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12 THE TIMES: JANUARY 20, 1919 LEAGUE MUST BEPOSITIVE i Opinion of Major Waldorf Astor of Ford Ministry. London, Sunday, Jan. 19 '(British .wireless service) If the League of Nations Is to fee a success, It must tie positive as Veil as negative, according ;to a pamphlet Issued today by Major j Waldorf Astor, parliamentary secre i tary at the ministry of food. Co- OLSKEVIK AT POLISH FRONTIER Especially Bitter Against Poles Want to Kill Them. ; operation between the nations, Major Astor says, will be of vital Importance In the period of reconstruction, dur ing which all belligerent nations, with the possible exception of the United States, must expect an economic crisis. "Co-operation between nations be fore the war was an exception," the pamphlet says. "It has proved to be "Warsaw, Saturday, Jan. 18. Bol shevist troops have slackened their advance at the Polish frontier. The Germans are delaying their evacua tion of Grodno for several days, al though General Falkenhayn has re tired to Snwalki and General Hoff man has gone to Koenigstoerg. Polish leaders allege that Germans are .selling arms to the Bolshevists' unlder the pretense of aiding the "So ciety for provisioning Ukraine." In Luthuania and Ukraine, the Bolshev ists are issuing proclamations that they have come to retsore order. Des patches state, however, that 'Bolsbev Ist soldiers have been seen carrying the cause of the Allied victory and i banners inscribed with the words; I must be the basis of a permanent J "lenj live the Red Terror" and peace. The League of Nations will ("Death to Non-Workers." ! not last long If Its functions are ex- i Men have been arrested at Vilna I erted solely through courts or trib- i finer places anu nave Deen re I uaals for the settlement of disputes After they have arisen it must make utmost use of every means of uniting nations for achieving common pur- SCHOOL DAYS by McCtur Nwrapapr Syntfeat By DWIG jpoaes and rppellinff common dangers. "All the belligerent nations, with ; the possible exception ot the United i States, will now have to face an eco j xiomic crisis caused by the general 1 disturbance of markets, the uncer i tainty of prices and the breakdown of established governments over a largo part of Europe. The chances for in ternational quarrels in the turmoil of competitive trade will be greater than ever. It is important, therefore, that the Ieague of Xations be equipped i with machinery to secure the utmost co-operation between nations in fac ing" these common problems. "Responsibility for repairing the ravages of war must fall upon the .League of Xations. International la bor problems confront the league. Even before the war, labor and capi tal realized their interests were inter national. It will be of fundamental Importance that, in re-starting indus try, the standards of living in civiliz ed countries shall not be rendered in stable by the competition of sweat ed and under paid labor. It will "probably be necessary to secure this "by International agreements guaran teed by the League of Nations." PROF. FISHER AT PEOPLE'S CHURCH Prof. Irving Fisher of Tale Univer sity will speak next Sunday evening at the People's church, Laurel and Park avenues, at 7:30 o'clock. j Prof. Fisher will speak on "A .League of Nations." There will be a special musical program with an or i gan recital at 7:15. These Sunday ' evening services are under the aus pices of the Men's club. "William T. Hincks, one of Bridgeport's leading ' citizens and a personal friend of Prof. Fisher, will also speak and introduce him at the meeting. A large attendance is expected. Pof. Fisher was one of the first ad vocates of the "League of Nations," xr.lin nrtiriaa rutin no- mmn t ma In the New Tork Times. leased later, it is said, on payments of sums ranging from 50 'to 50,000 ru bles, the size of the ransom 'being in proportion to the terror of the victim mid his power to pay. The Bolshev ints are especially bitter against the Poles, it being reported that the dec laration of a holy war against Poland! by the 'Moscow government makes it "right and duty of every Bolshevist to kill the Poles as enemies of man kind." Fewer houses are burned than formerly, but it Is charged that where houses are spared their in mates are slain. Miss Shcbeko says that many well bred women in Russia have commit ted suicide through fear of outrage. Many of thoe escaping from the country are oisguised in old clothes and hide the marks of refinement on their hands and faces with dirt. KAISER WAS A STUPID FELLOW 'COURT TO DECIDE ON BENEFICIARY A squabble among relatives over I the Insurance due on a policy held j by Antone Kerekes, deceased, will be ! aired In the court of common pleas j tomorrow. As a member of the Hun '. garlan Sick Benefit Societies Confed i eratlon, Antone Kerekes' beneficiary ; la entitled to $1,000. Eva Kerekes. ; the widow of the deceased, claims title to the money but two sons, Frank and I Joseph, are contesting her claims and I Btate that they are the legal beneflc : larles. The Hungarian Sick Benefit 1 Societies Confederation is the disin i terested plaintiff In the case and wishes only to have the court decide ! who Is the legal beneficiary. PUEBLO ARRIVFS; 2,445 TROOPS ABOARD New Tork, Jan. 20 The United States cruiser Pueblo arrived today from Brest with 2,415 troops. They comprised Casual companies Nos. 412 ;41B, 416; No. 422 (Maryland), officers and 144 men; No. 426, 436, and Headquarters Detachment, Medi cal Department, and Companies A, B, ' C and D of the 53rd Ammunition Train. 1 Gvett scKfcl'WKasat7a-tei- 1 att ii 1 GLL, It 'SiPrti,Itfatn JSP I of you 1 yi-u. craiy ? Wfieres 1 -warm's fke. dickens. PRESIDENT IS HONOR GUEST OF FRENCH SENATE (Continued From Pace One.) Ideas. Nowhere could your splendid ambition to substitute for the period ically broken equilibrium of material forces the definite award of moral forces elicit more enthusiasm than in Franoe, and nowhere more than In the Senate since the statute of Inter national peace has been first of all and for a long time prepared by some of Its most eminent members. "Our national problem consists, therefore, In combining our European past and actual material security with the conditions of the new order for which you have given so noble a formula because this new order will never have to lean on some force for which France will, when all is told, stand the most advanced and ex posed sentinel. We firmly believe with you, Mr. President, and allow me to add, sincere end great friend, that a new world order and perhaps world harmony are possible. For this 1,400,000 men of France have just given their lives. 'It is with such a hope that we shall most willingly participate In the sublime cause which you have come to undertake on the devastated soil of old Europe, where hatred and dis cord still howl after the guns have become silent and where anarchy causes a vast part of mankind to stagger. The task Is a gigantic one but. it is worthy of your country, ac customed to great undertakings and BARGAIN HUNTERS SMASH WINDOW ANOTHER DIVORCE CASE Martha B. Peavy, nee Ridge, of Bridgeport has filed divorce proceed ings against her husband, Paul I. Peavy of New York city, giving as grounds intolerable cruelty, which conditions have existed, she alleged, since January 1907. The couple were married on January IB 1504 and have three minor children. Eleanor B. Peavy, 13, Martha L. Peavy. age 11 and Eunice S. Peavy, age 10. The .wife aBks for a divorce and custody of the children. COURT CALENDAR Josephine Hambach will ask Judge Greene of tho Fairfield Superior Court tomorrow to grant her partial custody and the privilege of seeing her 12 year old son, George F. Ham bach who Is now living with her for mer husband, Emll Hambach at East Windsor, Connecticut. The child's father refuses to allow his former wife to even see her son. The Ham bach were divorced by a decree of the Fairfield County Superior court In January 1916. The former Mrs. Hambach has since remarried and Is now Mrs. Josephine Wallln of this city. (Continued from Page One.) Davis the Kaiser never said tout one intelligent thing-. Jooking out upon the estate of the Prince of Pless, over vast la'.vns, crystal lakes with swim ming swans, and flowers as far as the eye could see, his imperial majesty! said: "Is It not beautiful?' It was. Dr. Davis vouched for it. Upon an occasion the Kaiser said1:1 "Your president is a scoundrel. He must have his throat cut first." His Imperial majesty, suffering no doubt with toothache, or with dental fear, spoke of the miserable little British army, of the inability of America to enter the war. Tho Ger- ma.n army had been trained for a hundred years. It could not 'be dupli cated elsewhere in a short time. If America came In, "my U-boats" would; sink her ships. As defeat came nearer the Kaiser thought those responsible for the war shoukl ibe "strung up." Every man his own tribunal! It Mas a pitiful story. Habit dulls the minfts of nations, as it does the minds of individuals. Here was Ger many, modern, filled with industrial Ism and all the complex tools of in tensive civilization, at the mercy of mediocre person with a withered arm, and a set of medieval notions of a most dangerous sort. The Kaiser's notion of the world was infantile. His concept of mili tary power dated to the time of Na poleon. It had never occurred to him that modern arms gave certain new powers to the defensive. He wandered about.get.ting his teeth filled, babbling, like a child at a pic nic, unconscious of realities. The crown prince, more juvenile, was more human. "My soldiers are standing knee deep in water." "How do you like the cut of my coat." A little fellow, strutting on a big stage, in the presence of little people, with the exception of the American dentist, who watched him with amused and pitying eyes. The Socialists were on hand, ask ing questions, sometimes in defiance of their own philisophy. Liebknecht was the bone of contention. Why had American newspapers praised him. when he defied the Kaiser, and de nounced him when he led rebellion? Liebknecht was overrated, said Den- I tist Davis. He was less in Germany than he was made to seem in Amer ica. Had Liebknesht answered, he would wo have said, "Economic determinism." "When the interest of America call ed for defiance to the Kaiser, the newspapers praised me. When Amer ican Interest feared rioting in Ger many and strange doings in the world, I was cried down." "The government of Ebert will not last long," said Davis. There is danger of Bolshevism. Germany must be fed. Thus the Kaiser's dentist came to the only point, which for the moment has much interest for the world. What shall be done with the German peo ple? How shall the fire be extin guished that threatens mankind witK a holacaust of its cherished institu tions. "Feed the Germans," says the Kaiser's dentist. May his dental sym pathies not be with the Germans. Fourteen yeirs is a long time to liver among a people. But Davis has been coming home almost every year. He seems to be mostly American. The world must soon choose between rem edies. It must take the aJvice of the Kaiser's dentist and feed Germany; It must let Germany stew in its own juice, or, perhaps it must bring Ger many to utter starvation. To such Important questions does the simple narrative bring us, which is here scantily displayed. SUPREME COUNCIL Rioting Occurs in Berlin TAKES UP RUSSIA'S 1 After Election on Sunday CASE FOR ACTION (Continued from Pajre One.) held, for only a few moments and did not enter the council chamber, where the session today was an executive one. It is understood that an official communique will be issued at the close of the meeting, at which it was expected that the exchange of infor mation between the governments on the situation in Russia, forecast in one of last week's communiques, would take place. The council as it met today com prised ten members two from each of the five great powers President Wilson and Secretary of State Lans ing representing the United States. The three additional members from each power did not attend, as full meetings of the membership of 25 are assembled only when subjects of especial importance are under con sideration by the council. With a definite plan formed for erecti nk a structure upon which all nations can agree, about 2E working days remain of the time President Wilson has alloted to himself for work in France before leaving for home. The question being asked is whether he can in this comparatively short time bring the nations together to gether In an agreement for a society of nations. Many of the President's closest advisers think he can do so. (Continued from Page One.) geois factions, to whom the game un der present conditions was somewhat new. The Independent Socialists confined their attempts at vote-getting to public meetings and were not represented in the spread of the vast quantities of printers' ink. The Ger man Democratic party, however, was literally represented among tho hand bills and posters, and carried on an active house-to-houso canvass. The Conservative, Clerical and National Liberals proved themselves compara tively successful in campaigning meth ods, relying chiefly on the party news paper organs. It is estimated that seven divisions of troops were placed at the disposal of the government to protect the poll ing places. A machine gun squad was in position within a hundred feet of each voting place, while strong mili tary police patrols also were on guard. The voters everywhere turn ed out early, and the rush to the polls resulted in the formation of long lines of men and women awaiting their turn to vote. PROTEST SUPPORT OF BOLSHEVIKI With a crash that could be heard for several blocks along Main street the plate glass window of the Vp-to-Date Waist Shop. 1166 Main street, gave way under the pressure of hun dreds of women bargain seekers this . morning. Long before the hour scheduled for the fire sale throngs of women stood in the entrance and for over a block prevented the passage of pedestrians along that side of the street. So great was the pressure exerted thai the half-inch plate glass windows were smashed into bits, and only good luck prevented the injury of many by the seekers after the much advertising Are sale bargains in shirtwaists. For once the fat women were tho envy of their slender sisters. Noth ing could remove them from the path of the others, and in their grtxn de termination to "beat the others to It." The managers sent frantic appeals for aid, and it required the strenuous ef forts of several patrolmen to restore order and it was found necessary to admit only a few at a time to the store. IXFIA7ENZA RECEDES During the last 48 hours, there have been fewer cases of intluenzu reported to tho Health department, than any like period since the out break of the epidemic, in this city last September. of ours, the ancient artisan of west- , , , " " ,7 tZ ... r nMiwt vf- r,... reported to the Health authorities In the past 48 hours, making a total of ern civilization. Mr. President, we salute your great heart and your high Intelligence with a Joyful hope and a fervent acclamation." President Wilson drove directly from the War Office, -where he hacj been attending the meeting of the Su preme Council, to the Luxembourg!! palace, where the luncheon took! place. He was accompanied by Pre mier Clemenceau. President Poincare was one of the guests at 'the luncheon, as were all the French Cabinet members, the members of the Senate, Paul Des- chanell, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, and Marshal Foch. SHERMAV AIAEV RESIGN. REAL ESTATE CO. IS ORGANIZED The certificate of The Connecticut Land & Title Company was, filed at the office of the town clerk today. The company is organized with a cap ital stock of ?50,000, divided into five hundred shares of $100 each, $10,000 of which is common stock and $40, 000 preferred. The officers are Thomas M. Cullinan, president; Wil liam J. McLaughlin, vice-president; Samuel B. Plotkin, treasurer; Max Cohen, secretary, and Herbert A. Hill, title attorney. The company will be engaged In real estate, mortgage, rent collecting, general Insurance, brokerage and title examining. The company will be located in the banking section of Bridgeport with offices at 96 Bank street. The offices of the company are now being equipped and will be open for business on or about the first of February. DR. BROWX LECTOIES. Dr. John R. Brown, pastor of the First Baptist church, will lecture be fore the juniors and seniors of the F. A. Smith Froebel Normal school, on Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Dr. Brown will leave Bridgeport this week for Rochester, N. T., to enter the Rochester Philosophical Semin ary. FIRST OFFICIAL FLIGHT. MORE SOLDIERS REGISTER. The registration of returning Bridgeport soldiers is progressing favorably at the city hall. Up to Mon today the number reached 670. Many more names will bs added to ths list this week as It Is contem plated! that the discharging: of sol diers Trill be conducted very rapidly from now on. The final registration and completed list will be an Inter esting' document and will bs referred to with considerable pride by Bridge porters In after years. Alt returning soldiers entitled to registration are unged to appear at the city hall and have their names recorded. GAS POISONING MAY BE FATAL Ouiseppe Bottolo, a laborer em ployed by the Bridgeport Gas Light company, while excavating a ditch at Myrtle and Railroad avenues at about 1 o'clock this afternoon was overcome by gas. Dr. J. F. Keegan of the Emergency hospital responded to a call, and. found Bottqlo unconscious on his ar rival. He worked over the man with the lung motor, and succeeded in get ting him breathing. Dr. Keegan said that he rushed the man to Bt. Vincent's hospital, work ing on him In the ambulance all the way there, and that he expected h'.s patient to die 'before he reached the hospital. His recovery Is considered; as doubtful. London, Sunday Jan. 19 (via Mon treal) Lieutenant C. Edmonds, British pilot, made the first official flight from London to Paris in British machine last Wednesday. He started from London in a two-seater and arrived a short distance from Versailles in one hour and 40 min utes. The weather was unfavorable. He carried urgent dispatches for the Peace Congress. The return Journey was made Friday and completed in two hours. Dlnslaken, Rhenish Prussia, Sun day, Jan. 19 Demonstrants from the Lohberg coal mines today forced an entrance Into tho polling booths here and seized the ballot boxes and the registers of electors. Berne, Jan. 20 The German gov ernment has sent a note to the Rus sian Bolshevik government protest ing against the support given the Spartacans by the Bolshevik!. The German government declares It has "irrefutable proofs" of the attitude of the Bolsheviki and say the revo lutionists who intended "to overcome the German people" were paid with money officially supplied by the Rus sian authorities. Russian official representatives in Germany, it Is said, took an active part in the revolution ary movement. The note says that the German government will take vigorous meas ures against the Russians who aided the insurgents and who are still sup porting them. Washington, Jan. 20 Sherman Al len has resigned as secretary-treas urer of the war finance corporation to accept a position with a New Tork bank, and will be succeeded imme diately roy K. Keyburn Bnrklln, now assist ant-secretary treasurer. 6.993 cases reported to date. In the same period there has been but one death reported from this cause. The total number of deathae from influ enza in Bridgeport is now 667. WILSON APPROVES MEWORIAU Washington. Jan. 20 President Wilson has cabled to Secretary Tu multy his approval of the proposal to hold Roosevelt memorial meetings throughout the country on February 9, simultaneously with the Joint memorial services In congress. Colds Crow Better ttirprtiingly noon, throat Inflammation disap pears, irritation, is relieved and throat tick finsj stops, when you use reliable, time-tested ROCHAMBEATJ BRINGS 883 V. S. SOLDIERS. Halifax, Jan. 20 The French liner Rochambeau, which reported by wire less that she would put into this port to replenish her coal supply, arrived here today with 883 American troops as passengers. BUES EX-EMPEROR CHARLES Coblenz, Sunday, Jan. 19 (By the Associated Press) The extreme radi cals are believed to have found lit tle support today among the Ger man voters in the American zone of occupation. Early reports tonight in dicate that the delegates elected to the National Assembly were from the more conservative groups. The American troops were on the alert throughout the area of occupa tion, prepared to suppress any disor der, but none was reported. The only unusual feature of the voting was the participation of women. The Centrist and German democratic parties eaclj had a woman among its candidates The Centrist candidate was Maria Schmidt, well known in church cir. cles, while the Gereman democrats had nominated Dr. Llna Fischer Eck. ert. Genera, Jan. "0. The Commercial bank of Budapest, according to a Budapest newspaper, has decided to sue former Emperor Charles for 1, 000,000 crowns, the amount of the former emperor's subscription to the eighth Austro-Hunarian wrar loan, which the former emperor refuses to pay. Former Hapsburg archdukes also refuse to pay their subscriptions to the loan. United States Food Administration, License No. G02142. Specials for Tuesday i H Choice Porter House Steaks 30c lb. m m FRUIT DEPARTMENT. ' H Extra Large Navel Oranges, sweet and juicy 67c doz, fsfwew Ur0p j;-reSfl uocoanuxs loc eacn t-i fi j i o i u. ;. 1 iiiacK Jigs ior DM) wing OOC ID. Rj Florida Grape Fruit 3 and 4 for v 25c Is Indian River Oranges .-60c doa, Fancy Florida Oranges .45c doz, Extra Fancy Wine Sap Table Apples 40c doz. FIRE DESTROYS CITY HALL. BRAZIL'S ELECTION APRIL 13. Washington, Jan. 20 Ambassador Morgan at Rio Janeiro notified the state department that a decree had been issued fixing April 13 as the date for the election of a successor to the late President-elect Alves of Brazil. The despatch also said Joa Ribeiro de Olivira E. Sousa, director of the Banco Mercantil, had been appointed to succeed Amaro Caval cante as minister of finance. k,...;.: AgSstag'aa, EXTRAORDINARY SALE OF DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWELRY CUT GLASS SILVERWARE, ETC. Take advantage of this sale and save money. 1 Bridgeport Conn. The Hornet's Nest- A WOMAN usually slirs up a hornet's nest when she criticises the tea her friends serve at their homes. The simplest solution to the difficulty is to serve Van Dyk's Quali-Teas in your home. They'll ask where you get. And then follow your lead. Quali-Tea 50c lb. 3 lb. $1.45 All kinds. "Tho taste tells" r t I a ISC Main SC.;n3irGoldiaHinl 986 Main St., opposite John u Jamestown, N. Y., Jan. 20 Fire of unknown origin, which up to noon was not under control, destroyed the city hall at Corry, Pa., today. The fire threatened to spread to near-by structures. Help was asked from the Jamestown, N. Y., and Warren, Pa., departments. CAPTURE ARMY DESERTER. Athens, Ga., Jan. 20 Horace Land ers, alleged army deserter, charged with killing Sheriff C. D. Barber, of Jackson county, was captured by a posse early today near Gainesville, after an all night chass. r ' fmy this fooT if GROCERY DEPARTMENT. International Condensed Milk 3 cans for 50c Aurora Condensed Milk 3 cans for 50c f ijiDby's Condensed Milk 2 cans for 25c I Baker's Shredded Oocoanut ... 3 pkgs. for 25c P. & G. Naptha Soap 4 bars for 25c I T i m ..E ivory esoap 4 oars ror zdc Ozone Soap 4 bars for 25c Nox All Laundry Soap 7 bars for 25c V IGoblm Toilet Soap 6 bars for 25c BRIDGEPORT utMCiiiarie STATE & BANK STS. PHONES. ranc E. MAIN ST. It's surprising, but that's just what they are made for. It's just the simple matter of lighting with a match and if full charged it will bum for 8 to 10 hours. Of course, if you only want it for a period of 4 to 5 hours fill half full or quar ter full for 2 hours. Taplex warmers sure are great. There's a handy warmer for pocket use that keeps warm for 8 hours with full charge. It sure is handy. Foot Warmers". $3.00. Handy "Warmers, 35, 50 and 75 cents. O Y S T E R S OYSTERS BLUEPOINTS CAPE COD SALTS ON HALF SHELL Delivered at Any Tima on Ice Hayes Fish Co. 200 FAISFIELD AVE. Bridgeport, Conn. OYSTERS 0 Y S T E R S Amsrican-Hardware-Stores (INCORPORATED) Fairfield Ave. & Middle St PRAGUE ICE & GOAL; GO. CEALERS a AUTHRArrni! AVT ntTUMUfOrS COAL EA3T EVD FL WASH. AVE. BRIDGE t II TETt 473.4(1. AN AID TO HEALTH PURE WATER A healthful drink which is absolutely uncon- ' taminated by impurities of any kind. State License No. 30. BOTTLED DAILY. DELIVERED DAILY TELEPHONE SS02-13 W. M. LANE, Distributor of HIGHLAND SPRING WATER R. F. D. NO. 2, BRIDGEPORT, CONN.