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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04
OYSTERS ONCE
 DISCARDED ARE
 NOW VALUABLE
Manenes Type Found In Large Quantities Off
 Virginia Coast

Providence, R. l., June 4.---How Virginia oystermen profited by the discovery that green -gilled oysters which had been discarded as worth less were identical with the famous Marrennes green oysters which are considered a great deltcacy in France is one of the interesting facts dis closed by Professor Philip H. Mitchell, of Brown University, in an informal resume of his researches in oyster culture.
 In the joint effort of the Federal Bureau of Fisheries and the Rhode Island State Shellfish Commission to determine the causes of a decline of the oyster industry and to devise rem edies the aid of Brown University was sought. Professor Mitchell has been observing the oysters of Narragansett Bay for five years partly while he was serving as director of the federal fish cries biological station at Woods Hole, Mass. The explanation of "green-gilr' in oysters was one of the things which he sought and found.
 Practically no part of the animal" !" said Professor Mitchell, except the gil1s shows any unusual color, and this is a pale greenish- The con dition seldom appears in Amer:can oysters. Occasionally, however, spo- radic outbursts lasting one or two seasons appear among lHe NHSiI oysters. They correspond exactly to the descriptions of the famous green oysters of Maz7-ennes on the coast of France. I was able to show that they are exactly the same thing and pro- duced in the same way
 When it was shown during the re- cent outbreak of green-gill in Virginia that they were of the genuine Mar rennes type, what previously had been a loss to oystermen became an asset and green-gills from the Virginia beds were sold to leading hotels in New York and Washington" said Profes- sor Mitchell
 He explained that all oysters feed on microscopic plants called diatoms and that when a certain species Of diatom is abundant in the water the oysters absorb its peculiar and char acteristic pigment and store it away in the gills, which gives them their green;sh tint Such oysters he de- scribed as extra fat and very lus- cious."
 Another problem --.acked was the cause of a oluish-green color some times seen in oysters This was found to be due to the presence of copper which oysters absorb from seawater. Professor Mitchell said that amounts of copper small enough to escape de- lection were not dangerous to health and that discoAored oysters never were marketed until after they had been transplanted to a region where they could slowly free themselves from the copper. 'Tf any one should attempt to eat them,' he remarked, 'he would probably never manage to swallow the first one The pronounced taste of the copper compounds is, to say the least. unpa1atabae-"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04
KING BUSIEST
 MAN IN CHICAGO

John T, King former Wood Chief tain who after his political throw down by the Connecticut Republican machine as well as by Gen. Wood is now out in Chicago getting in some good work to put Gen. Wood and nls presidential aspirations back to the rear. King has a double purpose m hls present activity in Chicago in advance of the convention. He wants to show Wood that there is a
 comeback" due him for allowing Col. Proctor the soap king political man ager for Wood to unseat King. If King succeeds in his fight against Wood, the Bridgeport man may try his political skill in coming back at those political enemies in the Re- publican party in Connecticut who put him off the State Central com mittee. Kings friends lave confi- dence in Kings ability to make the Republican machine in this state feel his power yet. Today's bulletins from Chicago says King is the very busiest man in Chicago. He sees, and pow-wows with more people dur ing the day and most of the night than any other single man. He is out to beat Wood"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04
STAMFORD
Especial to The Times.)

Sratford, June At will be vel come news to the residents of Strat- ford to learn that state officials are contemplating the building of a new state road over Boston avenue from Bridgeport connecting with the new concrete road on Barnum avenue near the Franklin school and from Main street and Bain mum avenue to Longbroo'c avenue and then over LongbIook avenue to the Ferry boulevard. This new course for a state road has been under conSidera- ton for some time by State Highway Commissioner Bennett, who has sured Mayor Abram Wellington that the first available funds will be used for this purpose The project would be a big relief to Stratford avenue and the center, as about all through traffic would go this way thus reliev- ing the congestion at Stratford center during the rush hours. The board of se;ectmen at their meeting last even- ing unanimously approved of the plans and so notified Commissioner Bennett It was stated at the meet ing that the work would probably be begun so as to be completed dur ing the summer months
 The matter of allowing the paid members of the local fire department "a respite from duty 36 hours each week is now under consideration by the members of the board of public safety following a recomm en dation by Chief Allen D. Judson. The matter which was presented to the board at their meeting Wednesday evening was discussed and tabled until the next meeting of the board The hours which the men would have off duty if the recommendation is adopted would be from a. m. in the morning until D. nl- the same evening. This would not take any of the men off duty during the night. The matter will probably be adopted accord ing to a member of the board of pub- lie safety who said that the members of the fire department should be given the same consideration as the members of the police department
 The adjourned annual meeting of the Cupheag club was held in their club rooms in the Lowell building last evening.
 The regular weekly drill of Co F will be held in their armory on Church street this evening Captain George w. Spall will be in command.
 The second in the series of dances now under way by the members of the Pootatuck Yacht club will take phase in the club rooms this evening. FARM FOR SALE in Stratford. In-
 quire Peter Gleason. Phone Strat-
 ford 295. 2S90 Main St
 CoRTEZ C. ROCKWELL. plumbing
 and heating; jobbing speciality
 Corner Main and Hillside avenue,
 Stratford- D10tfs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04
SENATE PAGES NERDS
 WIFE AND HER FIDDLE

Washington, June S-Senator Trammell of Florida, imparted some historical information not found in Gibbons to the Senate this afternoon when opposing the adjournment of Congress, he declared that Senators were shirking their work while pub lie interests suffered, and added:
 ''I think it will be another case just like that when Nero's wife id dled while Rome was burning"
 Where do you get that wife stuff ?" shouted several Senator's
 Some statesmen went so far later as to insist that Nero did not have a wife, and in any event that she was not a musician. The word "wife" was eliminated when the remarks of Mir Trammeu were corrected.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04
SMUCClERS ARE
 OUT OF LUCK

New Haven, June All I have to say about it is that those fellows are out of luck,' said Prohibition Enforce ment Chief Thomas tMcAuliffe yester day when he was asked if he has taken any steps to ascertain who the prominent New Haven hotel men were who were reported yesterday as hav- ing lost a shipment of $10O00 wortn of whiskey being smuggled from New York to this city.
 ''Of course," continued MT. McAu liffe T will endeavor to see If I clr find who shipped the liquor from New York but with lack of clews it looks as though it will be hard matter 10 trace"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04

will be asked to take the floor and bring up for discussion or debate any university matter that interests them. This is procedure never before adopted.
 It is understood that the coming corr nencement m will be typical ante bell,1n1 one, the first since 1914, and that there will be no special features attached. The list of those who. will be given honorary degrees ias been completed and includes many of inc
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04
FORUM FOR YALE
 GRADS IS PLANNED
 AT COMMENCEMENT

New York, June 4.---An innovation that will be appreciated by retur,,in. alumni at the Yale commenc apn aut this year is an open forum which will Goe held in Battel Chapel Immediately after the alumni meeting on Tuesday Of Commencement Week. Graduates
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04
SEE EDDIE WIN GAME.

Mayor Wilson. Tax Commissioner Arthur Connor and several other city officials went to New York yesterday to attend the ball game between New York and Philadelphia. They saw Ping Bodie clear the bases and win the game with his home run in the sixth inning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04
NEW HAVEN CHAPLAIN
 TO OFFICIATE

A former New Haven pastor. Rt. Rev. Charles P. Woodcock, will open the Republican National convention in Chicago next Tuesday, having been designated chaplain. Rev. MT. Wood cock will be remembered by the older generations in that city as rector of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04

the Church of the Ascension. from 1884 to 1888.
 He is at present Protestant Episco- pal Bishop of Kentucky, his see city being Louisville. At various times he has preached iii Ansonia, Baltimore and Detroit.
 He will sail Jure |: for England to attend a convention of Protestant Episcopal Bishops.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04
ENTERTAIN G. A. R.

Kiwanis club members entertained members of the G. A. R. at the meet ing in the Stratfield yesterday. Thirty five members of the G. A. R. attend ed in full uniform and a mock trial was given for their amusement.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04

worlds most prominent figures. It was said at the university 2 offices yesterday that there would be a num- ber of surprises among them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04

So far no retail dealer who wished to turn his stock quickly into money. has claimed that advertising doesn't nav
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-09

skin draw a map of any part of the
far West. He learned the trick from
the Indians
Waniyetu yawapi wowapi-that is
American lndianese, the Sioux dialect.
1t means winter count writing"-the
Indian method of keeping calendar.
The Oglala Sioux (Dakota) Indians
exploited "art calendars before our
present New Year productions were
In existence. They represented each
year by Photograph, or picture, la
beled with descriptive motto The
picture and name were generally sug-
gested by some important winter
event whence the name "winter count
writing"
These Photographs drawn on buff
falo skins, were kept in serial order
the keeper trusting his memory to
recall the details of the events sug-
gested by the pictures so identifying
the various years. In other words,
each year had a name instead of
mere number. and in the official cal
endar this name was Illustrated by a
picture. A Dakota born in 1853 would
say that his birth occurred in 1.-THE
year of the deep snow" or, if in
1899, ''in the year of the moons
eclipse
The American Museum of Natural
History is fortunate in having been
| able to obtain one of these chrOn-
icles complete and parts of two 9TH
| erS.
! 1t is interesting to follow these old
Indian records; to trace the history
of the Dakota by his own account of
hunting parties, tribal wars and mas
sacres, the coming of the white men.
dealings with traders, occasional out
breaks, gradual submission to the
stronger power of the white mans
government and civilization, and the
development of the Indians relations
with the United States. with his con-
sequent interest in United States poll
tics. The names Of some of the years
are for us merely amusing; others are
very significant. A few chosen at ran.
dom will give fair idea Of the old
Sioux calendar:
1779-SO-Smallpox used them up
winter.
1901 -92-Saw white woman win
ter.
| 1797-Beaver-small come winter.
1799-First firearms to issue winter.
1S03-Horse-fOot iron they say
brought home winter. (This cOmmem-
crates the first horseshoe seen by the
Indians. 1t was on stolen horse.)
1S21-22-Star passed by with loud
noise winter.
1S3O--Wood house first made win
ter.
1A1-Drunk fight kin winter.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-09
Pupils VIII Build = Barn.

Berlin Heights. Ohio.-J. c. Whit
ney. Instructor in agriculture IN tn,
high school. believes there Is nothin
quite like the actual experience whe,
II comes to imparting knowledge
Whitney has taught his pupils how I.
plant and care for crops by takin
them into the fields and putting the,
tn work. The school needs barn
which to keep agricultural implement.
whitney announced recently he VIZ
making arrangements to give his p'
pills more actual experience BY lettin
them build one.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-09

CANNPt III lllustull. 1Ou
would probably have to journey to
the wilds of Africa to find anybody
actually wearing tapa. But in Samoa
an excellent quality is still manufac-
tured-for the sake of the tourist
trade.
Il shall now describe their way of
making Cloth, which, in my opinion.
Is the only Curious manufacture they
have" So wrote Lieutenant Oater
Commander) James Cook at Tahiti.
Society Islands, Pacific ocean. in the
diary he kept during his first voyage
around the world made 176S-71. in II.
M. Bark Endeavor. He proceeds:
"All their Cloth Is. believe, made
from Sie Bark of Trees; the finest
Is made from n plant which they Gull
tivate for no other purpose. DR.. Sol
ander thinks 1t is the same plant the
bark Of which the Chinese make paper
of. They let this plant grow till it
is about 6 or s feet high, the Stem is
then aboSt as thick as ones Thum
or thicker; after this they cut 1t down
and lay ii Certain time in water.
This makes the Bark strip off easy
the outside of which is scraped OF
with rough Shell. After this is done.
II looks like long strips Of ragged
LINEN; these they lay together, by
means of fine paist made Of some
sort of a root, to the Breadth of Il yard
more or less, and in length 6. 8 or 10
Yards or more according to the use
1t is for.
after it is thus put together it is
heat out to its proper breadth and
fineness, upon a long square piece of
wood with wooden heaters, the Cloth
being kept wet all the time. The
heaters are made of hard wood with
four square sides, are about or
inches broad and cut into grooves of
different fineness; this makes the
Cloth look at first sight as if it was
wOve with thread, but | believe the
| principal use of the Grooves is to
, facilitate the beating 1t out, in the do
ing of which they often beat holes
In 1t. or one place thinner than an
other; but this is easily repaired by
pasting on small bits, and this they
do In such manner. that the Cloth
Is not the least injured.
| "The finest sort when bleached Is
very white and comes nearest to fine
Cotton. Thick cloth, especially fine
Is made by FASTING two or more thick.
ness's Of thin cloth, made for that
Purpose. together. Coarse thick cloth
and ordinary thin cloth is made of the
Bark of Bread fruit Trees. and
think l have been told that 1t Is some
times made from the Bark Of other
trees. The making of Cloth Is wholly
the work of the women. in which al
ranks are employed. Their common
colours are red. brown and yellow
with which they dye some pieces jus
as their fancy leads them"
On view at the American Museum
of Natural History in New York Cit!
is a number Of fine specimens Of bark
cloth or tapa. In many localities
throughout the tropics Of both hem
ispheres, crude civilizations, lackin:
both the knowledge and means o
weaving. have fashioned cloth from
the inner bark of certain trees Thu
Micronesian, POlynesian and Melanes
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-09
UNITED TO DANISH GLOOM

nit to our compartment only those
with cheerful faces.
"Smile!
we have two placards, one for each
window OF the compartment. On
these the traveller reads:
"Only those who are cheerful tray.
ei In this compartment. II you can
not smile you will be out Of place
1t has been very effective. Glum
faces appear, read the notice and.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-09
Ho4 AND E424
TOOLS

ian Islands, and Africa were all tapa-
making countries. The Maoris of New
zealand, too. knew the art. But with
them it was only briefly cultivated.
due to the scarcity of trees producing
the sort of bark needed and the Sc
verer climate which soon led to the
use of the strong native flax for the
manufacture of cloth.
Within the last century tapa has be-
come rarity in practically all the
regions where 1t was once so album
dant. But thanks to the efforts of a
few interested people. excellent collec-
lions of bark-cloth have been brought
together. TIE collections at the Amer
lean Museum include I'm addition TO
examples of tapa from all the regions
mentioned, examples Of the implements
used by various peoples in the man.
ufacture of the cloth.
The implements include shells for
cutting the bark, peeling it from the
stems and scraping it; the wooden
slabs on which the bark was laid for
beating; and mallets, square or round
according to the locality in which they
were used. These mallets are carved
into grooves, squares or other pat
terms of various sizes according to
| the degree of coarSeness or fineness
| desired for the finished piece of tapa.
| The African beaters are made of
pieces of tusk fastened to bamboo
handles and wrapped about with rat
tap. Hawaiian ruling pens, for max
ing lined designs on the tapa, and
stamped bamboo stencils sometimes In
the form of a half-cylinder testify to
the progress which the Hawaiians had
made in the technique of tapa dec
Grafton. They seem, Also to have
led in variety and beauty of design.
AS to the cloth itself, the finer va.
rieties reseNble fine cotton in soft.
ness. are frail and easily torn, and yer,
cool. In Samoa and the Tonga Islands
the cloth was glazed with sort of
varnish which rendered it rain-proof
In connection with the American
Museum of Natural History. it should
| pC hotSV liiut tHlS INSTITUTION ana
the American h,Ople owe much to the
late Prof. Albert S. Bickmore, of in
ternational reputation, who was TO,
many years the leading spirit of the
museum.
| Another "cloth" Gone.
With the extinction of the American
bison or buffalo another savage Cloth
has disappeared--to he found only |,
museums. The buffalo was clothins
and shelter as we'll as food to the
American Indian. He wore the "buf
falo robe and made his tepees of tn.
skin and kept his records on 1t. The
American West followed the Indians
example so far as to use the skin TO,
Cloth" Men Of 60 will remember TIM
In their youth the buffalo robe" wa,
!, almost as much part Of the famil,
sleigh and the cutter as the bells OF
the harness. In these days bufral,
skin coats We're the winter wear Of
outdoor men all over the country.
James Bridger, one of the giants O
the early days of the American ful
!. trade, the discoverer of Salt LAX
about 1926 ana the builder of For
Bridger on the Oregon trail in Wyo
ming, was born photographer. 1
is said he could take charred sticl
from the campfire and on a bufral,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-09
YANK TROOPS
NEAR SCENE
OF FIGHTING

ROCKY fortress, follows the river FOR q
kiloneter or two and then begins to
climb steadily to the northeast to the
hill country, the heart of the Ameri-
can bridgehead.
There are no isolated farm houses
or dwellings of any description In this
part Of the world-such thing is I'M
dreamed of. Nor has the average lit
tie town the unsightly fringe of strae.
Cling outposts with which the Ameri.
can village announces transition
from rural beauty to urban complex
ties. Our road. well mended by Ger
man labor under American supervi-
sion, running through rich fields and
velvety forest patches groomed to a
faultless beauty, plunges us into the
very heart of Baumbach, Vielbach,
Dernbach or Nentershausen with dan
gerous precipitancy; so dangerous, In
fact, that were IL not for the watchful
mounted policemen who hold up a
warning hand as we approach, the ia
talities among the children Of our one
time enemy would be beyond all CON-
putting.
These little towns. so compact and
circumspect In appearance, house the
farming population of the Rhineland
They are survival of feudal days.
The farmer goes out boldly enough to
his fields in broad daylight but with
manufacturing towns also lie along the
way, with an industrial population OF
few hundred souls or less. employees
OF the local sawmill. pottery or tile
fabrik.
Happy Children.
1t was In such u town that lived fol
nearly five months of the spring of 1919
and though my main business lay
with the American army, / had III
opportunity to get at least surface
impression of the life of the village.
! shall think of our little town al
ways as ii appeared In the dazzln.
sunshine of the first spring days. TIT
ugly. modern houses were in the main
gardenless and built plumb to TIT
| street, but despite the lack of crocu
and swelling bud, spring was there IL
the tremendous hustle of hopping
and sweepings and drubbings tina
overlooked through doors ajar an,
open windows. Stills became fash
ionable with the more adventurou
small "squarcheads." The childre
swarmed on the main street (froI
which they had been expressly bar
ished by the "Amerikaner" for thei
own safety, playing games involvin
much singing and n sort of chan
Kin, zwei, drei. vier." OCCASIONAL.
they broke into weird and fearfl
English, overheard at the horse lin
4 during grooming hours, or choruse
strictly phonetic renderings of "k-k
K.Kat." One little girl of 6 or Z. che
fishing deep admiration for our colt
mel, waylaid him each morning on hi
way to mess. to call out shyly and
her most winning tone, Hello. chlcl
en!" and then rush, overcome. to she
ter. History does not reveal the idel
tity of the sponsor for this pretty con
pliment. but 1t Is rumored that ii
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-09

Ilattlfng eastward across the little
pontoon bridge which spans the Rhine
directly IN front Of the American army
headquarters at C0blenz. our battered
FDrd swings again to the north under
tho shadow Of Ehrenbreitstein's high
Ire darkness he seeks the security Of
- village stteet A goOdly number of
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-09

welded to gloom and distressing
cheerful company. pass on and enter
another carriage. All the cheerful
spirits come to our compartment and
form the jolliest travelling colony ever
known."-COntinentar Edition of Lou.
don Mail.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-09
Enoilsh Business Men Form Associa
ton = Which Only Smiling
Faces Are Welcome,

Brighton men who travel to London
every day to business have formed
"traveling colony Of good cheer
Some Of US grew 80 tired Of travel
M with stiff. unsmiling faces" Mr..
johnson, q London merchant. told a
eeporter, shat W determined to i'd.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-09
Lie In Old Manhatta,

Life In Old Manhattan.
Mrs. Knicker-Have you had busy
week.
Mrs. bocker-Ratheri I've had two
nusDandA three landlords and four
eooks.--Sun and New York Herald.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-09

Shamrock Nv. on the ways at the
Jacobs shlpyards. City Island, N. Y,
where Il has been overhauiesl. This
photograph shows the peculiar ahaps
of the hull Of the cup challenges.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-09

Once-and only
a few years agO-a large
part of the savage and
semi-civillZed world wore
tapa. But styles have
changed. Now you
might hunt a long time
before you found any
aNcant I'm a. n,nSnun Non