonia at his home in Arlington. He was S9 years of age.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
Easy Question to Ansu,ar

The conversation in the village hotel had turned on the war, when one of inc company asked, (Which is the most warlike nation?" ''Vacci-nation," re- piled the doctor. ''Its nearly always ia arms"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
MARY A. AfcCARTHY-

Mary A McCarthy, daughter of the late John and Nora Burke Mccarthy, died yesterday at the home of An drew Harding, POS Catherine street. al 1@r a five days illness with pneu- monia- She is survived by four orothers1 Michael, Thomas, John and William and two sisters, Miss Ellen and Mrs. John HiTmer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
EDWARD HACKETT.

Edward Hackett, brother of Mrs. John Killmer of 763 East Main street, died Saturday in Buffalo, N. Y. MT. Hackett was former resi- dent of this city, and the body will be brought here for burial.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
EVA EDMAEDS

Eva MacDowall, wife of Frank Edwards died yesterday at the home or her father, John MacDowau, in Long Hill Funeral services will be held from there on Tuesday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13

sa me sort of sets come in iapanned ware.
 Glass sets are less usual, and some times the sets of cut glass are little too heavy for comfort. But there are sets of fine ccinred glass of various sorts that are very pretty.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
EDGAR MILLS.

The funeral of Edgar Mills was held this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at the mcrtrary chapel of Hawley & Wilmot Rev. John Patterson off ciated, and interment was in Park cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
ELSIE NJ. LANGLEY

Funeral services for Elsie M. Lang ley were held this afternoon at the home of her parents, 199 Main street at f:15. Rev. W. H. Day of ficiated. Interment was in Park cemetery
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
MRS. MARY 4. GREGORY,

Funeral services of Mrs. Mary A. Gregory were held this afternoon at the late home, 975 Grand street at ? o'clock. Interment was in Park cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13

Total reserve of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank for the week ended amounted to $14S, S,513, ,359.
 Seventy persons were killed, 80 se- riously wounded and 300 slightly wounded in the rioting Friday in Ar gentina.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
JAMES R 9CN~

Funeral services for James R. Scott were held Saturday at 1O:3O at the funeral rooms of Walker & Banks. Interment was in Lakeview cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
MARY E. SPELLING

Funeral services of Mary E., wife of Theodore Stelling, were held this afternoon at the home, 759 Norman street at ? o'clock. InterTnent was i'll Mt. Grove cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
THE WEATHER.

New Haven, Jan. 1s.- For Bridgeport and vicinity: Gener- ally fair and warmer tonight and Tuesday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
Cynical Observation

A woman may insist on having the last word in an argumeAt, but even after you've granted, her that you've got to be mighty careful or she'll start another rgument.-Exchnnge.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13

Food. Administration announces that under a proclamation by the President many trades and industrie producing foodstuffs would be releas ed from licensing resfrictions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
Famous Names Come Hiob

A collection consisting of the auto graphs of Lord Nelson and the cap- tains who fought under him in the bat tie of Trafalgar was recently sold at auction for S350
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
The Other Way Round.

Either success or failure comes to those who stray away from the beaten paths.-Winnipeg Telegram
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13

Secretary Glass says Modification os regulations preventing sale of bond3 of foreign countries in the United States is being considered.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13
ORLANDO GOES TO ITALY

Paris, Sunday, Ja- 12-PremisF Orlando of Italy left { Rome todays He will return Thurss ' or Friday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-13

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Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-28

Santa Barbara, Cal, Jan. NV.
G. McAdoo, former director-general
and former secretary of the treas
ury, made public today a telegram
in which he urged the fve-year gov
eminent control of the railroads as
necessity for the development of
inland waterways and form the CO.
ordination of the railroads and wat
erways with the new American mer-
chant marine. The telegram, adj
dressed to Albert Krell, chairman
of the Miami and Erie improvement
committee of the Cincinnati cham
Der of commerce, was sent in re-
Spouse to an invitation to attend an
inland waterways meeting today at
Defiance, o.
The message said:
Regret it is impossible for me to
attend your inland waterways meet
ing at Defiance, January 81.
Expenditures Futile.
at seems to me futile to expend
great sums of money on the devel-
opment of our inland waterways I'M
less our government adopts an in
telligent policy about railroad con-
troll The future of waterways de-
velopment is absolutely dependent
upon a government control which
will enforce the operation of the
waterways and railroads as a CO.
ordinated and articulated system
which will give the people the bene-
fits of an efficient combination of
water and rail facilities. This can
not be accomplished under the pres
ent railroad law, which provides
that the railroads cannot be con-
trolled by the government for a
longer period than q months after
the return of peace. Within 21-
month period, no substantial de-
velopment of existing waterways
can be made, nor can their opera
ton in so brief a period afford any
adequate test of their values.
Cutthroat Competition.
upon the return of the railroads
to private ownership. which must be
made within the 2l-month period,
as the present law provides, the
cutthroat competition of the roads
under private control with the par
TALLY developed waterways will eff
fectively destroy water transporta-
ton as heretofore and the peoples
investment in these facilities viii
continue to be of little if any value.
II have urged the congress to ex-
tend the period of federal control of
the railroads for five years because
that will give US time to develop
some of the most important exist
ing water routes, coordinate them
with the railroads and prove their
worth as a part of a great American
transportation system. fz
81 also feel that the government
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-28
Five Year Federal Control
of Railroads is Necessary
To Waterway Development
wv. G. McAdoo Gives Opinion That Forces of Reaction
Oppose Plan Which He Believes Will Aid in Creating
Unified System of Transportation for the
United States.

should control the railroads and the
inland waterways for period OF
five years so that they may in turn
be co-ordinated with our govern
ment merchant marine which has
been built at a cost of more than
$2,000,000,000 and which under ex-
isting laws the government controls
for a five-year period,
View Problem With Vision.
UNLESS we look at this great
problem with vision and from the
standpoint solely of the American
people instead of from the stand
point of the selfish interest of pri-
vate railroad owners, private steam
ship owners, private shippers, pri-
vate investors. or any other single
class, we shall not measure up to
our obligations to the American
people, nor realize the great oppor-
tunities and destiny that lie ahead
of US.
the railroad problem, made daily
more evident by the great variety
of conflicting views and opinions
now being presented at the hearing
before the interstate commerce
committee of the senate at Wash
ington, makes it more and more
clear that the course of wisdom,
sagacity and prudence is to extend
government control of the railroads
for five years, that our inland wat
erways be developed to the largest
possible extent during that period
and that these inland waterways
and rail facilities be co-ordinated
with our great merchant marine in
an endeavor to get for American
business enterprise a fair partici-
patton in the benefits of world COM
merce.
Concerns Interior States.
mo part of our union is more
vitality concerned in this question
than the great states of the Ohio and
Mississippi valleys as we'll as those
bordering on the lakes, the oceans
and the gulf. Many of their leading
ports will continue to be starved
and their development arrested I'M
less they are given a chance under
the impartial control by the govern
ment of rail and steamship facilities.
THE powerful and sleepless
forces of reaction are solidly ar
raved against this plan. They will
defeat it unless the American people
are aroused to the situation. The
time is short. The matter is vital.
My earnest suggestion to you and
your associates is that you press
upon the attention of the congress
the importance of the fve-year con-
troll in order that the things you
want to accomplish may be brought
about.
"W. G. M'ADOO."
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-28
ALL men in U. S.
CAMPS WILL Be
OUT IN MONTH
General March Says American
Army in France Could Be
Brought Back Within
Six Months.

Washington. Jan. 27.-General
March, chief OF staff, informed the
senate military committee today
that shipping arrangements had
been made by which 100000 men
might be transported home monthly
and that all Of the American ex-
peditionary forces could be re-
turned home and demobilized with
in six months.
How many Americans will be held
abroad in the army OF occupation
is to be determined by President
Wilson, General March stated, but
more Americans have already been
designated for return home than
originally proposed by Marshal
Foch. He indicated that 10 di-
visions had been suggested as Amer
cas- contribution to the army OF
occupation. ~
There are still about 785,O00 men
in camp in the United States and
all will be demobilized within a
month from today except those re-
famed for overhead" duty, General
March added. Up to noon last Sat-
urday, he said, 100000 men had ar
lived from overseas.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-28
WOULD LICENSE
FOREIGN POTASH
IMPORTATIONS
Secretary Lane Behind Bill
introduced by Senator Hen
derSOn; Along Lines Sug-
geSted by Mccormick.
By a Staff Correspondent.

Washington, Jan. 2.-Secretary
Lane, who has been greatly in
terested in the development of the
potash industry of the United States,
has, after many consultations with
the chief of the bureau of mines and
other officials, decided to get be-
hind a licensing bill for foreign
potash importations and through the
proper channels such a bill has been
presented for introduction.
Congressman Kinkaid, who has
been most active in getting recog-
milton for the potash producers of
Nebraska and projections as well,
said the decision reached by Secre-
tary Lane was one of three alter
native propositions presented to him,
either one of which would help de-
velop the infant industry.
Judge Kinkaid made the state
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-28
Boy Believed Dead
Found by Relatives
in Time to Get Estate
From a staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Jan. H.-Private Robert
w. Patton, former resident of Sew
ard, now stationed at Camp Fun
ston. barely escaped being declared
dead by the Lancaster county court
and losing his interest in his faith
er's $4,000 estate Monday morning
when relatives came forward with
proof of his existence at the last
moment.
Private Patton left Lincoln May
p, 1911, and had not been heard
of until his brother-in-law, F. A.
Gehrke, 2444 Park avenue, learned
from the War department that the
young man was at Camp Funston,
Matthew M. Patton, father of the
soldier, died three years ago in Lin
coin and left an estate of $4,000 to
his son and daughter, Mrs. Maggie
NJ. Gehrke. The will was later set
aside because Patton was not in his
right mind at the time.
The father and uncle had made
repeated attempts to locate the boy.
The relatives were overjoyed when
he was finally found.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-28
RUSS DOUBTFUL
ABOUT SUCCESS
OF ALLIED PLAN
Peace Conference Proposal
Received With Doubt in
North Russia; Still
Call for Troops.

Archangel Jan. 27-(By Asso,
ciated Press,)-The peace confer.
ence proposal for a conference Of
the various Russian governments
with a cessation of fighting pend
ing a settlement, has been received
in official circles of north Russia
with considerable doubt. Before
learning of the proposal President
Tschaikovsky sailed this morning
enroute to Paris, and the other Off
Gals, particularly in the military
branch, are more worried over the
present problem of the fate of the
American and other forces in the
Shenkursk sector, where the boil
shevik general offensive is making
Roadway, than they are interested
in the Marmora conference.