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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-07
A. B. c. Washing Machine

The advent of Electric Washer means great deal in any household management. It is economy or an investment, not expenditure. One does not have to hunt for lalndress And the fact that it do great service, taking of many pieces through the hot weather, at small expense is great item After examining many kinds of washers it seems to that this is the simplest and easiest to manage and the least expensive in the long It is high class machine. The price is
 $155.OO .';:--ii We would like to have every woman, who siders her home and family of the first importance in ie to visit furnishing store in the basement and examine this washer carefully.
 If the price large easy system of payments be arranged for A small payment down and the balance convenient portions at future datngs
 Some questions about the A. B. c. answered
 The A. B. c. Machine is inches wide at the wid- est point. It will go through ordinary door,
 There large double castors the heavy wiring sde single castors at the front which enables it to be rolled easily into any position desired
 can be kept the kitchen where it will extra table.
 costs cents per hour for current to operate. It takes about the amount of soap is used in hand washing.
 It wash not only light weight flny clothes, but also blankets, curtains and rugs.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-07
NEW AIR ROUTES
 TO BE DEVELOPED

; Paris, July 7-Further develop ment of aerial passengers and mail 'routes in Continental Europe is evil denced by the announcement that within the next month will be in augurated a service between Paris and Geneva, Switzerland The trip will be made in about three hours and the planes will fly over the Jura Alps
 It is expected that the new route will appeal to tourists contemplating a trip to Switzerland.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-07

Let us put ALL your Ieaky, injured, OF punctured tubes and worn, blown out, fabric c-fractured, or otherwise de- fectfve casing in the RIGHT CONDI- TON for Spring and Summer use. OUR VULCANIZING SERVICE is tihe work of experienced men, work ing in modernly equipped plant, and using the BEST repair materials obtainable.
 Dependable work ONLY, United Tire X Vulcanizing Co.,,
 Distributors of
 FJRESTONE TYRES and Tubes, etc. Dealers in Auto,
 Sundries,
 e4a Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport
 TeieRheHe 60s0 Barnum
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-07
New Line of Fancy Crepes
Specially. Priced

Light effects in stripes, white grounds ~th light colored stripes, and dark grounds with light and dark stripes. Blue rose lavender pink and very att tractve styles in black and white These especial ly suitable for womens dresses and skirts, for chil dren's and for mems shirts. In fact men are showing a weakness for these crepe stripes because they wash we'll and agreeable to after washing,
 59 cts yard
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-07

There is little chance that linen will be any low CT in price for years to come. The fact that Russia formerly supplying ninety per cent of the worlds flax, is not producing shortage that is bound to keep the price up.
 Tt was reported at the Irish Linen Society last week that Belgium and France willing to pay f5OOO ton for flax that formerly sold for $500 At a recent auction in Belfast lot of 13 tons of Baltic flax brought f35O although the same grade sold in 1913 for f26 The market is almost bare of flax
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-07

Some complain that women are no longer. skilled in the use of the needle" t'Well?"
 "But my wife can adjust one on the graphophene much better than l can.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-07
THE SURE NUFF NOISE.

'T came te the seaside, to hear the breakers roar"
 'fYes?''
 But there is a noise that drowns that out.''
 What is it?''
 ''The roar of my husband when he bawls me out fer big bills.''- .''-F1or1da Times-Union.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-07
CDe D D Read co
 EenaAIe6eo 1857
The store closes daily at o'clock Saturdays at 6 o'clock
Bed Room Sets of Unusual Value

Bed Room Sets of Unusual Value Four-piece groups in Walnut and Mahogany Sets consist of bed bureau chiffonier and toilet table, These pieces not massive that they will not fit into ordinary sized rooms yet they large enough to give the best of service as far as drawer space is concerned.
 The bureau and toilet table have extra large mir rors The finish is perfect as one could require.
 In Walnut Mahogany,
 S225.00 In Queen Anne style, Walnut or Mahogany of moderate dimensions
 S265.00 Queen Anne Set in Walnut only. Four pieces extra fine finish which extends to the interior of the drawers well as the outside Extra large mirrors on bureau and toilet table,
 $285.00
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-07
UncrushabIe Linen
for Dresses

for Dresses An attractive weave in the good shades of pink old rose mignonette green, Palm Beach, brown lilac and several in blue. Linen is and this par hcularly low price for the quality,
 $1.65 yard
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-07
Curtain Specials
Maruuisettes and Voiles

 Marquisette, the most durable of all curtain fabrics, being of strong and even mesh which washes and wears almost indefinitely, IS something to be recommended.
 Voiles are of a finer weave and lighter in weight, not so transparentt There are several specials this week marked at S4.50 a pair Silk Striped Curtains, blue, rose and green,
 $25O pair The colors in these are very attractive and one should consider the shade of room in selecting.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-07
La Grecque Underwear

The Lingerie Shop is at present carrying plete line of La Grecque garments These peculiar in respect, having what is termed tailored which absolutely flat. The garments designed to eliminate all extra fulness. There gathers at the waist but everything is cut curved lines al lowing ample fulness yet no bulk under the present fashion of tight skirts
 Petticoats Many women prefer short petit coat to any kind of combination. There good assortment of La Grecque lace and embroidery trim med. Drawer and Skirt Combination. Made for full figures very dainty and very nice. In sizes from 36 to 46.
 Cheml- -Pantalon Combinations These are made with small tailored tucks at the waist to take extra fullness yet give the correct shape and around the body.
 Night gowns, Envelopes and Corset Covers in wide assortment
 
 Vanity Fair" Undersilks r-----~---,' Made of the sheerest Mianese & silk ideal for S l- Vests in bodice style with rib AAEfM bon shoulder straps, $45O ] (/EWAR Knickers, reinforced where l &F fTPeAAY fTeAY wear comes $5.S5 E@AA l-l This includes war tax ttStep- -in Combinations made Empire style, $14S
 This includes tax
The Washington herald., 1920-02-12
Edison Receioes
Wilson Greeting
OnBeconingz3
wizards Labors Disturbed
By Fluctuations of
Admirers. q

Orange. N. j.. Feb. Ii.-Message
from President Wilson and scores OF
other statesmen. scientists. men ot
letters. old time telegraphers AMI 9TH
ers were received today by Thomas n,
Edison. congratuiatlng the electrical
wizard" on having reached his seven
ty-third year. The Presidents mes
sGse read:
Il cannot deney myself the p cas-
ure OF sending message to be read
at the celebration of Mr.. Ed.son's
seventy-third birthday. am proud TO
count myself among the friends and
admirers of Mr.. Edison, and / beg
that you viii convey to him my warm
est congratulations and the hope that
he will see many very happy return 8
of the anniversary. marked by an In
creasing nuuber of scientific triumps.
AS fresh and vigorous as man III
the early thirtIes, Mr.. Edison arose a:
o'clock and hurried to his workshop.
saying he wanted to get in a little
ork before the celebration began" .Bu'
his well wishers were on the job ahead
Of him. and he found a bushel Of ton-
gratulatory messages awaiting him.
And then came scores of his old en-
ployes and former associates 70 onEr
their congratulations in person.
Accompanied by his wife and two
sons. Charles and Thomas jr., and
his daughter, Mr.. Edison rode from
his home in Llewellyn Park to the
West Orange plant In a big sleigh
At the plant he received a tumultu-
Gus greeting ard after reviewing q
parade OF employees. received q
group of newspaper men. He as
sured them he was feeling tip
top and to prove it. kicked hat
held out by one of them as a chal-
lengo. lie said he had borrowed
Johnny Walkers old trademark and
was still going sting"
Asked what he was working or
now. the inventor satd ne was moi
prepared to make any definite an
nouncement. but his latest investi-
cations had to do with ether. { He
said, he believed radio communica-
tion with Mars to be possible. In.
cidentally. he said he was sorry tc
see a man like Sir Oliver Lodge de-
part from his scientific training.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-12
PATIENCE WORTH"
TO GET RIGID TEST

New York, Feb. 11.-Joseph F.
inn today explained on what condi-
tions Mrs. John II. Curran. of St.
Louis, medium for Patience
WORTH" can win the $1,000 he has
offered for incontrovertible proof
of spiritual communication.
Il have received no word from
Mrs. Curran and only through press
reports see that she has agreed to
accept my challenge" said Rim.
The conditions 1 will make, in
order to be convinced, are these:
arrangement of letters on Mrs.
Curran's ouija board must be
changed.
The board must be covered with
paper, upon which a number will
be placed corresponding to the let
ter beneath.
THE key to the board will be
placed on a table behind Mrs. Cur
ran so her spirit friends can see It.
IF, under these conditions she
can produce unde standable COM
munications from a person or per-
sons in the next world I will ad-
init she has some psychic or tele-
pathic power and she wins the S5,-
900. Until then l will continue to
believe the Patience Worth poems
and writings are the result of her
own personality"
The Washington herald., 1920-02-12
Car Shortage Likely
To Close Factories

Memphis. Tenn Feb. 11.-Unless
the railroad administration makes
good on its promise received today
to send cars back TO this territory
at once cotton oil mills. cotton
congresses and lumber mills viii
start closing tomorrow.
Even IL relief comes Immediately
some mills must close as ware
houses today have stocks on hand
to MI the normal railroad car sup
ply for from two to four weeks.
No carload shipments Of any
character were made out OF Mem
phis today.
w. T. Tyler. chief sssistsat in
charge Of operation OF railway
lines. today wired the Memphis
freight bureau that the order With
drawing cars from this territory
was. a mistake and that sufbcient
cars would be returned at once.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-12
GERMANS ASK
TEUTONC0URT
FOR WAR TRIAL
Government Considers
Leipzig Tribunal Only
Compromise.
PAPERS PUBLISH LIST
Subpoenas Summoning Men
Asked by Allies Expected
To Be Served Soon.
BI KARL II. WOW wIEGANp.

Berlin. Feb. 1.-THE only COM
promise which the German govern
ment considers possible with re-
gardto the extradition question is
to have the German high court at
Leipzig act as the tribunal to try
the German nationals named on
the Allied list, with Allied legal
representatives sitting or participant
ing in that court.
This proposal, of which l have
just learned from an authoritative
source, may form the base of the
governments reply to the Allied de-
mand.
Attorney General Zweigkrt. of
Leipzig, is here comforting with the
government on the question Of
starting the machinery of the high
court against the alleged war GRIM
inals.
Reyentlow Proposes Plan.
1t would not be surprising IL in
the newt few days one or more ar
rests were made, or n subpoenaes
were issued summoning the men de-
manded by the Allies to appear for
preliminary arrsignment at Leip-
zig.
Count Ernst zu Reventlow. polit-
ical editor of the nationalistic
Deutsche Tageszeitung, proposes in
that paper an impartial tribunal in
cluding neutrals as judges. but urg-
ing that alleged allied war crimi-
nails be brought before II as we'll
as Germans.
There is also talk of possible
compromise in the way of a special
joint inter r-allied-German tribunal. to
sit in some city in German occupied
territory, preferably Coblenz, with at
| least two Germans sitting as judges
with the allies, and, with tho le-
Tense conducted bS jsFnac CoTfti
This latter suEres -sOn, = rogs ger.
meets strong oppo, itspu IN s. iioRsi
istic quarters.
Print 20 Pasyes r. 4Sstsels ss9sk.y
7 The government ta saa seaap the
publication OF the Official extra ios
list. printing the first foFtY six pages
of the allied 'blaeS IScok"
General Europeas -r css.nrIA9:,
which Is widely So ciey
man press has are --.. ...,.... Up,,nl-
ism here, and the feeling is growing
that "the allies have all but lost
their case before the tribunal of pub
lie opinion of Europe. il not of the
world" as one paper puts il.
So far not line of American press
comment on the eXtradition demand
has reached the German papers,
which are eager to find out where
American public opinion stands in
the matter
The government itself. however, ap-
pears to be convinced the allies will
under no conditions drop the demand
entirely, and the best brains of the
cabinet are consequently at work try
ing to devise some compromise by
which IL would save the face" not
OF the German government. but of
the Lloyd George and N-rerand
ministries as we'll.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-12
LONG ARTICLES READ
In SOCIALIST DEFENSE

Albany. n. Y. Feb. 1.-THE first day
of the defense" of the five Socialists
opened with the Socialist counsel
reading various documents into the
records. These documents varied from
an account of Bolshevist rule in Rus
sia, as given in a speech OF wilfrid
Humphries. in New York. 10 the So
cialist party constitution as il now
stands with the minority report in
corporate.
Virtually all day was given over 10
the reading of these documents, ac-
cording TO plans OF the Socialist law
yers. and at the conclusion Of the
reading, Seymour Stedman moved for
an adjournment to next Tuesday,
which will be granted.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-12
Fight in Court
For Big Estate .
.OfP.V.Portner
Property in D.. e. Involved
In Suit Pending at
Manassas.

Manassas, Va. Feb. u.-What prom
ises to be one of the hardest-fought
viii cases ever filed in the Circuit
Court OF Prince William County Is
that OF the late Paul ,Yalear Portner,
one Of the heirs to the s1s0o.ooo estate
left by his father. Robert Portner.
founder Of the Portner Brewing Com
pany. of Alexandria, Va. and a large
real estate owner in Washington and
Manassas.
The win was offered for probate at
the February term Of the Circuit
Court. whereupon Oscar C. Portner. OF
Washington and Manassas. appeared
and opposed the probate.
Judge Samuel G. Brent. before whom
the case will be tried. today set April
Is as the date for trial. and on motion
.of contestant. appointed as curators
Thomas II. Lion. commemorative at
terney of Prince William County. and
H. Thornton Davies, both qualifying
by executing a joint bond of S150,0C0.
Portner, who was unmarried. died
October 80. 1919. In New York City.
leaving his entire estate. amounting to
So. 900, for life, to his sister, Mrs. Eta
p. Meredith. wife of William P. Mere
dith, of Washington, and the remain
der to her daughter. Sylvia. The will
was made two years prior to his death,
while he was critically ill in a hos
pitaI in Washington.
The legal heirs are Mrs. Anna
P. Flood, wife of Representative
Henry d, Flood; Mrs. Palmer Der
by. Mrs. William 2. Meredith. Os-
car c. Portner. all of Washington;
Alvin o. Portner. of Baltimore;
Mrs. Alma Portner and Mrs. A. l..
Humes, of New York City. sisters
and brothers Of the deceased. and
nephew. Edward Portner. and a
niece. Sylvia Meredith.
At the time of his death Mr..
Portner was vice president and di-
rector of the Capital Construction
Company. of Washington; the Vir-
ginia Feed and Milling Company
of Alexandria; and the Portner
Realty Company. Manassas, the
holdings of the latter corporation
including the Portner apartments
in Washington and the 2,0O0-acrt
farm. "AnnabuTg." joining the corr
porate limits of Manassas.
Counsel for proponents is Johr
S. Barbour. of Fairfax and Wash
ington: PeeIle. Hoehling and Ogu-
by, of Washington; and H. Thorn'
ton Davies. of Manassas, and for
the contestants Thomas H. Lion
of Manassas: Thomas w. Harrison
RSSRard e, s3yrd and l. w, Cas-
tsEah. or washington, -'-'-l.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-12
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr.
Suffering from Flu

New. York, Feb. 11.-Cornelius Van
derbilt, jr., it was learned today. IL
suffering from an attack of m m.asies
and influenza. Several days ago the
young man. who served as a private
overseas in the great world war, being
"eassed" twice. contracted slight
cold. Other complications then Dc /.
veloped and at his home today it was
admitted that while in no danger. the
young newspaper man is be, us attend
ed by doctors. Day and night nurses
are also in attendance.
No one is permitted to communicate
with him with the exception OF his i'm
mediate family. and his hance. MIS-
Rachel Littieton. sister Of Martin ".
Littieton.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-12
MEXICAN GOVERNORS
PLEDGE FAIR ELECTION

Mexico City, Mex, Feb. n.-Mexican
officials today believed a considerable
step toward assuring orderly carrying
out of the coming elections had been
accomplished by the conference of gov
ernors of seventeen states which COM
pleted its deliberations here yesterday.
The governors pledged themselves to
uphold the authority of the central
government and support President
Carranza in any measures he may
deem necessary to insure peace dur
ing the campaigns and elections.
They also agreed that each should
assume full responsibility for the le-
gality of elections in his state. No
governor, they agreed. should take an
active part in partisan politics. They
promised to deliver the government to
successful candidates and to strive to
keep military leaders out of politics.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-12
GERMANY TO SET LIST
OF ALLY CRIMINALS

Berlin. Feb. 1.-THE German gov
ernment will shortly send to the allies
counter list" containing the names
of allied nationals. whom Germany ac-
cuses Of crimes similar to those
charged against the Germans do
manded by the entente for trial.
Foreign Minister Mueller declared
today that the list will be published
as soon as it is complete.
The decision to send the counter
list was taken at a meeting Of the
foreign relations committee of the
national assembly.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-12
STIRRING TALK
BYSIR 0LIYER
British Scientist Give.
Audience His View of
sycnlc Power.
BY GEORGE PERRY NORRIS,

To an audience surprising the
seating capacity of Polls Theater,
Sir Oliver Lodge yesterday after
noon again brought a message.
more personal in its quality than
that OF the previous day, and one
OF more direct interest to most of
his hearers.
AS specimen of the expository
art IL was inferior to his first lee
ture' the man is fatigued: his
voice ms gestures. his bestirring
anu stroking of sOmnolent eyes. his
unconscious cranial massage per
sonaily directed. all indicated that
ne was FEELING the effect of the ter
rhic physical and mental strain under
"hich foreign lecturers come dur
ing ther first experience with our
fCt-e circuit systems, which in
VOWS long journeys. A robust mid
dic- tged man can last the game ont
bu Is a gamble for the elderly
oliver did not hesitate to ro.
hut .he late comers, courteousIy
OF irse. but tartly. He sun
posed. he said, that being ..f.;,.
day last" he would find all IT,
people n their seats. This by WV.
vi an a'sogether unnecessary apoI-
"s' ~, oesinning his talk on time.
Audience Hushes Applause.
me auolence also was in an ad-
'"ohi'ory mood and hissed into 81
renee seemingly partisan group
that started in to applaud senti-
nents OF the speaker squirting
their way. For these and other
reasons, therefore, it was not a
prosalc or perfunctory occasion;
oie IN part to the fact that the lee
turer when he first appeared was
IN critical mood of persons who
had misuDderstood his remarks of
the previous day and who were
claiming him as denying the real
lty or matter, the existence of evil
ana the fact OF pain. He declared
tnat We can understand the nature
OF evil, the structure of matter
and the meaning of pain without
denying the existence of a form
or reality that is above thel evidence
given by the senses. Such ex-
psrience as a person has coming
through the senses Is not to be
minimized or whisked out of vision
by simply saying that it has no
reality. Where the senses stop cur
minds take up the interpretattve
task.
For a very large proportion OF
the audience more or less Informed
as to the literature of the move
ment with which Sir Oliver is SO
intimately Identified, the most val
liable portion of his talk no doubt
was in the autobiographical dis
closures he made. He grew up
In conservative Anglican circles,
studied science under Huxley, Tyn-
dali and Clifford. came under their
.agnostic influence. and as to the
doctrine of Immortality as taught
by the church and dealt with by
thinkers of Greece, he cared neither
for its validity or It's personal ap-
plication to his own career.
In the late ,70's he came in touch
with Edmund Gurney and F. w. II.
Myers. who were much Interested
In telepathy as an Interpretation
of the classical tales OF phant asms.
such as are found. for instance in
Ovid's "Metamorphoses" Book XI.
Though skeptical he proceeded to
follow with them the Investigations
they were beginning to make. As
he looks back now he deems his
objections and seepticism as having
been callow. and only repetitions
of arguments as ancient as they
Here invalid.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-12
SAYS HE BEFRIENDED
MTED "IRISH ROSE"

Indianapolis, Feb. 1l.-Amy o'Connor,
the Irish Rose suing Allen Grey,
millionaire banker of Evansville, Ind,
for 10000 alleged breach of promise,
was a street girl" in London when
Grey befriended her. according to his
testimony in Federal court here today.
Attorneys for Miss o'Connor were
unable to shake Grey's testimony. He
SAID ne made no promise to marry
Miss oConnor and did not bring her
to America.
Grey Is "a years old. Miss O'Connor
is 90. She alleges Grey made ardent
protestations of love.
The millionaire said he had given
Miss o'Connor from sf2.ooo TO si5ao
since he became acquaintea, WITH ber
in London in 1911.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-12

meets at the First Congregational
-G.4opoh. Tenth and'G streets north
vest today. Col. Il. r. Bingham
willssbe in charge Of the program
and Representative Fess. Of Ohio,
and Andrews. Of Nebraska, will
speak
Patriotic organizations AFFILIATED
with the Grand Army will take part
in the exercises. Mrs. Ida A Old
royd will speak for the women's
Relief Corps and Mrs. RosaIie Nick.
Shelton for the Daughters OF Vet
'erans L. :. A.
Cannon 60 Read Address.
In th.. House Of Representatives,
Representative Joseph Cannon will
open the Gays session with a read
ing Of the immortal Gettysburg ad-
dress.
The reading Of the famous ad-
dress will mark the observation OF
the day in practically all OF the
celebrations in the city and will
appear on the program at many of
the theaters. Col. Barry Buckley
will read the address at both Gran
dslrs Knickerbocker and Savoy
Theaters. Col. Buckley is the son
OF DIR. Buckley. who was the first
physician to reach Lincoln after he
had been shot by John wilkes
Booth at the gala performance at
Ford's Thcater OF Our American
Cousin"
At Crandsll's Metropolitan The
ater. the day will be observed by
a presentation Of The Land of OPP
portunity," photo-drama based
upon an incident in the early life
of Lincoln in Illinois.
DIR. Abraham Simon viii be the
principal speaker at the schools.