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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-21
Hosiery section a lively spot

And it is little wonder when you see the offerings that this part of store is showing every day. Here few of the usual items of interest.
 Mercerised isle hose for women. These are woven in the English rib Coors nude, grey and cordoyan 59c pair.
 Silk hose for Made with a mock seam with se top and soe Colors black white and cordovan $1.35 pair.
 Light weight lsle hose for women Coors are black white and cordovan 35c pair. foorl center.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-21

1 Times Ads. Bring Results
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-21

Mrs. E. R. Patterson of 27 Bur mingham streets will be the hostess at a meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of Letter Carriers to be held this evening" June 21 The members will meet at the corner of Main and Thorn streets, at 1880.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-21

A meeting of the executive board of the Business and Profesei onal Women's club will be held Monday evening at 6:3O. This will be the last meeting held with Mrs. Grace Carter, presiding Miss Emma Flames the new president, will take office on Saturday, July l.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-21
Let us show merits of s'Wearever'

practical demonstrator from the 'sWearever' makers will explain you the many features of the cook ing utensils bearing the ''Wearever'' trade mark.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-21

During this demonstration we will feature the "Wear- ever' 6 quart preserving ket- tie at $1.25
 This is quite a reduction and there are special prices on all "Wearever" article while the demonstration is in pro- gress. floor, rear.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
Stereoscope an Aid hAstrononY

bodies taken far enough apart can be COM
bined stereoscopically, the effect would be
the same This has actually been accom-
plished.
For long time astronomers have tried
TO adapt the stereoscope to astronomy
and satisfactory relief photographs of the
moon have been obtained by taking views
at sufficiently long intervals and utilizing
the libration, that is, the slight swinging
Of the moon to and fro in space.
This phenomenon, which shows us our
satellite from different points, produces
the same perspective effect as If we should
suppose the observer transported success
sively, but on the same date, to two points
Of space such that by Joining them to the
moons center, the lines so determined,
should form an angle equal to the ampli-
tude Of the libration. In the case of maxi
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

- HE stereoscopic effect or the appear
ance Of relief, whereby objects in
the foreground of scene stand
out from the background, is due to a com
bination OF two views from standpoints a
little way apart. In actual vision these
views are those seen directly by the two
eyes. In the stereoscope they are photo
graphic views taken separately by cameras
at the distance of the eyes.
For very distant objects the effect Of
relief vanishes because such objects look
the same no matter by which eye they are
viewed. II would, therefore, seem impos-
sible to utilize the stereoscope in astron-
omy. But a gigantic observer with eyes
thousands Of miles apart would doubtless
see the moon and the sun as actual spheres
instead Of fiat disks. II views Of these
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

mum libration we have an angle OF four.
teen degrees.
The distance Of these two imaginary sta
tons would then be about one-quarter of
the distance from the earth to the moon.
The stereoscopic effect Is more than salts
factory, for the moon appears In exag-
gerated relief, and seems to be egg shaped
instead Of spherical The suns disk pho
tographed at an interval OF several days
looks like a sphere
Stereoscopic photography also was tried
during an eclipse The atmospheric con-
ditions prevented success, but 1t may easily
be understood that this process is hardly
applicable to the solar corona. as Il changes
every instant.
Hence the necessity Of taking the two
photographs simultaneously, or at least
at q very short interval This interval
could not exceed seven minutes-the maxi.
mum duration Of a total eclipse.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

will save millions of dollars to industry
by eliminating waste Of effort in the wrong
direction Not only that, but because of
the shunting of fit and unfit 1t will create
new opportunities and new work, so that
in the long run all lines of endeavor will
be benefited.
There is, however, one danger which
cannot be overlooked Oversciencing HUI
nlanity-swinging the pendulum too far in
the opposite direction is certain to cause
trouble Such tests are not infallible, to
begin. Take the case of a fully competent
typist She is placed at the instrument
for a test. Naturally she is a bit nervous,
for she is human Her pulse beats a trihe
more rapidly than II should there is a
nervous tension and she fails in the test
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
Turnover of Labor
Will Be Much Reduced

In one department store employing
1000 men and women there was turn.
over OF labor amounting to 700 every six
months. In other words every six months
700 employees left for some reason or
other and 700 new hands had to be taught
and coached--a tremendous price to pay
for gross mismanagement. For II the
right employees had been chosen for the
right positions and had been treated right,
IL they had done their work rght-but,
then. human nature is still human nature
and even German science cannot perform
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

That test under such circumstances is
emnently unfair must be conceded.
Then, again, a man might be tested lor
rapidity of thought and concentration.
His wife is i'll and not expected to live;
his mind is with her-not on the test He
is worried, mentally upset and irritable
Could he make a satisfactory test? or a
man who is physically under the weather
who has a dyspeptic headache?
III these tests were applied generally
and persistently the results would be so
far reaching as to battle imagination. One
can almost sense the reorganization OF
industry and enterprise. One can see per-
feet service in store and hotel and on
public conveyances; one can imagine the
perfection of work done in all things-in
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

perhaps, being a human being, he would
suggest that swearing might relieve ones
feelings under the circumstances. Again,
he might be the right man and, without
hesitation, he would reply:
I'D get in touch with the receiver for
the concerns and see il we could not save
the firms by tiding them over the crisis"
Then there is the great department
store Down in the basement Is bar
gain counter where women may buy hats
at 50. The forewoman has not been a sue
cess, for she was OF the nervous type
easily fustered and given to arguments
with customers. The general manager has
looked over his saleswomen and found
none qualified to take the position. He
wonders where he will get the right one,
and then his eyes wander idly over the
hundred stenographers pounding at their
keys.
He sits up suddenly-an idea has come
tc him. And the next day every one of the
stenographers and typists is invited to
take the test. She is placed at the type
writer connected with the electric recorder
and her emotions are set down in black
and white. II she strikes the keys with
even pressure-not jerkily, one key with
slam bang, the next with the touch OF a
fairy wand-then she is OF the well bal
anced Unconditional kind.
The registered pulse with even beat
confirms this. She is next tested for her
ability to distinguish colors quickly She
is tested for her ability to think quickly
and accurately; she is tried out for her
powers Of concentration. And she passes
them all and so gets the better position.
for which she is thoroughly qualified.
No longer do the shoppers squabble and
argue with the floor woman as Of old. For
the new one Is even tempered. She does
not argue. She makes a decision in trice
and sticks to II. She is courteous and con-
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

the making of clothes and in the cooking
of food, in the way the traffic policeman
handles vehicles, in our behavior to one
another.
Science has done many things that are
amazing. II has now developed a system
OF squaring the circle OF employment II
can well nigh raise the dead-it can pre-
vent and accomplish, but
1t has not yet solved the everlasting
problem-the one unsovable conundrum-
human naturel And so long as that pre-
walls even the mechanical perfection or
German inventions will not prove infal-
lible so far as selecting employees for EN-
p'oyers. Science might Just as well try
TO pick sweethearts for swains and vice
versa.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
COntripQnceS Used TO
Determine Human Limitations, So as
to Place Workers in Positions
for Which They Are Best Fitted

is in need of a first assistant, one who can
think as quick as fash" who is well
nigh infallible in his deductions and deci
sions, who has remarkable memory. OF
course such man will not be an assist
ant to anybody very long, but let us say
the bank needs him. The president and
his advisers look over their employees
In other days the president would pick
some one he liked personally-perhaps The
son of some good friend. Or the directors
might bring pressure to bear to assure the
appointment of one of their proteges. But
the German system would obviate ell that.
Every employee would be put to the test.
His mentality, his psychic ego-a!most bis
soul-would be measured and weighed and
calculated and then--the right man would
be picked The subject would be seated
at the recording machine. The man in
charge of the tests would ask
There is a panic in Wall Street; three
of our largest depositors have gone to
smash. We stand to lose $1,O0O,O00. What
would you do?"
How Answer Would Tell
The Mans Capabilities
Perhaps the subject would begin to
think laboriously, carefully, and that
would eliminate him automatically. Or.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

the miracle of perfecting us simply
through mechanical tests.
But there is no doubt that such tests
will help vastly to eliminate the incom-
petent, the mentally slow, the physically
negative-the men and women who are
fated to be wage slaves through force of
heredity; it will place them where they
belong and will give the mentally active
an opportunity to make good. What is
equally important, however. such tests
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

siderate, but she knows how to size up
each individual customer, she knows the
human equation and how to handle 1t,
thanks to the fact that German science
evolved the right tests.
In every line of endeavor humanity will
profit by these employment tests There
is scarcely a man or a woman who Is
placed right, who is satisfied with the
work he or she is doing. Psychology plays
a vastly important role in human success,
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

and the being who feels dissatisfied with
his work or his surroundings cannot do
justice to himself or to his employer.
Conditions necessary for success in work
are simply:
/. The right type of work.
2 The right surroundings.
3. The right pay.
A. The right treatment
5. The right chance for advancement
And the employer has his side, too:
1. The right employee in the right place
2. The right sort and right amount Of
work
3. The right cooperation on the part of
the employee.
4. The right response to right treatment
Few Offices, shops or stores combine
these necessities for employer and en-
ployee. That is why the German tests will
do away with labor overturn. labor unrest
and the attendant financial losses II is
a fact that in practically all enterprises
employing men and women the constant
stream of designations and dismssals OF
rev employment, Is so great as to be
veritable menace to the success of the en-
terprise.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
Accuracy of a Typist
Test by Clever Machine


Having determined the speed and ac-
curacy of the subject. Dr. Schultz decided
to ascertain the aptitude and temperament
of a subject, in this instance a girl stenog-
rapher. The instrument used was con-
nected electrically with a recording ma
chine. Then the typist began work The
machine registered not merely the pressure
of the fingers as they struck the keys, but
their evenness; it told of the heartbeats OF
the typist through her pulse, it measured
her emotions as shown by the reading
matter she copied.
other instruments determined the men,
tai attitude toward light-how different
colors affected the subject, how the vary
ing speed Of light flashes affected the eyes
or course, there was apparatus for testing
the muscular and nervous resistance of
the men and women. About the only tests
to which the city employees were not sub
mitted was one to determine whether or
not they were truthful. This was due per-
haps to the fact that contrivance for this
test was invented recently by a Harvard
professor and has not yet reached Ger
mafiy.
Gut the Berlin experiments point .he
way TO a remarkable change In the en-
ployment of human labor. No longer will
the man fitted by nature, by temperament
ana learning to be truck driver be placed
in charge of an Office No longer will the
girl who is stenographer be a misflt In
some brokers' office, but will be sue
cessful saleswoman in a department store.
The advantages of the German system ap-
pear boundless.
Concrete instances OF how the German
experiments may be applied In America
are at hand from German reports. Let US
take, for instance, a bank. The president
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-06
rAarPERrNa WITH IrRrrs

There are those who have no idea of rcspecting the law and there are thosa who set out to circumvent the law irnre 1istely it Ia disclosed that they desire to do something which would be con- trary thereto. Others are determined that they shsu not pay any penalty for their Illegal acts and are willing to re- a0rt tS further criminal conduct to clear -heir siirtE
 This has been clearly brought to light by Attorney General Allen of Massa- chusetts who has this week asked for and obtained the discharge of the grand jury becanse It had come to his atten- licn tiat efforts had been made by thoss iutarested to influence members of :he iury In their behalf. The purpose in Hending matter to the jurymen through Inc man bearing upon the cases before hem is clearly apparent It hasn't been dirciosed that the jury was prevented fron giving an impartial decision con. ceufng such matters as 1t has disposed of but ft wns plain that the attorns, general was unwilling that 1t shouls continue knowing that those bent upoi influencing certain members were a work IL doesn't appear that the jur, nsmbers/ were open to any such ap peais. but the effort to obtain tustic called for their removal from any sus picion.
 what s of equal importance now 1 that those who have been attempting t irfuencs the jury. and interrupt the dis ronEing of justice, should be brough bofore the court for such punishment a Ehsir acts entitis them. Whether the gro actually known is not revealed bu inaEmuch as there is considered sufi ritnt ground to have the jury discharge thers Is equally good reason why thos resnonsIble for such action should | given to understand the seriousness ( lhe acts which they have been commit ling. Tn the administration of justice n ruoh conduct can be tolerated. and thel s no reason to believe that the attorne general of Massachusetts will neglei hh duty in that respect. He has repea sdIy shown that he Is fearless in dea1in rfsh snch matters.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-06
STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
 ARRANGEs FAI,I, MEETING

The fall meeting of the Connecticut State Teachers Association. of which Supt. E. J. Graham of Norwich Is pres- ident, is arranged for Friday. Oci. sT. 1922 There will be four sectional meet irgs-at Hartford, New Haven, Bridge port and New London. The program at each meeting calls for general addresses at 10 o'clock and 3 o'clock and gDr group meetings at II o'clock and os clock.
 The speakers at the general meetings at New Haven and Bridgeport are pr. A. R. Burbacher, president of the State Teachers College at Albany. New York, and Dr. James P. Haney, director of art in New York city schiols. At Hartford and New London the principal speakers | will be Hon. Frederick M Davenport state senator, Clinton, New York, an,
 William B. Owen, president of the Ma. tional Educational Association. Ths speakers will make addresses in tn, l morning in one city and go to the othel city for the afternoon addresses.
 The group meetings are planned fol high, junior high, elementary, primar, and kindergarten, and village and rura teachers. Among the speakers from out
 side of Connecticut at these group meet l ings will be Prof. Edgar Dawson o Hunter College. New York, J. Lynn Bar
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-06
Less Meat If Back
 And Kidneys Hurt
Take a glass of Salts to flush Kidneys if Bladder
 bothers you.

Eating too much meat may produce kidney trouble in some form or other, says a well-known authority, because the uric acid exeites the kidneys, they become overworked; get sluggish; clog up and cause all sorts of distress, par ticularly backache and misery in, the kidney region; rheumatic twinges se- were headaches, acid stomach, copsd- patton, torpid liver, sleeplessness, biad- der and urinary irritation.
 The moment your back hurts or kid- neys aren't acting right or if bladder bothers you, get about four ounces of lad Salts from any good pharnacy; take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for few days and your kidneys may then act fine This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, com bined with uthia, and has been used | for generations to flush clogged kid ineys and stimulate them to norma activity; also to nelItralize the acids
 in the urine so that it no longer trri- tates, thus often ending bladder dis orders.
 lad Salts cannot injure anyone;
 makes a delightful effervescent lithia- water drink which millions of meI and women take now and then to hell
 keep the kidneys and urinary organ. clean, thus often avoiding serious kid
 ney disorders.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-06

teries which amazed the occasional wis.,
 hor to Java. Now they are known and praeticed with varying degrees of pro- hcieney in various art eenters of Ameri- can communities. This Javan art inc vitably suggests comparison with that
 distinctive American art, color paint
 ing, which employs the same basic prir-
 cpies in achieving the finest grada-
 tions of color.
 "Djokjakarta beckons to the epicure as
 we'll as to the asthete. Its rijst-tafel, or
 rice table, affords rare gastrononlic ex-
 perienee. A Japanese dinner beguiles the
 visiting diner with a. series of exotic
 adbfts served separately. The Javan
 meal is a veritable symphony, with it's underlying motif stratum of rice, and upon that rises structural harmony of Photographic upon egg, curry upon fish,, fowl upon meat. The casual ob- server must not conclude that this is a sort of variant of the alleged Chinese ehop-suey of American invention, a mere hash; rather the principal Is one of blending rainbow of flavors, and tick | ling the palate by chromatic scale of taste, in much the same way as the ] batik maker strives for new combina- I tions of color.
 Through the modern Javan is not con- eerned with architecture the island peo- pie of thousands of years ago built tenn pies and monuments which today are objects of wonder to the student and fragments of beauty to the artist. No l table among these is the Great Buddha or Boro Doedoe; a mighty terraced tenn l pie, containing massive image ei Buddha and remarkable series of bas reliefs.
 1 '-To the scientist the island of Javs
 is a potential laboratory for studies O volcanic action. Mt. Katmai, in Alaska
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-06
nIsAsTRous ToKEsT TTREs.

A considerable period of dry weather ha1 left the woodlands a mass of dry underbrush. the inflammable character G which has been increased by failing leaves. IL Is the best kind of material for starting and feeding a fire and once Che torch is applied there Is no telling when or where t will be checked. The Eituation that prevails today Is not much different than that which presents itself each spring and fan, especially if there b a lack Of rain
 The menace of the forest fire can best be appreciated by those who have ixperienced the difficulties involved ir .heczing one. Even in small pieces oi Foodiand 1t Is no slight task but whe1 Q gets Go, raging through vast tracts oi randing timber it involves not only much danger for those who happen tC ba in the path of the flames but it means great losses to those who own the prop sry.
 Despite an the provisions that hay, been made for fire prevention it hasn' as yet been sufficiently impressed upor certai1 ones, who go into the woods lhat they have a responsibility to dis charge in refraining from starting firei which may sause large financial losse and possibly consume dwellings and re Eult in the loss of lives.
 The governor of Maine is appreciativ 4 the part which hunters play in wood "a areas during dry periods. With SC ,ious fires now raging in that state h. finds it necessary to end the open ,ea ion for hunting until rain has sufficient y soaked the underbrush as to chec. tres and serve to prevent others.
 With towns being wiped out and th Ives of many -woodsmen endangere dong both sides Of the Canadian bar fer there stands out prominently one c he best reasons for responding to tn Treat need for fire prevention. It possible that fires cannot be prevente n all instances but it can be done in s many that the advantage of it shout be obtained. The need exists for. pr. venting every fire possible. If that wer fone the fire losses for the year woul ia greatly reduced.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-06
CRIME DEoREAsINa.


 When reports made to the American Bankers association in convention show that the crime. wave which broke over the country following the war has near ly exhausted itself there is interest to more than members of the asseeiat. .on. The whole country has had its experi- ence with this wave of criiniHality and it will be highly gratifed that there Is some tangible evidence that it is pass ing.
 That it hasn't completely disappear ed is evident and there is no reason to expect that it will. Crime Is something with which we can expect to have to deal quite as long and faithfully as with disease and other evils.
 Possibly those who have been impress ed with the idea that crime was quick way to great riches and uHllmited pleas. ures have realized the folly of such a view. Possibly their experience has turned such misguided individuals back to the paths of sanity and better judg- ment But it seems not improbable that there have been good results obtained from the recognition of those dealing with the criminals that leniency must give way to a proper degree of severity if punishment was going to serve to dis courage those disposed to show no re- spect for law and order. Certainly there has been no better reason for lend ing encouragement to the commission ot crime than there has been for sparias tn rod and spelling the child. The decrease in the crime way isn't such that there can be any serieus iet1r in the efforts to curb 1t, but the faci that it is experiencing a decline will h' good news to the entire country. Inas much as it has been started down hlI public welfare will be served by keepln. 1t going.