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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-17
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-17

conference. A full discussion of all questions must be permitted so that settlements which might be decided upon would be unanimous. M Pichon said there was no obstacle to recognf- tion being extended the new German government. but added that the Ger mans must be made to realize they have been beaten---a fact, he said, of which great numbers of them do not seem to be aware. The new bounda- ries of Germany he remarked, wodld be up for consideration within a few days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-17
PRESIDENT GABLES CONGRESS
 AkING FOR SILENT WAITING
copyrist.. fstS
 by the Mecfurs NesEsrsPsr Syrd5esss

Washington Feb 17Each member Foreign  eed this cabegra from Presid Tt Wilson,
  duty of drafting Constitution for League Nations concluded
  is to be privilege and conference the  The committee sentative of the world Besides the representatives of the United
  Belgium Serbia China Greece ounana Czecho slovak Poland Portugal materially drafting Each article
 
  
  subject  arrive in the United States enEageInents permit
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-17
WIDEN THE USE.

HAS been proposed that the Soldiers Memorial Building contemplated by the Chamber of Commerce shall have wide Why not? Why shouldn't it be made county omemorang all the brave who went from Fairfield
 The smaller towns not equipped to erect adequate their soldiers They would gladly join great nent such the Bridgeport Memorial will be, such would be the Bridgeport but the Fairfield County nC rial
 Bridgeport is the county seat Here is the house, and here conducted most Of the county business
 meeting of the representatives all the cities towns night called It would be determined project of | county Memorial is acceptable
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-17

Evening frocks have taken a new lease on life. Whether a wo- man Is going south or whether she Intends to stay at home, lovely evening gown of some sort Is absolutely essential to a com plete wardrobe. Materials are so gorgeous, so beautiful in tex ture that very little trimming is used. In fact, the smartest frocks Of the season are those which drape themselves gracefully about the figure with no apparent fastenings, and the mystery is just how the wearer dons them.
 Straight, narrow black satin chemise dresses are trimmed with bands of voile edged with mar row fringe, a loose voile sash edged with fringe tieing at the back. The bertha effect is popu- lar, these bodices, with the sash attaching being of the lowered and figured chiffons and voiles and made over skirt of plain charneuse, crepe de Chine, satin or velvet
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-17
REPUBLIC IS
 RE-ESTABLISHED

Lisbon Sunday Feb. 16-An official statement issued by the government
 oday announces the ere-establishment of the authority of the republic in Aporto which had been the center of he monarchist movement. The members of the monarchist govern sznent have been arrested and their
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-17
S, H. HARRIS LODGE,
 NO. 99, I. O. O. F.

At the regular meeting of Samuel H. Harris lodge this evening the sec ond degree will be worked in full form By the regular officers of the lodge. The offices have been work ing hard this term to put on the de-
 ..---s and have been holding rehears- a!s every Sunday. Several new fea- tC:'-u have been introduced by the de gree committee under the direction of William z. Gardner, P. C., assisted by Ernest Mercy, P. G., and Clarence Caulkins, P. G. On March IT Ousa- tonic lodge of Derby and Mechanics lodge of Seymour, are to visit Harris lodge and witness the first degree. Harris lodge is having one of its best terms for several years and a num-
 Der of new features are being intro duced i1 the degree work at every meeting. 4 large attendance is ex- pected this evening and all Odd B'ei-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-17

troops have either surrendered or been dispersed
 A London despatch on Feb. 14 said that advices had been received by the Portuguese legation that Oporto had been captured and that the monarch ist leader Pavia Concerto arrested. The monarchist movement broke out in northern Portugal on Jan. 14 and the fighting was confined mostly to the region of northern Portugal
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-17
TiYLOR FOUND DEAD.

George Taylor of S6S Broad street. was found dead in the back room of the saloon of Polikof and Swirsky. 425 Water street, Saturday night at l1:8O. He was found lying with his head on q table by a bartender, who called Patrolman Daily. He sum- noned the Emergency hospital am- bulance- Dr. John A Maxwell re- sponded and after making a1 exam ination --ed that Taylor had been dead for over an hour The body was taken to the morgue of Mullins, Scott ( Eedgate, Golden Hill street.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-17

lows in the city. especially those from out of town, are invited to be present
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-17

When steaming brown bread or pudding try using your double boiler just as you do for cooking cereal It is very handy and convenient.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-17

Ten thousand actors and actresse reported out of work in New Tor But the demand for farm help w start within a month.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Silks
isiting Merchants Place
Orders for Large "a
riety Of Fine SILK
Fabrics

The week opened with an active
trade in women's dress silks. Visit
ing merchants kept the statesmen of
the large mills busy booking orders,
their selections covering large as
sortment of fabrics. Some of these
buyers came to New York under in
structions to take goods in small lots.
but after viewing the stocks of high
grade silks. particularly those of high
colors. and after studying the price
situation, they speedily changed their
conservative ideas. They found some
OF the more popular weaves in scant
supply, and, indeed stocks of practical
~ all fancy silks are none too large in
view Of the increasing demand.
Retail dealers have enjoyed a big
trade. and consequently their shelves
are not burdened with goods. and fur
thermore, stocks acquired by those
Jobbers who bought heavily undes the
impression that the war wound not
terminate until the summer of this
year, are going down quite rapidly.
With the market cleared of such goods.
1t is thought that prices are likely to
take an upward course.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Chemicals
Chemical Makers PAVING
More attention to
Foreign Trade
Field

With the domestic chemical market
almost at standstill, the larger pro-
ducers are turning their attention
more seriously to export problems. The
chief of these is at present the oues-
ton of ocean freight rates. the con-
slant fluctuations and discrepancies in
which are causing much dissatisfaction.
10 the exporters Of chamicals a peru-
sal of rates is most bewildering. They
call attention to the fact that British
exporters, for example, are favored
by an ocean rate Of s2 los plus 10 ner
cent on cargo from Liverpool to Yoko-
hama or Kobe, Japan, whereas New
York exporters are called upon to paw
as much as $47.50 per ton on cargo
from this port to Marseilles. The lat
ter distance is about one-quarter the
former. This is only one of MANY
causes the chemical exporters find for
complaint against the United States
Shipping Board.
There is much speculation in the
chemical trade as to the effect of the
slump in the price of sulphuric acid
on the international Agricultural Cor
poration, which has long term CON
tracts with the government for the
Tennessee Copper Company's entire
sulphuric acid output. Tho production
Of this heavy chemical in America
rose from 100000 to almost 10000
900 tons as a result Of the war, and a
peace market Is unable to absorb anv
such production without serious dis
turbance in the market price.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Crop Rotation to Quicken
Money Circulation i'm South
Georgia Merchant Predicts More Business for Retail
Dealers With Adoption of Improved Farming
Observation-Disclosures Hold Back High Grade Cotton

New forces are at work in Georgia
and elsewhere in the cotton growing
states which eventually will greatly
stimulate the prosperity of the retail
stores there, according to Abe Joel,
head Of Abe Joel Sons, of Athens, Ga.
"The Southern farmers are getting
sense" declared Mr.. Joel, who is now
in the city on buying mission. "and
pretty soon the merchants are to share
the larger prosperity which is coming.
[ am referring to the dversification of
crops, which the war made reality
in our state.
"Our farmers are now raising corn,
wheat, oats and hay, in addition to
cotton. Heretofore they specialized in
cotton for the most part and spent
most of their profits from cotton grow
ing on food and fodder, which they
purchased from the West. The new
idea-which the food scarcity Of the
war translated into an actuality
TO grow III Georgia enough food and
fodder for home consumption and to
make the proceeds from cotton surplus
pure gravy, if you prefer.
Less Cotton Planting Expected
"This new condition, as it develons.
will help the merchandising business
in several ways. Making cotton a sur
plus will place more money in circu-
lation in the cotton growing states. and
the rotation of crops, for a time at
least, will mean the planting Of shorter
crops of cotton. and that is likely to
result In comparatively high prices for
the staple. AT least that is the way
the 1armer expects conditions to de-
velop."
Asked what the immediate prospects
for retailers in Georgia were. this mer-
chant, typical Of the more astute re-
tailers of the small Southern cities.
replied:
"Business ought to be much as it
was last year-and it was pretty good
then. Our customers, nourished bv
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Will Market Surplus
Metals Gradually
Details of Selling To Be
Worked Out With
Producers

WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.-Decision
has been made by the Director of Sales
Of the War Department to gradually
feed into the market all surplus sup
plies of copper, brass and lead now on
hand, in order not to affect market
prices and market conditions.
Conferences have been held bv the
sales officials Of the War Department
and representatives Of the copper. brass
and lead interests, and it was agreed
that 1t would be injurious to the in
dustry II the market prices were upset
by dlsposing Of surplus stocks in one
quantity. All producers of these min
erals are soon to be called to tho War
Department to outline more definite
plans for the disposal of all surplus
copper, lead and brass now held by the
department.
The War Department announced to-
day that during the month of January
The salvage division disposed of un-
serviceable property to the amount of
s313,8o1. Apparently worthless ma
terlal is bringing good money for the
government. At Camps jackson and
macarthur tin cans, which were origi-
nally to be disposed Of as worthless or
otherwise destroyed, were sold at good
prices. Seven carloads at Camp Jack
son were sold at $40 a con, and ten
carloads at Camp Macarthur brought
$3.50 ton. Six hundred and twenty
eight steel drums, for which the salv-
age division had been offered $3.50.
were finally sold for SO each, net
gain of S1,734 for the government.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Shippers Get Lessons on
Packing Express Parcels
Cloak and Suit Manufacturers
Discuss Proposed New
Regulations

Heads of the shipping departments
or leading cloak, suit and skirt manu-
facturlng concerns are taking a course
OF instruction in how to ship goods
by express. W. R. Huntington, general
agent OF the American Railway Ex-
press Company, is doing the instruct
ing, having volunteered to address a
series of meetings arranged bv the
Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers
Protective Association. under the su-
pervision of n. A. Walsh, traffic man
ager of the organization.
The maximum of forty pounds to the
shipment provided for under the pro-
posed new regulations TO govern the
packing and shipping of express pack
ages is one point which has come up
Tor much discussion among shippers.
A standard 36X9-inch suit box will
hold ten coats, weighing about forty
pounds. The box itself, together with
the packing paper and twine, brings
the total weight to between forty-five
and fifty pounds. If the forty pound
limit is set the containers will have
to be made smaller or the number Of
coats in each box reduced
According to Mr.. Huntington there
are four evils in the express business
which should be eliminated They
are shipments not properly packed
shipments not properly marked, rough
handling en- route anG stealing. The
first two, Mr.. Huntington says, can
easily be remedied by the shippers.
The latter two, he states. will be elimi-
mated by the express company.
always show the name and address
of the shipper as we'll as that of the
consignee," cautioned Mr.. Huntington.
These addresses should be plain and
legible and should be placed directly
paint or ink Old shipping marks
should be effaced if the container has
ever been used before 1t is better,
unless the container is in good con-
dition, to use new one Inside in
formation always is valuable, there
fore each shipment should have the
name and address inside the container
as we'll as outside"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Metals
Further Reduction IN
Copper Prices Does
Not attract
Buyers

Some Of the larger producers offered
copper at 171s cents pound yesterday
following~a general decline in the Lon
don metal market
Tin for Immediately delivery was
quoted on the London market yester-
day at f212 ton a decline of e13.
while the price for future delivery
dropped to G210, a decline of S12 los.
Az the same time electrolytic copper.
for, immediate delivery dropped SO
and spot spelter declined e3 while the
price of lead went down 10 shillings
The offerings of copper at 171a
cents in the local market we're for
March and April delivery. Small pro-
duccrs offered the metal at II cents
q. pound and even showed an inclina-
tion to sell slightly below that figure
Despite the lowering of prices no large
purchases Of copper were recorded. in
dlcating that consumers are still wait
ing for more settled conditions be-
fore entering the market for extensive
buying.
Export inquiry for copper is also
tagging and it is not expected that or
ders from European countries will
make their appearance until the large
stocks, accumulated during the war.
have been worked off
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
.Jewelry
of Skilled Labo
Crippiing the american
Matchmaking In.
duSfry

shortage of skilled worknen "a s.,.
ously Gripping the watch making h,
dustry OF this country. This situatisr
according t. leading manufacturs, !,
not wholly due to the war thourh Il.
the drafting a large number Of IN,
younger watchmakers into the army
and the departure of others prefend
into industries which paid hishg
wages, emphasized it. The main trer
Bile is said to be that for the last tn
years fewer young men have shown Al
inclination to take up the wstchmsk
ing trade with the result that short
age of skilled workers existed even
before the war broke out.
For many years 1t vas the custom
among the larger establishments in
the industry to engage young boys and
teach them the business of making
watch cases. A situation developed
little more than ten years ago, how.
ever, where the young men, after has.
AHS o|cH caught tuc lIhuc, HVulu R
attracted by higher wages to other ID.
dustries which needed skilled labor
This condition became 30 aggTavsl,i
that practically all of the watch sa
makers decided to discontinue sF
prenticing young men, and relied fl
the older hands among their engirs|
turner's, jointers and engravers to ds|
the work
The result is that during the pas
eight or ten years the American wstei
case industry has created little NV
blood and is confronted with the D.
cessity Of going back to the old 81
TEN. The leading manufactures
realize, however. that they must il |
troduce some plan whereby men al T
be held after having been taught t /
trade. Consideration has alrese
been given to the bonus plan, EI
this may be supplemented by son
kind of insurance system. The sos
tion may be a contract between u
manufacturer and the apprentice O.
ing for gradual increases in pay VI
guaranteeing wages when the y'sH
man has perfected himself in n
trpIp
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Business Money

commercial paper brokers continue
TO notice firmer tendency. Rates are
not quotably higher, but there is an
increasing reluctance on the part of
New York banks to buy. In fact. New
YORK banks as a whole are practically
out OF the market. The number of
purchasing banks diminishes. This has
been brought about partly by the large
amount of Treasury certificates of in
debtedness that banks have been called
upon to buy 1t reflects also their de-
sire to keep funds liquid The govern
ment may make large withdrawal one
day and redeposit the amount fifteen
days later. The banks therefore do not
like to have their commercial paper
loans tied up for long maturities.
They are looking for paper that runs
for only three or four months. The
York the range might be quoted from
5A to 5ia per cent There is prac-
tlcally no paper being taken in New
York City at per cent unless it be
that of firms with exceptionally GOOD
credit and running for a very short
maturity. Five per cent paper finds
its market in the banks outside of this
city. There is tendency in most in
stitutions to be cautious about taking
the paper of those lines of business in
which labor troubles seem likely to
develop.
The weekend bank statements might
be taken as indicating n small revival
of business borrowing during last week.
but it is rash to draw conclusions from
these figures. The increase of 500.
100000 in Clearing House loans could
have reflected stock market or govern
ment operations. Such an increase in
loans if made to commercial borrowers
would ordinarily be accompanied by a
corresponding increase in demand de-
posits, but these increased barely $780,
600. The commercial paper held bv
the New York Federal Reserve agent
against Federal Reserve notes was
1887, 100000, net increase of Ss4. 1000
600 for the week, representing the sur
plus of new paper purchased by the
bank over the amount that came due
and was paid off. But this may lust
as we'll have reflected increased gov
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18

eminent borrowing, for it indicates the
necessities of the New York membe 7
oahAs, who may have made up for their
increased aGvances to the government
oy rcdlscounting commercial paper al
ready held The member banks short
1ime u borrowing from the New York
reserve Bank increased during the
week 100000 on advances against
government obligations, while advances
against commercial paper increased
only S2,20O,000 and actually decrease d
S9'ooo,oO0 in the case of acceptances.
An increase in activity came yester-
day IN the acceptance market, which
dealers did not know whether to char
acterlzc as temporary squirt or the
beginning of steady regrowth. Pack
ers t, are financing themselves largely
through bank acceptances. Some trade
acceptance business is being done bv
silk concerns.
The range Of rates for commercial
Two, three. four. five md six montbs,
paper, to 5l5 per cent
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
England Needs Shoes
Home Leather Production Is
Inadequate

An explanation of the reason for the
relaxation recently by the British Inn
port Restriction Control Board appears
IN IN STATISTICS Of the leather situation in
stands 25 per cent Of the American
boots and shoes that were imported In
1918 may now be brought in annually
according to reliable information
reaching here. England needs more
than 1o0'oo0,000 square feet a year of
siace kld, and the home production will
reach only fourth OF that amount.
In respect to pure chrome box calf,
and willow calf, the home production
might be multiplied by five and still
leave no surplus. These statistical
Items are typical of the leather situa-
ton IN England and show why, at a
time when soldiers are being demobil-
lzed in large numbers, it is necessary
TO get at least restricted quantity of
shoes from this country
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
%%@%$ The Tribune's Page of Business News
Less Quibbling Over
Cotton Goods Prices
Orders From the South and
West Show Good
Increase

Dry goods jobbers are doing more
business with retail dealers, and some
of the mills report that orders for fin
lshcd cotton goods have expanded in
an encouraging degree. Unfinished ma
terial is virtually lifeless, but manu-
facturers are more disposed to advance
prices than they are to sell at the low
levels that prevailed until Saturday of
last week,
The strong point from the mill mans
outlook IS that business is bound to
improve, especially as the retail mer-
chants are doing an excellent business
and as null outputs are steadily being
curtalled. Some estimates indicated
that Eastern mills have lessened pro
ductlon to the extent of 90 per cent.
One OF the leading commission houses
yesterday announced that ginghams
were in better demand, the bulk of the
business being from the South and
Southwest. and it also was reported
that buyers did not evince the same
disposition to quibbc over prices that
had been manifested in recent weeks.
Another leading concern reported
that its Monday morning mail was the
most encouraging received in about
three months
Most Of the business in the latter
case came from the Middle West. There
was no grum bling about prices, the or
ders received were for fairly large
quantities. and rather wide variety of
fabrics were bought. In some instances
the buyers gave instructions that the
goods be shipped by express, this be-
ing taken to indicate that the need was
urgent
New-York tribune., 1919-02-18
Building More Active
"Bradstreet's" Reports Improv-
ing Tendency i'm Construction

drift toward revived activity in
building in 1872 cities. of the United
States is shown in figures compiled by
"Bradstreet's. In the cities covered
by the survey 11,217 permits were is
sued IN January, revealing a gain of
AZ per cent over January, 1918. and
the value of the work permitted was
$40, ,721 ,629, a gain of 90 per cent over
December, 1918, and a decrease of only
9.2 per cent since January, 1918, which
month showed a decline of So per cent
compared with January, 1917.
In commenting on these facts Brad
streets" says: THAT the corner has
been turned in the building trade. and
that, by the way, in a midwinter
month, is indicated by the returns
from 1872 cities for January. The i'm
provement. it is true, is slight. but
that January should show any gain
over December is a notable feature,