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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
MASKED MAN ROBS CONDUCTOR
Lone Bandit Gets $30 As Conductor Cronk Changes
 Trolley Pole.

While changing the trolley pole of the car on which he was conductor, Burton Cronk, 21, of 5851 Main street, conductor of the Connecticut Company, was held up by a masked man. and robbed of $50 at the point of a revolver, at Ash Creek bridge last night.
 Cronk was running on the Ash Creek. Paradise GreenN7 line, and the holdup occurred as the conductor was changing ends on the car for the last trip.
 Anthony Maucer. the motorman, was at the other end Of the car, and so quietly did the robber work that the motorman knew nothing of the robbery until it had been accom- l;shed. Following the robery the car was run with all speed to the Third Precinct station, where the matter was reported to the police.
 Cronk stated that the holdup man after taking the money ran in the direction of Fairfield The police acted immediately but although q thorough search was made of the vii cinity no trace was found of the bold bandit. Cronk was so excited as the result of his trying experience he could give no accurate description of the man.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
LYRIC

Never before have the talents of the Poi Players been subjected to the test which is given them during the presentation of that famous produc- tion. "A Fool There Was" now play ing twice daily at the popular play house, the Lyric theatre. The story of the play was taken from that fla nous poem by Rudyard Kipling, The Vampire" and although it has been played over and over again it has lost none of its merits. In the hands of the PoH Players the production is better than ever and Robert Hilliard, who played the original character in L the first presentation of this famous 1 drama. could not have done better with the role than does Clay Clement, i the leading man of Connecticut's best stock company.
 Miss Ma0el Griffith's interpretation of the role of the Vampire woman is realistic and makes one almost inn agine that they are gazing upon the machinations of a woman of that class as she heartlesly drags the man away from a happy home and family i to further her own purposes. Her work during the last act as she laughs 1 " llllc LIlS AAIdll odliCAS AA4Lo1Si |NA |Ai S' is supreme and could not be improved upon.
 Already the plea sure-loving public of this city has awakened to a realiza
 ton of the excellence of the work be- i ing done by the PoH Players and nearly every performance finds every seat taken and a, large advance sale on record at the box office. This was never more in evidence than during
 this week, the attractions being a highly artistic production presented
 by a superior company of players sec
 ond to none in stock. The manage
 ment of the Lyric has signed con tracts for a large repertoire of excel lent productions, among which is the comedy for next week entitled, Tt Happened in Bridgeport During it's
 presentation the audience and the
 general public will be called upon to
 solve the mystery of the masked wo-
 man who Is called La Belle Masque," ," who will be seen on and off the stage,
 on the street and everywhere she goes wearing a mask. Those who are able to recognize the woman, who is a prominent vaudeville dancer a re-
 ward of $100 will be paid at the close
 of the week when La Belle Masque" will UnmaRk.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
THE FOUR MINUTE MEN.

The final report of the Four Minute Men shows that they made over 1,000.- lO00 speeches in IS months. There was a total enrolment of 75000 speakers.
 The service rendered by these men, whose work was to give four minute ledd-esses on the war at all kinds of public gatherings. was very large. There were a great many people who had little idea what tho war was about. But when the5e people at tended 0 moving picture show or other public affair. and a Four Minute Man Eput over his little burst of oratory. lkhey just had to listen. You can say @ lot in four minutes if you think it Iout in advance. In this way tho fun ldamental American principles in this war were presented to the mass of the people.
 In some places there was a disposi- tion to make fun of the Four Minute Men, as fellows who liked to hear Ghemselves talk. Of course some ipolittcians used the chance to get tpaIblicity and a conspicuous position.
 But when we want public worR tdone. we can't stop to analyze the motives of those who do it. The peo-
 
 IOf much more use in the community &han those who stand back and crit ftcise.
 In most cases the Four Minute Mer Evere patriotic citizens who would Emucil rather have sat quiet in theil Iseats and let some one else talk. They t1znew some one had to take up the work of presenting the American cause to the people. and they wen ahead and did 1t.
 We need Four Minute Men for pur poses other than conveying war spirit Some good community enterprise ianguish because the people do no understand them. The Four Minut, Nen should be permanent organiza tion with representatives everywhere whose duty 1t should be to presen tphilanthropies and town Improvement propositions to their home audiences and enlist support In civic move nents
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
Behind THE FootIights
PLAZA

The vaudeville and photoplay at fractions offered at the Plaza theatre today for the last time include some of the biggest and best acts and pie lures that have ever been seen col lectively in this city,
 Duqiesne and company offer one of the greatest trick and Illusion acts on the vaudeville stage today. They bring with them an extensive collec- ton of apparatus with which they succeed in entertaining to the satis- faction of all audiences, at the same time bringing forth peals and peals of laughter when they experiment on various members of the audience who volunteer to go upon the stage.
 Charles R. Sweet Is, without ex- ception, the greatest tramp comedian that has ever visited Bridgeport. He talk but offers a number of tricks on the piano, and cornet. He Is also a clever elocution!st and a good singer.
 Dick and Helen Rice will again of fer their up to the minute singing and dancing novelty into which they have mingled just enough comedy to make the act bright and snappy
 Joe LaFleur, the dare devil contor- tionist who startled everybody with his extraor dinary feats of tumblins ! backward from a high altitude, and | his two cute little dogs, will also pre- sent their act today.
 A reel from the Hearst Interna- f tionaF News and the latest release oi i an Official War review will round ou1 i the bill to be shown for the last time today.
 Two extraordinary features Con- stance Talnadge in the big photopla5 1 production, Sauce for the Goose and '-The Girl Who Knows" the woman who started all Bridgepor l talking a few weeks ago and who bN popular demand has consented to re turn to Bridgeport are included ir | the bill for the last three days of the week, starting tomorrow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
CLAIM PLUMBERS
 INTEREST SELFISH

Perhaps the members of the Plumbers union who are proposed to probe the plumbing used in govern ment houses now being erected in the city, are not so disinterested as they may seem," said an official of the United States Housing Corpora tion this morning.
 They fail to take into considera- ton that it is only after Considera- ton by world experts that this style of plumbing was adopted, and one of the reasons was the fact that very few repairs will be necessary, there by lessening the income of local plumbers to a considerable degree, New York city officials have adopted a rew plumbing code. after con- sultations with the best plumbing au- thorities. We have this information from a letter to the Bridgeport Hous- ing Co. which was written by Ru- tlolph Miller, whose name !5 well known in Bridgeport and who has charge of plumbing work in New York city"
 The letter states in part: You will probably be interested in hear ing that amendments to the plumbing rules of New York city were adopted by the Board of Standards and Ap- peals on Dec. 27, 1918, permitting the omission of back venting, provided anti-siphon traps are used"
 ''The activity of the local plumber: | is probably due to the fact that they see their exorbitant rate charges vanishing with the advent of the new style. The poor man who has work ed hard and paid for his small home has been obliged to stand for high re i pair charges and any inconsideratt l treatment the plumbers saw fit tc hand outfto him. The government i: 1 setting a new line of plumbing whicf | will do away mith most of the repairs common to Bridgeport house own | CTS and perhaps that accounts for th' unusual activity of our so called pub lie spirited plumbers who all of a sud l den are so interested in the sanitar, protection of Bridgeport people,"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
SVHIRA RECOVERS.

Paul Svhira of S9 Jewett street. a cement contractor, returned to his home yesterday afternoon from the Bridgeport hospital, recovered from being kicked in the head by a horse 10 days ago. MT. Svhira had gone to the lumber yard of the Frank Miller Lumber Co.,, and his horses became frightened, he was thrown from the wogan, his escape from death is con- sidered remarkable.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
LITTLE BENNYS NOTE BOOK
: By LEE PAPE 2
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MT. and Mrs. Hews came to see ma and pop last mite, wich before they got heer ma sed to pop, Willyum, for goodniss sakes take your feet down frum that chair, the ferst thing you know you will be doing that wen the Hews are heer, the Hews of all pee pie. never saw a man that required so meny chairs to sit down.
 And pop took his feet down, saying, O, very we'll III be a martin to social etiquette, but man is fby nature a feet-up animal Wen my feet are up, my digestion improves and may braue werks better.
 Now I know ware your branes are, hee hee, sed ma.
 Shoot on, I am insensible to low humer, sed pop, and ma sed, Well enyway for mersey sakes remember about your feet vile the Hews are heer.
 Ill do the best to uphold the silly conventions of sissiety, but I cant promise, I am a child of nature, sed pop, and ma sed, You meen you're an obstinit thing, and I sed, G, pop, I got a good ideer, if I ask you wat time 1t is wen the News are heer, you'll know you got you feet up agen. A fine ideer and werthier of a bet ter cause, sed pop. And pritty soon Mir an1 Mrs. Hews came. Mrs Hews being q big fat lady that tawks so fast you mite think she never studied pun1tuation, and MT. Hews being a | little skinnie man that you would think 1t was wonder he wou!dent take sumbody his size, pop keeping his feet down all rite till him and MT Hews each started to smoak q segar and then pop lened back In his mor- riss chair and put his feet up on an- other chair, ma looking at him fearse without pop seeing her, and I sed Wat time is 1t, pop?
 Quarter after g. sed pop taking out his watch and putting 1t back ager without taking his feet down. And he kepp on smoaking and tawlzing tc MT Hews about the war, and pritty soon I sed, Pop, wat time is it?
 For the lover Peet, dident I jest tel you? sed pop. And he took his watct out agen with his foet still up, saying Twenny rlinnits after g, now let thar hold you for a vile. And after wilt I went aad pushed pops leg, saying
 Wat ttr1. is it, pop?
 None C: your blzniss, who you shov ling? sed aop.
 The b9g seems to have a perfecl d mania :.; know the time, sed Mir Hews, al-s Mrs. Hews sed, I don't en! sooner g.,s intristed in the converse tion, tha<l that boy wunts to know wat time :t is
 Benny, % out and play, sed ma. ,
 Wich l did. Proving you can neve
 tell how good of a ideer it is until yOu see h.,w if JVerks
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
FIVE DIVORCE
 ACTIONS FILED

Five new divorce actions were filed yesterday with the Superior Court, two from this city in which soldiers in service are named as defendants.
 Maude E. Richards of Bridgeport asks divorce from Harry T. Richards, formerly of this ecity, but now of Camp Mcclellan, Anniston, Ala. The charge is cruelty. They were mar ried June 4, 1915, the wife's maiden name being Maude Davis.
 Clara Ford brings action against Ambrose Ford, both of this city, Ford now being in service at Camp Wads- worth, &. C., desertion since Janu- ary 29, 1914, being alleged. The wifes maiden name was Clara Mar win.
 Cruelty is alleged in the petition oi Alice Wright of Norwalk agains Robert Wright of the same place They were married April 27, 1910 and cruelty since marriage, with de sertion September l, 1913, is charg- ed.
 Harry Newman of Norwalk charges his wife, Mary Newman of the same place, with infidenty in his petition for divorce. He names William Ere missiter of Newark, In his com plaint. They were married Novem Der 10, 1905.
 George Lake of Newtown, charge! Martha Lake of Bethel, with infdel ity in his petition. They were mar ried, November 2, 1902, and the al legged acts, in which Lake implicate Robert Wooster, occurred in New town in 1905, and he also alleges de sertion December 29, of the sam year. Mrs. Lake was Martha Bots ford before marriage.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
MRS, LYNCH GETS
 DIVORCE DEGREE
Tells Court Her Husband Left Her and Lived With
 Another Woman.

Anna Simmons Lynch of this city was granted 8 divorce from Harry Burr Lynch, formerly of Greenwich
 but now in New York, by Judge Gardiner Greene in the Superior court today on charges of infidelity which seemed exclusively proved. Mrs. Lynch told the court they were mar ried January ?, 1911, lived for a time in Bethel, Torrington, New Canaan, in New York. and for several years in Greenwich. In March. 1917, Mrs. Lynch came to Bridgeport, her hus- band promising to follow in a week or ten days. He failed to do so, and later Mrs. Lynch learned he WAS liv- ing in Michigan avenue, Chicago.
 Mrs. Lynch visited the address re- ceived from Chicago, and found her husband had been living there with
 a woman known as Mrs. Lynch, but had left an hour or two before she arrived. They went to St. Louis, she was informed. The woman with whom Lynch was living was Margaret Stewart of Stamford, a nurse in 8 sanitarium. Later Mrs. Lynch traced | the pair to lodging house in New
 York where Lynch lived with a wo-
 man and baby as man and wife.
 There was no contest of the evi 1 dence, which was corroborated by Mrs. Summers of New York, who re
 cognized Lynch's photograph, anG
 Mrs. Jessie Hardman, a sister ot | Margaret Stewart, who also recog nized his picture as the man she knew
 as her sisters husband.
 Lynch is now in the Federal ser vice it was claimed by his attorney The decree was allowed and change | of name to Anna Simmons.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
59 FIRE ALARMS
 IN DECEMBER

The report of Fire Chief Daniel E. Johnson spr December filed with the Fire ConInission states that the fire department answered 59 alarms in the monrr of December. Of these alarms 2s were bell alarms and 36 were stills. The approximate fire damage fer the month was $13,799. There w.,re three false alarms answered by the department,
 Chemical No. 1 answered more calls thar; any other unit in the de- partment, with IS alarms for the month, rsruck 3 came next with Il calls to its credit, Engine II answer ed less calls than any other piece of apparatus in the city, and was called out but ohce in the month.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
A M BI Fl Q N
 PILLS For Nervous People

The great nerve tonic-the famous Wendelrs Ambition Pills-that will put vigor, vim and vitality into nerv- ous tired out, all in, Respondent peo- pie in a few days in many instances.
 Anyone can buy a box for only 50 cents, and J. D. Hartigan and Hindle Pharmacy are authorized by the mak- CT to refund the purchase price if anyone is dissatisfied with the first box purchased.
 Thousands praise them for general debility, nervous prostration, mental Repression and unstrung nerves caus- ed by over-indulgence in alcohol, to- bacco, or overwork of any kind.
 For any affliction of the nervous system Wendell's Ambition Pills are unsurpassed while for hysteria. trembling and neuralgia they are sim ply splendid. Fifty cents at J. D. Hartigan's and Hindie Pharmacy and dealers everywhere.Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
CONLON RESIGNS
 FROM HOSPITAL

Michael Conlon, who for the past IA years had been night superintend- ent of thO Bridgeport hospital, has resigned lis position because of i'll health, anG plans to spend the rest of she winter months in Florida. MT. Conlon is visiting relat in New York city for few days, from where he will leave in a few days for the South.
 The former superintendent is we'll known throughout the city, especi- ally among members of the medical profession. Some months ago MT. Conlon had a severe illness and had to take a long vacation as the result. He returned short time ago to his former duties, but weakness caused by his illness led to his resignation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
ROLLING PIN.

Virginia Mortora was granted a decree of divorce yesterday by Judge Greene of the Superior Court from Fiorenza Mortora, an employe of the Lake Torpedo Coat Co., Cruelty was the charge made, and Mrs. Mortora told the court her husband hit her on the head when she asked for money to buy coal, and many other instances of i'll treatment. Mortora Gsid he caught his wife going through his pockets, and that previous to his hitting her with a chair she had bounced a rolling pin off his head.
 River Seine, in France. rose eight inches over Mondays high mark.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
GOD WATCH DOG.

A small dog barking at the home of Frank Jansock, PIT Laurel ave. nue. frightened an intruder, who had entered the house while the family was at supper, and was busiIy en- gagged in ransa acking one of the rooms. An inspection of the room revealed that nothing had been taken. The matter was reported to the police.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
NEW DANCING CLASS

Tonight at the Colonial ball room in Fairfield avenue a new dancing class for beginners will be formed at o'clock. This will be the last of the season. and will teach the waltz. one step. and fox trot in a course of eight lessons at moderate terms easily paid. Come prepared for lesson.--Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

J. B. E. Noulens, French ambassa- dor to Russia, his staff and a number of French officers, arrived at Leith, Scotland, after escaping from Russia on foot.
 The flight from San Diego, Cal, to Mtneola, N. Y, was completed by four army airplanes late yesterday, the first to arrive having been actu- ally in the air put 53 hours.
 Former Prince August Wilhelm of Germany Is employed by a German automobile firm.
 Four army airplanes, flying from coast to coast, completed their trip at Boiling Field. Washington.
 Shipping in Hampton Roads, Nor folk, Va. was tied up because of a, heavy snowstorm.
 Governors of the New York. Stock Exchange agreed to aid Assistant District Attorney Brogan in his cam paign' to determine rauses Of low prices of Liberty bonds.
 Nore than go New York soldiers who were in German prison camps arrived on the transport Louisville with Senator Wadsworth. ,-.
 William Wrigley, Jr., dominant shareholder of the Chicago National League ball club, was insured for $1,100,000 at Chicago.
 Rice is best when cooked from four to six hours.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
MISSOURI GRAIN ACT UPHELD.

Washington, Jan. S-The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the constitu tionality of the Missouri Grain In- spection Law; injunctions were made permanent restraining the Mer- chants Exchange of St. Louis from weighing and inspecting grain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
WEST END

Madge Kennedy, the winsome screen and stage personality, will be seen tonight in her very latest Gold wyn picture. "A Perfect Lady, in five acts, shown first run in Bridge port, at the West End theatre, on State street, near Clinton avenue. Tomorrow and Friday: Douglas Fairbanks in "Arizona," five acts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
Dancing Thursday Night

Dancing will be the order Thursday night at Quiltys Colonial ball room in Fairfield avenue, the usual mid-week eocia. There Is always a good crowd apd good time. For Friday evening the usual private assembly will be held with dancing from S:3O to mid night. Murrays orchestra for both evenings, and only single admission required
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08
FOOD LAWS WIN IN WISCONSIN.

Washington, Jan. 8-The Supreme Court yesterday declared the Wiscon- sin pure food enactments of 1909t 1913 and 1915, prohibiting the sals of food products preserved with bea- zoate of soda, benzoic acid and deriv- atives, to be constitutional
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08

Prominent among the people who complain at 50 per cent. advances in railroad rates, are those who a few years ago let the railroads go to pieces by denying them a per cent. advance to keep up their property.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08

Power given to the President ir the espionage act to place embargos on exports would be withdrawn un, der resolution of Senator Hoke Smith.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08

American Red Cross is completing its activities in Italy and will soon transfer it's operations to Austria Hungary and Germany.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-08

Former Prince August Wilhelm of Germany Is employed by a German automobile firm.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-29
Y. W. c. A. Swimming
Demonstration to
Be Held April 1st
HIGH DIVING, FANCY SWIMMING,
AND VARIOUS STUNT EXHIBI-
TIONS BY YOUNG AND OLD.
Special Rates To Be The Feature OF
The Month Of April, $3.50 Lessons
For Fifty Cents.

\ swimming demonstration will h"
hrld in tin swimming pool at lh" y. W.
c. a. Tuesday evening. april first. begin
ming nj eight u'rinck This exhibition
Will bn featured by high diving. fancy
swimming. and all kinds of stunts. by
Young and old members Of thr various
classes. This affair Will bc open to tho
public and all girls ar most cordially
invited To attend.
The following is lhe program To hn
carried out:
Diving Ivy children.
Chldrrn's races.
Fancy diving by adults
stunts. such as porp"iS" stroke. swim
ming under water. ":".
Life saving demonstration.
Races. adults.
As a special offer for April tho swim
ming cards which usually cost $40 will
hr sold for fifty cents. This offer il
made that every girl may b. able 10
learn swimming. as the officers of tn"
WV &. ~ think every IN" should BE-
abb" to swim.
Thos.. wishing to avail themselves of
this offer should buy their tickets this
week at IN" desk in tho association
hYilding. rs these tickets will Do good
only from April until May :.
Lessons will hn given daily Except
Saturday. which day is reserved for thr
small chi!drrnJ from ~ 10 II a. m. and
from 10 :: t. s: s To \. m.
-Four LESSONS arc also being offered
IN the children for twenty-five" cents.
That this unusual offer Is being greeted
with the greatest enthusiasm is proven
hy the many applications being made
daily for the tickets.