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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03
MARVELS HAVE EXHAUSTED
CAPACITY FOR SURPRISE
Bells Telephone Is Only One Of the
Many Applications OF the Mysteri.
Gus Power Of Electricity


And if Bell had not been teacher Of the
deaf who sought some way to magnify the
sound "f the voice. he would not have
stumbled on IN" device which can tra#>.
NIT the human voice across tn" Continent,
II" was searching for one thing and tound
~"rr'uing much greater. Iiut h" vHS a"ar"
If the greatness of ihr thing he did find AND
10y Fortunate r"m"al"natirn "t "irrHm.
~tduce> II" was ahl" t" profit financially hN
his invention. II" was u poor teacher in
b">I"n. who had been employed 10y i;uidn"r
Green Hubbard to give lessons (" his deaf
and dumb daughter. II" married tn"
daughter and his father in Jaw financed the
invention of the telephone in the beginning
and took care Of the interests of Bell. Other
inventors have not always been 50 Fortunate
H"l's invention iS interesting rs one Of
the many utiliHat"n> Of electricity which
have come about within fifty years. Th"
mrn Of science had known for centuries that
there WAS such II thing I'll" first written
record Of i is in the story Of IN" "Xicr!.
mpnts Of rhuoS Of Micul> with amber in
III" seventh century before Christ. lie dr.
covered that if amber was rubbed Il would
attract :" itsr'f small PARTICLES OF dust or
rh"r The Greek word for amber Is
"'"htron and elektr"n is the word 70 which
our word electricity traces it, origin.
We know NOR" about the properties Of
electricity thun was known by Thulrs when
l." rubbed the biz of amber that he picked
up on the <carL"r" and found that they
behaved differently from bits Of wood when
u L.
about the c>soniiul narur" "i - We speak
Of electricity n> q current and ~ tluld
and a. a juice. B!t the! are merely al.
htrary terms
B"li'S r"l"phon" WI> not rh" first CON-
m-rcal Us" Of "'cc'ri'.l. |, was pre-
coded by NOR" tf.an thirty years by Mor>">
electric telegraph. And N"rsr'> In" from
Baltimore 10 Washington. opened in lS4i.
was not the first commercial telegraph. for
II line was opened in England in l>,I. E'i
the telegraph was the first application oi the
power OF electricity to human u~n> Prior
to that it had been a mysterious force played
with by physicists in their Laboratories They
had learned that il would d" varou> things.
They had harmed how 10 produce continue
oHs current. hut the powerful dvnamo>
Wh!'h general" power rnuTgh to "p,rut" Il
whole street ear system and ,o pU,l heavily
loaded railroad trains had not been dreamed
Of No longer ago than 1850 the professors
Of phvS!rS told rhcir students aS they ry.
L.b!,ed 10 Them Toy electric. motors that no
ON. knew vhp,,icr am, use could l." made Of
this kind Of povrr. w. Turadav had made,
his electric motor N 1881
Tlc rclrcraph and ,hr tr,"phonr were
,I,Ilj2at.ons uf rIe uowcr Of electricity ,o
produro vihror;on> THAT was a,I The
.,o..-r,r rsl, vl,.L was invented 4, ,Lny,
,hp Sam. ,.,u. =. III. ,eIepLop. va.
,,ir,ya,,,,, of rho Luowl.dg. ,Lpt .rr,.r,.,j,y
,rlcr ,o,.,rg ,Iror,h rn,;.,,,. ,p.di,,,n
,,.,.,.,l ,,..o i. ~ , vl,,. l.,, ,,,,J ,br,,,.
as Lr,,,t,,r. lirI,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03
DeSnita =.
ChaTering

Chaffering there hos ro'on ",hrums
ou,,, &c.. time during the raiIrooJ
bargaining point Workmrn ",mrr ' than
forsGo 1t without admitting absolute dofom, n"t
employers could not acccdc to aII its "rrrIi i,nm
%itn"", Sai"mS n"T %"c'%s Hf men s at work Work.
A compromise sooner or Io,nr Il" Wy thrm'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03

NGw mat the Russian Reds and GenoroI
-ldendorh are qlarreling they will nrohnhii hh,
,,spef,encr n curious and wholly nnexnecteJI
mso @ IN ,s'lihg the truth. About each Other
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03

T., secretary D"nby, in Manila. saws Jon,u
IS making SINGER" "ifor, to live nm n"r%' in 'h
nShlhs'on agreement. And the more COM NV
a"na'"t" s remark Of that kind is the more
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03

According to an A. l.. dispatch, Mark
Twain is responsible for the declaration that
what the country needs most is a good five
cent cigar. This will cause former Vice
President Marshall to smile quietly,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03

platform says Kansas has been thirsty for
forty years without admitting il. This
seems to confirm what the Governor of
Norh Carolina said TO the Governor of
South Carolina.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03

The Man With III" White Apron SAYS
Europe'S near bier continues to get a kick
from the Near East.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03

senator Stanley says 10000 900 people
in this country Iiv" on taxes. Not surpris-
ing. Government mus, pay for the machine
il pTeCtS,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03

I.rglcSS YOnkcrs man who is suing his
wife for bigamy appriSes the world he is
still in the running.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03

l. il because n wide stream dissipates
force that the wool group wants the sena-
torial inquiry broadencd:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03

.IuSt in a little while, after the Free
S,arrrS hay" whipped them. the Irish rebels
Will be- good citizens.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03
When the Man
In the Moon
Has the Hives

Has the Hives m New York on Tho
President Garfield and
the captain few a flag which puzzled qIarnn.
tine officials. Its a honeymoon flag Lo
cxplaincd. 1.-TWO red hearts in n eoldnn
ring" And the Office Crouch smiled sourly
and said, "Iiuh. Two spoons in a bowl ~
mush would have been equally appropriate
The National Park Service Of the In.
terror Department proposes to broadcast hv
radio the pccOlo like voices of the miIIion
marmots whose shr!Iing chorus is carriod
miles on the rare mountain air of Mon
tam We know II frog pond that Graves for
similar honor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03

\ pet pp."ra presented to the Prince Of
Walos BIT drDu;rn SHiIor in I.ondon and
was kil.,I ~ the police, "" wonder why.
# probably would have died anyhow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03

Fifteen brides and what
goes with them on a
honeymoon trip arrived
IN New York on tho
Iprng;la,t rr -,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03

II ii" railrOaders are not careful III,
miners will be the first to return TO work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03

Said the Senate, completing its term,
"Turn acc n0ic from the sheep to the tcorm
our wooicn suits give you a fit.
Nop tDe'H pull up your stockings q Bit
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03

Tie experience of Hays in IIolywood
shows his ability 10 find good in everything
Tier" i no daylight saving about the
way European Governments are marking
time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03

l. ! not expected that the new Star
fuel director Will have any time to burn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27
"LOVE-MATE" MAY CAUSE ARREST OF
 YOUNG GARLAND

Middleboro, Mass. Jan. 27-Dur- ance vile in the local hoosegow faces Charles A. Garland, the young man who scoffed at a million dollar be- quest and also at such a spirit stunt ing'' statute the marriae law, if he brinS his twin Sou1' '1ove-mate," or whatever he may now care to call Miss Lillian Conrad, to live with him on his East Midd1eboro farm. This was made plain by Chief of Police Alden c. Sisson.
 Garland has returned to his shack on April Farm unaccompanied by his search for her in Boston.
 Chief Sisson and Se1ectman Wm. Boynton declared in unequivocal terms that if the young woman arrives at the farm while Garland is still the lawfully welded husband of Mary Wrenn Garland, the strong arm of the law will promptly descend on the pair of free lovers.
 'If this Conrad woman comes back here they will be arrested, said Chief Sisson who refused to grant young MT. Garland any special leeway in the matter of his love affairs be- cause he is a direct descendant Of Henry VIII.
 Young MT. Garland, who is 24 years old, has shown the first symptom Of wagering. He sympathizes with him self in declaring his ideals and phil viously he declared emphatically he never would return to his wife. Upon returning to his dreary shack he modified this to the extent of saying he .'probably'' will not return to her.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27
County And Local
 Health Heads Confer

With Dr. William Hall Coon Health Officer and County Health Of ficer James A. Marr in conference this noon indications were that legal steps might be taken by the Board of Health Commissioners against the Board of Education to enforce their order ex- cluding unvaccinated pupils from the schools of Bridgeport.
 Neither Dr. Coon nor Attorney Marr would comment upon the situation in any way and William L. Zepp, presi- dent of the Board of Health Com missioners is confined to his bed with a cold and could not be reached by telephone.
 It is said that if the Board of Health finds that it has the law on its side it can take out writ against the Board of Education.
 No new cases of smallpox have been reported and the number remains at S3. A great many of these have all ready been released.
 Norwalk, Conn, Jan. 26-FoIloW- ing a controversy at Darien over the order of the health officer, Dr. Geo. H. Noxon, that pupils not vaccinaled be excluded from school the school board has decided. after consulting legal authority, to follow the health officers order. Twelve pupils have been excluded from school for fail ure to be vaccinated.
 In this city a number of high school and other basketball games, includ- ing several between girls teams, have been postponed because players with sore arms and legs could not play.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27
CRIME
 REVEALED WHEN
 LOVERS TAKE STAND

Berlin, Jan. 26-A ghastly crime involving a 16 year old girl and her 19 year old lover was revealed when both were put on trial charged with the attempted murder of the boys mother.
 Testimony was given that the boy, Franz Sagaske, struck his mother over the head twice with an axe. The girl secured two blankets and tied them over the unconscious woman's head. The boy and girl then carried the body to bed. believing that life was extinct. When the woman show ed a flicker of life, Franz got a knife and s1ashed her wrists and breasts.
 The girl then put on the woman's fnery and the boy rified the house of all the money he could find. Leav- ing the supposed corpse they went out and feasted on the stolen money, buying fruit. cake, candy and cigar cites.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27
THREE FIRMS
 INCORPORATE

Three. certificates of incorporation were filed with the Town Clerk yes terday afternoon. The Central Fish Markets, Inc. are to begin business with capital stock aIE bunting to $50,- 900, $50OO already being subscribed to by the incorporators. The stock is to be divided into 500 shares of com mon valued at s1O. The incorporators are Oscar r. Schuerer Gertrude Schuerer and Leslie c. Bruce. The certificate is dated January IT and was approved by the secretary of state on January 23.
 A certificate was filed by the R. c. McNeiI company with a capital stock of S100,000 divided up into 1000 shares common valued at $100 share The company wil' begin bus mess with a capital of $2,00O. The incorporators are Jonathan Grout,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27

Fairfield, Richard S. Swain and Graca L. watt. The certificata was aD- proved by the Secretary of State on January 25.
 The Efficiency Auto Engineering company, Inc, will have a capital stock of $50,000 divided into 500 shares common valued at s1Oo a. share The company will begin oper- ation with a capital amounting to $l0,000. The incorporation papers were approved by the Secretary of State on January 25 and the incor- porators are Thomas Martin, Myron Baker, Jesse B. Woodruff and Alex L. Delaney.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27
MICHIGAN HAS 4s5,367 AUTOS.

Lansing. Mich., Jan. 27-Michigan. the automobile state, has 485,3 au- tomobiles and trailers in operation within it's borders, according to the annual report of the secretary of state. cars, 54,053 commercial cars, and A. 330 trailers.
 The increase in motor cars register ed during 1921 was approXimat te1y 65,- 900 over the number in 1920. More than s675O,O00 was collected in auto mboiIe license fees in Michigan last yaer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27
AMATEURS TO
 SHINE AT ELkS'

Elaborate plans are being made Tor ''amacher'' night tonight at the Elks club. Local talent has been secured for the affair and Manager Jos. Whe- Ian states that he believes it will be the biggest hit of the whole bazaar. Elks who will attend from NorWaIk and Stamford are also planning to brine, several performers. Prizes will be awarded.
 Elks from Derby, Shelton and Dam bury will be present this evening ana from New Haven on Friday night. The Country store continues to be a big feature at the affair
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27

have escaped your contributors, and that is the fact that all girls-yes, and boys, too-should be enlightened either by their parents, by their teachers or by their family doctors as to the horrible penalty which fol- lows ignorant transgressions of na- lures law
 I have interested myself in welfare work for many years, not only in Bridgeport, but in other cities, and could add my testimony to the mis- cry, shame and woe that follows the sins of the ignorant and those who are needless.
 It is time that the mothers and fathers of Bridgeport realized that they could save their children many day of pain and sorrow if they had courage enough to instruct them in the secrets of life.
 To my way of thinking, it is noth- ing less than a crime to have young girls going out and battling with the world, not knowing the perils that are sure to encounter them, no mat ter how much they may be protected.
 The truths that Every Girl Should Know should be imparted to her by her mother. of course. If that is not possible, then let our teachers, or our family physicians take them in hand and instruct them as to the dangers that they must be careful to avoid.
 Every right thinking man and woman in Bridgeport heartily en- dorses your stand. Let there be light"
 Yours very truly,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27

Every girl should know herself; competent to judge character, com mand respect. keep clear conscience.
 avoid appearance of evil, value good sreputation. and purity; know parental respect, love obedience; many snares ties of matrimony, devine state of motherhood. Should have eye to business-sound Judgment, order, economy, art of housekeeping, how to win life partner and keep him.
 I have room to add-she should | know the Lyric gives the BEST en- tertainment for the LEAST money ONLY Stock Company. M. F. H. { Contest Editor. The Times:-
 I have been reading the splendid . letters in your contest on What Every Girl Should Know" and I the step you have taken. It seems to me that this subject is just as inn portant as vaccination, and it seems strange that people don't wake up and get wise to themselves about it.
 I am mother (two sons and one daughter, all grown upl. and I guess ! tlike one of your writers said) as any of them. I never told my little daughter anything. My mother never told me anything, and her mother never told her, l guess. and so it was passed along.
 Now. a subject like this is pretty s hard to write about when it strikes home. but as long as you don't use names, 1t will be all right to tell the truth and maybe some other mothers will come to their senses.
 ITO make a long story short my
 5auvhter (who is now happily mar rsed and living in Massachusetts, came home very late ons night It
 was so late that we all noticed it. l srot rIp and came downstairs and
 Ias going to give her lecture" ,vl,en I saw the condition she was in
 She was crying as if her little heart wouId break, and almost hysterical. s Well. anyway, we found out that she lad taken a ride with a certain good for-nothing who had been calling at the house. and he got fresh to her She managed to get away from him, b,,t she had to practically walk home E . ii inc way from Devon.
 III F certainly was sorry that l didn't told her the things that Every Girl <bot,Id Know but she was none the rTo,-se for her experience, thank God, and guess that I learned a lesson. +J,at other mothers ought to learn. al- rbo,rrh hope they won't learn It in sfbe same way, or worse.
 MRS F. NJ. NJ.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27
WIN $1O-WIN S1O/
 By Writing Letter To The Times On WHAT EVERY GIRL SHOULD KNOW
 Contest Will Close On Saturday
Contest

What Every Girl Should know - The Con Editor letter that subject you'll lucky to So gold which Times will award to the bestc contribution the subject
 Make letter as long brief think the sub demands All letters must be received in The Times BEFORE SATURDAY. The winner of the conest will be following week.
 Hurry! Hurry! There isn't much time left 1Ou your own ideas What Every Girl Should Know let's hear from YOU!
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27

Contest Editor The Times:-
 am young girl myself and am keenly interested in your letter con- test. Although I am not much of a writer, l may be able to say a few things about conditions right here in Bridgeport that Every Girl Should Know"
 When l started out to work for a living, I sure was greenhorn. had to leave school early, so as to help support the family. Naturally, I was never told some very important things that I really think I should have been told, and I had to find out for myself, later on
 That I escaped much luckier than some girls I have heard tell of and a lot of other girls that I know per sonally, was indeed fortunate I was just lucky, that's all.
 ed'' once. and that once was enough for me. I went out with a young fellow who claimed to be a college stu dent. although afterwards I found out he had never been in college. He had a lot of money, and I'll say this much for him, he was good spend CT.
 I might have known there was a catch in it somewhere. but of course I didn't. We went out on an auto mobile ride one night. and while won't go into details about that trip I certainly won't forget it as long as
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27

When they returned to the house they were terrified to find the sup posed corpse had come to life. Franz was about to finish his mother when she struggled from the bed and call ed for help.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27

I live. Neither will he, for he got all that was coming to him. I saw this same fellow, with a new car, out with a young girl on Bos- ton avenue the other night, and I recognized him, all right. I often wondered since what happened to ner. l only hope she was as lucky as was.
 Hoping this letter will be consider ed for your $10 prize, am,
 Sincerely yours,
 MARJOR F.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27
Contest Editor,

Contest Editor
 Bridgeport Times:
 What Every Girl Should Know?' We'll, some of them should know how to speak the English language in a manner approaching correctness. There are others who should read set of books on practical lines, such as GA Thousand Ways to Please a Husband,'' Mrs. Aliens Cook Book.
 There is another little test that every girl, young lady, and young man for that matter, should equip themselves for. and that is to learn
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27

Contest Editor, The Times:- ls~-s K s1,ave read the letters printed by vr1rr valuable paper on What Every sSS.irI should Know" and most of them are illuminating
 However, there is one phase of this .s,ouir1abIe situation that seems to
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27
Graduate Nurses
 Elect Officers

The following officers were elected recently at a meeting of the Graduate Nurses association in The Stratheld; Miss A. Elizabeth Bigelow, R. N, Meriden, president; Miss Sarah J. Baker, R. N, New Britain, vice pres dent; Miss Dorothy M. Tarbox, R. N-. New Haven. second vice president; Miss Elizabeth Blenkorn, R. N, Hart ford, secretary; Miss Sarah E. Hyde. R. N. Middletown. treasurer; Miss Sarah A. Carroll, R. N, New Haven; Miss Harriet E. Gregory. R. N.. Wa terbury; Miss Nellie Ogilvie, R. N., Hartford; Miss Elizabeth Somers, R. N, Waterbury; Miss Margaret K. Stack, R. N. Hartford. and Miss Martha J. Wilkinson. R. N.. Hart ford, councillors
 Miss Florence Johnson of the National Red Cross society, reported details of the Red Cross convention in seattle last June, and also of the Delno Memorial in memory of Red Cross nurse who died from strenuous work accomplished during the war.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27

Just a little bit about their country. To learn the capitaas of all the states would keep a lot of them so busy that they wouldn't find time to bite lip stick for a week.
 Sincerely
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27

To the Contest Editor:-
 Every girl should know the true meaning of life. Girls now days think that life is bed of roses and that when they get married all shall be well and that that state is one of heavenly happiness. In order to real ize and to know the true meaning of life every girl should take a journey through the S1umS of a big city and will see life ;this miserable existence will SC life; this miserable existence called life.
 There in the depths of the pale of cities is untold suffering. Children dying for the want of nourishment and proper food. Mothers pale and sick and the majority suffering from tuberculosis. Children before they have had aCy chance of education hurled into factories and sweatshops in order to keep the wolf from the doors of their homes. Here beyond the white lights that separate the rich from the poor is the true meaning of life. The suffering of the poor defies description.
 And if any girl after seeing all these things departs from the state of single blessedness then she can be called nothing but a mad fool Girls should devote their lives in the uplifting of the poor.
 A. OPTTMIST
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27
Contest Editor,
 Bridgeport Times.

Contest Editor,
 Bridgeport Times.
 Dear Editor-In y opinion every girl should know how to conduct herself in her home life and in pub lie in such a manner that is above reproach, and to do this is necessary to study the mannerisms and habits of those tht do not and resolve not to become s'good fellow" even if she has spend an occasional even ing, as she should, without a date" Every girl should take inventory every now and then of herself and in this manner, if she is sincere in her desire to be. think every girl does, just sweet. congenial and happy girl, will not take long to accom- plish. Cigarettes. ~-ne, gay parties, boisterousness, i1l-manners, excessive rouging, freakish clothes, selfishness and egotism are things that every girl should know how to avoid, and if she tries to avoid them she is on the road to happiness and sincere friend ships that should make her life more beautiful and worthy.
 Yours truly, E. B. S.