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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07
Eats Gun Which She Used To Brighten
 Car Passengers

Detroit, Aug. 7.-Patroiman Jo- seph Higgins was swinging dutifully along Mount Elliott avenue about 10 o'clock at night when suddenly a Grand Belt street care came to a jarring stop at Harper avenue.
 Higgins was diverted by seeing the conductor come leaping through a window. His diversion changed to downright interest when the passen- gers began following the conductor, sursing through windows and doors, screaming as they emerged.
 The patrolman sensed immediately that something was happening. He approached. A woman stood in the centre of the car menacing the flee ing passengers-and one gentleman
 Il particular-with a black gun.
 Higgins drew his own weapon and there guni"
 You may have it if you wish,' the young woman giggled. She tossed it to him. He examine ed it and then blushed furiously. He arrested the woman and her male companion.
 When taken into court the "gur toter' informed Judge Jeffries she was Grace Lubin, forty The mar identified himself as James Atkinson forty-Seven.
 | Miss Lubin said he had been court l ing her for a month and that she grew tired of the wooing. She< drew her revolver in the street car to scar,
 him, she testified, when he insisted | on marrying her then and there Judge Jeffries turned the gun over or his desk.
 he asked Miss Lubin. ''I'll try to- she said. It was candy gun, fashioned delft " or niee brown chocolate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07
AMERICAN LEADS
 SPANISH MONARCH
 TO UPSET CUSTOM
Alfonso Surprises Madrid By Attendance at Com
 mercial Gathering.

It has remained for the representa- tive of an American manufacturing concern to upset tradition by obtain ing the attendance of the King of Spain at an event of strictly commer- cia1 characteristics. D. B. Baker, the Spanish representative of the Bell Telephone Manufacturing Company of Antwerp, one of the continental sub- sidiaries of the International Western Electric Company, accomplished tho feat that shattered one of the pet conservatiSms of the Madrid grandeeS when he succeeded in arousing so much interest in the royal palace that King Alfonso expressed his desire to be present at the installation of the first machine switching telephone switchboard ever seen in the land of the rnantillas.
 Spain is awakening to the necessity of rehabilitating it's entire system of wire communication As q result when a demonstration model Of the
 latest type of switchboard was sent from Brussels to Madrid by the Bell Company, official Madrid turned out
 in full force to inspect the novelty. The guests included, beside the King, the Belgian Minister, Baron de Borch- grave, the director of the local tele- phone compahy, all the chiefs of de- partments in the government tele- phone and telegraph service, and sew
 eraI notables of the Spanish indus trial world.
 King Alfonso demonstrated an inti- mate knowledge of the working ot the ordinary telephone system. Not only did he listen attentively to the explanation of the novel character1st1cs of the new switchboard but he asked all sorts of technical questions and ir 1 8 way that showed he knew what he
 was talking about
 There is plenty of opportunity fol improvement in the telephone service | In Spain, according to MT. Baker When the telephone was first intro duced into the country, the govern ment gave exclusive concessions fol local service to various interests. Tha concessions were granted for definltt period of years at the end of whicf l the property of the company exploit ling the telephone system was to re tvert to the state without compensa ton. Naturally, therefore, telephone rates are based on the principle O. | complete amortization of the invest ment during the life of the concession Toward the end of the period, there is as much desire by the compan1e! to make costly improvements as ; tenant would have to redecorate house that he expects to Vacate In few months.
 l Telephony in Spain as a conse uuence of this system has been back | ward. Just now the concessions ar expiring and the subscribers ar anxious to find what plans are belns
 made for the future. AS a result tn new Western Electric equipment re
 eerred to was sent from Antwerp
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07
MANY PROSECUTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF
 STATE AUTO LAWS

July was a record month for pros cautions for violations of the state motor vehicle department show that there were at least twenty-five ar rests a day, on the average, for such violations, the total for the month being 7S2 ,an increase of 146 over the total for the corresponding month of last year.
 Fines imposed in 5s3 eases of the 7S2 arrests for the past month az fines of s1o,325 forwarded to the de- partment for July, 1921 As there were nearly 10000 more cars on the roads last month, however, the in crease in arrests is not held to indi- cate a greater disregard for the mo- tor vehicle laws It is also appar- ent that local police departments, par ticularly in Fairfield county, are en- forcing these laws more strictly in conformity with the general state wide effort looking to greater safety on the public highways.
 A large percentage of the arrests last month were for the operation of automobiles with only one headltCht in order. Especially when the dead car, this is considered a great menace to traffic coming in the opposie di- rection. as 1t becomes practically inn possible for approaching drivers to determine whether it is an automo- bile or a motorcycle in the road ahead.
 Since the last session Of the legls- lature, when the inspection division was transferred from the motor ve- hicIe department to the reorganized state police department, the former has had nothing to do with the en- forcement of the motor vehicle act, except that, in it's administrative ca pacity, the motor vehicle department periodically sends out bulletins to all police departments. local ana state, nointfn. out conditions which, in the opinion of the commissioner, require attention. Commissioners Stoeckel said yesterday that he was grat1ned at the manner in which the local police departments >are cooperating in the safety work.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07
Modest Life Saver
 Is This Young Lad

Halifax, N. S., Aug. Hilary Mo Donald, 12 year old lad, living at Fairview, on the outskirts of Halifax, has to his credit three rescues rom drowning, all within the past three years.
 His latest feat was the saving re- gently of five year old Teddy Moller when the small boy fell through a hole in a Fairview wharf, Young MIG. Donald had to dive over the wharf and swim distance of 20 feet among the piles The young Moller boy was going down for the third time and was unconscious when reached. but McDonald clutched him and then holding to one of the piles directed the remainder of the saving opera tions These were carried out with the aid of a cod line passd down from
 Questioned about his first life saS- 1 ing exploit Harry said: "Aw, it wasn't nuthin' at all The O'Brien kid what lives on Stanley | street, fell off a raft down by the shipyards and I went in and pulled him out"
 The description Of the second, exploit
 when he rescued Arthur Metham
 ''He was my chum, so had to get
 him back.'
 | It was not until after his first two
 rescues that the young life saver learned to swim. In the first instance he plunged after the "O'Brien kid '' | into water over his head, and man. aged some how to get him back to the raft. In the second he went to his | chum's rescue partially supported by ! stick. Harry is described as a "Regular
 Boy even to having the proverbial | ''yaller dog" One of Harry's aIn- i bitions is to become a Sea Scout
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07
AMERICAN BUSINESS IN GERMANY SHOWS
 HEALTHY ACTIVITY

Berlin, Aug. "A membership mark of 2,0O0 is rapidly being ap- preached by the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, as com pared with a maximum enrollment or $50 before the war. The chamoer was established in 1908 for the pur- pose of promoting trade relations be- tween the United States and Ger many, and especially the promotion of American foreign trade.
 For the past four or five months, it is officially stated, more than 100 applications for membership have been laid before the board of direc- tors at each of it's monthly meetings. The constitution of the chamber pro- vides for two classes of membership active and associate. The former in- cludes the right to vote and hold of flee and is limited to American ctti- zens; the latter is open to all non American nationalities.
 The status of membership on June 12 showed 509 active and 1,041 asso- ciate members, the latter comprising exclusive life and honorary members.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07
NO POISON PIES IN BRIDGEPORT,
 RECORDS SHOW

Although we have not noticed any decrease in the sale of pies or cuts of pies, we always expect a reaction after any such thing as happened In New York recently" a prominent downtown baker and restaurant man told a Times reporter today when ask ed ii any decrease in the sale Of pies had been noted since the story of the arsenic pies in the metropolis which killed and made sick a large num- Der of people.
 "Every time any such story breaks we usually note a decrease in the consumption of the particular artl- cles about which the story circulates. Many people, who are naturally very careful eaters, become preJud1eed against that particular food" he con- tinued.
 Restaurants do not, as rule, keep poisons around for the killing of rats or mice. It is the opinion Of this restaurant man that the arsenic found in the New York pies was put there Intentionally; perhaps by some discharged employe. .
 There have been no deaths Tn Bridgeport from the eating of any Restaurant foodS according to the records of the bureau of vital sta tistics in the Welfare building.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07
Soft fluffy cO1nfortables.

Pretty seco silk centers glisten and geam with a richness found only in the finer quilts The coors soft and effective, too harmonizng with the saunch sateen borders shown four shades rose bue lavender and corn
 The filling is fluffy, pure white cotton, making fortabe which will add much to the furnishing of the bed las we'll as providing soft light weight cover $5. ain hoo rear
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07

The styles exclusive decidedly different-per- haps it is just added touch of the artistic it may be the really fine workmanship that shows in every fodor it the combination of both coupled with the wondrous used9
 A model of black panne velvet with medium wide br the outer half of which is fashioned from rich silk lace and the under part pleated very fine peats) silk while the side is large wild and leaves of silver cloth.
 Sand duvetyne with two wide folds top of encircled with heayv more ribbon band bowed up in a most unusual bow at the side-Inedium wide brim of material shrred with infinite and edged with velvet match. Sounds ordinary, not bit of contrast ing color except the of the different fabric seem to shade off trifle and still you realize before you hat unusual and with the appeal that makes you want it.
 There large shapes and small and every wanted color creations alike in these Fashion hats sold only at Howland's'
 You'll like them They specially for the womer who
 The price is reasonable too, $10.
 econd hoor front
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07
Rowland furs
of known quality.

It is far important to know that guarantee of goodness and dependaby is back of the frs you buy than to have intimate knowledge of the furs.
 Just the satisfaction is promised from the furs sell any other goods sell. You know what that means the goods of we must make good. the market fluctuations often buying months in advance to little better quality little better price that we may in turn pass it along to you Now with of the best assorments-with the best lvalues-wth knowledge bought through long exper- ence say buy furs. We confident that you will like the furs show and that say charge them and will not bill them to you until your December invoice.
 We say pay deposit on them and will hold them until you wantthem-when the snow flies
 Any furs purchased will be kept in cold storage until you want them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07
ST. LOUIS MAN HAS NO
 LUCK PULLING" BULL

St Louis. Mo, Aug. You can't "bu1l'' the bull.
 Take it from Edward Lueke, who seized a club and drove a bull from his garden. Luel1e pursued the in vader until he reached the street. Fwhereupon the bull wheeled on his haunches and started after his erst- while pursuer
 Euelle dove through a barbed wire fence the maddened bull uncomfort- ably in the rear. Lueke sealed a tree. where he remained until the bull was lasoed by a. neighbor
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07
RAID HALF CENTURY CLUB.

When the Federal prohibition
 agents and members of the local police department entered the Half Century club, at S05 State street. Saturday. they found John Nord- strom of 116 Catherine street, and Carl Rising, 964 Iranistan avenue. whom they arrested for alleged vio- 1atiCn of the liquor law. Bottles of beer. a small quantity of whislxey and about 50 empty fasks were found on the premises. The men will have a hearing before United States Com- missioner Hugh J. Taverv- August a.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07
SECOND PICNIC

The second picnic to be staged by the Progressive club was held yes- terday at Forest Grove More than 500 attended the outing which includ- ed entertainment of various sor1s sports, dancing and card parties.
 The committee in charge of the affair was headed by D. J. O'Connor, chairman; John c. Doyle, Thomas Coleman, John P. Mccarthy, James Lynch, Timothy Coleman, M. Lane and P. J. Coleman.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07
Cool evenings a pretty shawl.

What is prettier comfy than one of those "old fashioned (f you please to call them so) honey comb white shawls. They have become old fash toned with sensible people, but just now they finding new, favor and have fresh stock of them in the small obong shape at $25o and the larger with lot of comfort packed away in it at $3.
 Do you know how handy those little shoulder shawls are the sort that in small checks plain oxford greyq Handy to throw on of a cool morning They are here at $1 50 and $3.
 Then the larger shawls handy to wrap around you spe hn1er rn $ and those good Weiah pan black shaws good sizei, too, for $9.
 Second floor rear
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07

Bridgeport, Conn.,,
 Monday, Aug. 2. 1922
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07

Natural oppossun coats, deep col- lar and wide border, figured silk In- Ing $2OO.
 CaracuI wrap, 45 inches long, deep shawl collar of black lynx, wide sleeves. black lynx cuffs, brocaded silk lining $275.
 Caracui wrap 46 inches long, wide skunk collar. very large sleeves
 Mole coat 30 inches long, deep col lar and cuffs. brood cloth lining
 Mole coats ss inches long, Tuxedo front large sleeves S275.
 Mole wrap 3S inches long, Russian blouse back, chin-chin collar, crepe de chine lining $500.
 Nutria. coat 40 inches long, chin chin collar. belt and brocade lining
 $500.
 Nutria coat 80 inches long, deep collar and cuffs $50. Grey squirrel coat s6 inches long. very deep collar and bell sleeve bro- cade silk lining $500.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07

Marnaot coat 40 inches long. wide shawl collar. bell sleeves, figured silk lining $75. Marrnot wrap, very deep shawl co1- lar, border and brocade silk lining
 $155. Mink narnot coats 40 inches long wide shawl collar, bell sleeves. crepe de chine lining, silk girdle $125. < Taupe coney coats, shawl collar. figured silk lining $37.50. Pony coats. 40 inches long, rutria collar. figured silk lining $50, Caracul coats, skunk collar and cuffs. silk girdies. crepe de chine In- ing $375. CaracuI wraps 45 inches long Ko- Hnsky collar and cuffs, very wide ki- mona sleeves $500. BroadtaiI wrap. very deep collar, brocade lining $500. Hudson seal wrap, chfn-chfn collar, Ko1insky trimming onscollar and cuffs $500.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-23
THE RIGHT TINE.


Does the man who swears his watch hasn't
varied a second in months poster you? Does he
smile every time you haul out the old ble-plated
tmepieee that was your grandfather's and explain
that his make of watch is the only really accurate
one? Then rise up and use the short and ugly word
There Is no such watch made by humans that does
not either lose gain from 80 to so seconds a
month
II next he offers to prove 1t. you can blandy
explain that his watch isn't actually perfect-it
merely is consistently wrong. And II you faithful
turnlp doesn't vary more than ten minutes In year
you have as good one as the most delicate time
registering mechanism fashioned by man.
The unerring stars the only constant clocks
in all the universe They have never been caught
mapping, not yet has an astronomer detected one
Of them slipping ahead Of schedule They swing
in their balanced orbits with an exact and perfect
precision. When one of those shining worlds is
due at a certain point In the heavens it Is there
Maybe it has million miles to travel to its desti
nation. but the moment finds it on the dot A mil
lion years hence, 1t will punch in on time again Just
as 1t did million years ago. Every star twinkllng
in the sky is a perfect clock. measuring in exact
seconds the cycles of eternity.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-23
SOCIAL LIFE IN THE COUNTRY.
ALBUQUERQUE.

One hears considerable these days about the lac
q soclal lie In the rural districts and the drab
ness that accompanies living the farm 1t 1,
hkeiy that these conditions exaggerated or thai
the comparison creates feeling Of discomfort or
the part OF country folk
1t is true that urban communities offer many
inducements to pleasure that are not found in the
rural districts, but when 1t Is considered that all
life is relative-that its appreciation depends upon
comparison with something else-the country still
offers some things that worth while
The grange has done much to maintain the
social life OF the rural communities and families
for several miles around are drawn together on
on stated occasions for a program that is both in
structive and entertaining. These grange programs
do much to overcome the feeling that nothing OF q
desirable character is found in the rural districts
The singing school, the writing school and the
spehhg pees are not as plentiful they should be-
Tor they would contribute to appreciation of the
Things that make life in the country attractive It
is certain that Cupid can carry on his designed
work at one of these meetings in the country even
more effective than in the movie shows of the CITY
1t may be too much TO urge residents of the
rural districts to increase the attrativeness of their
social life by return to some of the things that
meant so much to the country in other DAYS. Just
when the lure OF THE city is strong. hut tho
time is coming when the trend will be toward
the country, and many OF the ideas learned in the
cities will be adapted to life in the country
Better roads, rural mail, the telephone and tho
increasing of automobiles will have their effect
in making life in the country more attractive
Much OF the artificay of city life Will be revealed
and many persons will be glad to resume the more
natural life when nature is found In her most socth-
ing moods
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-23

| of Wales ito avoid entering into marriage with q
foreign princess, 10 avoid political marriage ana
to marry for love" Quite redundantly, Is assures
him that his bride does not necessarily have to be
| his social equal
| All this we may believe, represents with reason
able accuracy sentiment in Britain. The princes
royal have attained TO degree of freedom which
a few years ago would have been altogether I'M
thnkable. Surely the Prince of Wales and Others
of comparable rank will be highly gratified AT
least SO will people who aforetime were wont to
pity royalty for its lack of freedom to choose wife
from sentiments Of affection as common" people
do On the other hand, this newly acquired liberty
Will prove less Of blessing than it appears to be-
The divinity that doth hedge king was enioyea
only at the expense of some sacrifice Likewise the
claims of kings have been recognized by the people
only in consideration of royalty's maintaining GER
tain standards. Purity of the royal blood was one
thing demanded. however fictional its realization
might be. That was of the things which
kept royalty as folk apart BY the blood test they
were better than the commonality.
Evidently the British people have experienced
change of sentiment in this respect And that prob
ably portends greater change in the status OF
kings II the people have become Indifferent 20
the kind OF wife the Prince OF Wales may take II
is likely that they the road to indifference
whether or not they have king
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-23
EDITORIAL OF THE DAY
THRIFT IN LIFE INSURANCE.
(From Daily Financial America. y


The renewed spirit OF thrift among wage earners
finds an outlet in more life insurance as well ms
IN savings deposits in the banks. Latest fie1Ires
from the Association of Life Insurance Presidents
shows the steady gain this year continues For the
first quarter Of this year the PRINCIPAL
The increase over the first quarter Of 1921 is
per cent. The monthly average exceeds that n,
any year. except 1920. y
1t is in industrial insurance. made IN chiefly n,
small policies on monthly weekly payments
hat the advance of the saving spirit is seen Ordi
nary insurance barely held its place. compared for
the same periods Industrial insurance for the
quarter has risen steadily each month The total
lis 347 millions, or IA per cent above the same
period in 1921. The number of policies has gained
only u per cent however indicating that the work.
ers this year are insuring themselves for larger
amounts.
Life insurance last year supplied the means that
enabled thousands of farmers to meet pressing oh
legations. At time when prices were falling and
forced liquidation would have meant disaster MANY
borrowed from the companies that had insured
their lives.
This great service rendered in time of the farm
ers financial trial doubtless has been an effective
aid In increasing life insurance business this year.
to market most of his products substantial rise
over the low prices Of year ago. Having found
the lie insurance policy bridge over the chasnl
Of hard times he might reasonably be expected to
strengthen 1t from his resources
Lie insurance lately has been written at ~
Der OF policies written. however Is about so per
cent greater than in the pre-war year Both COM
parsons show the rise Of life insurance In public
appreciation. The rise in the cost Of living left
rev thinss untouchcd--insuranc among them. The
consumer has shown marked readiness to buy
necessities offered at pre-war prices or close TO
them Apparently he has discovered that life IN.
suranee Is among the bargains OF J322.