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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20
Paris ROnnets Adorned With Stewed Prunes
 And POmgranates

London. June 20.-Rare and re- freshing fruits. real and artificial, transparent and opaque, are the lat est fancy in women's hat decoration.
 Fruiterres, horticulturists, market gardeners. street-barrow men, how ever would fail to recognize the strange growthS which women are now Haunting on their heads here.
 Paris is said to be the home of these unknown fruits. We have passed the stage of red entrants and car rots The designer is filling the shop windows with fruits that have never been known to grow except in fairy books in the transformation scenes Of the Christmas pantoIaine-
 A woman passing along Bond street was seen to be wearing clus- ter of stewed prunes and pomegran- ates. Another hat was trimmed with small red coCoanuts-
 In the fashionable hat designers salons there are new creations In glass and celluloid fruits resembling crystal preserves.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20
MISS BARRYMORE
 GIVEN MEDAL

New York. June 22-At a benefit given last night in the Casino theatre for soldiers. sailors and disabled vet erans. Miss Ethel Barrymore receiv- ed unique medal in behalf of the theatrical profession The medal was made from fragment of steel that was part of the battleship Maine, sunk in Havana harbor.
 The medal commentaries the work of the late Frank Carter. the young actor killed a year ago in an automobile accident. More than 1O,- 0Oo wounded soldiers contributed Q cents each toward paying for the medal It will be placed in some suitable place later, to testify per manently to Carter's work in organ izing concerts in behalf of wounded soldiers.
 Thirty stars performed at the ben eft. which added over S5,0OO to the soldiers and sailors fund Marllyn Miller. widow of Frank Carter. was present but did not perform. De Wolf Hopper for the Lambs Club presented the medal.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20
SHOULD
 MARRY PAL
By EARLE c. REEVES. International News Service StaiI eor-
 respondent.

London. June 2O.-The remarkable sInnoD in marriages in Great Brltaln during the last year, coupled Win the publication here of sensauonal divorce figures from the Onlleu States. has caused serious discusslons as to the reasons for the so-calleo failure of the modern marriage
 Miss Sybil Thorndike - who ls without exception the most versatile actress on the British stage loudS will have none of it.
 She admits that modern cond1uons make contemplation Of marriage problem, bpt she comes to the Iron [ with a truly remarkable defense of that welI-known institution which, we are told by some. is becoming a flls- erable failure.
 ssUnless she is very much in love, inc modern girl is inclined to be afraid of marriage" Miss Thorndike declares.
 most happy, exciting and delghttul relationship possible in this world. Even if there is not violent love on both sides marriage can still De very good thing.
 get a, comradeship which is impossl- ble in any other relationship.
 Daily habits, the little discussions and fusses about children, and also radeship which you cannot get ln any other way.
 There must be freedom in mar riage and in the postwar marriage there is a freedom that husbands ano wives never had before and which is all to the good.
 "A married woman knows what IS comedy and decent; but, without ever and decency. she can. if she has mar ried a pal, enjoy a freedom unknown to her grandmother
 '"The woman who remains unmar- ried misses the great experience or motherhood.
 If the modern girl marries a pal l don't think she ought to feel scared A marriage between equals IS one or the most wonderful things in life.
 Miss Thorndike is Mrs Lewis Cas- son, the mother of several handsome children. Her husband is always in the cast of a play in which she ap- pears At present he is both actor and manager of the productions in which Miss Thorndike is starred
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20
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tooth and nail to improve trading conditions in Bridgeport People from outlying districts will also find much to please, for, of course, Brid ge- port is the logical trading center of Western Connecticut"
 The Bridgeport Day project is be- ing pushed to a successful finish by the Advertising Committee of the Re- tail Board of Chamber of Commerce and the Trade Betterment committed the personnels of which follows:
 Advertising committee: Benjamin Morrison of the George B. Clark Co.,; George TroxeIl, American Hardware Co.,; 4. H. Mackenzie, Public Market; A. w. Engelhardt, Reads; T. W. Barker, Surprise Store.
 Trade Betterment committee: s. c. Parker, chairman; H. J. Koenig, w. P. Hindle, s. $. Taylor, W. P. Baird.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20
PAY CROWS
 BLACKMAIL
Especial to The Times )


 Reddiig, June 20-A plague of crows is making it next to impossible for the farmers of the hometown sec uon to get their corn patches to growing this season as the pesky birds descended in swarms on the fields and dug up and devoured the seed kernels aboust fast as they could be planted. Treatment of the seed with arsenate of lead or other poisons, frightfuI looking scarecrows, contraptions of shining metal that glint and chatter in the sun and wind and even firearms have failed to ar rest the work of seed destruction. Beyond a certain time replanting be- placed a shot gun guard about his patch in an effort to get the benefit of his third seeding. Others are replOwing their patches for other crops to which crows are less par tial.
 Albert Williams, the big farmer of that section, did not follow the lat ter plan, but after a losing struggle by a plentiful daily sprinkling of corn on the surface of the planted field. Thereby provided with food for easy picking the crows no longer delve into the soil for means of suS- tenance. In view of the threatened shutting off of any crop MT William felt that the payment of this black mail tribute was the easiest way out
  colonization is found in the fact that last winter two of the farmers there failed to harvest their corn crops, A. G. Barnett leaving his out for ms herd of Aberdeen cattle to forage upon. News of these banquet boards evidently spread quickly and widely among the crow family as one flock after another arrived and remained meanwhile waxing fat and lncreas- ingIy saucy until spring found them bosses of the situation. They have become a dire nuisance, not only as spoilers of crops, but as spoilers of sleep. Early rising ln the country means rising at sun-up. The rooster chorus begins about an hour carrier. but the crows sound reveille as the start of an internal croaking at least as hour in advance of the roosters thus enacting the role of McBeth ana Cawdor as 'EMurtherers of sleep. No wonder that Lonetown is looking careworn and haggard these days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20
COUPON TO BE
 HONOR GUEST

E. T. Colton of New York will be the guest of honor and speaker at the annual meeting of the Young Mems Christian Association tonight. AIT. Cotton for many years was the associate of pr. John R. Mott in the administration of the Foreign Work department of the Young Mems Christian Association. In this ca pacity he developed the ability and became known as one of the strong speakers of the country. Speaking in the interest of the foreign work was practically always before picked groups of prominent business men of practically every large city in Amer ica. He has spoken before such groups of business men in Bridge port once or twice.
 When the allies began to realize there was danger of Russia dropping out of the war the American Young Mems Christian Association was ask ed to rush picked secretaries into the Russian army to see if they could help stabilize the army and save the situation.
 In this desperate crisis Mir. Cotton was chosen to be the leader of this picked group of men and although
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20
BRIDGEPORT DAY" DATE TO
 BE JUNE 28
Corset Section.

Tuesday, June 2S. will usher in Bridgeport Day. worthy successor to Suburban Day" just past, the fame of which has spread all over New England, adding to Bridgeport's reputation as a worthwhile shopping center.
 On that day, the retail merchants of the city will offer to eager shop pers honest values and purchasing opportunities which will more than equal those of Suburban Day.
 People save most by buying" said a member of the Retail Board of the Chamber of Commerce, which is sponsoring the day, and retail mer- chants all over the city are falling in line with the idea, prepared to sup port it to the full. Courtesy and con sideraton will be given to each buyer. and a special effort will be made = become acquainted with people in all territories All the merchants are going to make Bridgeport day day oI un- usual values. and we are working
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20
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for this city but it is intentloned to raise every dollar possible.
 Spirited addresses last evening aroused the keenest enthusiasm in the project, which is fostered by the commission and in the interests of which they are now touring the country. Several men of prominence were among those who addressed the meeting. Dr. M. Carl Beck was chair man, and Dr. Benzion Mossensohn, principal of the Hebrew University in Palestine, spoke briefly. I. Cohen of Hartford delivered a rousing address when he urged the support of the local Hebrews to the drive.
 Several Bridgeport men were elect ed officers at the annual encamp- ment of the Veterans of F'nr%igh Wars in Hartford vesterdny J. H. Williams is the new sehior vice conn mander; Joseph J. Devine, judge ad- vocate; B. W. Wheeler, department inspector; Henry Rising. department sergeant-at-arns. ". C. Moore. aide to department commander.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20
MISS AGUINALDo MARRIED.

Washington. June 19-Miss Car men Aguinaldo. daughter of the fla nous Filipino insurgent leader, who has been attending Wellesley College. was married on March 30 at Alexan- dria. Va. to Jose P. MelenciO, direc- tor of the Philippine Press Bureau at Washington.
 The marriage became known here yesterday and has just been announc- ed bv Gen. Aguinaldo in Manila Mrs Melencio is the only daughter of the celebrated chief. She and MT. Me lencio are spending their honeymoon at the home of Philippine Commis- sioner De VeyrA
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20
S15,0OO RAISED
 AT MEETING FOR
 PALESTINE FUND

Contributions amounting to s15.000 in cash were made by the Jews of Bridgeport to the campaign for the reconstru ction of their homeland in Palestine last night. The occasion was the reception and meeting with the Weizman Zionist commission in the Lyric theatre. In addition to the cash contrib uIions, many thousands of dollars were pledged as the enter ing wedge in campaign in which it is aimed to canvas every person Of Jewish extraction in Bridgeport. No definite amount has been established
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20
Korset Kaps

A small deodiorized live rubber Rap which fits over the top of an exposed corset steel. This prevents the steel from tearing garments, and at the same time gives added usefulness to a half-wOrn corset.
 10 cts. each.
 Corset Section.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20

it was obvious from the first the sit uation had been discovered too late MT Colton undertook the commission and through his experiences in that terrible time became one of the best informed Americans on the actual situation in Russia through his own observation and his reports from this picked group of keen college men whom he had placed throughout the empire.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20
Attractive Paper Novelties

For house parties or outdoor picnics
 Paper Napkins, 10 cts per dog. Paper Plates, 40 per doz. Picnic Napkins, hundred for p cts. Paper TablecIoths for pcnics, 9 and 50 cts Paper Luncheon Sets, S1.0O set Picnic Sets which contain of lace does salad cups, nut and napkins, 50 cts box Place Cards for Weddings, 35 cts to S150 per Fancy Crepe Paper, all pastel cOlOrs. 20 a roll Confetti, colored paper, p cts. a box Confetti, done up aG bags, , cts. bag Confetti in tubes, 6 cts. tube
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20

Rev John J. keane delivered his farewell sermon at St. Patrick'S church yesterday where he has been assistant pastor for seven years. He leaves Wednesday for his new pas torate al the Church of the Immacu- late Conception, Simsbury.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20

Commencement exercises will take place at Madison hall tomorrow night when Columbus school will graduate enter the High school this fall An entertaining prograS7a has been ar- ranged.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20
Silk Gloves

Milanese, double tip ped fingers, self stitched backs. Sixteen button length, white, black, gray, blue and pongee.
 Special $2.OO
 Main floor
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20
For the Girl
who wishes to live in Bathing Suit

who wishes to live in Bathing Suit
 There is ev,ry style of attractive apparel for the seashore and olae may select for whatever way she lives
 For one whu likes to swim there the close fit- ting suits of stuff satin jersey which cling closely to the body and impeachment in the water.
 One and Twp Piece Suits in black very plain, sometimes piped and trimmed with gay contrasting color, such red, blue, green Very stun ming indeed the Bathing Dresses of black taffeta with puffed troBers, Haunting skirt which Is finished in Van Dyke points and easy going blouse with no sleeves.
 Caps and Bathing Bags to be had in every color.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20
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Display of Black Silks
 This Week

This Week
 Fer best Black the gown which was weddings receptions and affairs where best of detaed worship It elderly l1ace.
 
  They know Black Tafea Crepe Radium in supple folds with % En~s @ & % For @ I bre @ I as % been I display of Black Silks when quality is examined
 Following ls a 0 inches Sublime Meteor ~ $500 SoOo and $Soo a yo and $500 ""' $500 ss5o to $500 yd Kittens Ear coth $500 yd $500 ss5o to s4oo vd Georgete Crepe yd s2oO ss5o to s45o yd. l'o0as@ Sz"' a y0' ergte saop epss sa5o M gand I s5 u B@ronstt $75 yd Sports Silks s4oo and $500 Saol"nl $500 a yd Canton sa5O s45o Pongee, s25o a yd
 Following as5o oandse yd. S@A' "n0 S%'0 '0 $2oo ss5o to s5e5 yd. Fs@a 0e S0e' s4S' a yd wstsp 5ft sss3 s sae seoo v' Bathing S'"s 'a' '' Sl2 sl5o and $2oo yd Mone
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 Examine quality and come early
 Small checks large pldds, block colo Novelty white 'e' Nn oHaeN or coSs"g nd lavender white freddar O and Tan alfonso desirable shades and
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20

Something Quite New
 is the
 Art-co Bathing Shoe of colored 1subber. This appears in lovely shades of tange1ine, blue, Kelly green and black. It slips on cas- fly, fits the foot close ly, is very light and finishes out the trim and natty suit in the incest way. Exclusive to the Read House,
 S1.65
 Main floor
New-York tribune., 1921-09-20
''Peek-a-Boo'' at Columbia
Gertrude Mullen Appears in
Boudoir Robing Scene

An enrobing scene, in which ths
dainty Gertrude Mullen reveals to the
universe the complete process of lady
dressing in the privacy of her boudolr
from tub to toque, supplies one of the
Ieading bits of educational dissemina-
tion from the Burlesque Foundation
this week. She's at the Columbia IN
"Peek-a~Boo," Jean Bedini musical
revue, which is good title with the
exception that no undue exertion at
peeking is required Of the audience.
everything is in full view, Including
gertrude, as she is first disclosed sit
ting in a waterless tub, and, lest the
audience be .pLee at too irksome peeks
Tor further details, one side Of the tuh
IS removed and numerous brilliant in
candescents cast white and fnIsom.
glow upon her.
The rest of the show is almost az
snappy,. and is replete with iazzy
music, jazzy tripping and iazzy matter.
with Harry Kelso, Ed Quigiey. Joe
Kelso and Florence parley cutting ira
main capers. A burlesque on circus
acrobatics, a "jazz wedding and a
! Turkish bath scene, in which the at
mosphere is even warmer than most
dcmesnes of the Ethiopian masseuse.
are three leading features of the pro-
duction.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-20
Shuberts Open Vaudeuille
Circuit With a Flourish
Everybody in Redecorated
Theaser in 44th St. Seems to
Like What rs Offered There

The Forty-fourth Street Theater
opened yesterday as the first Manhat-
tan unit of the new Shubert vaudeville
circuit. Simultaneously the Shubert-
Crescent Theater in Brooklyn and play
houses in Baltimore and Cleveland tnat
hitherto had been devoted to dramatic
and musical comedy attractions had
their premiere under the new Shubert
policy The Winter Garden in New
York and theaters in seven other cities
will get under way next Monday, and
similar openings will follow each Mon
day until an entire chain Of theaters is
in operation.
For Shubert vaudeville it was sort
of constitution day, the ratification in
volving flags, brass bands and such con-
vocation of talent as only the Shubert
resources can command. The Forty
fourth Street house, to all intents and
purposes, has been transformed into
new theater by decorators, furnishers
and unidentified Ku Klux persons who
do weird things with stage draperies.
An audience largely made up of
sweet-smiiing Equity artists from
other theater organizations and fans
wise In the ways of vaudeville saw an
impressive inaugural performance.
Frances White, the little comedienne,
who formerly shared fortunes with
William Rock and more recently was
featured in Arthur Hammerstein S pro-
ductions, sang rondeur of songs that
brought to a temporary halt not only
this show, but also the rehearsals of
''Phi Phi" French musical produc-
ton in which the Shuberts will soon
star her on Broadway
Belle Story, a familiar figure through
four years regency as prima donna of
the Hippodrome, had warm reception.
The irrepressible Georgia Price, with
limitations of Cohan, Jolson and others
and with parodies on the fancy and
staple wares of elocution might have
rested solely on the latter He would
have offered less, but it would have
gone farther.
Bert Clark, the "nut" comedian; Jack
Conway and company in sketch called
"The Cellar" and Regal and Moore as
carnival ballyhoo artists were the elect
comedy chiefs. And we would rife
ballot boxes TO give votes to the mus
cular Donald Sisters, if there were any
assurance, on grounds of public policy,
that sensational lady equihbrists" as
a type would not get rough with their
husbands.
Nonette, who "gyps" the soul from
the violin; Olympia Desvall and her
high school horses and Harper and
Blanks in tricky dancing number fell
in pleasant places
This show is bright-bued spoke in
the new vaudeville wheel. B. p.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-20
Retail Clothiers Pledge
Aid to Restore Business

ROCHESTER,, Sept. 19.-On the eve
of the opening of the eighth annual
convention of the National Association
of Retail Clothiers, Andreas e. Burk-
hardt, president, to-day issued the fol-
lowing message to the American pub
lie:
We believe in the future of business
IN this country, and we are going to do
our part to bring it back to normalcy.
We believe that only through healthy
buying movement on the part of the
average man and woman can this con-
dltion come about
I'VE propose to stimulate this move
ment through a scientific study of the
whole situation, with view to intro
ducing economies and improvements in
the conduct of business in line with the
genuine efforts which the clothing re-
tailers have made along these lines
during the last year We propose to
buy along liberal and sensible lines.
and in that way to spur manufacture
ing activity, which, in turn, will give
more employment and will bring about
the end that every sane man desires. :"
The exhibits of mems and boys' gar
ments and furnishing goods and the
educational demonstration held in con-
nectlon with the convention for the
frst time, this year began at 8 O'clock
this morning.
More than 1900 delegates are pres
ent and regular business sessions will
ne oegun tomorrow morning.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-20
Klaw Returns and Says
He Will Offer New Plays
Manager, Back From Europe,
Will Offer ssLilies of the
Fieldv and ssOthcr T.iyes''

Marc Klaw, who had been abroad
for the summer, returned yesterday
on the White Star liner Baltic from
Liverpool. He said that he would
present "Lilies of the Field at the
Klaw Theater October 8, with Marie
Doro and Norman Trevor, and that
"Sonya" would continue indefinitely.
Another attraction which will be pre-
sented by Mr.. Klaw is new play by
Theresa Helburn and Edward Good
man called "Other Lives" He will
also produce "We Girls" by Frederick
and Fanny Hatton, and "The Full
Cup" by Theresa Helburn.
Among other travellers on the Baltic
were Sir Northrup Mcmillan, formerly
Of st. Louis and now a farmer of
British East Africa; Brigadier General
Morton F. Gage, d. S. o., of the Brit
ish Army; Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas L.
Gilman. Major Leonard Darwin, Judge
and Mrs. Thomas A. Jones, and Hetty
King, of the stage.
The Baltic encountered gale
Wednesday, and when the vessel docked
yesterday passengers offered Captain
f. B. Haworth testimonial COM
mending his handling of the ship.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-20

years ago. Franklyn Ardell and q COM
pany of eight young women present in
snappy fashion farcical comedy OF
the future, which is not intended to be
taken seriously in lines or situations,
and therefore need not shock the CEN
serious. Patricola and Yvette Rugel
supply two music acts Of very different
other sketch capitally done is Frank
Elliss "a Dress Rehearsal" Ed Gal
lagher and Al Shean, in Egypt; !;
Davis and Pelle, Jack Hanley and
Monsieur Adolphus, in Bohemian
Life" are other numbers on the we'll
diversified program.
The Colonial opened It's new season
with q bill featuring four headline
acts: Gallagher and Shean, Keane and
h'tney, Frank Van Hoven and Mar
garet Young. At the Riverside Edith
Taaiaferro divides honors with Joe
at the Eighty-frst Street. Salle
Fisher for the first of the week, Ar
mand Kaliz for the latter part, are the
star acts at the Fordham. "A Man of
the People," with Frederick Burton, is
featured at the Hamilton. Loew's Star
Theater has Arthur DEACON and Joe
Bennett for topliners early in the
week, with Putting 1t Over" for the
last half. The Four Marx Brothers
head the bill at Moss's Broadway. Tom
Smith heads the bill at Proctor's Fifth
Avenue Theater, and Mason and Cole
occupy that position st the Twenty
third Street house. At Proctor's Fifty
eighth Street Roger Gray is topliner.
"At the Turnpike" is the chief act at
the 125th Street Theater.
At the Majestic, in Brooklyn, "The
Bro'.en Wing" is the attraction.
"Lightnin'" remains for one more week
at the Montauk. The Boro Park has
Herman Timberg as headliner early in
the week, Ruth Roye the latter half.
Henry Santrey tops the bill at the
Bushwick. Loew's Metropolitan has
Waldron and Winslow and Lew Cooper
in star position for the two parts of
the week. Arnold Daily is the headline
feature at the Orpheum. Lew Fields,
in tabloid Snapshots of 1921" is
the star act Of the opening bill Of
Shubert Vaudeville.