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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
GAS MOST VALUABLE AS FUEL
Comparatively Little ls Now Being used for the Purpose of Giving Di-
 rect illumination.

Although gas is being used more than ever before, its direct employ ment for lighting is almost thing of the past. Our modern "gas lights are chiefly burners where the Night Is not given put by the gas at all. It Is mixed with air to produce dim blue flame with great heating power. This flame serves to heat a mantle of min eral salts white hot, and 1t is this in- candescent mantle that gives the light. Here the gas Is used not for its light, but for It's heat; and 1t is as fuel that gas is now most valuable. says the Literary Digest.
 According to an address delivered recently in England by President Harry Jones of the Institution of Civ fl Engineers, and feviews by Nature (London), not 5 per cent of the whole gas output Is now used for direct H. Illumination, so that the name "gas light company" has become some thing of misnomer. The use of gas as fuel, President Jones says, has re ceived special development during the war, and the ready applicability of gas appliances to the rapid making of mu nitions h emergencies has made them especially valuable. Mir. Jones quoted . high official of the British war office as follows:
 "Without the direct aid of the gas industry 1t would have beer perfectly impossible for. this country to wage the campaign of the last three years, or even for any but trifinf lime resist the overwhelming floods oi enemies that were poured upon 1t When first was asked to take charge
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
BsesWax for Cracks.

Cracks in furniture may be filled in with beeswax. Soften the wax until it is like putty, then firmly press 1t into the cracks and smooth over with thin steel knife. Sandpaper over the surrounding wood and work the dust into the wax. This gives wood finish or color, and when the furniture is vanished the cracks will disappear. Beeswax is better than putty, for putty soon dries, crumbles. and falls out.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
Most Famous of Thrones.

The peacock throne formed part of the interior decoration of a costly building in Delhi, the ancient capital of the Mogul empire h India. The throne had the figures of two peacocks standing behind it, their tails expand ed and the whole so inlaid with sap phires, rubies, emeralds, pearls ard other precious stones as to represent real peacock plumage. The throne, valued at several million dollars, was carried off by invading armies and now figures in palace in Persia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
COAL PRODUCTION CUT.

The influenza epidemic cut anthra- cite coal production 100000 tons. ac- cordfng to the estimates Of the United States Fuel Administration. Another half million of tons was sliced from expected production when the miners joined with the rest of the country in celebrating the signing of the armis- tice.
 These are the reasons that make It necessary for every person possessed of anthracite to get the utmost possi- ble goodsfrom It. There Is not enough anthracle for the needs of every hoaaaAhxkd
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
Couldn't Have Worried Much.

Before he died at the age of ninety six years, the oldest member of the British parliament said that he had no secret formula for the prolongation of life, except 1t might be that he never bothered about his health, he smoked and he ate and drank what pleased him most. It's quite evident that he was an honorary member of the Don't Worry club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
THE WEDDING RING

When the knot is tied you will want the wedding ring. right both in quality and shape. The wedding ring you get here will be absolutely correct in every way, and the price will be moderate.
 If you have gift jewelry te buy this store will save you money
 Watch and jewelry repair Ing a specially.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
Our Annual January CLEARANCE SALE

Is now on in FULL PORCH Since its opening last Saturday, hundreds of homes have taken advantage of the BIG SAVINGS being of fered. BLUE TAGS all over the building show reductions of 1-10--1-5-1-4-1-3 and 1-2 the usual price. This is splendid time to add few odd pieces to your home. Come in and inspect beautiful displays.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
Another Type.

Another type of American that gives us an nwful pain is the constructive critic whose attitude seems to be that he isn't going to be proud of his coun- try until he has to.-0hio State Jour nal
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
THE WEATHER.

New Haven, Jan. S-For New Haven and vicinity: Unsettled, probably light rain tonight and Thursday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08

Tugs pulled the stern of the North ern Pacific steamship 70 feet off the sand bar of Fire Island.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08

Gov Alfred E. Smith will head the delegation of New York officials at the funeral of the late Colonel Roose- veIt
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08

London art treasures slowed away during the war are being taken from their places of safety.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
Sale Starts Thur sday

As mentioned above, the Sale starts at 500 o'clock Thursday morning, There are 3S7 Rugs to start with--We advise you to come early, for of course, the variety lessens at later hours.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
COLORS

The coiors which have been used in these Rugs have been selected with great care ana skill Every Rug is very impressive in appear ance and most refined in taste Your fvaorite colors are here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08

of the manufacture and production of explosives it took me but few days to realize my absolute dependence on your great industry"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
CONGOLEUNI RUGS
Sale of Slightly ShOpWOrn

At 800 o'clock Thursday morning we will place on Special Sale 3S7 Congoleum Rugs various sizes and colors-all of beautiful patterns and all specially priced for this occasion. The prices which quote actually lower than today's wholesale market-the rugs. are slightly shopworn, but the damage is so little as to make detection improbable
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
SIZES

As shown the opposite side, we are in- cluding the three most popular sizes in this Sale. Measure your room-f 1t is of odd size, bet ter make a pencil sketch and bring 1t with you
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
PATTERNS

You will find a large assortment of patterns from which to select. Many of them have neat small figured bodies with attractive borders. Others with larger patterns Japanese designs etc.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
Commences Thursday
 Morning

Since their introduction, Congoleum Rugs have always been popular! They are very at tractiveys patterned, with good colors, neat bod les and borders moist mop easily and quickly cleans them thoroughly and as they al ways give long wear, they are certainly ideal Rugs to purchase
The sun., 1919-03-11
RADIO WILL.GUIDE
AIRPLANES IN FOG
Direction Finder Has Been
Discovered Which Will
Straighten Flights.

Aerial mail day at the Aeronautical
was signalized yesterday by the an
nouncement that a radio direction finder
which makes sure and straight the flight
of mail plane through the densest or
fogs had been discovered.
With this discovery. and possibly be-
cause of it, Otto Prayer. Second Assist
ant Postmaster-General, the post Office
representative at the show. also an
nouuced that the New York-Chicago
aerial mail service would be In operation
before the summer is over. and that
probably the service will be extended to
st. Louis, Omaha. Minneapolis and st.
Paul.
Tile device for directing afr fight has
been so worked out for the Post ONCE
Department, according to Mr.. Praeger,
that the air mail testing plane has flown
from Washington to Philadelphia by sig
nails from the League Island Navy Ya;d
with the pilot not a hairs breadth out
O, his course The finishing touch to
THIS radio director is being put on the
mail planes in a finder which will inform
the pilot of the exact centre of the air
mail field and enable him to descend in
the thickest fog in an intensely illumin-
ated streak on the ground which he will
be able to see sufficiently far to permit
setting down his plane despite the
weather.
Mr.. Praeger also made public sone
figures showing how astonishingly safe
from accident TO pane or injury to pilot
commercial aviation is even in Its pres
ent undeveloped stage.
Right here il might not De amiss
TO say A word as to the safety of pilots
in living the aerial mail" lie said. In
the ll222S miles flown between New
York and Washington we have never
lad plane fall. We have never killed
or crippled a pilot on this mail route.
There have been six cases of bruisipg
in forced landings that however, did not
incapacitate any pilot for s much as
an hour. and there has been but one
serious injury TO pilots on the New
York Washington route.
zone mechanic lost his life by COM
ing in contact with whirling propeller
on the ground. and one applicant for
position of pilot was killed in flying
De Haviland plane to demonstrate his
ability This Is n record in daily cross
country flying in all kinds of weather
and shows that commercial flying is not
in the same dangerous class with stunt
or military dying"
one great problem which must be
solved confronts the airplane manufac-
turers Mr.. Praeger declared. That is
the need for planes which somehow will
land on a small plot of ground.
The sun., 1919-03-11
MAKE GERMANY PAY
ALL, BURTON SAYS
FaUors League of Nations to
keep Worlds Peace"

\ demand that Germany be compelled
to pay an indemnity to the limit of
her power In rart!a! PREPARATION OF what
he termed the most frlghtful crime of
all history" and a plea for tile League
of Nations was made last night by Theo-
dore e. Burton, former Senator from
Ohio, in an address before the Canadian
Club of New York.
This terrible war" said he, was
caused by tho desire of one State to
dominate all others by selfish disregard
of the rights anHFedI interest of tie.
rest of mankind and a studied contempt
for any other people not able to defend
itself from the mailed fist. Eternal jus
tice demands that Germany be pun
ished."
Mr.. Burton said that the borders Of
Belgium and France must be made safe
from the 1000 year old threat of Ger
man invasion, even II il requires the
occupation of both banks o. the Rhine
and the fortresses encircling Belgium
Notwithstanding Washingtons advice
against entangling alliance Mr., Burton
said he favored a League Of Nations
as times have been changed by the
development of the steamship. the rail
road, the cable and the airplane He
said the countries of the world were
far closer to-day than when Washing
ton lived He insisted that League OF
Nations to keep the peace of the world"
was a necessity.
There are some Senators in Wash
ington who disagree with Mr., Wilson
and who believe there should first be
treaty of peace and then n League OF
Nations, he went on. Fl do not agree
with that This is no time for partisan
politics. This is no time for Republicans
or Democrats or suffragists, but it is
time for all men to be Americans"
The sun., 1919-03-11
ROBBERS IN ADELPHI THEATRE
Blow Open safe on Harlem West
side and Get s3,5OO Loot.

Scrub women who reported for work
at the Adelphi Theatre, 2409 Broadway,
at o'clock yesterday morning found
the office safe in the centre OF the mid
die aisle, its doors blown open and sur
rounded by burglaN' tools An inves-
tigatiou disclosed that $1,000 in cash
and Liberty bonds to TIE value of $500
were missing. The safe had been taken
from the boxoffice to the auditorium and
a heavy steel ripper" and charge OF
explosives used in opening it,
Detectives believe the thieves secreted
themselves in the theatre at the close
OF the performance Sunday evening as
there were no evidences that an en-
trance had been forced. There were no
fngerprints on the safe. which had been
covered with strips OF carpet TO deaden
the sound of the explosion
The sun., 1919-03-11
FIREMEN HOLD MASS MEETING
Bill for Three Platoon system Is
Urged.

Two thousand firemen and their
friends held a mass meeting last night
in the Manhattan Casino, a Eighth ave
nue. and l5Jth street, IN support of the
bill to give the fremen the three platoon
system, which will come up for passage
in the Assembly at Albany to-day.
The speakers included Capt. Thomas
G. Spellacy, president of the Interna-
tionai Fire Fighters Association; State
Senator Edward Bowling, Assemblyman
Earl A. Smith, the Rev Father John
Roylau of the St Charles Barromeo
Catholic ChU-~s( Representative jerome
j. Donovan, Paul J. McCauley. vice-pres-
ident of the Young Mems Democratic
League OF New York Thomas j. Sher-
dan, Alderman Frank Mullan and Mrs.
Genevieve Walsh.
More than 500 flremen will go to Al
bany to-day on a special train TO urge
the Legislature to pass the bill and
about 5000 iiremen win be there from all
parts of the State.
The sun., 1919-03-11
WOMAN AGAIN TRIES
DER SEA BY SKIFF
Mrs. Nelson Lands at City
Farm This Time.

Mrs. Victoria Nelson made a second
attempt at Staten Island yesterday to
start for Denmark in n rowboat but
wSs intercepted by the police before the
voyage began and was sent to the City
Farm Colony. where she will be held for
observation for five days.
Mrs. Nelson told the police she lived
In Minneapolis but that she had trouble
with her husband and left him three
weeks ago. coming to New York with
the intention Of taking steamship for
Denmark. Finding that she had III
sufficient funds she bought a 16 foot
rowboat at Bay Ridge. Brooklyn. Sat
urday and started. Mrs. Nelson rowed
until she fell exhausted In the bottom
of the boat. At 80 o'clock Saturday
afternoon Capt. Charles Beebe of the
pilot steamer New York found her ten
miles south of Sandy Hook. where the
wind and tide had carried her.
Capt Beebe took the woman to Staten
Island and the police took her to the
Staten Island Hospital. Sunday she
walked out without attracting attention.
Yesterday she appeared at Martins
dock, Stapleton. and said she wanted to
hire a rowboat to make another effort
to reach Denmark The employees at the
dock merely laughed at her and she
wandered away. to be later recognized
by Thomas r. mckinley, a former sta
pleton postmaster, who notified the po-
lice.
The police have learned that Mrs.
Nelson applied for a room at the Harriet
Judson Memorial Home. 81 Nevins
street. Brooklyn. last Friday night. She
gave the Y. W. G. A. at Des Moines. Ia,
as reference and said she intended to
leave the country soon and had no
permanent address.
Mrs. Nelson said yesterday that Il
was ridiculous to suppose that she
was insane and that she would yet find
means of getting to Denmark. She is
well dressed and about 40 years old.
The sun., 1919-03-11

As Ned Finley, a motion picture actor
and producer arrested on suspicion of
having attempted suicide, was unable to
leave the ambulance IN which he was
taken to tho West Side court from Belle
vue Hospital yesterday Magistrate Nolan
came out OF the building and held court
in the vehicle. Finley said he believed
now there was something worth living
for The Magistrate ordered his dis
charge. Finley was found January TO-
under the bridge in Central Park at
Seventh-eighth street, bleeding from
wound in the wrist
The sun., 1919-03-11

Elias ]. Jacoby OF Cincinnati mpe-
rial potentate of the Mystic Shrine. will
pay an official visit to Salaam Temple,
Newark. ~ j., tonight, accompanied by
his staff of the Imperial Council Of
Shriners OF North America A dinner
will be given, i'm honor OF the visitors at
the Union Club, Newark, at : o'clock
this afternoon. They will then motor
TO the Kruger Auditorium, where they
will he received by 1000 members of
Salaam Temple before the official in
spection begins. About 100 candidates
will be initiated.
The sun., 1919-03-11

Thrcc-pece coffee sets, So Tor $40 grade
Three-pecc coffee sets $3.50 for s45
grade
Tea kettles, S22 50 Tor s45 grade.
Coffee urn. s27. 50 for So grade.
Large tray with handles, $3.50 for s55
grade
Punch bowl with six punch cups $50 for
$40 grade.
Largo centerpiece, engraved, So 80 for
$40 grade.
Cake baskets, s6.for 50 grade,
Water pitcher. $3.50 for sll grade.
Five-pece Colonial tea set, S3S-regu-
larry S72.
odd tea and coffee pots. ~ for SIS grade.
odd cream pitchers, 81 80 for 81 grade
Meat platter covers, $3.50 for $3.50
grade.
Lock-handle meat platter, convertible
into two plstters. $3.50 for $40 grade.
Main Aisle. Old Building.
The sun., 1919-03-11
TROLLEY MEN VOTE ON STRIKE.
BaIIOting Now in Progress Among
Eight Unions In New Jersey.

Trolleymen of the Public Service Cor
ballotlng last night to decide Whether
10 strike for recognition Of their union
The voting started at o'clock, and will
continue until 3 r. NJ. to-day. in the
eight Headquarters OF the union at
Newark Jersey City, Paterson. Eliza
beth. New Brunswick. West Hoboken
Plajnheld and Edgewater.
a two-thrds vote of the men s neces-
sarv to call strike. The result of the
ballotinC will be forwarded to the
unions state headquarters in Newark
where a conference board composed Of
presidents of the eight locals will make
known the decision. and, in the event
of a walkout. fix the time OF the strike.
The sun., 1919-03-11
Riding Habits,
S29.5O
We're $40 to $50

For WOmen-coat and
breeches, coat and skirt, and
three piece habits.
In cheviot, covert cloth,
tweeds and habit cloth.
Smart. wel-cut paddock. belted, and
straight tailored models. English high-cut
breeches. excellent shoulders and sleeves.
All the points that make a habit in correct
form have been carefully observed. The
coats are Just the right length: the skirts.
81 the side saddle model, give perfect line
when mounted.
In navy blue. black. tan. brown and
checked.
The range OF sizes in each model is not
complete, but there is full range of sizes
in the collection.
Fashion salon,
Second Floor, Old Building.
The sun., 1919-03-11
Car Kills Woman, Driver Escapes

An unidentified woman Who was
struck by an automobile at Ninth ave-
nue. and Thirty-ffth street Yesterday
died three hours later in Bellevue Hos
pital, The police alleged that after the
accident the driver OF the motor car con-
tnued without stopping. The woman,
who was about Ii years old, had a card
bearing the nan'Sbf Delanno Ramella Of
the Hotel Employees Union in her
pocket Che had dark hair and gray
eyes. was Ave feet tall and weighed
about $50 pounds, She wore a brown
coat With black fur collar blue dress
and black felt hat. The body was taken
to the morgue.
The sun., 1919-03-11

And then Capt Francis remarked that
they had made the return trip pretty
fast.
"From 1876 to 40 an hour coming
back" he said. There was wind OF
forty or fifty miles on our tail Com.
out We did something around sixty or
less"
II took more than mental arithmetic
20 convince the observer, who had never
been up before, although the others all
boosted previous fights, that he had
actually been moving At more than two
miles a minute. Then he felt cheated of
a thrill, for 140 miles an hour with the
wind on the tail is precisely as hard on
the chin as sixty an hour against the
wind
One OF the bunch left a wife on the
field who worried a bit IN his absence
aud related a tale OF how frightened he
was when a Ferris wheel once stopped
when he was at the top. But the news
paper man came back vowing that he
hadn't been frightened bit and had
enjoyed every minute, so OF course the
observers had also to agree that there
really isn't any time to get frightened
in an airplane.
And there really isn't once you con-
vince your arms and legs and things
that they really can exist without the
soothing contact of the earth.
The sun., 1919-03-11

Ansei II. Clark Of the Department OF
Commerce WIN make an address to-
night before the Export Research Asso-
ciates At the New York Evening High
School for Men, Tenth avenue and Fiji
ty-ninth street, launching a series OF
Tuesday and Thursday conferences for
the purpose Of studying foreign trade.
Several large export houses are inter-
ested in the plan to work along practical
lines in this atudx
The sun., 1919-03-11

Two hundred women were driven from
tho ninth floor of the loft building at
$50 broadway yesterday by a !ffe two
stores below them. They formed in
lines and descended TO TIE street, usins
stairways and FIRE escapes A small
blaze around a varnlsh vat In the plant
OF Cohen & Kaplan. manufacturers OF
womens straw hats. was put out with
little damage. Traffic was held up on
Broadway for twenty minutes
The sun., 1919-03-11
Hoffman Transferred.

= Detective Henry HOFFMAN. for years a
ziAmber OF the safe and loft squad. has
bssn transferred to precinct duty in uni
form, II became known yesterday at De
tsctive Headquarters. Hoffman was a
working partner of former Detective
Sergeant Thomas b. Bowling. whose de-
motion to the rank Of patrolman was an
neuneed Sunday, -.-..-.-
The sun., 1919-03-11
Save on Awnings

1915 today for awnings
that usually cost $3.50. Come
and choose your own material
from a large collection of
short ends of Boyle standard
awning cloths, 5 to 80 yards
of a pattern, enough for l to
10 awnings.
Bring your measurements. We will
make the awnings In our Dvn work.
rccr's our "."s, wy snd delivar .h-r,
TO you, all ready TO hang.
Tan, blue, brown, green
these are the dominating
colors in the collection.
Fevrth Gallery, New Building
The sun., 1919-03-11
Window Shades
500 at Half Price

500, made il our own work
rooms, usually sold for $3.50
each, Tuesday 75c each.
All made OF oii-painted cambria. opaque.
mounted ON wood spring. ready TO hang.
EouIah Gallery. New Building.
The sun., 1919-03-11
The "Miser" Purse
SiLUer-PLated Ware
Third to Half

$4,000 worth, representing
a makers surplus to be turned
into quick cash. American re-
productions of Sheffield ware
many exact duplicates of
patterns in our regular stocks
at considerably higher prices.
The sun., 1919-03-11
Glide Toward Earth.

When Lieut.. Mcdowell returned to his
seat in the cockpit beside the pilot Il
was seen that the engines could not b.
repaired at the low altitude at which
they were flying and that 1t was nee
essary to glide to earth else be pre-
cipitated into stall with disastrous
results. Capt. Carelin nosed down and
glided at a gentle angle for the only
available field, a Doggy pasture divided
by a small stream. In order 10 keep
from striking the stream and 10 also
rvoid the hllocks in he western enl
Of the field, he attempted to pancake
west OF the stream.
The plane landed at a speed of prob
ably thirty miles an hour the right
wheels of the landing gear miring up in
the bog throwing the right wing into
the earth. shelving the entire plane
around and pitching it over on the nose.
the tail empennages being hoisted high
in the air Gasolene leads were snapped
apart and the fluid spurted over all
parts Of the wreck. The danger of fire
was imminent. and when 1t was seen
by their cries for help that the pilot
and commander were alive frantic ef-
forts were made by the occupants to
chop them from the debris,
The sun., 1919-03-11
individual
Blankets

Made in the West of long
coarse wool with slight per-
centage of cotton a COM
bination designed to take a
lot of hard wear.
Blocked pattern in various color COM
binstions; alSo white with black border
and tan With white border. 66xS4 inches
weighing > pounds. S22.
Fourth Gallery, New Building.