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Evening journal., 1920-10-18
IMPROVE j. S.
POSTAL SYSTEM
Efficiency Engineers to Ef-
feet Economies and Ex-
pedite Mails
PROBE TO COVER
ENTIRE SERVICE

NEW YORK. oct. is.-Uncle sam
has hired efficiency engineers 10 in
vestigaie the postal service from top
b bottom and find out where and
how 10 can be improved. He ordered
hem 70 cons der construction Of post
offices as workshops instead of mon
uments" and 10 recommend ways OF
tf1ecting economies IN cost and eN-
pedtion in The handling Of mail"
Every cog In the mali-moNing ma
ehinc. from the rickety rural dcliN-
cry wagon on the stump-cluttered
country lane 10 the roaring airplanes
that carry letters between the bigger
cities will be- put under the critical
eye of The efficiency engineer.
Appointment Of Willis p. Richards
Co. New York engineering firm, TO
supervise this task has been announc-
I'd by the Joint Congressional Com
mission on Postal Service. OF which
Senator Townsend OF Michigan Is
chairman. The commission was Gre
aied some time ago 10 recommend
means for improving the postal
Service
Three years or more may be needed
- compile The big Job. Mr. Richards
said. The start Is Go be made where
the tide OF letters and packages Is
he7vlesi-in New York city and Chi
cago. Smaller cities. towns. villages,
bamleis and The rural dclivery, viii he
Examined In order and also an the
Ways and means OF Transporting be-
tween them.
The Civil Service. by which many
of the postal employees are hired, pro-
NOTED and fired, also will be invessi-
gated from the engineer viewpoint.
Facl lies for moving mail between
post Offices and trains are scheduled
Tor carly examination This is now
performed by automobiles. but the
praciicabiliiy Of pneumatic tubes.
which supplemented The cars in sew
Rral large cities prior 10 1918, viii be
studied a tunnel OF large dimensions
peiWeen tho Grand Central and Penn
sYlNala stations I'm New lork-and
another connecting them with The
main post o1ico-also are 10 be con-
sidered. Millions Of letters now move
between these three places daily
through densely crowded streets.
Branch stations. which The joint
commission on postal service reported
-aro now leased at an abnormal
rental and might be Government
owned. are 10 he examined and the
Rdvisahilily ~ separate handling N
The narcel-post and flrst-class mail
determined.
"Claim has been made that because
Of the handling OF parcel-pOst mail
with The regular mail delay has been
caused Do the important flrstclass
mail. said the commissions report
1T has been suggested that he
separate handling Of this narcel-posl
nail in bulk with a distribution at
terminals, might very well be made
The investigation. therefore. would
bOver the adv stability of making this
separation. parcel-post mail Is at a
very cheap rate. while the flrst-class
mail is at a rate that Yields the Gov
ernment It's highest revenue"
Evening journal., 1920-10-18

Milton Ferguson. Great Junior Saga
more Thomas Grant. Great Prophet
w. II. B. Maxwell. Great Chief Of
Records Walter c. King. Great Col
lector OF Wampum William ID. Gray.
Great Sannap stephen J. Barcus.
Great Mishinewa William Callahan.
Great Guard OF Wigwam James A.
Eberhsrdt and Great Guard OF Forest
William Duncan raised the chiefs OF
keokuk Tribe No. 3. Thursday even
ing, as follows, Sachem. A. Bishol;
Senior Sycamore, A. r. Denny: Junior,
Sycamore. l. Rutter. Prophet. r.
Fraim. Ssnnaps. J. Otley and r. O.
Cantler; Warriors. Benjamin Miller.
n. Lysinger and Goorge 3. Thompson;
Braves, n. Abbott and ID. Castelow, (,
Guard OF WigNam. &. NJ Whileside,
and Guard OF Forest. n. Hanshury.
Evening journal., 1920-10-18

Planetary forces favor the use OF
the Want Ads by women who wish to
secure positions as housekeepers.
heads OF departments in large stores.
Evening journal., 1920-10-18

Most business men have earned by
experience the great convenience OF
having the Want Columns at their
eOmma1d. ADV.
Evening journal., 1920-10-18

THE KENNARD-PYLE COMPANY
''Wilmingtons Most Reliable Store"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-20
NEW BATTLESHIP
 624 FEET LONG
Maryland, First of Four Ships of Same
 Class

Newport News, March 20. - The Maryland is tine first of four ships of her class to be launched and is one of the ten super er-dreadnoughts author ized in the first year building program adopted in 1916. With a length of 624 feet over all, a beam of 97 feet and full load displacement of 32,950 tons, she is the largest fighting craft built for the American Navy and when commissioned will be one of the most powerful batt1eships in the world.
 Originally designed to carry twelve 14-inch rifles, the plans for the ship were so changed during the war that she will have instead eight 16-inch guns the first of this size ever mounted on a ship. They will be placed two each in four turrets on the center line, two forward and two aft. They will be larger by one inch than the great guns on the British ships of the Queen Elizabeth class which were used in the bombardment of the Dardene1les.
 Battleships designed since the Maryland was laid down, however, will be- even more powerful. They will carry twelve 16-infth rifles and will measure 684 feet over all with a displacement of 43,20O tons. Their speed will be 23 knots as against the 21 knots of the Maryland and prac- tical1y all previous classes of Arneri- can dreadnoughts.
 The Maryland's keel was laid on April 24, 1917, eighteen days after the United States declared war on
 Germany. Work on her was delayed
 by reason of the rush in getting out destroyers to fight submarines, but it has been rushed since the armistice | and the vessel is now nearly three | quarters completed. She will be cleo tricaIly driven by four propellers, the | power for which will be furnished by | turbines of approximately 29,000 | horsepower. Steam will be furnished | by eight oil burning boilers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-20
SUCCESSFUL MEN
 ARE DEFENDED
 BY LIvERHUL-ME E

London, March 2O.-Baron Lever hulme, formerly William H. Lever, the big soap manufacturer, has "broken a lance'' in defense of the money-making business man and re- futed the popular clamor, which brands him as a prof1teer.
 ''The spirit of today he said at recent dinner "is one of cupidity and jealousy. A feeling is running through the country that the primary sin of a business man is success. The man who has the ability to create, develop, organize and produce is considered as one who must be specially curbed, checked and controlled
 "Our war debts,' Baron Lever hulme continued. 'thave to be paid by the persistent efforts of all to build up an enormous home and an enor- nous export trade. Taxation of wealth only means taking money out of one pocket and putting it back into another.
 ''The greatest disservice we can do the nation is to preach the doc Urine that success is prohteering. There should be no interference with the enjoyment of the fruits of indus try during the life of their pro- ducers,'' he continued
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-20
SAVING SMOKE.

The American people complain of coal shortage, and then they throw away millions of tons of fuel in the form of smoke.
 Many progressive towns and cities are making a concerted effort for bet ter coal concumption and smoke pre- vention. In Dayton, O., for instance about 75 per cent. of the boilers are now operated by mechanical stokers' and it is figured that the annual sav- ing in that city is 67,364 tons of coal There is of course an added expense for the stokers, but it would seem that the fuel saving would soon pay this cost.
 If manufacturing plants, railroads, apartment houses, hotels, etc., would all nut in smoke consuming devices, manufacturing and transportation ex- pense would be saved, and less would be heard about coal shortage. ALSO the dirty coal smoke that now spells house paint and furnishings would disa ppear.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-20
MAYOR ISSUES
 PROCLAMATION
 ON MARINE WEEK

Mayor Wilson has issued the fol- lowing proclamation relative to Marne Week:
 'FWhereas, The American nation is planning to erect on the banks of the River Marne, a colossal statue to commemorate the spot where the heroic armies of France under Joffre saved Europe and civilization in September, 1914, and
 Whereas, The erection of this statue has received the approval of the Council of Ministers of the Re public of France and the endorse ment of the governors and leading citizens of the United States, and
 ttWhereas, This statue will serve as a return gift for the Statue Of Liberty given us by all France in 1885, and will serve to bind even closer the two greatest Republics of the world in last friendship,
 'Now, Therefore, I, Clifford B. Will, son, mayor of Bridgeport, do hereby declare that the week of March 22 shall be known as Marne Memorial Week, and that during the period d free-wil offering will be made by the citizens of Bridgeport, to America $ gift to France
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-20
COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS

Compensation Commissioner Ed ward T. Buckingham has approved the following voluntary agreements:
 George lilly of South Norwalk is to get $6 a week from Ernest T. lilly, while laid up with a crushed finger.
 Victor R. Wetmore of 22 Chapel street is to get $14.S5 a week from Douglass Brothers Co.,, for an injury to his finger.
 Gabrielle Barecchia of TIA Madi- son avenue is to get $9.96 a week from the Columbia Graphophone Co. for an aggravation of a hernia.
 M Santos of Westport is to receive SIS a week from The Charles H. Kempner Co.,, for two broken ribs.
 Frederick Mazzanotti of Bethel, is to get SIP a week from Francesca Valerie, for blood poisoning in the hand.
 Giuseppe Barreca of Bethel is to receive $15 week from Francesca Valerie, for an injury to his knee,
 James Scofield of Stamford, is to get s1215 a week from the c. E.. Adams 6, Co.,, for bruised foot and toes.
 Libertu Duva, is to get s14 a week from the Blue Ribbon Garage Inc, for fractured thumb.
 Mike Cerasmoth of 1427 Pembroke street, is to get $12.90 a week from the Liberty Ordinance company, for crushed thumb.
 Thomas McCauley of Danbury, is to get S11 a week from the Turner Ma chine company, for bruised foot.
 Harry Coperthwaite is to get S12.50 a week from the Frank T. Lee Com pany, for a cut finger.
 aEX Do, -Iy ief fn crni S12SO a week from the American Tube and Stamping company, for in- jury to finger
 Antonio SutteIe of Stamford, is to get s14 a week from the WaterS1de Mills company, for injury.
 Antonio Spargo of Shelton, is to get S856 a week from the Adams Manu- featuring Company, for strained back.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-20
GUARD AGAINST
 THE FLU
Serious Outbreaks of Influenza
 all over North America
GOOD HEALTH IS THE SUREST SAFEGUARD
sFRUTT-A-TTVES" Brings Vigor and Vitality and Thus Protects
 Against Disease

There can be no doubt that the 1nhuenza throughout the country is one of grave concern. Itis quite true that the number of cases does not constitute an epidemic such as caused the suffering and sorrow during the terrible days of 1918. Yet there is no disguising the fact that everyone should be on their guard against the disease.
 In one city alone, from January 10th to February Fist, three thousand, one hundred and tz1enty-t10o cases of Influenza and 139 deaths from tho disease were reported to the Health Department.
 If the outbreak had come at the beginning of the winter instead of the end, we might reasonably feel that the very cold weather would check the spread of the disease. But coming as it has, at the end of the winter, there is grave fear that an epidemic may occur. Fol, spring, with it's slush and rain under foot, changing from cold to warm and back again, is a prolific source of coughs and colds. pleurisy and pneumonia.
 The best protection, in fact, the only safeguard against the Flu, is. GOOD HEALTH.
 Those who are not as well and strong as they should be :; those who are underUeighs ; &hose who are s'run-down" Ehrpugh overwork or sickness should build up at once. What they need is a Elood-purifer, body-builder, strengt th-gi7er, like 'Fruit-a-tiVes'', the wonderful fruit medicine.
 "Fruit a lives" regulates the kidneys and bowels, causing these organs to eliminate waste regularly and naturally as nature intended. ttFruit-a-tives' keeps the skin active, and snsures an abundant supply of pure, rich blood. 'sFruit a lives" tones up and strengthens the organs brings restful sleep and renews the vitality of the nervous system. ''Fruit-a-tiveS'' contains every thing that an ideal tonic should have to purify the blood, to build up strength and Tigor, and to regulate the eliminating organs, so that the whole system would be in the best possible condition to resist disease.
 Now is the time to build up your health and strength, not only as a precaution against the ravagcs of Influenza, but ~lso to protect you against "spring fever'' and the \ inevitable reaction which comes with the appearance of warmer weather. / Get Q box of stFruit-a-tives' today and let this fruit medicine keep you well.
 "Ftdit a tives" is sold by all dealers at Soc g box, boxes for S2.50, trial size 25c, or sent postpaid on receipt of price by yFRUIT-A-TIVES
 tied, OGDENSBURG. NY,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-20

The alleged uninteresting quality after dinner. speaking nowadays perhaps not due so much to the l of eloquence of the orators, as to dryness of tie auditors
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-20

Faxons for afternoon gowns, finer texture than lawn cheerful and bright in tasteful stripes and dots and checks and lowered patterns. Number of good coors soc yard.
 Colored organdies, crisp and of rare beauty;-$125 and $1 50 yard.
 Beach cloth very staunch and durable and attractive good shades,-69c yard.
 Pongette soft-woven fine cotton intended especially for paiamas but actually we-adapted for service dresses-59c yard.
 Plisse criny and beautiful all light colors with pleas ing patterns -59c yard.
 ain floor
 For every sort of home-sewing, machine is to be chosen in the Rowland sewing machine club. 1t will go at once to your home, be busiy at work while you make payment on easy terms. And it enters your service soon you join the club and nay inc first amount of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-20
BAR ENEMY ALIENS,

Washington, Mar. 20.-A large number of enemy aliens recently reached New, York from Europe but the vigilance of the Department ot Agriculture prevented their admis- sion into the country. These enemy aliens were not of the human variety but were the European corn borer secreted in 97 bales of broom corn from Venice, Italy Interception of the corn, experts said, prevented fur ther spread of the pest which is now known to exist in Massachusetts New Hampshire, New York and Pennsylvania.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-20
Very interesting
 corset news.

One of our world-known Bridgeport corset-makers had just enough of two sorts of brocade hand to make up two small lots of corsets.
 He couldn't bother with handling them in the usual way; let his solesen take out samples It wouldn't be worth his while.
 Instead he showed them to us; told the price we could buy them at;-and we bought both lots quick! We had judged them and knew they were good When they got here and compared them with this mak CTS regular corsets we knew they were very good. They measured right up in quality and style and fin sh to the corsets selling at average of dollar more.
 Handsome fesh-toned brocade excellent low-bu$t models with elastic top boned enough to give fmness but not enough to be tooresrictng good-ength skirt and lines which insures good figure and genuine comfort. Two styles-and here they are:-
 Lot No 1, worth $35O- $265
 Lot No ?, worth $4- $2.95
 floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-20
Each day new fine COttOnS for pretty dresses.

There an ever-changing lot of beautiful novel fab rics for Spring and Summer dresses.
 Cottons fine in both quality and effect; glowing with color and in patterns which dainty novel one could wish
 Voiles both light and dark in of splendid pat terms
 Good light and dark patterns-5Oc
 Summery voles in checks and dots nice hues,-65c,
 Rich dark effects combinations blue with tan white and black with lavender effective patterns75c.
 Splendid large patterns and very pretty small designs nice quality,-85c yard.
 Rich effective patterns such looks to see only upon finest of printed Georgete! How fine for the smart warehouses !-$1 yard.
 Dot-and-fgure voiles with unique virtue-the dot looks though it would off so easily; but it won't We tried them out; washed sample, roned with HOT iron, and the dot just stuck right there Tan blue and lavender with these outstanding dots and clever fig ures-$1.10 yard.
 Sk-striped voiles of beautiful dark hues with con trasting stripes brilliant richness and printed novelty voiles in glowing beauty-$1.25 and $1.5O yard.
Evening journal., 1920-05-22

but because OF the large increase in employees The mum
ber Of tons hauled one mile per empoye only tIos
a decrease as compared with Dccombcr, 1917 OF lue
i've per cent This decrease is small but It must
be considered the s Of the fact that for years be-
fore government operation adopted there was con-
large increase in the amount Of trac handled
per cmploye ihls bcng chiefly due TO improvements In
the railway plant and in operating methods.
The total Of employees in 1917 amounted to about
Si740OoOO0O On he basis VI the wages paid In January
1920 The annual pay roll would amount TO about s30i0
10000 year n the advance OF 81 siOOOO0OJ for
which the employees asking should be granted
the payroll would be made Approximately siO2o0o00Oo an
nualy that Of 1917 OF approximately So
2sOOoOOOO 100 per cent The average annual wage OF
railway employe this basis would be about ssiOO, or
approximately iGO per cent higher than in 1914
Evening journal., 1920-05-22
now RAILWAY WAGES HAVE ADVANCED

g HE average wage paid 10 railway empoyes has been
Increased 96 per cent since iaii according 10 an
editorial in the current issue OF the Railway Age and
the advances Tor wnch the employees arc now asking
should be made the result would be an average wage
i60 per cent greater than that paid years ago These
figures compare with in the cost OF living
estimated by government authorities at about 100 per
cent
The question whether railway wages should be ad-
Nanced, and II So how much, Is now primarily a public
question" says the Railway Age. This due to two
facts First, the net operating income the railways
has been practically wiped out and therefore it is in
controyertble that any advance wage which may be
made viii have 70 be met by advances ia rates which
the public must pay and not OF the net operating
income Of the companies Second agency created By
law which represents the public namely tho Railroad
Labor Board must determine what advances II ary SHAH
be nade. Since the question has become solely public
question. It is extremely desirable that the public should
know an ihe facts about the changes which have been
made within recent In the wages and conditions
Of employment Of railway employees"
The pay roll OF the Railroad Administration for jan
usry. 1870 has been made public the hearings be-
fore the Railroad Labor Board began some very inter
esting and pertinent comparisons be made between
the statistics It contains and past statistics regarding
railway wages How have the advances In railway
wages 10 keeping pace with the increase in the cost
pf yfng7 The average wage per railway empoye in me
year ended June 30 1914 $50 The average wage
per euplo1e m January, lt1 was eito. mis-. on an
annual basis would amount 20 al least s5s7. which
basis the the average compensation per en-
poye since iei has been 96 cent Il should be borne
mind also that in 1914 large majority OF employees
70 the wages they were paid then worked on
ien-hour basis while In January 1920 nrse majority
worked an eisht-hour basis
Largely owing TO the establishment OF the eghi-hour
day there a very large increase IN the number Of
railway employees during government contro. The mum
Der in December 1917 Ls037is while the report Of
the Railroad Administration shows hat IN January. 1920
tho number was i9851i. Increase OF sies23 TIE
crease IN The earnings per- cmploye between
December 1917 and January. 1920 over a per cent
ne average paid IN December 1871 being $50 80
and the average paid In January, 1920 being s3g25
The principal product Of railways Is freight lranspor-
taiion. and the amount OF produced measured IN ton
miles In December sei7, The number Of moved one
mile per employee 1878 The total amount OF freight
traffic handled IN January. 1870 substantially larger
Evening journal., 1920-05-22
An ARGUMENT

What's your name?" inquired
Nancy Llmidly 10 the stranger who
had recently arrived in scrub-Up-
Land
Queen Avis" returned the other
promptly, and Nancy was ever SO re-
iieved TO learn she wasn't Mrs Bee,
as she had feared. But the little girl
couldn't help wishing that Queen Avis
didn't look 50 much like Mrs. Bee:
She had always been horribly AFRAID
OF her
Nick was Just about to ask her what
she wanted when he remembered the
lecture she had given him on man
mrs, 50 he put 10 this way, How can
we serve you, your majesty" And
he made a low bow.
II came for two thingsW answered
the little lady. First, wish my
velvet and gold cloak thoroughly
busted. and second, ] want you TO
nut an extra lot OF honey into the
flowers before you send them to the
Iaud-Mhere-S Spring Ana
do hurry With the clover and honey
suekle. | never was so hungry.
"Why, you like the very same things
the bees Ike" said Nancy in a puz-
zlad voice. ats very curious You
look so much like them, tooF
Look Ike them, retorted queen
Avis. why shouldn't l?' Which
was a most mixing answer, because IL
didn't tell you anything at all
And put in plenty of pOllen-nour,
urged Queen Avis. as Nick was brush
ing her with the very best whisA
broom Ruhadub owned
"You mean flower pollen, don't you
corrected Nick. "rhe yellow powder
in The flowers
mo. / mean what ] say" snapped
Queen Avis. "pOllen-ilour
"Flower pollenW said Nick, sure ne
was right.
tho other "Ihe fairies and bees make
bread OF IL % feed their babies"
Both right w declared Rubaduh
coming IN lust then. And he explain
ed how It was
Copyright, 1920. y. E. A.
Evening journal., 1920-05-22
ROSAMOND.

Rosamond has nothing to do with
a rose, strange as 1t may seem. The
name means famed protection and
is Of extremely ancient origin. The
first HrOsmOnd was the fierce chief
tainess Of the ,Gepidae, whom her
Lombard husband forcedd TO drink
his health in a grisly goblet composed
Of the skull Of her slaughtered father.
and who later avenged the insult by a
midnight murder.
Out OF this tragedy, the name OF
Rosamond gained great popularity
among the peasantry and in some mys
terious way penetrated the land OF
the Norman Cliffords, by whom II was
bestowed upon Fair ROsamond or
ballad lore. This lovely lacys MS
tory has been much changed by Ger
Vantes. who makes his Persiles ana
Sigismunda encounter her in the
Arctic regions, fulfilling a dreary
penance among the wehr wolves.
Her name, in its supposed interpre-
tation. gave rise 10 the Latin cpl
gram. Rosa mundi, sed non Rosa
munda" the rose Of the world, Dul
not pure rosel, according to one
historian. The ballad. however, as
we'll as the general aura OF romance
which surrounds the name OF Rosa
mond. established her popularity IN
England and all English speaking
countries.
gem. Its promise or power Dooils
strength, and naughty pride WIZ D'