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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
MAKING IT REAL

WAS the fate of France to have the brought home with 1 merci1ess realization at the time. extent but in another she is about to get idea what meant Monday Herr Mayer the the bonds to the amount of two hundred million dollars the equ valent of eight hundred and forty million formed the that he held subject disposal teen million marks in gold This, with previous payments completed the billion marks which the Germans had to the Commission before May thrty-firs.
 This is wel but and still money, have to raised to keep the instames due and these will bear the in a that will make clear their defeat nothing far is said that plan for raising this money and which amounts to little less than concation fifth of the country is about to be take the form of twenty cent reparaon the real estate in the country and in addition the
 twenty per cent participation a capital in going concerns industrial enterprises in cluding banks.
 The of the transgressor only but costly
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
GOIDBRICK SYSTEMS FOR
 TRAINING THE WILL

Other popular systems which de- serve inclusion among the goldbricks are those for training the will. Their advertisements suggest that, because exercise makes the arms grow stronger, mental exercise has similar effect on the will. They maintain that after 8 brief "course'' we shall no longer vaciI1ate; our knowledge will always control our actions; we shall always do that which is right in short, the millennium will be here.
 In addition to the points brought out by advertisements of memory emphasize a further truth, namely. that without doing correct remern- bering and thinking are, from the practical standpoint, useless
 Similarly, in these advertisements, some ~secret'' is usually referred to, the knowledge of which will enable the man who has been a failure for fifty-seven years to possess a success full business in fifty-seven days. By the end of the third year his net profit will be anywhere from 10000 to s50,0OO a year. He is represent ed as suddenly abandoning the balky attitude of years, to become not only a self-starter but a self-runner as we'll. It is to be feared that such testimonials are carefully selected cases; that returns from the entire courses would show lamentable cases of quitting and of failure
 The search for this secret" of wfll-power will lead us again through some of the main highways of psychological sciences.
 Many years ago the idea of a sep 1 arate entity, discrete mental struc- ture known as the will. was abandon ed by psychologists. There exists no little nanikin that sits up in our brain | with his hand on the tiller steering g
 our thoughts and actions, for the | manikin in turn would neceSitate an | other of similar kind but of greatly reduced size to control the thoughts
 in the head of the first; the second would demand a third; the third 8 | fourth; and so forth, ad infinitum.-
 From Psychology Goldbricks," by
 Henry Foster Adams. in the June | Scribner-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
DOES THE MISSISSIPPI
 RIVER FLOW UPHILL?

Does Mississippi River flow up hill?" is frequently the subject of school debates, and such debates us ually arise from inaccurate or inde- finite uses of the terms "uphi1r' and "downhi1l."
 In answer to a correspondent who recently made this inquiry, the Uni following reply: Some people de- scribe down" or cat a lower eleva- tion,'' when referring to two locaIi- ties, as the one nearer the center of the earth, and consider the upper of the two as the one farther from the center. If only a small area is considered this is practically true, but in referring to widely separated To- calities, such as the source and the mouth of Mississippi River, such a definition would lead to an absurdity and must therefore be incorrect
 The surface of water at rest is a level surface, as that phrase is us- ually understood Any particle of matter above such a surface will be at higher elevation, and if acted on by natural forces alone will tend to go down towards the water. Mean sea level is the surface generally ac- cepted as the datum or reference plane for all topographic elevations.
 The source of Mississippi River is about 1.5O0 feet above mean sea level Therefore, the unrestrained water at the source of the river, under the ac- ton of natural forces, tends to go | down to sea level at the rivers mouth.
 As the equatorial radius of the earth is about 13 miles greater than the polar radius and, as the interme- diate radu differ in length between these limits, and as the source of the Mississippi is nearly degrees of latitude farther north than it's mouth, it follows that the mouth of the river is about miles farther from the cen ter of the earth than it's source. The combined effect of gravity and cen trifuga1 force makes the water of the river run downhi11, although ac- | tua1ly the water moves away from the center of the earth in doing so.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
JUNIOR GLASS TO APPEAR IN
 CLOSING RECITAL

Miss Grace Dalrymple Clarke will present her junior pupils in their closing recital in the ball room of the Stratfeld on "Wednesday evening June Sth- Because of the extreme youth of many of the participants, the pro- gram will begin promptly at o'clock
 Three plays to be presented: ''The Ever-Ever Land,'' The Princess and the Crystal Pipe, and Dolls,'' consti- ute an admirably balanced program which will undoubtedly delight the Children of all Ages fin the au- dience and give to the young actors a rare opportunity to delineate such fascinating characters as dolls, prin- cesses, nynphs and the heroes in our favorite books.
 Those taking part include: Louise and Natalie Arnold, Florence Alper, Billy Belknap, Marjorie Birnbaum, Yvette Cohn, Celia mad Selma Eckler, Eleanor El1wood, James Emmons, Beatrice Friedman, Florence Gold man, Alice Haclse1, Grace Jepson. Sar- ah Kasdan, Jessie Merrill. Elaine Platt. Edith Rosenbluh, Marion Sack ett, Lillian Stein, Cora Evans, Mar garet Kiernan. Dorothy and Mildred Macdonald, Linnea Okerblom, Marion Munson, Frances Schipior, Adelaide Sundstron, Helen Fry, Phyllis Scott, Ruth Purdy. Edna Murphy, Willette Ripley Janet Cohen
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01

CFrom the New York Times)

(From the New York Times)
 There is much chuckling in Wash ington, some of it suspiciously near the State Department, over the orders that have gone forward to AmbaSsa- dor Harvey He is directed to join with the other members of the Su- preme Council in passing upon the plan to give financial aid to Austria But this is the plan of the League of Nations. It was devised by the League, will be submitted by the League and may be carried out by the League. So that it will be a lit tie hard for the Ambassador-or, at least, for his colleagues keep straight face after his formal notice to all and sundry that the United States would not have "anythins whatsoever to do with the League or with any commission or committee appointed by it or responsible to it, directly or indirectly, openly or fur tively.''
 The Ambassador further notified the members of the League, whom he evidently regarded as capable of any trickery, that neither ''by hook nor by crook could they "beguile" Amer1ca to change her mind about the League But we may be sure that when Secretary Hughes reaches his shepherds crook across the ocean and puts it about MT. Harvey's neck the redoubtable Colonel will go to meet with the League, a most sub missive mutton. He may be tempted to tell the League that it is a piece of impudence for it even to pretend to be alive. after he had condemned it to death but we think that he will | now be able to refrain from that and other verbal exuberances. The wires between Washington and Lon don are still open
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
COAL PRODUCERS
 COURT DISASTER

The coal people must either play ball or get off the field. The patience of the American public is rapidly reaching the bursting point Senator EIkins and others who have made huge fortunes from coal are exhort- ing the people to 'fbuy coal now, or -S What the coal overlords pre- dict, as an alternative, is coal famine and disaster for the public disaster, the disaster will fall On the obtuse heads of the coal magnates. What license have coal producers to adhere stubborn1y to wartime prices for household coal when every ether industry in the land has had to come off it's perch? Steel prices have tumbled; so have prices for cop per, leather, cotton, wool, wheat, rub Der, clothing, automobiles, rugs, lunl- ber-everything The American pub lie have long harbored a distrust and hatred of the 'coa1 barons," Events during the last few years have not modified this distrust and this batred And now the coal people are d ,'-lg their worst to fan this hatred into an explosion, an explosion which threat ems to demolish the present system of conducting the coal industry of the country. Further interference with business by the Government is not de- sired, but unless the coal people mend their ways, and mend them promptly and decisively, Congress will receive the sanction of the Amer ican people to take a hand in bring ing the coal magnates to their senses 6y despoiling them of power which Whey apparently haven't gumption enough to use in a way bearable by the American peopIe.-F7orbes Maga- zine (New York.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
THE BASIS OF CREDIT

So long, then, as the French peas ant retains his characteristic industry and thrift and has the means of working. the basic foundation of French credit remains So long as the British workman will produce and has the tools and materials with which to produce, British credit can not be shaken. The credit of Italy rests in the final analysis upon the willingness of the Italian to work and upon his having the tools and materials with which to work. It is but blind leader of the blind under present conditions who looks abroad expecting to find the same forms of credit security in Europe that existed before the war, or so far as the same may exist looks to find them in approximately the same volume. Liquid bankable credit is, of course, sadly diminished-so far gone, in deed, as to be insufficient as q basis for the credits the nations need to lift themselves out of their slough, These great liquid forms of credit must be re-esta bHshed, must be earn ed anew So long, however, as na- ture is there with her abounding re- actions to intelligent toll and men will work with nature and are given the means so to do, the ground for credit remains and men of vision will see the opportunity it gives them to make avail of it by furnishing that element of time which alone can make this basic potential credit fruit full
 It is not often in mans power to give the gift of time productfvely, but now 1t is so. We have the goods and the need to sell They lack the goods and have the need to buy. We have also in our keeping the gift of time and alone among the nations of the world can give it sufficiently and productive1y.-Wm c. RedfieId.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
H. L. FAIRCHIID. May 2n 1421
Editor,
JUNE BRIDE IS FITTED
 AT KITCHEN SHOWER

A delightful kitchen shower was given on Saturday evening by Miss Vfve Sawyer of Fairfield avenue in honor of Miss Albina LaCroix, whose wedding to Renee Sawyer took place this morning at o'cIocL tn St. An thony's church. During the evening vocal and piano selections were ren- dered by the guests and games were played.
 The dining room where a dainty collation. was served, was handsome ly decorated with pink and white roses and crepe paper.
 Those present were Mrs Mabel Prendergast. Miss Mildred Farrell, Miss Edna Jacques, Miss Mae Sawyer, Miss Rose Smith, Miss Rhea Senecal, Miss Vive Sawyer, Mrs. John LaCroix- Mrs. H. J. Sawyer. Romeo Tetrault. Leonard F,ryler. and Hence Sawyer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
PROPRIETY
(From the New York Times)

(From the New York Times)
 Even as in the days of Mark T7wain's early travels, Western pro- prieties are stumped in the Sandwich Islands Then. it will be remember ed, a missionary presented a chief and his lady each with a full Euro pean costume-and was electrified when they came to church next Sun day, the chief wearing only a plug hat and his lady only a parasol, the other garments appearing one by one on the persons of their retinua To- day it is question of bathing suits, but the point of the tale is much the same
 A clergyman of Hifo. who is also a Senator, was shocked by what he saw in his biennial visit to the capital and procured a law that no one should be seen in the streets of Homo lulu unless covered suitably by an outer garment reaching at least to the knees" Thereafter bathers on the way to the beach threw about their waists bath towels and macki- nav coats that indeed covered their knees, but, according to our dis patch, "did not fully accomplish the object of the law" The native Idea of propriety, it appears, is still ex- ceedingly scrappy.
 If the good Senator were to visit | the United States under the reign of the dog star, it is to be feared nat he would be almost equally scandal | ized- Passing over as lightly as pos sible the customs of Eastern beaches let US mention the sturdy Middle West-in fact, Chicago There the | sacred precincts of the Lake Shore Drive are invaded morning and even ! ing by trooping fauns and nymphS | upon whom any of the garments worn singly by the flock of Mark Twain's missionary would be a wei | come addition
 Morals, it used to be said, vary | with locality. In the Victorian age | the saying wore an air of audacity If Senator the Reverend Stephen Desha were to visit the Lake Shore Drive of a Summers eve (not to men ton our Atlantic Seaboard), he might
 conclude that they have become uni. versal-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
THE WHITE ACRES IN FRANCE

(John H. i New York TiInes)
  he France iIentf lie their dead he golden cannot requite:
 mother her lonely lamp;
 scho geography;
 his brave
 A A1ifeth hat was How And how ma Have to Roma "Belleau Wood"; An the Flanders fie1ds And all the valia rest;-become As he of hat o
 And our witnesses in France whi These in night And yvhe whie-cross shadows There Honor" for whenever Earth drew dying herself sen1iste in Earth O. She he land:- White added America! Paris,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
Will Bring Out
 New Buick Series

A. L. Clark of the Arthur L. Clark Co.,, Inc, distributors of Buick auto- mobiles in this city has made an nouncement of the fact that in bring ing out the new Buick series on June 1st that a new price on Bucks will be in force. Prices on all models are reduced from three hundred dollars on the three passenger roadster up to six hundred and sixty dollars on the seven passenger sedan, other models being reduced in proportion.
 The Buick line is composed of sew en models including open and closed cars and the entire new series are on display at the show rooms of Arthur L. Clarke company, 1710 Main street
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
QUIET WEDDING CELEBRATED IN
 CHURCH MONDAY

Attired in a gray canton crepe gown, wearing an old rose lowered hat and carrying an arm bouquet of brides roses, Miss Frances Hanrahan of Bunnen street became the bride of Lawrence McGrath of this city, on Monday morning in Sacred Heart church.
 Miss Dana Dofferty was the brides only attendant and wore a blue can ton crepe frock wah large picture hat to match. she carried an arm bououet of tea roses. Gray Hanra- han, brother of the bride, acted as best man.
 Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast for the immediate families was served at the brides home The couple are enjoying their honeymoo in Boston. Mass. and will reside in Black Rock on their return.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
Cbe ReQd Hnney
Times Sub Stations

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
WORKING TO EAT

CONSIDERABLE interest will attach to communal ex- @ pertinent which will be tried Holland State if the plans of Pete Green work
 He is reported bequeathing hundreds of the purpose making test in socalstc al life and placed experiment the charge of group socialists in New York City He said to want to the tried before he Perhaps he would deferred until after his demise
 Greens wholly altruistic. he wants to sharing his property There is will have to face charge in co1rt some claiming that he set his buildings months to the insurance All this however is less the general public than the proposed pertinent
 infreouen their history
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
ADEHIPHIAN LODGE I. O. O. F.

Adelphian lodge. No. 80. l. O. O. F., will exemplify the initiatory degree on a large class of candidates tonight at Odd Fellows hall, l 0s9 Broad street All Odd Fellows are asked to attend to make this degree a success After the meeting refreshments will be served.
 Butler lodge of South Norwa1k, will work the first degree on Adelphian candidates on June S.
 Samuel H. Harris lodge of this city. will exemplify the second degree in full form on these candidates on June 18th.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
STOCK MARKET.

New oYrk, June Trading en the Stock Exchange was on small scale this morning with little feature. The railroad group made a poor response to the overnight announcement by the Railway Labor Board of an average reduction of 12 per cent. in the wages of certain of employees. Southern Railway moved up 3-S to 20 7-8; Mexican Pete advanced 1-4 to 14S 1-4: Sinclair Oil gained 3-S to 23 7-s; U. $. Rubber declined b-s to e4 s-S ana Crucsble Stea declined 1-< *o S9 a-<.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01

Holland Brown Ihe Year of Enthuslas the Month Success, the Day of Demollon-"
 His ideal place where everything almost equa everybody eats. Will there the charter membership of the commun ity? time will tell. ,
 respect scheme different from most or all of the others. has behind it religious literary or deas- tic theory to promote place where everybody works the simple eating. It remains to be if this ignorant farmer successful formula
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
ASK s1o,oOo DAMAGES.

Edward G. Bolter, Bridgeport. has brought suit in Superior court against William J. Nanfeldt, New Haven, in which damages of S10,000 are asked because of a result of being struck by an automobile owned by the de- fendant The crash occurred on Dec. II. last. on Connecticut avenue. The complaint states that the defendant machine was operated in a careless and negligent manner
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
NoBLEsfAN LEFT s25

London, June 1-The will of Sir Archibald John Macdonald Baronet. just filed for probate, shSys that the nobelrnan left an ests s@sSf only $2s-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
More Protests
 Against News
 Of Murder Trial

Evid ently following the advice given by number of pastors in the churches on Sunday a number of per- sons have written in to the Tim es, expressing their opinions as to the annount of publicity that should be type, and salacious divorce suits. Sev- eral communications were received yesterday and two more came in to- day The Times is very glad to get these expressions from the public. Today's letters follow:
 May 51st-, 1921. To the Editor of the Times: I wish to protest against the sen is writing up the Mott trial. The dis gusting details have already been de- scrIbed in the Wade case and it seems unnecessary to repeat them think articles of this kind tend to lower the morality of the community. especially among the young people. and respectfully urge your considera- ton of this matter.
 Yours truly.
 H. L. FAIRCHHD.
 May 30, 1921 Editor,
 Bridgeport Times,
 Brid geport, Conn.
 I do not think some of the articles printed in the paper arc suitable for children or anyone else to read and continue printing such things as the Mott and Wade trial, divorce cases, etc
 Yours truly,
 EDNA E. LEWIS,
 Stratford, Conn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01

Col. and Mrs Elmer Havens O. Clinton avenue have returned from their farm in Southbury. Conn
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
Ready Made Boomers At 39 and 50 cts

Hardly worth while making when you can purchase them at such reasonable prices. Of light weight summer quality in flesh only. Well made garments some having double elastic at the knees.
 Batiste Boomers in out-sizes 50 cts Crepe Boomers in regular sizes 50 cts. Boomers, regular sizes only 39 cts.
 Main floor
New-York tribune., 1921-03-11
Wife Accused Of Breaking
Separation Contract
Jesse Winburn Says Anonymous
Letters Justified Cutting
OFF PAYMENTS

Jesse Winburn, who controls much
OF the advertising in New York Citv
streetcars, filed in the Supreme Court
yesterday his answer to suit brought
by Mrs. Lilly WinbNrn to recover
money which she alleged was due her
under d separation agreement.
and under it's terms Mr.. Winburn
bound himself to pay his wife SO 900
both agreeing that they would live
apart, free from control or molesta-
ton OF each other. Mr.. and Mrs. Win
burn agreed that no effort was TO he
made by either to induce the other to
resume marital relations. The prom
ised payments. said Mr.. Winburn, we're
made monthly until January, 1921.
AT that time. it is alleged by the
husband, Mrs. Winburn began Writing
anonymous letters to Mr.. Winburn and
friends, which he declared were of a
scandalous character and contained
accusations against her husband. Upon
his insistence that his wife cease writ
ing these letters, said Mr.. Winburn.
she demanded that he live with her.
Mr.. Winburn said he had been made
i'll by the conduct of Mrs. Winburn and
that she has violated the terlns Of the
agreement
New-York tribune., 1921-03-11
Fire Again Wrecks
Brooklyn Oil Plant;
Seven Are Injured
Six Fuel Tanks at Creenpoint
Works of Standard Burn;
Each Holds 25, 900 Gals.
Estimated Loss. 500, 900

A fire which threatened for a time
to rival the blaze that ragged for three
days at the plant last year broke out
yesterday in the Standard Oil works
in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn.
Strenuous work by city fire1nen con-
fined The damage to the destruction of
two crude oil stills and the partial de-
struction of four others. Seven en-
ployees were injured. The loss, it is
estimated, will not exceed 100000
A still in the Some & Fleming plant
of the Standard Oil caught fire about
AS q. m. The plant fire department
fought il until 11:OS, when an alarm
was turned in. Recalling last years
blaze, second alarm was sounded at
11:25 and a third at 1886. but these
were mere precautionary measures.
The plant, which is bounded by
Greenpoint. Kingsland, Meserole and
Nassau avenues. and Monitor Street,
covers fifteen acres. AS soon as it was
apparent that there was danger OF tho
flames spreading officials of the COM
pany ordered oil from the tanks to be
drawn TO the Long Island City and
Bayorne plants.
TIE six stills that caught fire cracked
one after another and there We're dull
reports, but no concussions. Each
still contained $4,000 gallons of oil. By
/ 80 o'clock the fire was under control.
John Hoenighauser, assistant fore
man in the boiler shop, slipped and
fell into a sewer opening running with
not Gil His body was badly burned.
He was rescued hy John Marnel an
limping to safety after some of the
oil had run down his bootleg while he
was fighting the blaze. Four other
workmen were hurt in manner sim
liar to Marnel. They were Charles
Cook, Edward Donohue. William Sea
man and 7 Tony Karbowski. William
Reminder, also an employee, tripped
over fire hose, fell and broke rib.