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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14
LARGE PROFITS ARE BEING MADE
 IN HAIR NETS

Illustrating the tendency of the modern business to find big profits in little things, some of the largest i'm porting houses of the United States recently have entered trade in hair nets-the fil1ny fragile, affairs which women use ito keep in order their unruly locks. Within the last six months some large houses which would formerly have considered so small an item as hair nets beneath their notice have gone into the busi- ness. It is estimated that about $5,- O00,OOO worth of the nets enters America annually from China, and the trade is growing rapidly.
 Material for the nets and the nets themselves cross the Pacific three times The crude hair comes here for treatment and is reshipped to China, where the nets are made. The ma terial is human hair, from the heads of Chinese. The hair is collected in China by buyers for American houses and is sent here for cleansing, bleach ing, dyeing and preparing that is reducing it in thickness. Hair 22, 24 and 26 inches long is used for nets; shorter material is used for the mak- ing of switches and dolls wigs. Vir- | tua11y all Chinese hair is black, an6 for the blonde, auburn and other nets it must be treated.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14
HON. LESLIE M. SHAW
 TO ADDRESS MEETING

Ex-Secretary of the Treasury, Hon. Leslie M. Shaw will speak on 'Na- tional Perils'' at the /. M. c. A. Sun day afternoon at 3:30.
 The Russian choir, one of Bridge ports finest musical organizations. will sing in native costume. The leader of this choir, Alexander Pro- grebniak, sang for the Russian Car and is a singer and leader of rare ability. Many of the voices in the group are truly wonderful.
 MT. E. S. Wolfe. President of the First Bridgeport National Bank, will preside at the meeting and introduce the speaker.
 MT. Shaw's public life has been most unusual and brilliant. Begin ming his career as a lawyer he has been by turns, Governor of Iowa banker, lecturer, and for longer period than any other man in Amer ican history, he was Secretary of the U. s. Treasury.
 Speaker Champ Clark lists MT Shaw as one of the three most con- vincing political speakers this coun- l try ever produced, and Hon. Joseph | G. Cannon while speaker, once intro. l duced then Secretary Shaw, as 'tThe best informed man on the principle: 1 of the Republican party now living
 and the greatest exponent of then l living or dead.''
 Secretary Shaw has many warn
 friends in Bridgeport and 1argt | number of them will take advantag, of this opportunity of hearing hin speak.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14
 STILL RETAINS
 FORMER CHARM
Many of Citizens No Longer
 Wear Turkish Fez.

London, Feb. 14.-Constantinople is much less picturesque than it was before the war: yet the extreme charm of the East fingers as persist ently about the city as it did in the past, writes anonymously an Allied official of high rank in the Pall Mall Gazette.
 When I stood on the famous bridge over the Golden Horn," he went on, "the incredible diversity of orienta1s one was always wont to see passing was there, but at least 75 per cent. of them were dressed as Europeans. Some no longer even wore the fez.
 "A business-like air pervades the
 principal thoroughfares, not because
 the Turk himself has suddenly de-
 veloped high commercial instincts,
 but owing to the great influx of busi-
 ness men from the Allied and neutral | countries.
 "AH commodities command the
 most exaggerated prices. Great quan- l titles of goods have however, begun | to arrive, so that prices will soon 1 begin to decline.
 i "On the other hand, the workers
 wages have reached a stupendous
 figure. The man who before the war
 would have earned the equivalent of
 five shillings, at present refuses to do
 the same work for less than four or five pounds per day. Cabmen reach l the supreme height of extortion at Constantinople,
 Shipping is fairly active in the
 port. Several Allied warships lie in
 the Bosphorus. The historic Goeben is in the Gulf of Ismit.
 'The British are engaged in re-
 building the road to Therapia. It is
 singularly new and interesting to wit
 ness the spectacle of British, French
 and Italian troops in the streets;
 Highlanders in kits, Royal Italian
 Carabiniers, and sturdy French poilus ! marching by with their band '"The Sultan, of whose impendins fate we hear so much nowadays, stil goes in State to the Salamlik every Friday. The psychology of the
 Turks in Constantinople appeared tc me to denote indifference, in the , sense that they did not seem to care much what IAoltiical future awaited them. Although the Asia Minor Ma tiona1ists were said to be more or les active, there was no evidence of theil
 activities in Constantinople. Ther,
 the young Turk is at least invisible. . "Of the Germans not one is left save a few invalids. The former German Hospital has been converted
 into a British hospital ''The Robert College, one of tn foremost seats of learning in tn ! East, continues to function The or
 dinary native system of educatio also goes on.
 e "It was rather striking to find tn mosques free from the tourists. Tn $ cost of travel coupled with the di1 II faculties associated with passport t form a barrier to casual, sight-see - ing visitors"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14
SAINT VALENTINE

Valentines Day was some day among the young folks of years ago. It was approached with serious con- sideration in the early long trouser age. Suitors considered very thoughtfully how far along the senti- mental line they dared go.
 There was nothing reticent, about the emotions expressed by the mis- sfves of Cupid then placed on sale. These offerings were delivered to the U. S. mail with bated breath. The sender watched with trembling heart for the next sight of his innamorata, to see how she took it.
 The boys and girls of today may play the same game on the quiet, but one doubts it. They are too much on their dignity, and too fearful ot being laughed at Probably these lovey dovey valentines with which the stores abound, are mostly used by the kidlet element, which still says wha1 it thinks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14
LINCOLN PATRIOTIC SERVICE
 AT PARK STREET CHURCH

Dr. Smaller Mathews of the Univer- sity of Chicago said recently: ''The Inter-Church World Movement is the greatest piece of cooperative activi- ty Professionalism has ever undertak- en-" Dr. Gerald H. Beard of the Park Street Congregational church will take this with the allied Congregational World Movement, as the subject for Sunday mornings sermon. The rela- tion of these great movements to the world needs for really permanent reconstruction after the Great War will be explained, and the opportunity of the local church in relation to the movement suggested. The music of the morning will include Vests an- them Like as the Hart" and a tenor solo by MT. Lavasseur, Dudley Buck S Fear not, o Irrael.''
 | The Pleasant Sunday Evening ser vice at 7:30 will be this week of a patriotic character. First there will | be a song service with patriotic songs and hymns sung as they are thrown | on the screen. Following the salute | to the flag, Dr. Beard will speak or
 the subject ''Why Military Training? g | This topic is now to the front, and l has tremendously important bearings | both on our national relation to the l world peace and on the development l of American manhood of tomorrow l Mrs Roy F. Clark will give a mos interesting paper on Abraham Lin l colns Religious Faith and Life.' Special music will include a quartet
 70 Captain, My Captain" by Kelly
 a soprano solo and quartet, '"The Un
 furling of the Flag" by Desmore, ant
 an alto solo and quartet, "Ienting To
 night" All seats are free. to the pub 1 lie
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14
SIX GROUP PRAYER
 MEETINGS TO BE HELD

At Grace M. E. church (corner Clinton and Fairfield) the revival spirit is beginning to take deeper root in the lives of the people. The group prayer meetings are proving a great up1ift and all departments are active.
 The Pastor, Rev. A. J. Martin, will have for his morning subject Sun day, +'The Sovereingty of God in His Moral World.' In view of the fact that special meetings are to be held during the last week of this month, the aim of this sermon will be to help any who may be questioning the val idity of God to fulfill his promise of life to man. In the evening the subject will be Words That Struck Home'' Sunday school and Mems S Fraterna1 Auxiliary meet at noon. The topic for the mems discussion is Fake Religion. The Epworth League metings will begin this time with g. social period at o'clock and this to be followed with an address
 by John Pan, a Chinese student at
 Yale. This is a new departure in the
 League work and a large attendance is expected.
 In connection with the evangelistic l campaign which is now in progress at Grace M. E. church, six group prayer meetings will be held in diff ferent sections of the parish at cot tages as follows:
 l Unit 1, (Black Rock section) at the 1 home of MT. and Mrs. Frank Ham ! 54 Prescott street. Unit 2, with MT i and Mrs. w. L. Brown, 523 Pequon i mock st. Unit 3, with MT and Mrs ] John Prinzing, the Streeter residence ! 157 Stratfield road. Unit 4, witt ] Mrs. E. Nelson, 672 Beechwood ave ] Unit 5, with MT. and Mrs. Sloat,. 10 ] Villa ave. Unit 6, at the church. Tn ] captains of these units have secured l new leaders this week. Those re ] ported are, Dr. Beebe for Unit 2; MI H. R. Hungerford of Milford for Uni 8; MT. E. S. Hine at the church i About 60 attended these services il the storm last week and report eX cedeingly good sessions. All in thes localities are invited to attend.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14
THERE ARE OTHERS.

In Homer Cummings and Schuyler Merritt, Connecticut has two very able and influential men who are real factors in American life. The former is younger; he is trained lawyer; the discipline of life has bet tered him; he has the humor and glow of an honest man. The rich ness of personality that marks and may explain many public men is his. As the official head of the Demo- cratic organization he is to play a large part. MT. Merritt is one of the too-occasional Americans who talk, write and carry themselves as states men. He does not s1op over. His opinions, when voiced, are matured and valuable. It is encouraging that our American system still brings such men to the top. Both are Yale men; both are residents of Stam- ford. The state of Connecticut re- mains on the map. - New Haver NJournal-Courier.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14
'VIOLINIST TO k PLAY SOLOS AT
 UNITED CHURCH

Jean Nestorestu, the violin soloist of the Royal Roumanian Court, who arrived in this country a few months ago, is to give a recital at the morn ing and evening services of the United Church, Sunday. at 10:15 a. m. and ' D. m. His programs will include Meditation from Thais," Massenet; Ave Maria.' by Schubert, rranged by Wilhelny; La Mort d'Ase," Grieg; Aria, "Peta Signore," Stradella, and "Pregluera,'' BaZini, arranged by him. self. He will also give a violin selec- tion as the offertory at the morning service.
 Dr. Vim. Horace Day, pastor, will preach as hist hird anniversary ser mon By the Space of Three Years, !" giving a resume of the splendid ad- vance of the church since it's union.
 Sunday afternoon pr. Day will be- gin a training class for boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 16, to dis cuss questions off eligion. The class will meet from to 5 o'clock, Feb 5 to March 2S.
 The subject of the Forum Sunday evening is Thrift and Communit1 Building" under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce. The speaker: ! will be Alderman Edward T. Hanlil ton on Memorial Building; Howard | Speer on Stocks and Bonds; w. A
 H. Hatfield on "Hlvestment Insur
 ance"; Attorney Paul s. Chapman o1 | Home Building" and Lynn W. Will
 son on Saving and Building" Bil i Steinke will give some chalk talks and the community singing will be il l charge of Alvin c. Breu1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14
THE PEOPLES CHURCH

The sermon tomorrow at 10:20 in tie Peoples church will treat of the proposes and the limits of Divine Revelation. Answers will be offered 10 such questions as these: Has God told all that we need to know, or that we have capacity to receive :? Would an inspired supplement to our present Bible throw any new light on the way of life, the state of the dead. or intercourse with other worlds And what is our responsibility for the body of truth we now have?
 The Bible school meets from 12 to 1 with accommodations for all ages Two new classes have just been formed. Awards for continuous at tendance given out last Sunday showed many excellent records. the highest being that of Miss Lillian M Reach & 1-2 years
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14
DR. LYMAN WARD
 TO SPEAK HERE
 ON EDUCATION

Dr. Lyman Ward, founder and for 25 years principal of the Southern Industrial Institute, Camp Hill, Ala bama, will be the speaker at both services at the First Universalist church, Fairfield avenue. near Broad street, tomorrow. Twenty-Five years ago Dr. Ward left the pastorate of one of the large Unfversalist churches of New York and established the Southern Industrial Institute for the education of the poor white youth of the South, where hundreds of boys and girls who otherwise would have spent their lives in ignorance, have been helped to secure an education. Dr. Ward is known throughout the country as one of the great educators of the South.
 At the morning service he will speak on '"The Educational Problem of the South,' discussing the child la Dor situation, the poor educational advantages and the meagre educa- tional facilities throughout the South He will also speak of his work at Camp Hill. Dr. Ward says that there are 75,000 children of school age in the state of Alabama who can neither read nor write.
 At the evening service pr. Ward will discuss "The Race Problem ot the South" For years he has been making study of the race situation He knows all the difficulties which the negro race faces, and believes ir its development as a race rather than through inter-marriage with the white race. He is close student o1 the work which is being done at suct institutions as Tuskegee Institute an6 Will discuss in detail the program or foot for the uplfft or the colored peo. pie. An open forum will follow the address.
 Both of Dr. Wards addresses vii lrA of vital interest to all who are interested in American problems ant especially those which confront tht South. The public is invited to hea1 him.
 The Young Mems club of the o. U F. will meet in the church parisl house at 7:3O Monday evening.
 The Universalist Woman's club vii hold a whist party in the parish hous on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30. Al women invited.
 The Opportunity club will hold social meeting on Thursday evening.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14
KINGS HIGHWAY CHURCH.

The world is greatly disturbed if not in chaos. In which direction is it to go? There are many voices clamoring for a hearing, appealing, to the church and to all men of good will. Which of these has preced- ence? "An Imperative CalP' will be the theme of the morning sermon. The evening meeting will be Of pat riotic nature, ''The Bell and the Flag" The history of Old Glory will be giv- on in beautiful pictures and story There will be community singing ot | our national songs and other interest | ing features. A cordia1 invitation is extended to alL
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14
FIRST UNIvERsA11sr CHURCH

First Universalist church, Fairfield avenue, near Broad street, Hal T. Eearns, minister. Morning worship and kindergarten at 10:45. Subject. The Educational Problem of the south" by Dr. Lyman Ward, princi- pal of the Southern Industrial Insti- ttute, Camp Hill. Alabama. Sunday school at noon. Young Peoples ser vice at 6:30 p. m. Cheerful Sunday evening service at 7:30 D. m. Open forum address. 'The Race Problem Of the South" by Dr. Ward. Every one welcome always.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14

St. Peters church, 521 Howard avenue. Masses at 7:30, and 10:S0
 Holy Cross tcroaHan) church, 45o Pine street. Pastor, Rev. Michael Colo. Masses at and 10:s0.
 St. Joseph's church, 4s Madison avenue. Masses Sunday, S:30 and 10:S0. Sunday school, g to 9:45. Be- ginning Sunday. October 5. afternoon services. Sunday, o'clock. Holy Rosary church, 3S5 East Washington avenue, Rev. M. J. Keat- ing, pastor. Masses, 6, 7:30, g and 10:3O, (high mass). Sunday school after o'clock mass. St. Anthony's tFrench), ss Cobra | do avenue Father Massicot, pastor. Masses at 7:3o and S:30. Sunday evening services at z. ! St. Stephens (Hungarian) church, | Spruce street, corner Bostwick ave- nue. Rev. Stephen hernitzky, pas 1 tor Masses, 7:30. g and 10:30. Bene-
 diction and vespers. g. p. m. | St. Johns of NepoInuck (Slovak) 1 32O Brooks street. Rev. Andrew Ko- mara, pastor. Mas-as. z, 8, 9 and
 1o:30.
 |
 1 St. Michaers (Po1ish), BIO Sterling
 street, Rev. Father Figlewski, pastor | Masses. 7:45, g and 10:30. 1 Sts. Cyril and Methodius church I corner Crescent av enue and Church
 street. Rev. Caspar Pannick, pastor | Masses, 9:30, 10:30.
 St. Thomas church, Fairfield, Rev
 Father Blake, pastor. Masses, ', S:15 1O:30. Chi1dren's mass, S:15 witt
 Sunday school following; ;10:30. mass | high.
 St. James church, Stratford, Rev
 Father O'Connor, pastor. Masses, 7:S0
 S:30, 10:30. Sunday school afte S:30 mass.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK

Sunday, Quinquagesima, Saints Faus- tinus and Jovita; practice brotherly love.
 Monday, St. Juliana, the virgin; practice fidelity to grace.
 Tuesday, St. Flavian, the bishop; practive love of Christ. Ash Wednesday, St. Simeon, the bishop: practive love of the cross. Thursday, St. Galbinus, the martyr; practice resistance to evil. Friday, St. Eleutherius, the bishop; practice fortitude. l Saturday, St. Pepin, the confessor; practice wisdom. i St. Augustine's church, corner of Washington avenue and Pequonnock street, Rev. James B. Nihill, P. R. pastor. Masses, Sunday. at z, 8. g, 10 and high mass, 11:15. Vespers and benediction. o'clock. l St. Mary's church, Pembroke street. corner Steuben. Rev. Matthew Tray nor, pastor. Masses. 7:3o, and 10:3o. Sunday school after o'clock mass. Sunday afternoon services, | 3:30.
 Sacred Heart cnursh, 717 Myrtle avenue, Rev. Richard Moore, LID, pastor. Masses at ', 8, g, 10 and 11:30. Sunday school following g o'clock mass. Sunday evening services al 7:30.
 St. Patrick's church, North avenue and Porter street. Rev. Father Lynch pastor. Masses, Sunday, 7:30, g, 9:3o and 10:30. Sunday school after 9:3C mass. Evening services o'clock.
 St. Charles church, 1255 East Main | street, Rev. Patrick McGivney, pastor
 Masses at T, y:15 and 10:30 (higl mass) Children's mass at 8. Holy
 hour and benediction every Sunday | evening at o'clock. Blessed Sacrament church, Unioz avenue and Orange street, Rev. T. B Smith, pastor. Winter schedule o1
 masses, 7, 8, and 10:30 o'clock. Las
 mass is a high mass.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14

Sermon, By the Space of Three Years" Dr. Day; F, Sunday school; Mems club, Christian Funldamen- tals''; 4-5 D. m., pastors training class for boys and girls, MT. Marshall De- Witt, musical director; 4 p. m., Junior c. E.; p. m., Senior c. E. will meet with Bethany Shapel c. F.; z, Forum preclude, Jean Nestorestu, violin so- loist, Aria Pieta Signore," Stradella; .Pregluera," Bazini-Nestorestu 7:S0, |Community Forum, Thrift and Com munity Building auspices of the Bridgeport Chamber. of Congress, E.. T. Hamilton, Howard Speer. w. A. 1T. Hatfield, Paul s. Chapman, Lynn w. Wilson, speakers; Bill Steinke co-op- erating. Wednesday, 7:45 D. m., Church Night, How to Enlist Others for Christ and His Church. l Olivet Congregational church, Main street and North avenue, Dr. Herbert l s. Brown, minister. Church school at 1 9:45. Worship at Il. Y. P. s. c. E. at 7:a0.
 1 First Church of Christ, Scientist S71 Lafayette street Sunday service al Il a. m. and p. m. Sunday school at Ii a. m.. Wednesday evening testi- monia1 meeting at o'clock. Read | ing room, Security building, 1,115 Main street.
 Park Street Congregational church
 corner Barnum avenue and Park street, Gerald H. Beard, minister: HOBO, ''The Inter-Church World Move
 ment"; 12:O5, Sunday school; Mems
 classes; 6:30, Young Peoples society
 7:3o, Why Military Training?"
 spirituahst meeting Sunday at 7:3t F. m., 1S1 State street.
 West End Congregational church Colorado avenue, between Fairfield avenue and State street, Rev. R. H
 White, minister: 10:3O, sermon, "O1 What Sort is the Life to Come?'' 12 Sunday school; 7:3O, address, Rev. Will liam J. Hail from the Yalein China
 Mission, When the Giant Awakes."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14
TOOTH ANNIVERSARY.

Sunday will be the tooth anniver-
 sary of the birth of Susan B. An
 thony and the suffragists hope by that time to be able to reach virtual assurance that the federal amend 1nent which unofficially bears her name will be adopted before the next presidential election. Twenty eight states have ratified, seven more are regarded as reasonably sure and one more will be enough. Hopes now are addressed particularly to the state of washington.-Sprin Repub- 4ican. 4.-.ss..e-.--.z1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14

Trinity church, Broad street and Fairfield avenue, Rev. Father Ait kins, rector: a. m.; Mass for Com nIunion; 9:S0 a. m., church school; 1G:30 a. m., Maths; Il a. m., high mass and sermon; p. m., choral evensong and sermon.
 Church of Nativity, Carson street and Sylvan avenue: 2:15, Sunday school; 2:15, evensong and sermon.
 St. PauIs Episcopal church, oppo- site Washongton park on Kossuth street, near Barnum avenue, the Rev. Benjamin Franklin Root, rector:' q. Tn, Holy Communion; 10:30 a. m., prayer and sermon; 12:10 p. m., Sun day school; 7:30 p. m., prayer and ser mon.
 Christ church, Courtland street, John G. Sadtler, rector. Services at 8 and 1O:3O a. m. Kindergarten at l0:30. Sunday school at 12:05.
 Washington Park M. B. church Barnum and Noble avenues, Rev. A F. Campbell, minister. Morning ser mon at 1O:30; subject, An Unfinished Work" Bible school at 1910. Ep- worth League at 6:45. Evening ser vice at 7:30. Subject of discourse "Our Presidents" This will be a Lin coin address. The public are cordially invited.
 The Peoples Presbyterian church Laurel and Park avenues, Rev. H. A Davenport, minister. Prayer at 10 a m. Preaching at 10:30. Bible scl1oo at 12 m. c. F. meetings at and 6:30 Mems League at 7:45.
 The United Congregational church Broad and Gilbert streets, Rev. Will liam Horace Day, D. D., pastor: 10:15 pastor third anniversary service. Pre- 1ude by Jean Nestorestu, violinist O th@ Royal Roumanian Court---"Medi tation from Thais," Massenet; 'tAv' Maria," Schubert Wilheny; La Mor d'Asa," Grieg. Anthem by vested choir, ''The Lord is King" Stevenson
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14
DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss. PROBATE COURT.
Bridgepor

Bridgeport, Feb. 10. 1920.
 Estate of Patrick O'Shea, late of the Town of Bridgeport, in said Dis trict, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their ac- counts properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are re- quested to make imm ediate payment to GEORGE w. O'SHEA, Administrator. Address, AS Maplewood Ave.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14

The people who demand that the railroads buy lot of new equipment are frequently the same ones who won't allow them to make money enough so that anyone dares buy their securities.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-14

Symptoms of deep emotion were manifested by the thirsty yesterday, when the editor was < discovered carrying a bottle of ink.